Guitar&Bass tab to 'Ravenland'
By 'Lake of Tears'
Taken from the album 'Headstones'
Transcribed by Roland de Graauw
Please send comment, suggestions, corrections, Lake of Tears or
Theatre of Tragedy tabs to graauw@pi.net
Normal Tuning
Structure of the song:
RiffA (Intro)
RiffB 4x
RiffC 2x
RiffD 2x
RiffB 4x
RiffC 2x
RiffD 2x
Guitar Solo
RiffD 6x
Intro (I suggest using an acoustic guitar and a low-volume bass
for the doomy sound)
e [ ----------------------------------------------------------
B [ ----------------------------------------------------------
G [ ----------------------------------------------------------
D [ ----------------------------------------------------------
A [ ------5--------5------------------8--------8--7-----------
E [ 0--5-----5--6-----5------------6-----6--8--------8--------
e ----------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------5-----------
A ------5--------5------------------8--------8--------------
E ---5-----5--6-----5------------6-----6--8--------8--------
e ----------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------
A ------5--------5------------------8--------8--7-----------
E ---5-----5--6-----5------------6-----6--8--------8--------
e ---------------------------------------------------------]
B ---------------------------------------------------------]
G ---------------------------------------------------------]
D -------------------------------------------3-----3-------]
A ------5--------5------------------8-----3-----5----------]
E ---5-----5--6-----5------------6-----6-------------------]
BASS (low volume!):
G [ ----------------------------------------------------------
D [ ----------------------------------------------------------
A [ ------5--------5------------------8--------8--7--3*-5*----
E [ 0--5-----5--6-----5------------6-----6--8-----------------
(* In the song this is some sort of effect, but it
sounds right like this)
G ----------------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------5------------
A ------5--------5-----------------8--------8-----3*-5*-----
E ---5-----5--6-----5-----------6-----6--8------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------
A ------5--------5-----------------8--------8--7--3*--5*----
E ---5-----5--6-----5-----------6-----6--8------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------]
D ------------------------------------------3-----3--------]
A ------5--------5-----------------8-----3-----5-----------]
E ---5-----5--6-----5-----------6-----6--------------------]
Riff B:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/lake_of_tears/raven_land_tab.html ]
e [ ----------------------------------------------------------
B [ ----------------------------------------------------------
G [ ----------------------------------------------------------
D [ ------------------------------------------5---------------
A [ --(5)*---5--8--7--5-----------5--5--7--8-----8--7--5------
E [ ---5--5--------------5------------------------------------
(* play on A-string only the first time after the intro,
play on E-string all other times )
e ---------------------------------------------------------]
B ---------------------------------------------------------]
G ---------------------------------------------------------]
D ------------------------------------3--2-X-3--2--0-------]
A ---------5--8--7--5--------------3-----------------------]
E ---5--5--------------5--------1--------------------------]
( X: short rest)
BASS: I think the bass plays the same the guitar plays, but
its volume is so low I can hardly hear it.
Riff C (bass-interlude):
G [ -----------------------------------------------------------
D [ -----------------------------------------------------------
A [ ---5--5--5---5--5-5---5--5--5----8--8--8---7--7--7---------
E [ -----------------------------------------------------8--8--
( listen to the song to get the timing right)
G ----------------------------------------------------------]
D -------------------------------------------5--5--5--------]
A ---5--5--5---5--5-5---5--5--5----8--8--8------------------]
E -----------------------------------------------------8----]
Riff D:
For the guitar riffD is the same as riffB, but using distortion
and a different rythm (listen to the song for the rythm).
BASS:
G [ ----------------------------------------------------------
D [ ----------------------------------------------------------
A [ ----------------------------------------------------------
E [ --0--0--0--0----2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2----3--3--3--3----
G ---------------------------------------------------------]
D ---------------------------------------------------------]
A ---------------------------------------------------------]
E --0--0--0--0----2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2----0--0--0------]
Riff E (Guitar-Solo):
Sorry, I didn't figure this one out yet. I hope to send it
in later.
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RAVEN LAND BY LAKE OF TEARS (intro only)
FROM THE "HEADSTONES" ALBUM
Transcribed by Tomasz 'Czesiu' Ciesielski
E-mail : czesiu@free.polbox.pl
Tuning: normal (rather :-)
intro (classic guitar)
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|----2-----2---|---5------5--4-|----2-----2----|---5------5-7--|
|--2---2-3---2-|-3---3--5------|--2---2-3---2--|-3---3--5------|
|0-------------|---------------|0--------------|---------------|
That's all i can figure right now...finally...i'd listened to it
only for a while..:-) So forgive me if there are mistakes..:-)
Hope someone will enjoy this.
