Mortification - Scrolls Of The Megilloth Chords & Tabs

Scrolls of the Megilloth
Mortification
From the album "Scrolls of the Megilloth"
1992 Intense Records
Frontline Music Group

This song, to some people, IS Mortification. One of my favorite songs to hear 
live. Tune your guitars to C sharp. Please don't count the number of notes I put 
down and expect that to be the right ammount. Come on. This is grind (and it was 
tabbed on an accoustic). Have fun.

Here's a little hint: when you play something this fast, put your fingers in the 
form that you use for power chords and just play the indicated notes with your 
first finger (but you already know this, being the incredible Christian guitar 
player that you are). 
This way, if you hit the wrong string, it won't sound bad. And just the pressure 
of having your other finger there will add a litle harmony.

When you listen to the CD, it will seem like there are two guitars, with one 
playing a higher part. That high part is  the sound of the pick hitting the 
strings. You usualy can't  notice it, but when you play really fast, like on 
this song, it stands out.


After the organ plays for a while guitar1 comes in with Riff a:
Riff a
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1time

Riff a
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Guidance of our intimacy
Holy love is what I see
Direction from the book of life
Song of songs in the Megilloth

Riff b (chorus)
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|-6-666666666-3-333333333-|-2-222222222-1-1-0-0----|
 Existence of admiration     Man's part of God's creation

Scrolls of the Megilloth
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Scrolls of the Megilloth
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                         |------------------|
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                         |--33332222111111--|

Riff a
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David's geneology
A female friend is she
Ruth is a book of love
To overcome difficulties

Riff b (chorus)
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|-6-666666666-3-333333333-|-2-222222222-1-1-0-0----|
Boaz, symbolic of Christ Redeeming His holy Church 

Scrolls of the Megilloth
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Scrolls of the Megilloth
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                         |--333322221111----|

Riff c 
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|---2---|-2-2--3-|-3--5-5-5-5-|--2--|-2-2--3-|-6-7--6-7-|x4
|---2---|-2-2--3-|-3--5-5-5-5-|--2--|-2-2--3-|-6-7--6-7-|
|---0---|-0-0--1-|-1--3-3-3-3-|--0--|-0-0--1-|-4-5--4-5-|
  Esther,         victory of morals over conniving racist king
Sovereignty       and geat courage  Protection of God's people
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mortification/scrolls_of_the_megilloth_tab.html ]
Riff a
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Taken to captivity
A sense of tragedy
Jerimiah's lamentation
Grieving for his nation

Riff b (chorus)
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|-------------------------|-------------3-3-2-2----|
|-6-666666666-3-333333333-|-2-222222222-1-1-0-0----|
 Destruction is a logical result of defying God

Scrolls of the Megilloth
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                         |---------------2-|
                         |---------------2-|
                         |--333322221111-0-|

Scrolls of the Megilloth
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                         |------------------|
                         |------------------|
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                         |--33332222111111--|

Riff a
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A book of philosophy
Frustration absurdity
Everything has a season
Purposed under Heaven

Riff b (chorus)
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|-6-666666666-3-333333333-|-2-222222222-1-1-0-0----|
Ecclesiastes, Soloman's searching Just like your life

Scrolls of the Megilloth
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Scrolls of the Megilloth
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                         |----------------|
                         |--333322221111--|

Riff c 
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|-------|--------|------------|-----|--------|----------|
|-------|--------|------------|-----|--------|----------|
|---2---|-2-2--3-|-3--5-5-5-5-|--2--|-2-2--3-|-6-7--6-7-|x2
|---2---|-2-2--3-|-3--5-5-5-5-|--2--|-2-2--3-|-6-7--6-7-|
|---0---|-0-0--1-|-1--3-3-3-3-|--0--|-0-0--1-|-4-5--4-5-|

Riff a
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|-22|1111111111111111115555-|-4444444444444433332222-|
1time

Ending
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Ah, yes, the good ol' days of Mortification. That last part is the only area 
where you can play something different than what is indicated. If you can't 
figure out other ways to play it, e-mail me and I'll see what I can do. Remember 
that this song is copywrited, which I guess gives them special rights. I don't 
really know, but I think that you aren't allowed to play this in public or 
something.
Oh Well.

"The absence of proof is not proof of absence"-Richard Devine
                                               The Lost World
                                               Michael Chrichton

God Bless You
Galatians 1:3
James Donnelly