Rotting Misery Chords & Tabs
rotting misery
by Paradise Lost
from the fabulous '90 album 'lost paradise'
Copyright (c) (Peaceville) (1990)
Version 2.0 - (02.06.04)
transcribed by Christian Reindel(creindel@gmx.de)
any questions or corrections- e-mail me
Tune down to B (2.5 steps)
~ bend the note normal
~~~~~ bend the note rapidly
Intro
Riff 1 - 2 times
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------3~------------------------|
E |------4~---1~---3~--------1~-0-----------------------------|
B |-1~------------------3~---------------3-4--3---2-3--2------|
Riff 1a - 1 time - unleashed upon man ...
guitar 1
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------3~------------------------|
E |------4~---1~---3~---------1~-0----------------------------|
B |-1~------------------3~---------------3-4--3---2-3--2------|
guitar 2
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------10~-----------------------|
A |-----11~---8~---10~--------8~-7~---------------------------|
E |-8~-----------------10~---------------10~~~~---9~~~~-------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 1b - 1 time - the daggers poised...
guitar 1
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------3~------------------------|
E |------4~---1~---3~---------1~-0-------5-(5)---4-(4)--------|
B |-1~------------------3~---------------3-(3)---2-(2)--------|
guitar 2
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------10~-----------11~~~~~~~---|
A |-----11~---8~---10~--------8~-7~---------------------------|
E |-8~-----------------10~---------------10~~~~---------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2 - 2 times - this rotting misery
guitar 1
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------5-(5)----5-------|
E |--5-(5)----5---------2-(2)----2---------4-(4)----4---------3-(3)----3-------|
B |--3-(3)----3---------0-(0)----0---------2-(2)----2--------------------------|
guitar 2 (Keyboard arr. for gtr.)
B |------7-6------7-6-------7-6------7-6-------7-6------7-6-------7-6------7-6-|
F#|--8-9------8-9-------8-9------8-9-------8-9------8-9-------8-9------8-9-----|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3 - 2 times - the beggars are all gathered ...
B |---------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------|
B |-2--5-5-4---4--7-7-6---6--9-9-8---8--11-11~~-|
Riff 4 - 1 time rotting misery
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/paradise_lost/rotting_misery_tab.html ]
guitar 1
B |----------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------6-(6)------|
E |--7-(7)-----7--4-(4)-----4--6-(6)-----6--4-(4)------|
B |--5-(5)-----5--2-(2)-----2--4-(4)-----4-------------|
guitar 2
B |----------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------4--3--6~~~~------|
A |--7~~~~~----7--4~~~~~----4--6~--6-------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3a - 2 times
guitar 1
B |--------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2---5--5--4----4---7--7--6----6---9--9--8---8--11-11~~-|
guitar 2
B |--------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------|
E |-9--12-12-11---11--14-14-13---13--16-16-15---15--18-18~~|
B |--------------------------------------------------------|
back to Riff 1 - 2 times with guitarsolo
than Riff 1a - 2 times - clouded realities...
guitar 1
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------3~------------------------|
E |------4~---1~---3~---------1~-0----------------------------|
B |-1~------------------3~---------------3-4--3---2-3--2------|
guitar 2
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------10~-----------------------|
A |-----11~---8~---10~--------8~-7~---------------------------|
E |-8~-----------------10~---------------10~~~~---9~~~~-------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 5 - 1 time
guitar 1
B |---------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------9-(9)---5-(5)--------------------|
E |--5-(5)---6-(6)---7-(7)---3-(3)---7-(7)---4-(4)----|
B |--3-(3)---4-(4)-------------------5-(5)---2-(2)----|
guitar 2
B |-15~~~~~~~~~~----------------------/--14~~~~~~~~--|
F#|------------------5~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------|
Riff 6 - 4 times - die, die, die
guitar 1
B |------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|
D |------------------------------|
A |--------3------------5--------|
E |-2------1------4-----3--------|
B |-0-------------2--------------|
guitar 2
B |------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|
D |-------3----------------------|
A |-2--4-----4----2--4-----------|
E |---------------------3--------|
B |------------------------4-----|
back to riff 3 - 2 times
than riff 4 - 1 time
Riff 7 - 4 times
guitar 1
B |---------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------|
A |-3--2------------------6---5-----------------------|
E |-1--0--4-(4)-----------4---3----3-(3)--------------|
B |-------2-(2)--------------------1-(1)--------------|
guitar 2
B |---------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------3-2-----------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------3-------|
E |-----------------4---------------------4-3---------|
B |---------------------------------------------------|
end.
