Fifth Illusion Chords & Tabs
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THE FIFTH ILLUSION - Rotting Christ
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Tabbed by: Benjamin Gheysels
Date: 2006-3-12
Album: Non serviam
Tuning: standard tuning
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| b bend
| . mute note
| ps pick scrape
Riff 1: play 2 twice
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|---4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-9-9-9-7----|
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. . . . . . . . . . . .
this is the lead you hear:
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|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------11-11--11--9-9-9---|
|---------12-12-12--9-9-9--11-11-11------------9-9-9---------------------|
|--9-9-9-----------------------------12-12-12----------------------------|
after 7" you hear this:
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|---6---------9-9-------9hold+bend------|
|---4ring-----7-7ring-------------------|
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Riff 2 (14"): play 4 times. This is a slight variation of the intro lead
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|------------------------11-11--9-9-----|
|-------------------9-9-----------------|
|---9-9-9-9--12-12----------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 3 (41"): play 2 times
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|---4-6----------------------6----4-----|
|--------7p6p4h6---7----4---------------|
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Riff 2' (55"): play 4 times. Note between brackets only the first time
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|------------------------11-11--9-9--(11)--|
|-------------------9-9--------------------|
|---9-9-9-9--12-12-------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 3 (1'21"): play 2 times
Riff 4 (1'35"): play 2 times
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|--4h6p4--------------------------------------------------------4---|
|--------6hold---7-6-4-----4-4-4---4---2h4-4hold--2---/7-6-6--------|
|----------------------7-7---------2--------------------------------|
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Riff 4': this is a slight variation of Riff 4. Play 4 times
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|--4h6p4-------------------------------------------------------4--|
|--------6hold---7-6-4-----4-4-4---4---2h4------2---/7-6-6--------|
|----------------------7-7---------2------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 5 (2'19"): play 8 times
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|-------------------------6~----|
|--------2-2--4-6-6--4----------|
|---4-4--2-2--2-4-4--2----------|
|---2-2--0-0--------------------|
Riff 6 (2'59"): play 4 times
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|----------2-2------6------7-------|
|---4------2-2------4ring--5ring---|
|---2ring--0-0ring-----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rotting_christ/fifth_illusion_tab.html ]
This is what the keyboard plays:
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|------10-----9-----7--------------10-----9-----7-----------|
|---6------6-----6-----9hold----6------6-----6-----9hold----|
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be sure to hold every note in this bit
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|------------------------------------|
|---7--6-----------6-----------6-----|
|---------9--7--9-----9--7--9--------|
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|------------------------------------|
Solo (3'26"): play this first bit 4 times
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|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--11p9p6-6----------------------|
|-------------7-6-7-9-7-6--------|
|-------------------------7-9----|
. . . . . . . .
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(4)/7p6hold-------(4)/7p6holdp4hold-------(4)/7p6hold-------(4)/6-4hold-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0-0-0-------------------0-0-0-------------0-0-0-------------|
. . . . . . . . .
|--9hold----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------10-9-10-12-10-9h10p9--10-9----9h10h12h10h9--9h10hold---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--9h10p9---------------------------------------------------|
|---------11-9----9h11p9-------------8----------------------|
|------------------------11hold----9---6-7-4h6hold---7\6----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------9-6--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---6-6-7-----9-7-6--------------7-6-6-9-7-7-6-6hold----7-6---7------------|
|-------------------9-7h9hold-------------------------------9---7----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------7-9hold--|
. . . . . . . .
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|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------8-9-------------|
|--------------------------------9-11-----8h11hold----|
|-----7-6-------------------9-11----------------------|
|---7-----7-7/9hold----9-12---------------------------|
. . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------------12h16p12----------------------------|
|----------------9-10-12-10-12/14~---14----------14-------------------------|
|--8-9----8-9-11------------------------------------------------------------|
|------11-------------------------------------------13-13-14-13-11-11/13hold|
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|------------------------------------------------13h14p13-----|
|--13-14-16p14p13h14p13hold---14p13p11/13hold-------------16--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------17-16hold---|
|--------------14h16h17----------------|
|---13h14h16---------------------------|
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Riff 2 (4'35"): play 4 times
Riff 3 (5'01"): play 4 times
end with:
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|--4--6--------------|
|--2--4stop----------|
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That's it! enjoy!
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