Therion - In The Desert Of Set Chords & Tabs

Therion "In the Desert of Set"
Theli
tabbed by: Drew Schinzel 
April 2000

Legend:
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h hammer on
p pull off
~ vibrato
/ slide up
\ slide down

C# tuning (every string 1.5 steps down)

 Intro solo  Tremolo the bracketed notes                                                         
|--------------------------11----------------------------11----------------|
|-<12>--<10>--<8>--<7>--12----13--12--10--12--13--12--10----13--12--10-12--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                                                                                 
|-----11----------------------------11---------------------------------------|
|--12----13--12--10--12--13--12--10----13-12--10--12~--<12>--<10>--<8>--<7>--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                                                                                
|-11-11--------------------------------------------11-11-----------------------|
|-------13-13-12-12-10-10-12-12-13-13-12-12-10-10--------13-13-12-12-10-10-12~-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                
|-11-11--------------------------------------------11-11------------------|
|-------13-13-12-12-10-10-12-12-13-13-12-12-10-10--------13-13-12-12-10---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-11p9p8-11p9p8-11p9p8-11p9p8--------------10-------------------10--9~-----|
|--------------------------------10--12-12----12-12-12--10--12-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-10--12~--14--14\12-12\10--10/9--12p10p9-----17p15p14----------17p15p14----------|
|-----------------------------------------12-----------17p15p14----------17p15p14-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/therion/in_the_desert_of_set_tab.html ]
|-22-22-22-21-21-21-19-19-19--19-19-19h22--22-22-22-21-21-21-19-19-19---|
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|-19-19-19h22--22-22-22-21-21-21-19-19-19--19--18~--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
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|--21p19p18-21p19p18-21p19p18-21p19p18---|
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 riff 1                      riff 2  1:34                        
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--4--4-4---2--2-2-------------------------2---|
|--------------2--1-------|--4--4-4---2--2-2---5--5-5---4--4-4---5---2---|
|--2-(2)--3--2------2--3--|--2--2-2---0--0-0---5--5-5---4--4-4---5---0---|
|-------------------------|--------------------3--3-3---2--2-2---3-------|
  () note played in verse                                                   

Riff 1 is played under the intro solo, then played in a muted version with the extra note
 during the verse.  The chords in riff 2 are repeated numerous times throughout the song, 
just in different rhythms and muted/unmuted, so pay attention.  Example: The muted riff 
at 2:12. 

 riff 3  2:36         riff 4  2:43                                 
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|---------4---------|-----------------------|
|-4--5-4----4--2-5--|---------------2--5----|
|-------------------|---------------2--5----|
|-------------------|-2-222-222-22--0--3----|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
    
 Riff 3 also arises a few different times, just pay attention for when.                                                        

 riff 5  2:57                    riff 6  3:45                      
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|-4-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-4----5-4----2-5----5-2----|--------------------------|
|-2----5-4----2-5----5-2----|-------1--2--4--2--1------|
|------3-2----0-3----3-0----|-2--3-----------------3---|
                           
At 3:31, they play riff 5 but with a muted rhythm.
                                           

 riff 7 (heavily muted) 3:59                                       
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|*-----------------*|*-----------------*|-------------------|
|*-----------------*|*-----------------*|-------------------|
|-------------------|-2--2--2--3--0--2--|-------------------|
|-2--2--2--3--0--2--|-------------------|--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
                                      

 riff 8  4:55                                                    
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-4-------4-------4----------------------------|
|-4-------4-------4-----4-------4-------4------|
|-2-2222--2-2222--2-22--4-------4-------4------|
|-----------------------2-2222--2-2222--2-22---|
                                                                                                                         
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------2---------3-----------|
|--5-------5-------5-----2---------3-----------|
|--5-------5-------5-----0-000000--1-111111----|
|--3-3333--3-3333--3-33------------------------|