Band: Vader
Album: Litany
Song: Litany
Copyright (c) Metal Blade Records
Transcribed By: Andrew Cray
Email: pain_infliction@hotmail.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tunning - whole step (D etc.)
Note: This is my favourite song from the album (that and Cold Demons). It's
not actually that hard to play (all riffs are played fairly fast) but there
are loads of different fills and variations, which is quite common with
Vader. All the fast picking parts are not accurate but listen to the song
for lengths and timings. Feel free to Email me if you have any questions.
Enjoy
Intro
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|----7-6-5--------------|
|----5-4-3--6-6-8-9-----|
|-----------4-4-6-7-----|
. . . . .
Riff A - x5 - The first time this riff is played its sounds a bit wierd and
all over the place but the tab below is right for the rest of the times.
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0-1111111111-------------0-1p0-------------|
|----000000000-2-3-0-2-3----------------2-3-0-2-3-------2h3---------|
......... . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . . .
Fill
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|----7-6-5-----------5/6----------------------------|
|----5-4-3----5-4----3/4----------------------------|
|----------00-3-2-00-------111111133333333----------|
. . . .. . . .. ...............
Riff B - x3 1st End Variation (riff B)
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------1p0--------|---------------1-----------------|
|----0000-2h3-0000-2h3-----2h3----|---002h3-002h3------12\1---------|
.... .... ... . ... .
Riff B - x3 2nd End Variation(riff B)
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------6---3----------|
|----------------------1p0--------|--------4-5-1-4--------|
|----0000-2h3-0000-2h3-----2h3----|----------3---2--------|
.... ....
Riff B - x3 3rd End Variation (riff B)
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------6---3-4--------|
|----------------------1p0--------|--------4-5-1-2--------|
|----0000-2h3-0000-2h3-----2h3----|----------3------------|
.... ....
Riff C - x4
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|---------------111122222222-----|
|----22222223333-----------------|
Riff D - x2 After second time add this
|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|---------------------|
|--------4-3----|---------5-----------|
|----4-5-2-1----|---------3-----------|
|----2-3--------|---------------------|
(Don't let ring)
Riff E - x2 After 2nd time add:
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|----5555555554433333333333-555555555332222222222----|--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|-----3-2------|
Back to riff A - x4 - After 4th time the riff cuts short (see *)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0-1111111111-------------0-1p0-------------|
|----000000000-2-3-0-2-3----------------2-3-0-2-3-------2h3---------|
......... . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . . .
* 4th time
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0-1111111111-------------0-1---------------|
|----000000000-2-3-0-2-3----------------2-3-0-2-3-------------------|
......... . . . . . . .......... . . . . . .
Riff F - x2 (this is a long riff)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/v/vader/litany_tab.html ]
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------11111111111-----------------11111111111----------|
|----000000000-2-3---------------000000000-2-3-------------2-3------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------11111111111-----------------11111111111-2--------|
|----000000000-2-3---------------000000000-2-3----------------------|
Back to Riff C - x4
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|---------------111122222222-----|
|----22222223333-----------------|
Back to Riff D - x2 After second time play:
|---------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------|----------------------------------|
|--------4-3----|--------------5-------------------|
|----4-5-2-1----|--------------3-------------------|
|----2-3--------|----------------------------------|
(This time let ring)
Riff G - Under Solo
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----000000000000000000000-1/33333333333--55555---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----000000000000000000000-1/33333333333--55555---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----000000000000000000000-111111111111111333332222222222222--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------3-2---|
Back to Riff A - x2 - The 2nd time cuts short (see*) "ha ha ha ha ha"
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0-1111111111-------------0-1p0-------------|
|----000000000-2-3-0-2-3----------------2-3-0-2-3-------2h3---------|
......... . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . . .
* 2nd time
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0-1111111111-------------0-1---------------|
|----000000000-2-3-0-2-3----------------2-3-0-2-3-------------------|
......... . . . . . . .......... . . . . . .
Back to Riff F - x2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------11111111111-----------------11111111111----------|
|----000000000-2-3---------------000000000-2-3-------------2-3------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------11111111111-----------------11111111111-2--------|
|----000000000-2-3---------------000000000-2-3----------------------|
Back to Riff C - x4
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|---------------111122222222-----|
|----22222223333-----------------|
Riff H - x2 After second time:
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------5------------|
|---------------------2222222211111111----|------------3------------|
|----22222222333333333--------------------|-------------------------|
(Don't let ring)
Outro Part 1
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|----7-6-5-----------------|
|----5-4-3-6-6-8-9----3----|
|----------4-4-6-7----1----|
Outro Part 2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|----5-4----5---------------------|
|----3-2----3-3-------2-----------|
|-------------1-------0-----------|
That's it! As I say it's not that hard to play but there are lots of
variations and fills to remember and it can get confusing. Send along any
corrections you have as well.
