At the Heart of Winter Lyrics

IMMORTAL "At the heart of winter"
u= pick upwards
a.h. = artificial harmonic
\ = slide down (or off)
x = dead note
/// = play (repeat same thing) many times
~ = vibrato or hold
Palm Mute where feel needed. (especially open notes in RIFF B)
Synth Intro. C# (with wind effects)
Clean guitar intro 1 (C#, Em? arpeggios and chords?)
Clean guitar intro 2
Keyboard intro 3
Clean guitar. Intro riff 1. (arpeggios, and chords let ring throughout)
e |-u--------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro Riff 2 (clean guitar) let ring all chords, strum 4 times each CHORD
Intro Riff 3 (keyboard arranged for guitar)
e -------------let-ring-|-16-14-16--16-14-16-19--16-14-16--14-16-19--
B -------------^--------|--------------------------------------------
G -------------^--------|--------------------------------------------
DRUM ROLL, RIFF A (moderate tempo)
let ring let ring let ring
e |----------------------------------------------------------a.h.--|
G |----^---------------^--------------^----------------------------|
D |-9979--9979------9979--99714-12-9979--9979-----9979--99714-^----|
grad. slide grad. slide
RIFF B (let ring open strings) 2x
(can be played using the lower chords on E string too, I couldn't tell where Abbath was playing)
RIFF C (2 guitars in the middle, one is high the other is low, I guess)
Greatest blashyrkh wait for me/your deepest realms i'll find
with songs that sound eternally/ for you, my call is e-ver so strong...
RIFF B 2x
RIFF C
Winterlandscapes pure and clear/ a walk into the glacial valleys
deep under forests alive o'ly my torches fi-re light
RIFF B 2x
BREAK RIFF 1 (gallop rhythm)
RIFF D (same gallop rhythm)
~E5 ~D5
Greatest Blashyrkh waiting me/your realms ever splendid
songs were made eternally / the call is ever so strong
RIFF E 2x
BREAK RIFF 1 (only up to first end)
RIFF D with lyrics:
Blashyrkh mighty be your name / victorious a kingdom we made
with strength and pride all the way / yo--u are the heart of winter-r-r...
RIFF E 2x
SOLO/INTERLUDE (long!)
A |7~-7-9-10---10~-7-9-10---9~--7-9-10--------------7~-7h9h10--------
B -----------12p0-12p0-10p0-10p0-8p0-8p0-7p0-7p0-121212101010888777-
D (13)~-14~---------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------7~-7-9-10-
G ------------------------------------------------------5~------------
D 9---------------9-----------9p0-9p0-7p0-7p0-5p0-5p0-4~--------------
A --10~-7-9-10-10---9~-7-9-10------------------------------7~--6~--3~-
e --------------------------repeat...or play like this, I don't know--------
RIFF A
RIFF B 2x
RIFF C:
As the face of glacier your mountains tower against the sunset
unforgetting what was made a bond so strong and ever so real...
RIFF B 2x
RIFF C:
The statue watches the kingdom your giant wings make all beneath
I'm staring forth raventhrone / I know I'm at the heart of winter...
(no specific tempo, retard, after
a while slide off E5) end.