Years of Silent Sorrow Lyrics

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IMMORTAL "Years of silent sorrow"
/ = slide up \ = slide off (slide down)
xxx = pickscrape /// & " = tremolo pick
ah = artificial harmonic
~ = vibrato, or hold note. x = dead note (muted)
Palm Mute where else you feel necessary.
RIFF A (sometimes C5 goes tremolo when it is held. Bass plays behind C5 something wild)
RIFF B
A |-7------7778-8-8--7------7-7-8p7-10p7-8p7-10p7-7------7778-8-8--------8-8-8-777|
RIFF A
RIFF B (2x) (first time heavy palm mute last two chords when downpicking them)
RIFF C (4x)
RIFF C (2 more times with lyrics):
Farewell... lengethening pain inside me
Harnessbells... I hear them calling me
RIFF D
G |---------------ah--------------------|
RIFF C (2x) :
A demon... watch my walk in snow
Remain... my years of silent sorrow
RIFF D (2x) (artificial harmonics are different each time. 1=higher, 2=lower pitches)
(like on third fret of 2, then 1 strings)
RIFF E (2x)*
e |///-----///----///----///---------------| *when you play this riff make sure
B |----------------------------------------| to play each note for a beat then slide
G |----------------------------------------| down and off, rest,
D |----------------------------------------| and slide to the next note
A |------------------------------14--------| (slide off only for E and D notes)
With E (4x): Dome in the sky / black winds to taste
shadowsed spirits lead my way...
Drifting everly alone years of silent sorrow
until i'm home...
RIFF F (P.M. this riff)
A |-7~~-7~7hp87-5-7-3~-----ah--77h8p7-5-7--7x788810101212887-7h8p7-5~-333/888-|
RIFF F VARIATION 2x with lyrics: (Palm Mute first part of this riff)
Bitterness with bitterness you bitter me...
Emptiness with emptiness you empty me...
RIFF F VARIATION 2x with lyrics:
Darkness with darkness you darkened me
this journey black before me...
RIFF F
INTERLUDE 2 (two guitars arranged for one) INTERLUDE 2.1
?????????????
P.M............ .............
P.M..........
e ---------|| Playing interlude 2, going into 3 parts of 2.1 interlude.
B ---------|| After part 2.1 was played twice there is a silent rest for a beat
G -5------*|| then it goes again one more time around ending with a pick-scrape
D -5--5---*|| and a 'Ahh!' by Abbath.
RIFF A
RIFF B 2x
RIFF C 4x with:
Farewell... nothing breathes within me
Harnessbells... sounding cold behind me
A demon... with frozen eyes opened
this journey black behind me...
RIFF D 2x
RIFF E 2x without lyrics, next 4 with:
(also the riff varies with artificial harmonics, several endings from the original)
With E (4x): Dome in the sky / black winds to taste
shadowsed spirits/lead my way...
Drifting everly alone/years of silent sorrow until i'm ho-me-m-m-m-m-m...
THE END RIFF
B |--------------------------------xPx-----xAx------------------------
G |---------------------------------xIx---xRxPx-----------------------
D |----------------------------------xCx-xCx-xEx----------------------
A |-----------------------------------xKxSx---x---10"-9"-7"-5"-3"-2"--
E |-0-12"---0-10"-----0-8"-------------xxx--------12"-10"9"----5"-3"--
E -2p0h2p0-%-RITARD------0----|
(trill repeats)
Track 6 from At The Heart Of The Winter (Osmose '99)
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