The Apocalypse Machine Lyrics
M O U R N I N G B E L O V E T H
T H E A P O C A L Y P S E M A C H I N E
A MURDEROUS CIRCUS
(c) Grau Records - 2005
http://www.mourningbeloveth.com/
Tune Down 1 & 1/2 Steps
Tempo = 70 BPM
Time Signature = 4/4
PADDY MCMULLAN
stinkypoohpants@yahoo.co.uk
Version 1.3
(Corrections Outlined at Bottom of Tab)
Tablature Symbols Used:
P.M... - Palm Mute
p - Pull-Off
h - Hammer-On
(/) - Legato Slide (Blank space indicates length of slide)
\ - Slide Down to/Down From (Blank space indicates length of slide)
/ - Slide Up To/Up From (Blank space indicates length of slide)
( ) - Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note
~~ - Vibrato
9T10 - Trill between 9 and 10/Rapidly Hammer-on & Pull-off on these notes
Riff 1a: Guitars 1 & 2 with heavy distortion (Play once)
P.M..........
Riff 1b: Guitar 3 with heavy distortion (Play once)
Tempo = 75 PM
Riff 2a: Guitars 1 & 2 (Play once)
|--0--0--2--3----3h5----2--|--(2)----------------||
Riff 2b: Guitar 3 (Play once)
|--7--7--9--10----10h12----9--|--(9)----------------||
All guitars repeat riffs 1a & 1b respectively
All guitars repeat riffs 2a & 2b respectively
All guitars repeat riffs 1a & 1b respectively
All guitars repeat riffs 2a & 2b respectively
Riff 3.1a: Guitars 1 & 2 (Play once)
|--0--0----0--8----------|--8----8--8---7---7-7--7h8p(7\5)h7--||
* At this point the tempo increases to 75 BPM
Riff 3.1b: Guitar 3 (Play once)
||-R- -|- -|- -|
||-S- -|- -|- -|
||-T- -|- -|- -|
|-------------------------|-R- -|- -|
|--5---7-5-4--------------|-S- -|- -|
|------------6------------|-T- -|- -|
|- -|--5---7-5-4-------9-9--9h10p(9\7)h9--||
Riff 3.2a: Guitars 1 & 2 (Play twice)
|--0--0----0--8----------|--8----8--8---7---7-7--7h8p(7\5)h7--| |
On the second repeat, replace the last bar with the supplement:
| Supplement |
* At this point the tempo decreases to 70 BPM
Riff 3.2b: Guitar 3 (Play once)
||--9h10-9--7-7-5-2----------|--2---2-(2/4)-4---------4-|
|--5-4--2--0-------------|----------------9-9--9h10p(9\7)h9--|
5 |_3__| 6
|--10-9h10p9--7-((7)\5)-2----------|--2---2-(2/4-4)---------5-|
12 13 |_3__|
|----------------9--9-9h10p(9\7)h9--|--10-9h10p9--7-((7)\5)-2----------|
Riff 4.1: Guitars 1 & 2 (Play once)
Riff 4.2: Guitars 1 & 2 (Play 4 times)
|__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
|__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
Tempo = 75 PM
Riff 5a: Guitar 1 (Play once through)
1 |_____3______| |_____3_______|
2 |__3__| |___3___| |__3__|
3 |_____3______| |_______3_____|
4 |____3____| |__3__|
5 |______3_____| |_____3________|
6 |___3___| |____3___| |_3__| |__3__|
|-----9------------------9h10p(9\7)h9~---7--9--|
7 |_____3______| |_______3_____|
8 |____3____| |__3__|
9 |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
10 |___3___| |____3___| |_3__| |__3__|
|-----9------------------9h10p(9\7)h9~---7--9--|
11 |_____3______| |_______3_____|
12 |____3____| |__3__|
13 |______3_____| |_____3________|
14 |__3__| |___3___| |__3__|
15 |_____3______| |_______3_____|
16|____3____| |__3__|
17 |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
18 |___3___| |____3___| |_3__| |__3__|
|-----9------------------9h10p(9\7)h9~---7--9--|
19 |_____3______| |_______3_____|
20 |____3____| |__3__|
On the final repeat, play the last bar an extra time, and hold the last chord
Riff 5b: Guitar 2 (Repeat as outlined below)
Part 1:
|_____3______| |_____3_______|
|____3___| |__3__| |_____3_____| |_____3______| |_______3_____|
|____3____| |__3__|
time.
Part 2:
|______3_____| |_____3________|
Part 3:
|__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
Play Part 3 x 1
On the final repeat, play the last bar an extra time, and hold the last chord
tempo = 65 PM
Riff 6: Guitars 4 & 5 with clean tone (Play once)
* Let notes ring wherever possible *
(Note the slight variation in bar 9)
Lead Fill 1.1: Guitar 3 (Play once) Enter on bar 4 of riff 6
* Volume swell *
The ghost note on the high E string represents feedback, and is not played
Lead Fill 1.2: Guitar 3 (Play once) Enter on bar 6 of riff 6
|--9~~----------9--7~~--------|--7--5~~--------5\-2--4--5~~--(5/7)-|
5 |_3_| 6
Tempo = 70 PM
Riff 7a: Guitars 1 & 2 (Play twice)
After playing this riff twice, play the first 2 bars once more before proceeding
Riff 7b: Guitar 3 (Play once)
5 |_3_| 6
|-----4----4----4--5--0-7-5-7-9---9T10-9----|
|--9~~----------9--7~~--------|--7--5~~--------5\-2--4--5~~--(5/7)-|
Tempo = 115 PM
Riff 8a: Guitars 1 & 2 (Play 6 times)
|_3__|
|--10--9h10p(9\7)--9------7-----6--6h 7-----7-----7--7--7--|*| X 2
Riff 8b: Guitar 3 (Play 6 times)
|_3__|
|--10--9h10p(9\7)--9----7----6--6h 7----7----7--7--7--|*| X 2
|--R- -| |
|--S- -|*| X 2
|--T- -| |
Tempo = 70 PM
Guitars 1 & 2 play riff 4.1 X 1
Guitars 1 & 2 play riff 4.2 X 4
Tempo = 75 PM
Guitars 1 & 2 play riff 5a & 5b according to respective repeats
On the last repeat, guitars 1 & 2 end with the following:
|____3____| |__3__|
|-----------------------------R -||
|-----------------------------S -||
|--2----------2----2--2--2--2-T -||
Lead Fill 2: Guitar 6 with heavy distortion (Play once)
This fill enters on the fifth repeat of riff 5
1 2 |___3___| |__3__|
3 4 |__3__|
5 |__3__| |___3___| 6 |__3__|
7 |___3____| |__3____| |___3___|
|--(7/14)---12----11h 12-------------------|
8 |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| 9
10 |___3___|
11|___3___| |_3__| |___3____| |__3___|
|--12--11h12p11------14--12--(11/ 16)----17----14--|--16~~~-------------|
|___3__| |___3__| |___3__| |__3___|
|___3__| |___3___| |__3__|
|__3__| |__3__|
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