Cults of the Shadow Lyrics
by Therion
As recorded by Therion
(From the 1996 Album THELI)
Words by T. Karlsson/C. Johnsson Music by C. Johnsson
Gtr I (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Guitar'
Gtr II (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Acoustic'
Gtr III (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Clarinet'
Gtr IV (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Piano'
Gtr V (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Strings'
Q=144
Gtr I
Wx11 Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E 4x Q E E E E E E
|-------------||o---------------|---------------o||----------------|
|-------------||o-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-o||-2--2-2-2-0---0-|
E E Q H H E E E E E E Q H H E E E E
E E Q H H E E E E E E Q H H E E E E
Gtr II
| Gtr I
| W +H +E E E E
| W +H +E E E E
Gtr I
H+
| W +H +E E E E W E E E E E E E E
N.C.
Gtr I
PM------| PM------|
Q S S S S E E E E Q S S S S E E E E
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||o-2--2-2-2-2-2-----3-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-----3-|
PM------| PM------|
Q S S S S E E E E Q S S S S E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-----3-o||
PM------|
Q S S S S E E E E +H +E E E E +H +E E E E
|--------------------||o------------------|-------------------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-------||o------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------o||------------------|
|------------------|------------------o||------------0-0-0-|
E E Q H H E E E E E E Q H H E E E E
E E Q H H E E E E E E Q H H E E E E
$
Gtr II
| Gtr I
| W +H +E E E E
| W +H +E E E E
| W +H +E E E E
| W +H +E E E E
| W +H +E E E E
| Gtr III
| Q. E Q. E E. S E E E E E E
| W +H +E E E E
| Q. E Q. E E. S E E E E E E
| W +H +E E E E
| H H Q. S S E E E E
To Coda
Gtr I
H+
| PM| PM
| W E E E E E E E E
| >
| H. +E E W
N.C.
Gtr I
PM------| PM------|
Q S S S S E E E E Q S S S S E E E E
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||o-2--2-2-2-2-2-----3-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-----3-|
PM------| PM------|
Q S S S S E E E E Q S S S S E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-----3-o||
PM------|
Q S S S S E E E E +H +E E E E +H +E E E E
|--------------------||o------------------|-------------------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-------||o------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------o||------------------|
|------------------|------------------o||------------0-0-0-|
W W
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o--2----------------------|--2----------------------|
| Gtr IV
||o-17----------17----------|----19-15-19----19-15-19-|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
W W
|-------------------------|--------------------------o||
|--5----------------------|--2-----------------------o||
|-20----------20----------|----19-15-19----19-15-19--o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------o||
W W
||o---------------------------|---------------------------|
||o--2------------------------|--2------------------------|
| Gtr IV
||o-17-----------17-----------|----19-15-19------19-15-19-|
||o---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Gtr III
| H +E E E E H +E E E E
||o------------------------15-|-12----------(12)----------|
||o---------------------------|---------------------------|
W W
|---------------------------|---------------------------o||
|--5------------------------|--2------------------------o||
|-20-----------20-----------|----19-15--19----19-15-19--o||
|---------------------------|---------------------------o||
| H +E E E E E E H.
|------------------------15-|----15-12------------------o||
|---------------------------|---------------------------o||
PM---------------| PM---------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
| Gtr II
||o-17----------17----------|----19-15-19----19-15-19-|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Gtr V
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
PM---------------| PM---------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--o||
|-20----------20----------|----19-15-19----19-15-19--o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------o||
Gtr I
E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H E E E +E +W
Q=144
N.C.
E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|
E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E 4x
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
E E E S S E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
N.C.
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E H +E E E E H +E E E E
D.S. al Coda &
A5 N.C. E5
H+
| Gtr IV
| W W E E E E E E E E
N.C.
PM-------| PM----------|
E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E
||o------------------------|--------------------------|
||o--------------4-2--1----|------------------4-2-1---|
| Gtr IV
| E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E
||o------------------------|--------------------------|
||o------------------------|--------------------------|
| Gtr V
| Q Q Q E E +E E E E H
||o------14---12-----14----|------14-14-12-14---------|
||o------------------------|--------------------------|
PM------------------------------------|
E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E
| E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E
| Q Q Q E E +E E E E H
PM-------| PM----------|
E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E
| E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E
| Q Q Q E E +E E E E H
PM------------------------------------|
E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E
|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
|-----------------------|------------------4-2-1---o||
| E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E
|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
| Q Q Q E E +E E E E H
|-----12---14-----------|---------14-12-14---------o||
|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
2.=H Q=80
Q Q Q Q Q Q W
| Q Q Q Q Q Q W
| Q Q Q Q Q Q W
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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