Eye of Shiva Lyrics

As recorded by Therion
(From the 1999 Album VOVIN)
Words and Music by Christofer Johnsson
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Sitar 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Sitar 2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Piano'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Torzts 1'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Torzts 2'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Torzts 3'
Q=62
N.C. D5
Gtr I
E +S S +E E E +S S +Q E +S S +E E E +S S +Q
||o-------------3--------------o||-||o---------------3-----------------------o||
||o----------------------------o||-||o---------------------------------------o||
| Gtr II
| W Q S S S S +S S S S S S E
||o----------------------------o||-||o-3-----------3------------3--------3---o||
||o----------------------------o||-||o---------------------------------------o||
Gtr III
S S S S E +S S E +S S E E 4x
||o-----3-------------------------------o||
||o-------------------------------------o||
| Gtr II
| Q S S S S +S S S S S S E 4x
||o-3---------3--------------3------3---o||
||o-------------------------------------o||
W Q S S S S +S S +E +Q
|-^1--------|-^0--0-----0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)--|
| W W
s
W S S S S S S S S +H W H +S S S S Q W
|-^3--------|-------1-----0-1-(1)----|-^1--------|-^0----(0)-0-----0--|-^3----|
|-^1--------|-----3---------3-(3)----|-^3--------|-^1----(1)---1------|-^1----|
|-^2--------|---2-------0---2-(2)----|-^2--------|-^2----(2)-----2----|-^2----|
|-^0--------|-0-------------0-(0)----|-^0--------|-^0----(0)----------|-^0----|
Q E. S +H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-^1--^0--^1-(1)----|-------1-------1-------1-------1-|
|-^3--^1--^3-(3)----|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-^2--^0--^2-(2)----|---2-------2-------2-------2-----|
|-^0--^2--^0-(0)----|-0---------------0---------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gtr IV
W W Q H. Q H.
W Q E. S +H Q H. Q H.
|-^3--------|-^1--^0--^1-(1)----||--^1--1-------|-^0--0-----|
|-^1--------|-^3--^1--^3-(3)----||o-^1--1-------|-^1--1-----|
|-^2--------|-^2--^0--^2-(2)----||--^2--2-------|-^2--2-----|
|-^0--------|-^0--^2--^0-(0)----||--^3----------|-^2--------|
|-----------|-----^3------------||o-------------|-^0--------|
Q H. Q H +E S S W
Q H. Q H. W
|-^1--1-------|-^0--0------------o||-0----|
|-^3----------|-^2---------------o||-x----|
Gtr IV
PM--------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o-----------------------------------|
||o--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
| Gtr III
| H H
||o-^0---------------^3---------------|
||o-^2---------------^2---------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x-----o||
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-----o||
| H S S S S +S S +S S 4x
|-^1---------------1s0-1-3-(3)-5-(5)-0--o||
|-^2---------------2s1-2-4-(4)-5-(5)-----||
|-^0------------------------------------o||
Gtr III
W H +S S S S Q W Q E. S +H
|----------|-^0----(0)-0-----0--|-^3--------|-^1--^0--^1-(1)----|
|----------|-^1----(1)---1------|-^1--------|-^3--^1--^3-(3)----|
|-7--------|-^2----(2)-----2----|-^2--------|-^2--^0--^2-(2)----|
|-7--------|-^0----(0)----------|-^0--------|-^0--^2--^0-(0)----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
s
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W Q E. S +H
|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-^3--------|-^1--^0--^1-(1)----|
|-----1---1---1-------1---1---1---|-^1--------|-^3--^1--^3-(3)----|
|---2-------2-------2-------2-----|-^2--------|-^2--^0--^2-(2)----|
|-0---------------0---------------|-^0--------|-^0--^2--^0-(0)----|
Gtr IV
Q H. Q H. Q H. Q H +E S +S W
Gtr III
Q H. Q H. Q H. Q H. W
||o-^1--1-------|-^1--1-------|-^1--1-------|-^0--0-------------o||-0----|
||o-------------|-^0----------|-^3----------|-^2----------------o||-x----|
Gtr IV
PM--------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o-----------------------------------|
||o--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
| Gtr III
| H H
||o-^0---------------^3---------------|
||o-^2---------------^2---------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x-----o||
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-----o||
| H S S S S +S S +S S 4x
|-^1---------------1s0-1-3-(3)-5-(5)-0--o||
|-^2---------------2s1-2-4-(4)-5-(5)-----||
|-^0------------------------------------o||
Guitar Solo
Gtr IV
H H
Gtr V
E E E E Q +S S S S
| Gtr III
| E E E S S E E E S S
H H H H
Q +S S S S S Q +S S S S Q Q Q S S S S
|-14---(14)-14-12h14p==12--------------------|---------------------------14--|
| E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
E. S E. S E. S E E H H
H +S S S S S S S S E E E E Q +S S S S
| E. S E. S E. S E. S E E E S S E E E S S
H H
Q +S S S S S Q +S S S S
|-13---(13)-13-12h13p==12--------------------|
| E E E S S E E E S S
H H
Q Q Q +S S S S
| E E E S S E E E S S
E. S E. S E. S E E H H
H +S S S S S S S S E E E E Q +E E
| E. S E. S E. S E. S E E E S S E E E S S
H H
Q +S S S S S Q +E S S
|-------------------------12---(12)-12s14-|
| E E E S S E E E S S
H H E. S E. S E. S E E
Q +E E E S S +E S S H. E. S
|-----------14---15h16-14-(14)-15S12-|-12----------------------|
| E E E S S E E E S S E. S E. S E. S E. S
H H H H
Q +E E H E. S +E E Q +E e
|-17---(17)-17---19---------|-15----13-(13)-12S==10---(10)-12---|
| E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
H H
Q +E e E S S E S S
|-----------13---15-15-15-15-15s19--|
| E E E S S E E E S S
E. S E. S E. S E E
E S S +E S S +E E +E E
| E. S E. S E. S E. S
Gtr IV
H H H H
Gtr III
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
||o---1-1-1-1---0-0-0-0-|---1-1-1-1---0-0-0-0--|
||o-3---3-3-3-2---2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-2---2-2-2--|
| W W
||o---------------------|----------------------|
||o---------------------|----------------------|
H H E. S E. S E. S E E
E E E S S E E E S S E. S E. S E. S E. S
|---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-|----0-0--0----0-0----0-o||
|-----------3---3-3-3-|-2----2--2-2----2----2-o||
Gtr V
H H H H
Gtr IV
E E E E Q +E S S Q +E E H
| Gtr VI
| E E E E Q +E S S Q +E E Q +E E
| Gtr III
| E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
H H E. S E. S E. S E E
Q +E S S Q +E S S W
|---------------------------12s16-|-16-----------------------|
| Q +E S S Q E S S W
|-15---(15)-15s17-17----17--17s20-|-20-----------------------|
| E E E S S E E E S S E. S E. S E. S E. S
H H H H
E E E E Q +E S S Q +E E S S S S S S S S
|---------------15---(15)-------|-17---(17)-20---20s18-18-18-19s17-17-17-|
|-17-18-17-15-------------18s20-|----------------------------------------|
| Gtr III
| E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
H H E. S E. S E. S E E
Q +E E Q +E E W
| E E E S S E E E S S E. S E. S E. S E. S
Gtr V
H H H H
Gtr III
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
H H E. S E. S E. S E E
E E E S S E E E S S E. S E. S E. S E. S
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