Lemuria Lyrics

As recorded by Therion
(From the 2004 Album LEMURIA)
Music by Therion
Arranged by Fernando Gallegos
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 1'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic 2'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Strings'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 2'
Q=120
s2
Gtr I
H E E E E +E E E E E E E E H E E E E +E E E E E E E E 3x
||o-3------3-----|-------3-----3---3-|-3------3-----|-------3-----3---3--o||
||o--------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------------o||
H+H+
s2
H+H+
H+H+
| Gtr II
| W W W H Q E E
Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E
||o--3--3-3--3--3--|-3--3--3---3---3--3-|
||o----------------|--------------------|
| Gtr II
| H H E E Q Q E E
||o----------------|--------------------|
||o----------------|--------------------|
Q E E Q E E E E E E Q Q
|--3---3--3--1---1--1-|--3--3--3-3--3---3-----o||
|--2---2--2--3---3--3-|-----------------------o||
| Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E
|---------------------|-----------------------o||
|---------------------|-----------------------o||
HH
|--3--3--3-3--3----||o-3------3-----|
|------------------||o--------------|
| E E E E H W
|------------------||o--------------|
|------------------||o--------------|
+H+
| W W W
H+H+
|-1------1-----|-------1-----1---1-|-2------2-----|-------2-----2---2-o||
|-3----------3-|-(3)---------------|-0----------0-|-(0)---------------o||
Q E E Q. E E E Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E 4x
||o-3--3-3-3----3-|-3-3-3--3--3-3-|-3--3-3-1--1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3--3-3--o||
||o---------------|---------------|-2--2-2-3--3-3-|-----------------o||
| Gtr III
| Q E E Q. E E E Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E 4x
||o-3--3-3-3----3-|-3-3-3--3--3-3-|-3--3-3-1--1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3--3-3--o||
||o---------------|---------------|-2--2-2-3--3-3-|-----------------o||
Gtr IV
E E E E H W W
|-3-3-3-3-3----||o-3--------|-3--------|
|--------------||o----------|----------|
| W W W
|--------------||o----------|----------|
|--------------||o----------|----------|
| W W W
|--------------||o----------|----------|
|--------------||o----------|----------|
H. Q W W
|-1-------(1)--|-2--------o||--2-------------|
|-3-------(3)--|-0--------o||--0-------------|
| Gtr II
| W W H Q E E
|--------------|----------o||----------------|
|--------------|----------o||----------------|
| Gtr II
| W W H Q E E
|--------------|----------o||-----------3--5-|
|--------------|----------o||----------------|
Gtr II
H H E E Q Q E E Q E E Q E E
||o---------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
| Gtr II
| H H E E Q Q E E Q E E Q E E
||o--6------5-----|--1---3--3----3---5--6-|--8---8--6--5---3--5-|
||o---------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
| Gtr V
| H. Q +Q H. H H
||o---------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
||o--5---------5--|-(5)-----5-------------|--5---------3--------|
E E E E Q E E 3x E E E E H
|----------------------o||------------------|
|----------------------o||------------------|
| E E E E Q E E 3x E E E E H
|--6--5--3-1--3---3--5-o||--6--5--3-1--3----|
|----------------------o||------------------|
| Q Q Q Q 3x Q Q H
|----------------------o||------------------|
|--5-----5----5--------o||--5-----5----5----|
PM-------------| PM-------------|
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||o--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|
| Gtr IV
| H. E E H. E E
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
PM--------------| PM----------------|
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S
|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
|--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-|---5---5--5-5--5-5-5-5-5--o||
| H Q. E +E Q. H
|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
PM------------| PM----------------
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
| W W
| W W
| +W +W
| Gtr II
| W H Q E E
Gtr II
H H E E Q Q E E Q E E Q E E
||o-------------|----------------------|---------------------|
||o-------------|----------------------|---------------------|
| Gtr V
| H H E E Q Q E E Q E E Q E E
||o--6-----5----|--1---3--3---3---5--6-|--8---8--6--5---3--5-|
||o-------------|----------------------|---------------------|
| Gtr IV
| W +H. Q H H
||o-------------|----------------------|---------------------|
||o--5----------|-(5)------------------|--5---------3--------|
E E E E Q E E E E E E H
|----------------------o||------------------|
|----------------------o||------------------|
| E E E E Q E E E E E E H
|--6--5--3-1--3---3--5-o||--6--5--3-1--3----|
|----------------------o||------------------|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q H
|----------------------o||------------------|
|--5-----5----5--------o||--5-----5----5----|
W +W H H Q Q H
| Gtr IV
| W +W H H Q Q H
W +W H H Q Q H
| W +W H H Q Q H
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