WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Ancient - The Call Of The Absu Deep Bass | Ver. 1
THE CALL OF THE ABSU DEEP (Bassline)
As recorded by Ancient
(From the 1994 Album SVARTALVHEIM)
Words by Grim Music by Aphazel
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Q=120
4/4
Gtr I
Wx3 H a Q a E S S
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|------------|---------------7p5-|
|------------|------0h3--0h5-----|
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Q Q E E E S S Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E S S Q Q E E E E
||------------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------||
||o-------------7p5-|---------------|-------------7p5-|---------------o||
||o-----------5-----|---------------|-----------5-----|---------------o||
||--0--7--7p5-------|-0--7--3-2-5-3-|-0--7--7p5-------|-0--7--3-2-0-2--||
Verse
$
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
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||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4S5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4S5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
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
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||
12/8
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E. E.
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|-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-3--5--|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Chorus
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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||o---------------------------------------------|
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
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E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
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|---------------------------------------------o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
|----------------------------------------------||
D.S.
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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|-----------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------------------------------|
Bridge
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--------------------------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-------------------------------------------------|
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--------------------------------------------------o||
|--------------------------------------------------o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---||
6/8
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H. +H. +H.
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------|--------|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------|--------|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------|--------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-------(0)------|-(0)----|
Interlude
Wx35
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4/4
Q Q E E E S S Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E S S Q Q E E E E
||------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||o-------------7p5-|---------------|-------------7p5-|----------------o||
||o-----------5-----|---------------|-----------5-----|----------------o||
||--0--7--7p5-------|-0--7--3-2-5-3-|-0--7--7p5-------|-0--7--3-2-0-2---||
Verse
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
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||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4S5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4S5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o||
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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
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||
12/8
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E. E.
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|-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-3--5--|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Chorus
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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||o---------------------------------------------|
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
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E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 8x
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|---------------------------------------------o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
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Out-Chorus
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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||o---------------------------------------------|
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
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E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|---------------------------------------------o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
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Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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