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IMMORTAL "Years of silent sorrow"

/ = slide up   \ = slide off (slide down)
xxx = pickscrape  /// & " = tremolo pick
ah = artificial harmonic
~ = vibrato, or hold note. x = dead note (muted)
Palm Mute where else you feel necessary.


  RIFF A (sometimes C5 goes tremolo when it is held. Bass plays behind C5 something wild)
e 
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B 
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G 
--------------------12------------------------------------------------

D 
-9--------------9---12----------9--------------9----------------------

A 
-7---9---10-----7---10---10-----7---9---10-----7---101010121212-10----

E 
-----7---8---------------8----------7---8-----------------------8-----


   RIFF B
e 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D 
--------999101010-------------------------------------999101010-------101010999

A 
-7------7778-8-8--7------7-7-8p7-10p7-8p7-10p7-7------7778-8-8--------8-8-8-777

E 
-0000000----------0000000----------------------0000000---------0000000---------


RIFF A
RIFF B (2x) (first time heavy palm mute last two chords when downpicking them)

   RIFF C (4x)
e 
-----------------------------------------

B 
--6-6---6--------------6-6---6-----------

G 
---7-7---7--------------7-7---7----------

D 
2-----------77775-4-2------------777-2-2-

A 
2-----------55553-2-2------------555-0-2-

E 
0-------------------0------------------0-


RIFF C (2 more times with lyrics):
Farewell... lengethening pain inside me
Harnessbells... I hear them calling me

  RIFF D
e 
-------------------------------------

B 
-------------------------------------

G 
---------------ah--------------------

D 
-7-7-66-77-6-6-3---7-7-66-77-6-6-3/4-

A 
-5-5-44355-4-4-----5-5-44355-4-4-1/2-

E 
-------------------------------------


RIFF C (2x) :
A demon... watch my walk in snow
Remain... my years of silent sorrow

RIFF D (2x) (artificial harmonics are different each time. 1=higher, 2=lower pitches)
             (like on third fret of 2, then 1 strings)

  RIFF E (2x)*
   E5      D5     A5     Ab5
e 
///-----///----///----///---------------
        *when you play this riff make sure
B 
----------------------------------------
   to play each note for a beat then slide
G 
----------------------------------------
   down and off, rest, 
D 
----------------------------------------
   and slide to the next note
A 
------------------------------14--------
   (slide off only for E and D notes)
E 
-12-----10-----17-----16---------17-16--


With E (4x): Dome in the sky / black winds to taste
shadowsed spirits lead my way...
Drifting everly alone years of silent sorrow
until i'm home...

   RIFF F  (P.M. this riff)
e 
------------------------------------------------------------

B 
------------------------------------------------------------

G 
------------------------------------------------------------

D 
------------------------------------------------------------

A 
77-77--77-77---33-33--33-33\8-77-77--77-77---33-33--33-33\8-

E 
00-00--00-00---00-00--00-00---00-00--00-00---00-00--00-00---


   INTERLUDE
e 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

B 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

G 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

D 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

A 
-7~~-7~7hp87-5-7-3~-----ah--77h8p7-5-7--7x788810101212887-7h8p7-5~-333/888-

E 
--------------------333-5--------------------------------------------------


  RIFF F VARIATION 2x with lyrics:  (Palm Mute first part of this riff)
e 
--------------------------------------------

B 
--------------------------------------------

G 
--------------------------------------------

D 
-------------------------5-------5----------

A 
-7-7-7-7777-7-7-7-7777-7-3-------3------\8--

E 
-0-0-0-0000-0-0-0-0000-0--------------------

    Bitterness with bitterness you bitter me...
    Emptiness with emptiness you empty me...
   INTERLUDE
   RIFF F VARIATION 2x with lyrics:
     Darkness with darkness you darkened me
     this journey black before me...
   RIFF F

    INTERLUDE 2 (two guitars arranged for one)       INTERLUDE 2.1
e 
------------------------------------------------
-----------------
B 
------------------------------------------------
-----------------
G 
--------5-----------------------5---------------
*----------------
D 
-2------5----------------2------5---------------
*----------------
A 
-2------3---2--2--0--0---2------3---2--2--0--0--
/1010101010\-----
E 
-0---------3-33-33-22-22-0---------3-33-33-22-22
-----------------
              ?????????????
            P.M............           .............
e ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --------------5---------------------------------------------------
D --------------5---------------------------------------------------
A /1010-9-10-9\-3--2--2--0--0--/10-10101010\----10--12-10-9-10-9-7-\
E ----------------3-33-33-22-22-0-----------------------------------
                  P.M..........

e ---------
 Playing interlude 2, going into 3 parts of 2.1 interlude.
B ---------
 After part 2.1 was played twice there is a silent rest for a beat
G -5------*
 then it goes again one more time around ending with a pick-scrape
D -5--5---*
 and a 'Ahh!' by Abbath.
A -3--5----

E ----3----


RIFF A
RIFF B 2x
RIFF C 4x with:
Farewell... nothing breathes within me
Harnessbells... sounding cold behind me
A demon... with frozen eyes opened
this journey black behind me...
RIFF D 2x
RIFF E 2x without lyrics, next 4 with:
(also the riff varies with artificial harmonics, several endings from the original)
With E (4x): Dome in the sky / black winds to taste
shadowsed spirits/lead my way...
Drifting everly alone/years of silent sorrow until i'm ho-me-m-m-m-m-m...

    THE END RIFF
e 
--------------------------------xx---------------------------------
B 
--------------------------------xPx-----xAx------------------------
G 
---------------------------------xIx---xRxPx-----------------------
D 
----------------------------------xCx-xCx-xEx----------------------
A 
-----------------------------------xKxSx---x---10"-9"-7"-5"-3"-2"--
E 
-0-12"---0-10"-----0-8"-------------xxx--------12"-10"9"----5"-3"--

e ---------------------------------

B ---------------------------------

G ---------------------------------

D ----------------------------2----

A ----------------------------2----

E -2p0h2p0-%-RITARD------0----

   (trill repeats)

Track 6 from At The Heart Of The Winter (Osmose '99)