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The Rite Of Darkness

Bathory:The Rite 0f Darkness/Reap Of Evil.

A classic song from the legendary Bathory, RIP.
In my opinion one of the most dark and evilest sounding
songs from one of Bathory’s evilest sounding LPs,
The Return.

Riff 1 intro

e:------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------|
D:-6--33333333333333--6--222222222222222----|
A:-6--33333333333333--6--222222222222222----|
E:-4--11111111111111--4--000000000000000----|

e:------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------|
D:-6--33333333333333--6--2------------------|
A:-6--33333333333333--6--2-Hold-------------|
E:-4--11111111111111--4--0------------------|

Riff 1 a

e:------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------|
D:-6--33333333333333--6--222222222222222----|
A:-6--33333333333333--6--222222222222222----|
E:-4--11111111111111--4--000000000000000----|

e:------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------|
D:-6--33333333333333--6--222222222222222----|
A:-6--33333333333333--6--222222222222222----|
E:-4--11111111111111--4--000000000000000----|

Riff 3

e:-------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------|
G:-5-------------------4---------------------|
D:-5--666666666666666--4- 555555555---4------|
A:-3--666666666666666--2--555555555---4Hold--|
E:----444444444444444-----333333333---2------|


The Sinister Solo

e:---------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-- ------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-8b--8989898989-11b--13141314131413141314-15b------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------10br--------11b-11b-11b-11b-12b----------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------16br--15-|
G:-1---3b---------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------4b----------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

Fast part! To get this squally effect bend up the notes while you
alternate pick rabidly.
e:----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-15b15b15b-14b14b14b14-13b13b13b13-12b12b12b12b-11b11b11b11-10--|b
G:----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

e:------------7br-5----------------------------------------------|
B:-10b10b10------------9b9b--------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------9b-8b-6b-8br-------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 3 played under the sinister guitar solo.

e:---------------------------------------------------------------|
H:---------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-888888-----333333-----888888----------------------------------|
D:-888888 etc-333333 etc-888888-ect---555555--444444---3---------|
A:-666666-----111111-----666666-------555555--444444---3-Hold----|
E:------------------------------------333333--222222---1---------|

Riff 4

e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------8------888888-------------------------------------|
D:-8-Hold-8-Hold-8-Hold-888888-------------------------------------|
A:-6------6------6------666666-------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 5 faster

e:---------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-555555555555555-6-55555555555555-6-555555555555555------------|
A:-555555555555555-6-55555555555555-6-555555555555555------------|
E:-333333333333333-4-33333333333333-4-333333333333333------------|

Riff 5

e:---------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-6-5-3-555555555555-6-5-3-2222222--3333333-2222222-------------|
A:-6-5-3-555555555555-6-5-3-2222222--3333333-2222222-------------|
E:-4-3-1-333333333333-4-3-1-0000000--1111111-0000000-------------|

e:---------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-3333333-2222--5555555555----6-5-3-555555555555----------------|
A:-3333333-2222--5555555555-x2-6-5-3-555555555555----------------|
E:-1111111-0000--3333333333----4-3-1-333333333333----------------|

Riff 6
e:----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-6-5-7-66666666-7-6666666-7-6666666-7-6-5-----------------------|
A:-6-5-7-66666666-7-6666666-7-6666666-7-6-5-----------------------|
E:-4-3-5 44444444-5-4444444-5-4444444-5-4-3-----------------------|

e:---------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-66666666-7-6666666-7-6666666-7-6-5----------------------------|
A:-66666666-7-6666666-7-6666666-7-6-5----------------------------|
E:-44444444-5-4444444-5-4444444-5-4-3----------------------------|

Riff 7 slower
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-2-2-2-4-2-2--5-6-6-6--6-3-3-3-----------------------------------|
A:-2-2-2-4-2-2--5-6-6-6--6-3-3-3-----------------------------------|
E:-0-0-0-2-0-0--3-4-4-4--4-1-1-1-----------------------------------|

Riff 8 faster
e:----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888---------------|
D:-888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888---------------|
A:-666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666---------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 9
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-88-8-7--877665----877665----888-8-8-8--888-8-8-8----------------|
D:-88-8-7--877665-x4-877665-x4-888-8-8-8--888-8-8-8----------------|
A:-66-6-5--655443----655443----666-6-6-6--666-6-6-6----------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 10 last
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-88-8-7--877665----877665----888-8-8-8--888-8-8-8--888-8-8-8-888-|
D:-88-8-7--877665-x4-877665-x4-888-8-8-8--888-8-8-8--888-8-8-8-888-|
A:-66-6-5--655443----655443----666-6-6-6--666-6-6-6--666-6-6-6-666-|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|

* Hold last note to end with feed back!!!!

Riff 1 x 1

Riff 1a x 1

Riff 1 x 1

Riff 2 x 1 Repeat in order from top.

Then Solo, plus Riff 3 under it.

Riff 4 x 1

Riff 5 x 2

Riff 6 x 2

Riff 7 x 10

Riff 8 x 1

Riff 9 x 1

Riff 10 x 1 The End

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