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The Sign Of The Cross

 
 
 00:00 - 01:20 = PRE-INTRO (background chanting) 
 
 
 01:20 - 01:55 = INTRO 1 (bass + guitar ?) 
 
   (X2) 
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 G|----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 A|----0-2-3--2--0-2-3-2------0-2-3---2-3-5--3--2------0-2-3--2--0-2-3-2-- 
 E|-0----------------------0------------------------0--------------------- 
 
   {ending 1}              {ending 2} 
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 --0--0-2-3--2-3--2-3---|-0--0-2-3--2-3--2-0---| 
 
 
 01:55 - 02:47 = INTRO 2 (occassional chords) 
 
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 02:47 - 03:26 = VERSE 1 (thumping chords, 4 a bar, hit;miss;hit;hit) 
 
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 03:26 - 03:44 = VERSE 2 (similar to Verse 1, but with LEAD 1) 
 
   {LEAD 1} 
 e|------------------------------------| 
 B|-5--5-7-8-7-----0---5--5-7-8-7------| 
 G|-------------7------------------7---| 
 D|------------------------------------| 
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 03:44 - 04:04 = CHORUS (chords) 
 
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 04:04 - 04:22 = VERSE 2 
 
 
 04:22 - 04:42 = CHORUS 
 
 
 04:42 - 05:01 = RIFF 1 (2 guitars + bass, guitar 1 top;guitar 2 bottom) 
 
   (X2) 
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 B|---12-12-12--10-12-12-12----12-12-12--10-12-12-12----12-12-12--10-12-12-12-- 
 G|-9------------------------9------------------------9------------------------ 
 D|----9--9--9---7--9--9--9-----9--9--9---7--9--9--9-----9--9--9---7--9--9--9-- 
 A|-7------------------------7------------------------7------------------------ 
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
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 --13-13--12-12--10-10--12-12---| 
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 --10-10---9--9---7--7---9--9---| 
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   (X2) 
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 B|---10-10-10---8-10-10-10----10-10-10---8-10-10-10----10-10-10---8-10-10-10-- 
 G|-7------------------------7------------------------7------------------------ 
 D|----7--7--7---5--7--7--7-----7--7--7---5--7--7--7-----7--7--7---5--7--7--7-- 
 A|-5------------------------5------------------------5------------------------ 
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
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 --11-11--10-10---8--8--10-10---| 
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 ---8--8---7--7---5--5---7--7---| 
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 05:01 - 05:30 = RIFF 2 (chords, by the threes) 
 
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 05:30 - 06:06 = RIFF 3 (background chanting) 
 
   {part 1}             X2 {part 2} 
 e|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------| 
 B|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------| 
 G|-----------------------|-----------------------|- PART 1 -| 
 D|--9--9-8----9--9--8-7--|--7--7-6----7--7--6-5--|-  (X1)  -| 
 A|-7--7------7--7--7-----|-5--5------5--5--5-----|----------| 
 E|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------| 
 
 
 06:06 - 07:08 = RIFF 4 
 
   {part 1}                                               {part 2} 
 e|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------- 
 B|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------- 
 G|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------- 
 D|--9-9-9-8-------------9-9-9-8---7--------------------|--9-9-9-8-------------------- 
 A|-7----------7---7----7--------7-----7---7---7---7----|-7----------7---7---7---7---- 
 E|----------000-000-00--------------000-000-000-000-00-|----------000-000-000-000-00- 
 
                                     {part 3} 
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 ---9-9-9-8---7--------------------|--7-7-7-6-------------7-7-7-6---5--------------------|- 
 --7--------7-----7---7---7---7----|-5----------7---7----5--------5-----7---7---7---7----|- 
 ---------------000-000-000-000-00-|----------000-000-00--------------000-000-000-000-00-|- 
 
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 --- PART 2 --|  
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 07:08 - 07:25 = RIFF 5 
 
   {part 1}            (X2) {part 2} 
 e|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| 
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 G|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 D|--9-----10-----7-----9--|--7-----8-----5-----7---------7-----8-----5-----7------| 
 A|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| 
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 07:25 - 07:44 = RIFF 5 with LEAD 2 
 
   {LEAD 2} 
   {part 1}                       (X2) {part 2}                       (X2) 
 e|---------------10------------------|----------------8------------------| 
 B|-12--10-12-13-----13-10-----10-12--|-10---8-10-11-----11--8------8-10--| 
 G|-------------------------12--------|--------------------------10-------| 
 D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
 A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
 E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
 
 
 07:44 - 07:57 = RIFF 6 (heavy and fast) 
 
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 07:57 - 08:17 = RIFF 7 
                                                             (X4) 
 e|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
 B|-------12--10---------------12--10----------------------------| 
 G|-9--9---------12-11---9--9---------12-11-9----9-12-9-12--11---| 
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
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 08:17 - 08:36 = SOLO 1 
 
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 08:36 - 08:55 = SOLO 2 
 
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 08:55 - 09:14 = RIFF 7 (X4) 
 
 
 09:14 - 10:10 = RIFF 8 (with background chords on 3rd & 4th repeat; 
                         slows on 6th repeat, into OUTRO 1) 
 
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------10-9--------- 
 B|----10-12-12--12-12--12-13-12-10-12---------10-12-12--12-12--12-13-12-10------12-10--- 
 G|-9----------------------------------------9------------------------------------------- 
 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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                                                                                       (X6) 
 ------------------------------------------10-9-------------------------------------------| 
 -----10-12-12--12-12--12-13-12-10-12-----------12-10-12-10-------------------------------| 
 ---9-------------------------------------------------------12-11-12-11-9----12-11-9------| 
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 10:10 - 10:47 = OUTRO 1 (slow and crunchy) 
 
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 10:47 - 11:12 = OUTRO 2 (INTRO 1 with ENDING 2) 
 
 
 >>> THE EPIC IS OVER <<< 
 
...... ...... ...... 
 
        All additions and comments will be welcomed.... 
 
        Good guitaring, 
                        Stuart. 
 
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