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The Call of Ktulu

 Play with wah & distortion. I didn't put in all the Wah Changes. Just listen to the song. 
 It is used mostly on the really high notes. 
 
                         h..        e     h.          q 
 G||-------------------||----------------|-------------------| 
 D|4:--Guitar Intro.---||:---------------|------------------:| 
 A|4:------------------||:-0---------7---|-6----------(6)\--:|  x4 
 E||-------------------||----------------|-------------------| 
 
         w          w                       e e e e e e e e  e e e e  e e  q 
 G||----------------|----------------||    |----------------|------------------| 
 D||----------------|----------------||    |----------------|------------------| 
 A||-------R--------|-5--------------|| x3 |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5--5-5--5\--| 
 E||----------------|----------------||    |----------------|------------------| 
 
 BASS FILL #1 
 ============ 
      e e e e     e e e e     e e e e e e e e 
 G||-----------------------|-------------------| 
 D||--------5-(5)H7-5-7----|-------------------| 
 A||--0-0-0-------------7--|--6-6-6-6-6-7------| 
 E||-----------------------|--------------8-7--| 
 
 BASS SOLO 
 ========= 
 3rd and 4th times, substitute Bass Fill #1 
 
      e  e      e  e  q.  e     e e e e  e e  q      e e  q  e e e e 
 G||-------------------------|--------------------|----------9-9-9----| 
 D||:-------(5)H7--5--7------|--------------------|----------7-7-7----| 
 A||:-0--0----------------7--|--6-6-6-6--6-7--7\--|--0-0--0--0-0-0-7--| 
 E||-------------------------|--------------------|-------------------| 
 
      e e e e  e   e   e   e      e e e e     e  e s s e      e e e e  e e e e 
 G||---------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------| 
 D||---------------------------|--------5-(5)H7--7-7-7-----|--------------------| 
 A||--6-6-6-6--6-(10)-(6/(10))-|--0-0-0----------------7---|--6-6-6-6--6-7------| 
 E||---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------8-7--| 
 
      e e e e  q    e  e     e e e e  e e  q      e e e e  e  e  e  e 
 G||----------------------|--------------------|------------------------| 
 D||--------5--7---(7)\---|--------------------|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--| 
 A||--0-0-0----0/------7--|--6-6-6-6--6-7--7\--|------------------------| 
 E||----------------------|--------------------|------------------------| 
 
      s s s s  s  s  s  s   s  s  s  s   s  s  s  s      e e e e  e  e  e  e 
 G||--9-9-9-9--10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|------------------------| 
 D||--------------------------------------------------|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--| 
 A||--------------------------------------------------|------------------------| 
 E||--------------------------------------------------|------------------------| 
 
                                                     {1.-------------------------- 
      q    q     e  e   q      e e e e  e  e  e  e      q     q     q     e  e 
 G||-------10----10-10--10\-|------------------------|--10----12----14----12-14--| 
 D||--12---------12-12--12\-|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--|---------------------------| 
 A||------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------| 
 E||------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------| 
                                                    ^ 
                                 This is where it changes. 
                                 When you get to here, go 
                                 to the next part 1-2-3-4 ! 
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------} 
      e  e   s  s  e  s  s  e  s  s  e     s  s  e   s  s  e    e  e  e  e 
 G||--15-14--12H14P12-14H15P14-12H14P12--|-14H15P14--12H14P12---15-14-12-14\--|| 
 D||-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------:|| 
 A||-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------:|| 
 E||-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|| 
 
 {2.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------} 
      q     q     q.  s  s      e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e 
 G||--10----12----14--12-14--|--12-17-15-14-----15-14-----|-----14H15P14--------14H15P14-----|| 
 D||-------------------------|---------------17-------17--|--17----------17--17----------17-:|| 
 A||-------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------:|| 
 E||-------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------|| 
 
 {3.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------} 
      q     q     h          e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e      e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e 
 G||--10----12----14------|------------------12-14-12--|--14-12-15-14--17-15-17-19\---|| 
 D||----------------------|--12-14-15-12--15-----------|-----------------------------:|| 
 A||----------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------:|| 
 E||----------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|| 
 
 {4.---------------------------> 
     e  e  e  e   e  e  e  e    s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s 
 G||--------------------------|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| 
 D||-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-|-------------------------------------------------| 
 A||--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| 
 E||--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| 
 
 ::::GRADUAL BEND:::::::::::::full-----------wah off-} 
     s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s 
 G||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| 
 D||-------------------------------------------------| 
 A||-------------------------------------------------| 
 E||-------------------------------------------------| 
 
 This is the cool bit. It sounds good. 
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e e+s e+s e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e 
 G||--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| 
 D||:-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| 
 A||:-------------0-----2--3--|--------------0--2---3--|--------------0-----2--3--| 
 E||--0--0--0--0-----0--------|--1--1--1--1------------|--2--2--2--2-----0--------| 
 
      e  e  e  e e+s e+s e 
 G||------------------------| 
 D||-----------------------:|  x4 
 A||--5-----------3--2-----:| 
 E||-----3--3--3---------3--| 
 
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e e+s e+s e 
 G||--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| 
 D||:-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| 
 A||:-------------3-----5--6--|--------------3--5---6--|--------------3-----5--6--| 
 E||--3--3--3--3-----3--------|--4--4--4--4------------|--5--5--5--5-----5--------| 
 
      e  e  e  e e+s e+s e 
 G||-------------------------| 
 D||------------------------:| 
 A||--8-----------6--5------:| 
 E||-----6--6--6---------6---| 
 
 Guitar SOLO --> Play this section with Wah 
 
      e  e  e  s   q  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e e    e  e  e  e  e  s s e e 
 G||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| 
 D||:----------5-5H7--7-----|------------------------|----------5--7--7-7-7---| 
 A||:-0--0--0------------7--|-6--6--6--6--6--7--7/9--|-0--0--0--------------7-| 
 E||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| 
 
     e  e  e  e  e  e  q      e  e  e  e  e s s e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e 
 G||-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
 D||----------------5--5\--|-----------5--7-7-7-7-----|--------------------------| 
 A||-6--6--6--6--6--7--7\--|--0--0--0--------------7--|--6--6--6--6--6--7--------| 
 E||-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------8--7--| 
 
      e  e  e  e    q.   s     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e 
 G||------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------| 
 D||----------------7\------|--------------------------|--0--0--0--0--12-12-12-12--| 
 A||--0--0--0--0----0----7--|--6--6--6--6--6--7--7--7--|---------------------------| 
 E||------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------| 
 
     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e 
 G||-------------------------| 
 D||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| Repeat this bar 4 times 
 A||-------------------------| 
 E||-------------------------| 
 
 {1.------------------------------------------------------------------------------} 
     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e 
 G||-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| 
 D||-12-12-14-14-15-15-14-14-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-:| 
 A||-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------:| 
 E||-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| 
 
 {2.------------------------------------------------------------------------------} 
     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e 
 G||-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| 
 D||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-:| 
 A||-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------:| 
 E||-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| 
 
       e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e 
 G||---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
 D||:-----------5--7--5--7-----|-------------------------|----------5--7--5--7-----| 
 A||:--0--0--0--------------7--|-6--6--6--6--6--7--------|-0--0--0--------------7--| 
 E||---------------------------|-------------------8--7--|-------------------------| 
 
      e  e  e  e  e  e  q 
 G||-------------------------| 
 D||-----------------5--5\--:| 
 A||--6--6--6--6--6--7--7\--:| 
 E||-------------------------| 
 
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e 
 G||--------------------------|--------------------------| 
 D||--0--0--0--0--12-12-12-12-|--13-13-14-14-15-15-15-15-| Play these bars twice 
 A||--------------------------|--------------------------| 
 E||--------------------------|--------------------------| 
 
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e      h         s  e  s  e  s  e  s  e  s  e  s 
 G||--------------------------|------------------12------|-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-| 
 D||--0--0--0--0--12-12-12-12-|--14-14-15-15-------------|----------------------------------| 
 A||--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------| 
 E||--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------| 
 
     e  s  e  s  e  s  e  s  q 
 G||-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-| 
 D||----------------------------| 
 A||----------------------------| 
 E||----------------------------| 
 
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e. e. e 
 G||--------------------------|------------------------| 
 D||:-------------------------|-----------------------:| 
 A||:-0-----------0-----2--3--|--0-----------0--2--3--:|  x4 
 E||-----0--0--0-----0--------|-----1--1--1------------| 
 
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e. e. e 
 G||--------------------------|------------------------| 
 D||:-------------------------|-----------------------:| 
 A||:-2-----------2-----4--5--|--2-----------2--4--5--:|  x4 
 E||-----2--2--2-----2--------|-----3--3--3------------| 
 
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e. e. e 
 G||--------------------------|-----------------------| 
 D||:-------------------------|----------------------:| 
 A||:-3-----------3-----5--6--|--3-----------3--5--6-:|   x3 
 E||-----3--3--3-----3--------|-----4--4--4-----------| 
 
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e. e. e 
 G||--------------------------|-----------------------| 
 D||:-------------------------|----------------------:| 
 A||:-5-----------5-----7--8--|--5-----------5--7--8-:|   x3 
 E||-----5--5--5-----5--------|-----6--6--6-----------| 
 
          h..       s         w 
 G||---------------------|-------------------| 
 D||:--------------------|------------------:| 
 A||:-----0---------7----|----6-------------:|   x8 
 E||---------------------|-------------------| 
 
                         {1.2.3.-------------}{4.----------------------------------> 
           h      h           w                     h      h 
 G||-------7------7------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
 D||:--------------------|------------------:|------0-------------|--------------------| 
 A||:--------------------|----0-------------:|--------------------|--------------------| 
 E||---------------------|-------------------|-------------0------|----(0)-------------| 
 
        e  e  e e+q    q     q    q     h 
 G||----------------------|--------------------| 
 D||:---------------------|--------------------| 
 A||:---------------------|-------7-----7------| 
 E||----3--2--2--2-----3--|--0----------0------| 
 
                          {1-7.----------------} 
        e  e  e e+q    q     q.         h. 
 G||----------------------|--------------------| 
 D||----------------------|-------------------:| 
 A||----------------------|-------------7-----:| 
 E||----3--2--2--2-----3--|--0----------0------| 
 
    {8.-------------------> 
       q.  h      e   e       q     e   e+h        w 
 G||----------------------|-------------------|----------------------| 
 D||----------------------|-------------------|----------------------| 
 A||----------------------|---------5----5----|---(5)----------------| 
 E||---0---0------2---2---|--(2)--------------|----------------------| 
 
 Now there is 15 bars of Drums. Now for the final little section ---> 
        q    q    q    q       q    q    h             h. 
 G||----------------------|----------------------|-------------------| 
 D||----------------------|----------------------|3------------------| 
 A||----5----3----5----1--|----5----8----5-------|4---(5)------------| 
 E||----------------------|----------------------|-------------------| 
 
        q    q    q    q       q    q    h       Fast !                                h    h 
 G||---------------------|---------------------|12\10/12/14\12/14/15\14/15/17\15/17/|/19--------| 
 D||4--------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------|-----------| 
 A||4---5---3----5----1--|----5----8----5------|------------------------------------|------17---| 
 E||---------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------|-----------|
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