LAKE OF FIRE
As recorded by Bathory
(From the 2001 Album DESTROYER OF WORLDS)
Transcribed by Gabriel Pérez Villarreal
Words and Music by Quorthon for Bathory
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Dist 1'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Dist 2'
Gtr III (D G C F A D) - 'Dist 3'
Gtr IV (D G C F A D) - 'Acoustic'
Intro
Slow Metal Q=70
D/A Bb/A D/A Bb/A
4/4
Gtr IV
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| ^2 3 5 | ^6 5 3 | ^2 3 5 | ^6 5 3 |
| ^3 3 3 | ^3 3 3 3 | ^3 3 3 3 | ^3 3 3 3 |
| ^2 2 | ^3 3 | ^2 2 | ^3 3 |
| ^0 0 | ^0 0 | ^0 0 | ^0 0 |
| ^0 | ^0 | ^0 | ^0 |
| | | | |
D/A Bb/A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| ^2 3 5 | ^6 5 3 |
| o ^3 3 3 3 | ^3 3 3 3 |
| ^2 2 | ^3 3 |
| ^0 0 | ^0 0 |
| o ^0 | ^0 |
| | |
D/A Bb/A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
| ^2 3 5 | ^6 5 3 |
| ^3 3 3 3 | ^3 3 3 3 o |
| ^2 2 | ^3 3 |
| ^0 0 | ^0 0 |
| ^0 | ^0 o |
| | |
D Bb/D
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| ^2 3 5 | ^6 5 3 |
| o ^3 3 3 3 | ^3 3 3 3 |
| ^2 2 | ^3 3 |
| ^0 0 | ^0 0 |
| o | |
| | |
|
| Gtr II
| W W
| ^2 | ^6 |
| o ^3 | ^3 |
| ^2 | ^3 |
| ^0 | ^0 |
| o | |
| | |
D Bb/D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| ^2 3 5 | ^6 5 3 |
| ^3 3 3 3 | ^3 3 3 3 o |
| ^2 2 | ^3 3 |
| ^0 0 | ^0 0 |
| | o |
| | |
|
| W W
| ^2 | ^6 |
| ^3 | ^3 o |
| ^2 | ^3 |
| ^0 | ^0 |
| | o |
| | |
Verse I
D Bbmaj7/D
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| ^2 2 | ^5 3 |
| o ^3 3 5 | ^3 6 3 6 3 |
| ^2 2 2 2 | ^3 3 3 |
| ^0 0 | ^0 |
| o | |
| | |
D Bbmaj7/D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E
| ^2 2 | ^5 3 |
| ^3 3 5 | ^3 6 3 6 3 (3) o |
| ^2 2 2 2 | ^3 3 |
| ^0 0 | ^0 |
| | o |
| | |
D
Q Q S S S S E E E S S Q E S S S S E
| ^2 2 3 2 0 2 | ^2 x x 2 ^2 x x 2 2 2 |
| o ^3 3 3 3 3 | ^3 x x 3 ^3 x x 3 3 3 |
| ^2 2 2 | ^2 x x 2 ^2 x x 2 2 2 |
| ^0 0 0 | ^0 0 ^0 0 0 0 |
| o | |
| | |
Q Q S S S S E E E S S Q E S S S S E
| ^2 2 3 2 0 2 | ^2 x x 2 ^2 x x 2 2 2 |
| ^3 3 3 3 3 | ^3 x x 3 ^3 x x 3 3 3 o |
| ^2 2 2 | ^2 x x 2 ^2 x x 2 2 2 |
| ^0 0 0 | ^0 0 ^0 0 0 0 |
| | o |
| | |
A5/D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | |
| ^5 5 6 8 | 3 5 6 8 |
| ^2 2 3 5 | 2 2 3 5 |
| ^0 0 | |
| | |
| | |
D Bb/D
Gtrs I, IV
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| ^2 3 5 | ^6 5 3 |
| o ^3 3 3 3 | ^3 3 3 3 |
| ^2 2 | ^3 3 |
| ^0 0 | ^0 0 |
| o | |
| | |
D Bb/D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| ^2 3 5 | ^6 5 3 |
| ^3 3 3 3 | ^3 3 3 3 o |
| ^2 2 | ^3 3 |
| ^0 0 | ^0 0 |
| | o |
| | |
Verse II
D Bbmaj7/D
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| ^2 2 | ^5 3 |
| o ^3 3 5 | ^3 6 3 6 3 |
| ^2 2 2 2 | ^3 3 3 |
| ^0 0 | ^0 |
| o | |
| | |
D Bbmaj7/D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
| ^2 2 | ^5 3 |
| ^3 3 5 | ^3 6 3 6 3 o |
| ^2 2 2 2 | ^3 3 |
| ^0 0 | ^0 |
| | o |
| | |
D
Q Q S S S S E E E S S Q E S S S S E
| ^2 2 3 2 0 2 | ^2 x x 2 ^2 x x 2 2 2 |
| o ^3 3 3 3 3 | ^3 x x 3 ^3 x x 3 3 3 |
| ^2 2 2 | ^2 x x 2 ^2 x x 2 2 2 |
| ^0 0 0 | ^0 0 ^0 0 0 0 |
| o | |
| | |
Q Q S S S S E E E S S Q E S S S S E
| ^2 2 3 2 0 2 | ^2 x x 2 ^2 x x 2 2 2 |
| ^3 3 3 3 3 | ^3 x x 3 ^3 x x 3 3 3 o |
| ^2 2 2 | ^2 x x 2 ^2 x x 2 2 2 |
| ^0 0 0 | ^0 0 ^0 0 0 0 |
| | o |
| | |
A5/D D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
| | | 2 |
| 5 5 6 8 | 3 5 6 8 | 3 |
| 2 2 3 5 | 2 2 3 5 | 2 |
| 0 0 | | 0 |
| | | |
| | | |
D
E S S Q E S S S S E Q Q S S S S E E
| 2 x x 2 2 x x 2 2 2 | 2 2 3 2 0 2 |
| 3 x x 3 3 x x 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 2 x x 2 2 x x 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| | |
| | |
E S S Q E S S S S E Q Q S S S S E E
| 2 x x 2 2 x x 2 2 2 | 2 2 3 2 0 2 |
| 3 x x 3 3 x x 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 2 x x 2 2 x x 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| | |
| | |
D
E S S Q E S S S S E Q Q S S S S E E E S S Q E S S S S E
| 2 x x 2 2 x x 2 2 2 | 2 2 3 2 0 2 | 2 x x 2 2 x x 2 2 |
| 3 x x 3 3 x x 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 x x 3 3 x x 3 3 |
| 2 x x 2 2 x x 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 | 2 x x 2 2 x x 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
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Solo
D/A Bb/A D/A Bb/A
Gtr I
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H H
|
| Gtrs II, III
| 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 E E E E E E E
| ^2 3 5 | ^6 5 3 | ^2 3 5 | ^6 5 3 |
| ^3 3 3 3 | ^3 3 3 3 | ^3 3 3 3 | ^3 3 3 3 |
| ^2 2 | ^3 3 | ^2 2 | ^3 3 |
| ^0 0 | ^0 0 | ^0 0 | ^0 0 |
| ^0 | ^0 | ^0 | ^0 |
| | | | |
D/A Bb/A
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~
H H Q.. T T Q E E
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| ^2 3 5 | ^6 5 3 |
| ^3 3 3 3 | ^3 3 3 3 |
| ^2 2 | ^3 3 |
| ^0 0 | ^0 0 |
| ^0 | ^0 |
| | |
D/A Bb/A
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H Q Q H H
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| ^2 3 5 | ^6 5 3 |
| ^3 3 3 3 | ^3 3 3 3 |
| ^2 2 | ^3 3 |
| ^0 0 | ^0 0 |
| ^0 | ^0 |
| | |
D/A
~~
Q S. T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
| |
| |
| 7 /14h17p15p14h17p15p14h17p15p14h17p15p14h17p15p14h17p15p14h17p15p14 |
| |
| |
| |
|
| E E E E E E E E
| ^2 3 5 |
| ^3 3 3 3 |
| ^2 2 |
| ^0 0 |
| ^0 |
| |
Bb/A
~~~
Q. s s s s s S T T T T T T T T
| |
| |
| 15 15h17 18p17 15h17 18p17p15h17p15 |
| 17p12h14 |
| |
| |
|
| E E E E E E E E
| ^6 5 3 |
| ^3 3 3 3 |
| ^3 3 |
| ^0 0 |
| ^0 |
| |
D/A
|---3----| |--3--| |--3--|
E T T T T Q +Q S S S S S S S S
| |
| 17p15 |
| 15 15p14p12 14 (14) 12h14 15p14 15h17 |
| |
| |
| |
|
| E E E E E E E E
| ^2 3 5 |
| ^3 3 3 3 |
| ^2 2 |
| ^0 0 |
| ^0 |
| |
Bb/A
E T T T T E T T T T S S T T T T E E
| |
| 18p17h18p17 15h17p15h17 15p14h15 |
| 14h17 15p14h15p14 |
| |
| |
| |
|
| E E E E E E E E
| ^6 5 3 |
| ^3 3 3 3 |
| ^3 3 |
| ^0 0 |
| ^0 |
| |
Outro
A5/D
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | |
| 5 5 6 8 | 3 5 6 8 |
| 2 2 3 5 | 2 2 3 5 |
| 0 0 | |
| | |
| | |
D Bb/D
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| ^2 3 5 | ^6 5 3 |
| o ^3 3 3 3 | ^3 3 3 3 |
| ^2 2 | ^3 3 |
| ^0 0 | ^0 0 |
| o | |
| | |
|
| Gtr IV
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| ^2 3 5 | ^6 5 3 |
| o ^3 3 3 3 | ^3 3 3 3 |
| ^2 2 | ^3 3 |
| ^0 0 | ^0 0 |
| o ^0 | ^0 |
| | |
D Bb/D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| ^2 3 5 | ^6 5 3 |
| ^3 3 3 3 | ^3 3 3 3 o |
| ^2 2 | ^3 3 |
| ^0 0 | ^0 0 |
| | o |
| | |
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| ^2 3 5 | ^6 5 3 |
| ^3 3 3 3 | ^3 3 3 3 o |
| ^2 2 | ^3 3 |
| ^0 0 | ^0 0 |
| ^0 | ^0 o |
| | |
D
>
W +W
| ^2 | ^(2) * |
| ^3 | ^(3) * |
| ^2 | ^(2) * |
| ^0 | ^(0) * |
| | * |
| | * |
|
| >
| W +W
| ^2 | ^(2) * |
| ^3 | ^(3) * |
| ^2 | ^(2) * |
| ^0 | ^(0) * |
| ^0 | ^(0) * |
| | * |
Duration Legend
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
- 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