Asfagelns Dod - Finntroll
This was likely recorded on massive stand-up double bass with a bow (or a keyboard, as
works just as well) but here is the transcription for 2 electric bass guitars
because
so easy to find not just one, but two bassists
Three Bars Tambourine/drum Intro, Bass comes in on pickup to bar four
Bass Gtr 1
+ 3 + 1 2 + 3 + 1 2 + 3 + 1 2 + 3 + 1 2 + 3 + 1 2 + 3 +
| G | | | 2 | 4 4 2 6 2 | 4 4 | |
| D | 2 4 1 | 2 2 2 4 1 | 2 2 4 5 | | 2 4 1 | 2 2 2 4 1 |
| A | | | | | | |
| E | | | | | | |
1 2 + 3 + 1 2 + 3 + 1 2
| G | | | |
| D | 2 2 | 2 4 5 | 2 | Play this x2 for intro |
| A | 2 3 0 | 2 2 | |
| E | | | |
Bass Gtr 1 and 2
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 etc
Vocals come in for V1
Bass 1
+ 3 + 1 2 + 3 + 1 2 + 3 + 1 2 + 3 + 1 2 + 3 + 1 2 + 3 +
| G | | | 2 | 4 4 2 6 2 | 4 4 | |
| D | 2 4 1 | 2 2 2 4 1 | 2 2 4 5 | | 2 4 1 | 2 2 2 4 1 |
| A | | | | | | |
| E | | | | | | |
1 2 + 3 + 1 2 + 3 + 1 2
| G | | | |
| D | 2 2 | 2 4 5 | 2 | Play x2 |
| A | 2 3 0 | 2 2 | |
| E | | | |
Bass 2
| G | | | | | | | | |
| D | | | | | | | | |
| A | | | | | | | | | x2 |
| E | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
After x2, Bass 1 tacet and Bass 2 play
Verse 2 (key change)
Bass 1
+ 3 + 1 2 + 3 + 1 2 + 3 + 1 2 + 3 + 1 2 + 3 + 1 2 + 3 +
| G | | | 3 | 5 5 3 7 3 | 5 5 | |
| D | 3 5 2 | 3 3 3 5 2 | 3 3 5 6 | | 3 5 2 | 3 3 3 5 2 |
| A | | | | | | |
| E | | | | | | |
1 2 + 3 + 1 2 + 3 + 1 2
| G | | | |
| D | 3 3 | 3 5 6 | 3 | Play x2 |
| A | 3 5 1 | 3 3 | |
| E | | | |
Bass 2
Little Bridge thing
Bass 2
Both basses tacet for 8 bars
Either bass plays
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
| G | | | | |
| D | | | | | x2 |
| A | 1 | | 3 3 | |
| E | 1 | 1 1 | | 1 1 |
Verse 3
Bass 2
Organ Solo for 16 bars with vocals, then back to riff 1
Bass Gtr 1
+ 3 + 1 2 + 3 + 1 2 + 3 + 1 2 + 3 + 1 2 + 3 + 1 2 + 3 +
| G | | | 2 | 4 4 2 6 2 | 4 4 | |
| D | 2 4 1 | 2 2 2 4 1 | 2 2 4 5 | | 2 4 1 | 2 2 2 4 1 |
| A | | | | | | |
| E | | | | | | |
1 2 + 3 + 1 2 + 3 + 1 2
| G | | | |
| D | 2 2 | 2 4 5 | 2 | x4 (electric guitar comes in 2nd time) |
| A | 2 3 0 | 2 2 | |
| E | | | |
Bass 2
| G | | | | | | | | |
| D | | | | | | | | |
| A | | | | | | | | | x4 |
| E | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Song ends with little acoustic/tambourine intro for 20 some seconds
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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