Vader - Litany Tab

Band:  Vader
Album: Litany
Song:  Litany

.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note        <> - Trill

Tunning - whole step (D etc.)

Note: This is my favourite song from the album (that and Cold Demons). It's

Not actually that hard to play (all riffs are played fairly fast) but there

are loads of different fills and variations, which is quite common with Vader. All the fast picking parts are not accurate but listen to the song for lengths and timings. Feel free to Email me if you have any questions. Enjoy

Intro

7 6 5
5 4 3 6 6 8 9
4 4 6 7
. . . . .

Riff A - x5 - The first time this riff is played its sounds a bit wierd and

all over the place but the tab below is right for the rest of the times.
0 1111111111 0 1p0
000000000 2 3 0 2 3 2 3 0 2 3 2h3
......... . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . . . Fill
7 6 5 5/6
5 4 3 5 4 3/4
00 3 2 00 111111133333333
. . . .. . . .. ...............

Riff B - x3 1st End Variation (riff B)

1p0 1
0000 2h3 0000 2h3 2h3 002h3 002h3 12\1
.... .... ... . ... .

Riff B - x3 2nd End Variation(riff B)

6 3
1p0 4 5 1 4
0000 2h3 0000 2h3 2h3 3 2
.... ....

Riff B - x3 3rd End Variation (riff B)

6 3 4
1p0 4 5 1 2
0000 2h3 0000 2h3 2h3 3
.... ....

Riff C - x4

111122222222
22222223333

Riff D - x2 After second time add this

4 3 5
4 5 2 1 3
2 3
(Don't let ring)

Riff E - x2 After 2nd time add:

5555555554433333333333 555555555332222222222
3 2

Back to riff A - x4 - After 4th time the riff cuts short (see *)

0 1111111111 0 1p0
000000000 2 3 0 2 3 2 3 0 2 3 2h3
......... . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . . .
0 1111111111 0 1
000000000 2 3 0 2 3 2 3 0 2 3
......... . . . . . . .......... . . . . . .

Riff F - x2 (this is a long riff)

11111111111 11111111111
000000000 2 3 000000000 2 3 2 3
11111111111 11111111111 2
000000000 2 3 000000000 2 3

Back to Riff C - x4

111122222222
22222223333

Back to Riff D - x2 After second time play:

4 3 5
4 5 2 1 3
2 3
(This time let ring)

Riff G - Under Solo

000000000000000000000 1/33333333333 55555
000000000000000000000 1/33333333333 55555
000000000000000000000 111111111111111333332222222222222
3 2

Back to Riff A - x2 - The 2nd time cuts short (see*) "ha ha ha ha ha"

0 1111111111 0 1p0
000000000 2 3 0 2 3 2 3 0 2 3 2h3
......... . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . . .
0 1111111111 0 1
000000000 2 3 0 2 3 2 3 0 2 3
......... . . . . . . .......... . . . . . .

Back to Riff F - x2

11111111111 11111111111
000000000 2 3 000000000 2 3 2 3
11111111111 11111111111 2
000000000 2 3 000000000 2 3

Back to Riff C - x4

111122222222
22222223333

Riff H - x2 After second time:

5
2222222211111111 3
22222222333333333
(Don't let ring)

Outro Part 1

7 6 5
5 4 3 6 6 8 9 3
4 4 6 7 1

Outro Part 2

5 4 5
3 2 3 3 2
1 0
That's it! As I say it's not that hard to play but there are lots of variations and fills to remember and it can get confusing. Send along any corrections you have as well.

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