'Vikingland' by Satyricon - Guitar Tutorial

            Song:Vikingland
Artist:Satyricon
Album:The Shadowthrone
Tabbed by:Asbeel@hotmail.com

Pretty staightforward song ... at first listen !! If your a crazy 
perfectionist like me you will notice some strange
grooves in the middle and at the end . There seems to be no real pattern , 
but have no fear I will do It all because , yes
, I am that much of a guitar nazi . Some stuff you may prefer to play on the 
G string ( tremelo riffs ) but I have It on d
because I prefer the tone , no other reason . Whatever tickles your pickle 
.... Here we go .

Key:
v=vibrato
/=slide
pm=palm mute
h=hammer-on
p=pull-off
()=artificial harmonic


Riff 1x6
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---7-7--7/5-7/8--7-7--7/5-7/8--7-7--7/5-7/8--7-7-7/8-8--
---7-7--7/5-7/8--7-7--7/5-7/8--7-7--7/5-7/8--7-7-7/8-8--
---5-5--5/3-5/6--5-5--5/3-5/6--5-5--5/3-5/6--5-5-5/6-6--

Riff 2x4 x8 pick very fast ,
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---12-10-------13-12-13-12--
---------13-12--------------
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Riff 2b x8 Octave lower
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---5-3-----6-5-6-5---
-------6-5-----------

This is the first confusing part , just play It exactly how I have shown and 
listen . You will see what I mean ...

Riff 3ax1
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---7-7-7/5-7/8--7-7-7/5-5/3--7-7-7/5-7/8-7-7-7-8-7-8--
---7-7-7/5-7/8--7-7-7/5-5/3--7-7-7/5-7/8-5-5-5-8-7-8--
---5-5-5/3-5/6--5-5-5/3-3/1--5-5-5/3-5/6-------6-5-6--

Riff 3b x 3 Now the pattern starts:
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---7-7-7-5-3--2-2-2-3-5-----7-7-7/5-7/8--7-7-7/5-5/3--7-7-7/5-7/8-7-7-7-8-7-8--
---7-7-7-5-3--2-2-2-3-5-----7-7-7/5-7/8--7-7-7/5-5/3--7-7-7/5-7/8-5-5-5-8-7-8--
---5-5-5-3-1--0-0-0-1-3-----5-5-5/3-5/6--5-5-5/3-3/1--5-5-5/3-5/6-------6-5-6--

Fill 1 x1 End It with this...
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---7-7-7-5-3--2-2-2-3-5-
---7-7-7-5-3--2-2-2-3-5-
---5-5-5-3-1--0-0-0-1-3-

Pick these next two riffs fast as well ...

Riff 5x4
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--12-10----------------
--------13-12-13-8-10--
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Riff 6x8
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--12-10-12----12-10-12-13--12-10-12----12-10-12-13--12-10------------------------
-----------10-----------------------10--------------------13-12--13-12-10-9-10---
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Now the weird part , repeat Riff 3a and 3b twice , EXCEPT replace Fill 1 
with this . Also on 3b . You will understand
when you listen ...
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--2--7-7-7-7/5-5/3-2-2--2-3-8--
--2--7-7-7-7/5-5/3-2-2--2-3-8--
--0--5-5-5-5/3-3/1-0-0--0-1-6--

Interesting interlude ...

Fun part

I have broken it into sections so the pattern will be easier to catch .

Riff 7a x2
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--9-9-9--9-10-9--7--7-7----------------------
--9-9-9--9-10-9--7--7-7----4-4-4-5-4-2-2-2---
--7-7-7--7--8-7--5--5-5-2--2-2-2-3-2-0-0-0---
------------------------0--------------------

Riff 7b x2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--9-9-9--9-10-9--7--7-7--------------------------------------------------------
--9-9-9--9-10-9--7--7-7----4-4-4-5-4-2-2-2--4-4-4-5-4--7-7777-6-66---6-7-7-7---
--7-7-7--7--8-7--5--5-5-2--2-2-2-3-2-0-0-0--2-2-2-3-2--7-7777-6-66-2-6-7-7-7---
------------------------0------------------------------5-5555-4-44-0-4-5-5-5---

Riff 7c x2
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--9-9-9--9-10-9--7--7-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--9-9-9--9-10-9--7--7-7----4-4-4-5-4-2-2-2--4-4-4/5-5-7-7-77-9-9/7-7-5-4-2-22--22-2-2--7-7-77-22-2-2--
--7-7-7--7--8-7--5--5-5-2--2-2-2-3-2-0-0-0--2-2-2/3-3-5-5-55-7-7/5-5-3-2-0-00--22-2-2--7-7-77-22-2-2--
------------------------0------------------------------------------------------00-0-0--5-5-55-00-0-0--

Play these In order and then repeat . EXCEPT ( this is what I mean about 
confusing , folks ) second time through change
Riff 7c to this ...


Riff 7c x2
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--9-9-9--9-10-9--7--7-7----------------------------------------------------------------
--9-9-9--9-10-9--7--7-7----4-4-4-5-4-2-2-2--4-4-4/5-5-7-7-77-9-9/7-7-5-4-2-22--22-2-2--
--7-7-7--7--8-7--5--5-5-2--2-2-2-3-2-0-0-0--2-2-2/3-3-5-5-55-7-7/5-5-3-2-0-00--22-2-2--
------------------------0------------------------------------------------------00-0-0--

I told you I was a guitar nazi ...

mail me anything on your mind.