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                       GATES OF ISHTAR - TRAIL OF TEARS
                      From the Album THE DAWN OF FLAMES
                         Copyright 1998 (Death Records)

                          Version 1.0 - March 2001

Transcribed by: Chris Ninman

For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact
       Chris Ninman at:       snowballingblood@hotmail.com

.  - palm mute                    /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to                ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on                    b  - bend
p  - pull off                          Suffixes for bend
ph - pinch harmonic                     f - full bend    h - half bend
*  - see comment                        r - release      t - tap bend
X  - percussion mute                    ~ - vibrato bend
@  - slight palm mute             () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo pick until next note  sh - semi harmonic

Tune to D (D,G,C,F,A,D)

Riff1
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|Gtrs
|-------------------------------------------------| 1&2
|-5-----5-----5-----4-----0-----0-----2-----2-----|
|---7-7---7-7---7-7---5-5---2-2---2-2---3-3---3-3-|
    . .   . .   . .   . .   . .   . .   . .   . .
Riff1 continued
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|Gtrs
|----------------------------------------------------| 1&2
|-5-----5-----5-----4-----9-------9-------7-----7~---|
|---7-7---7-7---7-7---5-5---10-10---10-10---9-9-9~---|
    . .   . .   . .   . .    .  .    .  .   . .

Repeat Riff1 x3

Bass
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------5---4--------5---4--|Bass
|-------10--9--------10--9----------------------------|
|-7-7-7---7----7-7-7---7----3-3-3---3----3-3-3---3----|

Bass continued
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------5---4--------5---4--------5---4--------5---4--|Bass
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5---5----5-5-5---5----2-2-2---2----3-3-3---3----|
|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|Gtrs
|---------------------------------5---4--------5---4--| 1&2
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------15\-\-\-\----2-2-2---2----3-3-3---3----|

Riff2
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|Gtrs
|---------------------------------5---4--------5---4--| 1&2
|-------10--9--------10--9----------------------------|
|-7-7-7---7----7-7-7---7----3-3-3---3----3-3-3---3----|
  . . .   .    . . .   .    . . .   .    . . .   .
Riff2 continued
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|Gtrs
|-------5---4--------5---4--------5---4--------5---4--| 1&2
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5---5----5-5-5---5----2-2-2---2----3-3-3---3----|
  . . .   .    . . .   .    . . .   .    . . .   .

Repeat Riff2 x1
Repeat Riff1 x4

Riff3
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|Gtrs
|--------------------7~----------------------7~---| 1&2
|-7-----9-----10----------7-----9-----10----------|
|---0-0---0-0----0-0--------8-8---8-8----8-8------|
    . .   . .    . .        . .   . .    . .
Riff3 continued
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|Gtrs
|------------------7-----------------------------------| 1&2
|-9-------10---------------9~---5-----7-----9-----5~---|
|---10-10----10-10---10-10--------7-7---7-7---7-7------|
     .  .     .  .    .  .        . .   . .   . .

Riff3b
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|Gtrs
|-2------------------7~----------------------7~---| 1&2
|-2-----------------------7-----9-----10----------|
|-0-------------------------8-8---8-8----8-8------|
                            . .   . .    . .
Riff3b continued
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|Gtrs
|------------------7-----------------------------------| 1&2
|-9-------10---------------9~---5-----7-----9-----5~---|
|---10-10----10-10---10-10--------7-7---7-7---7-7------|

Repeat Riff3 x2
Repeat Riff2 x2
Repeat Riff1 x4

Riff4
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-------------------------------------------------------| 1
|-10-----9-----12-----10~---10-----9-----12-10-9------9-|
|----0-0---0-0----0-0----------0-0---0-0--------10-12---|
|    . .   . .    . .          . .   . .
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|--9-----7-----10-----9~-----9-----7------10-9-7------7-| 2
|------------------------------------------------9-10---|
|----0-0---0-0----0-0----------0-0---0-0----------------|
     . .   . .    . .          . .   . .

Repeat Riff4 x4

Riff4b
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|---------------------------------------------------| 1
|-10-----9-----12-----10~---10-----9-----5-----3~---|
|----0-0---0-0----0-0----------0-0---0-0---0-0------|
|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|--9-----7-----10-----9~-----9-----7----------------| 2
|----------------------------------------9-----7~---|
|----0-0---0-0----0-0----------0-0---0-0---0-0------|
     . .   . .    . .          . .   . .   . .
Riff4b continued
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|---------------------------------------------------| 1
|-10-----9-----12-----10~---10-----9-----3-----5~---|
|----0-0---0-0----0-0----------0-0---0-0---0-0------|
|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|--9-----7-----10-----9~-----9-----7----------------| 2
|----------------------------------------7-----9~---|
|----0-0---0-0----0-0----------0-0---0-0---0-0------|
     . .   . .    . .          . .   . .   . .

Repeat Riff4b x4
Repeat Riff3 x1
Repeat Riff3b x1
Repeat Riff3 x2
Repeat Riff1 x4

Riff5
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-------------7"--------------7"----------7"---------------------| 1
|-7"--9"--10"-----7"--9"--10"-----9"--10"-----9"--5"--7"--9"--5"-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-------------------------------7------------------------------|Gtr
|-9---------------5---------------7---------------4--------------| 2
|-7---------------3---------------5---------------2--------------|
|-----------------3-------------------------------2--------------|

Repeat Riff5 x1
Repeat Riff3 x2

End
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