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Zeromus - The Black Mages
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Tabbed by: JenoUnion
E-mail: CryofthePlanet@hotmail.com
This is without a doubt my favorite Black Mages song, but I couldn't find any tabs of it. I
tried my hand at learning it by ear and this is what I got. It might not be 100% accurate, but
it's a pretty good start. If some parts are confusing, consult the key.
Tuning: EADGBe (Standard)
Intro
Rhythm Guitar
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7----4----5----8-----------------------------------|
A|---5----2----3----6-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7----4----5----8-----------------------------------|
A|---5----2----3----6-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7----4----5----8-----------------------------------|
A|---5----2----3----6-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Lead Guitar (All natural harmonics, listen to song for timing)
e|--R------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--S--------------------------------5~----v---v---v---v---v---v---v---------|
D|--T--------------------------5---5-----------------------------------------|
A|--x----------------------------5-------------------------------------------|
E|--x------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------3~--------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Both Guitars
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------3---5-3------------------------|
A|-------1---3-1-5-6-3-5---6----------------------------|
E|-5-2-3---5--------------------------------------------|
Main Riff
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------4*--|
E|-3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--0----------|
ppp pp p p ppp pp p p ppp pp p p ppp p
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------4*--|
E|-3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--0----------|
ppp pp p p ppp pp p p ppp pp p p ppp p
Melody Riff
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------13b15--13--11--------------------16b18--16--15------------|
G|-14-------------------14--12--15--17-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------15---17b18---17-------------------------------|
B|-16----13-15-16-----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
First Solo
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15--11-13--13b15--------------------|
G|-/11----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11-14-13----13-11--------------------------------------------|
G|----------14-------12b14r12-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------11~------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------14-17b18---r17-15-18b20---r18-15-17b18---r17-15-18b20---|
G|----------12-14-15---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-13-15------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------16b18-------------------------------------|
B|-18b20-----15-------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|---R------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---E--------------------------16~-------------------------------|
G|---S--------------------/15-------------------------------------|
D|---T------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---x------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---x------------------------------------------------------------|
*For this next section, dip the whammy bar a bit and hit the note, then raise it back up
to normal pitch; for the E and F# at the end of each part, apply vibrato with the whammy*
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7----10----9~----------------------9----12-----11~------------|
D|--5----8-----------------------------7----10-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Keyboard Melody (All of the notes on the D string played here are semi-harmonics)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4-----4---------4-----4---------5-----5---------5-----5---------------|
A|-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4-----4---------4-----4---------5-----5---------5-----5---------------|
A|-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2---------2-----2---------5-----5---------5-----5---------------|
A|-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2----------------------------|
A|-0-0---0-0---0-0------7--5--3-----------|
E|-----------------/x\--5--3--1------/x\--|
p p p p p p
Rockin' Break (Hard to express the timing in tab...listen to the song)
e|-----R----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----S----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----T----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------4---3---4--3--5---4---5--4------------------------------|
D|------4---3---4--3--5---4---5--4------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_black_mages/zeromus_tab.html ]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4---------4-5-2-3-8-----------6------------------------------------------|
A|--4---------2-3-0-1-6---6-6-6-8-4------------------------------------------|
E|--2---2-2-2-------------------6--------------------------------------------|
p p p p p p
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------5-----------------------5-7-8-----|
D|--------------------------5-----7--8---4---------4--8---7-8-5-7---5-----5-7-8-----------|
A|-5--6--5--8---6--5--8--5-----5-------8-----5--6-----------------8---6-8-----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*Drum Fill*
Guitar Solo
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17---------------14--------------------------------20---------20---------------------|
G|-16b18--16p14h16------16--14--------------19b21-b21----b21-b21----b21-b21-19b21-------|
D|-----------------------------16-14--16/-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-x/16b18--r16-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------17p15p14-----17b18--r17-17p15p14-------------------------------------|
G|------------------------17----------------------17-15-17/19--15-17-18-14-17-15~-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----13----13--------------------------------------/15-13-16-15-18-16-------|
G|-------11----14-11-8-11-8v-^7-8-10-v^12-14-15-11v--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--13b15--11-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------12----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------12---------------10-8----------7-------------------------------|
D|------------------12-13-10-12-9------10-8-5-7---4~--v-------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*Natural Harmonics*
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0v-----5^--v-7^--v----3~--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Keyboard Solo
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------4*--|
E|-3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--0----------|
ppp pp p p ppp pp p p ppp pp p p ppp p
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------4*--|
E|-3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--0----------|
ppp pp p p ppp pp p p ppp pp p p ppp p
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------5/7-\5--|
E|-6--664--6--60-4-5--6--664--6--60-4-5--6--664--6--60-4-5--6--664--6--4--------------|
ppp pp p p ppp pp p p ppp pp p p ppp p
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------5/7*----|
E|-6--664--6--60-4-5--6--664--6--60-4-5--6--664--6--60-4-5--6--664--6--4--------------|
ppp pp p p ppp pp p p ppp pp p p ppp p
Melody Riff
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------13b15--13--11--------------------16b18--16--15------------|
G|-14-------------------14--12--15--17-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
*Two guitars here, one ends the riff normally and the other starts it again with an A*
e|----------------15---17b18---17-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-16----13-15-16-------------------13b15--13-11--------------------16b18--16--15-----|
G|------------------------------------------------14--12--15--17----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------12-----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------15---17b18---17-------------------------------|
B|-16----13-15-16-----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro
e|-------10--13-12-10----12-10-------10--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13b15--------------13-------13-12----13-12-10-13-12-10----12-10-------10--------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------12-------12-10----12-10-9-12-10-9-7--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10----12-----13-----14-----15-----15-----17~----------------------------|
G|-7----/9----/10----/11----/12----/13----/14--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----15----------------15-----------------15--------------------------|
B|--15----18p15-------15----18p15-------15-----18p15--------------------|
G|--------------17b19-------------17b19--------------17b19--------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------15----------------15-----------------15--------------------------|
B|-------15----18p15-------15----18p15-------15-----18p15--------------------|
G|-17b19-------------17b19-------------17b19--------------17b19--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----17----------------17-----------------17--------------------------|
B|--17----20p17-------17----20p17-------17-----20p17--------------------|
G|--------------19b21-------------19b21--------------19b21--------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------20----------------20-----------------20----------------20---------|
B|-------17----20p17-------17----20p17-------17-----20p17-------17----20p17---|
G|-19b21-------------19b21-------------19b21--------------19b21---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*Natural harmonics*
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0v------^9v---^7v---^5v---^3~---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-5-6-3-5-------------------|
E|---------6-5-2-3*----------|
There you have it. Sorry if some things aren't perfect, but I tried my best. Let me know what
you think in the comments!
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| v whammy dip
| ^ whammy rise
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off (inside tab)/palm mute (under tab format)
| ~ vibrato
| * pinch harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| r Bend release
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