Cathedral - Serpent Eve

Serpent eve

by Cathedral

from the fabulous '91 album 'forest of equilibrium'

transcribed by Christian Reindel(creindel@gmx.de)
any questions or corrections- e-mail me

Tune down to B (2.5 steps)


~ bend the note normal

~~~~~ bend the note rapidly

x pick slide

Intro
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------2---1------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
B |-12/--0-----3----6----5----12/--2----4----1---------------|

B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
B |------0-----3----6----5----12/--2----4----1----1---X-----|

Riff 1
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------10---10h11-10--9--9/------|
A |-----------------------9h11---11---------------------------|
E |-------1---2---3---------------------------------------3~~-|
B |---2-------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2 - 6 times

the serpent she writes in knowledge...
B |---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|
E |------2-4-3-----3-2--------------|
B |--0---------4-------3---1-3--1---|

back to riff 1

than riff 2 - 6 times

Riff 3 - O' to dark foundations grey deliverance...
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----6--------------5--------------2--------------1--------------|
E |-----7--7--7-7--7-/-6--6--6-6--6-/-3--3--3-3--3-/-2--2--2-2--2--|
B |-0---------------------------------------------------------------|

B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----6--------------5--------------2--------------1--------------|
E |-----7--7--7-7--7-/-6--6--6-6--6-/-3--3--3-3--3-/-2--2--2-2------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 4 - fabled curses plunge to depths...
B |------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------|
A |---9--7-7--10-10~------10--14-14--12-12~--|
E |------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------|

B |------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------|
A |--12-11--7--9-----------------------------|
E |---------------6--6~---6--9-9--7-7~-------|
B |------------------------------------------|

B |---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------12-11-----14-12-11----|
A |---9--7-7--10-10~------10--14-14--12-12--------12-----------12-|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------|

B |-----------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------|
A |--12-11--7--9----------------------------|
E |---------------6--6~---6--9-9--7-7~------|
B |-----------------------------------------|


Riff 5 - 4 times with guitarsolo

(I'm not sure about this part- better transcribtions are welcome)

O' yeah serpent eve ...
B |-----------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------|
E |---5----5---------------------2~~~-|
B |-4----4-----4--4---4--4-4--1-------|


Riff 6 - 3 times

gather to the lords of facade...
B |------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------|
A |---------------7----------------4---|
E |--6-6-6-6-6-6--5---3-3-3-3-3-3--2---|
B |--4-4-4-4-4-4------1-1-1-1-1-1------|


B |-------------------|
F#|-------------------|
D |-------------------|
A |---------------7---|
E |--6-6-6-6-6-6--5---|
B |--4-4-4-4-4-4------|


Riff 7 - 4 times

wither within it's name ...
B |------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------|
A |--------------3---------------------|
E |-2-2-2-2-2-2--1---2-2-2-2-2-0h3-----|
B |-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-----4---|


Riff 7a - 2 times

neophytes for serpent eve

B |------4-3-----6--------4-3----------|
F#|-5-4------5-4-----5-4------5-4--3---|
D |------------------------------------|
A |--------------3---------------------|
E |-2-2-2-2-2-2--1---2-2-2-2-2-0h3-----|
B |-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-----4---|


last chords
B |--------------------|
F#|--------------------|
D |--------------------|
A |-2-(2)--------------|
E |-0-(0)----4--(4)----|
B |----------2--(2)----|

end.