EMPEROR's "Al Svartr (The Oath)" from the album    



"Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk", 1997.











Transcription: Serkan Gunturk ( gunturkk@boun.edu.tr )



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                               Hark, O'Nightspirit

                              Father of my dark self

                     From within this realm, wherein Thou dwelleth

                   By this lake of blood, from which we feed to breed

                    I call silently for Thy presence, as I lay this oath



                            May this night carry my will

                 And may these old mountains forever remember this night

                          May the forest whisper my name

               And may the storm bring these words to the end of all worlds



                         May the wise moon be my witness

                             As I swear on my honour

                       In respect of my pride and darkness itself

                       That I shall rule by the blackest wisdom



                                 O'Nightspirit

                               I am one with thee

                              I am the eternal power

                               I am the Emperor



                         Winds and storms, embrace us now

                            Lay waste the light of day

                            Open gates to darker lands

                         We spread our wings and fly away









    

Riff 1 (4 times)



Clean tone



    7 th position (fret)                                                             

E-|-------------------------------------------7-------------------------------|

B-|---7-----------------------7-------------7---7-----------------------------|

G-|---------9-----8-----9-----------9---8h9-------9---------------------------|

D-|---9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----------------------------------------|

A-|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---------------------------------------|

E-|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------------------------------------|

                                                                               

    

    6 th position                                                              

E-|---------6-----------7-----------6-----------9-----------------------------|

B-|-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6---------------------------|

G-|-----8-----------8-----------8-----------8---------------------------------|

D-|---8-----------8-----------8-----------8-----------------------------------|

A-|-6-----------6-----------6-----------6-------------------------------------|

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                                               

    





Riff 2 (2 times)





                                                                 

E-|---------5-----------6-----------5-----------8-----------------------------|

B-|-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---------------------------|

G-|-----7-----------7-----------7-----------7---------------------------------|

D-|---7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------------------------------|

A-|-5-----------5-----------5-----------5-------------------------------------|

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                                               

                                                                               



                                                                               

E-|---------6-----------------------------------------------------------------|

B-|-------6---6---------------------------------------------------------------|

G-|-----8---------------------------------------------------------------------|

D-|---8-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

A-|-6----------------4 times -------------------------------------------------|

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                                               





Riff 3



                                                                               

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-|-------5-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G-|-----7---7-----------------------------------------------------------------|

D-|---7-------7---------------------------------------------------------------|

A-|-5-----------...-----------------------------------------------------------|

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|











     lyrics 1





Riff 4



Distortion





E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G-|-4-3-2-1-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|

D-|-----------4-3-2-1-0---------------------5-4---------------------4-3-------|

A-|---------------------2-----2-4-5-2-----2-----1-----1-3-4-1-----1-----------|

E-|-----------------------3-2---------3-2---------2-1---------2-1-------------|

                                                                               

                                                                               





Play riff 3

                                                                               





      lyrics 2









riff 5



E-|-------------------------------------------------------|

B-|-------------------------------------------------------|

G-|-------------------------------------------------------|

D-|---------------------5-4---------------------4-3-------|

A-|-2-----2-4-5-2-----2-----1-----1-3-4-1-----1-----------|

E-|---3-2---------3-2---------2-1---------2-1-------------|









                                                                               

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G-|---------------------------------------1-3-4-------------------------------|

D-|---------------------3-2---------1-3-4-------------------------------------|

A-|---------2-3---------------1-2-4-------------------------------------------|

E-|-5-1-0-5-----5-1-0-5-----4-------------------------------------------------|

                                                                               

                                                                               



riff 6



E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D-|-4---3---5---2-----------2-----------2---3-------2---5-------2-------------|

A-|-2-2-1-2-3-2---3-2---------3-2---------3-1---------2-3---------3-2---------|

E-|---0---0---0-------0-2-3-------0-2-3-------0-2-3-------0-2-3---------------|

                                                                               

                                                                               



riff 7 clean tone



E-|---------0-----------1-----------------------------------------------------|

B-|-------0---0-------1---1---------------------------------------------------|

G-|-----2-----------3---------------------------------------------------------|

D-|---2-----------3-----------------------------------------------------------|

A-|-0-----------1-----------...-----------------------------------------------|

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                                               

                                                                               

riff 8



E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D-|---1---1-------2----------2-----------2-----------2------------------------|

A-|-0---0-----------3-2--------3-1---------2-3---------3-2--------------------|

E-|---------0-2-3-------0-2-3------0-2-3-------0-2-3--------------------------|

                                                                               

                                                                               



riff 9 





E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G-|---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

D-|-----7---------------------------------------------------------------------|

A-|-0-----8-7-5-6-5-----------------------------------------------------------|

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                                               

                                                                               



play last two alternatively





E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D-|-2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A-|-2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                                               



       lyrics 3



    

    

Riff 10    

    

    keyboard                                                                   

E-|-----------------------------------------------------------2-2-------------|

B-|-----2---------3-2-------2---------5-3-2-3-2---5-3-2-3-2-------------------|

G-|-2-4---4-2-2-4-----4-2-4---4-2-2-4-----------4-----------4-----------------|

D-|-----------------------------------------4---------------------------------|

A-|-----------------------------------------4---------------------------------|

E-|-----------------------------------------2---------------------------------|

                                                                               



Riff 11

                                                                               

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D-|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11---------------------------|

A-|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9----------------------------|

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                                               

                                                                               



     lyrics 4













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