Hails! The author, Vidar Ermesjų. ============================================================================================ INFO: ============================================================================================ Last updated: January 11th 2000 Compiled by: - Vidar Ermesjų (vidar@burzum.com) Main transcriber: - Vidar Ermesjų. Addition trancripting help: Credits: - Varg Vikernes for the music. (contact Rainer or Klaas) - Klaas and Rainer for Burzum.com. (klaas@burzum.com and rainer@burzum.com) Notes: - So far it seems that Varg only used standard tuning for his songs. (E,A,D,G,B,E) - It is in my interest to expand this document to contain more than guiatar tablatures. Since Burzum is more than guitars, it would be great if one could include all instruments (guitar, bass, synth, drums (and vocals)) and maybe a proper description on how to recreate all the songs. Though this is a long way to go, it should be the goal. TAB format: - I use the standard tab format with some "additions". / = slide up (6/9 - slide from the 6th fret up to the 9th fret) \ = slide down (9\6 - slide from the 9th fret down to the 6th fret) b = bend (6b7 - bend the 6th fret to make it sound like the 7th fret - you alter the pitch of the string) h = hammer on (6h8 - hit the 6th fret and tap the 8th fret with a free finger) p = pull off (6p8 - place fingers on both the 6th and the 8th fret, hit the string (fret 8) and release the 8th fret) t = tap (6t - hit the note with your fingertip) : = let ring (6: - let note ring) Here are the addition/extra information... | = start/end of riff (just to be sure you get it) o = riff continued on another line [ = start of sub-riff (see below) ] = end of sub-riff (see below) x = chord/note multiplier (see below) In practice... (1) (2) (3) E|-------|[---------]---------[---------]|-----|-------------------------------------------- B|-------|[---------]---------[---------]|-----|-------------------------------------------- G|-------|[-----4---]---------[-----7---]|-----|-------------------------------------------- D|-5-----|[---4---4-]---4---5-[---7---7-]|-5-5-|-------------------------------------------- A|-3---4-|[-2-------]-2---3---[-5-------]|-3-3-|-------------------------------------------- E|-----2-|[---------]---------[---------]|-----|-------------------------------------------- x5 x2 rep. x3 rep. x3 x2 (This is a riff-comment... ALL RIFF-COMMENTS ARE WRITTEN BELOW THE RIFF ITSELF!) 1. The 'x' and the number behind it acts as a "multiplier". Just hit the chord/note as many times as specified by the number. 2. Here we have two sub-riffs. A sub-riff starts with a '[' and ends with a ']', as seen above. Sub-riffs are ment to shorten down the main riff, as in compressing it, without loosing any information. When you face a sub-riff you should play/repeat it the number of times specified below, then you proceed. You should understand this by now. If not then just mail me and ask... 3. Why did I write it this way instead of writing the two identical power chords as one? Well, the answer is simple. I did this to specify a sense of rhythm or time. This is probably the best answer I can give. Anyway, rely on the song for rhythm and timeing, not the tab. Please mail me at vidar@burzum.com if you have any input or questions...