"Withstand The Fall Of Time" as performed by Immortal on their 1999 album "At The Heart Of Winter" Transcribed by Lord Upir (arjanbarman@hotmail.com) on 27 August 1999 Downloaded from The Black Death... Black & Death Metal Page http://come.to/theblackdeath Normal tuning (EADGBe) All lyrics written by Demonaz; all music written by Abbath; all music arranged by Abbath & Horgh Intro w/clean electric guitar and keyboard - I can't transcribe the clean guitars - I anyone can please mail it to me. (2:07) w/dist. Riff 1 Play 2 times e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|o-9-9-7-9------9-9-7-9--10\-----9-9-7-9------9-9-7-9-9-7--o| D|o-9-9-7-9------9-9-7-9--10\-----9-9-7-9------9-9-7-9-7-5--o| A|--7-7-5-7------7-7-5-7---8\-----7-7-5-7------7-7-5-7-------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| Riff 2 Play 2 times e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|o-9-7-9---9-7-9---5\---9-7-9---9-7-9---7-6--o| D|o-9-7-9---9-7-9-555\---9-7-9---9-7-9-775-4--o| A|--7-5-7---7-5-7-333\---7-5-7---7-5-7-55------| E|---------------------------------------------| .. .. Riff 3 e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|-9-------5-------9---------------9-------5-------7--5--7--| D|-9-------5-------9---------7---5-9-------5-------7--5--7--| A|-7-------3-------7---------------7-------3-------5--3--5--| E|-------------------------5---3----------------------------| Greatest Blashyrkh wait for me your deepest realms I'll find with songs that sound eternally For you my call is ever so strong... Riff 2 - 2 times Riff 3 w/vocals: Winterlandscapes pure and hear a walk into the glacial valleys deep under forests alive only my torches fire light... Riff 2 - 2 times (3:36) Riff 4 - This is a long riff so I have splitted it up using |'s to make it easier to read. The numbers above the lines shown within ()'s say how many measures that part is played. The riff continues on the next line. (1) (1) (1) (2) (1) e|--------------|----------------|------------|---------------|------------|- B|--------------|----------------|------------|---------------|------------|- G|o-------------|----------------|------------|---------------|------------|- D|o-9--9--9--9--|10--10--10--10--|9--9--9--9--|10-10-10-9-9-9-|9--9--9--9--|- A|--7777777777--|-777-777-777-7--|7777777777--|--7--7--7-7-7-7|7777777777--|--- E|--------------|----------------|------------|---------------|------------|- .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. (1) |-------(2)----1-|-----------(2)---------2-|--(2)--3-| -----------------|----------------|-------------------------|---------| -----------------|----------------|-------------------------|---------| -----------------|---------------o|------------------------o|--------o| -10--10--10--10--|9-------7------o|7-7-7-7-----------------o|-5--/9--o| --777-777-777-7--|7-------5---x\--|5-5-5-5-8-8-/10-10\-8-8--|-5--/9---| -----------------|----------------|--------6-6-/-8--8\-6-6--|-3--/7---| .. .. .. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 e 3 e 4 e 12341234 Greatest Blashyrkh waiting me your realms ever splended songs were made eternally the call is ever so strong... (4:15) Riff 5 (tremolo picking during this riff) 2 times c: 123412341234123412341 2 3 4 123412341234 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|o-----------------------------------------o| D|o-999-7777555-33--999-7-9-10-9-7---5---0--o| A|-----0-------0--33---0---------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| (4:41) Riff 4a (this a little different than Riff 4) (1) (1) (1) (2) 2 times e|--------------|----------------|------------|---------------- B|--------------|----------------|------------|---------------- G|o-------------|----------------|------------|---------------o D|o-9--9--9--9--|10--10--10--10--|9--9--9--9--|10-10-10-9-9-9-o A|--7777777777--|-777-777-777-7--|7777777777--|--7--7--7-7-7-7- E|--------------|----------------|------------|---------------- .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Blashyrkh mighty be your name (1) (1) (2) -------------|----------------|------------------------ -------------|----------------|------------------------ -------------|----------------|------------------------ -9--9--9--9--|10--10--10--10--|7-7-7-7----------------- -7777777777--|-777-777-777-7--|5-5-5-5-8-8-/10-10\-8-8- -------------|----------------|--------6-6-/-8--8\-6-6- .. .. .. .. .. .. victorious a kingdom we made (1) (1) (1) (2) -------------|----------------|------------|---------------- -------------|----------------|------------|---------------- -------------|----------------|------------|---------------- -9--9--9--9--|10--10--10--10--|9--9--9--9--|10-10-10-9-9-9-- -7777777777--|-777-777-777-7--|7777777777--|--7--7--7-7-7-7- -------------|----------------|------------|---------------- .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. with strenght and pride all the way (1) (1) (2) -------------|----------------|--------| -------------|----------------|--------| -------------|----------------|--------| -9--9--9--9--|10--10--10--10--|-5--/9--| -7777777777--|-777-777-777-7--|-5--/9--| -------------|----------------|-3--/7--| .. .. .. .. .. .. you are the heart of winter... Riff 5 - 2 times (5:40) Riff 6 - I can't transcribe every note, but these are the chords. (Gtr.2 strikes every note 4 times) Gtr.1 e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|-9---5---4---7-------9---8---9---97579757975797579757-| D|-9---5---4---7-------9---8---9---97579757975797579757-| A|-7---3---2---5-------7---6---7---75357535753575357535-| E|------------------------------------------------------| |Gtr.2 | e|---------------------------------75357535753575357535-| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| (6:00) play 1x|(6:11) play 2x 12341234123412341234123412341234| 123412341234123412341234123412341234 e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|-9---5---4---7-------9---8---5---|o5-------3-------5-------3---7-------o| D|-9---5---4---7-------9---8---5---|o5-------3-------5-------3---7-------o| A|-7---3---2---5-------7---6---3---|-3-------1-------3-------1---5--------| E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| Riff 1 - 2 times Riff 2 - 2 times Riff 3 - 1 time w/lyrics: As the face of a glacier your mountains tower against the sunset unforgetting what was made a bond so strong and ever so real... Riff 2 - 2 times Riff 3 - 1 time w/lyrics: The statue watches the kingdom your giant wings make all beneath I'm staring forth the raventhrone I know I'm at the heart of winter Ending e|-----| B|-----| G|-9\--| D|-9\--| A|-7\--| E|-----| Upir - Lord Of Infernal War http://come.to/theblackdeath arjanbarman@hotmail.com