Song: Archon
Artist: Rotting Christ
Album: Triarchy of the Lost Lovers
Transcribed by: Brian McManus
Email: murphycow@hotmail.com


My timing sucks ass...play along with the song.  It shouldn't be too
hard to understand.  Any questions, comments, concerns, death
threats, declarations of love, etc., can be sent to me via my email
address provided above.

h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
" - power-pick this note until it changes (listen to CD)
. - palm mute
x - muffled note
p.h. - pitch harmonic


Riff 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5---7--x-x--8--x-x--7--x-x-x-x--3--x-x--3--x-x--3--x-x--3--x-x--|
E|--3---5--x-x--6--x-x--5--x-x-x-x--1--x-x--1--x-x--1--x-x--1--x-x--|

Riff 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------8"--7"---------------8"--10"---12"--------3"------5"----|
E|5"----------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro to Riff 2 (play only 2nd, 3rd, and 4th time)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-5---7----8p.h.-|
E|-3---5----------|
            *note: do not play the p.h. on the 4th time
Riff 3
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----5--------------10-------------------------|
A|-----3--------------8--------2----3----5----7--|
E|--0--------------0-----------0----1----3----5--|
    .              .
Riff 4
e|-----------|        |-----------|          |------------|
B|-----------|        |-----------|          |------------|
G|-----------|        |-----------|          |------------|
D|-----------|4 times |-----------| 3 times  |------------|
A|-7--9--10--|        |-9--10--12-|          |-12--10--9--|
E|-----------|        |-----------|          |------------|

Solo
e|-3-h-5---5-p-3--3--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------0--3--3-h-5---3--5--6---5--3--5--3--1--3--1--5-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 5
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-xxxx-7-xxxx-7-xxxx-7-xxxx-7-xxxx-7-xxxx-7-xxxx-7-xxxx-|
E|-5-xxxx-5-xxxx-5-xxxx-5-xxxx-5-xxxx-5-xxxx-5-xxxx-5-xxxx-|

Riff 5 (cont.)
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10xxxx-10xxxx-10xxxx-10xxxx-10xxxx-10xxxx-10xxxx-2--3--5-|
E|-8-xxxx-8-xxxx-8-xxxx-8-xxxx-8-xxxx-8-xxxx-8-xxxx-0--1--3-|

Song Sequence:
Riff 1 (x 12)
Riff 2 (x 4)
Riff 1 (x 4)
Riff 2 (x 4)
Riff 3 (x 4)
Riff 4
Solo and Riff 5 (x 4)
Riff 1 (x 8)
Riff 2 (x 4)