'VIII' as performed by Ulver on their album 'Nattens Madrigal'

Transcribed by Arjan Peeks (upir@gmx.net) on 20 January 2001
www.theblackdeath.cjb.net

Normal tuning (EADGBe)

Riff I, tremolo picking
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------3--------|
A|---4-3-4---4-3-4-1-4-3-4---4-3-4--|
E|-1-------4------------------------|

Riff II
The chords are: D5 / D#5 / D5 / D#5 / E5 / D#5
There's also a second guitar playing the basslines in a higher octave
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-5----3-2-4---continue playing the same notes on the B string as the chords above --|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

w/lyrics:
"Hafve Kirlighed lnkelagt
Dend utmmede Mackt?

Han glemmer det han legger ddt
Ingen Minder stiiger fra Graven brat
Ingen Anger gliider giennen Silens Nat

Med Ydmygheden Taarer smigred hun
Dend Guddom som hun hadede medens hun frycktede

Hendes Vsen, lig et Lam
Gik ham ey forbi
For hun hafde rrt ved ham
fved sin Magi"


Riff III
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-7----5----3--------8----6----4----------|
D|-7----5----3--------8----6----4----------|
A|-5----3----1--------6----4----2----------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
w/
"Uagted Disse Sile tvende
Een hafvde at ende"

Riff IV
D#5 / C#5

Play riff I

Riff V w/weird high sounds, guitar plays these chords but I don't know any orders
e|----------|----------|
B|----------|----------|
G|----------|----------|
d|-8---9----|-9---10---|
A|-6---6----|-7---7----|
E|----------|----------|
"Nye Smerte klinger frem aff gammel Klage
Tragoedie aff uaffbrudne Dage"

Play riff II w/lyrics:
"Ukuelig, dend Trst
Hinsidigt, det Begir

Nu drev han yr & gal
I sorthirtet Dval

Nattens Madrigal!"

Play riff III w/lyrics:
"Vintrens kulde
Snart tilfulde
- oc hans Lngsel
Mod een Vinternat
Ulven vandrer eene"

Play riff II

Ending:
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7----5----3-----------------------7------------------|
D|-7----5----3---------5-------------7------------------|
A|-5----3----1---------5-------------5------------------|
E|---------------------3-------------5------------------|