Intro: (Various drums and bells, with organ (not transcribed here), constant humming?) E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|--------3--5---5b7-----5-----------3b5r3------------------| E|--3/5---------------------------------------------3b5r3---| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------2--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------2----ho| ld chord---2---5h7p5---5b6-7r5--------------------------------------| D|-----------2-----------------------------------------7p5----7------------5s| l.7--------| A|-----------0--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--3br5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------13b15r13---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--12s| l.14--------------------14p12--14---------12-------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------14s| l.12-----10--------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12p10-----------12--| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| *hold that last note as long as you can, while building feedback, then scratch pick down strings (use a delay pedal if you've got it to provide echo) Drums kick in! Main Riff: E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------9---9-------------7----7-----------5-----5------------------------------------------------------| D|------7---7-------------5----5-----------3-----3------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-------------0---0--------------0--------------------3p2p0----------3--2----------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------3---------------------------------| "It's a ceremony_____________ That same descending line will be used for the chorus as well! During the verses, I just do this (which, if you know Sun King you will find kind of funny! (and easy!)) E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----5-s| l.---7----7---7-----5-sl.-7------7-------5------2----2-----2--2--2------------------------------| A|----3-s| l.---5----5---5-----3---sl.-5------5-------3------0----0-----0--0--0-------3-p---2-p-0----------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3----| Oil and blood Ceremony Hold an eagle's feather to my heart on my heart? (continue playing that over the lyrics?) A time for magic driftin' in, pushin' molten fire music in, (yeah fire music in) We are gathered here (yeah), in a sacred place... This part (pre-chorus) is just raising the power chords... E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----7-----9-----11-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----7-----9-----11-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----5-----7-------9--------------------15| sl/ 0--------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Over the chorus, you get this cool harmony lick when Ian sings "It's a ceremony" as if the guitar is singing along. That goes: E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------5----7-----5| B7R5---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------7~~~-------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| The solo you'll just have to do yourself. In the end, just fade. Or as the cult did in concert, do this cool little segway... E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------7-----------------5-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------7-----------------5---------------------------2---2---3--4--4------2----3b----------2---2---| A|--------5-----------------3-------------3s| l.15-------0----------------------------------3b----0---0--| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|