The Time of the Oath (Cifrada)
Hi folks. My name is Eduardo Kepczynski.
I had expend many hours listening to this song and trying to play it.
There is little differences between the live and the studio version.
I´m sure it´s not perfect, but it was the most i could do.
It will help everyone who wants to play this awesome song.
Feel free to add some hammer on, pull off, artificial harmonics and palm mute.
Improvisation rules.
I tabbed only a few solos. The fastest ones i didnt.
I will add them soon.
Tune down 1/2 step.
Any doubt or corrections, please send me an e-mail at
I´ll apreciate.
PM = Palm Mute
~ = Vibrato
h = Hammer on
p = Pull off
= Slide down
/ = Slide up
b = Bend
rb = Release Bend
@ = Artificial Harmonic
Intro
PM |------| |-------| |-------| |---| |-------| |---|
e|---------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-----------7---------7-----|-----------7---------2p0-3~--|-----------7---------2p0-3------|
E|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-------|---0-0-0-0---0-0-2h3---------|---0-0-0-0---0-0-2h3-------2-0--|
Main riff
PM |-----| |-----| |---| |-----| |-----| |--| |-----| |-----| |--| |----| |--|
e|-----------%--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------%--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|*----------%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*|
D|*--7-------7-------7-----7/8-------8-------8-----8/10-------10-------10-----8-------7--------7/8-*|
A|---7-------7-------7-----7/8-------8-------8-----8/10-------10-------10-----8-------7--------7/8--|
E|-----0---0---0-0-0---0-0-----0---0---0-0-0---0-0------0---0----0-0-0----0-0---0---0------0-0------|
PM |-----| |-----| |---| |-----| |-----| |--| |-----| |-----|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-------7-------7-----7/8-------8-------8-----8/10-------10-------10---------------------------|
A|--7-------7-------7-----7/8-------8-------8-----8/10-------10-------10------------3---2----------|
E|----0---0---0-0-0---0-0-----0---0---0-0-0---0-0------0---0----0-0-0-----------2-3---3---3-2------|
Bridge
PM |----|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|----------2-----3~---------5-------3-------|
E|--0-----2---3-2--------2-3---3-0-2---2-0---|
Chorus
PM |---| |-| |-----------| |---| |--|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|*-------------------------------------------------------*|
D|*--5/7-----7---7-------------5/7-----7-----7/975/75--*|
A|---3/5-----5---5-------------3/7-----5-----5/753/53---|
E|-------0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0---------------|
PM |---| |-| |---| |---| |--| |---|
e|---------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------
D|--2-----2---2-----2------9/10------10-----109--9/109---
A|--0-----0---0-----0------7/8---8-8-8--8-8-8-7--7/8-7---
E|----0-0---0---0-0---0-0----------------------------------
PM |---| |-| |-----------| |--| |----------------------------| | Base
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-- This is the base of the --|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-- solo. After the chorus, --|
D|--5/7-----7---7---------------5/7-----7-------------------------------|-- play the base begining --|
A|--3/5-----5---5---------------3/5-----5---------2---------------------|-- at the part indicated --|
E|------0-0---0-----0-0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0-2-3---3-5-2-----0-0-0---0-|-- with % (see above). --|
1st Solo. Sorry, it is missing.
The base is like the main riff
Verse (Main riff)
Chorus (slight difference in the end)
PM |---| |-| |-----------| |---| |--|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|*-------------------------------------------------------*|
D|*--5/7-----7---7-------------5/7-----7-----7/975/75--*|
A|---3/5-----5---5-------------3/7-----5-----5/753/53---|
E|-------0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0---------------|
PM |---| |-| |---| |---| |--| |---|
e|---------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------
D|--2-----2---2-----2------9/10------10-----109--9/109---
A|--0-----0---0-----0------7/8---8-8-8--8-8-8-7--7/8-7---
E|----0-0---0---0-0---0-0----------------------------------
PM |---| |-| |-----------| |--| |---------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5/7-----7---7---------------5/7-----7------------------------|
A|--3/5-----5---5---------------3/5-----5---------2--------------|
E|------0-0---0-----0-0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0-2-3---3-5-2-----0--|
PM |------| |------| |-------| |--|
e|-------------------------|------|------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-0--/-|-0--/-|----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|---/--|---/--|----------------------------|
D|-------------------------|--/---|--/---|----------------------------|
A|------------7----------7-|-/--0-|-/--0-|----------7---------2p0-3~--|
E|----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---|------|------|--0-0-0-0---0-0-2h3---------|
PM |-------| |--------| |---| |------| |---|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------7----------7------7------2p0-7---------7-----7-----2p0-7----
E|----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----2h3-------0-0-0-0---0-0---2h3----------
PM |-------| |---| |---|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------7-----7------2p0-7---------2p0-3~---|
E|----0-0-0-0---0-0----2h3-------0-0-2h3----------|
PM |-----------| |-----------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|----------|---
B|------------------------------------------------------|---0--/---|---
G|--12h14p12-------------12h14p12----12-----------------|-----/----|---
D|-----------15-14-12-12----------15----14-15-12-14-----|----/-----|---
A|--------------------------------------------------15--|---/--0---|---
E|------------------------------------------------------|----------|---
PM |-----| |-----| |-----| |-----| |-----------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12-12-------14-14-------15-15-------14-14-------12-12-------------------------------------|
D|--------12-12-------12-12-------12-12-------12-12-------15-15-14-14-12-12-15-15-14-14-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Now comes another solo. I didn´t tab it.
This is the last little solo. It´s so different in studio version.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----18rb17b18-------15-17---18rb17b18---------18rb17b18-------15-17---18rb17b18-15~-------
G|--------------14~---------------------15----------------17--------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final riff
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------5----------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------5----------------------------------------------------------
E|---2-3---3---3-2~----------------------------------0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0----------------------
Lyrics
In a circle of fire
On a cold winter night
I spoke out my desire
Made a promise
I couldn´t hide, no!
In a dream
He came along and told me
"Your time has come
Your mind belongs to me"
It´s the time of the oath
The time of the oath
My sweetest memories die in the cold
It´s the time of the oath
See me covered with sadness
And I´ll soon wish to die
When the overcoming madness
Is eating up my mind
Here and now
I look back at a good time
No more lie - I slowly say good-bye
It´s the time of the oath
The time of the oath
My sweetest memories die in the cold
It´s the time of the oath
In a dream
He came along and told me
"Your time has come
Just slowly say good-bye"
It´s the time of the oath
The time of the oath
My sweetest memories die in the cold
It´s the time of the oath
Latin:
Di-es i-rae, di-es il-la
Sol-vet sae-cium in fa-villa
Quan-tus tre-mor est fu-tu-rus
Quan-do ju-dex est ven-turus
HAPPY HAPPY HELLOWEEN
Eddy Kep