ae ee) EMPERIAL SCATTERED WRATH aa DECADE rs Pe oe oo 2Pape SCATTERED ASHES A DECADE OF EMPERIAL WRATH Introduction 6 Comments On the Scores 8 Curse You All Men, 8 The Tongue OF Fire 20 “The Mojesty Of The Nights. 30 Cosmic Keys To My Crestion And Times. a7 Wrath OF The Tyrant, 44 ‘The Loss And Curse Of Reverence. 0 An Elegy OF leas. 61 1 Am the Black Wizards n Thus Spake The Nightspirt. at Ye Entrancemperium, 1 Inthe Wordless Chamber: 101 With Strength | Bum, Inno A SetanaIntroduction Since the early years of my own guitar-playing, Ive always found Tab-books to be valuable tools in my development as a musician. Not only to lean my favourite songs, but also to study the techniques and structures used, and thus be able to apply this to my own music. Chances are, since you're reading this, you may have similar intentions, ‘and perhaps also be familiar with Emperor. Anyway, I'l start with some of the background for this book In my experience as a guitar teacher I've come across a lot of transcribed metalmaterial. However, when looking for ‘material covering the more extreme forms of metal, | found there were definite shartcomings, and hence came the idea to do @ Tab-book on Emperor. Having used some of the Emperor material in my lessons already, | decided to do the transcriptions myself, making sure everything was presented correctly, So, what is included? ‘Well, this book is based on the'Scatzered Ashes" compilation, and includes thirteen original Emperor-songs spanning from the first EP til the last "Prometheus" album. It should therefore cover a wide range of Emperor's music and variety in technical level. So, whether you are an experienced player or not, you should hopefully find something ‘ppropriate, given that you know the basics of reading tablature. Though the abilty to learn music by ear is equally important, reading and writing music in some form may also come in handy from time to time, and | beliave ‘approaching these theoretic skils through transcriptions of familiar music is a good starting point. Finally, in writing this book, Ive found it interesting to analyze the material and Emperor's musical development; from the more basic riffs and song-structures of our early recordings, to the samewhat more complex harmonies and Counterpoint of our later work. And though Emperor has never been about virtuaso-solaing and show-off performances, | hope this book may inspire, and provide deeper insight into the music behind the "extreme’. Hope you enjoy it, IHSAHN,