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The Jester Race [Bonus Tracks] Tabs:

Lord Hypnos Tab

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LORD HYPNOS

Transcribed by Jordi Rubio (j.rubio@cgac.es)
>From the album “The Jester Race”.
Tune down two whole steps (C).

RIFF A
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------2-----------------2------2-3-2------0------2-3-----------|
D-|--3-0000---00000000-3-0000---0000-----3-3333---3333---------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
....   ........   ....   ....       ....   ....

E-|----------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------|
G-|--0------0------0-2---------------| Gtrs. 1 & 2
D-|--2-2222---2222-------------------|
A-|----------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------|
....   ....

Play RIFF A two times.

RIFF B
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------8--10---------------------------|
G-|--10--10p9-10~~~---10--10p9-10~~----------10--10p9-10~~-----------|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                  |
|  RIFF B-1                                                        |
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--3------3------3-----3------3------3-----------------------------|
G-|--2---2--2---2--2--2--2---2--2---2--2--2--------------------------|
D-|--0---0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0---0--0--0--3------3------3---------|
A-|------------------------------------------3---3--3---3--3--3------|
E-|------------------------------------------1---1--1---1--1--1------|
.      .     .      .      .     .      .      .     .

(End of RIFF B)
E-|----------------------------------|
B-|-8h10-8h10p8------------8---------|
G-|-------------10-9~~-10------------| Gtr. 1
D-|----------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------|
|                                  |
|  (End of RIFF B-1)               |
E-|----------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------|
G-|--2------2------2-----------------|  Gtr. 2
D-|--2---2--2---2--2--2--------------|
A-|--0---0--0---0--0--0--------------|
E-|----------------------------------|
.      .     .

Play RIFF B and RIFF B-1 two times

Fill 1
E-|------------------|
B-|------------------|
G-|----7~~\----------|
D-|------------------|
A-|------------------|
E-|------------------|

RIFF C
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--3---3--3---3--3--3--3---3--3---3--3--3--------------------------|
G-|--2---2--2---2--2--2--2---2--2---2--2--2--------------------------|
D-|--0---0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0---0--0--0--3---3--3---3--3--3------|
A-|------------------------------------------3---3--3---3--3--3------|
E-|------------------------------------------1---1--1---1--1--1------|

E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------3---3--3---3--3--3--------------------------|
G-|--2---2--2---2--2--2--2---2--2---2--2--2--------------------------|
D-|--2---2--2---2--2--2--0---0--0---0--0--0--3---3--3---3--3--3------|
A-|--0---0--0---0--0--0----------------------3---3--3---3--3--3------|
E-|------------------------------------------1---1--1---1--1--1------|

E-|---------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------|
G-|--2---2--2---2--2--2--5---5--5---5--5--5-----| Gtrs. 1 & 2
D-|--2---2--2---2--2--2--5---5--5---5--5--5-----|
A-|--0---0--0---0--0--0--3---3--3---3--3--3-----|
E-|---------------------------------------------|

Play RIFF C with Fill 1.

RIFF D
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--77777777-33333333-77777777-33337777-77777777-33337777-----------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                  |
|  RIFF D-1                                                        |
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--3------3----------3------3--------------------------------------|
G-|--2------2----------2------2--------------------------------------|
D-|--0-0000-0-00000000-0-0000-0-00000000-3------3--------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------3------3--------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------1-1111-1-11111111-----------|
....   ........   ....   ........   ....   ........

E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--55555555-22222222-77777777-33333333-77777777-33337777-----------|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                  |
|                                                                  |
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------3------3--------------------------------------|
G-|--2------2----------2------2--------------------------------------|
D-|--2------2----------0-0000-0-00000000-3------3--------------------|
A-|--0-0000-0-00000000-------------------3------3--------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------1-1111-1-11111111-----------|
....   ........   ....   ........   ....   ........

(End of RIFF D)
E-|---------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------| Gtr. 1
D-|--55555555-22222222-55555555-22222222--------|
A-|---------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------|
|                                             |
|  (End of RIFF D-1)                          |
E-|---------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------|
G-|--2------2----------5------5-----------------| Gtr. 2
D-|--2------2----------5------5-----------------|
A-|--0-0000-0-00000000-3-3333-3-33333333--------|
E-|---------------------------------------------|
....   ........   ....   ........

Play RIFF D and RIFF D-1.
Play RIFF B and RIFF B-1 two times.
Play RIFF C with Fill 1.
Play RIFF D and RIFF D-1.

ACOUSTIC BREAK
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------6-5-6--------6-5-6--------6-5-6--------6-5-6----------------|
G-|----5-------5----5-------5----5-------5----5-------5--------------|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--8------------8------------8------------8------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fill 2
E-|----------------|
B-|----------------|
G-|-------2--------|
D-|-------2--------|
A-|-------0--------|
E-|----------------|

Play this ACOUSTIC BREAK followed by Fill 2 with distortion.

RIFF E
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------0--2------2p0----------0-2--2p0--------|
D-|--3------3p2p0-3--3p2p0-3----------------3-2--2p3----------2------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------1--3--5--6-----|
G-|---------------------------0--2-------(2--4--5--7)----| Gtrs. 1 & 2
D-|--3------3p2p0-3--3p2p0-3----(2)----------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------|

Play RIFF E two times (Guitar 2 plays notes in parentesis).

RIFF F
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------5-6-8------------------5-6-8-------------------|
G-|-------5p4-5-7-5-7------------5p4-5-7-5-7-------------------------|
D-|--3--3-------------------3--3-------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                  |
|  RIFF F-1                                                        |
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--3--3-------------------3--3-------------------------------------|
A-|--3--3-------------------3--3-------------------------------------|
E-|--1--1-------------------1--1-------------------------------------|

(End of RIFF F)
E-|--------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------5-6-8------------------5-6-8---|
G-|-------5p4-5-7-5-7------------5p4-5-7-5-7---------| Gtr. 1
D-|--7--7-------------------7--7---------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------|
|                                                  |
|  (End of RIFF F-1)                               |
E-|--------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------|
G-|--2----------------------2--2---------------------| Gtr. 2
D-|--2----------------------2--0---------------------|
A-|--0----------------------0--0---------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------|

Play RIFF F and RIFF F-1

RIFF F-2
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------2---2-----2-----2-------|
D-|--3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A-|--3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E-|--1---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-------------------------|
. .       . .       . .       . .       . .   . .   . .

E-|------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------|
G-|--2---2-----2-----2-----------------| Gtr. 2
D-|--2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|
A-|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
E-|------------------------------------|
. .   . .   . .

Play RIFF F (sometimes with Palm Muting under the A chord) and
RIFF F-2 two times

RIFF G
E-|-----------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------------|
G-|--7p6-6h7p6---7p6-6h7p6---7p6-6h7p6---7p6-6h7p6------| Gtr. 1
D-|------------7-----------7-----------7-----------7----|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------|
|            .           .           .           .    |
|  RIFF G-1                                           |
E-|-----------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------------| Gtr. 2
D-|--------5p4---------4h5---------5p4---------4h5------|
A-|--5-----------5-----------5-----------5--------------|
E-|--3---3-----3-3---3-----3-3---3-----3-3---3-----3----|
.     .     .     .     .     .     .     .

Play RIFF G and RIFF G-1

RIFF H
E-|---------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------|
G-|--7--6--7-/9--7--9-/11--9h11p9--7--9--7--6---| Gtr. 1
D-|---------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------|
|                                             |
|  RIFF H-1                                   |
E-|---------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------|
G-|--4--------2--------7------------------------| Gtr. 2
D-|--4--------2--------7--------------7---------|
A-|--2--------0--------5--------------7---------|
E-|-----------------------------------5---------|

Play RIFF H and RIFF H-1
Play RIFF G and RIFF G-1
Play RIFF H and RIFF H-1 two times
Play RIFF A two times, first time with Fill 1.

RIFF I
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------8------6----8----------------------------------|
G-|--5------7----8---------------------7------9----6-----------------|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                  |
|  RIFF I-1                                                        |
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--5------5----5----5------5----5----4------4----4-----------------|
D-|--5------5----5----5------5----5----4------4----4-----------------|
A-|--3-3333-3-33-3-33-3-3333-3-33-3-33-2-2222-2-22-2-22--------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
....   ..   ..   ....   ..   ..   ....   ..   ..

(End of RIFF I)
E-|-------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|
G-|--7------9----6----------| Gtr. 1
D-|-------------------------|
A-|-------------------------|
E-|-------------------------|
|                         |
|  (End of RIFF I-1)      |
E-|-------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|
G-|--4------4----4----------| Gtr. 2
D-|--4------4----4----------|
A-|--2-2222-2-22-2-22-------|
E-|-------------------------|

Play RIFF I and RIFF I-1

RIFF I-2
E-|---------------------8------6-------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------8---8--6---6-8---------------------------------|
G-|--5------7----8---------------------7------9----6-----------------|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|-------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|
G-|--7------9----6----------| Gtr. 1
D-|-------------------------|
A-|-------------------------|
E-|-------------------------|

Play RIFF I-2 and RIFF I-1
Play RIFF C
Play RIFF B two times, RIFF D and RIFF D-1, all togheter
Play RIFF A with Fill 1

ENDING RIFF
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------2-----------------2------2-3-2------0------2-3-----------|
D-|--3-0000---00000000-3-0000---0000-----3-3333---3333---------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|----------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------|
G-|--0------0------0-----------------| Gtrs. 1 & 2
D-|--2-2222-2-2222-2-----------------|
A-|----------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------|

Play this Ending RIFF.

Well, I think it`s so good, I cannot do it better.
Please send me comments, corrections or whatever else at j.rubio@cgac.es.
Any comment will be very appreciated.

Lord Hypnos Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture The Four String Lead Player	#1 by The Four String Mother Fucker at Nov 12, 1979 at 10:40 PM EST
	no sorry, the metallica song I was thinking about was Phantom Lord..

No Picture Average	#2 by Fig at Dec 5, 1982 at 12:59 AM EST
	This song is difficult to comprehend because of it's vagueness. I assume that's why no one has bothered to decifer it yet. Lord Hynpos is the Greek god of sleep. The speaker seems to find it difficult to fall into the deep type of dreams, (Steep the spiral to your far abode / in the wake of slumber, on visions I rode) the kind of dreams a god would inspire you could say. I suppose these are the kinds of dreams where you see everything imaginable... (fell like history through the chasm of ages / into the charged, forbidden zones) although I do not understand "charged" means. The speaker says he has searched these millions of zones yet cannot find his true self. I make a generalization here that no one is really who they want to be. However, everyone can dream of who they want to be. The speaker might be searching for who he wants to be but he cannot find something so deep or 'profound' inside of his mind. I believe the 'grandoise halls' are the same 'forbidden zones' which are the memories in his mind of which he dreams about. I call them memories because each time they are mentioned in the song they also mention the past. 'Tune the strings... / ... frozen music of gods' does not seem to make any sense so I've disregarded it right now. 'Hypnagonia' does not exist in the real world, meaning the band must have created her character. I understand her to be Hypnos' wife. although that is just my understanding, which isn't going very far. It is difficult to understand what 'horizons' means in this context. It has to be a boundry of some sort, most likely of knowledge or experience. This doesn't make sense though when followed by, "play with the desires I've surpressed / as I strike towards the Pantheon / and what therein is held". The Pantheon would be a temple devoted Hypnos and Hypnagonia among other gods. All in all, this song makes very little sense to me, and I probably make even less sense to you. If this song were about death and how "your life flashes before your eyes", then the Pantheon could be considered an afterworld and yearning could be a desire which was regretibly surpressed. I don't know, I just got my ass kicked by a poem.

No Picture Sean Average	#3 by Sean Immak at Jan 13, 1987 at 7:29 AM EST
	Bah, look at all those spelling mistakes... I feel even worse now than I did when I made all that nonsense up.

No Picture Sam Wanna Be	#4 by Sam Kearley at Oct 6, 1987 at 4:30 PM EST
	I'm not familiar with Hypnagonia, but the structure of the word and its usage suggest that it's a place (the kingdom of Hypnos?) rather than a person. A Pantheon is a temple to all the gods of a polytheistic belief system, hence it also refers to the belief system's gods as a whole. Pantheon could simply mean the abode of the gods, or refer to a godlike state. There's a story by H. P. Lovecraft called Hypnos which this song seems to have little to do with, but it is rather reminiscent of some of his Dreamlands writing. http://www.gizmology.net/lovecraft for more information.

No Picture goofy Rhythm Player	#5 by goofy at Oct 6, 1990 at 1:57 PM EST
	This and Gyroscope are my 2 favourite i flames songs. This is soooo deadly!!!

No Picture aaron Average	#6 by aaron tilton at May 25, 1991 at 2:52 PM EST
	Varulf: The whispered lyrics in the place you indicated are a quote from William Wordsworth's Ode on Intimations of Immortality from Reflections on Early Childhood. It goes as follows: "Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting: The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star, Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar:" That said, it seems like Lord Hypnos here functions more as a god of the dead and how death is like a state of lucid dreaming, as DeadAlone opined. It clearly deals with the soul as an immortal, perceptive entity. 1

No Picture JOEL (the god o Average	#7 by JOEL (the god of rock and roll) at Oct 31, 2002 at 12:32 AM EST
	i see alot of controversy here...well maybe not alot, but somewhat. the simple fact that this (to me) seems to be a concept album, or a themed album, as it were, i'd say that i'll agree with Ddadutta about the dream thing. i think he dosen't want to stop dreaming because the "real world" is some much more painful (i think that the narrator thinks it's painful, because he seems to be something of a tormented individual, who dosen't like the real world, and wants all men to die, among other things... i don't know if this makes sense to you, but it's the best description i can think of...