Artist: Ritual King
Song: Valleys
Album: s/t
Year: 2020
Tuning: D
Key: D Dorian
Chords in D Dorian: Dm, Em, F, G, Am, Bdim, C
Thank you: Sean Eidemiller (https://www.instagram.com/dyingsuneffects/?hl=en) helped *greatly improve* the
quality of my draft, and was also brave enough to tab out the solos. ^ - ^) /
Also thanks to Ritual King, go buy the album and buy a ticket to see them live!
[0:00: Section 0 - fuzzy fade in, turn up the volume!]
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
F|-------------|
C|-------------|
G|-7~~~~~~~~~--|
D|-0-----------|
[0:10: Section 1 - main line]
The notes are allowed to linger through the riff, in a sense building a chord. Use your middle finger to hit
the 2nd string and your index finger to hit the 4th.
The second guitar is possibly played by the same guitarist and _mostly_ double-tracks, although there are
occasions in which only one guitar is playing and occasions in which they differ slightly (different
strumming patter or chord tone). The variations, where they exist, seem minor.
Dm Em/Em7 F C
D||----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A||---------------------7------------------8-----------------------------|
F||----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C||--------7h9p7------------7--------------------------------------------|
G||(7)----------h9-----------------9/10---------10----9--h10p9-----------|
D||-0---------------------------------------------------------h10--/12---|
t t t |..| 16th notes
Dm
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------7----7~---7-7p5---------5/7---7----7~---7-7p5---------|
D|-0--------------------7p5\3---0---------------------7p5\3---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------7------------------8-----------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------7-7h9p7------------7--------------------------------------------|
G|(7)----------h9-----------------9/10---------10----9--h10p9-----------|
D|-0---------------------------------------------------------h10--/12---|
t t t |..|
*not played on second play-through
D|--------------------------------------------------------------||
A|--------------------------------------------------------------||
F|--------------------------------------------------------------|| x2
C|---------------------------7-------------------5-7-5----------||
G|------7-7-7-7~---------5h7----------7-7-7-7~---------7-5--(5)-||
D|-0----0-0-0-0----0-5h7---------0----0-0-0-0--------------7----||
[1:00: Section 2 - building chords and little lead licks]
There are multiple ways you could play this.
*sweep down
D||-------------------------------------7---------------|
A||-------------------------------------8---------------|
F||-0---(0)---4---------------6----7----9---------------|
C||-2----4----5---------------4----5----7---------------|
G||-----------------------------------------------------|
D||-----------------------------------------------------|
*grace note slide that lasts one half beat
D|-----------------------------------------------------------||
A|----------------------------------8^--------8-10p8---------||
F|---------------------------6/9---------9~----------9p7-----|| x2
C|--------5^---------------------------------------------9---||
G|-5/7~--------7~--------------------------------------------||
D|-----------------------------------------------------------||
^
[1:25: Section 3 - verse (pre verse)]
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------5^----------------------------5^-----|
G|-------------5------5h7--------------------5------5h7--------|
D|-0---(0)-5h7-------------------0---(0)-5h7-------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------|
G|-------------5---------12\\\---|
D|-0---(0)-5h7-------------------|
[1:38: Section 4 - verse]
D||-------------------------------||
A||-------------------------------||
F||-------------------------------|| x11
C||------------------------5---5--||
G||-------------5------5h7--------||
D||-0---(0)-5h7-------------------||
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|
C|------------------------5-------|
G|-------------5------5h7-----7---|
D|-0---(0)-5h7--------------------|
[2:14: Section 5 - turnaround]
Perhaps one guitar (left channel) is playing what is transcribed below, and another guitar (right channel)
is playing something similar but mostly with full root-5th power chords. Be sure to mute the 4th and 6th
strings with your left-hand fingers when only playing the root on the 5th string. This first line could
also be played on the bottom two strings (12th fret).
D||------------------------------------------------------------||
A||------------------------------------------------------------||
F||------------------------------------------------------------|| x2
C||-9---(9)----9---(9)----9-------9---(9)----9---(9)----9\7----||
G||-7----7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7---7-7-7----7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7\5----||
D||------------------------------------------------------------||
Use your middle finger to grab the 12th fret on the 6th string at the end of this line.
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-12---(12)------12---(12)------12---------12/14--(14)------14---(14)--------------|
G|-10----10-10-10-10----10-10-10-10---10-10-10/12---12-12-12-12----12-12-12---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------12\\\---|
[2:32: Section 6 - turnaround #2]
May also be playing the 7th fret on the 5th string in this line.
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0------|
*light palm muting
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-12---(12)------12---(12)------12---------12/14--(14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14\)-|
G|-10----10-10-10-10----10-10-10-10---10-10-10/12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[2:44: Section 7 - faster part]
There may be more power chords in this next line vs. single notes.
D||-------------------------------------------------------------------||
A||-------------------------------------------------------------------||
F||-------------------------------------------------------------------|| x2
C||(9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9)------------------------------5-5h7p5-----||
G||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-----------------3-3-3-5-5---------7-5-||
D||-----------------------------7-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-----------------------||
|.| 16th notes
This arpeggio at the beginning is played sorta loosely; doesn't sound very precise, allow notes to ring out.
D||-------------------------------------------------------------------||
A||-------------------------------------------------------------------||
F||-------9---9-------9-----------------------------------------------|| x2
C||---9-----------9-------9-------------------------------5-5h7p5-----||
G||-7---7-------7---7-------7-5-----------------3-3-3-5-5---------7-5-||
D||-----------------------------7-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-----------------------||
|.|
[3:07: Section 8 - spacy chords and fast riffs]
Right channel, and perhaps would be played live. Allow notes to ring out. Also, sweep down on the F,
and don't lift your finger on the 2nd string to affect the Fmaj7 until it's actually picked.
Dm7 F Fmaj7
D|----------------------------7----7--------------------|
A|------8---------------------8---------7---------------|
F|-----------7----------------7-------------------------|
C|-9--------------------------9-------------------------|
G|-7-------------------------10-------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12/14(p0)---12/14(p0)--(7)--------------12/14(p0)---12/14(p0)--(7)--------------|
D|-10/12(p0)---10/12(p0)---0---------------10/12(p0)---10/14(p0)---0---------------|
D|----------------------------7----7--------------------|
A|------8---------------------8---------7---------------|
F|-----------7----------------7-------------------------|
C|-9--------------------------9-------------------------|
G|-7-------------------------10-------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------9\\\---|
G|-12/14(p0)---12/14(p0)--(7)--------------12/14(p0)---12/14(p0)--(7)--------7\\\---|
D|-10/12(p0)---10/12(p0)---0---------------10/12(p0)---10/14(p0)---0----------------|
There's another guitar in the left channel playing a few harmonics and other chord tones.
[3:31: solo 1 (fast solo)]
Listen for the structure, practice your trilling and otherwise improvise with Dm pentatonic/dorian licks and
it should sound good ^_^
NOTE: Don't pay too much attention to spacing here; it's a very fast/shred-y solo. Listen to the recording
for timing (slow it down if necessary).
Heavy saturation and wah; possibly delay as well?
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-15b17----17-17-17-17---17-17-17-17--r15p12-|
F|--------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
^
NOTE: The next two lines are real f*ckin' fast... \m/
D|-15p12-14p12-------15p12-14p12-------15p12-14p12-------15p12-14p12------------------------|
A|-------------15p12-------------15p12-------------15p12-------------15p12-15b17r15p12-12---|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
NOTE: Not 100% about which of these notes are picked (fast alt-picking) vs. hammer-ons and pull-offs. It's
possible that Jordan Leppit is fast enough that all are actually picked. And, in fact, it sounds like enough
of a distinct "attack" on each note that it seems likely. This is insane. :-)
D|-------12h14p12---------15p12----------12h14r12----------12h15p12------------------------------|
A|-12h15---------h15p12--------h15p12h15---------h15p12h15----------15p12-15p12------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------14p12-14p12------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
NOTE: Back to "normal" speed/transcription.
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----12-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-12----12----------12------------12----12-14b16r14p12------|
C|----------14-12-14----14---12-14----14----------------14---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|...| ^ |.........|
NOTE: Slight 8th note break at the end of this line as he maybe shifts his fingers to a different position.
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------15----15h17p15----|
F|----------------11----11h12p12----11/12-14p12-14p12-14/16----16----------16-|
C|-12h14~---12h14----14----------14-------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ |...| |...................................................|
NOTE: Extremely fast arpgeggios and/or chromatic runs for the next few bars. Can't hear it properly, let
alone play it, so... picking up at 3:47...
*still bending; then quick partial release and re-bend
D|-17b19----19-17b19r17p15----------15---------------|
A|------------------------h17----15----15-15h17---\\\|
F|---------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
. ^ |...| ^
*hold/vibrato; allow harmonics and feedback
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------12---------------------------------------------------|
G|-0h12h13h14----14-13\12-10h12-10h12-10-------10------------------|
D|------------------------------------------12-------12~-----------|
|........|
[4:07: solo 2 (slow solo)]
eBow or some kind of active sustainer, along with a lower octave in parts, so maybe these are actually
root-octaves on the 5th and 3rd strings? Or perhaps an octave (down) pedal with an expression pedal to
blend it in when desired? Many possibilities...
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
F|-9-----------/11----12--p11\9---7-----------/9------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-9-----------/11----12--p11\9---14p12\11-12--p11\9---11p9\7-9-------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10-----------\8------------10b12r10p8\7-------8b10r8p7\5-------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^
[4:43: Section 9 - back to Section 5!]
D||------------------------------------------------------------||
A||------------------------------------------------------------||
F||------------------------------------------------------------|| x2
C||-9---(9)----9---(9)----9-------9---(9)----9---(9)----9\7----||
G||-7----7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7---7-7-7----7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7\5----||
D||------------------------------------------------------------||
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-12---(12)------12---(12)------12---------12/14--(14)------14---(14)--------------|
G|-10----10-10-10-10----10-10-10-10---10-10-10/12---12-12-12-12----12-12-12---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------12\\\---|
[5:01: Section 10 - back to Section 7!]
D||-------------------------------------------------------------------||
A||-------------------------------------------------------------------||
F||-------------------------------------------------------------------|| x2
C||(9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9)------------------------------5-5h7p5-----||
G||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-----------------3-3-3-5-5---------7-5-||
D||-----------------------------7-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-----------------------||
|.| 16th notes
D||-------------------------------------------------------------------||
A||-------------------------------------------------------------------||
F||-------9---9-------9-----------------------------------------------|| x2
C||---9-----------9-------9-------------------------------5-5h7p5-----||
G||-7---7-------7---7-------7-5-----------------3-3-3-5-5---------7-5-||
D||-----------------------------7-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-----------------------||
|.|
[5:24: Section 11 - speedy solo licks]
More Dm pentatonic/dorian improvisation/riffage and variations on some earlier themes.
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----7h9p7----------7---7-7h9p7-----------------------------------12-12h14p12------|
C|----------h9p7------------------9p7---------9---------------12h14------------h14\\-|
G|7-------------h9--------------------9/10------10-10-10/12--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.| |..| |.| ^ |...|
*not 100% sure about the quick slides here; may not exist
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-7/9----9---(9)-9------------------5/9----9---(9)-9----------------|
G|-5/7----7---(7)-7----5-7-5---------3/7----7---(7)-7----5-7-5-------|
D|---------------------------7-5-3---------------------------7-5-3---|
^ ^
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----7h9p7----------7---7-7h9p7-----------------------------------12-12h14p12------|
C|----------h9p7------------------9p7---------9---------------12h14------------h14\\-|
G|7-------------h9--------------------9/10------10-10-10/12--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.| |..| |.| ^ |...|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-7/9----9----9---(9)--------5----7/9----9----9----7-7\5---------|
G|-5/7----7----7----7-----5h7------5/7----7----7----------7p5-----|
D|--------------------5h7-------------------------------------7---|
^ ^
[5:47: Section 12 - back to Section 2!]
NOTE: A different way to play that same (earlier) part; possibly the "correct" way?
D||--------------------------------------------------------|
A||--------------------------------------------------------|
F||--------------------------------------------------------|
C||-9----------9--------------11----12----14---------------|
G||-7----9----10---------------9----10----12---------------|
D||--------------------------------------------------------|
*grace note slide that lasts one half beat
D|-----------------------------------------------------------||
A|----------------------------------8^--------8-10p8---------||
F|---------------------------6/9---------9~----------9p7-----|| x2
C|--------5^---------------------------------------------9---||
G|-5/7~--------7~--------------------------------------------||
D|-----------------------------------------------------------||
^
[6:11: Section 13 - closing riff]
NOTE: Last play-through is a bit different at the end.
D||--------------------------------------------------------------||
A||--------------------------------------------------------------||
F||--------------------------------------------------------------|| x a lot
C||--------------------------------------------------------------||
G||--------7p5------------5------------------------------5-------||
D||-0----------7~-----5h7--h7~---3----(3)-5/7-5~-----5h7--h7-5\3-||
Legend:
/ slide up
\ slide down
\\\ slide all the way down
h hammer on
p pull off
b bend
r release
t triplet
|.| sixteenth note
() optional/ghost notes
~ vibrato
^ subtle bend
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Valleys
Type: Guitar