The Time of the Oath

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------
A|---7-------7-------7-----7/8-------8-------8-----8/10-------10-------10-----8-------7------
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-

e|-------| 
B|-------| 
G|------*| 
D|--7/8-*| 
A|--7/8--| 
E|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-----7/9\7\5/7\5--*| 
A|---3/5-----5---5-------------3/7-----5-----5/7\5\3/5\3---| 
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-----10\9--9/10\9--- 
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---------------------------------- 

Continúa después del anuncio

  PM   |---| |-|  |-----------|    |--|  |----------------------------| | Base
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-- This is the 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-- solo. After 
D|--5/7-----7---7---------------5/7-----7-------------------------------|-- play the bas
A|--3/5-----5---5---------------3/5-----5---------2---------------------|-- at the part 
E|------0-0---0-----0-0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0-2-3---3-5-2-----0-0-0---0-|-- with % (see 

e|--
B|ba
G|th
D|e 
A|in
E|ab

e|--
B|se
G|e 
D|be
A|di
E|ov

e|-
B| 
G|c
D|g
A|c
E|e

e|---------| 
B|of the --| 
G|horus, --| 
D|ining  --| 
A|ated   --| 
E|).     --| 



  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-----7/9\7\5/7\5--*| 
A|---3/5-----5---5-------------3/7-----5-----5/7\5\3/5\3---| 
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-----10\9--9/10\9--- 
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|---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