INIMICAL CHIMERA
                          As recorded by After Forever
                     (From the 2000 Album PRISON OF DESIRE)

Music by: M. Jansen, S. Gommans, F. Jansen
Words by: F. Jansen

Tabbed by: Jochen Bilderbeek (jbilderbeek@hotmail.com) from http://go.to/jochenb
Thanx to:  After Forever (Sander), Mark Barth, Ad Sluiter, Bart Beukman
Version:   2.5 (19-09-2002).

Listen to the song for the rhythm, and the pikking (downstrokes or alternate pikking).
I can't tab that!

Tuning: Normal (E A D G B E).


-RIFF 1

This RIFF is played on the CD as below. 
Live they make it a bit easier by playing only 
1 time on the E string between each note on the A-string.

   PM-|  PM-| -  PM-|  PM-| -  PM-| PM-|  -   PM-|  PM-| -
e|---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7----7----8--7----10----8--7----7----8---11----10----8--|
E|--0-0--0-0--0--0-0---0-0--0--0-0--0-0---0---0-0---0-0--0-|

    PM-| PM-| -  PM-|  PM-| -  PM-| PM-| -                   PM--|		
e|---------------------------------------------------------|-------|
B|--------------------------------------------1st time-----|-2nd---| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------|---time| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------|-------|
A|-7----7----8--7----10----8--7----7----8--7h8-5h7-3h5-2h3-|-3-3-3-|
E|--0-0--0-0--0--0-0---0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-----------------|-1-1-1-|


-RIFF 2

(play this riff 2 times)

e|---------------------------|  play 3x then  e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|		      B|---------------------------|	
G|--------------------4---3--|		      G|---------------------------|	
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5---4----|		      D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---5--4----|	
A|---------------------------| 		      A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|  	      E|---------------------------|


-RIFF 1 
(Play this riff once again, same as in the beginning).


-RIFF 3
Play 16x

[In the imperium with emerald valleys]
[There where endlessness encircles you]

    PM---------|
e|------------------| After 8 times some variations, but
B|------------------| I can't figure them out.
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-2----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|


-RIFF 4

(play this riff 4 times, 3th time: [A goddes lost her aureole]   
			 4th time: [Created her own domain]

  PM-------------------|			  PM----------|
e|--------------------------| Play 3 times then e|-----------------|
B|--------------------------|			B|-----------------|
G|--------------------------|			G|-----------------|
D|--------------------------|			D|-----------------|
A|-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|			A|-2--6--5--3------|
E|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|			E|-0--4--3--1------|


-RIFF 1

(Play this riff once again, same as in the beginning).


-KEYBOARD PART
Keyboard notes: B F# G A C G A A# A# C A# G A D
                B B E B C G G A A# G A# C A# G A D

For guitar (use effects to let it sound more like a keyboard):
Do some vibrato on each note.
				      [This valley of doom where I'm the token]
				      [She'll be throwing the dice this time]	 	 
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|------9-4-5--------------------------|
D|-/9--4-5-7/10~-5-7-8-8/10\8-5-7----|-/9-9-------5-5-7-8-5-8/10\8-5-7-----|
A|--------------------------------5--|---------------------------------5---|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 


-RIFF 4

(play this riff 4 times, 1st time: [A goddes lost her aureole]   
			 2nd time: [Evil took over her godless soul]
			 3rd time: [Swallowing you in the rivers of blood]
			 4th time: [Morbid games played with you, you token]


-RIFF 5A
(Just hit the string very fast and then touch the frets). GTR 2 plays chords.
                                                        PM-------------|
	B (hit chord)		 B	                 B	             B 
e|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-0-0-12-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-10-0-0-12-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-5-|------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------4-5---4---3--|
A|----------------------------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2---1----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
After 3x play:

e|-0-0-12-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-10-0-0-12-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-5-|------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------4-5---4---3--|
A|----------------------------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2---1----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|


-RIFF 5B
Play 4x 

e|-12-0-0-10-0-0-8-0-0-10-0-0-8-0-0-7--|-12-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-10-0-0-8-0-0-7--|
B|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


-RIFF 5A
Play 4x.

-RIFF 6

[Clouds are roaming around the pale moon]

     PM-|  PM-|  PM-|  PM-|  PM-|  PM-|  PM-|  PM-|
e|----------------------------------------------------| Play this part 2 times. 
B|----------------------------------------------------| End the 2nd time 
G|----------------------------------------------------| with a big slide
D|----------------------------------------------------| from high to low (E)
A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------|
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----|

Then this part:

[An inimical gloom covers the valleys]

    PM-|  PM-|  PM-|   PM-|  PM-|  PM-|  PM-|  PM-|
e|----------------------------------------------------| Play this part 2 times. 
B|----------------------------------------------------| End the 2nd time
G|----------------------------------------------------| with a big slide 
D|-5-----5-----5-----5-----6-----6-----6-----6--------| from high to low (E)
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

[I'am the cephalic empress of this doomed celestial empire]

     PM-|  PM-|  PM-|  PM-|  PM-|  PM-|  PM-|  PM-|
e|----------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------|
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----|

[Hear the orcherstra of death]

     PM-|  PM-|  PM-|  PM-|  PM-|  PM-|  PM-|  PM-|
e|----------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----7-----7-----7-----7--------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|		


-RIFF 7

(play this riff 2 times)

[SCREAM!!!]

 GTR 1

   PM------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-3--------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----6-5----|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|

 GTR 2

Play this during the PM part of GTR 1

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-------------------5-------|
D|-5-5-6-5-8-6-5-6-5---8-6-5-|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

 GTR 1

  PM--------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-2--------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-4----|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|

 GTR 2

Play this during the PM part of GTR 1

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----------------4---------|
D|-4-4-5-4-7-5-4-5---7-5-4---|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

  PM--------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-3--------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----6-5----|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|

 GTR 2

Play this during the PM part of GTR 1

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-------------------5-------|
D|-5-5-6-5-8-6-5-6-5---8-6-5-|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|


  PM---------------------------|
e|----------------------------------| The second time: 
B|----------------------------------| last chord, let ring shortly,
G|----------------------------------| then mute. 
D|----------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----| 
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|	

END SONG


That's all for this song, if you have suggestions, comments or 
corrections please contact me! (jbilderbeek@hotmail.com) 


Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 ~   - vibrato
 PM  - palm muting
 [..]- lyrics are between these brackets