Celestial Completion Tab - EXTOL






Artist: Extol
Album: Burial (1998)
Song: Celestial Completion

Transcribed by: Emmanuel DeVries 
Last-updated: 2007-01-10

The song is played in standard tuning on a 7-string guitar.
The notes are spaced and grouped to aid with the timing. A good 
listen to the recording will always be helpful. Watch for the 
time-signature change near the outro. Otherwise, Please enjoy 
this festive song!
The file's original URL is:
http://www.e-arsenal.net/tabs/Extol-CelestialCompletion.txt
-Emmanuel 

LEGEND
         ... - palm-mutted
           h - hammer-on
           p - pull-off
       cont. - continue
      trans. - transition
        (x2) - play this part 2 times total


 FIG1 (intro)
   [Guitar1] (x4)
e|---------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4--5-5-5--7-7--6-6-6--2-2-2--2-2--|
A|-4-4-4--5-5-5--7-7--6-6-6--2-2-2--2-2--|
E|-2-2-2--3-3-3--5-5--4-4-4--0-0-0--0-0--|
B|---------------------------------------|
 |                                       |
 | [Guitar2]                             |
e|---------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2--4-4-4--6-6--4-4-4--3-3-3--1-1--|
D|-4-4-4--5-5-5--7-7--6-6-6--2-2-2--2-2--|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|

   [LeadGuitar] (x1)        (x1)
e|---------------------|---------------|
b|---------------------|---------------|
G|---------------------|---------------|
D|-7-9-11-9-8-8h9p8-6--|-7-9-11-9-7-6--|
A|---------------------|---------------|
E|---------------------|---------------|
B|---------------------|---------------|



 FIG2 (after intro)
   [Guitar1] (x2)  (x2)
e|---------------|--------------------------|
b|---------------|--------------------------|
G|---------------|--------------------------|
D|-3-------2-2---|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2----|
A|-3-------2-2---|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2----|
E|-1-------0-0---|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-0---0----|
B|---------------|--------------------------|
                       ...........

   [Guitar2] (x4)
e|------------------------|
b|------------------------|
G|---9h10p9p7-------------|
D|-7----------10-9-7-7s6--|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|



 FIG3 (verse)
   [Guitar1] (x4) note: each note x 6
e|--------------------------|
b|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-0-0-0--------------------|
A|-------1-1-1-0-0-0--------|
E|-------------------4-4-4--|
B|--------------------------|
 |                          |
 | [Guitar2] (x4)           |
e|--------------------------|
b|--------------------------|
G|-2-4-5-2-4-5-2-4-5-2-0-3--|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|



 FIG4 (chorus)
   [Guitar1] (x4)
e|-----------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------|
E|------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
B|------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
 |      .................................  |
 | [Guitar2] (x2, 3rd + 4th)               |
e|-----------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------|
G|-s7--------------------------------------|
D|---------------3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|--5--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|

   [Guitar1] (cont.)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-4---4---4-------------------------------------------|
A|-2---2---2----5---5---5----3---3---3----7---7---7----|
E|--------------3---3---3----1---1---1----5---5---5----|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                     |
 | [Guitar2] (cont.)                                   |
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2---------------3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|---------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|

   [Guitar1] (cont.)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------3---------|
A|--6---6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6---------5-6----3-5-6--|
E|--4---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--6-3-6----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 |      .................................                       |
 | [Guitar2] (cont.)                                            |
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------3---------|
A|--2------------6-6-6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5-5---------5-6----3-5-6--|
E|-----------------------------------------6-3-6----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|

   [Guitar1+2] (FIG4 trans. to FIG3)
e|--------|
b|--------|
G|--------|
D|-5-3-2--|
A|--------|
E|--------|
B|--------|


=> FIG3 (x2)

=> FIG3 variation: whole step higher (x2)

=> FIG4 (x4)

 FIG5
   [Guitar1] (x9)                                  (trans. to FIG1)
e|-----------------------------------------------|----|
b|-----------------------------------------------|----|
G|--9---------9-s10-10-10s12-12-12s10-10-10s9-9--|-9--|
D|--x---------x-----x--x-----x--x-----x--x----x--|-x--|
A|--7---5--5--7-s8--8--8-s10-10-10s8--8--8-s7-7--|-7--|
E|------5--5-------------------------------------|----|
B|------3--3-------------------------------------|----|
 |      ....                                     |    |
 | [Guitar2]                                     |    |
e|-----------------------------------------------|----|
b|-----------------------------------------------|----|
G|--7--------7-----7--7-----7--7-----7--7----7--|-7--|
D|--7--------7-s8--8--8-s10-10-10s8--8--8-s7-7--|-7--|
A|------5--5-------------------------------------|----|
E|------5--5-------------------------------------|----|
B|------3--3-------------------------------------|----|
        ....


FIG1 variation: Guitar1 comes in late (x4)

 FIG6 (heavy and slow)
   [Guitar1+2] (x4)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------------------------------------4------|
A|-7-----------------------6--s7--s6-----------3-------6--|
E|-5---5---8-8-8---5---5---4--s5--s4---5---5--------------|
B|-----3---6-6-6---3---3---------------3---3--------------|
       .................               .....
                           no G2  /          G2: 1-2-4/
   [Guitar1+2] (cont.)
e|------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------6--s7--s6--|
E|-5---5---8-8-8---5---5---4--s5--s4--|
B|-----3---6-6-6---3---3--------------|
       .................
                           no G2  /
   [Guitar1+2] (cont.)
e|------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------|
G|---------------------3-3-3-6-6-6-8--|
D|---------5-5-5-2-2-2-1-1-1-4-4-4----|
A|---------3-3-3-0-0-0----------------|
E|-5---5------------------------------|
B|-3---3------------------------------|
   ............................... ^
                     {skip to trans.}

 FIG7 (happy melodic)
   [Guitar1] (x4)         1st end.            2nd end.
e|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
b|----------------------|-------------------|--------4--5--4h5p4-------|
G|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------5--4--|
D|----------5--5--5--5--|-------2--2--------|--------------------------|
A|-2--2--2--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--0--0--3--3--|--6-6-6-------------------|
E|-0--0--0--------------|-3--3--------1--1--|--4-4-4-------------------|
B|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
 |    ....     .......  | .............     |  .....                   |
 | [Guitar2]            |                   |                          |
e|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
b|----------------------|-------------------|--------4--5--4h5p4-------|
G|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------5--4--|
D|-5--4--5--7--4--5-----|-------------------|--------------------------|
A|-------------------7--|-5--5--7--7--5--5*-|--6-6-6-------------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|



 FIG8 (acoustic/flute break)
        [Guitar1/acoustic] (x2)
e|----|--------------------------------------|
b|----|----0--1-----0--1-----0--1------------|
G|-2--|-2--------2--------2------------------|
D|----|-2--------3--------2--------5--5---5--|
A|----|-0--------0--------2--------6----6----|
E|----|----------------------------3---------|
B|----|--------------------------------------|
 |    |                                      |
 |    | [Guitar2/flute]                      |
e|----|-------------------------------1------|
b|----|-5--------------------------------3---|
G|-2--|-------5--5--7--5--4--------2---------|
D|----|--------------------------------------|
A|----|--------------------------------------|
E|----|--------------------------------------|
B|----|--------------------------------------|



=> FIG3 (x2)

=> FIG4 (x4)

 FIG9 (note: time change)
   [Guitar1+2] (x2)
e|------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|----------------4-4-----------------|
A|-5--------------2-2--5-5--3-3--7-7--|
E|---5--5-5--5-5-------3-3--1-1--5-5--|
B|---3--3-3--3-3----------------------|
     ...........

e|-------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------3----------|
A|-6-6--6-6--6-6--------5-6---3-5-6-3--|
E|-4-4--4-4--4-4--6-3-6----------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
     ...........


 FIG10 (outro)
   [Guitar1] (x8)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------4-4------------------------------------3----------|
A|----------2-2--5-5--3-3--7-7--6--6--6--------5-6---3-5-6-3--|
E|-5--5--5-------3-3--1-1--5-5--4--4--4--6-3-6----------------|
B|-3--3--3----------------------------------------------------|
 |    ....                         ....                       |
 | [Guitar2]                                                  |
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------3----------|
D|-7*------------------------------------------3-5---3-5-6-3--|
A|----------5-5------------3-3--6--6--6--5---5----------------|
E|----5--5-------7-7--5-5-------4--4--4----6------------------|
B|----3--3----------------------------------------------------|
      ....                         ....

   [LeadGuitar] (x3)     (ending chord)
e|---------------------|----|
b|---------------------|----|
G|----------5--5s7-8*--|-7--|
D|-0--5--7-------------|-8--|
A|---------------------|-8--|
E|---------------------|-6--|
B|---------------------|----|