Sunday 7 November 2010

Playing the 'Tristram Theme' from Diablo

An unusual entry, this is a track that was written for the gothic RPG classic 'Diablo'. The game is filled with atmospheric music and this theme is no exception.
I'd describe it as folky, dark and melodic. It's fun to play and relatively suitable for a beginner. I should note that this is a cut down version, as I couldn't find good tabs for the full length version of the song. Still, for practice there is more than anough here!

The song starts out at a very slow pace, which makes it easier to practice without it sounding disjointed. Parts of the song also tend to repeat several times which allows you to play one part over and over until you feel comfortable moving on to the next section. The only technique used in this piece besides strumming and picking is sliding, and the use of it is minimal.

Unfortunately due to issues with the Flash installation on my PC I cannot embed the video for you today, but here is a link until I get things sorted: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2evIg-aYw8

Here is the tablature for the first part of the song. The original author of these tabs intructs us to 'tap twelve frets above where there is a *'.

E|-0---0---0---0---0---6---0---6-|-0----0*---0---0---0-----------------|

B|-0---4---0---4---0---5---0---5-|-0----0*---4---0---4-----------------|

G|-2---2---2---2---2---3---2---3-|-2--2*-----2---2---2-----------------|

D|-2---1---2---1---3---4---3---4-|-2--2*-----1---2---1-----------------|

A|-0---0---0---0---0-------0-----|-0---------0---0---0-----------------|

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

The next part is simple enough but can take quite a lot of practice and it's played at a faster pace. Remember that 3/4 means play the strinng at the third fret and then slide down to the fourth. 4\3 means play the fourth, slide up to the third.
This part is played through three times.

3x
E|-----0---------------0----------|------0---------------0-------------|
B|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0--|------0---0---0-------0---0---0-----|

G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------|

D|-3---------------3--------------|-3/4--------------4-------------4\3-|

A|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|

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

E|---0---------------0------------|------0-------0-----0---0-----------|
B|---0---0---0-------0---0---0----|------0-------0-----0---0-----------|

G|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2------|----3---3---3---3---3---3-----------|

D|---------------3----------------|-3/4------2---------0---0-----------|

A|--------------------------------|------------------------4-----------|

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


There is more, but after having followed the tab it doesn't sound right to me, and I don't like to post anything that I can't verify! This should be enough for a good practice session anyway.

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