[(INSTRUMENTAL)] [MILE MARKER — CLOSING TRACK] [Appalachian Folk / Atmospheric Black Metal] [A minor | Slow 4/4 | ♩=66 throughout | NO VOCALS] [Fiddle dominant; clawhammer banjo; acoustic guitar] [q=quarter,e=eighth,h=half,w=whole,~=sustain] [INTRO — pp, SOLO FIDDLE; ancient, mournful] [FIDDLE] |E4h A4q C5q|B4h A4h|E4q G4q A4h~|A4w| |C5h E5q D5q|C5h A4q G4q|A4h E4h|A4w~| [BANJO enters faintly] |R w|R w|A3h E4h|A3w~| [MAIN MELODY — p; traditional melody, plain and solemn] [FIDDLE] |A4q A4q C5q E5q|E5h D5q C5q| |E5q E5q D5q C5q|A4h E4h| |A4q A4q C5q E5q|E5h D5q C5q| |D5q C5q A4q G4q|A4w~| |C5q C5q E5q E5q|G5h E5q D5q| |C5q A4q C5q D5q|E5w| |E5q D5q C5q A4q|C5h A4q G4q| |A4h E4h|A4w~| [BANJO — sparse clawhammer] |A3q E4e A4e C4q E4e A4e| |A3q E4e A4e G3q D4e G4e| |C4q G4e C5e A3q E4e A4e|A3h E4h| [Continue restrained A/E drone beneath melody.] [FIDDLE INTERLUDE — mp; deeply emotional] |A4e C5e E5q A5q E5q|G5e E5e D5q C5h| |A4e C5e D5e E5e G5q E5q|C5h A4h| |E5e G5e A5q G5e E5e D5q| |C5e D5e E5q C5q A4q|G4q A4q C5q E5q| |[A4+E5]w~| [SECOND PASS — mp→mf; slides, drones, double-stops] |A4q (B4)e C5e E5q E5q|E5h D5e C5e A4q| |E5q G5e E5e D5q C5q|[A4+E5]w| |A4e C5e E5q A5e G5e E5q|E5h D5q C5q| |D5e E5e C5q A4q G4q|[A4+E5]w~| |C5e D5e E5q E5e G5e A5q|G5h E5q D5q| |E5e G5e E5e D5e C5q A4q|[A4+E5]w~| [BLACK-METAL STAIN — mf→ff; tempo unchanged] [FIDDLE — tremolo] |A4~~~~ C5~~~~|E5~~~~~~~~|D5~~C5~~ A4~~G4~~|[A4+E5]w| |A4e C5e E5e A5e E5e C5e A4e E4e| |G4e A4e C5e E5e D5e C5e A4e G4e| [BANJO — relentless eighth-note drone] |A3e E4e A4e E4e C5e E4e A4e E4e| |C4e G4e C5e G4e A3e E4e A4e E4e| [GUITARS] |Am(add9)|Cmaj7|G|Am| [Slow ceremonial drums→double-kick→blast beats.] [HEAVY ERUPTION — ff] [FIDDLE above guitars] |A4e C5e E5e A5e G5e E5e C5e A4e| |C5e D5e E5e G5e A5e G5e E5e D5e| |C5e E5e A5e E5e C5e A4e G4e A4e| |[A4+E5]q [C5+G5]q [D5+A5]q [E5+B5]q| [TRADITIONAL MELODY ABOVE BLAST BEATS] |A4q A4q C5q E5q|E5h D5q C5q| |E5q E5q D5q C5q|A4h E4h| |A4q A4q C5q E5q|E5h D5q C5q| |D5q C5q A4q G4q|[A4+E5]w~| [TRANSCENDENT ASCENT — ff→fff] [Darkness opens into light; bright but HEAVY.] [FIDDLE] |A4q C5q E5q A5q|G5h E5q D5q| |C5q E5q G5q B5q|A5h E5h| |E5q G5q A5q C6q|B5h A5q G5q| |E5q D5q C5q E5q|[A4+E5]w~| [BRIGHT BLACK-METAL SUMMIT — fff] [NOT RAGE — RELEASE. Luminous tremolo guitars + blast beats.] [GUITARS] |Cmaj7|G|Am|Em|Fmaj7|C|G|Am(add9)| [FIDDLE — ecstatic Appalachian lead] |E5e G5e A5e C6e B5e A5e G5e E5e| |D5e G5e B5e D6e B5e G5e E5e D5e| |C5e E5e A5e C6e A5e E5e C5e A4e| |A4e C5e F5e A5e C6e A5e F5e E5e| |G4e C5e E5e G5e C6e G5e E5e C5e| |G4e B4e D5e G5e B5e G5e D5e B4e| |[A5+E6]w~| [ULTIMATE CLIMAX — traditional melody over full ensemble] |A4q A4q C5q E5q|E5h D5q C5q| |E5q E5q D5q C5q|A4h E4h| |A4q A4q C5q E5q|E5h D5q C5q| |D5q C5q A4q G4q|[A4+E5]w~| |C5q E5q G5q A5q|E5q G5q A5q C6q| |B5q A5q G5q E5q|[A5+E6]w fermata| [DESCENT — ff→p] [NO CUT. Blast→half-time→toms→silence.] [Guitars dissolve into reverb; fiddle/banjo emerge.] [FIDDLE] |A5h G5q E5q|D5h C5h|E5q D5q C5q A4q|A4w~| [BANJO] |A3q E4e A4e C4q E4e A4e|G3q D4e G4e C4q G4e C5e| |A3h E4h|A3w~| [FINAL FOLK RETURN — p] [Fiddle + banjo + faint fingerpicked guitar.] [Fiddle states melody peacefully one final time.] |A4q A4q C5q E5q|E5h D5q C5q| |E5q E5q D5q C5q|A4h E4h| |A4q A4q C5q E5q|E5h D5q C5q| |D5q C5q A4q G4q|A4w~| [Guitar fades. Banjo: |A3h E4h|A3w~| then stops.] [ALBUM OUTRO — SOLO FIDDLE — ppp] |E4h A4q C5q|B4h A4h| |C5q B4q A4q E4q|A4w~| [Long pause] |C5h B4q A4q|G4h E4h| |E4q G4q A4h~|[A4+E5]w fermata|| [Hold bare A+E until bow nearly runs out.] [Bow weakens naturally. No final chord.] [Fiddle disappears into silence.] [END OF ALBUM] [(No Vocals Whatsoever)]
