Vämod's Tale

"Vämod's Tale," by melodic death metal band King of Asgard (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjvkNs2M6Ac), takes its lyrics from the Røk Runestone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B6k_Runestone), carved in the early ninth century and discovered in a Swedish church in the 19th century. It is the earliest known example of Swedish literature.

This tab is for a 10-hole diatonic harp in B minor. The triplets have been condensed into single notes for this tab, and Root 5 chords only show the lower note. If you can't do overblows yet, the 5+ can be played as an ordinary 5 without too much impact.

Lyrics are included as a guide. You can follow along with the lyrics, sheet music, guitar tab, and harmonica tab on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E_xFaymGLs). MuseScore sheet music, KaraFun sync files, this tab, and an exported MuseScore mp3 custom-tweaked to align with the original studio track are below:

MSCZ file: http://www.tigerhawkt3.com/Vamod's_Tale_sheet-tab.mscz
KFN file with lyrics: http://www.tigerhawkt3.com/Vamod's%20Tale.kfn
KFN file with Bm harmonica tabs: http://www.tigerhawkt3.com/Vamod's%20Tale%20harmonica%20Bm.kfn
Harmonica tabs: http://www.tigerhawkt3.com/Vamod's%20Tale%20harmonica%20Bm.txt
MP3 file matching the studio track: http://www.tigerhawkt3.com/Vamod's_Tale_sheet-tab.mp3

6 6 5 6 6 5
6 6 5 -4 -8 -6 -5
6 6 5 6 6 5
6 6 5 -4 -8 -6 -5

6 6 5 6 6 5
6 6 5 -4 -8 -6 -5
6 6 5 6 6 5
6 6 5 -4 -8 -6 -5

In memory of Vämod stand these runes
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But
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Varin wrote them to his son
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8 -8 7 -7 -6

This I tell the second to nine
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4 -4 -5
Generations ago lost his life
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7 -7 -6

With the Reidgoths
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And he died
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With them because of his offenses
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8 -8 7 -7 -6

Tjodrik the Bold
-7 7 -8 7 -6 6
-4 4 -4 7 -7
King of sea-warriors rules
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Over Reid-sea shores
7 -7 -6

6 6 5 6 6 5
6 6 5 -4 -8 -6 -5
6 6 5 6 6 5
6 6 5 -4 -8 -6 -5

6 6 -6 -7 -4
-6 -6 -7 7
-7 -6 -7 -6 6 5+

6 6 -6 -7 -4
7 -8 8 -8 8 -8 7
-7 7 -7 -6 -7 -6

6 6 -6 -7 -4
-6 -6 -7 7
-7 -6 -7 -6 6 5+

6 6 -6 -7 -4
7 -8 8 -8 8 -8 7
-7 7 -7 -6 -7 -6

Now he sits armed on his Gothic
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Horse
4 -4 -5
Shield strapped, Prince of Maerings
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8 -8 7 -7 -6

That I tell the twelfth
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Where the horse of Gunn
4 -4 -5
Sees food on the battlefield
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7 -7 -6

This I tell the thirteenth
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Which twenty kings
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Sat on Själland for four winters
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8 -8 7 -7 -6
With four names
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-4 4 -4
With four names names born to four brothers
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7 -7 -6

Five Valkes, sons of Radulf
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Five Reidulfs, sons of Rugulf
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Five Haisls, sons of Hord
6 6 5 6 6 5
Five Gunnmunds, sons of Björn
6 6 5 -4 -8 -6 -5

Five Valkes, sons of Radulf
6 6 5 6 6 5
Five Reidulfs, sons of Rugulf
6 6 5 -4 -8 -6 -5
Five Haisls, sons of Hord
6 6 5 6 6 5
Five Gunnmunds, sons of Björn
6 6 5 -4 -8 -6 -5

6 6 -6 -7 -4
-6 -6 -7 7
-7 -6 -7 -6 6 5+

6 6 -6 -7 -4
7 -8 8 -8 8 -8 7
-7 7 -7 -6 -7 -6

6 6 -6 -7 -4
-6 -6 -7 7
-7 -6 -7 -6 6 5+

6 6 -6 -7 -4
7 -8 8 -8 8 -8 7
-7 7 -7 -6 -7 -6

Five Valkes, sons of Radulf
6 6 5 6 6 5
Five Reidulfs, sons of Rugulf
6 6 5 -4 -8 -6 -5
Five Haisls, sons of Hord
6 6 5 6 6 5
Five Gunnmunds, sons of Björn
6 6 5 -4 -8 -6 -5

6 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 5
-4 -4 -4 -4 -4
6 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 5
-4 -4 -4 -4
-4 4 -3 -3b