Nile - "Sarcophagous" Guitar Tab
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Band: NILE
Album: In Their Darkened Shrines
Song: Sarcophagus
Copyright (c) Relapse (2002)
Version 1.0 - (7/17/06)
Transcribed By: god of all gods
Email: death_metal_god_Of_all_gods@yahoo.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
- slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tuning A E A D F# b
gt1
b |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |-13h14p13-----------------------13--13-------------------|
A |----------15-14-12--14bq--14-15-------15-14-12-14-15-14--|
E |------------------------0--------------------------------|
A |------------------------0--------------------------------|
gt1
b |--------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------15-14-15-14/18-17------|
D |------13--13h14p13---------------------------12bh-|
A |---15--------------15-14-12-----------------------|
E |-0------------------------------------------------|
A |-0------------------------------------------------|
gt2
b |--------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------|
A |-11h12p11----------------------11--11-------------------|
E |---------13-12-10--12bq--12-13--------13-12-11-12-13-12-|
A |-----------------------0--------------------------------|
b |-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |------11--11h12p11-------------------------------|
E |---13--------------13-12-10-9-10-9-10/13-12------|
A |-0------------------------------------------12bh-|
gt1
b |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----5/85/7-7b--------------------------5/85/7-7b--------------------|
A |-0--------------0--0---4--3---3--1-0--------------0--0--------------|
E |-0--3/63/5-5b---0--0---4--3---3--1-0--3/63/5-5b---0--0---1----------|
A |-0--------------0--0---4--3---3--1-0--------------0--0---1/4~~3~~---|
. . . . . . .
gt2
b |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----12/1512/14-14bq-----------------------12/1512/14-14bq-------------------|
A |-0-------------------0--0---4--3---3--1-0-------------------0--0------------|
E |-0--10/1310/12-12bq--0--0---4--3---3--1-0--10/1310/12-12bq--0--0---1--------|
A |-0-------------------0--0---4--3---3--1-0-------------------0--0---1/4~~3~~-|
. . . . . . .
gt1
b |----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
D |------------------------------7-7-6-6---|-------------------------|
A |-0-----------------0---0--1-1-5-5-4-4-1-|-0-----------------------|
E |-0-----------------0---0--1-1-5-5-4-4-1-|-0--9-8--8-6--6h8p6---5--|
A |-0--4-3--3-1-1h3p1-0---0--1-1-5-5-4-4-1-|-0-----------------------|
. . . . .
gt2
b |----------------------------------------|------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
D |------------------------------7-7-6-6---|------------------------|
A |-0-----------------0---0--1-1-5-5-4-4-1-|-0----------------------|
E |-0-----------------0---0--1-1-5-5-4-4-1-|-0--9-8--8-6--6h8p6--5--|
A |-0--4-3--3-1-1h3p1-0---0--1-1-5-5-4-4-1-|-0----------------------|
. . . . .
gt1
B |--------------------------------------------|------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------|
D |---------7-7-6-6----------------------------|------------------------|
A |--0--1-1-5-5-4-4-1--8h9p8-----------9-9~~~~-|-0----------------------|
E |--0--1-1-5-5-4-4-1--------10-9-10-9---------|-0--9-8--8-6--6h8p6--5--|
A |--0--1-1-5-5-4-4-1--------------------------|-0----------------------|
. . . . .
gt2
b |------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D |-------7-7-6-6----------------------------------|---------------------------|
A |--0--1-1-5-5-4-4-1-15h16p15-------------15-15~~~|-0--11-10--10-8--8h10p8--7-|
E |--0--1-1-5-5-4-4-1----------17-16-17-16---------|-0-------------------------|
A |--0--1-1-5-5-4-4-1------------------------------|-0-------------------------|
. . . . .
gt1
b |----------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------7-7-6-6-----|
A |-0-------------------------0--1-1-5-5-4-4-1---|
E |-0----9-8---8-6-6h8p6-5----0--1-1-5-5-4-4-1---|
A |-0-------------------------0--1-1-5-5-4-4-1---|
. . . . .
gt2
b |-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------7-7-6-6-----|
A |-0--------------------------------0--1-1-5-5-4-4-1---|
E |-0----16-15--15-13-13h15p13-12----0--1-1-5-5-4-4-1---|
A |-0--------------------------------0--1-1-5-5-4-4-1---|
. . . . .
gt1
b |---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
D |-------------11-11-8-8~~~~-------------------|------------------------------|
A |-0---7bh---------------------7bh-------------|-3h5-5------------------------|
E |-0------------9--9/6-6~~~---------11-11-8-8--|-------5-6-5----3---3---3-5b--|
A |-0--------0----------------0-----------------|--------------0---0---0-------|
a slow bend . . .
gt2
b |---------------------------16~~~~-|-----------------------------------------|
F#|----------------13h15~~~~~~-------|-----------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A |-0----12~~~~----------------------|-10h12-12--------------------------------|
E |-0--------------------------------|----------12-13-12---10---10---10-12-12b-|
A |-0--------------------------------|-------------------0----0----0-----------|
a very slow vibrato on 12 . . .
gt1 & gt2
b |------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
A |----------5--5-6-7-5-6-7-0-------------------------------------0--|--0---|
E |--5-4-4-3-3--3-4-5-3-4-5-0---0-0--0-0--0--0-0---3--7-8-7-8-7-5-0--|--0---|
A |--5-4-4-3----------------0---0-0--0-0--0--0-0---3--7-8-7-8-7-5-0--|--0---|
. . . . .
gt1
b |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--7--7-/10--10/12-10-14-14-12-12--------7--7-/10--10/12-10-14-14-12-12-----|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--5--5-/8--8/10--8--12-12-10-10---------5--5-/8--8/10--8--12-12-10-10------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
they are suppose to line up, but they didn't, but you get the idea. repeat ?x
gt2<<<<<<<
b |--------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------|
A |-0------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-------------------0-------------------0--------|
A |-0-------0h1----1----0-------0h1----1----0--------|
gt2<<<<<<<
b |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0--0--0--0--0--1--1--1--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--1--1--0--0--0--0-|
A |-0--0--0--0--0--1--1--1--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--1--1--0--0--0--0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
gt2<<<<<<<<
b |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------|
A |-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
if you don't got a friend to play with, then just use
the windows media thing.just find the thing that messes
with the speakers balance then play the along with it.
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