Opeth - "Bleak" Guitar Tab
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Artist:Opeth
Album:Blackwater Park
Composition:Bleak
Transcription:Heimo Kanerva (heimo.kanerva@pp.inet.fi)
Version:1.0
Tuning:standard
|=a bar line (an actual bar line)
( )=a ghost note
< >=a sustained note
b=a (pre-)bent note
>=an emphasized note/chord
*=a transcriber´s note
I arranged this for as few gtrs. as possible.
4/4
Gtr.4 (w/dist.)
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|(0)--------------|<0>--------------|<0>--------------|<0>--------------|
|-4---------------|<4>--------------|<4>--------------|<4>--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gtr.3 (acoustic w/pick)
|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-11--------------|-----------------|-11--------------|-----------------|
|-9---------------|------(rest)-----|-9---------------|------(rest)-----|
|-8---------------|-----------------|-8---------------|-----------------|
|-7---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
Gtr.2 (w/dist.)
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|<0>--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------11----|<11>-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|<2>--------------|<2>--------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|<2>--------------|<2>--------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|<0>--------------|<0>-------<0>----|<0>--------------|
Gtr.1 (w/dist., tacet)
Gtr.4
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--(0)------------|<0>--------------|<0>--------------|<0>--------------|
|---4-------------|<4>--------------|<4>--------------|<4>--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gtr.3
|-0-------|---------|---------------0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-----------------|
|-11------|---------|-----------11----0-0-0-0---0-0---|-----------------|
|-9-------|--(rest)-|---------9-------1212129---9-3---|s6-s8-s10s8-s10--|
|-8-------|---------|-------8---------x-x-x-x---x-x---|-x--x--x--x--x---|
|-7-------|---------|-----7-----------1010107---7-1---|s4-s6-s8-s6-s8---|
|-0-------|---------|-0-------------------------------|-----------------|
> > > > >
Gtr.2 gtrs.1&2
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------/xx\---|
|<0>--------------|-0---------------|<0>--------------|<0>-------/xx\---|
Gtr.2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|*-----hp-------------------------|------hp-------------------------|
|-----454---4-----4h5p4-----------|-----454---4-----4h5p4-----------|
|---------7---7-6-------------6---|---------7---7-6-------------6-7-|
|*----------------------8-7-8-----|-----------------------8-7-8-----|
|(0)------------------------------|(0)------------------------------|
Gtr.1
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|*--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
|*2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
> >
Segno
Gtr.2 *=you can also play this starting
from D string instead of G.
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------hp-------------------------|-*------------------------------*|
|-----454---4-----4h5p4-----------|-3h4p3---------------------------|
|---------7---7-6-------------6---|-------5-4-2-5-4---2-4-2-1-------|
|-----------------------8-7-8-----|---------------------------2~---*|
|(0)------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.1 pm.....>
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------|-----------(look above)----------|
|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|--------------------------------*|
|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
>
Gtr.3
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------(rest)--------------|---7s9---9s8---9---10--13--------|
|---------------------------------|---x-x---x-x---x---x---x---------|
|---------------------------------|---5s7---7s6---7---8---11--------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2 *=first time only
|s19----------17------------------|-16------------------------------|
|*12*---------10*-----------------|---------------17-gb-18----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|*--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.1
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-----------------------------0-1-|
Gtr.3 (tacet)
Gtr.2 *=by add. gtr. 3rd time 1.-3............................>
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|<18>-----------------------------|-17~----------------------------*|
|-9b10~*--------------------------|-9~*-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.1 1.-3............................>
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6---6-6-6s7s6s7---6---6-3---3---|-2-------------------------------|
|-x---x-x-x-x-x-x---x---x-x---x---|-2-------------------------------|
|-4---4-4-4s5s4s5---4---4-1---1---|-0-------------------------------|
4. ending
Gtr.3 (tacet)
Gtr.2
|---------------------------------|
|-17~-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
Gtr.1
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2-----------------6-------------|
|-2-------------------8-7-5-------|
|-0-------------------------8-7-5-|
pm...........>
Gtr.2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-13----13131313----13131312--13--|-12----1212xs7-----7-7-7-7---7---|
|-x-----x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x---x---|-x-----x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x---x---|
|-11----11111111----11111110--11--|-10----1010xs5-----5-5-5-5---5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.1
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-----4-x-x-4-----4-4-4-4---4-4-|-3-------------------------------|
|-4-----4-x-x-4-----4-4-4-4---4-4-|-4-------------------------------|
|-6-----6-x-x-6-----6-6-6-6---6-6-|-5-(sim. to previous bar)--------|
|-6-----6-x-x-6-----6-6-6-6---6-6-|-5-------------------------------|
|-4-----4-x-x-4-----4-4-4-4---4-4-|-3-------------------------------|
Gtr.2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-11----1111111-----11111s7---7-7-|s10----10101010----10101010--10--|
|-x-----x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x---x-x-|-x-----x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x---x---|
|-9-----9-9-9-9-----9-9-9s5---5-5-|s8-----8-8-8-8-----8-8-8-8---8---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.1
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-----7-x-x-7-----7-7-7-7gs-----|-1-------------------------------|
|-7-----7-x-x-7-----7-7-7-7gs-----|-2-------------------------------|
|-9-----9-x-x-9-----9-9-9-9gs-----|-3-(sim. to G#m&G strumming)-----|
|-9-----9-x-x-9-----9-9-9---------|-3-------------------------------|
|-7-----7-x-x-7-----7-7-7---------|-1-------------------------------|
Gtr.1 repeats last 4 bars
Gtr.2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-13----13131313----13131315--16--|-15----1515xs7-----7-7-7-7---7-7-|
|-x-----x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x---x---|-x-----x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x---x-x-|
|-11----11111111----11111113--14--|-13----1313xs5-----5-5-5-5---5-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2 D.S. al Coda
(To segno)
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6-----6-6-x-7-----7-7-7-4---4---|-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5---5---|
|-x-----x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x---x---|-x-----x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x---x---|
|-4-----4-4-x-5-----5-5-5-2---2---|-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3---3---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.3 *=let all notes ring
|---------0-----------------------|
|*-------------------------------*|
|----10---------------------------|
|---9---9-------------------------|
|**---------8p7------------------*|
|-0-------------------------------|
Gtr.3 (acoustic w/pick)
|-------------2-------------------|---|-3---3-3---3-3-----3-------------|
|*------3--(3)2-------------------|---|-3---3-3---3-3-----3------------*|
|(4)-(4)4--(4)4---------------0---|-%-|-0---0-0---0-2-----2-2p0---------|
|-4--(4)4--(4)4-----------4-----4-|---|-0---0-0---0-0-----0-----3---0h3-|
|*2--(2)2--(2)2---------2---------|---|-x---x-x---x-x-----x-------3----*|
|---------------------3-----------|---|-3---3-3---3-3-----3-------------|
Last ending gtr.gtr. 5 (acoustic, finger picked)
9/8 out 4/4
|-3---3-3---3-3-----3---------0-------|---------------------------------|
|-3---3-3---3-3-----3-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-0---0-0---0-2-----2-----0-------5---|<5>--4-------4-------2-------2---|
|-0---0-0---0-0-----0-2s4---4-----7---|<7>--7-------1-------1-------2---|
|-x---x-x---x-x-----x-------------0---|<0>-----(x)--2----------(x)------|
|-3---3-3---3-3-----3-----------------|-----------------------------0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|<2>--0-------0-------------------|-------4-5h4-------------4---5---|
|<2>--2---4s5---------2-----------|-2s4-5-------5h4-------2---------|
|-----------------0h2-------------|-----------------0---------0-----|
|<0>---(0)--------------2---0-3---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------3--<3>-------------->
|---------------------------------|-------4---4---------------------<
|---4-----2-----------4-----------|-----4--------------------------->
|-------------------4---------1---|<1>4-----------------------------<
|-0-----0---------2-----3---------|---------2----------------------->
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------<
Solo w/semi clean electric
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------14b16rb16-|
|------------s14------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Acoustic w/fingers
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|*--------------------------------|---------------------0----------*|
|-----------0---------------------|---------0-------0-----0---------|
|---------2---4-----------2-------|-------4---4---4---4-------------|
|*--------------------------------|s4-----------3------------------*|
|-0-----------------0---0---------|-------------------------3-2-----|
Acoustic cont. sim. *=pre-bent from 11th fret
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------15----------|-------------*-------------------|
|<b16>--------------(hold)b16r14--|<14>---------b12r11--------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Acoustic cont.sim.
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------p---------|---------------------------------|
|<11>---------------111211--11214-|-11----12------------------------|
|---------------1214------14------|-------------------------s14~----|
|-------------14------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Acoustic cont. sim. *=two triplets
|---------------------------------|-----------*---------------------|
|---------------------------------|--*-------17-15------------------|
|----------------------------14---|-16----14-------14-16------------|
|<14>--------------------------14-|----14---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
The dist. riff (chords)
Esus9
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-4-----5-----6-----5-----|
|-4-----4-----4-----4-----|
|-2-----3-----4-----3-----|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
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