#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #Unless specified otherwise, this is NOT an official tab from the band members.# #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature Band: Opeth Album: Black Water Park Song: Patterns In The Ivy Copyright (c) Music For Nations, 2001 Version 1.0 - 17 July 2002 Transcribed By: Alan Email: luvtorn@hotmail.com This is a very nice instrumental song by the gothic-metal band Opeth; it is played by a beautiful acoustic guitar and piano. Quite easy to play, but not so easy to make it sound like the original (IMHO): lots of slidings and strings that are let ringing, etc. Listen very close to how each note is played: it also gives you clues about the correct hand positions. The notation you'll need is: / - slide up to ... \ - slide down to... h - hammer on p - pull off Standard tuning: E B G D A E. I suggest playing it finger-picking: most of the song can also be played with a pick (better sound clarity, if you're a bad player like me), except for the section C-2, which is the hardest to play (and to tab!!) The structure of the song is: section A 4 times " B 1 time " A 4 times (enter piano) " B 1 time " A 4 times " C-1 1 time " C-2 1 time " A 8 times " D 1 time Any questions? mail to luvtorn@hotmail.com . Special thanks to Frank and HER magic tape (Sept. 01) Section A : |----------0---------0--------------| |--------0---0---------0------------| |------2-------2-2/5-----5----------| |----2------------------------------| |--0-----------------------3p2-0----| |--------------------------------3--| Section B : |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------0-----------------------------3--------------------------| |--------2---2---------4p3-----3-------3---3--------------4h5-4-----| |------3-------3-------------4-------7-------7--------5-6-------5---| |----3-----------3---4-----4-------5-----------5----6---------------| |--1---------------2-------------3----------------4-----------------| (eek,a 9th chord!) Sections C-1 and C-2 differ by the ending: both start like this... |----------------------------------| |-----------------------------2----| |-------0-------0-----0-----2---2--| |-----0---0---0-----0-----0--------| |-3/6-------5-----3-----0----------| |----------------------------------| ...but C-1 ends like this... |---------0------------| |-------4---4----------| |-----4-------4--------| |---4-----------4------| |-2---------------2----| |----------------------| ...and C-2 ends with something like this |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----5------3-------2-----1-0--------------------------------------| |---0-0----0-0-0-----0---0-0-0--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0-0-0--0---0---0-0-0-0---0-0--------------------------------------| Note: no way I could figure out the exact rhythm of this part, the picking is fast and light, sort of flamenco-style. Try and play a few different patterns with the 3rd and the 6th string between the main chords (which should be correct anyway), and see which one sounds the nearest to the original. Section D: |-----| |-----| |-----| |-----| |--0--| (let ring) |-----| That's it. Enjoy! Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature