 Nile - "Sarcophagous" Guitar Tab
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#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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Band: (NILE)
Album: (IN THEIR DARKENED SHRINES)
Song: (SARCOPHAGUS)
Copyright (c) (Relapse Records) (2002)
Version 1.0 - (28.4.03)
Transcribed By: (STRAKER)
Email: (Mark@bigx.freeserve.co.uk)
. - 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
Tunning. I play this version a step down, although i think nile use A tuning.
It isn't at 100% but its close, the song is also played using pitch control
or vibe effect.
If playing with one guitar, just play guitar 2's riffs on guitar 1, by playing
the 2 strings instead of 1. This is important because allot of the riffs in
this song won't sound right unless accompanied by another guitar or played
on 2 strings, including the effects. E-mail me with comments or suggestions.
INTRO
Guitar 1
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|----------------------------------9---9-8-------------9------------|
|-12h13p12-------------------------9---9-8--9-6-8b-----9------------|
|----------14-13-11-14b~~~-----7h9----------9-6-8b---7--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h13p12----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------14-13-11-14b~~~------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------2-----------------\\\\\2--------------|
|-----------------------------0-----------------\\\\\0--------------|
Guitar 1 (0:10)
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h13p12----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------14-13-11-13-11-11-13h14p13-12-12/15 hold \---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h13p12----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------14-13-11-13-11-11-13h14p13-12-12/15 hold \---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 1 (0:16)
Guitars 1&2.
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1/3-0-2-2b-------------------1/3-0-2-2b---------------------------|
|-1/3-0-2-2b-------------------1/3-0-2-2b---------------------------|
|--------------2-----5-----4----------------2-----------------------|
|------------0-0---0-3---0-2--------------0-0-0-3~~~~~1~~~~~~-------|
. . . . .
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1/3-0-2-2b-------------------1/3-0-2-2b---------------------------|
|-1/3-0-2-2b-------------------1/3-0-2-2b---------------------------|
|--------------2-----5-----4----------------2------------------2----|
|------------0-0---0-3---0-2--------------0-0-0-3~~~~~1~~~~~~--0----|
. . . . .
Riff 2 (0:39)
Guitar 1
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8-7~---5-4--5p4--2------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------2------------------------------------------------|
|-8-7~---5-4--5p4--0------------------------------------------------|
If playing with one guitar play riff 2 like this.
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-9~---7--6--7/6--2----------------------------------------------|
|-8--7~---5--4--5/4--2----------------------------------------------|
Riff 3 both guitars (0:44)
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5/6-3--------------------------------------------|
|-------5-----7----5/6-3-2------------------------------------------|
|-0--0--3--0--5--0-------0------------------------------------------|
. . . .
Play Riff 2
Riff 3a Guitar 1 (0:55)
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------<12-13>-------------12-12/16~~~------------|
|------------------5/6-3--------14-13-12-13-------------------------|
|-------5-----7----5/6-3--------------------------------2-----------|
|-0--0--3--0--5--0--------------------------------------0-----------|
. . . .
Riff 3a Guitar 2 (0:55)
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5/6-3-12<>13-------------12-12/16~~~-------------|
|-------5-----7----5/6-3--------14-13-12-13-------------2-----------|
|-0--0--3--0--5--0--------------------------------------0-----------|
. . . .
Play Riff 2
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5/6-3--------------------------------------------|
|-------5-----7----5/6-3--------------------------------------------|
|-0--0--3--0--5--0--------------------------------------------------|
. . . .
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2
(1:39)
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|----------------------7--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------7--------------------------------------------|
|------------------5/6----------------------------------------------|
|-------5-----7----5/6---2------------------------------------------|
|-0--0--3--0--5--0-------0------------------------------------------|
. . . .
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3a
Play Riff 2 (this time play guitar 1 same as guitar 2)
Guitar 1 (2:02)
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5/6-3--------------------------------------------|
|-------5-----7----5/6-3-2------------------------------------------|
|-0--0--3--0--5--0-------0------------------------------------------|
. . . .
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5/6-3--------------------------------------------|
|-------5-----7----5/6-3--4- slow full bend ------------------------|
|-0--0--3--0--5--0--------------------------------------------------|
. . . .
Guitar 1 (2:07)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------5-----7------5/6-3------------------------------------------|
|-------3-----5------5/6-3------------------------------------------|
|-0--0-----0-----0--------------------------------------------------|
. . . .
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------5/6-3------------------------------------------|
|-------5-----7-----------------------------------------------------|
|-0--0--3--0--5--0--------------------------------------------------|
. . . .
Guitar 1 (2:10)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---4- slow full bend ----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12h14-14fb~~~~~--14hb-14hb-14hb-14fb~~~~-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 5
Guitar 1 (2:15)
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-7-7-5-------------------------5-7-7-5---------------------------|
|---------h6-5~~-3-0-3-0-3-5-5fb----------h6-5~~-3-0-3-0-3h5-5fb----|
. . . .
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---(14~)----------------(14~)--------------------(14~)-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 (2:26)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-7-7-5-------------------------5-7-7-5---------------------------|
|---------h6-5~~-3-0-3-0-3-5-5fb----------h6-5~~-3-0-3-0-3h5-5fb----|
. . . .
guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-7-7-5-------------------------5-7-7-5---------------------------|
|---------h6-5~~-3-0-3-0-3-5-5fb----------h6-5~~-3-0-3-0-3h5-5fb----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
. . . .
Riff 6 (2:36)
Both guitars
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2---5--7-8-5--7-8-7~---5/7-----5/7-----2---3--5-6-3--5-6-5--------|
|-0---3--5-6-3--5-6-5~---3/5-0-0-3/5-0-0-0---1--3-4-1--3-4-3--------|
. . . .
Guitar 2 breaks of at the end.
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------- slow half bend ---4hb-|
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Riff 7 (2:58)
Guitar 1 (repeat X5)
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------3--5--3--3/7-7--5-5-----(5)------------------------------|
|-3h5-5~~-----------------------------------------------------------|
5th time
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|- slow slide -|
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|-2--------------------------------------------------|-\\\\\\\\\\\\-|
|-0----------------------------0h2--0h2--------------|-\\\\\\\\\\\\-|
(3:31)
Guitar 1 continues with Riff 7 until the end.
Guitar 2
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guitar 2 (4:04)
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