Nile - "Wind Of Horus" Guitar Tab
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Band: Nile
Album: In Their Darkened Shrines
Song: Wind Of Horus
Copyright (c) (Relapse) (2002)
Version 2.0 - (10/01/04)
Transcribed By: John Mansley
Email: john@smansley.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
Notes: Thanks go to Nomad for pointing out corrections to Riffs A,
B1 and B2.
Tunning: A E A D F# B
Intro: (let that 5 in the first 4 bars ring out)
x4
|----------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-8h10-7---|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------|------------------|--------8655-----|------------------|
|--------5-|-8655-------------|------------8655-|------------------|
|----------|-----888877778888-|77775555---------|-8888777788887777-|
................ ........ ................
Riff A:
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-12p0--11p0--12p0--8p0---|-11p0--7p0--8p0--5p0---|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----00----00----00---00-|-----00---00---00---00-|
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------7-8-7--|
|---245-457-578-7810-875-|---245-457-578-7810--------|
|-0----------------------|-0-------------------------|
|-0----------------------|-0-------------------------|
Verse:
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-6h9p6----5h8p5----|-6h9p6----5h8p5----|
|-------00-------00-|-------00-------00-|
.. .. .. ..
________________ __________________
1,2,3| 4|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-6h9p6----5h8p5----|-----------------|-6h9p6----5h8p5----|
|-------00-------00-|-1-4-1-0-0-3-0-0-|-------00-------00-|
.. .. . . . . . . . . .. ..
Riff B1:
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-8h11p8-----------------------------|
|---------9h12p9---------------------|
|-----------------10h13p10-----------|
|---------------------------13h16p13-|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-12p0--11p0--12p0--8p0---|-11p0--7p0--8p0--5p0---|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----00----00----00---00-|-----00---00---00---00-|
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Lead Fill 1:
|-----------------------------------|
|-8h11p8----------------------------|
|---------8h11p8--------------------|
|-----------------9h12p9------------|
|-------------------------10h13p10--|
|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------|
|------------------------------------|-/14~~~~~-----|
|-13h16p13--10h13p10--7h10p7--4h7p4--|--------------|
Lead Fill 2:
|-----------------------------------|
|-8h11p8----------------------------|
|---------8h11p8--------------------|
|-----------------9h12p9------------|
|-------------------------10h13p10--|
|-----------------------------------|
Riff C:
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-5555--4444-------|-----5555--4444---|-------------------|
|-----00----001144-|-1100----00----00-|-4h7--3h6--1h4-0h3-|
.. ...... .... .. ..
Bridge: I don't usually tab out harmonies to save on space but since
that I can never make up my mind which part of this riff to
play, I'll tab out all the guitar parts.
Gtr. 1
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|14141414141414141414141414141414-|1414141414141414131314141313-9-9-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|Gtr. 2 | |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|12121212121212121212121212121212-|1212121212121212111112121111-7-7-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|Gtr. 3 | |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gtr. 1
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|14141414141414141414141414141414-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|Gtr. 2 | |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|12121212121212121212121212121212-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|Gtr. 3 | |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gtr. 1
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|14141414141414141313141413131010-|10101010101010101010101010101010-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|Gtr. 2 | |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|1212121212121212111112121111-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|Gtr. 3 | |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gtr. 1
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-/151515151515151515151515151515-|15151515151515151414151514141111-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|Gtr. 2 | |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-/-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-8-8-7-7-4-4-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|Gtr. 3 | |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gtr. 1
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|11111111111111111111111111111111-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|Gtr. 2 | |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|Gtr. 3 | |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gtr. 1
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|Gtr. 2 | |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|Gtr. 3 | |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
On the second time through of Riff C, Gtr. 3 plays a different last
bar:
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------5--x-5--x-5--5--|
|--------------------x----x-------|
|-----------------3--x-3--x-3--3--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------|
. . . . . . . .
Lead Fill 3:
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|---------457578-----4-|-57-578-7810-81011-1011131110-|
|-----346--------346---|------------------------------|
|-457------------------|------------------------------|
... ... ...
Riff B2:
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-12p0--11p0--12p0--8p0---|-11p0--7p0--8p0--5p0---|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----00----00----00---00-|-----00---00---00---00-|
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-8h11p8-----------------------------|
|---------9h12p9---------------------|
|-----------------10h13p10-----------|
|---------------------------13h16p13-|
Ending:
fade
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|-0----------------|----------------------|
|-0----------------|----------------------|
|-0----------------|----------------------|
Song Structure:
Intro x4
Riff A x3
Verse x4
Riff B1 x2
Lead Fill 1
Verse x4
Lead Fill 2
Riff C x2
Bridge x3
Lead Fill 3
Riff A x2
Riff B2 x2
Riff B2 (First 2 bars only)
Lead Fill 1 (First 2 bars only)
Ending
Any comments, corrections or suggestions are welcome.
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