Opeth - "The Drapery Falls" Guitar Tab
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Artist:Opeth
Album:Blackwater Park (2001)
Composition:The Drapery Falls
Transcription:Heimo Kanerva (heimo.kanerva@pp.inet.fi)
Version:1.1
Tuning:standard
|=a bar line (an actual bar line)
( )=a ghost note, or exeption
< >=a sustained note
b=a (pre-)bent note
>=an emphasized note/chord
Time 12/8
Riff A
Gtr.3 (acoustic) note:fret the low c note with your thumb
Csus2 Cm Play 4 times
|----------------8---8--8-----|
|*--------8---8--8---8--8----*|
|--7---7--8---8--8---8--8-----|
|-10--10-10--10-10--10-10-----|
|*10--10-10--10-10--10-------*|
|--8---8----------------------|
> > > >
Riff B (I canīt be 100% sure, but this sounds
very much like it is on the recording.)
Gtr.1 w/dist.
(left speaker)
Csus2 Bbsus2
|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-----|-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-----|
|*3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-----|-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-----|
|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|--%--|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|--%--|
|*5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-----|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-----|
|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-----|-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-----|
|-------------------------|-----|-------------------------|-----|
Gtr.2 w/dist. (gtr.2 isnīt as loud as gtr.1, itīs on the back ground)
(right speaker)
|-10---10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-|---|-8-----------------|---|
|--8----8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8-|---|-6-(strum like two-|---|
|--7----7--7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7-|-%-|-5--previous bars)-|-%-|
|-10---10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-|---|-8-----------------|---|
|-----------------------------------|---|-------------------|---|
|-----------------------------------|---|-------------------|---|
Gtr.1 (The low F&F# notes may be
played by bass...)
B N.C.
|-----------------------|-----|-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-|
|-----------------------|-----|-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-|
|-8-8---6-6---8-8--10---|--%--|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|
|-x-x---x-x---x-x---x---|-----|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|
|-6-6---4-4---6-6---8---|-----|-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-|
|-7-7-------------------|-----|-------------2---2-2-2-2-|
Gtr.1 cont.
/F N.C.
|-1---1-1-1-1------------------|
|-1---1-1-1-1------------------|
|-3---3-3-3-3-5s--6-6s--5-5----|
|-3---3-3-3-3(5s--6-6s--5-5)---|
|-1---1-1-1-1-3s--4-4s--3-3----|
|-1---1-1-1-1------------------|
Gtr.2
G#m6 G#m G#m6 Bbsus2 /F# /F N.C.
|-6---4-4-4-4-6---6-6-6-6-|---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|-%-|-(play as gtr.1)-|-(play as gtr.1)-|
|-6---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-|---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|---|-----------------|-----------------|
Riff C
Gtrs.1&2
Gtr.1 left speaker, gtr.2 right speaker
Am N.C. Cm
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|*(1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1)----|-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
|--2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-----|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|
|--2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-----|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|
|*-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-2---|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
Gtr.1
N.C: F#m
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------(2---2-2-2-2)*|
|s8---8-8-8-8-8s7-7-7-7---|-5---5-5-5-5-2---2-2-2-2--|
|-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|-x---x-x-x-x-4---4-4-4-4--|
|s6---6-6-6-6-6s5-5-5-5---|-3---3-3-3-3-4---4-4-4-4-*|
|-------------------------|-------------2---2-2-2-2--|
Gtr.2
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------*|
|------(look above)-------|-5---5-5-5-5s6-6-6-6------|
|-------------------------|-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------|
|-------------------------|-3---3-3-3-3s4-4-4-4-----*|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Gtrs.1&2 (notes in parentheses
are played only by gtr.1) gtrs.1&2 out
|(0)--------------------|<(0)>------------------|
|(1)--------------------|<(1)>------------------|
|-2---------------------|-<2>-------------------|
|-2---------------------|-<2>-------------------|
|-0---------------------|-<0>-------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Riff D
Gtr.5 w/tremolo effect and slide (gtr.5 tacet)
Gtr.4 w/tremolo effect (gtr.4 tacet)
Gtr.3 (acoustic)
Am9 Am9/Eb(the xs are light)
|(0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0)|-----------------------|
|*0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-7--x-8--x-|
|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-5---5-5-5-5-5--x-5--x-|
|*7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7-7--x-7--x-|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-6---6-6-6-6-6----6----|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
Gtr.3 cont.
Am9 Am9/Eb G#m
|-----------------------|-------------4-4-4-x-4-x-|
|-----------------------|-0---0-0-0-0-4-4-4-x-4-x-|
|-----(look above)------|-5---5-5-5-5-4-4-4-x-4-x-|
|-----------------------|-7---7-7-7-7-6-6-6-x-6-x-|
|-----------------------|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-6-x-|
|-----------------------|-------------4-4-4-x-4-x-|
Gtr.4 gtr.4 out
|-0---------------------|<0>----------------------|
|-0---------------------|<0>----------------------|
|-5---------------------|<5>----------------------|
|-7---------------------|<7>----------------------|
|-0---------------------|<0>----------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Gtr.3 cont. *=a random slide
Am9 Am7/9 Am9 Am6/9
|(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-|
|-5---5-5-5-5s12---12-12-12-12|-12p9--9--9--9--9--11---9--9--9--9-|
|-7---7-7-7-7s10---10-10-10-10|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0----0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gtr.5
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-2-----------2s5-------------|-5s7---------------s4--------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gtr.3 cont.
Am9 Am7/9 Am9 A9
|-------------------------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0-0-0-0)|
|-------------------------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0-0-0-0*|
|--------(look above)-----|-12p9--9--9--9--9--6----6-6-6-6-|
|-------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-7----7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0-0-0-0*|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gtr.5 gtr.5 fill
|-------------------------|--------------------------------||------|------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------*||------|------|
|-2----------2s5----------|-5s7--------------s6------------||-5----|<5>---|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------||------|------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------*||------|------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------||------|------|
Riff E
Gtr.3 out
Gtrs.1&2
Dm G Am Em F
|-5-5-5-5---x-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------------|
|-6-6-6-6---x-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---------------------|
|-7-7-7-7---x-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2----0----2---2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7---x-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2----2----3---3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5---x-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0----2----3---3-3-3-3-|
|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-|------0----1---1-1-1-1-|
F Em7 Am (1st time to riff D)
(2nd time to riff F)
|-------------------------------|-0-----------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-1-----------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2-----------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-2-----------|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-----------|
|-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------|
Riff D
Riff E
Riff F
C#m G
|-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
|*5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
|-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-|-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-|
|-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
|*4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
|-------------------------|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
Bm
|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2<2>2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-2h3-3-3---3-3---3-3---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---4-4---4-|
|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2*|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Solo and some litte things will be added
when Blackwater Park comes out.
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