 Nile - "Opening of the mouth" Guitar Tab
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Band: Nile
Album: Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka
Song: Opening of the Mouth
Copyright (c) (Relapse) (1998)
Version 1.0 - (23/01/05)
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
nh - natural harmonic . - (above note) staccato
Tuning: A E A D F# B
Intro: (clean)
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|---------7---8----|-5---7------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------8---7----|-5---4h5p4-----------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------6-------|
|-0----------------|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------7---8----|-6---7---/12---11----|-8---7h8p7---6-------|
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-0----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Rhy. Fill 1:
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-5--------------|-8--------------|-7--------------|-4--------------|
|-5--------------|-8--------------|-7--------------|-4--------------|
|-5--------------|-8--------------|-7--------------|-4--------------|
Riff A1: (light palm muting)
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|-5555555555555555-|-5555555555555555-|
................ ................
Riff A2: (light palm muting)
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|-6655556655556666-|-5555555555555555-|
................ ................
Riff A3: (light palm muting)
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|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-6666666655555555-|-6655555555555555-|-6666666666666666-|
................ ................ ................
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|-6666666666666666-|
................
Riff A4: (light palm muting)
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|-8888888888888888-|-6666666666666666-|
................ ................
Rhy. Fill 2:
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-66---55---88---66-|
|-66---55---88---66-|
|-66---55---88---66-|
Riff B: (those are 10s in bars 3, 6 and 7)
|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|-7777777777777777-|-8888888888888888-|-101010101010101088888888-|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|-7788777777887777-|-8888777777778877-|-777777771010101010101010-|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-101010101010101088888888-|-8888888877887777-|-7788777788887777-|
|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|-7777887777777777-|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
Solo Backing: (light palm muting)
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|---------5555-----|-----55-----------|---------44444444-|
|-55556655----6655-|-5566--6655668866-|-55556655---------|
................ ................ ................
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-7bf------------------|
|-7bf------------------|
|-------55-------------|
|---------665533-5bh---|
........
Solo: This is just a rough approximation as to what Karl's playing
but it should be good enough to play along to the CD with.
|-14bh--r--bh--r--bh~~~~-|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-17p12-19p14-20p15p14p12-17p12-19p14-20p15p14p12-20p15-|
|--t-----t-----t-----------t-----t-----t-----------t----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-19p14-17p12-16p11-17p12-19p14-17p12-16p11-14p9-13p8-|
|--t-----t-----t-----t-----t-----t-----t-----t----t---|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-9bh--r--bh-~~~~~~~~~~~-|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
Riff C:
_________________ __________________
|Gtr1 1,2,3| 4|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-10---10---9---9---|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-4310000043100000-|-0578888888888888-|-------------------|
| ................ | ................ | |
|Gtr2 | | |
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--8----8---7---7---|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-4310000043100000-|-0578888888888888-|-------------------|
................ ................
Riff D:
|Gtr1
|--"-------------|-"--------------|-"--------------|-"--------------|
|-10-------------|-9--------------|-6--------------|-6--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| | | | |
|Gtr2 | | | |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--"-------------|-"--------------|-"--------------|-"--------------|
|--7-------------|-6--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|Gtr1
|--"-------------|--"-------------|-"--------------|-"--------------|
|-13-------------|-12-------------|-9--------------|-9--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| | | | |
|Gtr2 | | | |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--"-------------|--"-------------|-"--------------|-"--------------|
|-10-------------|--9-------------|-6--------------|-6--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Rhy. Fill 3:
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-5--------------|
|-5--------------|
|-5--------------|
Outro:
|Gtr1 (clean w/delay effect)
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|---------7---8----|-5---7------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------8---7----|-5---4h5p4-----------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------6-------|
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
| | | |
|Gtr2 (let ring) | | |
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|-0----------------|------------------|---------------------|
|-0----------------|------------------|---------------------|
|-0----------------|------------------|---------------------|
|Gtr1
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------7---8----|-6---7---/12---11----|-8---7h8p7---6-------|
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| | | |
|Gtr2 | | |
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-0----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-0----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-0----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Song Structure:
Intro (x2)
Rhy. Fill 1
Riff A1
Riff A2 (x2)
Riff A3
Riff A2
Riff A4
Riff A2
Rhy. Fill 2
Riff B _
Solo Backing _| Solo played over this riff
Riff C (x2)
Drum break
Riff D
Rhy. Fill 3
Riff A2 (x2)
Riff A3
Riff A2
Riff A4
Riff A2
Rhy. Fill 2
Riff B
Outro (x2 w/fade)
OK, it should be all there unless I've forgotten something.
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