Band: Nile Album: Black Seeds Of Vengeance Song: Defiling The Gates Of Ishtar . - 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: To save space, I've not tabbed out any harmonies. They're pretty easy to figure once you have one guitar line anyway. Tunning: A E A D F# B Intro: Not sure about this but the baseline follows a similar descending pattern. The guitar may do a descending run but if it does, I can't hear it. |-------------------|-----------| |-------------------|-----------| |-------------------|-----------| |-8-----------------|-5---------| |-6-10-9-6-10-9-6-5-|-3----6----| |---10-9-6-10-9-6-5-|------6----| . . . . . . . . Riff A: |------------------|-------------------|------------------| |------------------|-------------------|------------------| |------------------|-------------------|------------------| |------------------|-------------------|------------------| |------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-5555555555555555-|-666655558/9996666-|-5555555566665555-| ................ ......... ....... ................ ___________ ___________ 1| 2| |------------|------------| |------------|------------| |-11-----8-7-|--------8-7-| |--9-----6-5-|-8h9p8--6-5-| |------------|------------| |------------|------------| Riff B: |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|----------------7-| |--------------5-6-|------------------| |------------------|----------3-6-5---| |-333366553333-----|-33333333-3-6-5---| ............ ........ . . . Riff C: |--------------------------------|-----------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------| |----4h5p4-----------------------|-5-8-7-4---------| |----------6-5-5h6p5\2-1h2p1-----|-3-6-5-2---------| |----------------------------4-3-|---------3-6-5-2-| |-33-----------------------------|---------3-6-5-2-| .. . . . . Riff D: |------------------|------------------|---------------------------| |------------------|------------------|---------------------------| |------------------|------------------|---------91012109----------| |------------------|------------------|-----8911--------1198------| |------------------|------------------|-7810----------------1087~-| |-2222222222222222-|-2222222222222222-|---------------------------| ................ ................ Riff E: |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |-7--------8----------|-7-------------1313-| |-5--------6----------|-5---------1-0------| |---013431---01310431-|---0134310-1-0------| . . . . |-------------------|---------------|------------------| |-------------------|---------------|------------------| |-------------------|---------------|------------------| |-1212-1010-99------|---------------|----------5-------| |--------------1212-|-1111-99-88-66-|-55-33-22-3----6--| |-------------------|---------------|---------------6--| . . . . .. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. Riff F: |------------------|------------------|--------------------| |------------------|------------------|--------------------| |---------------45-|-----8754---------|----------7-8-10-11-| |-----7643----76---|-7643-------------|-6-7-9-10-----------| |-6532----6532-----|----------5-6-8-9-|--------------------| |------------------|------------------|--------------------| ................ .... Solo Backing 1: |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|-6--------3h4p3\1-|------------------| |------------------|-4----------------|------------------| |-0000000000000000-|------------------|-0000000011115555-| ................ ................ |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |-5555444411111111-|-1111111111111111-| ................ ................ Rhy. Fill 1: |--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------| |-0------------|--------------| |-0------------|--------------| Solo 1: |-------------------------|----------------|-----------------| |-10bh---r-~~-10h11p10h11/|/15~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-14h15p14h15~~~~-| |-------------------------|----------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|----------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|----------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|----------------|-----------------| |--------------|-----------------|-/17~~~-16h17p16-|-16~~~-16h17p16-| |-~~~~~~-16-19-|-20--19h20p19-16-|-----------------|----------------| |--------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |--------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |--------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |--------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| grad bend |-17~~~~~~~~~-|-17-21-22-21h22p21\|\18~--18h21p18\19|bh--------r-~~-| |-------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------| |-------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------| |-------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------| |-------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------| |-------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------| |-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| Riff G: (This is the left speaker) I'm not sure about the last 8 bars but it was about as close as I could get. |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------781011-----781011-|------781011-----781011-| |-10976------10976-------|-10976------10976-------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| .... .... .... .... |------------------|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----4578----4578-|-----4578----4578-|-----------------| |-7643----7643-----|-7643----7643-----|---------5h6p5---| |------------------|------------------|-6-5-3-2-------6-| |------------------|------------------|-----------------| .... .... .... .... . . . . . |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------5h6p5\3---|-------5h6p5-----| |-5-3-2---------6-|-5-3-2---------6-|-5-3-2-------6-5-| |-------8-7-5-4---|-----------------|-----------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |--------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |----------9h10p9----|---------------------|-9h10p9\7----------| |-10-9-7-6--------10-|-9-13p12p10-10-9-7-6-|----------10-9-7-6-| |--------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|---------------------|-------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |-------------------| |-------------------| |-10-9-7-6----------| |----------10-9-7-6-| |-------------------| |-------------------| Riff H: Not completely sure about the sweeps but they sound good to me. |-------9h12h13p12p9-|-------9h12h13p12p9-|-------9h12h13p12p9-| |-----11-------------|-----11-------------|-----11-------------| |---12---------------|---12---------------|---12---------------| |-12-----------------|-12-----------------|-12-----------------| |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| | | | | |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| |-3------------------|------------------5-|-6------------------| |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| |-1------------------|------------------3-|-4------------------| |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| |-------9h12h13p12p9-|----6h9h10p9p6-|----6h9h10p9p6-| |-----11-------------|---8-----------|---8-----------| |---12---------------|--9------------|--9------------| |-12-----------------|-9-------------|-9-------------| |--------------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------------|---------------|---------------| | | | | |--------------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------------|-8-------------|------------10-| |-8------------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------------|-5-------------|-------------7-| |-6------------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------------|---------------|---------------| |----6h9h10p9p6-|----6h9h10p9p6-| |---8-----------|---8-----------| |--9------------|--9------------| |-9-------------|-9-------------| |---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------| | | | |---------------|---------------| |-11------------|-14------------| |---------------|---------------| |--8------------|-11------------| |---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------| Solo Backing 2: |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |-5555999988886666-|-5555555555555555-| ................ ................ Rhy. Fill 2: |------------------| |------------------| |------------------| |-5--5--5----------| |-3--3--3--6--6--6-| |----------6--6--6-| Solo: Not too sure about this solo but it should provide a basis for somebody to figure out a better version. |-20bhrp19p16-20bhrp19p16-|-20bhrp19p16---------| |-------------------------|------------18-------| |-------------------------|--------------19--19-| |-------------------------|----------------19---| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |---16-19bhrp18p16-181615--1615------| |-18---------------------18----1817~-| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |---------------------------13h16p13-|---------------------| |-16151312----------------14---------|-14------------------| |---------15141211------15-----------|---15--------^-^-^---| |-----------------14~-15-------------|-----13bh----------r-| |------------------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-781081011101113-14131110------|------------11bh-r-bh~~-| |-------------------------12119-|-8bh-r-bh~~-------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| Rhy. Fill 3: |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |-5--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |-5--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Outro 1: |------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-5555555555555555-|-6666666666666666-|-8/999666666666666-| |-------------------|------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------|------------------| |-8/999999966666666-|-6666888899998888-|-5555555555555555-| |------------------| |------------------| |------------------| |------------------| |------------------| |-4444444444444444-| Outro 2: |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |-5555555555555555-|-6666666666666666-|-8888888855555555-| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |-6666666666666666-|-5555555555555555-| x2 |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-12121212121212121212121212121212-| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| Outro 3: |------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| |-5----------|-6----------|-8/9-6------|-8/9-9-6----|-------8/9-| |-5----------|-6----------|-8/9-6------|-8/9-9-6----|-------8/9-| |------------|------------| |------------|------------| |------------|------------| |------------|------------| |-5----------|-4----------| |-5----------|-4----------| Outro 4: |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |-5555555555555555-|-6666666666666666-|-8888888855555555-| ................ ................ ................ |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |-6666666666666666-|-5555555555555555-| ................ ................ * x2 |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| * grad bend up 1/2 step during |----------------------------------| first bar then hold the bend |----------------------------------| during the second bar. |----------------------------------| |-17171717171717171717171717171717-| Outro 5: |------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-5555555555555555-|-6666666666666666-|-8/999666666666666-| ................ ................ . ............... |-------------------|------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------|------------------| |-8/999999966666666-|-6666888899998888-|-5555555555555555-| . ............... ................ ................ |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |-4--4--4--\--| |-4--4--4--\--| Song Structure: Intro Riff A Riff B Riff A Riff C Riff D Riff E Riff A (Up to 1st ending) Riff F _ Solo Backing 1 (x2) | Solo 1 played over Rhy. Fill 1 _| this section Riff G Riff H _ Solo Backing 2 (x3) | Solo 2 played over Rhy. Fill 2 _| this section Riff A Riff B Riff A Riff C Riff D Riff E (w/ ritard on last two chords) Rhy. Fill 3 Break Outro 1 Outro 2 Outro 3 Outro 2 Outro 3 Outro 4 Outro 5 Listen to the CD if you are not sure of the song structure. Any comments, suggestions or corrections are welcome. END