Tuning: B E A D F# B . - 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 (lightly touch a string over the fret indicated in TAB and pick) d - downstroke u - upstroke Guitar 1 = Left channel Guitar 2 = Right channel Note: it’s hard to get into the rhythm and all the breaks (hey we’re talking about Cryptopsy...) so listen carefully RIFF 1 (0:00) gtr. 1 |-------------------|| |-------------------|| |-------------------|| |-5-6-8\5-----5-3---|| |-3-4-6\3---4-3-1-2-|| |-----------2-----0-|| RIFF 1 (0:00) gtr. 2 |-------------------|| |-------------------|| |-------------------|| |-5-----------5-3---|| |-3---------4-3-1-2-|| |-----------2-----0-|| RIFF 1 (0:01) both gtr. |-------------------|| |-------------------|| |-------------------|| |-5-6-8\5-----5-3---|| |-3-4-6\3---4-3-1-2-|| |-----------2-----0-|| RIFF 2 (0:07) both gtr. |----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|| |-36----8---36----8---36---36---36-----3-|| |-14---06---14---06---14---14---14-----1-|| .. .. .. .. .. .. .. RIFF 1 (0:10) both gtr. |-------------------|| |-------------------|| |-------------------|| |-5-6-8\5-----5-3---|| |-3-4-6\3---4-3-1-2-|| |-----------2-----0-|| RIFF 2b (0:19) both gtr. |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-36----8---36----8---36---36---36---36---|| |-14---06---14---06---14---14---14---14---|| .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. RIFF 3 (0:22) both gtr. |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |-----55--5555----55--5555-|| |-2222--22----2222--22-----|| RIFF 2c (0:25) both gtr. |--------------------|| |--------------------|| |--------------------|| |--------------------|| |-36----8----8-----3-|| |-14---06---06-----1-|| .. .. .. (0:26) "SOLO" RIFF 1 (0:26) both gtr. |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-5-6-8\5-----5-3---5-6-8\5-----5-3---| |-3-4-6\3---4-3-1-2-3-4-6\3---4-3-1-2-| |-----------2-----0-----------2-----0-| -----------------------------------------------|| -----------------------------------------------|| -----------------------------------------------|| -5-6-8\5-----5-3---5-6-8\5-----5-3---5-6-8\5---|| -3-4-6\3---4-3-1-2-3-4-6\3---4-3-1-2-3-4-6\3---|| -----------2-----0-----------2-----0-----------|| RIFF 4 (0:33) both gtr. |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |-----------4-------------4-------------4-------------4---| |-5-6-5/6-5-2-3-5-6-5/6-5-2-3-5-6-5/6-5-2-3-5-6-5/6-5-2-3-| |-3-4-3/4-3---1-3-4-3/4-3---1-3-4-3/4-3---1-3-4-3/4-3---1-| ---------------------------------------------------------|| ---------------------------------------------------------|| ---------------------------------------------------------|| -----------4-------------4-------------4-------------4---|| -5-6-5/6-5-2-3-5-6-5/6-5-2-3-5-6-5/6-5-2-3-5-6-5/6-5-2-2-|| -3-4-3/4-3---1-3-4-3/4-3---1-3-4-3/4-3---1-3-4-3/4-3---0-|| ---------------------------------------------------------|| ---------------------------------------------------------|| ---------------------------------------------------------|| -----------4-------------4-------------------------------|| -5-6-5/6-5-2-4-6-7-6/7-5-2-3-----------------------------|| -3-4-3/4-3---2-4-5-4/5-3---1-----------------------------|| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RIFF 5 (0:45) gtr. 1 only “CLEAN TONE” nh--- nh--- nh--------|| |-----------------5------------12-----|| |-----5-----------5---------12-12-----|| |---5-5---------5-----------12--------|| |-5-----------5-----------------------|| |-5-------7/8-5-------7/8-7-----------|| |---------5/6---------5/6-5-----------|| d d u d d u d u NOTE for RIFF 6: 5\/ 5\/ = First put your whammy bar in a good position near to the high strings. (You better do it before the song starts LOL) Then play that notes as natural harmonics, followed immediately by a light touch to your whammy bar and release it again (fast). RIFF 6 (0:47) both gtr. nh/whammy bar |-------------|| |-------5\/---|| |-------5\/---|| |-------------|| |-7/8---------|| |-5/6---------|| RIFF 6b (0:54) gtr. 1 nh/w.bar nh/w.bar nh/w.bar |---------------------------------------------------|| |-------5\/---------5\/---------5\/-----------------|| |-------5\/---------5\/---------5\/-----------------|| |---------------------------------------------------|| |-7/8---------7/8---------7/8---------7/8-9-9-------|| |-5/6---------5/6---------5/6---------5/6-7-7-14\---|| . . RIFF 6b (0:54) gtr. 2 |---------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------|| |-7/8-9-------7/8-9-------7/8-9-------7/8-9-9-------|| |-5/6-7-------5/6-7-------5/6-7-------5/6-7-7-14\---|| . . . . . RIFF 7 (0:58) gtr. 1 nh--- nh/w.bar |---------------------5---------------------------|| |-------------------------------5\/---------------|| |-------------------5-----------5\/---------------|| |-----------------5-------------------------5-----|| |-7/8--10-5---7/8---------7/8---------7/8-6-3-4---|| |-5/6--8--3---5/6---------5/6---------5/6-4---2---|| . . RIFF 7 (0:58) gtr. 2 nh/w.bar nh/w.bar |-------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------5\/---------5\/---------------|| |-------------------5\/---------5\/---------------|| |-------------------------------------------5-----|| |-7/8--10-5---7/8---------7/8---------7/8-6-3-4---|| |-5/6--8--3---5/6---------5/6---------5/6-4---2---|| . . RIFF 7b (1:01) gtr. 1 (3 times) nh/w.bar nh--- nh/w.bar |---------------------5---------------------------|| |-------5\/---------5-----------575---------------|| |-------5\/-------5-------------575---------------|| |-------------------------------------------5-----|| |-7/8---------7/8---------7/8---------7/8-6-3-4---|| |-5/6---------5/6---------5/6---------5/6-4---2---|| . . RIFF 7b (1:01) gtr. 2 (3 times) nh/w.bar nh/w.bar nh/w.bar |-------------------------------------------------|| |-------5\/---------5\/---------5\/---------------|| |-------5\/---------5\/---------5\/---------------|| |-------------------------------------------5-----|| |-7/8---------7/8---------7/8---------7/8-6-3-4---|| |-5/6---------5/6---------5/6---------5/6-4---2---|| . . RIFF 6 (1:12) both gtr. nh/w.bar nh/w.bar nh/w.bar nh |-----------------------------------------------|| |-------5\/---------5\/---------5\/---------5---|| |-------5\/---------5\/---------5\/---------5---|| |-----------------------------------------------|| |-7/8---------7/8---------7/8---------7/8-------|| |-5/6---------5/6---------5/6---------5/6-------|| Note for RIFF 8: This next part is really sick and hard to play. It looks crazy but I think it is close to what Alex plays. Pick the lower notes first, followed immediately by the slides. I wrote down the way I use my fingers to handle this. Left hand: i - index r – ring m – middle RIFF 8 (1:15) both gtr. (5 times) |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |---2/5---5\2---5/8---8\5---8/11----11\8----11/14-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-2-----5-----5-----8-----8------11------11-------| m r m r m r m r m r m r m r ----------------------------------------------------------|| ----------------------------------------------------------|| ----------------------------------------------------------|| ----11\8---8/11---8\5---5/8---5\2---2/5---5\2---5/8----4--|| ----------------------------------------------------------|| -11------8------8-----5-----5-----2-----5-----5-----8-----|| m r m r m r m r m r m r m r m r m i RIFF 8 gtr. 1 last time |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |---2/5---5\2---5/8---8\5---8/11----11\8----11/14-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-2-----5-----5-----8-----8------11------11-------| m r m r m r m r m r m r m r ----------------------------------------------------------|| ----------------------------------------------------------|| ----------------------------------------------------------|| ----11\8---8/11---8\5---5/8---5\2---2/5---5\2---5/8----4--|| ----------------------------------------------------------|| -11------8------8-----5-----5-----2-----5-----5-----8-----|| m r m r m r m r m r m r m r m r m i RIFF 8 gtr. 2 last time |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |---2/5---5\2---5/8---8\5---8/11----11\8----11/14-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-2-----5-----5-----8-----8------11------11-------| m r m r m r m r m r m r m r ----------------------------------------------------------|| ----------------------------------------------------------|| ----------------------------------------------------------|| ----11\8---8/11---8\5---5/8---5\2---2/5---5\2---5/8-------|| -------------------------------------------------------9--|| -11------8------8-----5-----5-----2-----5-----5-----7777--|| m r m r m r m r m r m r m r m r .... RIFF 3 (1:45) gtr. 1 only |--------------|| |--------------|| |--------------|| |--------------|| |-----55--5555-|| |-2222--22-----|| RIFF 3 (1:46) both gtr. |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| |-----55--5555----55--5555----55--55-|| |-2222--22----2222--22----2222--22---|| RIFF 3 (1:48) both gtr. (8 times) |--------------|| |--------------|| |--------------|| |--------------|| |-----55--5555-|| |-2222--22-----|| RIFF 3 (1:56) gtr. 1 (8 times) |--------------|| |--------------|| |--------------|| |--------------|| |-----55--5555-|| |-2222--22-----|| RIFF 3 (1:56) gtr. 2 (8 times) |-----2---2---|| |-----3---3---|| |-------------|| |-------------|| |-------------|| |-222---2-----|| RIFF 9 (2:03) both gtr. |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-----55--4444----44--6666----55--4444----44--6666-| |-2222--22----1111--33----2222--22----1111--33-----| ------------------------------------------------|| ------------------------------------------------|| ------------------------------------------------|| ------------------------------------------------|| -----55--4444----44--6666----55--4444----44--66-|| -2222--22----1111--33----2222--22----1111--33---|| RIFF 9 (2:10) both gtr. |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-----55--4444----44--6666----55--4444----44--6666-| |-2222--22----1111--33----2222--22----1111--33-----| --------------------------------------------------|| --------------------------------------------------|| --------------------------------------------------|| --------------------------------------------------|| -----55--4444----44--6666----55--4444----44--6666-|| -2222--22----1111--33----2222--22----1111--33-----|| RIFF 10 (2:17) gtr. 1 |--------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------|| |-----55--5555----55--5555----77--7777----88--8888-|| |-2222--22----2222--22----4444--44----5555--55-----|| RIFF 10 (2:17) gtr. 1 |--------------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------------|| |-----77--7777----77--7777----77--7777----1010--10101010-|| |-4444--44----4444--44----------------7777----77---------|| |-------------------------7777--77-----------------------|| RIFF 2b (2:21) both gtr. |----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|| |-36----8---36----8---36---36---36-----3-|| |-14---06---14---06---14---14---14-----1-|| .. .. .. .. .. .. .. RIFF 1 (2:24) both gtr. |---------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|| |-5-6-8\5-----5-3---5-6-8\5-----5-3---5-|| |-3-4-6\3---4-3-1-2-3-4-6\3---4-3-1-2-3-|| |-----------2-----0-----------2-----0---|| RIFF 1 (2:27) |both-gtr.|--guitar-one-only--| |---------|-------------------| |---------|-------------------| |---5-3---|-5-6-8\5-----5-3---| |-4-3-1-2-|-3-4-6\3---4-3-1-2-| |-2-----0-|-----------2-----0-| RIFF 1b (2:30) both gtr. |---------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------|| |-5-6---5---5---6-8\5-----5-3---5-6-8\5-----5-3---5-6-8\5-|| |-3-4-6-3-4-3-6-4-6\3---4-3-1-2-3-4-6\3---4-3-1-2-3-4-6\3-|| |-----4---2---4---------2-----0-----------2-----0---------|| RIFF 4 (2:35) both gtr. |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |-----------4-------------4-------------4-------------4---| |-5-6-5/6-5-2-3-5-6-5/6-5-2-3-5-6-5/6-5-2-3-5-6-5/6-5-2-3-| |-3-4-3/4-3---1-3-4-3/4-3---1-3-4-3/4-3---1-3-4-3/4-3---1-| ---------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| -----------4-------------4-------------4-------------4---| -5-6-5/6-5-2-3-5-6-5/6-5-2-3-5-6-5/6-5-2-3-5-6-5/6-5-2-3-| -3-4-3/4-3---1-3-4-3/4-3---1-3-4-3/4-3---1-3-4-3/4-3---1-| ---------------------------------------------------------|| ---------------------------------------------------------|| ---------------------------------------------------------|| -----------4-------------4-------------4-------------4---|| -5-6-5/6-5-2-3-5-6-5/6-5-2-3-5-6-5/6-5-2-3-5-6-5/6-5-2-3-|| -3-4-3/4-3---1-3-4-3/4-3---1-3-4-3/4-3---1-3-4-3/4-3---1-|| RIFF 6 (2:49) gtr. 2 only nh/w.bar |-------------|| |-------5\/---|| |-------5\/---|| |-------------|| |-------------|| |-------------|| RIFF 6 (2:50) both gtr. nh/w.bar nh/w.bar nh/w.bar nh/w.bar |-------------------------------------------------| |-------5\/---------5\/---------5\/---------5\/---| |-------5\/---------5\/---------5\/---------5\/---| |-------------------------------------------------| |-7/8---------7/8---------7/8---------7/8---------| |-5/6---------5/6---------5/6---------5/6---------| nh/w.bar nh/w.bar nh/w.bar ---------------------------------------------------|| -------5\/---------5\/---------5\/-----------------|| -------5\/---------5\/---------5\/-----------------|| ---------------------------------------------------|| -7/8---------7/8---------7/8---------7/8-9-9-------|| -5/6---------5/6---------5/6---------5/6-7-7-14\---|| RIFF 7b (2:57) gtr. 1 (4 times) nh/w.bar nh--- nh/w.bar |---------------------5---------------------------|| |-------5\/---------5-----------5\/---------------|| |-------5\/-------5-------------5\/---------------|| |-------------------------------------------5-----|| |-7/8---------7/8---------7/8---------7/8-6-3-4---|| |-5/6---------5/6---------5/6---------5/6-4---2---|| . . RIFF 7b (2:57) gtr. 2 (3 times) nh/w.bar nh/w.bar nh/w.bar |-------------------------------------------------|| |-------5\/---------5\/---------5\/---------------|| |-------5\/---------5\/---------5\/---------------|| |-------------------------------------------5-----|| |-7/8---------7/8---------7/8---------7/8-6-3-4---|| |-5/6---------5/6---------5/6---------5/6-4---2---|| . . ending gtr. 1 nh- whammy bar |-----------------------------| |-------5---/---/---/---------| |-------5---------------------| |-----5-----------------------| |-7/8-------------------------| |-5/6-------------------------| ending gtr. 1 nh whammy bar |-----------------------------| |-------5---/---/---/---------| |-------5---------------------| |-----------------------------| |-7/8-7-----------------------| |-5/6-5-----------------------| . END