Band: Nile Album: In Their Darkened Shrines Song: Sarcophagus 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 Tunning: A E A D F# B NB: I've not included any harmonized parts - they're pretty easy to figure anyway. Intro: (two guitars arranged for one) |------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-10h13p10-9-7-9bh-r~~---|--9-10-10/13~-/13-10-9-7-9-9/10-9~-| |------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------5-|-----------------------------------| |----------------------0-|-----------------------------------| |--------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------|-------------------------------------| |-10-10/13~~~--|-14h15p14-12-10-9-7-6-7-6-/10-9-3~~~-| |--------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------|-------------------------------------| Chorus 1: |--------------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |--------------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-/8-5-7-7/8-7-|-----------|-----------|-----------| |--------------|-1-0-------|-4-3-------|-3-1-------| |-/6-3-5-5/6-5-|-1-0-------|-4-3-------|-3-1-------| |--------------|-1-0-------|-4-3-------|-3-1-------| . . . |-/11-8-10-10/11-10-|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-/-8-5--7--7/-8--7-|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-------------------|-1-0-----1-|-----------|-----------| |-------------------|-1-0-----1-|-----------|-----------| |-------------------|-1-0-----1-|-4~~~~~~~~-|-3~~~~~~~~-| . . |-/11-8-10-10/11-10-|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-/-8-5--7--7/-8--7-|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-------------------|-1-0-------|-4-3-------|-3-1-------| |-------------------|-1-0-------|-4-3-------|-3-1-------| |-------------------|-1-0-------|-4-3-------|-3-1-------| . . . |-/11-8-10-10/11-10-|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-/-8-5--7--7/-8--7-|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-------------------|-1-0-----1-|-----------|-----------| |-------------------|-1-0-----1-|-----------|-----------| |-------------------|-1-0-----1-|-4~~~~~~~~-|-3~~~~~~~~-| . . Verse 1: |---------|--------------------|-----------|-----------------| |---------|--------------------|-----------|-----------------| |---------|--------------------|-----------|-----------------| |-0-------|--------------------|-----------|-----------------| |-0-------|-/9-8----8-6----6h8-|-7---------|-0-1-1-5-5-4-4-1-| |-0-------|--------------------|-----------|-0-1-1-5-5-4-4-1-| . . . . . Lead Fill: |---------------------------| |-----------7/8-7-7/11-11~~-| |---------------------------| |-7h8p7-5-4-4/5-4-4/-8--8~~-| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| Verse 2: |---------|----------------------|-----------|-----------------| |---------|----------------------|-----------|-----------------| |---------|-/11-10---10-8---8h10-|-7---------|-----------------| |-0-------|----------------------|-----------|-----------------| |-0-------|----------------------|-----------|-0-1-1-5-5-4-4-1-| |-0-------|----------------------|-----------|-0-1-1-5-5-4-4-1-| . . . . . Chorus 2: this is the last 8 bars of Chorus 1 Bridge: this part has a lead which I've tabbed below the rhythm part. grad bend |---------|--------|--------------|---------|--------|--------------| |---------|--------|--------------|---------|--------|--------------| |---------|--------|--------------|---------|--------|--------------| |-0---7bh-|-----r--|--------------|-0---7bh-|-----r--|--------------| |-0-------|--------|-5-4-4---1-1--|-0-------|--------|-5-4-4---1-1--| |-0-------|--------|-5-4-4---1-1--|-0-------|--------|-5-4-4---1-1--| | | | | | | | |---------|--------|--------------|---------|--------|-22~~~~~~~~~~-| |---------|--------|--------------|---13h15-|-15~~~~-|--------------| |---------|--------|--------------|---------|--------|--------------| |-7bh-r-b-|-b-r-b-r|-~~~~~~~~~~~~-|---------|--------|--------------| |---------|--------|--------------|---------|--------|--------------| |---------|--------|--------------|---------|--------|--------------| That last 22 is a very wide and slow vibrato. Riff A: __________________ ___________________ 1,3| 2,4| |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-------------------|--------/-7-7---6-6--| |---------------------|-------------------|--------/-5-5---4-4--| |-8-10-10-8h10p8-5~~~-|-3---3---3-5-5h6p5-|-3---3--/-5-5---4-4--| |---------------------|---0---0-----------|---0----/-5-5---4-4--| . . . Riff B: |------------|------------------|------------|-----------------| |------------|------------------|------------|-----------------| |-5----------|-7--7--8--5--7--8-|------------|-----------------| |-5----------|-7--7--8--5--7--8-|-0----------|--------10101010-| |-3----------|-3--5--6--3--5--6-|-0----------|-0-0--0--8-8-8-8-| |------------|------------------|-0----------|-0-0--0----------| . . . |------------|-------------|----------|-----------------| |------------|-------------|----------|-----------------| |------------|-------------|----------|-----------------| |-8----------|-7-8-7-8-7-5-|-0--------|-----------------| |-8----------|-7-8-7-8-7-5-|-0--------|-/(8)------------| |-8----------|-7-8-7-8-7-5-|-0--------|-----------------| Outro Lead: |---------------------|----------------------| |-----------6-/8-6-6/-|-10-10---8-8----------| |-5--/7---------------|----------------------| |-----------3-/5-3-3/-|--7--7---5-5----------| |-3--/5---------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| Outro Backing 1: (bars match up with Outro Lead) _________________ ______________ 1,2,3| 4| |----------|------------------|---------------| |----------|------------------|---------------| |----------|------------------|---------------| |-0--------|------------------|---------------| |-0--------|-------0h1---1----|---\\\\\\\\\\\-| |-0--------|-------0h1---1----|---\\\\\\\\\\\-| Outro Backing 2: (bars match up with Outro Lead) |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outro Backing 3: (bars match up with Outro Lead) |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0000000000000000000000000000000-|-0000000000000000000000011111111-| |-0000000000000000000000000000000-|-0000000000000000000000011111111-| ............................... ............................... Song Structure: Intro Chorus 1 Verse 1 (x2) Lead Fill Verse 2 Chorus 2 (x2) Verse 1 (x2) Lead Fill Verse 2 Bridge Riff A Riff B _ Outro Backing 1 | Outro Backing 2 (x4) | Outro Lead (x16) Outro Backing 3 (x8, fade starts on 6th time) _| Any comments, suggestions or corrections can be sent to the email address at the top of the page. END