This is a without a doubt my favourite Nile song of all time, and one of my favourite from any artist of any genre of all time. Great energy, great lyrics, and I love the at the end. So, I give to you.. THE ESSENTIAL SALTS Both guitars are tuned to Drop A. high to low (b f# d a e A) Intro Riffs. b|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------| f#|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------| d|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------| a|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------| A|---0-0-0-0-13-12-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-13-12-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-13-12-10-6-6-6-6-6-6---| b|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------| f#|----------------------------------------|-------------------------| d|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------| a|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------|-----13-13-16-16-13-13---| A|---0-0-0-0-13-12-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-0-0-13-13-16-16-13-13---| x1 This riff is played by guitar 1 for the entire intro. this is played once by Guitar 2 b|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------| f#|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------| d|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------| a|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------| e|---0-0-0-0-13-12-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-13-12-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-13-12-10-6-6-6-6-6-6---| A|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------| b|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------| f#|----------------------------------------|-------------------------| d|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------| a|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------| e|---0-0-0-0-13-12-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-----13-13-16-16-13-13---| A|-----------------------------------------|-0-0-13-13-16-16-13-13---| x1 This is played once by guitar 2. b|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------| f#|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------| d|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------| a|---0-0-0-0-13-12-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-13-12-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-13-12-10-6-6-6-6-6-6---| e|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------| b|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------| f#|----------------------------------------|-------------------------| d|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------| a|---0-0-0-0-13-12-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------|-----13-13-16-16-13-13---| A|-----------------------------------------|-0-0-13-13-16-16-13-13---| x2 this is played twice by guitar 2. Verse-ish? |1&3 for 2nd guitar|2&4 for 2nd gutiar| b|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|------------------|-----------------| f#|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|------------------|-----------------| d|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|------------------|-----------------| a|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|------------------|-----------------| e|---6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|------------------|-7777777777777777| A|---6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-2222222222222222-|-----------------| ^* 1st gutiat plays the 1&3 ending all four times. after verse, play intro through once more Verse-ish? Pt. 2 b|-----------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------------------------| f#|----------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------------------------| d|-----------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------------------------| a|-----------|---------|---------|---------|-9/8-----8/6-----6/5-----5/4-------| e|---6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-7/6-----6/4-----6/5-----5/4-------| A|---6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-7/6-6-6-6/4-4-4-4/3-3-3-3/2-2-2---| x3 then.. b|-------------------------------------| f#|------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------| a|---9/8-----8/6-----6/5-----5/4-------| e|---7/6-----6/4-----6/5-----5/4-------| A|---7/6-6-6-6/4-4-4-4/3-3-3-3/2-2-2---| Chrous-ish? b|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| f#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---666666666/333333333/777777777/222222222/999999999/333333333/222222222/555555555-----| | |---9---| |---9---| |---9---| |---9---| |---9---| |---9---| |---9---| |---9--------| | | s s s s s s s s e|---6---------3---------7---------2---------9---------3---------2---------5-----------| A|---6---------3---------7---------2---------9---------3---------2---------5-----------| Slide to each note. Verse-ish Pt. 2 b|-----------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------------------------| f#|----------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------------------------| d|-----------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------------------------| a|-----------|---------|---------|---------|-9/8-----8/6-----6/5-----5/4-------| e|---6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-7/6-----6/4-----6/5-----5/4-------| A|---6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-7/6-6-6-6/4-4-4-4/3-3-3-3/2-2-2---| x3, then b|------------------------------------------------| f#|-----------------------------------------------| d|------------------------------------------------| a|---9/8-----8/6-----6/5-----5/4------2-3-2-2-2---| e|---7/6-----6/4-----6/5-----5/4------2-3-2-2-2---| A|---7/6-6-6-6/4-4-4-4/3-3-3-3/2-2-2--2-3-2-2-2---| then x2 b|-------------------------------------|-------------| f#|------------------------------------|-------------| d|-------------------------------------|-------------| a|---9/8-----8/6-----6/5-----5/4-------|-2-3-2-2-2---| e|---7/6-----6/4-----6/5-----5/4-------|-2-3-2-2-2---| A|---7/6-6-6-6/4-4-4-4/3-3-3-3/2-2-2---|-2-3-2-2-2---| b|-----------|---------|---------|------------| f#|----------|---------|---------|------------| d|-----------|---------|---------|------------| a|-----------|---------|---------|------------| e|---6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4----| A|---6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4-|-6-7-3-4----| RIFF 666 b|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| f#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| d|--------------------------------------------------------------------8888-4444---| a|------------------------------------------------6666-9999-7777-6666-------------| e|-------------5555-8888-6666----------------6666---------------------------------| A|---0000-7777----------------1111-0000-6666--------------------------------------| b|------------------------------------------| f#|-----------------------------------------| d|------------------------------------------| a|------------------------------------------| e|-------------5555-8888-6666-1-0-1---4/3---| A|---0000-7777----------------1-0-1---4/3---| X2 BACK TO CHORUS RIFF ...BACK TO RIFF 666 X4 best part of song.. b|---5-6-8-10-8h10p8/6--5-6-8-11-8h118/6--5-6-8-9-8h9p8/6-5-3-5---| f#|---------------------------------------------------------------| d|----------------------------------------------------------------| a|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| b|------------------------------------------------------------| f#|--3-4-6-8-6h86/4--3-4-6-9-6h9p6/4--3-4-6-7-6h7p6/4-3-1-3---| d|------------------------------------------------------------| a|------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------|