The Tomb of Gilgamesh by Tourniquet Guitar Tab, tabbed by Ben Wright (iaminchrist3@hotmail.com) r = rest / = slide up \ = slide down h = hammer on p = pull off PM = Palm mute tr = tremolo/trill--you'll get the idea () = Watch! This note might not be there. It might be a shared one, where you go to the next riff on that note, but it's there just to show you where to go. Riff 1 [Rythm 1] (I like the lower voicings) D|------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------| A|----(A)-----|----------(B)---------------------------------------------|---------(C)----------| F|------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------| C|------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------| G|8-9-8-7-5-4-2-----4-----9--13-14-----2-----7-----12----5-----10----14--|13-14---9--5--4-(2)---| D|6-7-6-5-3-2-0-----2-----7--11-12-----0-----5-----10----3-----8-----12--|11-12---7--3--2-(0)---| PM------------ Riff 1 [Rythm 2] D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------8-8889-9999-999--------------------7-7777-777----------| G|2-2222-2224-4444-4449-9996-6667-7777-7772-2222-2227-7777-7775-5555-5555-5555-555| D|0-0000-0002-2222-2227-777---------------0-0000-0005-5555-555----------3-3333-333| PM --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- (continued) D|-------------------|------------------| A|-------------------|------------------| F|-------------------|(or rythm riff 1C)| Then Rhythm Riff 1A x1 C|5-5555-5559-9999-9-|8-9---4-----------| G|3-3333-3337-7777-7-|6-7---2-5-4-2-----| D|-------------------|--------3-2-0-----| PM --- --- --- - Riff 1 [1st Lead] D|----(A)--------|------(B)-------|------(C)-------|------(D)-------| A|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| F|---------------|----------------|--------4-5-4-2-|----------------| C|--2----2-5-4-1-|--------4-5-4-2-|----------------|-4---4--7-9-7-5-| G|2---2----------|-2---2----------|-2---2----------|---5------------| D|---------------|----------------|---0------------|----------------| (continued) D|--------------(E)----------------------| A|---------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------| C|-2---2--5-7-5--4h5p4-2--1-2------------| G|---3-------------------------2---------| D|-------------------------------3-2-0---| Riff 1 [2nd Lead] D|---------------|----------------|--------7-8-7-5-|--------5-7-5---| A|--5---5--8-7-4-|--------7-8-7-5-|----------------|-7---7--------8-| F|4---4----------|-4---4----------|-4---4----------|---7------------| C|---------------|----------------|---2------------|----------------| G|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----(A)--------|-------(B)------|------(C)-------|------(D)-------| D|----------5----------------------------| A|-5---5--8---8--7h8p7-5--4-5------------| F|---5-------------------------4---------| C|-------------------------------5-4-2---| G|---------------------------------------| D|--------------(E)----------------------| Riff 2 (I like the lower voicings on the last bit) D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| F|----------------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------7-------7h8p7-------| D|5-0-0-0-5-0-7-0-8-0-5-0-7-0-0-0---0-0-0-------8-7-5-| PM - - - - - - - - - - - - - D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------5-0-3-| G|--------------5---------0-0-0-3-0-5-0-7-0-------| D|3-3-3-7-3-8-3---3-7-3-8-------------------------| PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| F|----------------------------------------------| C|0-0-0-3-0-5-0-7-0-3-0-2-------7---------------| G|------------------------0-0-0---0-0-0-7-0-0-0-| D|----------------------------------------------| PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|10-13-13-13-7-10-10-10-4-7-7-7-8-12-12-12-5-8-8-8-0-5-5-5-7-10-10-10-4-7-7-7-| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------| G|------5-----5-8------8-11-7---------| D|0-4-7---4-7-----7-10--------10-8-7-(5) Transition 1 D|--------| A|--------| F|--------| C|--------| G|2-0-----| D|----3-2-| Riff 3 (rythm) D|-----------------------(A)-----------------------|-----(B)-----| A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------| F|-------------------------------------------------|-------------| C|-------------------------------------------------|-------------| G|2------------------------------------------------|-1-2-3-2-1-2-| D|0--0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-0-|-------------| PM - - --- - - --- - - --- - - --- - - --- - - - 2nd guitar D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| F|----------------------------| C|3-2r-3-2-------3-2r-3-2-6r--| (a little unsure about the 2nd and 3rd guitar parts) G|---------4-3r---------------| D|----------------------------| 3rd guitar (only done in one part) D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| F|3-2r-3-2-------3-2r-3-2-6r--| C|---------4-3r---------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| Transition 2 (smoothly from riff 3 rythm) D|-----------------| A|-----------------| F|-----------------| C|-----------------| G|----------5-8-(7)| D|0-0---4-7--------| PM- - Riff 4 D|----------------------|--------------| A|----------------------|--------------| F|----------------------|--------------| C|9---9-9r-9---9-9r-9---|--------------| G|7---7-7r-7---7-7r-7---|----5-8-(7)---| D|----------------------|4-7-----------| PM - - Riff 5 D|---------------------(A)--------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------| C|9----9-9r-------9----9-9r-------9-9r-------9r-9r--| G|7----7-7r-9-----7----7-7r-9--9--7-7r-9---9-7r-7r--| D|----------7---------------7--7-------7---7--------| PM - - - - - Inner-riff transition (from A to B, and B to A) D|--------| A|--------| F|--------| C|5-4-----| G|----7-5-| D|--------| D|----------------------(B)------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------| C|5----5-5r------5----5-5r-------7-7r-------7r-7r--| G|3----3-3r-5----3----3-3r-7--7--5-5r-7---7-5r-5r--| D|----------3--------------5--5-------5---5--------| PM - - - - - Transition 3 (from riff 5 to riff 2) D|--------------------| A|--------------------| F|--------------------| C|5-4-----------------| G|----7-5-7-5---------| D|------------8-7-(5)-| Transition 4 (from riff 2 to riff 6) D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| F|---------------------------| C|---------------------------| G|3-0-----2------------------| D|----3-2-0------------------| Riff 6 D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------4--4--7--7--12---| G|2---5---2---9---8--7---5---2--2-2-2--2--2--5--5--10---| D|0---3---0---7---6--5---3---0--0-0-0-------------------| PM - - Riff 6B D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------4-4-4-7-7-7-12---| G|2---5---2---9---8--7---5---2--2-2-2--2-2-2-5-5-5-10---| D|0---3---0---7---6--5---3---0--0-0-0-------------------| Riff 6C D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------4-4-4-7-7-7--------| G|2-2-2-5-5-5-2-2-2-9-9-9-8-8-7-7-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-10tr~~~| D|0-0-0-3-3-3-0-0-0-7-7-7-6-6-5-5-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0--------------------| PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Riff 6D D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------4-4-4----------------| G|2-2-2-5-5-5-2-2-2-9-9-9-8-8-7-7-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5tr~~~5-10tr~~~| D|0-0-0-3-3-3-0-0-0-7-7-7-6-6-5-5-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0----------------------| PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Transition 5 (from riff 5 to riff 1 rythm 1B and 1C) D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| F|-------------------------| tempo decreases... C|5-4-----4-------2--------| G|----7-5---7-5-3---3-2-0--| D|-------------------------| Riff 7 (rythm to last solo) D|------------------| A|------------------| Note: the last D chord is not played F|------------------| on the last repetition. C|------------------| G|9---5---4---(2)---| D|7---3---2---(0)---| Riff 8 D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------| C|9r------9r---9-9r---9-9-9r---9-9-9-9r---9-9-9-9-9r---9\\\| G|7r------7r---7-7r---7-7-7r---7-7-7-7r---7-7-7-7-7r---7\\\| D|---------------------------------------------------------| Song order: Riff 1A x1 Riff 1B and 1C with 1st Lead part playing, Riff 1A x1 Riff 1 (rythm 2) with both leads playing, Riff 1A x1 Riff 2 x1 (quietly) Riff 2 x2 -silence- Transition 1 x1 Riff 3 rythm x2 Riff 3 rythm with 2nd guitar, x2 Transition 2 x1 Riff 4 x8 Transition 1 x1 Riff 3 rythm x2 Riff 3 rythm with 2nd guitar, x1 Riff 3 rythm with 2nd and 3rd guitars, x1 Transition 2 x1 Riff 4 x8 Riff 5 x2 Transition 3 x1 Riff 2 x2 Transition 4 x1 Riff 6A x1 Riff 6B x1 Riff 6C x2 Riff 6D x2 Riff 3 rythm x2 Transition 2 x1 Riff 4 x8 Riff 5 x2 Transition 5 x1 Riff 1 rythm 1B and 1C, x1 Riff 1A x1 Riff 7 x3 (ending on the E chord last time) Riff 8 x1 I give the credit for getting me started on riff 2 and Transition 1 to Fredrik Danielsson. 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