Opeth - The Leper Affinity From the Album Blackwater Park September 2003 Transcribed by: Jonathan Richards a.k.a. ambush E-mail: super_hemi_8@yahoo.com if there are any questions about notation or this tab. Key: | ~ - sustain | m - palm mute | / - slide up to | - slide down to | b - bend from note before 'b' to pitch of note after 'b' | r - release from pitch of note before 'r' to note after 'r' | (#) - # is the finger you use for that note | ph - pinched harmonic | vib - vibrato | (_x) - Repeat _ times |-------------------------- Riff A (8x) m m m m |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-9-9-9-10-10-10-109-9-9-----8-8-8-7~----------| |-8-8-8-9--9--9--9-8-8-8-x-x-5-5-5-4~----------| |-7-7-7-8--8--8--8-7-7-7-x-x-6-6-6-5~-----2-5-| |---------------------------------------0-3-----| Riff B (4x) |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------7---/15-------13--------------------| |-6----6-8-9-8--8-----------------------------------| |-6----6-8-9-8--8---/13-------11-8-7-6-5------------| |-4--0-4-6-7-6--6-----------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------------------------| |-------------------/11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6~-| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------0---/8--8--8--8--6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3~-| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| Riff C (1x) |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------7---8p7-----------------------| |-----6-7p6---7---7-----9-8h9p85-8-----------| |---6-------6-----------------------5-4-------| |-4-------------------------------------6h71-| Riff D (6x) m m m m |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------9-9-9-11-11-11-12-12-12----------------| |-2-4-5---8~------------------------------9-8--7---------| |-2-1-2-3-5~------7-7-7-9--9--9--10-10-10----------------| |-0-2-3-5-6~------------------------------7-6--5-0-2-3-5-| | | |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |-9-9-9-9-97-------7-------7-------7-----9-9-9-9--------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-75-------5-------5-------5-----7-7-7-7--------| |--------------------------------------------------------| Riff E (1x) |---------| |---------| |---------| |-2-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-| |-0-0-0-0-| Riff F (4x) m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------4----------------------------------------------------| |-------------5-6-5-------------------5-6-5---3p2-------------5-6-5-------10-9-7-9----9------9---| |---------6-7-------7-6-7---------6-7---------------------6-7-------7-6-7----------10---9--7---6-| |-6p0-0-0-----------------6p0-0-0-----------------6p0-0-0----------------------------------------| Riff G (8x) (Played under Solo 1) |---------| |---------| |-5-2-----| |-5-2-2---| |-3-0-2---| |-----0---| --Solo 1-- (It may look difficult, but just take it slow and follow my notation, you'll get it) m m m (1) |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------12-13-15-15b17~r15-| |-----------------------------------------|-----------9-11-11h12p11p9-11--9-11-12-14--------------------| |-/14~-14-12-10-12h14p1210h12p10/9-10p9~-|---------9---------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|--7-9-10-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-16h19p1614h16p14-14b16r14b16r14-12---11h12p11-------------------| |------------------------------------------------14----------------| |---------------------------------------------------10-9-10-12-10~-| |------------------------------------------------------------------| ph |----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|-------12-13-12------------------| |-9-7-----------------------9---9--------------------|----12----------12---------------| |-----7p5-7b9r7p5-7p5-4-5/9---9---9-12-9-12-14-12-14-|-14----------------14~---8b9--9--| |----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| vib |--------------------|-------------------15-----------|-----------| |--------------------|-------17-15-17-19----19-15-----|-----------| |--------------------|----16----------------------16~-|-19b21~-21-| |-9b10r9p75h7-9-10~-|--------------------------------|-----------| |--------------------|-14-----------------------------|-----------| |--------------------|--------------------------------|-----------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------| |-17-19-20-19h20p19p17-19p17-15-------|--15---------------| |-------------------------------14-12-|-14b16r1412-------| |-------------------------------------|-------------14----| |-------------------------------------|----------------14-| |-------------------------------------|-------------------| gtr 1 |----------------------------7--10-10-13-10-------------| |-----------------------6--9----------------12-9--------| |------------------4--7--------------------------10-----| |-------------3--6----------------------------------12~-| |-------2--5--------------------------------------------| |-1--4--------------------------------------------------| | | | gtr 2 | |-13-10----10-------------------------------------------| |-------12----12-9-12-9----9----------------------------| |-----------------------10---10-7--10-7---7-------------| |---------------------------------------9---9-6-9-6-----| |----------------------------------------------------8~-| |-------------------------------------------------------| | | | gtr 3 | |-------------------------------------------------------| |----12-13-15p12----------------------------------------| |-14b------------14b------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| --End Solo 1-- Riff H (4x) Fill |--------------------------| |---| |--------------------------| |---| |--------------------------| |---| |----5-5h6p5---5-----------| |---| |------------7---6-7-------| |---| |-0------------------7-8-5-| |-0-| Play Riff H Again (8x) (After Fill) Riff I (4x) |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |-----3--3h4p3p1-3p1---| |--------------------4-| |-1-1------------------| Play Riff H Again (8x) Play Riff I Again (2x) Riff J (1x) |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------2-4-5-7-------------| |-----3--3h4p3p1-3p1---1-----------------------2-4-5-7-------5-7-9-| |--------------------4---4-3-4-3-1-3-1-----2-3-0-2-3-5-0-2-3-------| |-1-1----------------------------------4-3-------------------------| Riff K (6x) |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-10~--9-7-9h10p97-9~--9h10p97------------| |--------------------------------7-5--3/5-7-| |-------------------------------------------| Riff L (2x) (Play with Riff J during Riff J's 5th and 6th Repeats) |----12--10----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-10-13--12-12-13-12-13----------------------------------------------------------| |-9---------9--7-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------9--8-----------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff M (8x) |-------------------------| |-------0-----------------| |-----2---2---------0-----| |---2-------2-----0-------| |-0-----------2h3-----2h3-| |-------------------------| Riff N (4x) |----------------------------------------------| |-------0-----------0--------------------------| |-----0---0-------0---0-------0-----0----------| |---2-------2---2-------2---2-----2---2--2-2-2-| |-4-----------3-----------1-----------2--2-2-2-| |-------------------------------3-----0--0-0-0-| Play Riff M Again (8x) Play Riff N Again (2x) Riff O (8x) (Played before and under Solo 2) Fill vib |-----------------| |-20-| |-----------------| |----| |-----------------| |----| |-2---2---2-2-2---| |----| |-4---3---1-1-2---| |----| |-----------3-0---| |----| --Solo 2-- (Slight variation from Ramon's tab) |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| |-------12-13--12---9-------|---------------9----| |-11---------------------10-|--8----10-11-8------| |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| |-------------15-16-15-------------|-----------------------------| |----------18----------17----------|-----------------------------| |-------18----------------17-------|-----------------------------| |----18----------------------17----|-----------15-17-15-14~------| |-16----------------------------15-|--13-15-16-------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------|-------------20-21-20----------------| |----------------------|--------------------|----------21----------21-------------| |----------------------|--12----15----17~---|-------22----------------22----------| |--15--------14--------|--------------------|-18-22----------------------22-18----| |----------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------20-| |----------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------| (echo effect) |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |----------------------------21\-----| |-----------14-15-17-17~--------------| |--13-15-16---------------------------| |-------------------------------------| --End Solo 2-- Riff P (4x) |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-------------------10-10---| |-------------------9--9----| |-------7------7----8--8----| |-7*0-7---7-10---7--------0-| Riff Q (1x) m m m m |------------------| |------------------| |------------9-9-9-| |-2-2--2--2--8-8-8-| |-2-2--2--2--7-7-7-| |-0-0--0--0--------| Riff R (4x) |---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------10-10---|-------------------10-10---|-------------------10-10---| |-------------------9--9----|-------------------9--9----|-------------------9--9----| |-------7------7----8--8----|-------7------7----8--8----|-------7------7----8--8----| |-7*0-7---7-10---7--------0-|-7*0-7---7-10---7--------0-|-7*0-7---7-10---7--------0-| m m m m m |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-------7------7-8-7-----------| |-7*0-7---7-10-------6-5-3-5-0-| Riff S (2x) (Played with Riff R) |------------------------/14-|-----------------------| |-17~12~-15~10~-12~8~-----|-17~12~-15~10~-10b9~-| |----------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------| Play Riff O (2x) Play Riff A (8x) Play Riff B (4x) Play Riff P (4x) Play Riff Q (1x) Riff R (10x) |-7---4---0---0---| |-8---5---0---0---| |-9---6---0---0---| |-9---6---2---2---| |-7---4---3---1---| |-----------------| Riff S (6x) (Played during Riff R's 5th - 10th repeats) Fill |--------15/17--------------------------------------| |--------| |--------------17-----------------------------------| |--------| |-----------------16--------------------------------| |--------| |--------------------17-17/19--16-16-16h17p16-------| |--------| |-9~------------------------------------------19-12-| |-12/14~-| |---------------------------------------------------| |--------| Piano Outro That's all of it, Opeth rules!