Band: Nile Album: Annihilation Of The Wicked Song: Annihilation Of The Wicked Special Thanks goes to Rob T. for helping me out with Riff 10 (third bar) Riff 11 (Second Bar). . - palm mute / - slide up to - slide down to ~ - vibrato h (x2444x@1)- hammer on b (x24432@1)- Bend p - pull off Suffixes for bend t - tap f (133111@1)- full bend h- (x2444x@1)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 - Trill tr[...] -Tremolo picking (see also- " ) Tuning A E A D F# B Notes: This is just how I play it, my own interpretation so dont expect it to be 100% accurate :) Listen to CD for timing (tab spacing is often impreicse) Riff A: |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------7h8p7-----| |------------------------------------9h10p9-------------8888-| |---------------------------4h5p4----------10101010----------| |-44330000-44331111-7766443------7777------------------------| ........ ........ ,,,,,,, ,,,, |-------------------------------| |--888---/88-7~~----/888---8~~--| |--777---/77-6~~----/777---7~~--| |--xxx----xx-x------/xxx---x----| |--555-5-/55-4~~----/555-5-5~~--| |-------------------------------| Lead A1: |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |------14b~~~-------------14b~~~---------------------------------| |-12~~---------------12~~-------/12~/14~/15~/14~/18~/17~/15~/14~-| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------b12r----------------------------------------------| Lead A2: |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |------14b~~~-------------14b~~~--------------------------| |-12~~---------------12~~-------12"14"15"14"18"17"14"12"--| |---------------------------------------------------------| |--------------b12r---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |------14b~~~-------------14b~~~14"16"17"16"20"19"16"14"--| |-12~~---------------12~~-------12"14"15"14"18"17"14"12"--| |---------------------------------------------------------| |--------------b12r---------------------------------------| Riff B: |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |-000-000-000-000-000-000-5b~-000-000-000-000-000-000-1/3~-| |-000-000-000-000-000-000-5b~-000-000-000-000-000-000-1/3~-| ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-000-000-000-000-000-000-5b~-000-000-000-000-000--| |-000-000-000-000-000-000-5b~-000-000-000-000-000--| ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-12"-14"-15"-14"-18"-17"-15"-12"-| Riff C: |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------/6~-| |---------------------------------------------------/4~-| |-------5ph----5ph-------------------5ph-----5ph----/4~-| |-43100-----431-----0-44330000-43100-----431-----00-/4~-| ,,,,, ,,, . ,,,,,,,, ,,,,, ,,, .. Riff D1: |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-/8--9-8~---9-8-6--8-9-11~~-|-/8--9-8~---/8-7~--------| |-/7--8-7~---8-7-5--7-8-10~~-|-/7--8-7~---/7-6~-8qbr~--| |-----------------------------|-------------------8qbr~--| |-/5--6-5~---6-5-3--5-6-8-~~-|-/5--6-5~----------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| Riff D2: |-----------------------------|-------------| |-/8--9-8~---9-8-6--8-9-11~~-|-/8--9-8~---| |-/7--8-7~---8-7-5--7-8-10~~-|-/7--8-7~---| |-----------------------------|-------------| |-/5--6-5~---6-5-3--5-6-8-~~-|-/5--6-5~---| |-----------------------------|-------------| _______________________________________________ Riff E: |1. |2. |-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------|----------/7--/8-------| |-----------------|----------------3ph----|-----------------------| |-----------------|--------5h6p6------4ph-|----------/5--/6-------| |-0-1-0-1-4-3-0-1-|-0-1-0-1-----8-7-------|-0-1-043---0"---(5ph)-| tr....................... tr..... Riff F: |------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------16b-(17)-r16b-r16~~-| |------------------------------|-------------13----(13)------------| |----------------5b-(6)-r5b----|-----------------------------------| |-0h1-4-3-4-1--3----(3)-----3~-|-0h1-4-3-4-1-----------------------| |-0h1-4-3-4-1------------------|-0h1-4-3-4-1-----------------------| . . . . . . . . . . (Listen to CD for correct bending technique. The lower ghosted notes are picked delicately, with the upper ghosted notes being the prev. bent notes still ringing.) Riff G: |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |-7-8-------------------------------------7-8-| |---------------------8-7---------------------| |-5-6-000-000-000-000-6-5-8~-2h45-0-45-7--5-6-| |-----000-000-000-000-----8~-2h45-0-45-7------| ... ... ... ... , ,, . ,, Riff H1: |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-| |-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-| ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Riff H2: |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-000-000-000-000-| |-000-000-000-000-| ... ... ... ... Fill A: |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-0---------------------------------------| |-0---------------------------------------| |-0--[let ring]---------------------------| | | |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |--5fb~~~~~~r-5~~-4-5~--1~-0--------------| |----------------------------/8~~~-8hb~~~-| |-----------------------------------------| tr........ tr.... Riff I: |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-/12-------------/10~-9~----------------6~-/12------| |-/12---0-0-12p11--------10~-65-2-76-0-6~-/12---00-| |-/12-.-0-0-12p11-0---------065-2-76-0-6~-/12-.-00-| . . . . |-----------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------9h10p9----| |-----------------------------------88-77---------10~-| |---------------------1010-99------------88-----------| |-66-55----99-88--------------1010--------------------| |-------88-------1111---------------------------------| ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, , , , , ,, , , ,, ,,,, |------------------------------| |-------------------/8~-9~-9~--| |-------------------/7~-8~-8~--| |-/12--------------------------| |-/12---0-0-12p11---/5~-6~(6)--| |-/12-.-0-0-12p11-0------------| Riff J: (5:03) |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-0---8fb~~~~r--0-9br9~8br8~4br4~/51/4~~----| |-0-------------0------------------------------| tr...... |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------88775555-| |-000110001144331111665533331010997777---------| tr.......................................... (Lower notes played by Second Guitar. Just play the high notes, as these are prominent. And thats a full bend up to twelfth fret, then released at the 11th fret pitch, then back down to tenth pitch.[Lower notes]) (5:22) ||------------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------------| ||o----------------9b--(10)r--9~~-----------------| ||o------------------------------10~~9~-9h10~9~6-| ||-0--8fb~~~~r--0-10fbr(11)r-11~~10~~9~-9~~--9~---| ||-0------------0---------------------------------| tr...... |-----------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------------o|| |-------------------------------------88775555--|| |-000110001144331111665533331010997777----------|| tr.......................................... Riff K: (5:52) Notes: Pay attention to the palm muting. |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| |-9910109988----889988---| |-----------1010------99-| |------------------------| ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ________________________ |1,3 |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| |-5544-------------------| |-----8877-0044776603366-| ........ ............. __________________________________ |2,4 |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-5544-----------------------------| |-----8877-00447766033665500440000-| ........ ....................... Riff L: |-------------------------------------|----------------| |---------------------9-8-------------|-[Play Riff H1]-| |-7-8---------------------8------7-8--|----------------| |---------------------8-7-------------|----------------| |-5-6-000-000-000-000-----8---8~-5-6--|----------------| |-----000-000-000-000-----------------|----------------| Riff M: |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-/5--------------------------8ph~--| |-/5-6-5-0-1-0-0--0-6-5-0-5-6-------| |-/5-6-5-0-1-0-0--0-6-5-0-5-6-------| . . . . , , , , , , |-------------------------| |----------------/9-8-----| |---------------------8~--| |-/5-------------/8-7-----| |-/5-6-5-0-1-0--------8~--| |-/5-6-5-0-1-0------------| . . . Riff N: |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |-000-000-000-000-000-000-5b~-000-000-000-000-000-000-0h1/3~-| |-000-000-000-000-000-000-5b~-000-000-000-000-000-000-0h1/3~-| ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-000-000-000-000-000-000-5b~-000-000-000-000-000--| |-000-000-000-000-000-000-5b~-000-000-000-000-000--| ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-12"-14"-15"-14"-12"-18"-17"-15"-13"-| Lead A3: |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------14b~~~-------------14b~~~-----------------------------| |-12~~---------------12~~-------12"14"15"14"12"18"17"15"13"--| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| Lead A4: |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------14b~~~-------------14b~~~14"16"17"16"14"20"18"16"14"--| |-12~~---------------12~~-------12"14"15"14"12"18"17"15"13"--| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| Outro: |--------------------------------------------------| |---/13-13-12~-12-129~-9-98~-8-8-----------------| |----------------------------------/9~-8-9~~~~~~~--| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| | | |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-0-[Let Ring]-------------------------------------| |-0------------------------------------------5p0~~-| |-0------------------------------------------5p0~~-| Song Structure: Riff A Lead A1(x2) Lead A2 +Riff B (x2) Riff C (x4) Riff D (x4) Riff E Riff D1 Riff D2 Riff F (x4) Riff G Riff H1 Riff G Riff H2 Riff F (x3) Fill A Riff I (x3) Riff J Riff K (x4) Riff L (x2) Riff M (x2) Riff N Riff N + Lead A3 Riff N + Lead A4 Riff N + Lead A3 Riff N + Lead A4 Outro END
