Band: Nile Album: In Their Darkened Shrines Song: Ruins . - 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 " - tremolo note - Trill Tunning: A E A D F# B Riff A: |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |-/5-----3--5--6--6/10--9~-|-~~~-5--/13--12--10h12p10-9-| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |-/5-----------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |-/5-----3--5--6--6/10--9--|-3--------------------------| |--------------------------|-3--------------------------| |-/5-----------------------|-3--------------------------| Riff B: |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |-10----9----6----3----|-5-------------------| |-10----9----6----3----|-5-------------------| |-10----9----6----3----|-5-------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |-10----9----6---------|-3-------------------| |-10----9----6---------|-3-------------------| |-10----9----6---------|-3-------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |-10----9----6----3----|-5-------------------| |-10----9----6----3----|-5-------------------| |-10----9----6----3----|-5-------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |-10----9----6---5-5/9-|--------------------| |-10----9----6---5-5/9-|--------------------| |-10----9----6---5-5/9-|--------------------| Lead: This should match up with the bars of Riff's A and B (check the song structure below) but listen to the CD for timing. |-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |-/8~~~~~~~~~-|-~~~~~~~-6-8-9-|-8~~~~~-9~~~~~-|-~~~~~~~----| |-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| grad |-------------|--------------|-------------------|----------------| |-/8~~~~~~~~~-|-~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-/8~~~-9~~~~-9/11~-|-~~---15bq------| |-------------|--------------|-------------------|----------------| |-------------|--------------|-------------------|----------------| |-------------|--------------|-------------------|----------------| |-------------|--------------|-------------------|----------------| |---------------------|------------------|--------------------------| |-r-~~~~-15-13-13h15~-|-~~~~-13-13-15h16-|-15~~~-/13-13-12-13-13-12-| |---------------------|------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|------------------|--------------------------| |------------------|---------------|-------------------| |-9-9-8-6-6~~~-4-4|-3~~~~~~~-8bh--|-8~~~~~~~~~-9-9/12-| |------------------|---------------|-------------------| |------------------|---------------|-------------------| |------------------|---------------|-------------------| |------------------|---------------|-------------------| grad |-------------------|--------------11/13-15-|-15~~~~~~~~~~-15bh-| |-129-8~~~~--9-9-9/|12~~~~~-12/15----------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| |---r-13h15-15~~~-13-13-11-11|10~~~~----10-11-13-| |-----------------------------|-------13----------| |-----------------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------| |-15-16-15-13-11-10-13-15-16-16/20-19-16|15-15~~~~~-/15~~~~~--| |----------------------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------------------|----------------------| |-10h11p108h10~~~-8~~~~-7~~~~-|-~-7-8-10/11-10-8-8h10p8-7-| |------------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------| |-11-10-8-7-------7-8-8/11-10~-| |-----------9-8-9--------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| Outro: After the first 2 chords this is all played on a keyboard. I like to keep the distortion on for this part but you could play it without if you wanted to. |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |-----------/7--------|---------------------|-5----5/8----7---------| |-10----9-------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |-10----9---/5--------|---------------------|-3----3/6----5---------| |-10----9-------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|---------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|-3-------------------|-3/5--------------------| |--------------------|---------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|-3-------------------|-3/5--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|--------------------|------------------------| |-5------5/7---------|-5/7--7/8----7------|------------------------| |--------------------|--------------------|------------------------| |-3------3/5---------|-3/5--5/6----5------|------------------------| |--------------------|--------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|----------------7--| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|----------------5--| |--------------------|--------------------| Song Structure: Riff A (x02220@1) x7 _ Riff B | PLay the Lead over this section Riff A (x02220@1) x3 _| _ Riff B | PLay the Lead over this section Riff A (x02220@1) x3 _| also Outro Should all be there but it may help to listen to the CD when learning the solo. Any comments, suggestions or corrections are welcome. END
