Band: Nile 
Album: Amongst The Catacombs of Nephren-Ka 
Song: Pestilence And Iniquity 



Code: 
. - palm mute / - slide up to 
\ - slide down to x ? Staccato 
h - hammer on p - pull off 
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note 
" - tremolo note <> - Trill 
L ? left channel only R ? right channel only 
* - see comment 

Suffixes for bend 
f - full bend h - half bend 
q - quarter bend t - tap bend 
^ - Hold bend r - release bend 
~ - vibrato bend 

Suffixes for harmonic 
ph - pinched harmonic n ? natural/artificial harmonic 

Tuning A E A D F# B 


Intro (0:00) play twice 
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|-0"---1"--0"--5"--4"--1"-0"---1"--0"--7"--8"--| gtr 1 
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|-0--------------------1-----------0-----------| 
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  x                    x           x 

Riff 1 (0:04) 
|---------------------------------6"--5"--6"--8"--6"--5"--6"--| 
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|-1"-0"---1"--0"--5"--4"--1"-0"-------------------------------| gtr 1 
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|-1"-0"---1"--0"--5"--4"--1"-0"---8"--7"--8"--10"--8"--7"--8"-| gtr 2 
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Riff 2a (0:10) 
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|-1"-0"---1"--0"--5"--4"--1"-0"---1"--0"--7"--8"--| 
  
Riff 2b (0:15) 
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|----------------------------------------------------| gtr 1 
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|-1"-0"---1"--0"--5"--4"--1"-0"-----8"--7"--8"--10"--| 

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|----------------------------------------------------| gtr 2 
|-----------------------------------8"--7"--8"--10"--| 
|-1"-0"---1"--0"--5"--4"--1"-0"----------------------| 

Riff 3 (0:21) 
|-5h6-----------------------------------------| 
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|-----5-7-8-7-5-4-7h8-------------------------| 
|---------------------5-3-1-3-1-0-0--1--3--1--| 
|---------------------------------0--1--3--1--| 
      . . . . . .     . . . . . . 
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|-7h8-----------------------------------------| 
|---------------------5-3-1-3-1-0-0--1--3--1--| 
|-----5-7-8-7-5-4-7h8-------------0--1--3--1--| 
      . . . . . .     . . . . . . 

Riff 2a x 1 (0:25) 
Riff 2b x 2 (0:30) 

Riff 3 (0:35) 
             [x8] 
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|-1--1-6--1------|-8-7---8--7--5---| 
|-1--1-6--1-333--|-8-7---8--7------| 
     .    . ...      x      x 

Riff 4 (0:46) 
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|------------------------------------8----------11--------------------------- 
|-------------------------5-6-----------3-3-3-3------------4--3--1--0---0--0- 
|-5"--6"--5"--6"--5"--6"-------880------3-3-3-3----6"--5"--4--3--1--0---0--0- 
                                        . . . .    .   .      .  . 

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---3----| 
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Solo begins (0:56) 

Riff 5a (1:00) play twice 
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|-1"-0"---4"p0"--3"p0"--1"p0"-----4"p0"--3"p0"-----3"p0"--1"p0"---1"--3"--5"- 

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Riff 6 (1:13) play 4 times 
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|----------6"-7"-9"-10"-| 
|----7"-8"--------------| 
|-0---------------------| 
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Riff 7 (1:18) 
                                  [x2] 
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|-----------------------5-4---8-9------|-5-6-5--| gtr 1 
|-----------------6-5-3-----6-----10p0-|--------| 
|-3-1-0-3-2-8-7-5----------------------|--------| 
                                  [x2] 
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|--------------------------------------|-7-8-7--| 
|-----------------------5-4---8-9------|--------| gtr 2 
|-----------------6-5-3-----6-----10p0-|--------| 
|-3-1-0-3-2-8-7-5----------------------|--------| 

Riff 2a x 1 (1:24) 
Riff 2b x 1 (1:29) 

Riff 8 (1:34) 
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|----------------------------------------10"--11"--| 
|--------------------------------------------------| gtr 1 
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|-1"p0"----8"-7"-6"-5"-6"-5"-4"-3"-1"p0"-----------| 

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|--------------------------------------------------| gtr 2 
|----------------------------------------7"--8"----| 
|-1"p0"----8"-7"-6"-5"-6"-5"-4"-3"-1"p0"-----------| 

Riff 9 (1:38) play 4 times 
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|--------6h7p4-----------------| 
|------7-------7---------------| 
|-0--------------5-5-6---------| 
|-0--0-----------------0-3-3-3-| 
     . .       . . . . . . . . 

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|--------7h8p7-----------------| 
|------8-------8---------------| 
|----------------6-6-7---------| 
|-0----------------------------| 
|-0--0-----------------6-9-9-9-| 
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