Band: Nile
Album: Amongst The Catacombs of Nephren-Ka
Song: Ramses, Bringer of War
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 (0:52) play 16 times
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3--3---3--3--3---|
|-3-3-3-3--3---3--3--3---|
. . . . . . . .
Fill 1 (1:25)
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|-0--1---------|
|-0--1--4--3\1-|
Riff 1a (1:27)
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-0"--1"--4"--3"----7"--6"--3"--4"-3"--|
Riff 1b (1:31)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------10-9-9-|
|---------------------------------| gtr 1
|---------------------------------|
|-0"--1"--4"--3"----7"--6"--------|
. . .
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------| gtr 2
|---------------------------------|
|-0"--1"--4"--3"----7"--6"--8-7-7-|
. . .
Riff 1a x 1 (1:35)
Riff 1b x 1 (1:38)
Riff 2 (1:42)
[x3]
|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------------|-4"-3"-1"-0"-1"-3"-|
|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|-3"-0"-3"-4"-3"-0"-3"-1"-3"-0"-6~-|-------------------|
Fill 1 x 1 (1:48)
Riff 1a x 1 (1:50)
Riff 1b x 1 (1:54)
Riff 1a x 1 (1:58) play normal power chords for first two notes
Riff 1b x 1 (2:01)
Riff 3 (2:05)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------4"-3"-1"-0"-1"-3"--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-4"-3"-1"-0"-1"-4"-3"-1"-0"-1"-3"-4"-3"-1"-0"-1"-3"-7"--------------------|
.
----------------------------|
----------------------------|
-------------------5"-------|
-7"-6"-4"-3"-4"-6"----7"-6"-|
----------------------------|
----------------------------|
Fill 2 (2:11) play 4 times
|----------|
|----------|
|-----8----|
|-----6----|
|-------9--|
|-7-7---9--|
. .
Riff 4 (2:15) play twice
[x4] [1] [2]
|-----------------------------|--------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-7/8----|-7/8----7/8---7/8---7/8----|
|-----------------------------|-5/6-0--|-5/6-0--5/6-0-5/6-0-5/6-0--|
|-3-3-3--6-6-6--9-9-9--0-0-0--|-----0--|-----0------0-----0-----0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 5 (2:30)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7"----6"--------------------------------------------------------5"--| gtr 1
|-----------8"--7"----5"--4"--------4"--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------8"---------7"-8"--7"-8"-7"-5"-7"-8"-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7"----6"--------------------------------------------------------5"--|
|-----------8"--7"----5"--4"--------4"--------------------------------| gtr 2
|-----------------------------6"---------5"-6"--5"-6"-5"-3"-5"-6"-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
-------5"-7"-8"-7"---------------|
-7"-8"---------------------------| gtr 1
------------------------555--4~--|
---------------------------------|
...
----------5"-6"-5"---------------|
-------8"------------------------|
-7"-8"---------------------------|
---------------------------------| gtr 2
------------------------555--4~--|
---------------------------------|
...
Riff 6a (2:44)
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------4--3--1--0---|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-4--3--1--0---|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 6b (2:47)
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------44331100--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-----------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........
Solo begins at (2:50)
Riff 7a (2:51) play twice
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------3-22110--1----------------|
|-0"---3"-0"--0-3-22110--1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
. . ..... . . . . . . .
Riff 7b (3:00) play twice
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-5"--5"-----------6"--6"-----------|
|---------3-22110----------3-22110--|
|---------3-22110----------3-22110--|
. ..... . .....
Riff 8 (3:06)
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-1----------------------|
|-1--0"--------3"--------|
Riff 9 (3:13)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------4"--3"1"--3"4"--3"1"-3"-------------------------7"-|
|-6"--5"3"--5"6"--5"3"-6"-------------------------6"--5"3"--5"6"--5"3"-6"----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------|
----------------------|
-6"4"--6"7"--6"4"-6"--|
----------------------|
----------------------|
----------------------|
Riff 10 (3:20) ? note: this riff is marked out of time, but its so you can
figure which note goes with which note.
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------6"--5"-3"--5"-6"--| gtr 1
|--------------------4--5---4--2---4--5---4--2---1--------------------|
|-6~--5-3--5-6--8-9---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------4"--3"-1"--3"-4"--|
|--------------------6"-7"--6"-4"--6"-7"--6"-4"--3"-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| gtr 2
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6~--5-3--5-6--8-9---------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------5"-6"--5"-6"-----5"--6"--5"-6"-----5"--|
-3"-4"--6"-7"--6"-4"--6"-7"----------------7"----------------7"-----|
--------------------------------------------------------------------| gtr 1
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------4"-5"--4"-2"--4"-5"--3"-4"--3"-4"-----3"--4"--3"-4"-----3"--|
-6"-7"-------------------------------------6"----------------6"-----|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------| gtr 2
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------7"--6"-7"---4"-6"-7"--6"-7"---4"-6--------|
-9"--8"-9"---6"--9"--8"-9"--6"-8"-------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------- gtr 1-|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-7"--6"-7"---4"--7"--6"-7"--4"-6"-7"--6"-7"---4"-6"-7"--6"-7"---4"-6--------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------- gtr 2-|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-7"---6"-7"----4"-6"-7"---6"-7"----4"-6"--|
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------| gtr 1
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|
-10"--9"-10"---7"-9"-10"--9"-10"---7"-9"--|
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------| gtr 2
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|
Fill 3 (3:48)
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------2222--|
|-0"-4"-3"-7"-6-666-6-------|
. ... . ....
Riff 4 (3:49) play twice
[x4] [1] [2] [x4]
|-----------------------------|--------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------|--------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------|--------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------|-5-7/8--|-----------------|
|-----------------------------|-3-5/6--|-3-5-6--5-3------|
|-3-3-3--6-6-6--9-9-9--0-0-0--|--------|------------6-5--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fill 1 x 1 (4:06)
Riff 1a x 1 (4:08)
Riff 1b x 1 (4:12)
Riff 1a x 1 (4:15)
Riff 1b x 1 (4:19)
Riff 2 x 1 (4:23) but play first part twice, instead of once
Riff 13 (4:31)
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------|-------------------------------------5"-4"-2"-1"-2"-4"--------------|
|------|-4"-3"-1"-------3"-7"-6"-4"-3"-4"-6"--------------------------------|
|------|-------------------------------------------------------4---1---3----|
|-7-6--|----------0"-1"----------------------------------------444-111-333--|
... ... ...
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-0-------------------------------------------------0--0--|
-0-3"-7"-0"-7"-3"-7"-0"-7"-3"-7"-0"-7"-3"-7"-0"-7"-0--0--|
.
END OF SONG
