Band: Nile Album: Annihilation Of The Wicked Song: The Burning Pits Of The Duat . - 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) Now, a few notes. Firstly, Its probable ive overlistened some parts. Intro sounds best played downpicking (its possible.) Riff A: |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-0-1-0-1-3-4-3-1--0-1-0-1-3-7-6-3-0-| |-0-1-0-1-3-4-3-1--0-1-0-1-3-7-6-3---| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riff B: |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-12/1312-109-9/109-76-6/76-43-3/431-| |-12/1312-109-9/109-76-6/76-43-3/431-| .. .. .. Riff C: |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-9h10p9-----------------------| |------------11h12p11------8~~-| |--------8-7----------8-7------| . . . . Riff D: |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-7h8h10p8p7------------------------------------| |------------8h9h11p9p8-------------------------| |----------------------9h10h12p10p9-7h8p108p76-| |-----------------------------------------------| Riff E: |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |-7h8h10p8p7------------10h11h13p11p10---------------------| |------------8h9h11p9p8---------------7h8h10p8p7-----------| |-----------------------------------------------8h9h11p9p8-| |----------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-5h6h8p6p5-2h3h5p3p2-----------| |---------------------5h6h8p6p5-| Riff F: 0:23 |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-3/42-1-0--3/42-1-0--3/42-1-0--3/42-1-0-| |-3/42-1-0--3/42-1-0--3/42-1-0--3/42-1-0-| . . . . . . . . Riff F1: |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-3/42-1-0--3/42-1-0--| |-3/42-1-0--3/42-1-0--| . . . . Riff G: _____ _____ ____ _____ / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-7h8h10-----------------------| |--------8h9h11----------------| |---------------9h10h12-7h8h10-| |------------------------------| Riff H: ____________ / Grouped |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |-5h6h8/98p6p5-0----------------------------------------| |---------------0-00000000044440000333344446666000033333-| . ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Riff I: [This is a real rough guess, but given the general insanity of this part. its understandable...] |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |-7h8h10p8p7----------------------------------| |-----------8h9h11p9p8------------------------| |---------------------9h10h12p10p9-7h8h10p8p7-| |---------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-10h11h13p11p10-----------------------------------------------------| |----------------8h9h11p9p8------------------------------------------| |---------------------------8h9h11p9p8-5h6h8p6p5-2h3h5p3p2-----------| |----------------------------------------------------------5h6h8p6p5-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7h8h10p8p7-----------------------------------------------------8qb~-| |-----------8h9h11p9p8------------------------------------------------| |---------------------9h10h12p10p9-7h8h10p8p7--------------------6qb~-| |--------------------------------------------5h6h8p6p5-2h3h5p3p2------| Riff J: |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-7h8h10p8p7------------------------------------/7---/8-----| |-----------8h9h11p9p8--------------------------------------| |----------------------9h10h12p10p9-7h8h10p8p7--/5---/6-----| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-7h8h10p8p7------------------------------------------------| |-----------8h9h11p9p8--------------------------------------| |----------------------9h10h12p10p9-7h8h10p8p7--------------| |----------------------------------------------333333333333-| Riff K: The lower harmony is the more noticeable, I think, with the upper notes ringing out and the lowers either being muted, or trem picked (cant tell.) |-----------------------------------------------------| |---------------2-------------------------------------| |-----2-3---------2--------2-3------------------------| |-3-4-----4-3-4-----3--3-4-----4----------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------1144444443300000000-| | | |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |---------------3-------------------------------------| |-----4-5---------4---------4-5-----------------------| |-5-6-----6-5-6-----5--5-6------6---------------------| |---------------------------------1144444443300000000-| tr............................. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Riff L: |------------------------| |--------0===-------0===-| |------3---3------3---3--| |-5-6---------5-6--------| |------------------------| |------------------------| | | |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| |-33366666666--222555555-| ,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, Riff M: |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------(7777-8888)-----| |---------------------------------------------------| |-----------4444-5555----------------5555-6666------| |-6666-7777-----------6666-7777-8888-----------6666-| ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-----------4444-5555--------------------------| |-6666-7777-----------6666-1144444443300000000-| ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Riff N: |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-----11p10p7h9p7----11p10p7h9p7--| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-0000-----------0000-------------| .... .... |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |-8h9h11---------8h9h11--------8h9h11---------| |--------11h12h14------11h12h14------11h12h14-| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-----11p10p7h9p7----11p10p7h9p7--| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-0000-----------0000-------------| .... .... |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-8h9h11---------8h9h11---------10h11h13---------| |--------11h12h14-------11h12h14--------11h12h14-| |------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-----11p10p7h9p7----11p10p7h9p7--| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-0000-----------0000-------------| .... .... |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-8h9h11---------8h9h11---------------------| |--------11h12h14------9h10h12p10p9---------| |----------------------------------3333333"-| ....... |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |-8h9h11---------8h9h11--------8h9h11---------| |--------11h12h14------11h12h14------11h12h14-| |---------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-7h8h10----------------------------------------| |----------------8h9h11-------------------------| |--------11h12h14------11h12h14-7h8h10-11h12h14-| |-----------------------------------------------| Song Structure: Riff A Riff B Riff A Riff C Riff A Riff B Riff A Riff D Riff A Riff B Riff A Riff E Riff F Riff C Riff F Riff B Riff F Riff C Riff F Riff G Riff H Riff D Riff H Riff E Riff H Riff I -Solo Riff G Riff A Riff B Riff C Riff F1 Riff B Riff A Riff C Riff B Riff Fx2 Riff Jx2 Riff kx2 Riff Lx4 Riff Mx2 -Solo Riff Kx2 Riff N Riff H Riff D Riff H Riff E Riff H Riff I Riff G -Solo Riff A Riff B Riff C Riff F1 Riff D Riff A Riff C Riff G Riff Fx2 END
