NILE
LASHED TO THE SLAVE STICK
ANNIHILATION OF THE WICKED (RELAPSE 2005)

Karl Sanders: Lead (Gtr. 1)
Dallas Toller-Wade: Rhythm (Gtr. 2)

Drop A:-  A-E-A-D-F#-B

LEGEND:
-#*---		Pinched Harmonic
--		Natural Harmonic
-#/-#-		Slide Up
-#-#-		Slide Down
-(#)---		Ghost Note
Pm…		Palm Mute
-///---		Tremolo Picking
-#-(^/v)-
----#----	Sweep-picking (Between Strings)
-#^-(#)--		Bend up
-#v-(#)--		Bend Down
-%-----		Rest (Other Guitar)
-#_#-		Pull-offs/ Hammer-on
-#~---		Ring Out
-[#]-[#]-(#)-	Tapping

Here is NILES newest song from their Amazing new Death Metal Album “ANNIHILATION OF THE WICKED”, The First riff is so catchy I had to work out this song, so here’s the TAB I’ve transcribed for it. I’ll Hopefully work on some more NILE songs soon.
EVILOUIJAGOTH666. (2005)	

Riff A (00.00)
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------4-----------------------------------------------------------------------------5--1---------|
|-----------4-----------------------------------------------------------------------------5--1---------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-1-4-1-6----6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-9-6-6-6-----------------|
|-0-1-4-1-6----6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-9-6-6-6-----------------|
               .......................................................................

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-------|
|------------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-1-4-1-6----6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-9-6-6-6-----------------|
|-0-1-4-1-6----6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-9-6-6-6-----------------|
               .......................................................................

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6*-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------|
  ...............................................................

Transition A (Gtr. 2) (00.47)
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------4--------------------|
|-----------------4--------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-0-1-4-1--6---------------------------|
|-0-1-4-1--6---------------------------|

Riff B (Gtr. 2) (00.49)
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------4-4-------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------5-5---4-4---2-2------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----4-4---4-4---4-4---------|
 ................................

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------7-7-----6-6-----3-3------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------------------5--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----7-7-----6-6------3-3----0--|
  ...............................

Riff B (Gtr. 1)  (i)                      (ii) (Second time, Third time and at the end only)
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-4_3_1--4_3_1--4_3_1--4_3_1--------------|-7_8_7-7-(v)-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------9-9_10_9-(v)-------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------11-11---|
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

Riff C (Gtr.2) (01.09)
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3--------------------|
|-%--6-6-7_6-%--6-6-7_6-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2----|
|-%--6-6-7_6-%--6-6-7_6-----------------5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2----|

Riff C (Gtr. 1)
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-8_9_8-8-(v)---8_9_8-8-(v)---------------------|
|----------10------------10---%--%--------------|
|-------------------------------%--%--%--%--------|
|-------------------------------------%--%--------|

Riff B (01.19)

Riff D (Gtr. 2) (01.30)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------------5-----4~------------------7--5---------------|
|-1~---------------2~-----3--6--2~-----0~--4-3---6--5--3---3-----------|
|------------------2~--------6---------0~--4-3---6---------3-----------|

Riff D (Gtr. 1)
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---2---2---2-------------------------3-2----------------------6---6-7---|
|-3-------3-------4--4-5-4-5-4----4-4----4-3-4---2-1-%-4-7-6-7---7--///--|
|-----3--------3-///---------------///---------3-------------------------|
|-------------------------------6----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff C (01.53)

Riff B (02.03)

Riff E (Gtr. 2) (02.13)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------4-4-5-5-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------5-5---------------------|
|-----------------------%--------------5-5-%-----5-5-------------------%-----|
|-6-6-%-6-6-%-6-6-%-6-6-%------5-5-6-6-----%-3-3-----------------------%-----|
|-6-6-%-6-6-%-6-6-%-6-6-%--5-5-------------%---------------------------%-----|
  .....................

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----5-5----2-2-----2-2---------%---------------%---------------%--------------%-|
|-3-3----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-3-3-%------3-3-4-4--%------3-3-4-4--%------3-3-4-4-%-|
|--------------------------------%--3-3----------%--3-3----------%--3-3---------%-|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----6-6-7-7-%-----6-6-7-7-%-----5-5-6-6-%-----5-5-6-6-%-----|
|-4-4---------%-4-4---------%-3-3---------%-3-3---------%-----|
|-------------%-------------%-------------%-------------%-----|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------%-------------%-------------%-------------%-----|
|-----4-4-5-5-%-----4-4-5-5-%-----3-3-4-4-%-----3-3-4-4-%-----|
|-4-4---------%-4-4---------%-3-3---------%-3-3---------%-----|

Riff E (Gtr. 1)
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------9-9-----------------9-9-----------------9-9-----------------9-9---------------|
|----------8-8-9-9-8-8---------8-8-9-9-8-8---------8-8-9-9-8-8---------8-8-9-9-8-8---|
|-6-6------------------6-6-----------------6-6-----------------6-6-------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|------------------4-4-5-5-4-4----------------------------------------|
|-5-5-6-6-5-5--------------------------5-5-------------5-5-6-6-5-5----|
|----------------------------------6-6-----6-6-5-5---5----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------7------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------%----------------%----------------------------------%-|

|----------------------------------------------4-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5-5-6-6-5-5-----5-5-6-6-5-5----5-5-6-6-5-5----6-6-5-5----------6-6-5-5---|
|---------------------------------------------------------6-6----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------8-8------------|
|-%--------------%--------------%--------------------------------------------|

|-4-4-5-5-4-4-------4-4-5-5-4-4------3-3-4-4-3-3------3-3-4-4-3-3---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------2-2-3-3-2-2------2-2-3-3-2-2-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------%------------------%----------------%---------------%---------------%--------------|

|-------------------------------------------4------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-6-6-5-5------5-5-6-6-5-5-----6-6-5-5------6-6-5-5----------6-6-5-5---|
|-------------------------------------------------------6-6----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------8-8------------|
|--------------%----------------%------------------------------------------|

Riff D (Played Twice) (02.48/ 03.11)
(Second time, heavy ‘chugging‘ chord riff of the chords used)

Riff B (Lead (ii) (03.34)


Hope you’ve enjoyed learning to play this tab as much as I had working it out and learning it.