Band : Nile Album : Ithyphallic Song : As He Creates,So He Destroys Tuning : A E A D F# B : Drop A . - palm mute / - slide up to \ - slide down to ~ - vibrato h - hammer on b - Bend p - pull off Suffixes for bend t - tap f - full bend h - 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 Riff I : Intro Riff 2x (0:00-0:07) Guitar 1: TP.. TP.. TP.. |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |----------1/7---------1/8--------1/10-11-10h11p10\8------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |--1-0-0-0-----1-0-0-0-----1-0-0-0------------------------| Guitar 2: TP.. TP.. 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|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff VI : Fast lick (0:54-0:57) |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |--13h14p13p11h13p11-10h11p10---10----------------------------| |-----------------------------13-----13-12h13p12p10h-12p10----| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| --9h10p9---9---------------------------------| --------12--12-11h12p11p9h11p9-8-8-----------| ---------------------------------------------| Riff VII : Octave Riff (0:57-1:26) |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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--7p6-4-3--6p5-3-2--5p4-2-1--4p3-1-0------| ------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------| Riff VIII 2x (1:26-1:40) (3x) |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7-7-7-4-4-4----------13--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------4-4-4----10--4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------| |--------------------4/-10--4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------| (1x) |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--13-------------13--------------------------------------------------------------| |--10---4-4-4-4---10---4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------------| |--10---4-4-4-4---10---4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------------| (REPEAT RIFF II : Hammer on Riff (1:41-1:52)) Riff IX 2x (1:52-2:14) TP... |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--4-5-4-0-1-2-1-0-3-4-3-0-2-3-2-0----4----7p4h5p4--7p4h5p4----------------------| TP... |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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TP.. |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |----------1/7---------1/8--------1/10-11-10h11p10\8-----------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--1-0-0-0-----1-0-0-0-----1-0-0-0-----------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------7---------------------------------------------| |--4-4-4-4-4-4---4---------------------------------------------| |--4-4-4-4-4-4---4---------------------------------------------| Riff XII : Tempo Change (2:44-2:57) |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--4--3--1--0---7----------------------------------------------------------------| Riff XIV 2x (3:18-3:40) (3x) |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7-7-7-4-4-4--------------5----------------------------------------------------| |--------------4-4-4--------3---4-4-4-4------------------------------------------| |--------------------4-4-4------4-4-4-4------------------------------------------| (1x) |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--13-------------13-------------------------------------------------------------| |--10---4-4-4-4---10---4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------------| |--10---4-4-4-4---10---4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------------| (REPEAT Riff XIII 4x) (3:40-4:22) Riff XV : ENDING RIFF (4:22-4:37) |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------6-------5--------------------------------------------------------------| |--7--4---4---4---3--------------------------------------------------------------| |--7--4---6---4---5--------------------------------------------------------------|