#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# IN THE BEGINNING As recorded by Amorphis (From the 1994 Album TALES FROM THE THOUSAND LAKES) Transcribed by Snakerf (Kemal Cagri Ozcan) & Mikko Leimu [Kheimos] Words and Music by Holopainen & Laine A5 x 0 2 2 x x E5 0 2 2 x x x F5 1 3 3 x x x G5 3 5 5 x x x A5V 5 7 7 x x x B5VII 7 9 9 x x x C5 x 3 5 5 x x B5 x 2 4 4 x x Bb5VI 6 8 8 x x x Eb5VI x 6 8 8 x x D5V x 5 7 7 x x Gtr I (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Lead 1' Gtr II (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Lead 2' Gtr III (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Rhythm 1' Gtr IV (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Rhythm 2' Gtr V (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Organ' Intro & 1st Verse Moderately Q=115 A5 E5 4/4 Gtrs III, IV W W | | / / Gtr I ~ ~ Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E ||-----------------|----------------| ||o----------------|----------------| ||-----------------|----------------| ||--2--------------|-2--------------| ||o----5-3-2-3-2---|----5-3-2-3-2---| ||---------------5-|--------------5-| F5 G5 F5 G5 |-3-| |-3-| W W Q Q Q Q Q Q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / ~ ~ |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E 4x Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------------|-----------------||--------------|| |----------------|----------------o||--------------|| |----------------|-----------------||--------------|| |-3--2-3-5-3-2---|-----------------||-3-3-3-/5-5-5-|| |--------------5-|-3--2-3-5-3-2---o||--------------|| |----------------|--------------3--||--------------|| Interlude E5 4/4 Gtr IV W +H. Q | | | / / o Gtr II ~~~~~~~ Q E +E +S +S E Q Q E E H |-------------------------------|-----------------| |----10b12==(10)-(10)r(10)-8-7--|--7b8r===========| |-------------------------------|-------9-7-9-----| |-------------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------| | | Gtr I | > | W W |-------------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------| |-2-----------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------| | | Gtr III | ~ | W +H. Q |-------------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------| |-2-----------------------------|-(2)-------------| |-2-----------------------------|-(2)-------------| |-0-----------------------------|-(0)----------2--| G5 A5V W +H. Q | | | / / / ~~~~~ ~ +Q E +E +S +S E Q Q E E H |---------------------------------|------------------| |------10b12==(10)-(10)r(10)-8-7--|--7b8r============| |-(9)-----------------------------|-------9-7-9------| |---------------------------------|------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------| | | W W |---------------------------------|------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------| | | W +H. Q |---------------------------------|------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------| |--5------------------------------|-(5)----------7---| |--3------------------------------|-(3)----------5---| B5VII Gtr IV W +W | | / / Gtr II ~~~ ~~~~~~~ +Q E +E +S +S E Q Q E E H |---------------------------------|-----------------| |------10b12==(10)-(10)r(10)-8-7--|--7b8r===========| |-(9)-----------------------------|-------9-7-9-----| |---------------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------| | | Gtr III | W +H H |---------------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------------|-----------x----| |--9------------------------------|-(9)-------x----| |--7------------------------------|-(7)-------------| E5 W +W | | / / ~~~~~ ~ +Q E +E +S +S E Q Q E E H |---------------------------------|----------------| |------10b12==(10)-(10)r(10)-8-7--|--7b8r==========| |-(9)-----------------------------|-------9-7-9----| |---------------------------------|----------------| |---------------------------------|----------------| |---------------------------------|----------------| | | W +W |---------------------------------|----------------| |---------------------------------|----------------| |---------------------------------|----------------| |--2------------------------------|-(2)------------| |--2------------------------------|-(2)------------| |--0------------------------------|-(0)------------| E5 W +H. Q | | | / / o ~~~ ~~~~~~~ +Q E +E +S +S E Q Q E E H |---------------------------------|-----------------| |------10b12==(10)-(10)r(10)-8-7--|--7b8r===========| |-(9)-----------------------------|-------9-7-9-----| |---------------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------| | | ~ | W +H. Q |---------------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------| |--2------------------------------|-(2)-------------| |--2------------------------------|-(2)-------------| |--0------------------------------|-(0)----------2--| G5 A5V W +H. Q | | | / / / ~~~~~ ~ +Q E +E +S +S E Q Q E E H |---------------------------------|-----------------| |------10b12==(10)-(10)r(10)-8-7--|--7b8r===========| |-(9)-----------------------------|-------9-7-9-----| |---------------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------| | | W +H. Q |---------------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------| |--5------------------------------|-(5)----------7--| |--3------------------------------|-(3)----------5--| B5VII W +H. Q | | | / / o ~~~ ~~~~~~~ +Q E +E +S +S E Q Q E E H |---------------------------------|-----------------| |------10b12==(10)-(10)r(10)-8-7--|--7b8r===========| |-(9)-----------------------------|-------9-7-9-----| |---------------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------| | | ~ | W +H. Q |---------------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------| |--9------------------------------|-(9)-------------| |--9------------------------------|-(9)-------------| |--7------------------------------|-(7)----------3--| H=H E5 N.C. E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / ~~~~~ ~ +Q E +E +S +S E Q Q E E H |-----------------------------------|------------------|| |-------10b12==(10)-(10)r(10)-8-7---|-7b8r=============|| |-(9)-------------------------------|-------9-7-9------|| |-----------------------------------|------------------|| |-----------------------------------|------------------|| |-----------------------------------|------------------|| | | PM-----------------------------| | E E E E E E E E W |-----------------------------------|------------------|| |-----------------------------------|------------------|| |-----------------------------------|------------------|| |-----------------------------------|-x---------------|| |--2--2--2-------2----2-------2-2-2-|-x---------------|| |--0--0--0-------0----0-------0-0-0-|------------------|| 2nd Verse Slightly Faster Q=125 EE5 G5 C5 Gtr IV E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|------------------|-----------------| ||o-8-7-7---8-7-7---|-10-8-8-7-----7-8-|-8-7-7---8-7-7---| ||--------9-------9-|----------7-9-----|-------9-------9-| ||------------------|------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|------------------|-----------------| ||------------------|------------------|-----------------| | | Gtr III | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|------------------|-----------------| ||------------------|------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| ||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------| 1.,2.,3. 4. B5 B5 N.C. E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / E E E E E E E E 4x E E E E H |------------------||-------------------------|| |-----------7-7-8-o||-------------------------|| |-9-8-8-9-9--------||-9-8-8-9-----------------|| |------------------||-------------------------|| |-----------------o||-------------------------|| |------------------||-------------------------|| | | PM | E E E E E E E E 4x E E E E E E E E |------------------||-------------------------|| |-----------------o||-------------------------|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||-4-4-4-4-----------------|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||-4-4-4-4-----------------|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||-2-2-2-2-0-[2]b2.5p0-----|| |------------------||---------------------3---|| 3rd Verse E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 G5 PM| ~ PM| ~ PM| ~ PM Q Q S S E E E Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E E E Q Q S E S Q 4x ||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||--2--2------------|-2--2-----------|-2--2------------|-2--2----5---5----|| ||o-2--2------2-----|-2--2------2----|-2--2------2-----|-2--2--x-5---5---o|| ||--0--0--3-5---5-3-|-0--0--3-5---5--|-0--0--3-5---5-3-|-0--0--x-3---3----|| Pre-Chorus C#5 E5 A5 Gtr I ~~~~~~~~ ~~~ E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |---/9-9-8--8s=6-6-4-|-(4)-/9-9-8--8s=6-6-4-| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| | | Gtrs III, IV | H +Q E E +H +Q E E |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |-6--------(6)---6---|----------------------| |-6--------(6)---6-2-|-(2)--------(2)---2-7-| |-4--------(4)---4-2-|-(2)--------(2)---2-7-| |------------------0-|-(0)--------(0)---0-5-| F#5 C#5/Ab ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~ +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |-(4)-/9-9-8--8s=6-6-4-|-(4)-/9-9-8-8-6-6-4--| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| | | PM--| | +H +Q E E +H E E E E |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |-(7)--------(7)---7-4-|-(4)--------------6--| |-(7)--------(7)---7-4-|-(4)--------4-4-4-4--| |-(5)--------(5)---5-2-|-(2)--------2-2-2-4--| E5 E5A5 ~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~ +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |-(4)-/9-9-8--8s=6--6--4-|-(4)-/9-9-8--8s=6-6-4-| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| | | +H +Q E E +H +Q E E |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------6----|----------------------| |-(6)--------(6)----6--2-|-(2)--------(2)---2-7-| |-(4)--------(4)---(4)-2-|-(2)--------(2)---2-7-| |-(4)--------(4)---(4)-0-|-(0)--------(0)---0-5-| F#5 ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |-(4)-/9-9-8-8s6-6-4-|-(4)-/9-9-8-8s6-6-4--|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------|| | | PM--------------| | +W E E E E E E E E |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |-(7)----------------|--4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|| |-(7)----------------|--4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|| |-(5)----------------|--2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|| Chorus EE5 G5 C5 Gtr IV E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|------------------|-----------------| ||o-8-7-7---8-7-7---|-10-8-8-7-----7-8-|-8-7-7---8-7-7---| ||--------9-------9-|----------7-9-----|-------9-------9-| ||------------------|------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|------------------|-----------------| ||------------------|------------------|-----------------| | | Gtr III | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|------------------|-----------------| ||------------------|------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| ||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------| 1. 2. B5 B5 5/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E H. | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / x E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------||------------------------| |-----------7-7-8-o||------------7-7-8-8-8---| |-9-8-8-9-9--------||-9-8-8-9-9--------------| |------------------||------------------------| |-----------------o||------------------------| |------------------||------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------||------------------------| |-----------------o||------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4---| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4---| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2---| |------------------||------------------------| G5 Bb5VI 4/4 Gtrs III, IV E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-11-10-10----11-10-10----|-13-11-11-10-------10-11-| ||-----------12----------12-|-------------10-12-------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| Eb5VI D5V E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-11-10-10----11-10-10----|----------------10-10-11--o|| |----------12----------12-|-12-11-11-12-12------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------o|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| F5 G5 E5 N.C. Gtr IV |-3-| |-3-| Q Q Q Q Q Q H H | | | | | | | / / / / / / / Gtr II ~ |-3-| |-3-| Q Q Q Q Q Q H H |--------------|----------------|| |--------------|----------------|| |--------------|----------------|| |-3-3-3-/5-5-5-|-2--------------|| |--------------|----------------|| |--------------|----------------|| | | Gtr III | PM| ~ | |-3-| |-3-| | Q Q Q Q Q Q H S S E E E |--------------|----------------|| |--------------|----------------|| |--------------|----------------|| |-3-3-3--5-5-5-|-2--------------|| |-3-3-3--5-5-5-|-2--------2-----|| |-1-1-1--3-3-3-|-0----3-5---5-3-|| Organ Solo E5 N.C. E5 N.C. Gtr V Q Q S S E S S E Q Q S S E S S E ||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||o-----17--------15----14-17-|-----17--------15----14-17-| ||----------14-16----16-------|---------14-16----16-------| ||--14------------------------|-14------------------------| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------| ||----------------------------|---------------------------| | | Gtrs III, IV | PM| ~~ PM| ~~ | Q Q S S E E E Q Q S S E Q ||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------| ||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||---2---2--------------------|--2---2--------------------| ||o--2---2---------2----------|--2---2---------2----------| ||---0---0---3--5-----5-----3-|--0---0---3--5-----5-------| E5 N.C. E5 G5 Q Q S S E S S E Q Q S S S S S E. |---------------------------|----------------------------| |-----17--------15----14-17-|-----17-----------15--------| |---------14-16----16-------|------------14-16----16-14--| |-14------------------------|-14------17-----------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| | | PM| ~~ PM | Q Q S S E E E Q Q S E S Q |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |--2---2--------------------|--2---2------5--------5-----| |--2---2---------2----------|--2---2---x--5--------5-----| |--0---0---3--5-----5-----3-|--0---0---x--3--------3-----| E5 N.C. E5 N.C. Q Q S S E S S E Q Q S S E S S E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-----17--------15----14-17-|-----17--------15----14-17-| |---------14-16----16-------|---------14-16----16-------| |-14------------------------|-14------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| | | PM| ~~ PM| ~~ | Q Q S S E E E Q Q S S E Q |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |--2---2--------------------|--2---2--------------------| |--2---2---------2----------|--2---2---------2----------| |--0---0---3--5-----5-----3-|--0---0---3--5-----5-------| E5 N.C. E5 N.CG5 Q Q S S E S S E Q Q S E S Q |---------------------------|------------------------|| |-----17--------15----14-17-|-----17-----15---15----o|| |---------14-16----16-------|------------16---16-----|| |-14------------------------|-14---------17---17-----|| |---------------------------|-----------------------o|| |---------------------------|---------12-------------|| | | PM| ~~ PM | Q Q S S E E E Q Q S E S Q |---------------------------|------------------------|| |---------------------------|-----------------------o|| |---------------------------|------------------------|| |--2---2--------------------|--2---2------5----5-----|| |--2---2---------2----------|--2---2---x--5----5----o|| |--0---0---3--5-----5-----3-|--0---0---x--3----3-----|| N.CG5 N.CG5 E5 N.C. 2/4 S E S Q S E S Q E Q. |-------------------------|---------|| |----15---15-----15---15--|-15------|| |----16---16-----16---16--|-16------|| |----17---17-----17---17--|-17------|| |-------------------------|---------|| |-12----------12----------|---------|| | | PM PM | S E S Q S E S Q E Q. |-------------------------|---------|| |-------------------------|---------|| |-------------------------|---------|| |-----5----5------5----5--|--2------|| |--x--5----5---x--5----5--|--2------|| |--x--3----3---x--3----3--|--0------|| Finale Freely Q=125 E5 4/4 H S S T S T T S T T S T |---------------------------------------| |------17p15h17p15p14h15p14p12h14p12p10h| |---------------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------------| | W | | TP | H H |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-2-----2-------------------------------| |-2-----2-------------------------------| |-0-----0-------------------------------| | | Gtr I | TP | H H |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-9-----9-------------------------------| |-7-----7-------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------------| T S T T S T T S T T S T Q +Q +W |-------------------------------------|--------| |-12p=10p9h10p9p7h9p7p5h7p5h7p5--(5)--|-(5)----| |-------------------------------------|--------| |-(2)---------------------------------|-(2)----| |-------------------------------------|--------| |-(0)---------------------------------|-(0)----| | +W +W | | TP | H. Q +W |-------------------------------------|--------| |-------------------------------------|--------| |-------------------------------------|--------| |--2------------------------------2---|-(2)----| |--2------------------------------2---|-(2)----| |--0------------------------------0---|-(0)----| | | TP TP | W W |-------------------------------------|--------| |-------------------------------------|--------| |--9----------------------------------|--9-----| |--9----------------------------------|--9-----| |-(7)---------------------------------|--------| |-------------------------------------|--------| N.C. +W +W +H. Q |------------|--------------|---------------------------*| |-(5)--------|-(5)----------|-(5)-----------------------*| |------------|--------------|---------------------------*| |-(2)--------|-(2)----------|-(2)-----------------------*| |------------|--------------|---------------------------*| |-(0)--------|-(0)----------|-(0)-----------------------*| | +W +W +H. Q | | +W +W S S S S E S S S Q E. |------------|--------------|---------------------------*| |------------|--------------|---------------------------*| |------------|--------------|---------------------------*| |-(2)--------|-(2)----------|--9--9-9-9---9-9-9-9------*| |-(2)--------|-(2)----------|--7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7------*| |-(0)--------|-(0)----------|---------------------------*| | | TP TP TP ~ | W Q Q H S S S S E S S S Q E. |------------|--------------|---------------------------*| |------------|--------------|---------------------------*| |--9---------|--9---9--9----|---------------------------*| |------------|--------------|--9--9-9-9---9-9-9-9------*| |------------|--------------|--7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7------*| |------------|--------------|---------------------------*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide- natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths