Band: Nile Album: In Their Darkened Shrines Song: The Blessed Dead Copyright (c) (Relapse) (2002) Version 2.0 - (10/01/04) . - 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 Tunning: A E A D F# B Intro: |---------|----------|----------|----------|-------------------| |---------|----------|----------|----------|-------------------| |---------|----------|----------|----------|-7h8p7-5-4---------| |-0-------|-11----\--|-0--------|-11----\--|-----------7-6-4-3-| |-0-------|-11----\--|-0--------|-11----\--|-------------------| |-0-------|-11----\--|-0--------|-11----\--|-------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|------------------| |-5h6p5-3-2---------|-0--1--4--0-1-4-5-4-|------------------| |-----------7-6-4-3-|-0--1--4--0-1-4-5-4-|-8888887777778888-| . . . ................ |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |----------56865---|--------------------| |-------457-----87-|------8--7--5--4----| |----346-----------|------------------6-| |-578--------------|-0000---------------| ...... .... Verse 1a: ________________ ________________ ____________ 1,2| 3| 4| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-12-11--9--8-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-10--9--7--6-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-10--9--7--6-| |0000888877770000-|8888777755554444-|88887777-7/1010~-|-10--9--7--6-| Verse 1b: ________________ ________________ 1,2,4| 3| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |0000888877770000-|8888777755554444-|88887777-7/1010~-| Rhy. Fill 1: |-------------------| |-------------------| |-9-10--9-----------| |-7--8--7--12-11-11-| |----------10--9--9-| |-------------------| Verse 2: ___________ _______________ 1,2,4| 3| |---------------|------------|----------------| |---------------|------------|----------------| |---------------|------------|----------------| |------8-7------|-8--7--5--4-|-8--7--7/10-10~-| |---------------|------------|----------------| |-0000-----0000-|------------|----------------| .... .... Rhy. Fill 2: |----------------| |----------------| |-14------13-----| |-12------11-----| |----------------| |----------------| Riff A: |------------------------------|--------------------|--------------| |----------11h12p11-11-8h9p8-8-|--------------------|-------3-6-4~-| |------------------------------|--------------------|----245-------| |------------------------------|--------------------|-235----------| |------------------------------|-----------------24-|5-------------| |-00000000---------------------|-00000000--245457---|--------------| ........ ........ ........ ....... Verse 3: _______________ ____________ 1,3| 2,4| |-----------------|----------------|-------------| |-----------------|----------------|-------------| |------10--9------|-10--9-12/13-12-|-10--9--7--6-| |-------8--7------|--8--7-10/11-10-|--8--7--5--4-| |-----------------|----------------|-------------| |-0000-------0000-|----------------|-------------| .... .... Rhy. Fill 3: |----------|-----------| |----------|-----------| |----------|-----------| |-8--------|-7----6----| |-6--------|-5----4----| |----------|-----------| Lead Fill 1: |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-7h8p7-5-4---------|-------------------| |-----------7-6-4-3-|-------------------| |-------------------|-5h6p5-3-2-----4-3-| |-------------------|-----------7-6-4-3-| . . Riff B: |----------|----------| |----------|----------| |--------7-|---6------| |-0------7-|---6---\--| |-0------5-|---4---\--| |-0--------|-------\--| Riff C: _________________ _____________________ 1,2,3| 4| |------------------|------------------|----------------------| |------------------|------------------|----------------------| |------------------|------------------|----------------------| |------------------|------------------|---------8-7-11-10-11-| |-5555555566556666-|-5555556655998899-|-555555--6-5--9--8--9-| |------------------|------------------|----------------------| ................ ................ ...... Riff D: |------------|-------------------| |------------|-------------------| |----8\7-8---|---7/11-11\10-10---| |----6\5-6---|---5/-9--9\-8--8---| |----6\5-6---|---5/-9--9\-8--8---| |-0--6\5-6---|-0-5/-9--9\-8--8---| . . Lead Fill 2: |--------------------| |--------------------| |-7--8--7------------| |----------10--9--9--| |--------------------| |--------------------| Riff E: ____________________ ____________ 1,3,5| 2| |-----------------|---------------------|-------------| |-----------------|----------------ph---|-------------| |-----------10bh--|---------------------|-6/7-6-6\5-5-| |-----------------|----------------5bh--|-4/5-4-4\3-3-| |-4-----1---------|---------------------|-4/5-4-4\3-3-| |-4-000-1-0-------|-00001144440011------|-4/5-4-4\3-3-| ... . . _________________ _____________ ph 4| 6| |------------------|--------------| |------------12bh--|--------------| |------------------|-12-11----9-8-| |-2/3-2--1---------|-10--9----7-6-| |------------------|-10--9----7-6-| |-2/3-2--1---------|-10--9----7-6-| Riff F: _______________ _______________ ______________ 1,3| 2,4| 5| |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| |----11/12-11----|-11/12-11-8/9-8-|-11/12-11-14-15-|-11/12-11--9-8-| |-----9/10--9----|--9/10--9-6/7-6-|--9/10--9-12-13-|--9/10--9--7-6-| |-----9/10--9----|--9/10--9-6/7-6-|--9/10--9-12-13-|--9/10--9--7-6-| |-00--9/10--9-00-|--9/10--9-6/7-6-|--9/10--9-12-13-|--9/10--9--7-6-| .. .. Solo Backing 1: |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |-0000888877770000-|-8888777755554444-| ................ ................ Solo Backing 2: |------------------------|-------------------------|---------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|---------------| |------------------------|-10--9----10--9--9/13-12-|----10--9------| |-7h8-7-5-4--------------|--8--7-----8--7--7/11-10-|-----8--7------| |------------------------|-------------------------|---------------| |-----------5-4-11110000-|-------00----------------|-00-------1111-| ........ .. .. .... Rhy. Fill 3: |------------| |------------| |-5----------| |-5----------| |-3----------| |------------| Rhy. Fill 4: |------------| |------------| |-14---------| |-12---------| |-12---------| |-12---------| Solo: the swep at the end may not be right long slide grad bend |-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------| |-/----/17~~~-|-~~~~~~~~~~~-|-~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-bh------------| |-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------| |-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------| |-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------| |-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------| |-----------------------89-|-1191112-141517151718-----------| |-----------91012101213----|----------------------791091012-| |-781081011----------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------141514-12119891112-141514bh-|-181715171514-1514121412-11--| |-131416----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-10--------10-9-|---------6h8p6-5-|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------9101213-|--------------9101213-13141617-| |------------781011---------|-------781011------------------| |------67910----------------|-67910-------------------------| |-5689----------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| x3 |------------------------14151718-|12141514151715141817151415171514-| |--------9101213-13141617---------|---------------------------------| |-781011--------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| grad bend grad bend & release |-18--17--15--14-----|--------------|---^-----------|--------------| |-----------------16-|-15---13bh----|---------------|--------------| |--------------------|--------------|--------15bh---|--------------| |--------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------| |--------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------| |--------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------| grad bend slight grad release |---------------|--------------|--------23bh-r-bh--|---------------| |----15bh-------|-----r-~~~~~~-|-~~~~~-------------|---------------| |--r------------|--------------|-------------------|---------------| |---------------|--------------|-------------------|---------------| |---------------|--------------|-------------------|---------------| |---------------|--------------|-------------------|---------------| * Play these as natural harmonics and then do a slow whammy bar dive to the end of the next bar |----r-bh-~~~~-|-------------|-------------|-------------| |--------------|-------------|-7*----------|-------------| |--------------|-------------|-7*----------|-------------| |--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| x2 |-1514151415141714-|-----15h18p15------------------------| |------------------|---16--------16----------------------| |------------------|-17------------17\15p12--------------| |------------------|-----------------------13p10---------| |------------------|----------------------------10-------| |------------------|------------------------------13p10~-| Riff G1: |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |-8"-7"-5"-4"-5"-4h5p4-----| |----------------------6---| |------------------------0-| . Riff G2: |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |-------6"-----------------| |-8"-7"----8"-7"-5h7p5-4---| |--------------------------| |------------------------0-| . Rhy. Fill 5: |--------------------| |--------------------| |-9--10--9--7--6--6--| |-7---8--7--5--4--4--| |--------------------| |--------------------| Rhy. Fill 6: |-----------|------------| |-----------|------------| |-----------|------------| |-1---------|-7----6-----| |-1---------|-5----4-----| |-1---------|------------| Outro: |-----------|------------| |-----------|------------| |-----------|------------| |-0---------|-0----0-----| |-0---------|-0----0-----| |-0---------|-0----0-----| . Song Structure: Intro Verse 1a Verse 1b Rhy. Fill 1 Verse 2 Rhy. Fill 2 Riff A Verse 3 Rhy. Fill 3 Riff A Lead Fill 1 Riff B x2 Riff C Riff D x4 Lead Fill 2 Riff D x4 Riff E Riff F _ Solo Backing 1 x4 | Solo Backing 2 | Solo Backing 1 x4 | Solo played over this section, Rhy. Fill 3 | coming in on the 3rd time of Riff E | the earlier Solo Backing 1. Riff F (up to 4th ending only) | Rhy. Fill 4 _| Riff G1 x2 Riff G2 Riff G1 Verse 1b Rhy. Fill 5 Verse 2 Rhy. Fill 2 Riff A Verse 3 Rhy. Fill 6 Riff A Lead Fill 1 Riff B x4 Verse 3 Lead Fill 1 Outro x3 Hope it's all there! Any comments, corrections or suggestions welcome.