______________ / Opeth / I think benighted means being mentally enclosed by something. / Benighted / This song is about someone who suffers from a loss and is / Still Life / benighted by it, and about this person, who reached out for her. /_____________/ Unfortunately (my opinion) this person offers her to fall into a deeper mental slumber, into this night - sorta satanic, eh?... Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Gtr I - Steel-Stringed Acoustic Gtr II - Steel-Stringed Acoustic Gtr III - Jazzy-Clean Electric Intro: 4/4 Q=147 bpm Gtr I Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E a E E E E E E Q E Q ||------5-----3-----|-2-----3-----0---|------------------|-----------------| ||o-------3-----3---|---0-----0-----0-|----3-----3s5-----|-0---------------| ||----------0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|------0-------0---|---0---2---------| ||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------2-----| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-0------0-------0-|-----0-------0---| ||--0---------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| E E E Q E E E +E E E E Q. S S E E E E E E E E E Q E E E a Q 4x |-----------------|-----2--------------|-3s2-------------|---0----------------|| |-------0---------|-------0----------0-|-----3s5---------|-----------0-------o|| |-----2-----2-----|---------2----------|---------4s2-0---|---0-------0--------|| |---1---------1---|-----------1--------|-----------------|-4-----2-2----------|| |-2-------------2-|-(2)----------------|-----------------|-------------0h2---o|| |-----------------|----------------0---|---------------0-|--------------------|| Q E E E E E E +E E E E a Q E E E E E Q E S E. +E E Q Q a E E |-----------------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------| |---------3-------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------| |-------0---0-----|-------0-------------|-2-----0-----2s4--|-(4)-0-----0---------| |-----2-------2---|-----2---2-------0---|-0-0---------3s5--|-(5)-2s4---2---------| |-1-------------0-|-(0)-----------------|-----0------------|---------------3s2-0-| |-----------------|-----------1s3-----0-|-2-----0---0------|---------------------| E E E Q E E E +E E E E a Q E E E E E Q E S E. +E E Q Q a E E 3x ||------------------|---------------------|------------------|----------------------|| ||o-------3---------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------o|| ||------0-----0-----|-------0-------------|-2-----0-----2s4--|-(4)-0-----0----------|| ||----2---------2---|-----2---2-------0---|-0-0---------3s5--|-(5)-2s4---2----------|| ||o-1-------------0-|-(0)-----------------|-----0------------|---------------3s2-0-o|| ||------------------|-----------1s3-----0-|-2-----0---0------|----------------------|| E a E E E E E E E E E E E H |---------------0---|-----3-----------| |-----------0-------|-0-------5~------| |-----------0-0---2-|---2---4---------| |-------2-----------|-2---------------| |---0h2---2---------|-----------------| |-0-----------------|-----------------| 1st Verse: Gtr I E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------|-----0-----------|-------------------|-----0-----------| ||o-----------0---0h3-|---3---0---------|-----------0---0h3-|---3---0---------| ||----------0---0-----|-----------0---0-|---------0---0-----|-----------0---0-| ||--------4-----------|-4---------------|-------4-----------|-4---------------| ||o---0h2-------------|---------3---2---|---0h2-------------|---------3---2---| ||--0-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------------|-----------------| E a 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 H |-------------------|-----0-----------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------0---0h3-|---3---0---------|-----------------|-----------------o|| |---------0---0-----|-----------0---0-|-----2-----0-----|-0-----0----------|| |-------4-----------|-4---------------|---2-----4-----4-|-----4------------|| |---0h2-------------|---------3---2---|-0-----2-----3---|---5-------------o|| |-0-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0--------|| " Come into this night Here we'll be gone So far away From our weak and crumbling lives Come into this night When days are done Lost and astray In what's vanished from your eyes " Chorus: 1. Q. E E E E E E E E E +H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q ||------------------|-5-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o---------------3-|---3---------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||--------------0---|-----0-------------|-----------------|-0-----0----------|| ||----------2s4-----|-------4-(4)-------|-----4-----4---4-|-----4------------|| ||o-0-----0---------|-------------------|---2-----2---0---|---3-----3-3-2---o|| ||------------------|-------------------|-0-----3---------|------------------|| 2. E E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q |-----------------|-------0---------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-4-------4-------| |-----4-----4---4-|-----------------| |---2-----2---0---|---3-------3-2---| |-0-----3---------|-----------------| " What came and distorted your sight Saw you benighted by your fright " 2nd Verse: similar to previous " Come into this night Your plight alone Carry your weight You are flawed as all of us Come into this night Your only home It's never too late To repent, suffer the loss " Chorus: similar to previous Interlude: Gtr I E E E E H +W |-----------------|-------------------| |---------0-------|-(0)---------------| |-------0---------|-------------------| |-----2-----------|-------------------| |---2-------------|-------------------| |-0---------------|-------------------| | |Gtr II | H. E E E E E E E E E E |-------------2-3-|--2----2-----2-3-5-| |-----------------|-----5---4-5-------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| Gtrs I, II (Gtr II plays along with Gtr I from now on) 9/8 4/4 6/4 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 ||--7-----5-----3-----|-----------------|-------------------------| ||o---0-----0-----0---|-1-------1-------|-1-----1-----------------| ||------0-----0-----0-|---2-------2-----|---2-----0---0-----2-----| ||--------------------|-----2-------2---|-----2-----2---0-----0---| ||o-------3-----2-----|-0-----0-------0-|-------3---------0-----0-| ||--0-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-----2-----| 1.,2. 4/4 7/8 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-2-3--|| |-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------o|| |-4-------4-------|-4-------4-------|-------0----------|| |---4-------4-----|---4-------4-----|-----2------------|| |-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-0h2-------------o|| |-0-----0-------0-|-------0-------0-|------------------|| 3. Gtr I 7/8 4/4 S S E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |------------------|-----7p0-------0---| |-----10---7h8-----|---------0-------0-| |--------------7s5-|-(5)---------------| |-7s9--------------|-----------7s9-----| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| Jazz Solo: Gtr III w/2x Verse for back-up |--3--| |------3-----| E H E E E E q q E E H |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------12-14-|-15---15---14-12-----------| |-12s14~---------14-------|-----------------14~-------| |-12s14~------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| E E S E. E E E E +E a E E Q. E S S |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------x-| |-12-11-12s14--12-11-------|------------------------x---| |--------------------14-12-|-(12)-----------------------| |--------------------------|------14s12-10-9~-----------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |-------3-------| |-----3-----| |-----3-----| q q E E q q E E Q a Q a Q H |-15---14---<12>----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------<12>-----------------|--------------------------| |---------------------12---11---9-11s=|=12---7s9---7s9---7-------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------| |------3-----| E Q E Q E E E E Q a Q a Q +Q |-12----------------|-------------------------------| |--0-----12----13---|---10--------------------------| |-------------------|----------9s11---9s11---(11)---| |-------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------------| |----3----| a H Q E E q q E E Q E E |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |-7s9~-----------7h9-|----------------------| |--------------------|-9---8---7s5----------| |--------------------|-------------7-----5s=| |--------------------|----------------------| E E E E E E E S S +E E E E E E E E |--------------------|------------------------| |---------------8s10-|-(10)----12------10-----| |-----9---7s9--------|------11----11s9----9s7-| |---9---9------------|------------------------| |=7------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------| Q Q. E E E E E E E +Q S S E |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|-8-------------------| |--------------7---|-7h9-7---------7s9---| |-7s==9-----/9-9-9-|-9-----9-(9)---7s9---| |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------| (in chorus) S S +Q E E E E a E +E E E E q E E E E +H. |-----------------------|-------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|----------------------| |-7s9-(9)---------7-----|-----------9---7h9-|----------------------| |-7s9-(9)---5-7s5---9s7-|-(7)-5-------------|-9s10~-(10)-----------| |-----------------------|-------7-----------|----------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|----------------------| Chorus: similar to previous 3rd Verse: similar to previous " Come into this night When you're able To undo your deeds And atone with your lonely soul Once you're into this night All minds are stable Forget all your needs Lose the grip of all control " Outro: Gtrs I, II Q E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E 4x ||----------0--------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------0-0--|| ||o-------0---0------|-----0-------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||------5-------0----|---0-------0-------|-----0-------0---|-----------4------|| ||----------------5s=|=7-----7s9---5-4h5-|---4---4---4-----|-5p4--------------|| ||o-0----------------|-------------------|-7-------5-----3-|-----------------o|| ||-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----1------------|| E Q Q. E E E E E E E E E E Q H. +W |-------------2p0-|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----<12>-----------|-(<12>)-------------|| |-------0---------|-4s2-0-----0-----|-----<12>-----------|-(<12>)-------------|| |-2h4---2---------|-------0-2-------|--------------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|| |-0-----0---------|-------------3-2-|-0------------------|--------------------|| - 24th /July /06 Just mail me at Maitinin@gmail.com with questions, comments and corrections!