#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# BLACKWATER PARK (Bassline) As recorded by Opeth (From the 2001 Album BLACKWATER PARK) Transcribed by Johannes Zetterberg Words and Music by Mikael Åkerfeldt Arranged by Opeth Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Martin Mendez - El. Bass #1' Gtr II (D A D G) - 'Martin Mendez - El. Bass #2' Intro Moderately Q=89 4/4 2/4 4/4 Gtr I W e E Q E S S S S E S S S S E S S |----------|--------||----------------------------| |----------|--------||o---------------------------| |----------|--------||o-4-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-----| |----------|-3------||------------------------0-0-| E S S S S E S S S S E S S |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------------| |---------------------------|-1-1-1-x-x-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| E S S S S E S S S S E S S |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-4-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-----| |-----------------------0-0-| 1.,2. E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------| E S S S S E S S S S E S S |----------------------------|| |---------------------------o|| |---------------------------o|| |-1-1-1-x-x-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|| 3. E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E E S S |---------------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------------|--------------------------|| |-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------------------|| |---------------------------|-1-1-1-x-x-2-2-2-3-3-3-3--|| Instrumental Break #1 E S S E +S S S E S S E. Q. S S +S S S S E. S |----------------------------||---------------------------| |----------------------------||o--------------------------| |----------------------------||o----------------/5-3h5---| |-2-2p0-2b3r(2)-0-2s6-0-6h7-||--0----x-0-(0)-0---------1-| S E +S E. S S S S S +S S S S 6x |-----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------o|| |---4b5==(4)r-4--------------------3s4---o|| |-0--------------0-/6-3-0-/3-(3)-0--------|| Pre-Verse/Verse #1 Wx2 H Q. S S E +S S +E E +S S +E E S S |------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| |------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| |------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| |------------|-----------10s12-|-8-(8)-5-(5)-7-(7)-3-(3)-5-3-2-| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ E. S T T T T S S +S S S S S e S E. S T T T T S S +S S S S S e S ||------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| ||o------4h5p4p0----------------------|------4h5p4p0-----------------------| ||--0--0---------0-1-(1)-0-/6-6-6-0-0-|-0--0---------0-1-(1)-0-/6-6-6-0-0--| ~~~~~~ E. S T T T T S S +S S S S S S S S E +S S +E E +S S +E E S S 4x |---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------o|| |------4h5p4p0--------------------------|----------------------------------o|| |-0--0---------0-1-(1)-0-/6-6-6-0-10s12-|-8-(8)-5-(5)-7-(7)-3-(3)-5-3-2---|| Interlude - Pt. I H.=H Slightly Slower Q=77 $ 2/4 4/4 > W +W +W +W W Wx2 4x |----------|------------||-------------|------------|------|---------|| |----------|------------||o------------|------------|------|--------o|| |----------|------------||o------------|------------|------|--------o|| |-0--------|-(0)--------||--(0)--------|-(0)--------|------|---------|| Interlude - Pt. II H=H D.S. 2/4 4/4 Wx4 W W H. S S S S |------------|------||----------|------------------|| |------------|------||----------|------------------|| |------------|------||----------|------------------|| |------------|------||----------|-----------0-3s5--|| Pre-Verse/Verse #2 Slightly Faster Q=82 ~ ~ E E +H +S S S S E E +H +S S S S |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |-6-0-(0)----(0)-0-3s5-|-6-0-(0)----(0)-0-3s5-| ~ E E +H +S S S S E. S +E E. S S S S S S S |----------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------| |----------------0-3h5-|-2--------0----------------| |-6-0-(0)----(0)-------|----3-(3)----0---0---0-3s5-| ~ ~ E E +E. S E E +S S S S E E +E. S E E +S S S S ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--6-0-(0)-0---0-(0)-0-3s5-|-6-0-(0)-0---0-(0)-0-3s5-| ~ E E +E. S E E +S S S S E. S +E E. S S S S S S S |-------------------------|------------------------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |-------------------0-3h5-|-2--------0------------------o|| |-6-0-(0)-0---0-(0)-------|----3-(3)----0---0-0-0-3s5----|| ~ ~ E E +E. S E E +S S S S E E +E. S E E +S S S S |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-6-0-(0)-0---0-(0)-0-3s5-|-6-0-(0)-0---0-(0)-0-3s5-| ~ E E +E. S E E +S S S S E. S +E E +S S S S S S S S |-------------------------|--------------------8-----------|| |-------------------------|------------------6---7p6s4-----|| |-------------------0-3h5-|-2--------0-(0)s5-----------3---|| |-6-0-(0)-0---0-(0)-------|----3-(3)-----------------------|| Bridge #1 E S S S S S S S S S +S S S +E |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-/7-7-7-7-7-7-6---x-6-(6)-6-6-(6)-| |-----------------------------------| ~~ E S S S S S S S E S S E S E S S S S S S S E S Q |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-/5-5-4-3--------------------|-/5-5-4-3-----------------| |----------0-1-1-x-0-1-/4-1-1-|----------0-1-1-x-0-1-/4--| E. T T S S S S S S S +S S S +E |---------9--------------------------| |-----7h9---9-7----------------------| |-/7------------6---x-6-(6)-6-6-(6)-| |------------------------------------| ~~ E S S S S S S S E S S E S E S S S S S S S E S Q |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-/5-5-4-3--------------------|-/5-5-4-3-----------------| |----------0-1-1-x-0-1-/4-1-1-|----------0-1-1-x-0-1-/4--| Q.. S S S S +S +Q E S S S S S S S E S S E S ||-------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o------------------------|-/5-5-4-3--------------------| ||--2-----1---1-1-(1)-(1)--|----------0-1-1-x-0-1-/4-1-1-| 1. 2. ~~ E S S S S S S S E S Q E S S S S S S S E S Q |---------------------------||-----------------------------|| |--------------------------o||-----------------------------|| |-/5-5-4-3-----------------o||-/5-5-4-3--------------------|| |----------0-1-1-x-0-1-/4---||----------0-1-1-x-0-1-/4/----|| Chorus #1 Q=85 ~~~~~~~ ~ S S S S +S S S S S E S S e S ||---------------------------------------| ||o--------------------------------------| ||o--------------------------------4-4-2-| ||--/11-11-11-10-(10)-0-/6-6-6-7-0-------| 1.,2.,3. 4. S S S S S e S S S S S Q 4x S S S S S e S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------||---------------------------------|| |----------------------------o||---------------------------------|| |----------------------------o||---------------------------------|| |---3-3-3---1-3---1-1-1-/4/---||---3-3-3---1-3---1-1-1---1-1-1---|| Pre-Solo Guitar Solo ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ S e S S S E +S S S S S S S S 4x S e S S S E +S S S S S S S S 4x ||-----------------------------------||-||-----------------------------------|| ||o---------------------------------o||-||o---------------------------------o|| ||o---------------------------------o||-||o---------------------------------o|| ||--0-0-0-0-0-/7-(7)-7-5-5-6-6-3p0--||-||--0-0-0-0-0-/7-(7)-7-5-5-6-6-3p0--|| Chorus #2 ~~~~~~~ ~ S S S S +S S S S S E S S e S ||---------------------------------------| ||o--------------------------------------| ||o--------------------------------4-4-2-| ||--/11-11-11-10-(10)-0-/6-6-6-7-0-------| 1.,2.,3. 4. S S S S S e S S S S S Q 4x S S S S S e S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------||---------------------------------|| |----------------------------o||---------------------------------|| |----------------------------o||---------------------------------|| |---3-3-3---1-3---1-1-1-/4/---||---3-3-3---1-3---1-1-1---1-1-1---|| Instrumental Break #2 E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x ||--------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| ||o-------3h5p3h5-----------------|-------3h5p3h5---/8-8-8-8-8-8-8--o|| ||--0-0-0---------0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0---------0------------------|| Pre-Verse/Verse #3 Gtr II E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S |---------------------x-----------| |---------------------------------| |---5-0h3h5---------5---0h3h5p3h5-| |-0---------0-0-(0)---------------| S S S S S S S S +S S S S T T T T T T T T |-----------------------------------------------0h5h7-| |-----------------------------------(0)h(5)h(7)-------| |---x-5-0h3h5---------0h3h5-(6)p(5)-------------------| |-0-----------0-0-(0)---------------------------------| E. S +E E S S S S S S S S E. S +E E. S +E S S S S |------------x---------------|---------------------x-----| |--------------------3h5-----|---------------------------| |-6--4-(4)-5-----3h5-----3h5-|-------------------3---3h5-| |--------------x-------------|-3--0-(0)-3--5-(5)---------| |-3-| |-3-| E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------x-----------|---------------------------0h5h7--------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------0h5-7--| |---5-0h3h5---------5---0h3h5p3h5-|---x-5-0h3h5---------0h3h5--------------| |-0---------0-0-(0)---------------|-0-----------0-0-(0)--------------------| E. S +E E S S S S S S S S E. S +E E. S +E S S S S |------------x---------------|---------------------x-----| |--------------------3h5-----|---------------------------| |-6--4-(4)-5-----3h5-----3h5-|-------------------3---3h5-| |--------------x-------------|-3--0-(0)-3--5-(5)---------| E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S |---------------------x-----------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---5-0h3h5---------5---0h3h5p3h5-|---x-5-0h3h5---------0h3h5-3-x-3-x--| |-0---------0-0-(0)---------------|-0-----------0-0-(0)----------------| E. S +E E S S S S S S S S E. S +E E. S +E S S S S |------------x---------------|---------------------x-----| |--------------------3h5-----|---------------------------| |-6--4-(4)-5-----3h5-----3h5-|-------------------3---3h5-| |--------------x-------------|-3--0-(0)-3--5-(5)---------| E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S |---------------------x-----------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------3h5------| |---5-0h3h5---------5---0h3h5p3h5-|---x-5-0h3h5---------0h3h5-----3h5--| |-0---------0-0-(0)---------------|-0-----------0-0-(0)----------------| E. S +E E S S S S S S S S E. S +E E. S +E S S S S |------------x---------------|---------------------x-----| |--------------------3h5-----|---------------------------| |-6--4-(4)-5-----3h5-----3h5-|-------------------3---3h5-| |--------------x-------------|-3--0-(0)-3--5-(5)---------| Gtr I S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----3h5-3h5-----3h5-3h5-----3h5-|-----3h5-3h5-----3h5-3h5-----3h5-| |-0-0---------0-0---------3h5-----|-0-0---------0-0---------3h5-----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6-6-6-4-4-4-5-5-----------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-0-0-0-3-3-3-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------3h5-3-------| |-----3h5-3h5-----3h5-3h5-----3h5-|-----3h5-3h5-----3h5-------5-3h5-| |-0-0---------0-0---------3h5-----|-0-0---------0-0-----------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |-6-6-6-4-4-4-5-5-----------------|---------------------------------|| |-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-0-0-0-3-3-3-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|| Instrumental Break #3 E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x ||--------------------------------|---------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------------|--------------------------------o|| ||o-------3h5p3h5-----------------|-------3h5p3h5------------------o|| ||--0-0-0---------0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0---------0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|| Wx2 E. S +E E. S +E +Q E. S +E E. S +E Q |------------|--------------------------|----------------------|| |------------|--------------------------|----------------------|| |------------|--------------------------|----------------------|| |------------|-12--7-(7)-10--6-(6)-(6)--|-7--6-(6)-3--0-(0)-0--|| Pre-Chorus/Chorus #3 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E ||----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||--12-12-12-7-7-7-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-6-6-6-3-3-3-6-6-6-6s7-6-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E 6x |---------------------------------------|----------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|---------------------------o|| |---------------------------------------|---------------------------o|| |-12-12-12-7-7-7-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-6-6-6-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--|| Outro - Pt. I E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||--------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------| ||o-----------0-5h6p5-0---5-------| ||--0-0-0-0h3-----------6---6-5p3-| Outro - Pt. II Slower Q.=50 6/8 E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x E Q Q. Wx19 |--------------------------------||------------|---------*| |-------------------------------o||------------|---------*| |-----------0-5h6p5-0---5-------o||------------|---------*| |-0-0-0-0h3-----------6---6-5p3--||--0---------|---------*| 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