SACRIFICE UNTO SEBEK
NILE
ANNIHILATION OF THE WICKED
I’d like to thank the people on niletabs.netfirms who submitted their tabs first,
the people on riversofgore.com who also submitted their tabs,
and to the Sebek Lesson Video by Karl Sanders,
this is really just a combination of all three mediums, and full credit to all those who
put their tabs in.
I couldnt’ve tabbed this song if my life depended on it, or any other Nile one for that matter,
but I figured I might as well try and put in a complete and hopefully fully correct tab on.
Intro
B-----------------|---------------|
F#----------------|---------------|
D-----------------|---------------| BOTH GUITARS
A-0-6-5-3-0-4-3-1-|-0---1---0~~~~~|
E-0-6-5-3-0-4-3-1-|-0---1---0~~~~~|
A-0-6-5-3-0-4-3-1-|-0---1---0~~~~~|
...............
B-----------------|---------------------15|----------------|
F#----------------|---------------------15|----------------|
D-----------------|---------------------12|----------------|
A-0-6-5-3-0-4-3-1-|-0---1---3---1---0---10|---0---1---0~~~~| BOTH GUITARS
E-0-6-5-3-0-4-3-1-|-0---1---3---1---0---10|---0---1---0~~~~|
A-0-6-5-3-0-4-3-1-|-0---1---3---1---0---10|---0---1---0~~~~|
...............
B-----------------|-------------|
F#----------------|-------------|
D-----------------|-------------|
A-0-6-5-3-0-4-3-1-|-0---1---0~~~| DALLAS
E-0-6-5-3-0-4-3-1-|-0---1---0~~~|
A-0-6-5-3-0-4-3-1-|-0---1---0~~~|
...............
B-----------------|-17---18---17~~~|
F#----------------|-17---18---17~~~|
D-----------------|-14---15---14~~~|
A-0-6-5-3-0-4-3-1-|-12---13---12~~~| KARL
E-0-6-5-3-0-4-3-1-|-12---13---12~~~|
A-0-6-5-3-0-4-3-1-|-12---13---12~~~|
...............
B-----------------|---------------------15|----------------|
F#----------------|---------------------15|----------------|
D-----------------|---------------------12|----------------|
A-0-6-5-3-0-4-3-1-|-0---1---3---1---0---10|---0---1---0~~~~| DALLAS
E-0-6-5-3-0-4-3-1-|-0---1---3---1---0---10|---0---1---0~~~~|
A-0-6-5-3-0-4-3-1-|-0---1---3---1---0---10|---0---1---0~~~~|
...............
B-----------------| -17---18---20---18---17--15---17---18---17~~~~|
F#----------------| -17---18---20---18---17--15---17---18---17~~~~|
D-----------------| -14---15---17---15---14--12---14---15---14~~~~|
A-0-6-5-3-0-4-3-1-| -12---13---15---13---12--10---12---13---12~~~~| KARL
E-0-6-5-3-0-4-3-1-| -12---13---15---13---12--10---12---13---12~~~~|
A-0-6-5-3-0-4-3-1-| -12---13---15---13---12--10---12---13---12~~~~|
...............
Riff A (Karl plays once, the Dallas plays after the 1st time for 3 times)
B-------------------|-----------------|
F#------------------|-----------------|
D-------------------|-----------------|
A-------------------|-----------------|
E--3-5-6------------|-----------------|
A-----------4-3-1-0-|-7-6-4-3-0-1-0---|
.................
Riff B (Both play 4 times)
B-------------------|-----------------|
F#------------------|-----------------|
D-------------------|-----------------|
A-----------5-4-----|-----------------|
E--3-5-6--------6-5-|-3-5-6-----------|
A-------------------|-------4-3-1-0---|
.......
Riff C with variation on 2nd time (Both guitars)
B---------------------------------| ---------------------------------|
F#--------------------------------| ---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------| ---------------------------------|
A---------------------------------| ---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------| -9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|
A-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-| ---------------------------------|
...................................................................
above is tremolo picked
B --------------| ---------|----------|--------------|
F# -------------| ---------|----------|--------------|
D --------------| ---------|-14-/-15--|-13-/-14-\-13-|
A -7-/-8--------| -14-/-15-|-12-/-13--|-11-/-12-\-11-|
E -5-/-6--7-p-6-| -12-/-13-|----------|--------------|
A --------7-p-6-| ---------|----------|--------------|
1st Time 2nd Time
Riff D (Play 4 times)
B---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D-14-15---14-15-13-14-13----------|-14-15---15-14-12----------------|
A------------------------15-14-15-|------------------15-14-12-------| KARL
E---------------------------------|---------------------------11~---|
A---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
....................... ..................
B-----------------------------|------------------------|
F#----------------------------|------------------------|
D---7-8----7------7-----------|-7-8---8-7-5------------| DALLAS
A------------8-11---11-8-7-8--|--------------8-7-5-----|
E-----------------------------|--------------------4~--|
A-----------------------------|------------------------|
................... .............
Riff E1 (Tua Ashemu)
B-------------------------------------|
F#------------------------------------| BOTH GUITARS. PLAY THAT TWICE.
D-11h12-------6h7---------------------|
A-11h12-12p11-6h7-7p6-----------------|
E-------12p11-----7p6--9-8-6-5--------|
A------------------------------4-3-1-0|
................
E2 (Rekhes Au Sebek, Rekhes Au Sebek)
B-----------------------------| BOTH GUITARS. PLAY TWICE.
F#----------------------------|
D---------6h7-----11h12-------|
A---------6h7-7p6-11h12-12p11-|
E-------------7p6-------12p11-|
A-4-3-1-0---------------------|
.........
Repeat Riff E1
Riff F (This won’t be fully correct; this is a motherfucker to get right, so apologies)
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-8-7-5-7-5---5-------------------8-7-5-7-5------------------------|
A-----------8---8-7-5-4---------------------8-7-5-4-5--------------|
E-----------------------7-5-4-5-4---------------------7-6-4-3-4----|
A---------------------------------------------------------------6--|
................................................................
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/n/nile/294517.html ]
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-8-7-5----------8-7-5----------8-7-8-7-5-7-5---5------------------|
A-------8-7-5-4--------8-7-5-4----------------8---8-7-5-4----------|
E---------------------------------------------------------6-5-4-5~-|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
..............................................................
Above are both guitars
Repeat verse riffs A and B
Breakdown Melody (Note the pinches in the hammer-ons 2nd time for both)
B----------------------------------------|
F#---------------------------------------|
D-----7-10-10-7h10p10-8-6h7p6---------4*-| DALLAS
A----------------------------10-9-7-6----|
E-0000-----------------------------------|
A-0000-----------------------------------|
.... ........
B-------------------------------------------|
F#----------------------------------9~9~9~9-|
D-----7-10-10-7h10p10-8-6h7p6-------6~6~6~6-| DALLAS
A----------------------------10-9-7---------|
E-0000--------------------------------------|
A-0000--------------------------------------|
.... .......
B----------------------------------------|
F#---------------------------------------|
D-----7-10-10-7h10p10-8-6*h7p6--------4*-|
A----------------------------10-9-7-6----| DALLAS
E-0000-----------------------------------|
A-0000-----------------------------------|
.... ........
B--------------------------------------------|
F#-----------------------------------9~9~9~9-|
D-----7-10-10-7h10p10-8-6*h7p6-------6~6~6~6-|
A-----------------------------10-9-7---------| DALLAS
E-0000---------------------------------------|
A-0000---------------------------------------|
.... ........
B-------------------------------------------------------|
F#----15-18-18-15h18p15-16-14h15p14-------------12*-----|
D-----------------------------------18-17-15-14---------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-0000--------------------------------------------------| KARL
A-0000--------------------------------------------------|
.... ...........
B--------------------------------------------16~16~16~16-|
F#----15-18-18-15h18p15-16-14h15p14----------14~14~14~14-|
D-----------------------------------18-17-15-------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------| KARL
E-0000---------------------------------------------------|
A-0000---------------------------------------------------|
.... ........
B--------------------------------------------------------|
F#----15-18-18-15h18p15-16-14*h15p14-------------12*-----|
D------------------------------------18-17-15-14---------| KARL
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E-0000---------------------------------------------------|
A-0000---------------------------------------------------|
.... ...........
B---------------------------------------------16~16~16~16-|
F#----15-18-18-15h18p15-16-14*h15p14----------14~14~14~14-|
D------------------------------------18-17-15-------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------| KARL
E-0000----------------------------------------------------|
A-0000----------------------------------------------------|
.... ........
Riff G (Lord of the Temple of the Mount of sunrise)
B------------------------------------------|
F#-----------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------|
E---------5555888855556666-4h5p4-7-6-4-3-1-|
A-00000000-----------------------7-6-4-3-1-|
........................ .........
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------5555888855556666-4h5p4-7-6---------------------------------|
A-00000000-----------------------7-6-11111111111111111111111111111111|
........................ ....................................
The above are elevens, not ones, so that’s 16 elevens tremolo picked.
B------------------------------------------|
F#-----------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------|
E---------5555888855556666-4h5p4-7-6-4-3-1-|
A-00000000-----------------------7-6-4-3-1-|
........................ .........
B------------------------------------------------|
F#-----------------------------------10-10-10-10-|
D------------------------------------7--7--7--7--|
A------------------------------------------------|
E---------5555888855556666-4h5p4-7-6-------------|
A-00000000-----------------------7-6-------------|
........................ ...
Repeat Verse Riff A, 4 times for Karl and 3 times for Dallas.
Then the solo is played
which I can’t tab, I’m terrible at sweeping, for now.)
The backing for that, played by Dallas is Verse riff B four times,
then on that huge bend Karl does to finish,
Dallas does a variation on verse riff B four times,
as shown below (purely guesswork, it sounded ok to me)
B---------------------------------|---------|
F#--------------------------------|---------|
D---------9-8---------------------|---------|
A-7-9-10------10-9-7-9------------|0-1-0~~~~|
E---------------------------------|0-1-0~~~~|
A-------------------------4-3-1-0-|0-1-0~~~~|
.......
The 0-1-0 bit is played after the above variation on the verse riff is played 4 times.
Then the intro is repeated as the final section to the song.
Legend
. = palm mute
\ / = slide down or up
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
* = pinch/artificial harmonic
~ = sustained note
Lyrics
Sebek Sochet Suchos, dread lord of the marsh
He who crawleth amongst the sacred waters, and devoureth the flesh
Of that which is sacrificed
Unto him
Tua Ashemu
Tua Ashemu
Rekhes au Sebek Rekhes au Sebek
Tua Ashemu
Tua Ashemu
Sebek, Nefer, Ashemu
Whose teeth rendeth and teareth with terrible violence
Restore the eyes of the dead
Collect the skulls
Join their bones
Together again
Lord of the temple of the mount of sunrise
Open the way unto the otherworld
Cause the dead to rise to new life
Bring the child Horus upon the throne
Of Osiris
