Band: Nile
Album: Annihilation of the Wicked
Song: Cast Down The Heretic
. - 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
Tuning Dropped A: A-E-A-D-F#-B
0:00 Riff 1 – (the last note isnt played the last time)
x3
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|---------------------------|----/-6---5---4-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|----/-4---3---2-------------------------------|
|--6-6-5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-1-1--|--0-/-4---3---2-------------------------------|
|--6-6-5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-1-1--|--0-------------------------------------------|
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0:06 – Riff 2 Left Guitar
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|-13-0-12-0-12-0-13-0-12-0-12-0-16-16-15-15--------------------------------|
0:08 – Riff 2 Both
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|-------------------------------------10-12-13--------------------------|
|-------------------------------------10-12-13--------------------------|
|-13-13-13-13-12-12-13-13-12-12-13-13-----------------------------------|
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|-13-13-13-13-12-12-13-13-12-12-13-13-16-16-15-15-----------------------|
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|----------------------10-12-13-----------------------------------------|
|-------------1-0-1-0--10-12-13-----------------------------------------|
|-13-13-13-13-1-0-1-0---------------------------------------------------|
. . . .
0:13 – Riff 3
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|------------|---------------------3333-5~--------------------------|
|------------|-33335566666655556666---------------------------------|
|-333333333..|------------------------------------------------------|
0:21 – Riff 4
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|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------10-12-13-------|
|---------------------------------|----------1-0-1-0--10-12-13-------|
|-1-1-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-1-1-4-4-3-3-|-1-1-1-1--1-0-1-0-----------------|
. . . .
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------13-/-----------|
|---------------------------------|----------1-0-1-0--13-/-----------|
|-1-1-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-1-1-4-4-3-3-|-1-1-1-1--1-0-1-0-----------------|
. . . .
0:28 – Riff 3 Variation
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|------------|----------------------------------ph------------------|
|------------|---------------------33335555-----6~------------------|
|------------|-33335566666655556666---------6-3---------------------|
|-333333333..|------------------------------------------------------|
. .
0:36 Riff 2 Variation (Repeat twice, each time with a different ending)
Right Guitar
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|-13-13-13-13-12-12-13-13-12-12-13-13-16-16-15-15-------------------------|
Ending 1 Ending 2
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------10-12-13---|----------------------13-/--------------|
|-------------1-0-1-0--10-12-13---|-------------1-0-1-0--13-/--------------|
|-13-13-13-13-1-0-1-0-------------|-13-13-13-13-1-0-1-0--------------------|
. . . . . . . .
0:36 Low Harmony
Left Guitar
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|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------10-12-13-------|
|---------------------------------|----------1-0-1-0--10-12-13-------|
|-1-1-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-1-1-4-4-3-3-|-1-1-1-1--1-0-1-0-----------------|
. . . .
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------13-/-----------|
|---------------------------------|----------1-0-1-0--13-/-----------|
|-1-1-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-1-1-4-4-3-3-|-1-1-1-1--1-0-1-0-----------------|
Riff 5 Pt 1 0:43
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|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0-13-12-10-0--|
|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0-13-12-10-0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------13------------|
|-------------------------------11------------|
|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0-11------------|
|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0---------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pt 2
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0-13-12-10-0--|
|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0-13-12-10-0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------13--14-----16-----------|
|---------------------11--12-----14-----------|
|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0--11--12-----14-----------|
|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0--------------------------|
. . . . . . . . .
Pt 3
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|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0-13-12-10-0--|
|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0-13-12-10-0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------13-/----------------|
|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-1-0--13-/----------------|
|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-1-0----------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . .
0:58 – Riff 3
1:06 – Riff 5 Pt 1 + Pt 3
1:14 – Riff 3 Variation
1:21 – Riff 5 Pt 1 + Pt 3
1:28 – Riff 1 x 2
1:40 – Riff 2
1:48 Riff 6
Left Guitar x2
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|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3--|
|
| Right Guitar
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|
Riff 7: Both (tremolo picking)
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|-12-11-----9-8-----6-5-----5~-------------------------------|
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|-------9-6-----6-3-----3-2----------------------------------|
. . . . . .
1:55 – Riff 2 Variation
2:03 – Riff 6
2:07 Riff 8
Riff 7: Both (tremolo picking)
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|---6-5-----9-8-----12-11-----11~----------------------------|
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|-------3-6-----6-9-------9-8--------------------------------|
. . . . . .
2:10 – Riff 2 Variation
2:18 – Riff 1 x 2
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/n/nile/343220.html ]
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|-13-0-12-0-12-0-13-0-12-0-12-0-16-16-15-15--------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|--------------------------13----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------1-0--13----------------------------------------------|
|-13-0-12-0-12-0-13---1-0--------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . .
SOLO BACKING
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|------------|-666666555------999999888-----666666555-----5~~~------|
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|-333333333..|-----------333------------666-----------333-----------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------7-8-|
|--------------------|-----------------5-6-|
|--------------------|-----------------5-6-|
|-111111-0-1-0-1-4-3-|-111111-0-1-0-1------|
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|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------0---|
|--------------------|-----------------1---|
|--------------------|-----------------1---|
|-111111-0-1-0-1-4-3-|-111111-0-1-0-1------|
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|------------|-666666555------999999888-----12121212111111-----11~~-|
|------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|-333333333..|-----------333------------666----------------999------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------7-8-|
|--------------------|-----------------5-6-|
|--------------------|-----------------5-6-|
|-111111-0-1-0-1-4-3-|-111111-0-1-0-1------|
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|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------0---|
|--------------------|-----------------1---|
|--------------------|-----------------1---|
|-111111-0-1-0-1-4-3-|-111111-0-1-0-1------|
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3:09
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------888777-------777666---------666555--------555444-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-555555--------444444--------333333--------222222------------------|
Ending I Ending II
|-------------------------------------------|---------------|----------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------------|----------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------------|----8~----|
|--------333444-------666777---------999888-|---------------|----7~----|
|-------------------------------------------|---------------|----6~----|
|-111111--------444444--------777777--------|-555555-555555-|----------|
x2
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------14-12----------------------------------------------------|
|---------12-11---------4---3--------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-------6-6-6-6-4-0-3-0------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------777666-666555---------------------------------------------|
|-555555---------------777666--555555------------4-3-1-------------|
|-------------------------------------777666-666-4-3-1-------------|
. . .
x2
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|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5---5/8----8\7---7-----------------------------------------------|
|-3---3/6----6\5---5-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------000000-000000-000000-000000------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5---5/12-----12--11-8--7-----------------------------------------|
|-3---3/10-----10--9--6--5-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
x3
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5---5/8----8\7---7-----------------------------------------------|
|-3---3/6----6\5---5-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------000000-000000-000000-000000------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--7---7/12----12--11-8--8---------------------------------------|
|-5--5---5/10----10--9--6--6---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5---5/8----8\7---7-----------------------------------------------|
|-3---3/6----6\5---5-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------000000-000000-000000-000000------------------|
4:02
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|------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------|-333355666666556666665533-6~--------------------------|
|------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|-111111111..|-111133444444334444443311-----------------------------|
|------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------888777-------777666---------666555--------555444-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-555555--------444444--------333333--------222222------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------8~----|
|--------333444-------666777---------999888-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-111111--------444444--------777777------------------|
x2
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------14-12----------------------------------------------------|
|---------12-11---------4---3--------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-------6-6-6-6-4-0-3-0------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------777666-666555---------------------------------------------|
|-555555---------------777666--555555------------4---3---1---------|
|-------------------------------------777666-666-4-0-3-0-1-0-------|
. . . . . .
x2
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------14-12----------------------------------------------------|
|---------12-11---------4---3--------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-------6-6-6-6-4-0-3-0------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------777666-666555---------------------------------------------|
|-555555---------------777666--555555------------4---3---1---------|
|-------------------------------------777666-666-4---3---1---------|
4:32 - Chorus
x3 then
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|---------------ph--|
|-0---5----br---br----|-0---5----br--4~~--|
|-0---5---3----2------|-0---5---3---------|
.
x2 then
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------| <
|---------------------|-------------------| x3
|---------------------|--tremelo picking--|
|-0---5----br---br----|-------------------| <
|-0---5---3----2------|-12--16--15--13----|
5:07 - Riff 2 (Both)
5:18 - Harmonized
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|------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------|-666666555------999999888-----1212121111----11~~------|
|------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|-333333333..|-----------333------------666-----------999-----------|
x4
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------14-12----------------------------------------------------|
|---------12-11---------4---3--------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-------6-6-6-6-4-0-3-0------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 1 x 2
End.