Band: Nile
Album: Amongst The Catacombs of Nephren-Ka
Song: Smashing The Antiu
Code:
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to x – Staccato
h - hammer on p - pull off
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
L – left channel only R – right channel only
* - see comment
Suffixes for bend
f - full bend h - half bend
q - quarter bend t - tap bend
^ - Hold bend r - release bend
~ - vibrato bend
Suffixes for harmonic
ph - pinched harmonic n – natural/artificial harmonic
Tuning A E A D F# B
Intro (0:00)
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|----------------------------------------------------------6666555566663333-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| gtr 1
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|-000000004400000077000000440000009900000004400000077000000-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------4444333344441111-| gtr 2
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-000000004400000077000000440000009900000004400000077000000-----------------|
Riff 1 (0:05)
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|-----------------------------------------------------------| gtr 1
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|-000000004400000077000000440000009900000004400000077000000-|
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|-----------------------------------------------------------| gtr 2
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|-000000004400000077000000440000009900000004400000077000000-|
Riff 2 (0:08) play twice
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|-6-6-6-6-8-9-10hb--6-6-6-6-7-8-9hb--|
|-6-6-6-6-8-9-10hb--6-6-6-6-7-8-9hb--|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 3 (0:12)
I
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|-0000000044000000770000004400000099000000044000000770000004444333344441111-|
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II
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|---------------------------------------------------|
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|-4400000077000000440000009900000044000000077000000-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
Riff 4a (0:20)
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|-----------------------------10/11-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------8-/9--------------------------------------|
|-3--3-3-5/6\3-3-3-3-3-5/6\5--8-/9--3-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-8-9-7-6-|
|-3--3-3-5/6\3-3-3-3-3-5/6\5--8-/9--3-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-8-9-7-6-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 4b (0:26)
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|---------------------------------6-7-6-7--------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7---------4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-4-5-4-7-7-8-7--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------| gtr 1
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------3-4-3-4-------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5---------2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-2-3-2-5-5-6-5-| gtr 2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
---------------------------------------------------------------|
-6-6-7-6-------------------------------------------------------|
---------7-----------------------------------------9--8--9--8--|
-----------------------------------4"-7"-----7--6--------------| gtr 1
-----------5"-9"-5"-9"-5"-9"-5"-9"-----------------------------|
-----------------------------------------4~--------------------|
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-3-3-4-3-------------------------------------------------------|
---------5-------------------------4"-7"-----------7--6--7--6--| gtr 2
-----------5"-9"-5"-9"-5"-9"-5"-9"-----------7--6--------------|
-----------------------------------------4~--------------------|
Solo begins (0:36)
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/n/nile/343237.html ]
Riff 5 (0:36)
I
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|----------------------------------------------------------4444333344441111-|
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|-000000004400000077000000440000009900000004400000077000000-----------------|
II
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|-----------------------------------------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-000000004400000077000000440000009900000004400000077000000-|
Fill 1 (0:44)
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|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|----13-----13-\12--|
|-0--11--0--11-\10--|
|-0------0----------|
. .
Riff 5 x 1 (0:46)
Riff 6 (0:54) play twice, EXTREMELY heavy palm muting!
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|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|----5--------------------------------|
|-3--3--6--3--2--4--6--2--3--4--3--2--|
|-3-----6--3--2--4--6--2--3--4--3--2--|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Solo begins (1:01)
Riff 5 x 1 (1:01)
Riff 1 x 1 (1:06)
Awesome Egyptian solo! (1:10)
I
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|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-5"--3"-5"-3"--------------------|
|--------------5"-2"--------------|
|--------------------6"-5"---3"---|
II
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-3"--5"-6"-8"--6"-5"-6"--5"-6"-5"---| gtr 1
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-----------6"-----------------------|
|-5"--7"-8"-----8"-7"-8"--7"-8"-7"---|
|------------------------------------| gtr 2
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
III
|-------------------------------------|
|-9"-8"---6"-8"-6"--------------------|
|------------------7"-4"--------------|
|------------------------6"-5"---3"---| gtr 1
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-11"-10"---8"-10"-8"---------------------|
|---------------------10"-7"--------------|
|----------------------------8"-7"---5"---|
|-----------------------------------------| gtr 2
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
IV
|-------------------------------------|
|-6"--8"-9"-11"--9"-8"-9"--8"-9"-8"---|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------| gtr 1
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-8"--10"-11"-13"--11"-10"-11"--10"-11"-10"---|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------| gtr 2
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
Riff 8 (1:27)
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------5-8-7-5-3-8-7-5-3---------------------------------------587--|
|-----5--------------------------------------------------------5-----|
|-3-3---------------------6-5-3-1----------3"----------------33------|
|---------------------------------5"-6"-5"----6"-5"-6"-5"-6----------|
. . . . . ......
-7-6-4----------------------------------------------------------------|
-------6-----------------------------------11p7p4-11p7p4--------------|
---------5-----------------------------------------------11p8p7-5p3p5-|
-----------8----------------------------------------------------------|
-------------6-----2"-3"-2"-3"-2"-3"-2"-3"----------------------------|
---------------8------------------------------------------------------|
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-7h11h14-----------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------10-12------6p5p1-------------------------------------7-5-3-|
---------8-12-------8-12-------3h5p3-8h12p10-8h12p11-10p6h8------8-------|
------------------------------------------------------------10-8---------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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---5---------|
-7-----------|
-----6-5-3-0-|
-----6-5-3-0-|
. . . . . .
Fill 2 (1:41)
|-----------------------------------------------5"-|
|--------------------------------------------6"----|
|-----------------------------------6"-8"-6"-------|
|--------------------------------6"----------------|
|-3--5-/6--3--6--5--4"-----5"-8"-------------------|
|-3--5-/6--3--6--5---------------------------------|
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Riff 5 x 1 (1:45)
Riff 1 x 1 (1:50)
Growls and drums only (1:52)
Riff 9 (1:54) play 3 times
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|----------------------------------------------------------3--5-/6--3--6--5-|
|-0000000044000000770000004400000099000000044000000770000003--5-/6--3--6--5-|
. .
End (2:10) play 3 times
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|-3--5-/6--3--6--5--3--5--6--3--6--5--1--3--4--6--4--3-|
|-3--5-/6--3--6--5--3--5--6--3--6--5--1--3--4--6--4--3-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
End.
