DIRGE FOR NOVEMBER (Bassline)
As recorded by Opeth
From the 2001 Album BLACKWATER PARK
Words and Music by Mikael Akerfeldt
Arranged by Opeth
Transcribed by Johannes Zetterberg L.
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Intro Acoustic Theme
Rubato(FreeQ.=45) Q.=50 H.=H Q=40
4/4
Gtr I
Wx6 Wx17 H S S E Q W
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Distorted Guitar Theme(s)
Q.=70
12/8
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/8-8-8-8-8\------------|
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E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5---5-3h5-|
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/8-8-8-8-8\------------|
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E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S
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E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5---5-3h(5)--||
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/8-8-8-8-8\------------|
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E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5---|
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/8-8-8-8-8\------------|
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E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5---5p3--|
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/8-8-8-8-8\------------|
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E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5---|
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/8-8-8-8-8\------------|
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E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5--------|
E E S S E E E E E S S Q. E E S S E E E E E S S Q.
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E E S S E E E E E S S Q. E S S S S E E E E E S S S S S E S 3x
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|-2-2-2-2-2-4-5--------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-0---------------------o||
|---------------2-2-2-2-2----|-----------------4-4-(x)-x-4-4---4-x--||
Verse I
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
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E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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|-1s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E
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E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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Bridge
6/8
E E E E E E H. E. E S E E S S 7x E. E S E S S S S
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|-3-3-----------------||o----------------o||--------3-x-6-6-6--||
|-------5-5---4-------||--3--3-x-3-3-4p2--||-3--3-x------------||
Verse II
12/8
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
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E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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Outro
Q.=50
E E E E E E Q H Wx26
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Performance Notes
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One of Opeth's finest. Makes you wanna weep(ehr...). As usual 95%(or more) of the basstab is correct. At least it should be, hehe.
Nothing more to say; except that you should play it with a kind of doomsday-feel. Enjoy!
Duration Legend
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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
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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
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - 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
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| - 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
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