A FAIR JUDGEMENT (Bassline)
As recorded by Opeth
From the 2002 Album DELIVERANCE
Words and Music by Mikael Åkerfeldt
Transcribed by Erik Dietrich
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q.=55
6/8
Gtr I
Wx36
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Verse
Q.=55(16=s16)
$
H. H. 7x H. +H.
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||o-0-------|-2-------o||-0-------|-(0)----|
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E. S E E. S E E. S S S S E. E E. E S E. S E E. S E S S S S S S
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||o---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------------|
||o---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------2-2-2-3-2----|
||--0--0-0-2--2-2-|-3--3-3-3-5-5--2-|-0--0-0-2--2-2-|-3--3-3-----------3--|
D.S. al Coda
D.S. al Coda
E. E S E. S E E. S E S E. E E. E S E. S E E. S E S S S S S S
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|-0--0-0-2--2-2-|-3--3-3-5-5--2-|-0--0-0-2--2-2-|-3--3-3-----------3---||
&
E. E S E. E S E. E S E. S E Q E Q E H.
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|---------------|---------------|-2--2-5--5-|-7-----|
|-0--0-0-2--2-2-|-3--3-3-5--x-5-|-----------|-------|
Guitar Break
E=156(s16=16)
Wx20
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Interlude
E=157
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E. E. E. E S 6x
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||o-5----5----|-1----0----|-----------|--------------o||
||------------|-----------|-3----3----|-1--3--6--5-8--||
Bridge
Wx12
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Distorted Bridge
E=163
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E. E S S S E E 4x
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||o-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------o||
||o-----------|-----------|-----------|-/7--5-4----------o||
||--7----0----|-0----0----|-7----0----|---------7p6-2-0---||
Second Solo
Q.=55
Q E Q E Q. Q. E S S E Q E E S S S S E S S S S
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|-2--2-5--5-|-7---------|-2-2-2-2-5--5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-----------|------0----|--------------|----------------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E. E. E E E
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|-2--2-5--5-|-7--7-9--10-|-2--2------|-------/7-7-7-|
|-----------|------------|------0--0-|-2--2---------|
Q E Q E E. E S Q. E S S E Q E E. E. E. E.
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|-2--2-5--5-|-7--7-7------|-2-2-2-2-5--5-|-------------|
|-----------|--------0----|--------------|-0--0--0--0--|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E. E. E E E
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|-2--2-5--5-|-7--7------|-2--2------|-------/7-7-7-|
|-----------|------2--2-|------0--0-|-2--2---------|
Third Solo
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
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|-2--2-5--5-|-7--7------|-2--2-5--5-|-7--7------|
|-----------|------0--0-|-----------|------0--0-|
E. E S E. S E E. E. S S S S S S E. E S Q E E. E S E E E
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|-2--2-2-5--5-5-|-7--7--/9-9-9-9-9-9-|-2--2-2------|--------/7-7-7--|
|---------------|--------------------|--------0--0-|-2--2-2---------|
E. E S E. S E Q E Q. E. E S E. E. Q E Q E
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|-2--2-2-5--5-5-|-7--7------|-2--2-2-5--5--|-7--7-7--7-|
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E. E S E S S E Q E E E E E. E S Q E E. E S S S S S E
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|-2--2-2-5-5-5-5-|-7--7-9-9-9\-|-2--2-2------|--------/7-7-7-7-7-|
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Intro REPRISE?
Wx16
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WORST OUTRO EVERR
Q=120
4/4
H H H H +H H Q Q H
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|-3----2----||--0---------|-------------|----5--2----|
+W H H Q H. H H
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|-(2)--------|-6----5----|-2--2-------|-6----5----|
Q H. H H 8x
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|-2--1-------|-3----2-----||
Performance Notes
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It's too hard to hear the bass so it's largely guesswork :'(
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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