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/ Nile / In Their Darkened Shrines (2002) / Sarcophagus guitar tab

sBand:  (NILE)
Album: (IN THEIR DARKENED SHRINES)
Song:  (SARCOPHAGUS)

Copyright (c)  (Relapse Records) (2002)

.  - 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

Tunning. I play this version a step down, although i think nile use A tuning.
It isn't at 100% but its close, the song is also played using pitch control
or vibe effect.

If playing with one guitar, just play guitar 2's riffs on guitar 1, by playing
the 2 strings instead of 1.  This is important because allot of the riffs in
this song won't sound right unless accompanied by another guitar or played
on 2 strings, including the effects. .

INTRO

Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------9---9-8-------------9------------|
|-12h13p12-------------------------9---9-8--9-6-8b-----9------------|
|----------14-13-11-14b~~~-----7h9----------9-6-8b---7--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h13p12----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------14-13-11-14b~~~------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------2-----------------\\\\\2--------------|
|-----------------------------0-----------------\\\\\0--------------|

Guitar 1 (0:10)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h13p12----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------14-13-11-13-11-11-13h14p13-12-12/15 hold \---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h13p12----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------14-13-11-13-11-11-13h14p13-12-12/15 hold \---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 1 (0:16)
Guitars 1&2.
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1/3-0-2-2b-------------------1/3-0-2-2b---------------------------|
|-1/3-0-2-2b-------------------1/3-0-2-2b---------------------------|
|--------------2-----5-----4----------------2-----------------------|
|------------0-0---0-3---0-2--------------0-0-0-3~~~~~1~~~~~~-------|
             .     .     .                .   .

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1/3-0-2-2b-------------------1/3-0-2-2b---------------------------|
|-1/3-0-2-2b-------------------1/3-0-2-2b---------------------------|
|--------------2-----5-----4----------------2------------------2----|
|------------0-0---0-3---0-2--------------0-0-0-3~~~~~1~~~~~~--0----|
             .     .     .                .   .

Riff 2 (0:39)
Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8-7~---5-4--5p4--2------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------2------------------------------------------------|
|-8-7~---5-4--5p4--0------------------------------------------------|

If playing with one guitar play riff 2 like this.
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-9~---7--6--7/6--2----------------------------------------------|
|-8--7~---5--4--5/4--2----------------------------------------------|

Riff 3 both guitars (0:44)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5/6-3--------------------------------------------|
|-------5-----7----5/6-3-2------------------------------------------|
|-0--0--3--0--5--0-------0------------------------------------------|
  .  .     .     .

Play Riff 2

Riff 3a Guitar 1 (0:55)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------<12-13>-------------12-12/16~~~------------|
|------------------5/6-3--------14-13-12-13-------------------------|
|-------5-----7----5/6-3--------------------------------2-----------|
|-0--0--3--0--5--0--------------------------------------0-----------|
  .  .     .     .

Riff 3a Guitar 2 (0:55)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5/6-3-12<>13-------------12-12/16~~~-------------|
|-------5-----7----5/6-3--------14-13-12-13-------------2-----------|
|-0--0--3--0--5--0--------------------------------------0-----------|
  .  .     .     .

Play Riff 2

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5/6-3--------------------------------------------|
|-------5-----7----5/6-3--------------------------------------------|
|-0--0--3--0--5--0--------------------------------------------------|
  .  .     .     .

Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2

(1:39)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------7--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------7--------------------------------------------|
|------------------5/6----------------------------------------------|
|-------5-----7----5/6---2------------------------------------------|
|-0--0--3--0--5--0-------0------------------------------------------|
  .  .     .     .

Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3a
Play Riff 2 (this time play guitar 1 same as guitar 2)

Guitar 1 (2:02)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5/6-3--------------------------------------------|
|-------5-----7----5/6-3-2------------------------------------------|
|-0--0--3--0--5--0-------0------------------------------------------|
  .  .     .     .

Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5/6-3--------------------------------------------|
|-------5-----7----5/6-3--4- slow full bend ------------------------|
|-0--0--3--0--5--0--------------------------------------------------|
  .  .     .     .

Guitar 1 (2:07)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------5-----7------5/6-3------------------------------------------|
|-------3-----5------5/6-3------------------------------------------|
|-0--0-----0-----0--------------------------------------------------|
  .  .     .     .

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------5/6-3------------------------------------------|
|-------5-----7-----------------------------------------------------|
|-0--0--3--0--5--0--------------------------------------------------|
  .  .     .     .

Guitar 1 (2:10)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---4- slow full bend ----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12h14-14fb~~~~~--14hb-14hb-14hb-14fb~~~~-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 5
Guitar 1 (2:15)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-7-7-5-------------------------5-7-7-5---------------------------|
|---------h6-5~~-3-0-3-0-3-5-5fb----------h6-5~~-3-0-3-0-3h5-5fb----|
                   .   .                           .   .
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---(14~)----------------(14~)--------------------(14~)-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 (2:26)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-7-7-5-------------------------5-7-7-5---------------------------|
|---------h6-5~~-3-0-3-0-3-5-5fb----------h6-5~~-3-0-3-0-3h5-5fb----|
                   .   .                           .   .

guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-7-7-5-------------------------5-7-7-5---------------------------|
|---------h6-5~~-3-0-3-0-3-5-5fb----------h6-5~~-3-0-3-0-3h5-5fb----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
                   .   .                           .   .

Riff 6 (2:36)
Both guitars
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2---5--7-8-5--7-8-7~---5/7-----5/7-----2---3--5-6-3--5-6-5--------|
|-0---3--5-6-3--5-6-5~---3/5-0-0-3/5-0-0-0---1--3-4-1--3-4-3--------|
			     . .     . .
Guitar 2 breaks of at the end.
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------- slow half bend ---4hb-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 7 (2:58)
Guitar 1 (repeat X5)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------3--5--3--3/7-7--5-5-----(5)------------------------------|
|-3h5-5~~-----------------------------------------------------------|
							5th time
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|- slow slide -|
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|-2--------------------------------------------------|-\\\\\\\\\\\\-|
|-0----------------------------0h2--0h2--------------|-\\\\\\\\\\\\-|

(3:31)
Guitar 1 continues with Riff 7 until the end.
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guitar 2 (4:04)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000-|
|-00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000-|
  .................................................................

END


Nile albums
2005 Annihilation of the Wicked
2002 In Their Darkened Shrines
2000 In the Beginning
2000 Black Seeds of Vengeance
1998 Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka
In Their Darkened Shrines tabs
01The Blessed Dead tabbass tab
02Execration Text tabbass tab
03Sarcophagus tabbass tab
04Kheftiu Asar Butchiu tabbass tab
05Unas Slayer of the Gods tabbass tab
06Churning the Maelstrom tabbass tab
07I Whisper in the Ear of the Dead tabbass tab
08Wind of Horus tabbass tab
10In Their Darkened Shrines: II. Invocation to Seditious Heresy tabbass tab
12In Their Darkened Shrines: IV. Ruins tabbass tab

 

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