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/ Opeth / Damnation (2003) / In My Time of Need guitar tab

IN MY TIME OF NEED
As recorded by Opeth
From the 2003 Album DAMNATION
Words by Mikael Akerfeldt
Music by Opeth
Arranged by Opeth

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean #1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean #2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Distorted #1'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Distorted #2'

   Intro
    Q=136
    F#m7b9/E                       F#m7b9/E
   4/4
    Gtr I
    E E E E E E E E   +W           E E E E E E E E   +W
||----------0-------|------------|---------0-------|---------||
||o-------7---7-----|------------|-------7---7-----|--------o||
||------0-------0---|------------|-----0-------0---|---------||
||----7-----------7-|-(7)--------|---7-----------7-|-(7)-----||
||o-----------------|------------|-----------------|--------o||
||--0---------------|------------|-0---------------|---------||


   Verses 1&2
    $
    F#m7b9/E                       F#m7b9/E
    Gtr I
    E E E E E E E E   +W           E E E E E E E E   +W
||----------0-------|------------|---------0-------|--------|
||o-------7---7-----|------------|-------7---7-----|--------|
||------0-------0---|------------|-----0-------0---|--------|
||----7-----------7-|-(7)--------|---7-----------7-|-(7)----|
||o-----------------|------------|-----------------|--------|
||--0---------------|------------|-0---------------|--------|


  F#m7b9/E                       Amadd2    Am9
  E E E E E E E E   +W           E E E E E E E E   W
|---------0-------|------------|---------0---3---|-------||
|-------7---7-----|------------|-----1---------1-|------o||
|-----0-------0---|------------|---4---4---4-----|-4-----||
|---7-----------7-|-(7)--------|-----------------|-------||
|-----------------|------------|-0---------------|------o||
|-0---------------|------------|-----------------|-------||


 PreChorus 1&2
  G#sus4                       F#sus4
  Gtrs I, II
   E  E H.        +W           E E E  E  +H       +W
|--4------------|------------|-2----------------|--------|
|-----4---------|------------|---2--------------|--------|
|-------6-------|-(6)--------|-----4------------|--------|
|-(6)-----------|------------|-------(4)-(4)----|-(4)----|
|---------------|------------|------------------|--------|
|---------------|------------|------------------|--------|


  E6sus2                         Fsus4                 Fsus4
   E  E H.        +W             E E E  E  E E E  E    E E E  E  E E E  E
|--2------------|------------||--1---------1---------|-1---------1----------||
|-----2---------|------------||o---1---------1-------|---1---------1-------o||
|-------4-------|-(4)--------||------3---------3-----|-----3---------3------||
|-(2)-----------|------------||--------(3)-------(3)-|-------(3)-------(3)--||
|---------------|------------||o---------------------|---------------------o||
|---------------|------------||----------------------|----------------------||


   Chorus
    Em                 Em          Bm                 Bm
    H    Q  E E   +Q   Q  Q  E E   H    Q  E E   +Q   Q  Q  E E
||--7----7--7-7-|-(7)--7--7--7-x-|-------------|-----------------|
||o-8----8--8-8-|-(8)--8--8--8-x-|-7----7--7-7-|-(7)--7--7--7-x--|
||--9----9--9-9-|-(9)--9--9--9-x-|-7----7--7-7-|-(7)--7--7--7-x--|
||--9----9--9-9-|-(9)--9--9--9-x-|-9----9--9-9-|-(9)--9--9--9-x--|
||o-7----7--7-7-|-(7)--7--7--7-x-|-9----9--9-9-|-(9)--9--9--9-x--|
||--------------|----------------|-7----7--7-7-|-(7)--7--7--7-x--|


                                                         D.S.
  Am                 Am          Gmaj7/E    C        Gmaj7/E
  H    Q  E E   +Q   Q  Q  E E   Q.   E E E Q    +E  E Q  Q  Q
|-------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------||
|-5----5--5-5-|-(5)--5--5--5-x-|---------------|----------------o||
|-5----5--5-5-|-(5)--5--5--5-x-|-0----0-0-0-0--|-(0)-0-0--0--0---||
|-7----7--7-7-|-(7)--7--7--7-x-|-4----4-4-x-4--|-(4)-4-4--4--4---||
|-7----7--7-7-|-(7)--7--7--7-x-|-2----2-2-x-x--|-(x)-2-2--2--2--o||
|-5----5--5-5-|-(5)--5--5--5-x-|-0----0-0-0-2--|-(2)-0-0--0--0---||


   Bridge
    Asus2      Asus2/Bb Asus2/Bb  AsusAsus2      Asus2/Bb Asus2/Bb  Asus2
    Q.   E E E Q    +E  E Q  Q  E E   Q.   E E E Q    +E  E Q  Q  E E
||--0----0-0-0-0--|-(0)-0-0--0--0-0-|-0----0-0-0-0--|-(0)-0-0--0--0-0--|
||o-0----0-0-0-0--|-(0)-0-0--0--0-0-|-0----0-0-0-0--|-(0)-0-0--0--0-0--|
||--2----2-2-x-2--|-(2)-2-2--2--2-2-|-2----2-2-x-2--|-(2)-2-2--2--2-2--|
||--2----2-2-x-2--|-(2)-2-2--2--2-2-|-2----2-2-x-2--|-(2)-2-2--2--2-2--|
||o-0----0-0-0-1--|-(1)-1-1--1--1-0-|-0----0-0-0-1--|-(1)-1-1--1--1-0--|
||----------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|


  Asus2      Asus2/Bb Asus2/Bb  AsusBsus4      Cmaj7    Cmaj7
  Q.   E E E Q    +E  E Q  Q  E E   Q  E E E E Q    +E  E Q  Q  E E
|-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-o||
|-2----2-2-x-2--|-(2)-2-2--2--2-2-|-4--4-4-4-x-5--|-(5)-5-5--5--5-x--||
|-2----2-2-x-2--|-(2)-2-2--2--2-2-|-4--4-4-4-x-5--|-(5)-5-5--5--5-x--||
|-0----0-0-0-1--|-(1)-1-1--1--1-0-|-2--2-2-2-x-3--|-(3)-3-3--3--3-x-o||
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------||


 Interlude
  F#m7b9/E
  Gtr I
  E   E E E E E E  E    +W
|-----------0--------|--------------------|
|---------7---7------|--------------------|
|-------0-------0----|--------------------|
|-----7------------7-|--(7)---------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-0------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr III
|                                   ~~~~~~~
| H..              E    +H         +H
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------14-|-(14)b15----(14)----|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
|                                   ~~~~~~~
| H..              E    +H         +H
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------14-|-(14)b15----(14)----|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|


  F#m7b9/E
    E  E E E E E E E   +W
|------------0-------|-------------------|
|----------7---7-----|-------------------|
|--------0-------0---|-------------------|
|------7-----------7-|-(7)---------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|---0----------------|-------------------|
|
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|  +W                   H         +H
|--------------------|-11b12=====(11)----|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-(14)---------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|  +W                   H         +H
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-11b12=====(11)----|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-(14)---------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|


  F#m7b9/E
    E   E E E E E E E   +W
|-------------0-------|------------|
|-----------7---7-----|------------|
|---------0-------0---|------------|
|-------7-----------7-|-(7)--------|
|---------------------|------------|
|---0-----------------|------------|
|
|   >
|   ~~~~~
|  +W                    W
|-(11)r---------------|------------|
|---------------------|------------|
|---------------------|------------|
|---------------------|------------|
|---------------------|------------|
|---------------------|------------|
|
|   >
|   ~~~~~
|  +W                    W
|---------------------|------------|
|-(11)r---------------|------------|
|---------------------|------------|
|---------------------|------------|
|---------------------|------------|
|---------------------|------------|


  Amadd2                 Am9
   E    E    E  E   E    E   E  E     W
|-------------------0--------3----|------------------|
|------------1------------------1-|------------------|
|-------4-------4--------4--------|---4--------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------|
|--0------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------|
|
|  E.     S  E  E   Q       +Q       +H.        E  E
|---------------------------------|------------------|
|---------9h10-12--12b13---(12)---|-(12)-------12-10-|
|---------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------|
|
|  H               +H                +H..          E
|---------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------|
|-16b17-----------(16)------------|-(16)----------16-|
|---------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------|


     F#m7b9/E
      E E E E E E E E    +W
|-------------0-------|-------------|
|-----------7---7-----|-------------|
|---------0-------0---|-------------|
|-------7-----------7-|--(7)--------|
|---------------------|-------------|
|-----0---------------|-------------|
|
|  a  W                  +W
|---------------------|-------------|
|-10s12---------------|-(12)--------|
|---------------------|-------------|
|---------------------|-------------|
|---------------------|-------------|
|---------------------|-------------|
|
|  a  W                  +W
|---------------------|-------------|
|---------------------|-------------|
|-14s16---------------|-(16)--------|
|---------------------|-------------|
|---------------------|-------------|
|---------------------|-------------|


  F#m7b9/E
    E   E E E E E E  E        +W
|-------------0------------|-----------------|
|-----------7---7----------|-----------------|
|---------0-------0--------|-----------------|
|-------7------------7-----|--(7)------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|---0----------------------|-----------------|
|
|   H..              E        +H      +H
|-------------------13b14==|=(13)----(13)----|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|
|  +W                          W
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|-(16)---------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|


  F#m7b9/E
    E   E E E E E E E   +W
|-------------0-------|------------|
|-----------7---7-----|------------|
|---------0-------0---|------------|
|-------7-----------7-|-(7)--------|
|---------------------|------------|
|---0-----------------|------------|
|
|   >
|  +W                    W
|-(13)r---------------|------------|
|---------------------|------------|
|---------------------|------------|
|---------------------|------------|
|---------------------|------------|
|---------------------|------------|
|
|   W                    W
|---------------------|------------|
|---------------------|------------|
|---------------------|------------|
|---------------------|------------|
|---------------------|------------|
|---------------------|------------|


  Amadd2              Am9
   E E   E     E   E  E   E     E     W
|------------------0------3-------|------------------|
|--------1----------------------1-|------------------|
|----4---------4------4-----------|---4--------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------|
|--0------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------|
|
|  Q    +Q        +Q     +Q          +W
|---------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------|
|-11---(11)b12r==(11)---(11)b12r==|=(11)-------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------|
|
|                                              TP~~
|  W                                  Q       +H.
|---------------------------------|--14b15===(14)----|
|---------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------|


 PreOutro
  G#sus4                          F#sus4
  Gtrs I, II
    E    E H.        +W           E E E  E  +H       +W
|---4--------------|------------|-2----------------|--------|
|--------4---------|------------|---2--------------|--------|
|----------6-------|-(6)--------|-----4------------|--------|
|--(6)-------------|------------|-------(4)-(4)----|-(4)----|
|------------------|------------|------------------|--------|
|------------------|------------|------------------|--------|
|
| Gtr IV
|  +Q      H.         W           W                   W
|-(14)r\-----------|------------|------------------|--------|
|------------------|------------|------------------|--------|
|------------------|------------|------------------|--------|
|------------------|------------|------------------|--------|
|------------------|------------|------------------|--------|
|------------------|------------|------------------|--------|


  E6sus2                         Fsus4                 Fsus4
   E  E H.        +W             E E E  E  E E E  E    E E E  E  E E E  E
|--2------------|------------||--1---------1---------|-1---------1----------||
|-----2---------|------------||o---1---------1-------|---1---------1-------o||
|-------4-------|-(4)--------||------3---------3-----|-----3---------3------||
|-(2)-----------|------------||--------(3)-------(3)-|-------(3)-------(3)--||
|---------------|------------||o---------------------|---------------------o||
|---------------|------------||----------------------|----------------------||


   Outro
    Em                 Em          Bm                 Bm
    H    Q  E E   +Q   Q  Q  E E   H    Q  E E   +Q   Q  Q  E E
||--7----7--7-7-|-(7)--7--7--7-x-|-------------|-----------------|
||o-8----8--8-8-|-(8)--8--8--8-x-|-7----7--7-7-|-(7)--7--7--7-x--|
||--9----9--9-9-|-(9)--9--9--9-x-|-7----7--7-7-|-(7)--7--7--7-x--|
||--9----9--9-9-|-(9)--9--9--9-x-|-9----9--9-9-|-(9)--9--9--9-x--|
||o-7----7--7-7-|-(7)--7--7--7-x-|-9----9--9-9-|-(9)--9--9--9-x--|
||--------------|----------------|-7----7--7-7-|-(7)--7--7--7-x--|


  Am                 Am          Gmaj7/E    C        Gmaj7/E
  H    Q  E E   +Q   Q  Q  E E   Q.   E E E Q    +E  E Q  Q  Q   8x
|-------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------||
|-5----5--5-5-|-(5)--5--5--5-x-|---------------|----------------o||
|-5----5--5-5-|-(5)--5--5--5-x-|-0----0-0-0-0--|-(0)-0-0--0--0---||
|-7----7--7-7-|-(7)--7--7--7-x-|-4----4-4-x-4--|-(4)-4-4--4--4---||
|-7----7--7-7-|-(7)--7--7--7-x-|-2----2-2-x-x--|-(x)-2-2--2--2--o||
|-5----5--5-5-|-(5)--5--5--5-x-|-0----0-0-0-2--|-(2)-0-0--0--0---||


Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
 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
-----------
 |  - 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
Opeth albums
2003 Damnation
2002 Deliverance
2001 Blackwater Park
1999 Still Life
1998 My Arms, Your Hearse
1996 Morningrise
1995 Orchid
Damnation tabs
01Windowpane tabbass tab
02In My Time of Need tabbass tab
03Death Whispered a Lullaby tabbass tab
04Closure tabbass tab
05Hope Leaves tabbass tab
06To Rid the Disease tabbass tab
07Ending Credits tabbass tab
08Weakness tabbass tab

 

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