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#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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Artist:Opeth
Album:My Arms, Your Hearse (1998)
Composition:When
Transcription:Heimo Kanerva (heimo.kanerva@pp.inet.fi)
Version:1.0
Tuning:standard

|=a bar line (an actual bar line)
( )=a ghost note
b=a (pre-)bent note
>=an emphasized note/chord
*=a transcribers note

Riff A
Time 4/4
Gtr.4 (clean electric w/reverb),pick w/fingers      (let ring)
Gtr.4 cont.
|--------------|----2-----------|--------------|----------------|
|-0h1----------|------0---------|--------------|-----5s7s5-----*|
|-----2--------|--------0-------|-4---5--------|---4------------|
Riff B
Time 12/8 (faster)
Gtr.1 w/dist.
(right speaker)            endings 1.-7.          8.
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|*------------------------|----------------------*|-----------------------|
|-------4---4-4---4---4---|-5p4-------------------|-----------------------|
|-5-5-x-4---4-4---4---4---|-----7-7-4h5-----------|-2---------------------|
|*7-7-x-5---5-5---5---5---|-------------5s3-2----*|---1p0------5h7---7--7-|
|-------7---7-7---7---7---|-----------------------|-------0--0-----0------|
Riff B
Gtr.2 w/dist.
(left speaker)         endings 1.-7.          8.
|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|*------------------------|------------------------*|---------------------|
|-------------------------|-5-5-4-------------------|-----(look above)----|
|-5-5-x-------------------|-------7-2s4-4---4---4---|---------------------|
|*7-7-x-5---5-5---5---5---|-------------6---6---6--*|---------------------|
|-------7---7-7---7---7---|-------------------------|---------------------|
Riff C
Gtr.1
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|*------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-x---x---x---x-x-------|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0---2-|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-----|-----------------------|
Endings 1.-3.
Gtr.1 cont.
|-------------------------|
|------------------------*|
|-------------------------|
|-8---8-8-----7---7-7-----|
|-x---x-x-----x---x-x----*|
|-6---6-6-----5---5-5-----|
Riff C
Gtr.2
|-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|*----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|---4---4--4---4---4--3-|---3----3---3----3--|---------------------|
|-2---2------2---2------|-5----0---55---0----|---------------------|
|*----------------------|--------------------|-4----5----1---------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------3----|
                         4. ending
                         Gtrs.1&2 out
                         Gtr.5 (acoustic)
|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------|
|-----------------------*|-------------------------|---------------|
|-----2-3-2-------2-3-2--|-----2-3-2-------2-3-2---|---------------|
|---0-----------0--------|--(0)------0---0-------0-|-----%---------|
|-----------------------*|-------------------------|---------------|
|-3-----------3----------|-3-----------3-----------|---------------|
Riff D
Gtrs.1&2
G#m                      F#5/C#      E5/B
                         same rhytm for these chords...
|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|*4---4-4-x-x-4---4-4-x-x-|-7---------|-5---------|
|-4---4-4-x-x-4---4-4-x-x-|-6---------|-4---------|
|-6---6-6-x-x-6---6-6-x-x-|-4---------|-2---------|
|*6---6-6-x-x-6---6-6-x-x-|-4---------|-2---------|
|-4---4-4-x-x-4---4-4-x-x-|-----------|-----------|
Gtrs.1&2 cont.
C#sus2       Am
|-------------------------|
|-5h4-4-4---x------------*|
|-6-6-6-6---x-5-5-5-5---x-|
|-6-6-6-6---x-7-7-7-7---x-|
|-4-4-4-4---x-7-7-7-7---x*|
|-------------5-5-5-5---x-|
Riff D
Gtr.3 (acoustic, drops away at some point...)
These notes are almost inaudible and itīs impossible to say
if this is even played like this...However the high
G# notes are definately there.
G#m                          F#5sus2
|-------4-----------4-------|-------4------------4------|
|*----4-----------4---------|-----7------------7--------|
|---4-----------4-----------|---6------------6----------|
|-6-----------6-------------|-4------------4------------|
|*--------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|

Gtr.3 cont.
E                            C#m        Am
|-------4-----------4-------|-4---4-4-----5-5-5-5-----|
|-----5-----------5---------|-5---5-5-----5-5-5-5----*|
|---4-----------4-----------|-6---6-6-----5-5-5-5-----|
|-2-----------2-------------|-6---6-6-----7-7-7-7-----|
|---------------------------|-4---4-4-----7-7-7-7----*|
|---------------------------|-------------5-5-5-5-----|
                              >   > >     > > > >
Gtr.3 solo
(Gtrs.1&2 cont. w/riff D)
G#m                                    F#5/C#
|----------------11-11----------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------12-------14-12-11-------|-----------------------------|
|----------13-------------------13-11-|-8---------8h9p8-----------9-|
|-------13----------------------------|----------------11-----------|
|-11-14-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
solo cont.
E5/B                      C#sus2        Am
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|--9------9-------------|-----------------------------|
|-11b13--11b13----------|-b13--11--9-11-b13--11--9-11-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
solo cont.
two gtrs. play here!
another gtr. plays these notes a third higher.
G#m                     F#5/C#                   E5/B
|----------------------|------------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|----------------|
|-6--6-6-6-6-6--8--8s9-|-8----------9---8---4---|-6--------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|----------------|
solo cont.
C#sus2       Am           G#m
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-8---8-9-8-6-8---8-9-8-6-|
|-6----------------------|---6-----------6---------|
|----7---6---4---6---7---|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
solo cont.
F#5/C#                           E5/B
|-------------18p14-------------|---------------------------|
|-------9-----------16----------|---------------------------|
|-9---9---9------------15-------|-----13----------11--------|
|---8-------9-------------16----|s14---------s13------13----|
|----------------------------16-|------------------------13-|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
solo cont.
C#sus2        Am            G#m            F#5/C#
|--------------------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------------------|--------------|(ph)----------|
|-----11--13--b14--13--11--|-13-----------|-13-----------|
|-11-----------------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------------------|--------------|--------------|
solo cont.
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-s13--13-----s11--11------|-------11-12-11-------12-13-12-------|
|-s14--14-----s13--13------|-11-14----------14-11----------14-11-|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gtrs.1&2
E5/B                       C#m          Am
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5---5-5-x-x-5---5-5-x-x-|-------------------------|
|-4---4-4-x-x-4---4-4-x-x-|-1-1-1-1---x-2-2-2-2---x-|
|-2---2-2-x-x-2---2-2-x-x-|-2-2-2-2---x-2-2-2-2---x-|
|-2---2-2-x-x-2---2-2-x-x-|-4-4-4-4---x-3-3-3-3---x-|
|-------------------------|-------------5-5-5-5---x-|
Fill       (out)
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-14----------
|-------------
|-------------
Gtrs.1&2   (out)
|-------------
|-------------
|(0)----------
|-2-----------
|-2-----------
|-0-----------
Riff E
Gtr.3 (acoustic),other gtrs. tacet
Am6/7                  Em9
|---------------------|----------------------|
|*--------------------|---------------------*|
|-------0-------------|-------0--------------|
|-----4---------------|-----4----------------|
|*--3-----------------|---2-----------------*|
|-5-------------------|-0--------------------|
Riff E2
Gtr.3 (let ring throughout)
Am6/7                          Em9
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|*----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------0------------0--------|-------0-------------0---------|
|-----4------------4----------|-----4-------------4-----------|
|*--3------------3------------|---2-------------2-------------|
|-5------------5--------------|-0-------------0---------------|
Gtr.4 (clean w/ reverb)
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-10---------------------9----|-7h9-7h9-----------------------|
|--------------------------10-|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gtr.3 cont.
C#sus2                         Cm
|---4---4---4-----------------|-------------------------------|
|-----4-----------------------|------------------------------*|
|-6---------------------------|-------0-----------------------|
|---------6-------------------|---0h1---1---------------------|
|-------------4---------------|-3---------3-3----------------*|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gtr.4 cont.
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------*|
|-6---8---9---9s11------------|-7-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------10-10----------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------*|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Riff F
Gtrs.3&4 out
Gtr.1
Am6/9       Em9                C#m/G#     Cm
|----------|-------------------|-4--------|-------------------------|
|-0--------|-0---0-------------|-5--------|-------------------------|
|(5)-------|-x---x-------------|-6--------|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
|-4--------|-4---4-------------|-6--------|-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-|
|-3--------|-2---2-------------|-4--------|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|
|-5--------|-0---0-------------|-4--------|-------------------------|
Gtr.2
|----------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------|
|----------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------|
|-5--------|-4---4-------------|-6---8---9--s11------|-7------5-5-------|
|-x--------|-x---x-------------|-x---x---x---x-------|-x------x-x-------|
|-3--------|-2---2-------------|-4---6---7--s9-------|-5------3-3-------|
|----------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------|
Riff F2
Gtr.1
Am6/9                    Em9
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|*0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
|-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|
|-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
|*3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
Gtr.2
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|*------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-5s4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
|-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|
|*3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3s2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gtr.1 cont.              endings 1.-4...........>
C#m/G#                   Cm
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|------------------------*|
|-6---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
|-6---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-|-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-|
|-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3*|
|-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|-------------------------|
Gtr.2 cont.                   endings 1.-4...........>
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
Gtrs.1&2 tacet
Gtr.3 (very quiet)                 gtr.3 out
Cm
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-------0--------------|-------------------|
|---0h1---1------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
Gtr.4                              gtr.4 out
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-x---------x----------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
Riff G
Gtr.2 (gtrs.1&2 pm. through out)
Gtr.1 tacet                gtrs.1&2
N.C.(E5)
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Gtrs.1&2
Play 4 times
Grad. release pm.(3rd time)               3 times
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|*-----------------------*|*---------------------*|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-2----------2----------|
|*-----------------------*|*2----------2---------*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
Gtrs.1&2
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|----------------4---2--|
|-2----------2---2---4--|
|-2----------2----------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0----------|
Riff H
Gtrs.1&2
(riff played majority of time)
Em7                      D
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|*0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-------------------------|
|-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|
|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
|*7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-------------------------|
Gtr.1
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------*|
|-----2---3---------------|-------------------------|
|-0-----------5-----------|-4-----------4-----------|
|-------------------------|------------------------*|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gtr.2
Gm                       Bsus2
|-----------------------|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3*|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2*|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-----------------------|
Here should be the 2nd solo, but Iīll figure it out
later.
Riff I
Time 4/4 (slowly)
Gtr.3 (acoustic),pick w/fingers       gs=grad. slide
|-----------------|---------0--------|-------------------|-0------|
|*----------------|---0-----0--------|-----0--5gs10-10h8-|-10----*|
|-----2---4-------|---0--------------|---2--s4-----------|--------|
|---4--s5---5-----|-2----------------|-------------------|--------|
|*------------0h2-|------------------|-------------------|-------*|
|-0---------------|-----1p0----------|-0-----------------|--------|
Riff I2
Gtr.3
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|--------------*|
|*3-----1---1-----|-3-----7h8p5------|-3-----1---1------|--3s5-1s3-0----|
|---0-------0-----|---0--------------|---0-------0------|--4s5-2s4-0----|
|-----0---0-------|-----0------------|-----0---0--------|---------------|
|-3-----1---------|-3-----0----------|-3-----1----------|---------------|
Riffs I&I2 are repeated. Check out the starting points.
Gtr.3                        gtr.3 out
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-0---------------|------------------|
Riff K
Gtr.1
Em   N.C.     Em7          F#m7
|-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|*------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-4-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-5-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|*7-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-0---0-0-0-0-------------|-------------------------|
      pm.....|
Gtr.2
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|*------------------------|-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------4-4-4-4-----|-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-5-----------5-5-5-5-----|-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|*7-----------7-7-7-7-----|-0-0-0-0-----------------|
|-0---0-0-0-0-------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|
      pm.....|                      pm.|
Gtr.1
Em9           Em6add11     Fmaj7/D
|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|------------------------*|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gtr.2
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5*|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Riff L
Gtr.1
Em                       Bsus2
|-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
|*8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
|-9---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-|-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
|-9---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-|-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
|*7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-------------------------|
Gtr.2
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|*------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
|*2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-------------------------|
Gtrs.1&2
Gmaj7           N.C.     two gtrs.Upper notes played occationally.
                         Notes in parentheses are played by upper
                         gtr.Lower gtr. plays A&E notes.
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|----(3-3-3-3-3)----------|------------------------*|
|-----4-4-4-4-4--s4---2---|-4-------4-(2)-----------|
|-4---4-4-4-4-4-----------|-----------(2)-----------|
|-x---x-x-x-x-x-----------|-5-------4--0-----------*|
|-3---3-3-3-3-3-----------|-------------------------|
Gtr.6 w/dist. Steps in third round.
(mostly plays)
Em                       Bsus2
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|*----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-4--------------7------|-2-----4-------------|
|*-------------------5--|----------5----------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
Gmaj7           N.C.
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------*|
|----------------4---2--|-h4----4--2----------|
|-2-s4--4---------------|----------2----------|
|-----------------------|----------0---------*|
|-----------------------|---------------------|

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