"IN THE BEGINNING" by AMORPHIS
from the album Tales from the Thousand Lakes
Tuning:
Tune all strings a 1 1/2 step down E==C#
b = bend until it sounds like ( no. of the higher fret ) B==G#
r = release the bend G==E
h = hammer on D==B
= slide down A==F#
E==C#
RIFF A:
E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G-2------------------------------------|
D-2------h--2---------3---------5------|
A-0-----0^2-2------h--3------h--5------|
E-----------0-----0^1-1-----1^3-3------|
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|---------|---------|
KEYBOARD
WITH RIFF A
LEAD 1:
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-7----------------7----------------8--7-8-10-8-7---------7--------|
E----10-8-7-8-7-5-----10-8-7-8-7-5----------------10--8-7---10-8-7-|
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D--3--3--3--5--5--5--2------|
A---------------------------|
E--1--1--1--3--3--3--0------|
continues into RIFF B
RIFF B:
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-2----------4---5---------7---9---------2|
A-2----------4---5---------7---9---------2|
E-0----------2---3---------5---7---------0|
WITH RIFF B
LEAD 2: (sound nice with the bends)
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G10b12r10-8-7-----7b8r7------------|
D-----------------------9-7-9------|
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|
last time pick slide
RIFF C:
E-----|-----|-----|-----|
B-----|-----|-----|-----|
G-----|-----|--5--|--4--|
D--2--|--5--|--5--|--4--|
A--2--|--5--|--3--|--2--|
E--0--|--3--|-----|-----|
WITH RIFF C
LEAD 3:
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--8-7-7-5-8-7-7-5-10-8-8-7---5-7-8--8-7-7-5-8-7-7-5-7-5-------5-7-8-|
G---------------------------7----------------------------7-6-7-------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF D:
E------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-2-2---h-h--2------2-2---h-h--2-----|-2-2---h-h--2------2-2-x-5-x-5--|
E-0-0--0^3^5---5-3--0-0--0^3^5---5---|-0-0--0^3^5---5-3--0-0-x-3-x-3--|
RIFF E
E-----|-----|-----|-----|
B-----|-----|-----|-----|
G-----|-----|-----|-----|
D-----|-----|--2--|-----|
A--4--|--2--|--0--|--5--|
E--2--|--0--|-----|--3--|
WITH RIFF E
LEAD 4:
E-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D/9-9-8-8-6-6-4---|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|
RIFF F:
E-----|------|------|-----|
B-----|------|------|-----|
G-----|------|--10--|--9--|
D--7--|--10--|--10--|--9--|
A--7--|--10--|---8--|--7--|
E--5--|---8--|------|-----|
WITH RIFF F
LEAD 5:
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G11-10-10-8-11-10-10-8-13-11-11-10----8-10-11--11-10-10-8-11-10-10-8-10-8---------8-10-11--|
D----------------------------------10-------------------------------------10-9-10----------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
ENDING:
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D---5-5----5-5-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9---|
A-x-5-5--x-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7---|
E-x-3-3--x-3-3-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---|
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another version
"IN THE BEGINNING" by AMORPHIS
from the album Tales from the thousand lakes
transcribed by David Gagnon
tune all strings a half step down
b = bend until it sounds like ( no. of the higher fret )
r = release the bend
h = hammer on
= slide down
RIFF A:
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G7-----------------------5-------|
D7-------7-------8-------5-------|
A5-------7-------8-------3-------|
E--------5-------6---------------|
repeat riff A,
LEAD 1:(discreetly) (play with fingers if you want)
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|
A5-65-5----5--------565----57875-|
E----8-865--868656-8---868------8|
play this on riff A
repeat lead 1 with riff A another time,
BRIDGE 1:
chords: D5 D5 D5 E5#VIII E5#VIII E5#VIII
RIFF B: Chords:
D5 E5
E5#VIII G5X
A5XII E5
D5 (played 13 times muted the second time)
repeat riff B:
LEAD 2:
E------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G/14---12----------------------------|
D---------15-14---14-(15)-14----12---|
A----------------------------15------|
E------------------------------------|
(last time a third guitar pick-scratches)
play this four times on each riff B
repeat lead 2 four more times with riff B
RIFF C: Chords:
D5 E#VIII Bb
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LEAD 3: (the hot one!) | |
E------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------12----------------------------------------------|
D15-14-14-12-15-14-14-12----15-15-14----12-14-15-15-14-14-12-15-14-14-12-|
A------------------------------------15----------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF C: (continued...) Chords:
A5
LEAD 3: (continued...)
E-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G-----------------------|
D12-11-11-12-12-14-14---|
A------------|--|--|--|-|
E------------|--|--|--|-| repeat this 3 other times each time on riff C
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BRIDGE 2: | | | |
-0--8--5--3-|
last time of lead 3 substitute these notes on the 4th string (D)
RIFF D:
D5 0F F <--second
E--------------------------------------------------------|----| guitar
B--------------------------------------------------------|----|
G--------------------------------------------------------|----|
D0---0---037-5-3-0---0---037-5---0---0---037-5-3-0---0---03-3-|
A---------hh--------------hh--------------hh--------------3-3-|
E---------------------------------------------------------1-1-|
repeat this three more times
LEAD 4:
E---------------------|
B---------------------|
G---------------------|
D/12-12-11-11-9-9-7---|
A---------------------|
E---------------------|
play this 8 times on the chords of riff E
RIFF E: chords:
first time: B5
second time: D5
3rd time: G5X
4th time: E5VII
5th time: B5
6th time: D5
7th time: G5X
8th time: PM 8 times on EVII with pick scratch)
play lead 3 with riff C four times each,
RIFF F: Chords:
E#VIII G#XI C#
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LEAD 5: | |
E------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G13-12-12-10-13-12-12-10-15-13-13-12----10-12-13-13-12-12-10-13-12-12-10-|
D------------------------------------13----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF F: (Continued...) Chords:
C
LEAD 5: (continued...)
E------------------|
B------------------|
G10-9-9-10-12-12---|
D------------------|
A------------------|
E------------------| repeat this one more times on riff F
play bridge 1: D5 D5 D5 E5VII E5VII E5VII
play bridge 2,
play riff D four times,
ENDING:
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D03-3---03-3---03-3-0-12----------------------12-12-12-12---12-12-12-12|
A-3-3----3-3----3-3---12----------------------12-12-12-12---12-12-12-12|
E-1-1----1-1----1-1---10----------------------10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10|
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I think that the second guitar substitutes: | | | | | | | |
E-------------------------|--|--|--|----|--|--|--|----|
B-------------------------|--|--|--|----|--|--|--|----|
G-7-----------------------7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7|
D-7-----------------------7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7|
A-5-----------------------5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5|
E-5-----------------------5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5|
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