April Ethereal Lyrics

As recorded by Opeth
From the 1998 Album MY ARMS, YOUR HEARSE
Words and Music by Mikael kerfeldt
Arranged by Opeth
/maj11/
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic I'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic II'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Mid Left'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Mid Right'
Intro Verse I
Q.=135
Gtrs I, II
Wx3 H. E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
|----------------|---------1-1-1-1-1-1-||o-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---|
|----------------|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-||o-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---|
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q E E E E Q E
E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E
|------------1-1-1-1-1-1-o||------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4--4-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Pre-Verse
Gtr I
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
||o-8---------------------|-----------------------|
||o-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
| Gtr II
| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
||o-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E 4x
|----------------------------|----------------------------o||
|----------------------------|----------------------------o||
| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E 4x
|----------------------------|----------------------------o||
|----------------------------|-7--7-7-7S==10--10-10-10-10--||
|--9---9--9--9-10------------|----------------------------o||
|-----------------8--8-8-8-8-|-5--5-5-5S===8---8--8--8--8--||
Verse II
Gtrs I, II
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
||o-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
||o-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Q. Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E
|-3--------------------|------------1-1-1-1-1-1-o||
|-2----4--4-4-4-4-4--4-|-4-4-4-4--4-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
Gtrs I, II
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
| Gtr III
| E E E Q E H. +H. H.
Q. Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E
| W W
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
| E E E Q E H. +H. H.
W.
W.
/maj11/
Q E Q. H. E E E Q E E E E Q E
Verse III
Gtr I
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
||o------------11--11-11--x-x-|------------11S=14-14--x-x-|
||--9--9-9-x-x--9---9--9--x-x-|-9--9-9-x-x--9S=12-12--x-x-|
||--8--8-8-x-x--8---8--8--x-x-|-8--8-8-x-x--8S=11-11--x-x-|
||o-7--7-7-x-x----------------|-7--7-7-x-x----------------|
| Gtr II
| Q E E E E Q E Q. Q E E E E Q E Q.
||o---------------------------|---------------------------|
||o-------------6-------------|-------------6-------------|
||--0--0-0-0h4------5h=6------|-0--0-0-0h4------5h=6------|
Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q e 4x
|------------11--11-11-x-x-|------------------------o||
|-7--7-7-x-x---------------|-x-4---4---6---2---2--2-o||
| Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q e 4x
|--------------------------|------------------------o||
|-------------6--------x-x-|-x-4---4---6---2---2--2-o||
|-0--0-0-0h4------5h=6-----|-----------5---1---1--1--||
E E E E E E E E E Q E W
| E E E E E E E E E Q E W
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
||o-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
||o-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-----------------------|
Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 6x
|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------o||
|-----------------------|------------------------6-(6)----o||
| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E 6x
|-----------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-7---7-7-7-7--9------9--9--9---9-o||
Interlude I
N.C.
PM----| PM----|
Q Q Q +Q E E E E Q Q Q +Q E E E E
||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
||o-7---------------------|-7---------------------|
| PM----| PM----|
| Q Q Q +Q E E E E Q Q Q +Q E E E E
||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
||o-7---------------------|-7---------------------|
PM----|
Q Q Q +Q E E E E E Q Q E +E Q Q.
|-----------------------|------------------------o||
|-7---------------------|------2--3-(3)-2--------o||
|----6--5--(5)--0-0-0-0-|-0h5--------------4------||
| PM----|
| Q Q Q +Q E E E E E Q Q E +E Q Q.
|-----------------------|------------------------o||
|-7---------------------|------2--3-(3)-5--2-----o||
|----6--5--(5)--0-0-0-0-|-0h5---------------------||
4. Q=95
Gtr III
H. E E E E E E +W. +H. Q
| Gtrs I, II
| PM--|
| Q E E E E H. H. H. H. S E.
us2
Gtrs I, II
E S S E S S +S S E E S S E S S E S S +S S E E S S
|---8-8-8-8-8-(8)-7-7-7-7-7-||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|
E S S E S S +S S E E S S
E S S E S S +S S E E S S E S S E S S +S S E E S S 3x
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-(8)-7-7-7-7-7-o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-o||
E S S E S S +S S E E S S
E S S E S S +S S E E S S E S S E S S +S S E E S S
E S S E S S +S S E E S S
| Gtrs V, VI
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E Q
E S S E S S +S S E E S S E S S E S S +S S E E S S
| E E E H. Q. E +Q. S S
|---------------------------------|-----------/10---(10)-------13p12-|
E S S E S S +S S E E S S
| S S E +Q +S S S S S S S S
|-10p9S7---(7)-----(7)-----------------------|
E S S E S S +S S E E S S E S S E S S +S S
E E S S
| S E. E T +T S Q. X T. S a E E E H.
|---------10-------10-----------------------------------10-|-10s12-------------------------
|-10b12==(10)-----(10)-10r-(10)b12r=================12-----|-------10---12-----------------
E S S E S S +S S E E S S E S S E S S +S S E E S S
| Q +E. S T T T S S S E S S Q. S S +H
|-/7-----(7)---4--5p4---4-----------|-----------------------------|
Interlude II
Gtrs V, VI
Q. Q. S S Q +Q. E Q E Q E Q +Q. 5x
||o--------------------------|---------------------------o||
||--5----9-----9p=7----------|----------------------------||
||o-----------------9--(9)---|-10S7--9S10--12S==9--(9)---o||
| Gtrs I, II
| Q. Q. Q. +Q. Q. Q. S S Q +Q. 5x
||o-0----0-----2-------(2)---|---------------------------o||
||o-3----0-----2-------(2)---|--0----7------7p5-5--(5)---o||
Q. Q. S S Q +Q. E Q E Q E Q e Q
|-5----9-----9p=7----------|--------------------------|
|-----------------9--(9)---|-10S7--9S10--12S==9--9----|
| Q. Q. Q. +Q. Q. Q. S S Q e Q
|-3----0-----2-------(2)---|--0----7------7p5-5--5----|
Gtr III
Q. Q. S S Q +Q.
||o-----------------------------------------|
||--5---------9---------9p=7----------------|
||o---------------------------9-------(9)---|
| Gtr IV
| S S S E. S S S E. S S S S S S Q.
||o------0---------0----2-(2)-------2-------|
||-----0---------2------4p=2--4---4---------|
||o-3---------0-----------------------------|
E Q E Q E Q +Q.
|------------------------------------o||
|-10S7----9S==10--12S==9-------(9)---o||
| E S E. S S Q S S S S S S Q.
|----------------------------3-------o||
|--0--------2------0h2---------------o||
Q.=126
Gtrs I, II
||o-------------------------|-------------------------o||
||o-------------------------|-------------------------o||
| Gtrs III, IV
||o-------------------------|-------------------------o||
||o---7-----------7---------|---7-----------7---------o||
E E E E E E E E E E E E H. +Q. Q.
|-------------------------|---------------8S===|
|-------------------------|---------------6S===|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E H. +H.
N.C.(E)
Gtrs I, II
H. +Q. Q. H. +Q. Q.
||o-------------------------|----------------------------|
||--9-----------(9)-----9S==|=12-----------(12)----12S===|
||o-7-----------(7)-----7S==|=10-----------(10)----10S===|
| Gtrs V, VI
| E E E Q q E H E E E Q E Q q Q
||o-------------------------|----------------------------|
||o-------------------------|----------------7-----------|
Bb5 N.C.(Eb)
H. Q. H. +Q. Q.
|-6-----------6S====|=15----------(15)---8S====|
|-4-----------4S====|=13----------(13)---6S====|
| E E E Q E E E E Q E Q. H.
N.C.(E)
H. +Q. Q. H. +Q. Q.
|-9-----------(9)-----9S==|=12-----------(12)----12S===|
|-7-----------(7)-----7S==|=10-----------(10)----10S===|
| E E E Q q E H E E E Q E Q q Q
Bb5 N.C.(Eb)
H. Q. H. +Q. Q.
|-------------------|--------------------------o||
|-6-----------6S====|=15----------(15)---8S=====||
|-4-----------4S====|=13----------(13)---6S====o||
| E E E Q E E E E Q E Q. H.
|-------------------|--------------------------o||
|-------------------|--8---8-8------6----------o||
H. Q Q Q +H. E E E E Q H.
| Q E Q. H. +H. E E E E Q H.
Q.=130
Gtr I
||o-------------------------|--------------------------|
||o-------------------------|--------------------------|
| Gtr II
| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
||o-------------------------|--------------------------|
||o-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-9---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9--|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------o||
|-----------------------|-----------------------o||
| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------o||
|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-o||
Gtr II
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
Gtr I
||o-------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------|
| Gtr VI
||o-------------------------|-------------------------------|
||--5p4-4-4-4-4-5p4-4-4-4-4-|--5p=4--4--4--4--4-5p4-4-4-4-4-|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Gtr V
||o-------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q. Q H 4x
|-------------------------|------0------------------o||
|-------------------------|-2-----------------------o||
| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E 4x
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q. Q H 4x
|-------------------------|------0------------------o||
|-------------------------|-2-----------------------o||
Gtrs I, II
Q E Q. Q H Q E Q. Q H
| Gtr V
| H. Q H H. Q H
Q E Q. Q H H. H.
| H. Q H H. H.
Gtrs I, II
Q E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E Q E E E E
||o-----------------------|------------------------|
||o-----------------------|------------------------|
| Gtrs V, VI
| Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E
||o-----------------------|------------------------|
||o------------7----------|------------------------|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E 9x
|------------------------|-7---7-7-7-7-5--5-5-5-5-o||
|------------------------|------------------------o||
| W. W. 9x
|------------------------|------------------------o||
|-2----------------------|-0----------------------o||
Performance Notes
The acoustics are completely buried in the mix, especially the rhythm part at measure
65-66, so it's sort of approximated. It's definitely close, though. The outro is also
layered with 4 guitars, but I'm pretty sure I got it. Distorted chords are generally
impossible to be sure on when you're dealing with later Opeth, too....
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