Benighted Lyrics

As recorded by Opeth
From the 1999 Album STILL LIFE
Words by Mikael Akerfeldt
Music by Mikael Akerfeldt and Opeth
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Peter Lindgren'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Mikael Akerfeldt'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Mikael Akerfeldt'
Q=148
Gtrs I, III
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q
||o------3-------3---|-----0-------0-----0-|----3-----/5-----|-----------------|
||o------------------|---------------------|-0------0------0-|-----0---------0-|
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E Q +Q
|--3s=2-------------|---0-(0)------------||
|-------3S5---------|-------------------o||
|-----------4S2-0---|---0-(0)-----0------||
|-------------------|---------------0h2-o||
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E Q +Q
|--3s=2-------------|----0--(0)-----------|
|-------3S5---------|---(0)-(0)-----------|
|-----------4S2-0---|----0--(0)-----0-----|
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E Q E E
||o-------3-(3)-------|-------------------|
||o-1---------------0-|-(0)---------------|
E E E E +E E S E. +E E Q E E E E 4x
|-3-------------------|----------0---------o||
|-2-----0-(0)---2S=4--|-(4)-0----0----------||
|-0-------------3S=5--|-(5)-2S4--2----------||
|---------------------|------------0h2p0/--o||
|-2p0-0-0-(0)-0---(0)-|---------------------||
1st Verse
Q E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E
|--------0-----0-|---------5----||o-----------0---0-|
|----------0-0---|-0S4---4------||----------0---0---|
|----2-----------|--------------||o---0h2-----------|
|--4S5-------0---0-|-------4---------|
H
|--------0---------|-----------------|--------------o||
|--4S5-------0---0-|---2-----4-----4-|-----4---------||
|----------3---2---|-0-----2-----3---|---5----------o||
Q. E E E E E E E E E +H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
||o--------------3-|---3------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||---------2S4-----|-------4-(4)----|-----4-----4---4-|-----4------------||
||o-0----0---------|----------------|---2-----2---0---|---3-----3-3-2---o||
2nd Verse
||o-----------0---0-|---3---0-------------|
||o---0h2-----------|---------3-----2-----|
|-------4---------|--4S5-------0---0----|
H
|-----------0---0-|--------0---------|-----------------|--------------o||
|-------4---------|--4S5-------0---0-|---2-----4-----4-|-----4---------||
|---0h2-----------|----------3---2---|-0-----2-----3---|---5----------o||
Q. E E E E E E E E E +H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
||o--------------3-|---3------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||---------2S4-----|-------4-(4)----|-----4-----4---4-|-----4------------||
||o-0----0---------|----------------|---2-----2---0---|---3-----3-3-2---o||
E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q E E E E H +W
| Gtr III
| W W H Q E E E E E E E E E E
Gtrs I, III
||o---0-----0-----0---|-1-------1-------|-1-----1------------------|
||o-------3-----2-----|-0-----0-------0-|-------3---------0-----0--|
Q=129
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------0----------o||
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-0h2--------------o||
Q=148
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E Q
|-4-------4-------|----------------7S5--|
|---4-------4-----|--7S=9---------------|
| Gtr III
| E E E E E E E E +H. Q
Guitar Solo
Q=148
|-------7S9-----||------------4--------------------|
|---------------||-----0h==2-----------------------|
| Gtr II
| W E E +Q +E E S S S S
|---------------||-12S14-(14)---(14)-----14--------|
|---------------||-12S14-(14)---(14)---------------|
| E S S +S S S S H
|--------------4-------------|--4S=5-------------0---0----|
|-----0h=2-------------------|-----------------3---2------|
| E E S E. E E E E E S S +H E S S
|-12-11-12S14----12-11-------|-----------------------x----|
|----------------------------|-14S12-10-(10)--------------|
|-----------------4-----------------------|--4S==5-------------0---0-|
|----0h=====2-----------------------------|------------------3---2---|
| E S S +S S E S E S +S S S S E +S S S E. H
|-------------------12-----11-(11)-9---11S|=12-(12)-9-9-9----7-------|
H
| E E E E Q E E E E Q S S E +Q
|--------------------|----------11S9S11-(11)--|
|------0h=2----------------|-----------------3-----2----|
| S E. +Q +S S E E E S E S S S S S Q E E
|-7S9----(9)---(9)-----7S9-|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------7--------5S|
|-------4------------|--4S=5-----------0---0---|
| E E E E E E E S S E E +E E E E Q
|---------------8S10-|----12-(12)--------------|
|-----9---7S9--------|-11---------11S9-9S7-----|
|-------4-----------|--4S5-------0---0-|
| Q Q +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------7-7-|--7s9-7---7h9-7h9-|
|-7S==9---(9)---9-9-|--9-9---9-9-9-9-9-|
H
| Q E E +E E Q +Q. E E E E E
|-7---7-------------|-----------9---7S9--|
|-9---9S7-(7)-5-----|--------------------|
Q. E E E E E E E E E +H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------2S=4-----|-------4-(4)----|-----4-----4---4-|-----4-----------|
| E E +Q +H W W W
Q. E E E E E E E E E +H E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q
|--------2S4-----|-------4-(4)----|-----4-----4---4-|------------------|
3rd Verse
Gtrs I, III
Q S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||o------------0---0-|---3---0-------------|
||o----0h2-----------|---------3-----2-----|
Q S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------4---------|--4S5-------0---0--|
Q S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H
|------------0---0-|--------0---------|-----------------|--------------o||
|--------4---------|--4S5-------0---0-|---2-----4-----4-|-----4---------||
|----0h2-----------|----------3---2---|-0-----2-----3---|---5----------o||
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E Q Q +E E E E 4x
||o------0---0-----|-----0-------------|-----------------|-------------5-----o||
||---------------5S|=7-----7S9---5-4h5-|---4---4---4---5p|=4------------------||
||o-0--------------|-------------------|-7-------5-----3-|-------------------o||
E E +E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q +H +W
|---------0-(0)------|---2p0-----0-----|------()----|-()----|
|-2S4-(4)-2-(2)------|-------0h2-------|--------------------|-----------|
|-0-------0-(0)------|-------------3p2-|-0------------------|-----------|
+W +W +W +W
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