Closure Lyrics

As recorded by Opeth
From the 2003 Album DAMNATION
Words and Music by Mikael Akerfeldt
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic (low)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic (high)'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Distorted 1'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Distorted 2'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Clean Electric'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Octave Doubling'
Intro/Verse I
Q=89
Gtrs I, II
E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S
||o-3-(3)--3--3-3-(3)--3---3--3-(3)--3--|-3-(3)--3--3-3--3---3--3-3-(3)--3--|
||o-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E S S E E S S E E E E S S S S E S S S S E S S
E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S
E S S E E S S E E E E S S S S E S S S S E S S
|-0-(0)--0--0-0--0---0--0--0--(0)-|-3-(3)-3--3---3--3-(3)-3--3---3--3-3-3---o||
|-0--0---0--0-0--0---0--0--0--(0)-|-0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0---0--0-0-0---o||
E S S S S E S S S S E S S
Verse II
+ ad/maj/m/maj7/
E S S S S E S E S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S 3x
||o-------0------------0-----|----------------------------o||
||o-1---------/6-------------|-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-2--o||
E S S S S E S E S E S S E S S S S E S E S S S E +H.
|-----0---0------0-----0-0-|----------------8--8--8s==9---9--|-(9)----|
|-1---------/6-------------|-0-0-2-2-2-3-3--6--6--6s==7---7--|-(7)----|
Gtr V
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S
|-----5---2---2-----2--------------|-------6---6p5-6-\3-(3)-2-2h3-------0-----|
|-0------------------------(0)-----|--0---------------------------0h6-------6-|
| Gtr III
| W +W
N.C.(Em)
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o----------------------------------|
||o---2-------5-----4-----/7-----6h7-|
S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S 3x
|----------------------------------------o||
|-----6---6p5-6-\3-(3)-2-2h3-------0------||
|---7----------------------------4---4---o||
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S
|-----5---2---2-----2--------------|-------6---6p5-6-\3-(3)-2-2h3-------0------|
|-0------------------------(0)-----|--0---------------------------0h6-------6--|
| Gtr III
| W +W
N.C.(Em)
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o----------------------------------|
||o---2-------5-----4-----/7-----6h7-|
S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S 3x
|----------------------------------------o||
|-----6---6p5-6-\3-(3)-2-2h3-------0------||
|---7----------------------------4---4---o||
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S
|-----5---2---2-----2--------------|-------6---6p5-6-\3-(3)-2-2h3-------0------|
|-0------------------------(0)-----|--0---------------------------0h6-------6--|
| Gtr III
| W +W
N.C.(Em)
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o----------------------------------|
||o---2-------5-----4-----/7-----6h7-|
S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S 3x
|----------------------------------------o||
|-----6---6p5-6-\3-(3)-2-2h3-------0------||
|---7----------------------------4---4---o||
Gtr V
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S
|-----5---2---2-----2--------------|-------6---6p5-6-\3-(3)-2-2h3-------0------|
|-0------------------------(0)-----|--0---------------------------0h6-------6--|
| Gtr IV
| W +W
| Gtr III
| W +W
N.C.(Em)
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| +W
S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S
|-------6---6p5-6-\3-(3)-2-2h3-------0------|
| +W
N.C.(Em)
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S
|-----5---2---2-----2--------------|-------6---6p5-6-\3-(3)-2-2h3-------0------|
|-0------------------------(0)-----|--0---------------------------0h6-------6--|
| Gtr IV
| >
| W +W
N.C.(Em)
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S
|-----5---2---2-----2--------------|-------6---6p5-6-\3-(3)-2-2h3-------0------|
|-0------------------------(0)-----|--0---------------------------0h6-------6--|
| <
| W +W
Verse III
Q=87
E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S S S E S S
||o-0-(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--0-0-0-0-|
Am6add9 N.C.(Em)
E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S 4x
|-------(0)-------------(0)-------------|---2h3p2-0---0-0----(0)--0------------------||
|-(0)-0--0--(0)-0-(0)-0--0--(0)-0-0-0-0-|---0-------0---4b5==(4)r---0---------------o||
|--5--5--5---5--5--5--5--5---5--5-5-5-5-|-----------------------------0-10s9-9-9-----||
|--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0---0--0-0-0-0-|--------------------------------8s7-7-7----o||
Gtrs I, II
E S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E
||o--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|---------0----(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-|
||---9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---8--4-|---6s7-7-7-7---9---4---4---4---4---4--|
||o--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---6--2-|---4s5-5-5-5---7---2---2---2---2---2--|
| Gtrs III, VI
| H. E E Q. E H
||o------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
||o------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S E S S
| Q. E Q Q
G N.C.(E5)
E S S S S S S +S S S S +S S S S 9x
|-------------2----------------------------o||
|------------------------------------------o||
| E E +Q +Q. +E 9x
|------------------------------------------o||
|------------------------------------------o||
su
E S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E
|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---8--4-|---6s7-7-7-7---9---4---4---4---4---4--|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---6--2-|---4s5-5-5-5---7---2---2---2---2---2--|
| H. E E Q. E H
Bb G Bb B G N.C.(E5)
E S S S S E E S S E S S E S S S S
| Q. E Q Q E Q
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