Serenity Painted Death Lyrics

As recorded by Opeth
From the 1999 Album STILL LIFE
Words and Music by Mikael kerfeldt
Arranged by Opeth
Bm/F# Bm/G Bm/A Bm/F#II
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'lead'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion I'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'distortion II'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic I'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic II'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Clean Lead'
Q.=131
Gtr I
H. Q. Q E E E E Q E E E E
|--------------||o-6--6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|
|--------------||o-----------------------|
| Gtr II
| H. Q. Q E E E E Q E E E E
|--------------||o-----------------------|
|--------------||o-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
| Gtr III
| H. Q. Q E E E E Q E E E E
|--------------||o-----------------------|
|--------------||o-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
E E E E E E Q. Q E H. H.
| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
W
a Q E +E Q Q E E Q 6x
|-10h11--10-(10)-8---10------------o||-|
|--7h=8---7--(7)-5----7-------------||-|
|-------------------------8-10-7---o||-|
| Q E E E E Q E E E E 6x
|-----3---3---3--3-3--3---3--3-3-3-o||-|
|-----0---0---0--0-0--0---0--0-0-0-o||-|
| Q E E E E Q E E E E 6x
|-----2---2---2--2-2--2---2--2-2-2-o||-|
|----------------------------------o||-|
Gtr IV
Q E +E E E E Q Q E Q E +E E E E Q Q E
H. Q Q Q a Q. Q. a Q. Q.
||o-------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
||--/8-------------/8---6-----4---||-4S7-------6------4S6------4-------|
||o-------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
| Q E +E E E Q E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||o-------------------------------||---3--3-3--3--3-3---3--3-3-3--3-3--|
||o--6--------------6-------------||-----------------------------------|
| W W
||o-------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
Q E +E E E E Q Q E
H. a H.
|-7-------------7S9------------|
Q E +E E E E Q Q E Q E +E E E E Q Q E
E E H +H. E E H H E E
|----------------------------o||--------------------------|
|-5p4-2--------(2)------------||-5p4-2--------2-------2h4-|
|----------------------------o||--------------------------|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-o||-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-o||-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
us4
W.
| W.
| Gtrs II, III
| Q E E E E Q E E E E
+W. +W.
| Gtr IV
| W. Q Q Q Q Q Q
| Q. E E E Q Q E. +T T +W.
|-------9-----/10--9--7--(7)s9-|-(9)-------------------|
|--8----8-x-x--/8--7--5--(5)s7-|-(7)-------------------|
W. +W. +W.
| H. H. W. W.
| H. +H. +H. +H. +H. +H.
"Met the earth in silence"
Q=94
Gtr II
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----4h=6--6-6---x-4h=6--4h=6--6-6---x-4h=6--|
|----0h=2--2-2---x-0h=2--0h=2--2-2---x-0h=2--|
Q 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
|-4h=6--6-6---x-4h=6--4h=6--6-7-7--6--6-6--|
|-0h=2--2-2---x-0h=2--0h=2--2-2-3p=2--2-2--|
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
|-4h=6--6-6---x-4h=6--4h=6--6-6---x-4h=6--|
|-0h=2--2-2---x-0h=2--0h=2--2-2---x-0h=2--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr III
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-0h=2--2-2---x-0h=2--0h=2--2-2---x-0h=2--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-4h=6--6-6---x-4h=6--4h=6--6-7-7--6--6-6--|
|-0h=2--2-2---x-0h=2--0h=2--2-2-3p=2--2-2--|
| 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
|-0h=2--2-2---x-0h=2--0h=2--2-2-3p=2--2-2--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o-----------------------------------------|
||--4h=6--6-6---x-4h=6--4h=6--7-7---x--7--7-|
||o-4-(4)-4-4---x-4-(4)-4-(4)-5-5---x--5--5-|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o-----------------------------------------|
||o-4-(4)-4-4---x-4-(4)-4-(4)-5-5---x--5--5-|
||--0h=2--2-2---x-0h=2--0h=2--3-3---x-------|
T +T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------o||
|--7--(7)S=6-6-6---x-3-3-3-3-3-3---x---------||
|--5--(5)S=4-4-4---x-1-1-1p0-0-0---x-4-(4)--o||
|------------------------------------0h=2----||
| T +T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------o||
|--7--(7)S=6-6-6---x-3-3-3-3-3-3---x---------||
|--7--(7)S=6-6-6---x-3-3-3-3-3-3---x---------||
|--5--(5)S=4-4-4---x-1-1-1p0-0-0---x-4-(4)--o||
|------------------------------------0h=2----||
T +T S S S S S S S S s S S S S S S
|--7--(7)S=6-6-6---x-3-3-3-3---3---3---3-|
| T +T S S S S S S S S s S S S S S S
|--7--(7)S=6-6-6---x-3-3-3-3---3---3---3-|
|--7--(7)S=6-6-6---x-3-3-3-3---3---3---3-|
|--5--(5)S=4-4-4---x-1-1-1-1---1---1---1-|
Gtrs II, III
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S +S S e H
Gtr I
PM--| ~~~ PM----| PM
a E. E S E. s s s E. S a E S E s s s s S S s S S S S 6x
||o-----------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
||--3S4--3----------------------------|---2---2---------------5-6-8-9--||
||--5S6--5----------------------------|-3S4-x-3------------------------||
||o---------------------5-6--------|-----------------3-4---3-4-6-7-o||
||--3S4--3---6-6------6-------------0-|-1S2-x-1-0-4-3-0-3h4-0----------||
| Gtr II
| PM--| PM| PM----| PM
| a E. S S S E +S s s s S S s s E S E S s s s S S s S S S S 6x
||o-----------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
||--5S6--5----------------------------|---4---3------------------------||
||o-----------------------------------|---4-x-3---------3-4---3-4-6-7-o||
||--3S4--3---0-1--(1)-0-0-0--3--2-1-0-|---2-x-1-x-4-3-0-3h4-0----------||
Instrumental
Q=86
Gtr II Gtr I
H +E +Q. E E E. E. E E E. E. E E
|----------|-----------||o--------12---------10-|-9----------------12-|
|-7----(7)-|-(7)---7-7-||o----------------------|---------------------|
| Gtr III Gtrs II, III
| H +E +Q. E E S S S S S S E E S S S S S S E E
|----------|-----------||o----------------------|---------------------|
|-7----(7)-|-(7)---7-7-||o-1--x-x--1--x-x--1--1-|-1--x-x--1--x-x-1--1-|
| S S S S S S E E
|-------------------------5:6-------------------------|
E. T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T 4x
|-12----------------------13----13---10-10---13-10------10---------o||
|------------------------------------------------------------------o||
| S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|------------------------------------------------------------------o||
|--6--6----6----6-------------6----6-------------6----6-------6----o||
Q=87
Q. E +Q. S S
||o----------12---(12)---------12h13-|
||o----------------------------------|
| E. S S S S S S E S S S S S
||o----------------------------------|
||o------7----------7----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10h=12-------10-----------------------------------|
| +E S S S S S S +S E E S S S
S S S S +H.
|-4h7-/9--9-(9)------------------------|
| E. S S S S S +S E S E S S
|--------11-11S10-10-10-(10)S8---------|
|---------8--8S=7--7--7--(7)S5---2-2-2-|
| Gtr IV
| W
E. E S S S S S E S Q
|---------------------------------------------o||
|-----------------7h8p==7p=5h=7----/9-9--------||
|---------------------------------------------o||
| E. S +E E +S E. Q
|---------------------------------------------o||
|-----------------0-------(0)-3-------3-------o||
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------0-----o||
|-----2------2----0--------3------------------o||
"Beautiful Pain"
Q=86
Gtrs I, II
E. S S S S S S E S S S S S +E S S S S S S +S E E S S S
||o----------------------------|------------------------------------|
||o------7-------7-------------|---------------5-(5)-5--8--8--8--8--|
||--0--0---0-5h6---0-0-5-6-6-5-|-(5)--------------------------------|
Gtrs I, II
E. S S S S S +S E S E S S E. S +E E +S E. Q
|----11-11S10-10-10-(10)S8---------|---------------------------------------o||
|-----8--8S=7--7--7--(7)S5---2-2-2-|----------------------------------------||
|----------------------------1-1-1-|----------------0---(0)-3------3-------o||
| Gtr IV
| W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------0-----o||
|----------------------------------|----2------2----0----3-----------------o||
Gtr I
Q. E +Q. S S
||o----------12---(12)---------12h13-|
||o----------------------------------|
| Gtrs II, III
| E. S S S S S S E S S S S S
||o----------------------------------|
||o------7----------7----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10h=12-------10----------------------------------|
| +E S S S S S S +S E E S S S
S S S S +H.
|-4h7-/9--9-(9)------------------------|
| E. S S S S S +S E S E S S
|--------11-11S10-10-10-(10)S8---------|
|---------8--8S=7--7--7--(7)S5---2-2-2-|
| Gtr IV
| W
E. E S S S S S E S Q
|---------------------------------------------o||
|-----------------7h8p==7p=5h=7----/9-9--------||
|---------------------------------------------o||
| E. S +E E +S E. Q
|---------------------------------------------o||
|-----------------0-------(0)-3-------3-------o||
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------0-----o||
|-----2------2----0--------3------------------o||
Gtrs IV, V
S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S s S S Q
Q=84 1.,2.,3.,4.,5.
Gtrs IV, V
S S S S S S S e e E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 6x
||o-------0---0h1---3-0--0----|-------4------4------1------1------1---o||
||o-0-------------------------|---------------------------------------o||
| Gtr VI
| Q.. Q E S E. Q E. E. E. 6x
||o-5-------------------------|---------------------------------------o||
||o---------------------------|---------------------------------------o||
| Gtr II
| H.. W 6x
||o---------------------------|---------------------------------------o||
||o---------------------------|---------------------------------------o||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| E. Q E. E. E.
| <
| E. Q E. +Q.
Q=82
Bm/F# Bm/G Bm/Bm/F#II Bm/F# Bm/G Bm/Bm/F#II
Gtr V
Q.. E. E. E. Q.. E. E. E.
Gtr IV
S S S S S S S E. E. E. S S S S S S S E. E. E.
| Gtr II
| +W +H +E Q.
| Q.. T T T T Q.. +W
| Gtr VI
| H.. S S S H. E.
Bm/F# Bm/G Bm/Bm/F#IIBm/F# Bm/Bm/Bm/F#II
Q.. E. E. E. Q.. E. E. E.
S S S S S S S E. E. E. S S S S S S S E. E. E.
| <
| H H +W
| Q.. T T T T Q.. +W
| Q. Q.. S E Q. Q.. E.
Gtrs IV, V
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr II
| Q.. S +H
S S 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
| +Q.. S +H
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| +W
Gtr IV
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S E. E S Q.
| Gtr V
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S E. E S Q.
| Gtr II
| +W +Q H.
DESTRUCTION RIFF
Q=85
Gtrs I, II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
||o------------------------------|------------------------------|
||o---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4\-|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4\-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|------------------------------|------------------------------o||
|---7-7-7-7-7---7-8-8-7-7---7\-|---7-7-7-7-7---7-8-8-7-7---7\-o||
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
||o------------------------------|------------------------------|
||o---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4\-|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4\-|
Gtr I
W W
|------------------------------|------------------------------o||
|------------------------------|------------------------------o||
| Gtrs I, II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|------------------------------|------------------------------o||
|---7-7-7-7-7---7-8-8-7-7---7\-|---7-7-7-7-7---7-8-8-7-7---7\-o||
H.. S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
Guitar Solo
Gtr I
Q. S S Q S S E +E E +E E +E Q.
| Gtrs II, III
| E S S E S S S S E E S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
|------5:3-------|
Q S S S +E T T E E E E E
|-/12-------10-12-b14r(12)---x---------------------------|
| S S S S E S S S S E E S S
|---3S5-5-5--5------5-------5--5-5-----5-----5-------5----5--|
|---3S5-5-5--5------5-------5--5-5-----5-----5-------5----5--|
|---1S3-3-3--3------3-------3--3-3-----3-----3-------3----3--|
s2
Q +E E +E Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S
| E E S S E. S E E S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
|--------------15-13---11---13---(13)b15========13--(13)r---11------|
| E S S E S S S S E E S S
Q S. T T T S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S E S S S S E E S S
|--3S5-5-5--5-----5-----5--5--5--5-----5-----5--5-|
|--3S5-5-5--5-----5-----5--5--5--5-----5-----5--5-|
|--1S3-3-3--3-----3-----3--3--3--3-----3-----3--3-|
us2
S +S S S S S E +H
|----------------------14h15-12--(12)-----------|
|-12-(12)b13==(12)-12r--------------------------|
| E E S S E. S E E S S