The Leper Affinity Lyrics

As recorded by Opeth
From the 2001 Album BLACKWATER PARK
Words and Music by Mikael kerfeldt
Arranged by Opeth
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Left'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Right'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Center'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Center'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Piano'
Intro Pre-Verse/Verse
Q=100
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N.C.(E5) D EbD N.C.
Gtrs I, II
Wx7 S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E. E S S S S 7x
|----------------||o-----------------------------------------------------o||
|----------------||--9s10--10-10-10-10-10s=9--9-9-x-x-7s8-7---------------||
|----------------||--9-(9)--9--9--9--9--9-(9)-9-9-x-x-4s5-4---------------||
|----------------||o-7-(7)--7--7--7--7--7-(7)-7-7-x-x-5s6-5--6\-------5--o||
N.C.(E5) D EbD N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E. E S S S S
|-9s10--10-10-10-10-10s=9--9-9-x-x-7s8-7-------------|
|-9-(9)--9--9--9--9--9-(9)-9-9-x-x-4s5-4-------------|
|-7-(7)--7--7--7--7--7-(7)-7-7-x-x-5s6-5--6\-------5-|
Gtr I
E S S S S E. E. H.
||o---------------------------------------------------------|
||o-6-6-6-6-6--------------8--------------------------------|
| Gtr II
| E S S S S E. E. E. E. E. E.
||o-------------------------------0---------0------0--------|
||o-6-6-6-6-6--------------8--------------------------------|
| Gtr III
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
||o---------------------------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------------------------------|
To Coda
E S S S S E. S S S E S S S S E S S S S 4x
|-11-11-11-11-11--9-------------------------------------o||
|------------------------8--7--6--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---o||
| E S S S S E. S S S E S S S S E S S S S 4x
|-11-11-11-11-11--9-------------------------------------o||
|------------------------8--7--6--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---o||
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S 4x
|-------------------------------------------------------o||
|-15-15-15-15-15-13--13-13-13-13-13S7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----||
|-13-13-13-13-13-11--11-11-11-11-11S5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---o||
N.C.
E S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S E E S S E
| E S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S E E S S E
Pre-Verse/Verse 2
Gtrs I, II
E S E S E S E S E S S S S E S S S S
||o-----------------------------------------|
||o-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
| Gtr IV
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
||o-----------------------------------------|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E F# G B Bb A N.C.
S S S S S S S S S E. E S S S S E S S S S 3x
|---------------------------------------------------------------o||
|-/7-7--7--9--9--9-10-10-10-------------------------------------o||
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S 3x
|---------------------------------------------------------------o||
|-10---10-10-10-10-10----10-10--10-10-10--8--8--8--8-7--7-7-7-7-o||
E S E S E S E S E S S S S E S S S S
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
| Gtr III
E F# G B Bb A N.C.
S S S S S S S S S E. E S S S S E S S S S
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
E S E S E S E S E S S S S E S S S S
||o-----------------------------------------------------|
||o--2--2-2----2--2--2-2----2--5--5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5-|
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
||o-----------------------------------------------------|
||o--7--7-7--7-7--7--7-7--7-7--7--5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5-|
||o----12--------12------12------12--------12------12---|
||o-----------------------------------------------------|
E F# G B Bb A N.C.
S S S S S S S S S E. E S S S S E S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------------------o||
|-/7-7--7--9--9--9-10-10-10----------------------------------------o||
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------------------o||
|-10---10-10-10-10-10----10-10--10-10-10--8--8--8--8--7---7-7--7-7-o||
|------12----------12-----------12-------12----------12-------12---o||
|------------------------------------------------------------------o||
E5 N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM------------| PM------------|
S E S E S E S 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
|---------------------||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--2-----2---2----2---||o---------6-7-------7-6-7-|---------6-7---------8-7-|
| Gtr III
| S S Q Q. H. H.
|---------------------||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
PM------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|---------6-7-------7-----|-----------------7---6---o||
Guitar Solo
C5 A5 E5 N.C.
Gtr IV
Q. e e e T +T +S S S S S S S +S +E.
|-/9----------/9-7--------7b9==(7)r-(7)----7--------------------------|
|--------------------10-----------------10---10-9-10-9-(9)b10r(9)-----|
| Gtrs I, II
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
C5 A5 E5 N.C.
PM--|
S S S S S S T T S S S S S S S S S S S Q.
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
C5 A5 E5 N.C.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PM|
T T S S S S. +T +S +E E. T T S S S S S S S Q
|----------14----14b16r==(14)-(14)-(14)---12------11h12p11-9---------------------|
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
C5 A5 E5 N.C.
e E S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------7----7b8r(7)----7---------------------------9---9------|
|---------10---------10---10s9-10p9----9----9-10s12------------|
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
C5 A5 E5 N.C.
S S S S S S Q +S S Q +S +S Q.
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
C5 A5 E5 N.C.
S +S S E S Q. S S S S S S S S S E.
|-7pb9r(7)p5-7h==9-10----------14----------------------------------|
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
C5 A5 E5 N.C.
|----4:3-----|
E Q Q S S S S T T S S S S E Q
|---12---------------------12-14-15-14h15p14-12h14p==12--------------------|
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
E E S S E E +E
|--------------------14b15====(14)r---|
| E S S S S E S S S S
N.C.
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W.
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W.
| Gtr IV
| S +S +Q Q. +Q. +W.
|-14b16r(14)-(14)b16---------14b16===============(14)---------------|-(14)r----|
N.C.(Em)
Gtr I
PM--| PM--|
E S T T S S S S S S S S E S T T S S S S S S S S S S Q Q.
||o--------------------------o||-------------------------|-------------|
||o---7-------7----6-7-------o||---7-------7---6-7-------|-------------|
| Gtr II
| PM--| PM--|
| e Q E. S S S E S T T S S S S S S S S S S Q Q.
||o--------------------------o||-------------------------|-------------|
||o--------------------------o||---7-------7---6-7-------|-------------|
N.C.(Fm)
Gtrs I, II
PM--|
E S T T S S S S S S S S 8x E S e S S S S S S S 4x
||o-------------------------o||-||o---------------------o||
||o---7-------7---6-7-------o||-||o-------------------4-o||
N.C.(Em) N.C.(Fm)
PM--|
E S T T S S S S S S S S 8x E S e S S S S S S S 3x
||o-------------------------o||-||o---------------------o||
||o---7-------7---6-7-------o||-||o-------------------4-o||
A5 B5 C5 D5 N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S E. E. E. E. E E E E E E
|-1-----------------------|-2--4--5--0--|-------5s7-9-|
Acoustic Interlude
Gtr IV
H E E S S S S H S S S S E Q S S S E. +H
||o----------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||o----------------------------|------------7-5--3h5--5s7--(7)----o||
| Gtr V
| H. H. H. H.
||o-^-8---------^7-------------|-^10-----------------^5-----------o||
||o-^10---------^9-------------|-^-8-----------------^7-----------o||
Gtr I
H E E S S S S H S S S S E Q S S S E. +H
||o----------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||o----------------------------|------------7-5--3h5--5s7--(7)----o||
| Gtr II
| H E E S S S S H S S S S E Q S S S E. +H
||o----------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||----9-----7-5--7h=9p7p5-7----|---9h10p9p7-5-4--2h4--4s5--(5)-----||
||o----------------------------|----------------------------------o||
| Gtr V
| H. H. H. H.
||o-^-8---------^7-------------|-^10-----------------^5-----------o||
||o-^10---------^9-------------|-^-8-----------------^7-----------o||
H E E S S S S H S S S S E Q S S S E. +H
|----------------------------------|------------7--5---3h5--5s7--(7)----|
| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. H.
| H. H. H. H.
H E E S S S S H S S S S E Q S S S E. +H
|----------------------------------|------------7--5---3h5--5s7--(7)----|
| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. H.
| H. H. H. H.
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+H. +H.
| >
| +H. +H.
| 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
W 3x
||o--------------------------------------------------o||
||o--------------------------------------------------o||
| W 3x
||o--------------------------------------------------o||
||o--------------------------------------------------o||
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
||o-------0-----------------------0------------------o||
||o-0-----------2h3-----2h3-0-----------2h3-----2h3--o||
Gtr V
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E 4x
||o-------0-----------0-------------------------o||-|
||o-4-----------3-----------1-------------2-2-2-o||-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
||o-------0-----------------------0------------------o||
||o-0-----------2h3-----2h3-0-----------2h3-----2h3--o||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
||o-------0-----------0-------------------------o||
||o-4-----------3-----------1-------------2-2-2-o||
Interlude - Part 2
Gtr I
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q +E Q.
| Gtr IV
| Q. Q. E. E. Q. Q. Q. E. E. Q.
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
| Q. Q. E. E. Q. Q. Q. E. E. Q.
E. S E E E E E. S E Q.
|------------------15-13--15h=16-------|
| Q. Q. E. E. Q.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q.
|-----15-18--------------------17-----------------15h=17p15-14-----|
| Q. Q. E. E. Q.
Gtr I
E. S E E E E E. S E Q.
|------------------15--13--15h=16-------|
| Gtr II
| Q. Q. E. E. Q.
| Gtr IV
| Q. Q. E. E. Q.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q.
|-----15-18--------------------17-----------------15h=17p15-14-----|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q.
|-15--18-----------------------22-----------------15h=17p15-17-----|
| Q. Q. E. E. Q.
N.C.(Eb5)
Gtr IV
<
E E E E E E E E E +Q.
| Gtrs I, II
| S S S S S S S E S E S S S S S S S E S E
|--------7-------5h==7-------8-------8-------|-----------7------5h7------8-8---|
|--0h7-------x-----------x---------------7---|---0h==7-------x--------x------7-|
+H. +H.
| S S S S S S S E S E S S S S S S S E S E
Eb5 N.C.(Eb5)
<
+H. Q. Q.
| PM-----|
| S e e S E E E S S S S S S S E S E
Q. Q. Q. Q.
| S S S S S S S E S E S S S S S S S E S E
H.
| PM|
| S S S S S S E S S S S
Q. Q. Q. Q.
| S S S S S S S E S E S S S S S S S E S E
\0.5_________________________________________|
H. +H +E +E
| PM-|
| S S S S S S S E S E S S S S S S E S S S S
|--0h====7---x-----x-----7-|---0h7---x----------6--5---3h5-|
Q. Q. Q. Q.
| S S S S S S S E S E S S S S S S S E S E
Q. Q. H.
| PM|
| S S S S S S S E S E S S S S S S E S S S S
Q. Q. Q. Q.