When Lyrics
by Opeth
Composition:When
|=a bar line (an actual bar line)
( )=a ghost note
< >=a sustained note
b=a (pre-)bent note
=an emphasized note/chord
Riff A
Time 4/4
Gtr.4 (clean electric w/reverb),pick w/fingers (let ring)
|-----------3--|<3>-------|----------------|---------0-------|
|*3s5---5---5--|<5>-------|----------------|---8-------8-----|
|--------------|----------|-2-----4-----5--|<5>--5-------5---|
|--------------|----------|-4-----5-----7--|<7>----7-------7-|
|*-------------|----------|-------------0--|<0>--------------|
|-0--------(0)-|<0>-----0-|-----0----------|-----------------|
Gtr.4 cont.
|-0h1----------|------0---------|--------------|-----5s7s5-----*|
|-------4---0--|<0>-----------0-|-------0---2--|<2>-------------|
|-0-----1---2--|<2>-------------|--5s7---------|---------------*|
|--------------|----------------|-------3---0--|<0>-------------|
Riff B
Time 12/8 (faster)
Gtr.1 w/dist.
(right speaker) endings 1.-7. 8.
|*7-7-x-5---5-5---5---5---|-------------5s3-2----*|---1p0------5h7---7--7-|
Riff B
Gtr.2 w/dist.
(left speaker) endings 1.-7. 8.
|-------------------------|-5-5-4-------------------|-----(look above)----|
|-5-5-x-------------------|-------7-2s4-4---4---4---|---------------------|
Riff C
Gtr.1
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-12-<12>s6---7-7-------|
|*2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2---4-|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-----|-10-<10>s4---5-5-------|
Endings 1.-3.
Gtr.1 cont.
Riff C
Gtr.2
4. ending
Gtrs.1&2 out
Gtr.5 (acoustic)
|---0-----------0--------|--(0)------0---0-------0-|-----%---------|
Riff D
Gtrs.1&2
same rhytm for these chords...
Gtrs.1&2 cont.
us2
Riff D
Gtr.3 (acoustic, drops away at some point...)
These notes are almost inaudible and it´s impossible to say
if this is even played like this...However the high
G# notes are definately there.
Gtr.3 cont.
> > > > > > >
Gtr.3 solo
(Gtrs.1&2 cont. w/riff D)
solo cont.
us2
solo cont.
two gtrs. play here!
another gtr. plays these notes a third higher.
|-6--6-6-6-6-6--8--8s9-|-8----------9---8---4---|-6--------------|
solo cont.
solo cont.
|---8-------9-------------16----|s14---------s13------13----|
solo cont.
|--------------------------|--------------|(ph)----------|
solo cont.
|-s13--13-----s11--11------|-------11-12-11-------12-13-12-------|
|-s14--14-----s13--13------|-11-14----------14-11----------14-11-|
Gtrs.1&2
Fill (out)
Gtrs.1&2 (out)
Riff E
Gtr.3 (acoustic),other gtrs. tacet
Riff E2
Gtr.3 (let ring throughout)
Gtr.4 (clean w/ reverb)
Gtr.3 cont.
us2
Gtr.4 cont.
|-6---8---9---9s11------------|-7-----------------------------|
Riff F
Gtrs.3&4 out
Gtr.1
Gtr.2
|-5--------|-4---4-------------|-6---8---9--s11------|-7------5-5-------|
|-3--------|-2---2-------------|-4---6---7--s9-------|-5------3-3-------|
Riff F2
Gtr.1
Gtr.2
|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-5s4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
|*3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3s2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
Gtr.1 cont. endings 1.-4...........>
Gtr.2 cont. endings 1.-4...........>
|-6---8---9--11-11--11-11<11>s-|-7---7-7-7s5-5---5-5-5-5-|
|-4---6---7---9--9---9--9-<9>s-|-5---5-5-5s3-3---3-3-3-3-|
Gtrs.1&2 tacet
Gtr.3 (very quiet) gtr.3 out
|-3---------3-3--------|<3>----------------|
Gtr.4 gtr.4 out
|-7---------5----------|<5>----------------|
|(5)-------(3)---------|<3>----------------|
Riff G
Gtr.2 (gtrs.1&2 pm. through out)
Gtr.1 tacet gtrs.1&2
N.C.(E5)
Gtrs.1&2
Play 4 times
Grad. release pm.(3rd time) 3 times
Gtrs.1&2
Riff H
Gtrs.1&2
(riff played majority of time)
Gtr.1
Gtr.2
Here should be the 2nd solo, but I´ll figure it out
later.
Riff I
Time 4/4 (slowly)
Gtr.3 (acoustic),pick w/fingers gs=grad. slide
|*----------------|---0-----0--------|-----0--5gs10-10h8-|-10----*|
|-----2---4-------|---0--------------|---2--s4-----------|--------|
|---4--s5---5-----|-2----------------|-------------------|--------|
Riff I2
Gtr.3
|*3-----1---1-----|-3-----7h8p5------|-3-----1---1------|--3s5-1s3-0----|
|---0-------0-----|---0--------------|---0-------0------|--4s5-2s4-0----|
|*----------------|------------------|----------------0-|<0>-----------*|
Riffs I&I2 are repeated. Check out the starting points.
Gtr.3 gtr.3 out
|--------------0--|<0>---------------|
|-------0------0--|<0>---------------|
|-------4------4--|<4>---------------|
Riff K
Gtr.1
Em N.C. Em7 F#m7
pm.....|
Gtr.2
pm.....| pm.|
Gtr.1
Gtr.2
Riff L
Gtr.1
Gtr.2
Gtrs.1&2
Gmaj7 N.C. two gtrs.Upper notes played occationally.
Notes in parentheses are played by upper
gtr.Lower gtr. plays A&E notes.
|-----4-4-4-4-4--s4---2---|-4-------4-(2)-----------|
Gtr.6 w/dist. Steps in third round.
(mostly plays)
Gmaj7 N.C.
|-2-s4--4---------------|----------2----------|
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