The Window
Black Dahlia Murder
Ritual
Gtr I (C F Bb Eb) - 'Bass'
Q=220
4/4 intro
Gtr I
S S E Q H Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q H
|---------------|----------------------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------------------|---------------|
|-2-2-2---------|----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---|-2-2-2---------|
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q H Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------|---------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-0-0-0---------|----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---|
|----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---|---------------|----------------------------|
S S E H S S E S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q H
|------------------|----------------1--|---------------|
|-------4----------|-------4-----------|---------------|
|-2-2-2------2-2-2-|-2-2-2----2-2-2----|---------------|
|------------------|-------------------|-2-2-2---------|
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q H Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------|---------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------|----------------------------|
|----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---|-2-2-2---------|----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---|
S S E Q H Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E H S S E
|---------------|----------------------------|------------------|
|---------------|----------------------------|-------4----------|
|-0-0-0---------|----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---|-2-2-2------------|
|---------------|----------------------------|------------2-2-2-|
verse
S S E Q S S E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------1--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-0---------0-----|-----------------|-----------0-----|
|-------1--2-2-2----|---4---4-------4-|---0-4---5-4---4-|-5-4---4-------4-|
|-1-1-1-------------|-----2---2---2---|-2-----5-----2---|-----2---2---2---|
E E E E E E E S S +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------4-|-(4)-2---2---4-----|
|---0---------------|-------0---0-----7-|
|-----4-5---5-4-5---|---------------5---|
|-2-------5---------|-------------------|
E E S S E E E +E E E E E E +E E E E
|---7-6-7-6-4-6-(6)---|---------------2-1-|
|-------------------6-|-7-6---6-(6)-------|
|-5-------------------|-----4-------4-----|
|---------------------|-------------------|
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 E E E E E E E
|-----------2-1---2-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---6-(6)-------2---|-0---------0-----|-----------------|-----------0-----|
|-4-------4---------|---4---4-------4-|---0-4---5-4---4-|-5-4---4-------4-|
|-------------------|-----2---2---2---|-2-----5-----2---|-----2---2---2---|
E E E E E E E S S +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------4-|-(4)-2---2---4-----|
|---0---------------|-------0---0-----7-|
|-----4-5---5-4-5---|---------------5---|
|-2-------5---------|-------------------|
E E S S E E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|---7-6-7-6-4-6-(6)---|-----------------|
|-------------------6-|---3---6---------|
|-5-------------------|-4---4---4-4-4-4-|
|---------------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------0-----|---4---2---0-(0)--|-----------0-----|
|-----------------|---0---4-------4-|------------------|---0---4-------4-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2--------|-2---2---2---2---|
E E +Q +H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q S S S S Q
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------0-----|-----------0-(0)--|------------------|
|---2-(2)--(2)----|---0---4-------4-|------------------|-1--1----------1--|
|-2---------------|-2---2---2---2---|-2-2-2-0-2--------|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1--|
Q S S E +Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------0-----|---4---2---0-(0)--|-----------0------|
|-1------1-(1)--1--|---0---4-------4-|------------------|---0---4-------4--|
|-1--1-1-1-(1)--1--|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2--------|-2---2---2---2----|
E E +Q +H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q S S S S Q
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------0-----|-----------0-(0)--|------------------|
|---2-(2)--(2)----|---0---4-------4-|------------------|-1--1----------1--|
|-2---------------|-2---2---2---2---|-2-2-2-0-2--------|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1--|
chorus
Q S S E +E. S +S E. S S E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-1------1-(1)-1-(1)-1--|---0-----4-5-4-----|
|-1--1-1-1-(1)-1-(1)-1--|-2---2-1-------2-1-|
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|---------0---------|
|---0-----4-5-4-----|-----------4-------|
|-2---2-1-------2-1-|-1-4-1-2-----6-1-4-|
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------0---------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------4-------|---0-----4-5-4-----|---0-----4-5-4-----|
|-1-4-1-2-----6-1-4-|-2---2-1-------2-1-|-2---2-1-------2-1-|
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---0-------------0-3-------------|
|-------------------2-------------|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-----5-5---------|
|-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------------------7-7-4-4-|
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|---0-----4-5-4-----|---0-----4-5-4-----|
|-2---2-1-------2-1-|-2---2-1-------2-1-|
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------0---------|---------0---------|
|-----------4-------|-----------4-------|
|-1-4-1-2-----6-1-4-|-1-4-1-2-----6-1-4-|
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
|---0-----4-5-4-----|---0-----4-5-4-----|-------------------2--------------|
|-2---2-1-------2-1-|-2---2-1-------2-1-|-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-4---4-4-4-4-4-4--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E Q H W
|---------------------------------|-------------|------|
|---0-------------0-3-------------|-------------|------|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-----5-5---------|-------------|------|
|-------------------------7-7-4-4-|-2-----------|------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S
|-----------------|-----------------4-|
|-0---------0-----|---0---------------|
|---4---4-------4-|-----4-5---5-4-5---|
|-----2---2---2---|-2-------5---------|
+E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E +E E
|-(4)-2---2---4-----|---7-6-7-6-4-6-(6)---|
|-------0---0-----7-|-------------------6-|
|---------------5---|-5-------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
Q S S E +Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------0-----|---4---2---0-(0)--|-----------0------|
|-1------1-(1)--1--|---0---4-------4-|------------------|---0---4-------4--|
|-1--1-1-1-(1)--1--|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2--------|-2---2---2---2----|
E E +Q +H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q S S S S Q
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------0-----|-----------0-(0)--|------------------|
|---2-(2)--(2)----|---0---4-------4-|------------------|-1--1----------1--|
|-2---------------|-2---2---2---2---|-2-2-2-0-2--------|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1--|
Q S S E +E. S +S E. S S E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-1------1-(1)-1-(1)-1--|---0-----4-5-4-----|
|-1--1-1-1-(1)-1-(1)-1--|-2---2-1-------2-1-|
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|---------0---------|
|---0-----4-5-4-----|-----------4-------|
|-2---2-1-------2-1-|-1-4-1-2-----6-1-4-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/black_dahlia_murder/the_window_btab.html ]
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------0---------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------4-------|---0-----4-5-4-----|---0-----4-5-4-----|
|-1-4-1-2-----6-1-4-|-2---2-1-------2-1-|-2---2-1-------2-1-|
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---0-------------0-3-------------|
|-------------------2-------------|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-----5-5---------|
|-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------------------7-7-4-4-|
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|---0-----4-5-4-----|---0-----4-5-4-----|
|-2---2-1-------2-1-|-2---2-1-------2-1-|
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------0---------|---------0---------|
|-----------4-------|-----------4-------|
|-1-4-1-2-----6-1-4-|-1-4-1-2-----6-1-4-|
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
|---0-----4-5-4-----|---0-----4-5-4-----|-------------------2--------------|
|-2---2-1-------2-1-|-2---2-1-------2-1-|-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-4---4-4-4-4-4-4--|
5/4
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 S S S S
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---0-------------0-3-------------|------------------------------------------|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-----5-5---------|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------7-7-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
3/4 4/4
Q Q Q H H S S E S S E S S E S S E
|----------|-----------|-------------------------|
|----------|-----------|-------------------------|
|----------|-0---------|-------------4-4-4-------|
|-1--2--1--|------1----|-1-1-1-2-2-2-------2-2-2-|
5/4 3/4 4/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q H. Q
|-----------------------------------------|----------|------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------|------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------|-0-------0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1--2--1--|------------|
5/4 3/4
W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q
|----------|-----------------------------------------|-----------|
|----------|-----------------------------------------|-----------|
|----------|-----------------------------------------|-----------|
|-4--------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1--2--1---|
4/4
H H S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-----------|-------------------------|
|-----------|-------------------------|
|-0---------|-------------4-4-4-------|
|------1----|-1-1-1-2-2-2-------2-2-2-|
5/4 3/4 4/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------------------------------|----------|-------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------|-------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------|-0--------0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1--2--1--|----4--3-----|
Q Q H W +H H W
|------------|----------|-------------|------|
|------------|----------|-------------|------|
|----5--4----|----------|-------------|------|
|-4----------|-5--------|-(5)----7----|-9----|
+W W +W W
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|------------|-0--------|-(0)--------|-0----|
|-(9)--------|----------|------------|------|
W W +H H W
|----------|----------|-------------|------|
|----------|----------|-------------|------|
|----------|----------|-------------|------|
|-4--------|-5--------|-(5)----5----|-2----|
+W W +W W
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|------------|-0--------|-(0)--------|------|
|-(2)--------|----------|------------|-4----|
+W S S E Q Q S S E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-(4)--------|-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----|
S S E Q Q S S E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q Q S S E
|-------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---|--------------------|
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E H S S E S S E Q S S E Q
|----------------------------|------------------|----------------1---|
|----------------------------|-------4----------|-------4------------|
|-0--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---|-2-2-2------2-2-2-|-2-2-2----2-2-2-----|
|----------------------------|------------------|--------------------|
S S E Q Q S S E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q Q S S E
|-------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2--|
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q Q S S E
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-|
|-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---|-------------------|
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E H S S E S S E Q S S E Q
|----------------------------|------------------|----------------1---|
|----------------------------|-------4----------|--------------------|
|-0--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---|-2-2-2------------|-------1--2-2-2-----|
|----------------------------|------------2-2-2-|-1-1-1--------------|
Q H Q H Q Q Q H Q H Q Q
|-2-------1--|------------|-2-------1--|------------|
|------------|------4-----|------------|------4-----|
|----0-------|-0----------|----0-------|-0----------|
|------------|---------2--|------------|---------2--|
Q H Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|------------|------------|-------4-----|-------------|
|-2--0----0--|-0----------|-------------|-7-----6-----|
|------------|------4--5--|-4--5-----5--|----5-----4--|
|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
Q H Q H Q Q Q H Q H Q Q
|-2-------1--|------------|-2-------1--|------------|
|------------|------4-----|------------|------4-----|
|----0-------|-0----------|----0-------|-0----------|
|------------|---------2--|------------|---------2--|
Q H Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
|-2--0----0--|-0----------|-------------|-------------|
|------------|------4--5--|-------------|-------------|
|------------|------------|-2--2--2--3--|-3--4--4--5--|
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|---0-----4-5-4-----|---0-----4-5-4-----|
|-2---2-1-------2-1-|-2---2-1-------2-1-|
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------0---------|---------0---------|
|-----------4-------|-----------4-------|
|-1-4-1-2-----6-1-4-|-1-4-1-2-----6-1-4-|
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
|---0-----4-5-4-----|---0-----4-5-4-----|-------------------2--------------|
|-2---2-1-------2-1-|-2---2-1-------2-1-|-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-4---4-4-4-4-4-4--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|---0-------------0-3-------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-----5-5---------|---0-----4-5-4-----|---0-----4-5-4------|
|-------------------------7-7-4-4-|-2---2-1-------2-1-|-2---2-1-------2-1--|
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------0---------|---------0---------|
|-----------4-------|-----------4-------|
|-1-4-1-2-----6-1-4-|-1-4-1-2-----6-1-4-|
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|---0-----4-5-4-----|---0-----4-5-4-----|
|-2---2-1-------2-1-|-2---2-1-------2-1-|
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---0-------------0-3-------------|
|-------------------2-------------|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-----5-5---------|
|-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------------------7-7-4-4-|
Q Q H Q Q Q Q H H
|------------|-------------|-----------*|
|------------|-------------|-----------*|
|------------|-------------|-----------*|
|-5--4-------|----5--4--3--|-2---------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
