Band: Necrophagist
Album: Epitaph
Song: Epitaph
Copyright (c) Relapse Records 2004
Version 1.1 – 16.04.2005
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tuning 2 half steps down: D-G-C-F-A-D
guitar one = left channel
guitar two = right channel
NOTE: i wrote down all the notes of both guitars on top of each other
so you can see what the other guitar is playing on every note
RIFF 1 Gtr. one (0:00) = both parts 2 times
|------------2-times--------------|--------------2-times--------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----3------------2----------------||
|-2---2---2/3/5\3-3---2-----2-----|-----------------------5-----5-----||
|---1---3-----------0---0-1---0-1-|-0-1---0-1-1--1-1----0---0-1---0-1-||
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RIFF 1 Gtr. two (0:00) = both parts 2 times
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|-4-----4---5/7-------------------|-----------10-7--------------------||
|---------------------------------|------------------10---9-----9-----||
|---0-2---2-----3-7---5-----5-----|-7-0-5-7-5------0----7---7-8---7-8-||
|-------------------0---0-1---0-1-|-----------------------------------||
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RIFF 2 GTR. one (0:16)
|------------------|-----2-times------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------3-h7p3\2h3p2-p0-|
|-3----2-----2-----|-3----2-----2-----|-0-h3-h7p3-p0h3-h7-----------------|
|----0---0-1---0-1-|----0---0-1---0-1-|-----------------------------------|
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RIFF 2 Gtr. two (0:16)
|------------------|-----2-times------|------------8h12p8h12p8h12t17p12p8-|
|------------------|------------------|---------10------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------9---------------------------|
|-10---9-----9-----|-10---9-----9-----|----10-----------------------------|
|----7---7-8---7-8-|----7---7-8---7-8-|-12--------------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------|
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RIFF 2 Gtr. one continue
------------------|-----2-times------|------------8h12p8h12p8h12t17p12p8-|
------------------|------------------|---------10------------------------|
------------------|------------------|-------9---------------------------|
-10---9-----9-----|-10---9-----9-----|----10-----------------------------|
----7---7-8---7-8-|----7---7-8---7-8-|-12--------------------------------|
------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------|
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RIFF 2 Gtr. two continue
------------------|-----2-times------|-----------------------------------|
------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------|
h9\---------------|------------------|-----------------------------------|
------------------|------------------|-------------------3-h7p3\2h3p2-p0-|
------2-----2-----|-3----2-----2-----|-0-h3-h7p3-p0h3-h7-----------------|
--------0-1---0-1-|----0---0-1---0-1-|-----------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . .
RIFF 2 Gtr. one continue
------------------|-----2-times------|-----------------------------------|
------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------|
------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------|
------------------|------------------|-------------------3-h7p3\2h3p2-p0-|
-3----2-----2-----|-3----2-----2-----|-0-h3-h7p3-p0h3-h7-----------------|
----0---0-1---0-1-|----0---0-1---0-1-|-----------------------------------|
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RIFF 2 Gtr. two continue
------------------|------------------|------------8h12p8h12p8h12t17p12p8-|
-5----3-----3-----|-5----3-----5-----|---------10------------------------|
------------------|------------------|-------9---------------------------|
----2---2-3---2-3-|----2---2-3---2-3-|----10-----------------------------|
------------------|------------------|-12--------------------------------|
------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------|
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RIFF 2 Gtr. one continue
------------------|-----2-times------|----------------------------------||
------------------|------------------|----------------------------------||
------------------|------------------|----------------------5---4-----4-||
-10---9-----9-----|-10---9-----9-----|--------------3h7p3\2---2—--2-3---||
----7---7-8---7-8-|----7---7-8---7-8-|-0h3h7p3p0h3h7--------------------||
------------------|------------------|----------------------------------||
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RIFF 2 Gtr. two continue
------------------|------------------|----------------------------------||
------------------|------------------|----------------------5---3-----3-||
h9\---------------|------------------|----------------------------------||
------------------|-2----------------|--------------3h7p3\2---2---2-3---||
------5-----5-----|------5-----5-----|-0h3h7p3p0h3h7--------------------||
--------0-1---0-1-|----0---0-1---0-1-|----------------------------------||
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RIFF 3 Gtr. one (0:33)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------10---------------------------------------|
|---------------8-------------------------3---2-------5---5-----5-----|
|-----------7-----7---10-0-0------------4---5---5-4/7---7---8-------8-|
|-0-5-0-5-6---5-----5---------------0-1-------------------------------|
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RIFF 3 Gtr. two (0:33)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------9---9-----------|
|-7---7-----7-----7---10-----8------7---7-----7-----7---7---8---10--8-|
|---5---5-6---5-6---5----5-5----------5---5-6---5-6-------------------|
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RIFF 3 Gtr. one continue
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-----------------6----------7------------------------------||
-------3---2-------------------------------------8-2-5-3-4-||
-----4---5---5-4---4-7--4-5------------------7-------------||
-0-1-------------------------------0-5-0-5-6---5-----------||
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RIFF 3 Gtr. two continue
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---------------------------------------------------2-5-3-4-||
-7---7-----7-----7---10-----8------7---7-----7-------------||
---5---5-6---5-6---5----5-6----------5---5-6---5-6---------||
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RIFF 4 BOTH guitars (0:40)
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---3-----------------------------4-3---------------3--------|
|-2-------------4-------------------------------4---3--------|
|-----1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-0-1-2-----1-1-1-1-1---1-1--------|
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---3-----------------------------4-3------------------------||
---------------4-------------------------------4------------||
-----1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-0-1-2-----1-1-1-1-1---1-0--------||
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RIFF 4 a third guitar fades in at the end of the part...
|-------------------------------------------------------15---||
|-------------------------------------------------------17~--||
|------------------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------------------||
again RIFF 3 (0:50)
again RIFF 4 (0:57)
RIFF 5 GTR. one (1:06) = 3 times
|---------------------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------------------||
|----------0---------------------------0------------------||
|-------4---------------------------3---------------------||
|----2---------------------------3------------------------||
|-0---------------------------1---------------------------||
RIFF 5 GTR. two (1:06) = 3 times
|--------------------------------------------|-only-1-&-3-||
|--------------------------------------------|------------||
|--------------------------------------------|------------||
|-2---------------------------3--------------|------------||
|-2---------------------------3--------------|--------ph--||
|-0-----------------------2~--1--------------|--------1---||
RIFF 5 GTR. one (1:21) last time
|---------------------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------------------||
|----------0---------------------h4-/-7-------------------||
|-------4-----------------------0---------------9---9---9-||
|----2------------------------2-----/-5-------------------||
|-0-------------------------------------------7---7---7---||
. . .
RIFF 5 GTR. two (1:21) last time
|---------------------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------h4-/-7---------7---7---7-||
|-2-----------------------------0-------------------------||
|-2---------------------------2-----/-5-------5---5---5---||
|-0-----------------------2~------------------------------||
. . .
RIFF 6 GTR. one (1:26) = 2 times
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------4-----7-----4-----7---|
|-------3-----5-----3-----5-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------3-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
|-1-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-----------------------------|
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RIFF 6 GTR. two (1:26) = 2 times
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------4-----7-----4-----7---|
|-------3-----5-----3-----5---ph--------------------------|
|-----------------------------3\2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
|-1-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-----------------------------|
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RIFF 6 GTR. one continue
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-----------------------------------4-----7---4-----4---4-||
-------3-----5-----3-----5-------------------------------||
-----------------------------3-2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2---||
-1-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-----------------------------||
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/necrophagist/epitaph_tab_ver_2.html ]
RIFF 6 GTR. two continue
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-----------------------------------4-----7---4-----7---7-||
-------3-----5-----3-----5-------------------------------||
-ph--------------------------3-2-2---2-2---2-2---5---5---||
-3\1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-----------------------------||
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RIFF 7 GTR. one (1:40)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------4----7--|
|3----4---4-3----4---4-3---------------3----4---4-3----4---4--------------|
|----------------------------7-----7------------------------2-2-2---2-2--2|
|1--1---1---1--1---1-----0-0---0-0---0-1--1---1---1--1---1----------------|
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RIFF 7 GTR. two (1:40) same as GTR. one
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------4----7--|
|3----4---4-3----4---4-3---------------3----4---4-3----4---4--------------|
|----------------------------7-----7------------------------2-2-2---2-2--2|
|1--1---1---1--1---1-----0-0---0-0---0-1--1---1---1--1---1----------------|
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RIFF 7 GTR. one continue
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|5----6---6-5----6---6-------4-----4---5----6---6-5----6---64----5---5---7|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|3--3---3---3--3---3---2-2-2---2-2---2-3--3---3---3--3---3--2--2---2---5--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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RIFF 7 GTR. two continue
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------4-----4------------------------4----5---5---7|
|3----------3--------------------------3----------3-----------------------|
|-----4---4------4---4-2-2-2---2-2---2------4---4------4---42--2---2---5--|
|1--1---1---1--1---1-------------------1--1---1---1--1---1----------------|
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again RIFF 6 (1:50)
RIFF 7 GTR. one (1:57)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------4----7--|
|3----4---4-3----4---4-3---------------3----4---4-3----4---4--------------|
|----------------------------7-----7------------------------2-2-2---2-2--2|
|1--1---1---1--1---1-----0-0---0-0---0-1--1---1---1--1---1----------------|
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RIFF 7 GTR. two (1:57) same as GTR. one
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------4----7--|
|3----4---4-3----4---4-3---------------3----4---4-3----4---4--------------|
|----------------------------7-----7------------------------2-2-2---2-2--2|
|1--1---1---1--1---1-----0-0---0-0---0-1--1---1---1--1---1----------------|
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RIFF 7 GTR. one continue
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|5----6---6-5----6---6-------4-----4---5----6---6-5----6---64----5---5-/-7|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|3--3---3---3--3---3---2-2-2---2-2---2-3--3---3---3--3---3--2--2---2---/-5|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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RIFF 7 GTR. two continue
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------4-----4------------------------4----5---5-/-7|
|3----------3--------------------------3----------3-----------------------|
|-----4---4------4---4-2-2-2---2-2---2------4---4------4---42--2---2---/-5|
|1--1---1---1--1---1-------------------1--1---1---1--1---1----------------|
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RIFF 8 GTR. one (2:07) = 4 times
|----------------------------------------|-1-&-3-time|-2-&-4-time||
|----------------------------------------|-----------|-----------||
|----------------------------------------|-5---------|-5-----5---||
|----------------------------------------|-5---------|-5---------||
|--------4--------------4----------------|-3---------|-3-----3---||
|-1233~--0-----1233~----0---1233~--0-----|-------4~--|-----------||
... ... ...
RIFF 8 GTR. two (2:07) = 4 times (pick the 0 on the d string lightly)
|----------------------------------------|-1-&-3-time|-2-&-4-time||
|----------------------------------------|-----------|-----------||
|----------------------------------------|-----------|-------8---||
|----0------------0------------0---------|-5---------|-5---------||
|--------4--------------4----------------|-3---------|-3-----6---||
|-123----0-----123------0---123----0-----|-3-----4~--|-3---------||
... ... ...
SOLO
RIFF 9 Rhythm under SOLO GTR. one (2:39) = 4 times
|-----------------------------------------------|-1-&-3-time|-2-&-4-time||
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------||
|-----------------------------------------------|-5---------|-5-----5---||
|-------4-----4-------3-----3---------4-----4---|-5---------|-5---------||
|-------------4-------------3---------------4---|-3---------|-3-----3---||
|-2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1---1-1-1---2-2-2---2-2-2---|-------4~--|-----------||
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RIFF 9 Rhythm under SOLO GTR. two (2:39) = 4 times
|-----------------------------------------------|-1-&-3-time|-2-&-4-time||
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------||
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------|-------8---||
|-------4-----4-------3-----3---------4-----4---|-5---------|-5---------||
|-------------4-------------3---------------4---|-3---------|-3-----6---||
|-2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1---1-1-1---2-2-2---2-2-2---|-3-----4~--|-3---------||
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SOLO continue
RIFF 10 Rhythm under SOLO BOTH guitars (3:11)
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------5-----8-----5-----8---|
|-------4-----6-----4-----6-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------4-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-----------------------------|
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---------------------------------------------------------|
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-----------------------------------5-----8---5-----8---8-|
-------4-----6-----4-----6-------------------------------|
-----------------------------4-3-3---3-3---3-3---6---6---|
-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-----------------------------|
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-----------------------------------5-----8-----5-----8---|
-------4-----6-----4-----6-------------------------------|
-----------------------------4-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-----------------------------|
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-----------------------------------5-----8---5-----6---6-||
-------4-----6-----4-----6-------------------------------||
-----------------------------4-3-3---3-3---3-3---4---4---||
-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-----------------------------||
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RIFF 7 GTR. one (3:25)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------4----7--|
|3----4---4-3----4---4-3---------------3----4---4-3----4---4--------------|
|----------------------------7-----7------------------------2-2-2---2-2--2|
|1--1---1---1--1---1-----0-0---0-0---0-1--1---1---1--1---1----------------|
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RIFF 7 GTR. two (3:25) same as GTR. one
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------4----7--|
|3----4---4-3----4---4-3---------------3----4---4-3----4---4--------------|
|----------------------------7-----7------------------------2-2-2---2-2--2|
|1--1---1---1--1---1-----0-0---0-0---0-1--1---1---1--1---1----------------|
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RIFF 7 GTR. one continue
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|5----6---6-5----6---6-------4-----4---|
|--------------------------------------|
|3--3---3---3--3---3---2-2-2---2-2---2-|
|--------------------------------------|
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RIFF 7 GTR. two continue
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------4-----4---|
|3----------3--------------------------|
|-----4---4------4---4-2-2-2---2-2---2-|
|1--1---1---1--1---1-------------------|
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RIFF 7 GTR. one continue
other ending and directly jump into RIFF 1 again
|-------------------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------||
|5----6---6-5----6---6------5---5---7-ph--------------------5-||
|----------------------3--------------5-bh--br-3----5---5-----||
|3--3---3---3--3---3------2---2---5---------------------------||
|----------------------1-----------------------1--1---1---1---||
. . . . . . . . . .
RIFF 7 GTR. two continue
other ending and directly jump into RIFF 1 again
|-------------------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------||
|5----6---6-5----6---6------5---5---7---------------5---5---2-||
|----------------------3-----------------------7--------------||
|3--3---3---3--3---3------2---2---0---------------0---0-------||
|----------------------1--------------4~----0--5----------1---||
. . . . . . . . . .
again RIFF 1 (3:37)
again RIFF 2 (3:53)
RIFF 2 ending GTR. one
------------------|-----2-times------|----------------------------------||
------------------|------------------|----------------------------------||
------------------|------------------|----------------------5---4-----4-||
-10---9-----9-----|-10---9-----9-----|--------------3h7p3\2---2—--2-3---||
----7---7-8---7-8-|----7---7-8---7-8-|-0h3h7p3p0h3h7--------------------||
------------------|------------------|----------------------------------||
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RIFF 2 ending GTR. two
------------------|------------------|----------------------------------||
------------------|------------------|----------------------5---3-----3-||
h9\---------------|------------------|----------------------------------||
------------------|-2----------------|--------------3h7p3\2---2---2-3---||
------5-----5-----|------5-----5-----|-0h3h7p3p0h3h7--------------------||
--------0-1---0-1-|----0---0-1---0-1-|----------------------------------||
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