Nile - The Black Hand Of Set Chords & Tabs

THE BLACK HAND OF SET - Nile - Festivals of Atonement/In the Beginning
Version 1.0 - November 2001
Transcribed by Lalith Vipulananthan 

Tuning (Low to High) - A E A D


A	                   Play 3 times	
|---------------------------------5---|
|---------------------------------3---|
|-5/6\5-3---1---5-3-5/6\5-3---1---3---|
|-5/6\5-3-0-1-0-5-3-5/6\5-3-0-1-0-----|


Fill 1
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-5/6\5-3---1---5-3-5/6\5-3---1---|
|-5/6\5-3-0-1-0-5-3-5/6\5-3-0-1-0-|


B1 (fast)  Guitar 1 - Left
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-7-7-6-6-4-4-3-3-|


Repeat B1 x 3


B2 (both guitars)
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-4-4-3-3-1-1-0-0-|


Repeat B2 x 4


C                      Play 4 times
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-0-4-4-4-0-3-3-3-0-|


D (Gtr 1)                Play twice
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-0-6-6-6-0-4-4-4-0-3-3-3-0-|


                           Guitar 1
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-0-6-6-6-0-4-4-4-0-3-3-3-0-|
|
|                          Guitar 2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7---------------7---6---4---3---|
|-7---------------7---6---4---3---|
                  
                                                 Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------12-12-11-11-10-10-9-9-6-6-5-5-3-3-----|
|-7-7-7-0-6-6-6-0-----------------------------------1-1-|
|
|                                                Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------12-12-11-11-10-10-9-9-6-6-5-5-3-3-----|
|---------------------------------------------------1-1-|


Repeat D (both guitars) x 3


Fill 2
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1----|
|-7-7-7-0-6-6-6-0-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1----|
                  .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   


E (triplet feel)                                        
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-1-1-0-0-4-4-3-3-4-4-7-7-6-6-7-7-3-3-4-4-3-3-|


Fill 3
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------3-----3-----|
|-0-0-1-1-0-0-4-4-3-3-4-4-7-7-6-6-7-7-3-----3-----|
                                      .     .

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nile/the_black_hand_of_set_tab.html ]
F1 (straight 4)                          Play twice
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|



Fill 4
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------10\---|
|-10-10-10-10-10\---|


Repeat E x 4 (under solo)


G (under solo)         Play 4 times
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-|


Play H (under solo)

H          [1,3,5,7]                        [2,6,8]                      [4]
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|-8-8-7-7-5-5-------------|
|---------------------------------|-8-8-7-7-5-5-4-4----------|-------------8-8-7-7-5-5-|
|-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------6-6-6-6--|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|


Repeat F1 x 2


F2          [1,2]                                [3,4]
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|



Fill 5 
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-*-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------------------------|

*random open E chord strumming here with no discernable pattern!  



Repeat G x 4, B2 x 4


I                                                    Play 3 times
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------13-13-12-12-10-10-|
|-6-6-5-5-3-3-10-10-9-9-6-6-13-13-12-12-10-10-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|


J                          Play 3 times 
|-------------------------------------|
|-12-12-13-13-12-12-13-13-12-12-10-10-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|


Fill 6               hold (count 7*)          
|-------------------|-------------|
|-12-12-13-13-12-12-|-10----------|
|-------------------|-10----------|
|-------------------|-10----------|

*if you're not sure of the bpm, the snare hits during J are on the beat!


K            Play twice
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-6-6-5-5-3-3-|
|---------------------|


Outro
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-6-6-5-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|
|---------------------0-------0-------0-------0--------|
	              .       .       .       .
   

The End!
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Lalith Vipulananthan