Standard tuning (EADGBe)
Slide = /
h = Hammer-on
p = Pull-off
b = bend
He uses a 12string.
Listen to the recording for strumming pattern.
Riff 1
e |--5---4-5-4-2------------------------------------|
B |--3---3-3-3-3-------------3----------------------|
G |--2---2-2-2-2---4-5-4-2---2----------------------|
D |--0---0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2---3----------------------|
A |----------------0-0-0-0---0----------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
e |-----------------------7-------------------------|
B |-----------0-----------0-------------------------|
G |---------0---0-----0---0-------------------------|
D |-------2-------------5---------4--4-4-4----------|
A |-0h2-1----------/6--------0h2--2--1-1-1----------|
E |-------------------------------0--0-2-0----------|
last time
e |-----------------------7-------------------------|
B |-----------0-----------0-------------------------|
G |---------0---0-----0---0---------------8/9-------|
D |-------2-------------5---------2-0-2---x---------|
A |-0h2-1----------/6--------0h2--0-2-3-6-6/7-------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/opeth/closure_tab.html ]
Riff 3 with a distorted guitar hitting E chords
e |---------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------|
G |-------2-------2-----2----------------0------------|
D |-----5---2---2-----2----------------6---6p5-63-----|
A |---2-------5-----4-----/7---6h7---7----------------|
E |-0------------------------0-----0------------------|
e |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-2-2h3-------0-----------------------------------|
A |-----------4---4---------------------------------|
E |-------0h6-------6-------------------------------|
Riff 4
e |---------------2h3p2-0-0--0------------------------|
B |-0--0--0--0----0-------4b---0----------------------|
G |-8--5--5--5-------------------0-109-9-9------------|
D |-7--7--6--4---------------------x----x-x-----------|
A |-0--0--0--0---------------------8-7-7-7------------|
E |-------------0-------------------------------------|
Riff 5 until the the end
e |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|
G |-9----8-4-6/7--9--4------------------------------|
D |-x----x-x-x-x--x--x----8--5-8-9-5----------------|
A |-7----6-2-4/5--7--2----x--x-x-x-x----------------|
E |-----------------------6--3-6-7-3-0--0-0-0-1-0-0-|
e |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-/14-13-9-12-14-9~--8-5-8--9-5-------------------|
A |-------------------------------7~~---------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|