HARVEST (Bassline)
As recorded by Opeth
(From the 2001 Album BLACKWATER PARK)
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'M. Mendez - El. Bass'
Intro
Q.=63 1. 2.
6/8
Gtr I
Q. Q E Q E E. E. Q. E E E A E. E. E. E. A E. E. E. S S S
||------------|------------|------------|----------------||-------------------
||o-----------|---------2--|--------0-2-|-2h4--2-----0--o||-2h4---2-------0h2-
||o-----------|------2-----|------------|---------2-----o||----------2--2-----
||--0----0--0-|-0--0-------|-0----0-----|----------------||---0--(0)----------
Q. Q E Q. E S E. Q E E E E A E. E. E. E.
|-----------|-------------|------------|---------------|
|-----------|----------2--|--------0-2-|-2h4--2-----0--|
|------7----|------2-x----|------------|---------2-----|
|-0-------0-|-0-----------|-0--0-0-----|---------------|
Q. Q E Q. E. E S Q E E E E A E. E. E. E. 3x
||-------------|-------------|------------|----------------||
||o-(2)--------|---------2-x-|--------0-2-|-2h4--2-----0--o||
||o------------|------2------|------------|---------2-----o||
||---0----0--0-|-0-----------|-0--0-0-----|----------------||
3/8 6/8
E S E S Q E E S S S S Q E E S E S Q E E E E
|---------|-----------------|--------------|------------|
|---------|-----------------|--------------|------------|
|-0-x-2-x-|------/7-7-7-7-7-|------0-x-2-x-|--------7---|
|---------|-0--0------------|-0--0---------|-0--0-7---0-|
Q S S e S e S Q E Q E Q S S e S e S Q E E E E E E. S e S e S
|----------------|-----------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------5-|-----------------|
|--------0-x-2-x-|-----------|--------0-x-2-x-|---------5---|-7-(7)---0-x-2-x-|
|-0--0-x---------|-0--0-0--0-|-0--0-x---------|-0--0-/7-----|---(0)-x---------|
Verse #1
H E E Q. Q. H +S S E E S E. E S E.
|--------5-|------------|--------------|---------------|
|------5---|------------|--------------|-5-5-5--5-5-5--|
|-3--------|-3----------|------------5-|---------------|
|----------|------/4----|-3----(3)-x---|---------------|
H +S S E Q. Q. E. S E E. S E E S S S S E S S E
|--------------|------------|---------------|-------------------|
|--------------|------------|---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|
|-3----(3)-x---|-3----------|-------------5-|-------------------|
|------------3-|------/4----|-3--3-3-3--x---|-------------------|
H E E Q. Q. Q. E. S E E S S S S E S S S S
|----------|------------|-------------|---------------------|
|------5---|------------|-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3------3-|-3----------|-----------5-|---------------------|
|----------|------/4----|-3----3--x---|---------------------|
Q. E. S E Q. Q. H +S S E E S S E E S S S S
|-------------|------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-------------|------------|---------------|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3----3--x---|-3----------|------------/5-|-------------------|
|-----------3-|------/4----|-3----(3)-x----|-------------------|
Chorus #1
H +E S S Q. E E S S H +E S S H +Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------|
|--------------|-7----7-5-----|----------9s10s|=9----(9)\--|
|-0----(0)-5h7-|----------5h6h|=7----(7)------|------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------|
H +E E H +E E H +E E E S S E E S S E
|------------|-------------|------------|-----------------|
|------------|-------------|------------|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|
|-2----(2)-2-|-------------|----------4-|-----------------|
|------------|-/3----(3)-3-|-2----(2)---|-----------------|
H +E S S Q. E E S S H +E S S H +Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------|
|--------------|-7----7-5-----|----------9s10s|=9----(9)\--|
|-0----(0)-5h7-|----------5h6h|=7----(7)------|------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------|
H +E E H +E E Q. E E E H.
|------------|-------------|-------------||-------|
|------------|-------------|-------------||-------|
|-2----(2)-2-|-/5----(5)-5-|-0----/8-7-0-||-------|
|------------|-------------|-------------||-4-----|
+H. H E E Q. E E E
|----------|--------5-|------------|
|----------|------5---|--------5---|
|----------|-3--------|------5---5-|
|-(4)------|----------|-3----------|
Verse #2
H +S S E Q. Q. E. S E E. S E E S S S S E S S S S
|--------------|------------|---------------|---------------------|
|--------------|------------|---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3----(3)-x---|-3----------|-------------5-|---------------------|
|------------3-|------/4----|-3--3-3-3--x---|---------------------|
H E E Q. Q. Q. E. S E E. S E E. S E
|--------5-|------------|-------------|---------------|
|------5---|------------|-------------|-5--5-5-3--3-3-|
|-3--------|-3----------|-----------5-|---------------|
|----------|------/4----|-3----3--x---|---------------|
H +S S E Q. Q. E. S E E. S E E S E. E S S E
|--------------|------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|------------|---------------|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
|-3----(3)-x---|-3----------|-------------5-|----------------|
|------------3-|------/4----|-3--3-3-3--x---|----------------|
H E E Q. Q. Q. E. S E E S S E E S S S S
|--------5-|------------|-------------|----------------------|
|------5---|------------|-------------|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-(3)--|
|-3--------|-3----------|-----------5-|----------------------|
|----------|------/4----|-3----3--x---|----------------------|
Chorus #2
H +E S S Q. E E S S H +E S S H +Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------|
|--------------|-7----7-5-----|----------9s10s|=9----(9)\--|
|-0----(0)-5h7-|----------5h6h|=7----(7)------|------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------|
H +E E H +E E H +E E H +E S S
|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
|------------|-------------|------------|-4----(4)-5-x--|
|-2----(2)-2-|-------------|----------4-|---------------|
|------------|-/3----(3)-3-|-2----(2)---|---------------|
H +E S S Q. E E S S H +E S S H +Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------|
|-7----(7)-----|-7----7-5-----|----------9s10s|=9----(9)\--|
|----------5h7-|----------5h6h|=7----(7)------|------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/opeth/harvest_btab.html ]
H +E E H +E E Q. E E E H. +H.
|------------|-------------|-------------||---------|--------|
|------------|-------------|-------------||---------|--------|
|-2----(2)-2-|-/5----(5)-5-|-0----/8-7-0-||---------|--------|
|------------|-------------|-------------||-4-------|-(4)----|
Instrumental Break
1.,2.,3.
H E E H E E Q. Q E H. 4x
||-----------|----------|-----------|--------||
||o------5h7-|--------7-|-----------|-------o||
||o-5--------|------7---|------2--2-|-------o||
||-----------|-5--------|-4---------|-3------||
4.
Q +E Q E Q. E E E
|--------------|-------------|
|-6--(6)\------|---------5---|
|---------2--2-|------/5---5-|
|--------------|-3-----------|
Guitar Solo
H E E H E E E. S S S E S S S S H.
||-----------|----------|--------------------|--------||
||o------5-7-|--------7-|--------------------|-------o||
||o-5--------|------7---|----------2-2-2-2-2-|-------o||
||-----------|-5--------|-4--4-4-4-----------|-3------||
H E E H E E E Q Q E H.
|----------|----------|-----------|-------|
|------5-7-|--------7-|-----------|-5-----|
|-5--------|------7---|------2--2-|-------|
|----------|-5--------|-4-4-------|-------|
H E E H E E E Q Q E H.
|----------|----------|-----------|-------|
|------5-7-|--------7-|-----------|-------|
|-5--------|------7---|------2--2-|-------|
|----------|-5--------|-4-4-------|-3-----|
Verse #3
E. S E E E E Q. Q. E. S E E S S E E S E. E S E.
|------------5-|------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------5---|------------|----------------|-5-5-5--5-5-5--|
|-3--3-3-3-----|-3----------|--------------5-|---------------|
|--------------|------/4----|-3--3-3-3-3-x---|---------------|
E. S E E. S E Q. Q. E. S E E. S E E S S S S E S S E
|---------------|------------|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|-/5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--|
|-3--3-3-3--x---|-3----------|-------------5-|---------------------|
|-------------3-|------/4----|-3--3-3-3--x---|---------------------|
E. S E E E E Q. Q. E. S E E. S E E S S E E S S E
|------------5-|------------|---------------|-----------------|
|----------5---|------------|---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3--3-3-3-----|-3----------|-------------5-|-----------------|
|--------------|------/4----|-3--3-3-3--x---|-----------------|
E. S E E. S E Q. Q. E. S E E. S E E S S E E S S S S
|---------------|------------|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-(3)--|
|-3--3-3-3--x---|-3----------|-------------5-|----------------------|
|-------------3-|------/4----|-3--3-3-3--x---|----------------------|
Chorus #3
H +E S S Q. E E S S H +E S S H +Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------|
|--------------|-7----7-5-----|----------9s10s|=9----(9)\--|
|-0----(0)-5h7-|----------5h6h|=7----(7)------|------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------|
H +E E H +E E H +E E H.
|------------|-------------|------------|-------|
|------------|-------------|------------|-4-----|
|-2----(2)-2-|-------------|----------4-|-------|
|------------|-/3----(3)-3-|-2----(2)---|-------|
H +E S S Q. E E S S H +S S S S H +Q
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|------------|
|--------------|-7----7-5-----|------------9s10s|=9----(9)\--|
|-0----(0)-5h7-|----------5h6h|=7----(7)-x------|------------|
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|------------|
H +E E H +E E Q. E E E H. E S E S E E S S
|------------|-------------|-------------||---------|--------------------|
|------------|-------------|-------------||---------|--------------------|
|-2----(2)-2-|-/5----(5)-5-|-0----/8-7-0-||---------|--------------------|
|------------|-------------|-------------||-4-------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)--|
Q E E E E E E E S E E S
|----------5-|---------------|
|--------5---|---------------|
|-3--3-3-----|---------------|
|------------|-3-3-----3-3-x-|
Outro
Q. S E E S Q. E S E S Q. E E E A E. E. E. E.
||---------------|--------------|------------|----------------||
||o--------------|----------2-x-|----------2-|-2h4--2-----0--o||
||o--------------|------2-x-----|--------2---|---------2-----o||
||--0----0-0-0-0-|-0------------|-0----0-----|----------------||
Q E S E E S Q E E S E. Q E E E E A E. E. E. E.
|--------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
|--------------|----------2--|--------0-2-|-2h4--2-----0--|
|--------------|------2-x----|------------|---------2-----|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0--------|-0--0-0-----|---------------|
Q E S E E S Q E E S E S Q E S E E S A E. E. E. E. H.
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------*|
|--------------|----------2-x-|----------0-2-|-2h4--2-----2--|--2-----*|
|--------------|------2-x-----|------2-2-----|---------2-----|--------*|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0---------|-0--0---------|---------------|-(0)----*|
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
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
