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AKELDAMA (Bassline)
As recorded by The Faceless
(From the 2006 Album AKELDAMA)
Transcribed by MC
Words by Derek Rydquist Music by The Faceless
Arranged by The Faceless
Gtr I (A C G C F) - 'Brandon Giffin'
keldama
Progressive Metal Q=160
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
Wx2
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
$
5/16 7/8
Q S 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
|------|---------------|------------------|---------------|----------------|
|------|---------------|------------------|---------------|----------------|
|------|---------------|------------------|---------------|----------------|
|------|-9---9---x-9-x-|-11---11---x-11-x-|-6---6---x-6-x-|-7---7---x-7-x--|
|------|---------------|------------------|---------------|----------------|
5/8 7/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|-----------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|-----------|---------------|----------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-|-5---5---x-5-x-|-3---3---x-3-x--|
|----------------|-----------|---------------|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-4---4---x-4-x-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|-5---5---x-5-x-|-6---6---x-6-x--|
|---------------|----------------|
$$
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
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7---7---x-7-x-|-9---9---x-9-x-|-6---6---x-6-x-|-5---5---x-5-x-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
5/8 7/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------|-----------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------|-----------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------|-----------|---------------|----------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-|-5-5-5-5-5-|-3---3---x-3-x-|-1---1---x-1-x--|
|-----------|-----------|---------------|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-2---2---x-2-x-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
To Coda
To Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|-3---3---x-3-x-|-4---4---x-4-x--|
|---------------|----------------|
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
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
||o-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
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
||----------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------||
||o---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------o||
||----------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------||
||o-6---6---x-6-x-|-6---6---x-6-(6)-|-7---7---x-7-x-|-7---7---x-7-(7)-o||
||----------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------||
12/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------9----9-------9----9-9-9-|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-6-6-9-6-9-6-6-9-6-9-9-9-|
|-10-10---10---10-10---10-------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
7/8
E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D.S.
E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
&
7/8
H.. H.. H.. H..
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E 4x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
12/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------9----9-------9----9-9-9-|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-6-6-9-6-9-6-6-9-6-9-9-9-|
|-10-10---10---10-10---10-------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
7/8
E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E E E S E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_faceless/akeldama_btab.html ]
Slightly Slower Q=150
~~ ~~~
E E A E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E Q.
|-----------6-7-9---|-6-------------|-/8------11---|-9p8----------|
|---7-(7)s9---------|---7-----------|--------------|-----9---11---|
|-------------------|-----7-5-4-5-6-|--------------|-------9------|
|-------------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
|-------------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
5/8 7/8
~~~ ~~
E E E E E E E Q S S Q. Q A E E Q E E E E E
|---/12----------|-16----14--12p11-|-------------------|------------------|
|-------14-------|----14-----------|-14-------12h14-12-|---------------10-|
|----------15-12-|-----------------|-------------------|-15--12-8-9-10----|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E Q Q S S E E Q E E E E E
|------------------|--------9h10p9----|---------11-12-14-|
|-----------9-10---|----10---------10-|----12------------|
|-x-9-10-12--------|-8----------------|-9----------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D.S.S.
E E E E E E E E E E E Q.
|-16-12----------------|-13----14---16\---|
|-------12-------11-12-|----14------------|
|----------12-14-------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
Q=160
&&
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
||----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
||----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
||o-0---0---x-0-x-|-0---0-----x-0-|-5---5---x-5---|-5---5-----x-5-|
||----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
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
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|-3---3---x-3---|-3---3-----x-3-|-1---1---x-1---|-1---1-----x-1-o||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
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 6x
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
||o-4---4---x-4---|-0---0-----x-0-|-7---7---x-7---|-6---6-----x-6-o||
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
4/4 7/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H E Q H E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------|-4----------|
|-1---1-----1-x-1-|-3---3-----3-x-3-|-----------|------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|------------|
5/8
E E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|
|---------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|
|---------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|
|-6---6---x-6-x-|-7---------|-10-10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|
7/8
Q H E Q H E E E E E E E E Q H E
|-----------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
|-5---------|-3---------|-4---4---x-4-x-|-3---------|
|-----------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
Q H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------|---------------|---------------|
|-----------|---------------|---------------|
|-----------|---------------|---------------|
|-4---------|-5---5---x-5-x-|-6---6---x-6-x-|
|-----------|---------------|---------------|
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
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7---7---x-7-x-|-9---9---x-9-x-|-6---6---x-6-x-|-5---5---x-5-x-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
5/8 7/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------|-----------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------|-----------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------|-----------|---------------|----------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-|-5-5-5-5-5-|-3---3---x-3-x-|-1---1---x-1-x--|
|-----------|-----------|---------------|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-2---2---x-2-x-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|-3---3---x-3-x-|-4---4---x-4-x--|
|---------------|----------------|
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
||----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
||----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
||o-0---0---x-0-x-|-0---0-----x-0-|-5---5---x-5---|-5---5-----x-5-|
||----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
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 4x
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|-3---3---x-3---|-3---3-----x-3-|-1---1---x-1---|-1---1-----x-1-o||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
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 H.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------*|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------*|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------*|
|-0---0---x-0-x-|-0---0-----x-0-|-0---0---x-0-x-|-0---0-----x-0-|-0-------*|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
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
-----------
| - 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
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