The Burning Pits of the Duat Tabs & Lyrics by Nile
The Burning Pits of the Duat
guitar tabs lyrics
Band: Nile
Album: Annihilation Of The Wicked
Song: The Burning Pits Of The Duat
. - 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
- Trill
tr[...] -Tremolo picking (see also- " )
Tuning A E A D F# B
Notes: This is just how I play it, my own interpretation so dont
expect it to be 100% accurate :)
Listen to CD for timing (tab spacing is often impreicse)
Now, a few notes. Firstly, Its probable ive overlistened some parts.
Intro sounds best played downpicking (its possible.)
Riff A:
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-0-1-0-1-3-4-3-1--0-1-0-1-3-7-6-3-0-|
|-0-1-0-1-3-4-3-1--0-1-0-1-3-7-6-3---|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff B:
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-12/13\12-109-9/10\9-76-6/7\6-43-3/4\3\1-|
|-12/13\12-109-9/10\9-76-6/7\6-43-3/4\3\1-|
.. .. ..
Riff C:
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-9h10p9-----------------------|
|------------11h12p11------8~~-|
|--------8-7----------8-7------|
. . . .
Riff D:
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-7h8h10p8p7------------------------------------|
|------------8h9h11p9p8-------------------------|
|----------------------9h10h12p10p9-7h8p108p7\6-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Riff E:
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-7h8h10p8p7------------10h11h13p11p10---------------------|
|------------8h9h11p9p8---------------7h8h10p8p7-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------8h9h11p9p8-|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-5h6h8p6p5-2h3h5p3p2-----------|
|---------------------5h6h8p6p5-|
Riff F: 0:23
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-3/4\2-1-0--3/4\2-1-0--3/4\2-1-0--3/4\2-1-0-|
|-3/4\2-1-0--3/4\2-1-0--3/4\2-1-0--3/4\2-1-0-|
. . . . . . . .
Riff F1:
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-3/4\2-1-0--3/4\2-1-0--|
|-3/4\2-1-0--3/4\2-1-0--|
. . . .
Riff G:
_____ _____ ____ _____
/ 3 \ / 3 \ / 3 \ / 3 \
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-7h8h10-----------------------|
|--------8h9h11----------------|
|---------------9h10h12-7h8h10-|
|------------------------------|
Riff H:
____________
/ Grouped \
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-5h6h8/9\8p6p5-0----------------------------------------|
|---------------0-00000000044440000333344446666000033333-|
. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Riff I:
[This is a real rough guess, but given the general
insanity of this part. its understandable...]
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-7h8h10p8p7----------------------------------|
|-----------8h9h11p9p8------------------------|
|---------------------9h10h12p10p9-7h8h10p8p7-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10h11h13p11p10-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------8h9h11p9p8------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------8h9h11p9p8-5h6h8p6p5-2h3h5p3p2-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------5h6h8p6p5-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7h8h10p8p7-----------------------------------------------------8qb~-|
|-----------8h9h11p9p8------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------9h10h12p10p9-7h8h10p8p7--------------------6qb~-|
|--------------------------------------------5h6h8p6p5-2h3h5p3p2------|
Riff J:
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-7h8h10p8p7------------------------------------/7---/8-----|
|-----------8h9h11p9p8--------------------------------------|
|----------------------9h10h12p10p9-7h8h10p8p7--/5---/6-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-7h8h10p8p7------------------------------------------------|
|-----------8h9h11p9p8--------------------------------------|
|----------------------9h10h12p10p9-7h8h10p8p7--------------|
|----------------------------------------------333333333333-|
Riff K:
The lower harmony is the more noticeable, I think, with the upper notes
ringing out and the lowers either being muted, or trem picked (cant tell.)
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------2-------------------------------------|
|-----2-3---------2--------2-3------------------------|
|-3-4-----4-3-4-----3--3-4-----4----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------1144444443300000000-|
| |
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3-------------------------------------|
|-----4-5---------4---------4-5-----------------------|
|-5-6-----6-5-6-----5--5-6------6---------------------|
|---------------------------------1144444443300000000-|
tr............................. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Riff L:
|------------------------|
|--------0===-------0===-|
|------3---3------3---3--|
|-5-6---------5-6--------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
| |
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-33366666666--222555555-|
,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,
Riff M:
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------(7777-8888)-----|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------4444-5555----------------5555-6666------|
|-6666-7777-----------6666-7777-8888-----------6666-|
,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,,
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----------4444-5555--------------------------|
|-6666-7777-----------6666-1144444443300000000-|
,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Riff N:
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----11p10p7h9p7----11p10p7h9p7--|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0000-----------0000-------------|
.... ....
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-8h9h11---------8h9h11--------8h9h11---------|
|--------11h12h14------11h12h14------11h12h14-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----11p10p7h9p7----11p10p7h9p7--|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0000-----------0000-------------|
.... ....
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-8h9h11---------8h9h11---------10h11h13---------|
|--------11h12h14-------11h12h14--------11h12h14-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----11p10p7h9p7----11p10p7h9p7--|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0000-----------0000-------------|
.... ....
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-8h9h11---------8h9h11---------------------|
|--------11h12h14------9h10h12p10p9---------|
|----------------------------------3333333"-|
.......
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-8h9h11---------8h9h11--------8h9h11---------|
|--------11h12h14------11h12h14------11h12h14-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-7h8h10----------------------------------------|
|----------------8h9h11-------------------------|
|--------11h12h14------11h12h14-7h8h10-11h12h14-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Song Structure:
Riff A
Riff B
Riff A
Riff C
Riff A
Riff B
Riff A
Riff D
Riff A
Riff B
Riff A
Riff E
Riff F
Riff C
Riff F
Riff B
Riff F
Riff C
Riff F
Riff G
Riff H
Riff D
Riff H
Riff E
Riff H
Riff I
-Solo
Riff G
Riff A
Riff B
Riff C
Riff F1
Riff B
Riff A
Riff C
Riff B
Riff Fx2
Riff Jx2
Riff kx2
Riff Lx4
Riff Mx2
-Solo
Riff Kx2
Riff N
Riff H
Riff D
Riff H
Riff E
Riff H
Riff I
Riff G
-Solo
Riff A
Riff B
Riff C
Riff F1
Riff D
Riff A
Riff C
Riff G
Riff Fx2
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