Amorphis

Amorphis - In The Beginning guitar tab

"IN THE BEGINNING" by AMORPHIS

from the album Tales from the Thousand Lakes

Tuning:

Tune all strings a 1 1/2 step down E==C#

b = bend until it sounds like ( no. of the higher fret ) B==G#

r = release the bend G==E

h = hammer on D==B

\ = slide down A==F#

E==C#

RIFF A:

E--------------------------------------|

B--------------------------------------|

G-2------------------------------------|

D-2------h--2---------3---------5------|

A-0-----0^2-2------h--3------h--5------|

E-----------0-----0^1-1-----1^3-3------|

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|---------|---------|

KEYBOARD

WITH RIFF A

LEAD 1:

E------------------------------------------------------------------|

B------------------------------------------------------------------|

G------------------------------------------------------------------|

D------------------------------------------------------------------|

A-7----------------7----------------8--7-8-10-8-7---------7--------|

E----10-8-7-8-7-5-----10-8-7-8-7-5----------------10--8-7---10-8-7-|

E---------------------------|

B---------------------------|

G---------------------------|

D--3--3--3--5--5--5--2------|

A---------------------------|

E--1--1--1--3--3--3--0------|

continues into RIFF B

RIFF B:

E-----------------------------------------|

B-----------------------------------------|

G-----------------------------------------|

D-2----------4---5---------7---9---------2|

A-2----------4---5---------7---9---------2|

E-0----------2---3---------5---7---------0|

WITH RIFF B

LEAD 2: (sound nice with the bends)

E----------------------------------|

B----------------------------------|

G10b12r10-8-7-----7b8r7------------|

D-----------------------9-7-9------|

A----------------------------------|

E----------------------------------|

last time pick slide

RIFF C:

E-----|-----|-----|-----|

B-----|-----|-----|-----|

G-----|-----|--5--|--4--|

D--2--|--5--|--5--|--4--|

A--2--|--5--|--3--|--2--|

E--0--|--3--|-----|-----|

WITH RIFF C

LEAD 3:

E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

B--8-7-7-5-8-7-7-5-10-8-8-7---5-7-8--8-7-7-5-8-7-7-5-7-5-------5-7-8-|

G---------------------------7----------------------------7-6-7-------|

D--------------------------------------------------------------------|

A--------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF D:

E------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

B------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

D------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

A-2-2---h-h--2------2-2---h-h--2-----|-2-2---h-h--2------2-2-x-5-x-5--|

E-0-0--0^3^5---5-3--0-0--0^3^5---5---|-0-0--0^3^5---5-3--0-0-x-3-x-3--|

RIFF E

E-----|-----|-----|-----|

B-----|-----|-----|-----|

G-----|-----|-----|-----|

D-----|-----|--2--|-----|

A--4--|--2--|--0--|--5--|

E--2--|--0--|-----|--3--|

WITH RIFF E

LEAD 4:

E-----------------|

B-----------------|

G-----------------|

D/9-9-8-8-6-6-4---|

A-----------------|

E-----------------|

RIFF F:

E-----|------|------|-----|

B-----|------|------|-----|

G-----|------|--10--|--9--|

D--7--|--10--|--10--|--9--|

A--7--|--10--|---8--|--7--|

E--5--|---8--|------|-----|

WITH RIFF F

LEAD 5:

E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G11-10-10-8-11-10-10-8-13-11-11-10----8-10-11--11-10-10-8-11-10-10-8-10-8---------8-10-11--|

D----------------------------------10-------------------------------------10-9-10----------|

A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

ENDING:

E-------------------------------------------------|

B-------------------------------------------------|

G-------------------------------------------------|

D---5-5----5-5-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9\---|

A-x-5-5--x-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7\---|

E-x-3-3--x-3-3-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0\---|

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another version

"IN THE BEGINNING" by AMORPHIS

from the album Tales from the thousand lakes

transcribed by David Gagnon

tune all strings a half step down

b = bend until it sounds like ( no. of the higher fret )

r = release the bend

h = hammer on

\ = slide down

RIFF A:

E--------------------------------|

B--------------------------------|

G7-----------------------5-------|

D7-------7-------8-------5-------|

A5-------7-------8-------3-------|

E--------5-------6---------------|

repeat riff A,

LEAD 1:(discreetly) (play with fingers if you want)

E--------------------------------|

B--------------------------------|

G--------------------------------|

D--------------------------------|

A5-65-5----5--------565----57875-|

E----8-865--868656-8---868------8|

play this on riff A

repeat lead 1 with riff A another time,

BRIDGE 1:

chords: D5 D5 D5 E5#VIII E5#VIII E5#VIII

RIFF B: Chords:

D5 E5

E5#VIII G5X

A5XII E5

D5 (played 13 times muted the second time)

repeat riff B:

LEAD 2:

E------------------------------------|

B------------------------------------|

G/14---12----------------------------|

D---------15-14---14-(15)-14----12---|

A----------------------------15------|

E------------------------------------|

(last time a third guitar pick-scratches)

play this four times on each riff B

repeat lead 2 four more times with riff B

RIFF C: Chords:

D5 E#VIII Bb

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LEAD 3: (the hot one!) | |

E------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

B------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G------------------------12----------------------------------------------|

D15-14-14-12-15-14-14-12----15-15-14----12-14-15-15-14-14-12-15-14-14-12-|

A------------------------------------15----------------------------------|

E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF C: (continued...) Chords:

A5

LEAD 3: (continued...)

E-----------------------|

B-----------------------|

G-----------------------|

D12-11-11-12-12-14-14---|

A------------|--|--|--|-|

E------------|--|--|--|-| repeat this 3 other times each time on riff C

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BRIDGE 2: | | | |

-0--8--5--3-|

last time of lead 3 substitute these notes on the 4th string (D)

RIFF D:

D5 0F F

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