Opeth - Blackwater Park guitar tab
Blackwater Park Guitar Tab
Tabbed By: Sade (With help from metaltabs)
Date:8/10/04
Email me questions or comments at Systm106789@hotmail.com
This song, guitar 2 (which I think is Mikeal) plays a lot of 2-3 note riffs with lots of
vibrato over the main riffs. It’s not hard to figure out.
Intro
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-3--2h3p2-0----
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Play as many times as needed
Riff 1
-4--4--4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5--5--5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
-5--5--5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---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--7--7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
-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- gtr 1
-4--4--4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5--5--5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
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-9---------------------------------7-------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------- gtr 2
-------------------------------------------------------------------
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Again, listen to the song
-5--5--5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------
-5--5--5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------
-5--5--5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5--5--5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
-7--7--7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5--5--5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- gtr 1
-7--7--7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---6--6--6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
-----------------------------------8--8--8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-4-5p4h5p4-------------------------(4)-----------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------- gtr 2
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Fill 1
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------------------------------------ gtr 1
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-2--2p0-2h3p2p0-2/6---0-6h7---------
e---------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------------
d--2--x-----------------6-----6---------------
a--2--x---5h8-7---5h8-7---7h8-----------------
D--2--x---------------------------------------
Riff 3
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- gtr 1
-0--------------------------------------------------------------------
-0--------------------------------------4----4~------------------3h4--
-0----------------------------------1p0-----------0-6-3-0-3---0-------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
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-----------5---------------------------------------------------------- gtr 2
-------6h7---7-6-7--4--6--4h6p4---------------------------------------
--------------------------------5-------------------------------------
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Riff 4 (clean)
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--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------6---------------------------------6-------
-/5---5-4h5p4p0--------5-----5-----/5---5-4h5p4p0--------5-----5----
-----------------1--0-----------0------------------1--0-----------0-
Riff 5
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------6---------------------------------6----------------
-/5---5-4h5p4p0--------5-----5-----/5---5-4h5p4p0--------5-----5-----/-5---5-
-----------------1--0-----------0------------------1--0-----------0----------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------6---------10/12--8---5---7---3---5--------
-4h5p4p0--------5-----5------10/12--8---5---7---3---5--------
----------1--0-----------0---10/12--8---5---7---3---5--3--2--
. .
Riff 6 (acoustic) Repeat as needed (Some electric fills over it, just improv them)
-5-------5-------5-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-----------
---5-------5-------5-------5-------3-------3-------3-------3---------
-----7-------7-------7-------7-------5-------5-------5-------5------- gtr 1
-------7-------7-------6-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---8-
-----------------------------------------------------------------8---
---------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------7-
-7-----6---------7---7-----------------------7---7---------
-----7-----7---7---6---6--4-0-3-0---------7---6---6---7--- gtr 1
---4-----5-------------------------------------------5-----
-------------0---------------------3h5-6-0-----------------
Riff 7 (acoustic) Repeat as needed
---------5-----------------------------------3h4p3-2---------2-------2-
-------6---6-------4-5---------------------3----------2--------2-------
-----7-------7----------4-6--------------5--------------4--------4-----
---7-------------------------4-6-------5------------------4--------4--- gtr 1
-5--------------4-----------------4--3---------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff 6 x 1
Riff 7 x 1
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------7----------------------------------7---------------gtr 1--
-----------------7---7-6r---------------------------7---7-6r-----------------
----------------------------5p0h3h5----------------------------5p0h3h5-------
-0--3--5--6r-0----------------------0--3--5--6r-0----------------------0--3--
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-0--3--5--6--0----------------------0--3--5--6--0----------------------------
-0--3--5--6--0----------------------0--3--5--6--0-------------------guitar 2-
-0--3--5--6--0----------------------0--3--5--6--0----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------7--------------------------0-----0-----0-----------gtr 1--
-----------7---7-6r-------------------0-----0-----0---0-6-7-6r---------
----------------------5p0h3h5-5p0h3-2-----------0----------------------
-5--6r-0----------------------------------3----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-5--6--0---------------------------------------------------------------
-5--6--0------------------------------------------------------guitar 2-
-5--6--0---------------------------------------------------------------
Riff 9 Repeat as needed
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-9---9-9-9-9-9--8---8-8-8-8---8-8--------------------------------------------
-9---9-9-9-9-9--8---8-8-8-8---8-8--------------------------------------------
-7---7-7-7-7-7--6---6-6-6-6---6-6---/5---5--4--3--------------------/5---5---
--------------------------------------------------0--0---0-0-0-3r-0----------
------------------------------
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------------------------------ gtr 1
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-4--3-------------------------
------0--0----0-0-0-3~--------
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-5---5-5-5-5-5--4--4-4-4-4---4-4-----3-
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Riff 10 Repeat as needed
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------6-6--10---10-10-10-8---10---8-8-8---8-8--
-------------------------------5-5---9----9--9--9-7----9---7-7-7---7-7-- both
-/4--4--4--3~------------------4-4---8----8--8--8-6----8---6-6-6---6-6-- gtrs
--------------0-6--6--6--7~--0-5-5---9----9--9--9-7----9---7-7-7---7-7—
Under solo:
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------------------------------------ gtr 2
---------------------7---5---6------
------------------------------------
-0-0----0-0-0--/7~-----5---6---3p0--
The solo was friggin hard to figure out, I don’t have all of it
--5-6-9p6p5p4p3h5-6-----
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Inbetween these two parts he does some sort of E, or G scale pattern, I can’t |
figure it out exactly
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--10-13-10h13p1097---6~----7p6h7p6---6----/9~-
-------------------------------------9---7------
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Riff 9 x 1
Riff 11 Repeat as needed
-5---5-5-5---5-5-----8--8--8--8--8---5---5-5-5---5-5-----8--8--8--8--8-
-6---6-6-6---6-6-----9--9--9--9--9---6---6-6-6---6-6-----9--9--9--9--9-
-7---7-7-7---7-7----10-10-10-10-10---7---7-7-7---7-7----10-10-10-10-10-
-7---7-7-7---7-7----10-10-10-10-10---7---7-7-7---7-7----10-10-10-10-10-
-5---5-5-5---5-5-----8--8--8--8--8---5---5-5-5---5-5-----8--8--8--8--8-
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-7-----7-9-10-6----------------------7-----7-9-10-10/12---10-9-7-9-9r--
-----------------7-----------------------------------------------------
-------------------8-7-5-7-8-------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff 12 Repeat as needed
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-11---11-11-11---11-11---11-11---13-13-13--7---7-7-7--------------------Gtr 1
-11---11-11-11---11-11---11-11---13-13-13--7---7-7-7--7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
-9----9--9--9----9--9----9--9----11-11-11--5---5-5-5--7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
------------------------------------------------------5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-11---11-11-11---11-11---11-11---13-13-13--7---7-7-7--------------------Gtr 2
-11---11-11-11---11-11---11-11---13-13-13--7---7-7-7--7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
-9----9--9--9----9--9----9--9----11-11-11--5---5-5-5--7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
------------------------------------------------------5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-8-8-8--6-6-6--7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7------7---------------------------------
-8-8-8--6-6-6--7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7------7---------------------------------Gtr 1
-6-6-6--4-4-4--5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5------5---------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-8-8-8--6-6-6--7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------
-8-8-8--6-6-6--7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----3------0------3------5-------------Gtr 2
-6-6-6--4-4-4--5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----3------0------3------5-----3-/-5---
-------------------------------------3------0------3------5-------------
Riff 11 x 1
Fill 3 Repeat as needed
--5---5-5-5---5-5-----8--8--8--8--8---5---5-5-5---5-5-----8--8--8--8--8-
--6---6-6-6---6-6-----9--9--9--9--9---6---6-6-6---6-6-----9--9--9--9--9-
--7---7-7-7---7-7----10-10-10-10-10---7---7-7-7---7-7----10-10-10-10-10-
--7---7-7-7---7-7----10-10-10-10-10---7---7-7-7---7-7----10-10-10-10-10-Gtr 1
--5---5-5-5---5-5-----8--8--8--8--8---5---5-5-5---5-5-----8--8--8--8--8-
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-12-------7-------10-------6---------7--------6--------3-------0--------Gtr 1
-12-------7-------10-------6---------7--------6--------3-------0--------
-12-------7-------10-------6---------7--------6--------3-------0--------
Riff 13
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-12-12-12-7-7-7-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-6-6-6-3-3-3-6-6-6--6/76--
-12-12-12-7-7-7-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-6-6-6-3-3-3-6-6-6--6/76--
-12-12-12-7-7-7-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-6-6-6-3-3-3-6-6-6--6/76--
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-12-12-12-7-7-7-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-6-6-6-3-3-3--0- both guitars
-12-12-12-7-7-7-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-6-6-6-3-3-3--0-
-12-12-12-7-7-7-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-6-6-6-3-3-3--0-
Riff 14
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------------------------------------ Gtr 1
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-0----------------5-6-5-----5-------
-0----------0-3-7-------7-5---6-5-3-
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-/15--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-
------------------------------------ Gtr 2
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-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-
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---------------------------- Gtr 2
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Use vibrato with guitar 2
e----------0--------------------------------
b----6---------------------10---------------
g--7--7--7--7-------10-9------9-------------
d---7--7--7--7----10----10-----10-----------
a-5-----5--------8--------8------8----------
D-------------------------------------------
Continued...
e----------0-----------------------------
b----6-----------------------------------
g--7--7--7--7-------10-9-------8-7-------
d---7--7--7--7----10----10----8---8------
a-5-----5--------8--------8--6-----6-----
D----------------------------------------
