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The Black Hand of Set

Nile
Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

THE BLACK HAND OF SET - Nile - Festivals of Atonement/In the Beginning

Version 1.0 - November 2001

Transcribed by Lalith Vipulananthan <singularitymetaltab@hotmail.com>

Tuning (Low to High) - A E A D

A Play 3 times

|---------------------------------5---|
|---------------------------------3---|
|-5/6\5-3---1---5-3-5/6\5-3---1---3---|
|-5/6\5-3-0-1-0-5-3-5/6\5-3-0-1-0-----|

Fill 1

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-5/6\5-3---1---5-3-5/6\5-3---1---|
|-5/6\5-3-0-1-0-5-3-5/6\5-3-0-1-0-|

B1 (fast) Guitar 1 - Left

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-7-7-6-6-4-4-3-3-|

Repeat B1 x 3

B2 (both guitars)

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-4-4-3-3-1-1-0-0-|

Repeat B2 x 4

C Play 4 times

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-0-4-4-4-0-3-3-3-0-|

D (Gtr 1) Play twice

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-0-6-6-6-0-4-4-4-0-3-3-3-0-|

Guitar 1

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-0-6-6-6-0-4-4-4-0-3-3-3-0-|

|

| Guitar 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7---------------7---6---4---3---|
|-7---------------7---6---4---3---|

Guitar 1

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------12-12-11-11-10-10-9-9-6-6-5-5-3-3-----|
|-7-7-7-0-6-6-6-0-----------------------------------1-1-|

|

| Guitar 2

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------12-12-11-11-10-10-9-9-6-6-5-5-3-3-----|
|---------------------------------------------------1-1-|

Repeat D (both guitars) x 3

Fill 2

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1----|
|-7-7-7-0-6-6-6-0-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1----|

. . . . . . . .

E (triplet feel)

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-1-1-0-0-4-4-3-3-4-4-7-7-6-6-7-7-3-3-4-4-3-3-|

Fill 3

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------3-----3-----|
|-0-0-1-1-0-0-4-4-3-3-4-4-7-7-6-6-7-7-3-----3-----|

. .

F1 (straight 4) Play twice

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Fill 4

|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------10\---|
|-10-10-10-10-10\---|

Repeat E x 4 (under solo)

G (under solo) Play 4 times

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-|

Play H (under solo)

H [1,3,5,7] [2,6,8] [4]

|---------------------------------|--------------------------|-8-8-7-7-5-5-------------|
|---------------------------------|-8-8-7-7-5-5-4-4----------|-------------8-8-7-7-5-5-|
|-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------6-6-6-6--|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|

Repeat F1 x 2

F2 [1,2] [3,4]

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Fill 5

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-*-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------------------------|

*random open E chord strumming here with no discernable pattern!

Repeat G x 4, B2 x 4

I Play 3 times

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------13-13-12-12-10-10-|
|-6-6-5-5-3-3-10-10-9-9-6-6-13-13-12-12-10-10-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

J Play 3 times

|-------------------------------------|
|-12-12-13-13-12-12-13-13-12-12-10-10-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

Fill 6 hold (count 7*)

|-------------------|-------------|
|-12-12-13-13-12-12-|-10----------|
|-------------------|-10----------|
|-------------------|-10----------|

*if you're not sure of the bpm, the snare hits during J are on the beat!

K Play twice

|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-6-6-5-5-3-3-|
|---------------------|

Outro

|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-6-6-5-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|
|---------------------0-------0-------0-------0--------|

. . . .

The End!

------------------------------------------------------

Lalith Vipulananthan <singularitymetaltab@hotmail.com>

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