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Intro Under Ophthalamian Skiesto the Benighted

Ophthalamia
Tab

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Song

OPHTHALAMIA - INTRO; UNDER OPHTHALAMIAN SKIES/TO THE BENIGHTED

From the Album VIA DOLOROSA

Copyright 1995 Avantgarde Music Italy

Version 1.0 - NOVEMBER 1996

Transcription Done By: Richard Broadhead II()

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. - palm mute / - slide up to

\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato

h - hammer on p - pull off

() - ghost note * - see comment

Tuning: NORMAL

Riff A

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

Repeat Riff A a total of two times then play transition

transition

|-sweep------|

|----0-------|
|----2-------| GTR I
|----2-------|
|----0-------|
|------------|

|

|--sweep-----|

|-----0------|
|-----2------| GTR II
|-----2------|
|-----0------|
|------------|

Play Riff A twice(organs come in)

Then play Riff A for the rest of the song

Pick Slide

Riff B

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------10-(10)-5-------7-------|
|-7-------8-------3-------5-------|
|-5-------------------------------|

Play Riff B 8 times

Riff C

|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-------------10------5-5/7-7--|
|-7-7-7-7-----8-------3-3/5-5--|
|-5-5-5-5----------------------|

Play Riff C a total of 4 times

Play Riff B till end of song

After 8 measures play the following

There appears to be an octave harmony created by the organ.

|-------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------|-----------------------------|
|-9h10-9-7-9~-|-9h10-9-7-9~--9h10p9-7~---7\-|
|-------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------|-----------------------------|

There appears to be an octave harmony created by the organ.

|-------------|------------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|
|-9h10-9-7-9~-|-9h10-9-7-9~--9h10p9-7~-|
|-------------|------------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-8-6-5-6-5-3-5-6-8-6-5-6-5~----------|
|-------------------------------------| GTR I
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

|

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-9-7-5-7-5-4-5-7-9-7-5-7-5~----------| GTR II
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

Play Above twice

There appears to be an octave harmony from the organ.

|-12-13-12-10-12~-|-12-13-12-10-12~---12h13p12-10-8-7----------|
|-----------------|-----------------------------------8-8/10~--|
|-----------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------------------------------|

To Live And Die Under Ophthalamian Skies!!!

For Questions, Comments, Corrections, or Newest Version;

please contact Rich Broadhead at

Check Out My Web Page, With More Transcriptions On It:

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