OPETH - FACE OF MELINDA from the 62'28" of passion called STILL LIFE tabbed by eugenio crippa - [email protected] normal tuning intro: repeat 4 times |--7*---5----2h3---------------2h3----------------------0----------------------------| |--5----3---------5p0------0--------5p3h5-5-------------1--3--------0----------------| |------------------------2-------------------4h5--2h4------4----------2-4-4/5-----4--| |-------0--------------5-------------------------------------------------------------| |--0----------------------------------------------------0-------0-1-2----------------| |----------------------------------------------------------4-------------------------| * play a E the 1st time 1st verse & 3rd verse: "by the turnstile beckons a damsel fair the face of melinda neath blackened hair no joy would flicker at her eyes brooding sadness came to a rise" "and conceded pain in crumbling mirth a harlot of god upon the earth found where she sacrificed her ways that hollow love in her face" |----------1--------------------------------0------------0----------------------| |------3-----3-0------0h1p0-------------------0--------1---1-0------------------| |----2---2-----------2------0---2---------2----------2---------0----------------| |--0----------------------------------1/2----------2----------------------------| |--------------0----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| at the end of the verses comes in an electric clean guitar... 3 times... ...then 1.2.3 1.2. 4. |--7------------------------|-----|----.-----0-5-7-8p5-7-8-8/10-8-7-5-----5------|cl. el. gtr |------6-5-----6-------5----|-----|--0h3-----------------------------------------| |----------------7-------5--|--4--|-----------------------------------7-5---7-4--| |---------------------------|-----|----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----|----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----|----------------------------------------------| | | | | |-----------------------------0--------.-----------------------------------------|ac. gtr |---------------------------1---1-3--0h3-----------0-------1--------3-----7\5----| |------coming from--------2------------------------------------------------------| |------1st verse riff...2--------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------0----------------2-------3--------5-----9\7----| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2nd & 4th verse: (2) "words would falter to atone (4) "still i plotted to have her back * * * |-----12--------------------------------------------------------------|ac. gtr |--12--------12--------------------0-----0h1---------3-----------2-5--| |---------------12-11-9----------0-----0-----2-----------------2------| |------------------------------2-----2-----------------------2--------| |--------------------------------------------0-----------2/4----------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------|cl. el. gtr |-----------------------------------------------------------------12--| |----------------------------------------------------------------9----| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| * play these notes only the 1st time (2) failure had passed the stepping stone (4) contentment that would fill the crack |--12---------------------------------------------0--------------| |------12------------------------0------------------0---0--------| |--------------------------------------2--0-----------2---2------| |--------------------------------------------4-------------------| |----------13--12--10--------------------------------------------| |------------------------0h2-------------------------------------| | | |--12------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------7/9-9-9---------------------------------| |--------------------------------7/9\7-9-7/9\7--------------4-5--| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| (2) she had sworn her wows to another (4) my soul released a fluttering sigh |--12---------------------------------------------------------| |---------12-------------0-----0h1----------3-----------2--5--| |------------9---------0-----0-----2------------------2-------| |--------------------2-----2------------------------2---------| |----------------------------------0------------2/4-----------| |---0---------------------------------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------------------------------10--| |-------------------------------------------------------8-----| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |---2---------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| (2) this is when... (4) this day fell... |-------------------------------| |------------------1-----1p0----| |----------------2-----2-----2--| |-------------------------------| |--------------0-----0----------| |--0----------------------------| | | |--12p10-12/14------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| (2) ...no one will bother" |-------------------------------------|...go on with 1st verse riff + 3rd verse |---------0-----0------------------0--| |-------0-----0------------------0----| |-------------------------------------| |--0--2-----0-------------------------| |----------------2/3-----0h2-2-2------| (4) ...the darkness nigh" |-----------------------------------------------------------------|ac. gtr |--------0-----0----------------------------1-1--------0-1--------| |------0-----0----------------------------2----------2-----4/5\2--| |---------------------------------------3-------------------------| |--0-2-----0----------0h2-------------3---------------------------| |-----------------3---------3---2---1--------------1--------------| | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------|cl. el. gtr |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------5------4----/5-2------| |-----------------------------------3-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------2--------| |--------------------0-------0----| |---------------------------------| |------------------4---4-------4--| |--------------6------------------| |--1-----5------------------------| | | |---------------------------------| |--3-----1-----0------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| 1.3.5.7. 2.4.6. |------------------------------------0-0---5-----0-----|------------------| |----------------------------2-------5-----------5-----|------------------| |----------0-------------2-------.---------------------|------------------| |--5---5-----0---------5---5-----5---------------------|------------------| |----5---5-----2-2/4-----------------------------------|--2/3---2---0-----| |--3---------------------------------0-----5-----0-----|------------------| | | | |--1---------------------------------------5-----------|--4/5---4---------| |------------------2-----------------------------5-----|------------------| |--3---------------2-----------------0-----2-----------|------------------| |------------------------------------------------2-----|------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|------------------| let ring the last E chord... ...then: 1.3.5. 2. |--------------------------------------|-------------------| |--2--2--2--2-----0--------3--3--2--2--|-------------------| |-----1--2--2--4--4--2--2--2--2--1--1--|----2---2---4---4--| |--------------4--4-----2--3-----2-----|----2---2---3---3--| |--------------2-----0-----------------|--0-------0--------| |--3-----4-----------------------------|-------------------| 4. |-------------------| |-------------------| |----4---4---2---2--| |----3---3---2---2--| |--0-------0--------| |-------------------| 1.2.3. 4.go on with electric & acoustic together... |---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----0-------0--|----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--| |----------2---2|----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2| |--2-----2------|--2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2------| |0-----0--------|0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0--------| |---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | dist. el. gtr |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------2------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------2-2-let ring...------------------------------------------------| |----------------2-0------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------0--------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------------| |------------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-------------| |----2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2-------------------| |--0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----2---------------------------------------------------------------2---------| |--2-2-let ring...-------------------------------------------------2-2---------| |--2-0-------------------------------------------------------------2-0---------| |--0---------------------------------------------------------------0-----------| transition: play 4 times |--7-7---5-5---5-5---1---1-1-1-------------------------------------|dist. el.gtr |--7-7---5-5---5-5---1---1-1-1-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-----| |------------------------------0-2-3-5-------------3-3-3-3-2-2-----| |--------------------------------------0-1-0---0-------------------| |--------------------------------------------3---------------------| 5th & 6th verse: 2 times for each verse |--4---4-44----444-3---3-33----333-2---2-22----222-1---1-11----111---|dist. el. gtr |--4---4-44----444-3---3-33----333-2---2-22----222-1---1-11----111---| |--4---------------4---------------2---------------2-----------------| |--6---------------5---------------4---------------3-----------------| |--6---------------5---------------4---------------3-----------------| |--4---------------3---------------2---------------1-----------------| "i took her by the hand to say all faith forever has been washed away i returned for you in great dismay come with me far away to stay" play the transition 2 times "endlessly gazing in nocturnal prime she spoke of her vices and broke the rhyme but baffled herself with the final line the promise is made but my heart is thine" play the transition 4 times before the... ...last interlude: |----------0----------------0-------------------------------------------|ac. gtr |------3-----3----------3-----3---------0-----0-------------0-----------| |----2---2-----2------2---2-----2-----0-----0-------0-------------------| |--0----------------------------------------------0---3/5-----3---2-----| |----------------0--3-------------0-2-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------3-----1-----------------------| | | |...then 2 el. gtrs enter: | |-----------------------------------1-----------------------------------|\ |--1/3------------------------------------5-----3-------1h3-------------|->el. gtr 1 |-------------------2---0-0-----------------------------2---0-0h2-0-----|/ |--0--------------------------------------------------3/5-----3---2-----|\ |----------------0--3-------------0-2-----------------------------------|->el. gtr 2 |-----------------------------------------3-----1-----------------------|/ repeat and fade 'till the end
