Prologue

As recorded by Opeth From the 1998 Album MY ARMS, YOUR HEARSE Words by Mikael kerfeldt Music by Opeth Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar' Rain Noise Fade-In (0:00) Q=91 4/4 Gtr I Wx12 |---------| |---------| |---------| |---------| |---------| |---------| Piano Part (0:31) C5C5 C5 Gm/D W W +Q. E +H +Q H. |----------|--3---------|-(3)----8--(8)----|-(8)--6-----| |----------|------------|------------------|------8-----| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)---(5)-(5)----|-(5)--7-----| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)---(5)-(5)----|-(5)--------| |-3--------|-(3)--------|-(3)---(3)-(3)----|-(3)--------| |----------|------------|------------------|------------| Bb7/D G5/D Eb/D Fsus2/D +Q H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q H. |-(6)--(6)------|-(6)-----------|------11-------|-(11)--13-----| |-(8)---9-------|-(9)---8-------|-(8)--(8)------|--(8)--(8)----| |-(7)--(7)------|-(7)-----------|---------------|--------------| |---------------|-------5-------|-(5)--(5)------|--(5)--(5)----| |---------------|------(5)------|-(5)--(5)------|--(5)--(5)----| |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| G5 +Q H. +W +W +W |-(13)--10-------|-(10)--------|-(10)--------|-(10)----*| |--(8)---8-------|--(8)--------|--(8)--------|--(8)----*| |----------------|-------------|-------------|---------*| |--(5)---5-------|--(5)--------|--(5)--------|--(5)----*| |--(5)-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*| |----------------|-------------|-------------|---------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic (n) - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths