Face of Melinda Opeth
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Artist:Opeth
Album:Still Life (1999)
Composition:Face of Melinda
Transcription:Idar Wiik (idarwiik@hotmail.com)
Version:1.0
Tuning:standard
|=a bar line (an actual bar line)
( )=a ghost note
< >=a sustained note
b=a (pre-)bent note
>=an emphasized note/chord
*=a transcriber´s note
Time 4/4
Riff a
Gtr.1 (acoustic), pick w/fingers
(let all notes ring)
1st time play an open E
[A5add9] [D5] [(Em)]
|-7*----5-------2h3-|-0-----------0h5-0-----0---------| |*5-----3-----------|-------------------4s5---0h1-----| |-------------------|-----0h2---------------------2s4-| |-------0-----------|---------2-----------------------| |*0-----------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------|---0-----------------------------|
*=4th time there´s a rest before C/A chord
C/A Bm/G# (Badd-9) 4 times
|-*-----------------|-----------------------| |-5-----3-----------|-------0------(0)-----*| |-5-----4-----------|---------s5------------| |-------------------|----1------------------| |---------------0h1-|-2--------------------*| |-5-----4-----------|-----------------------|
Riff B notes in parentheses are sometimes
(Segno) substituted for each other...
(Dm) (Amsus2) *=16th note triplet N.C. 4 times
|---------1p0----------*----------|------(0)-----------0-------| |*----3-------0------0p1h0--------|----------0-----0-------0--*| |---2---2-----------------0---2---|------(5)---------5---5---0-| |-0-------------------------0---2-|----7-----------------------| |*------------0-------------------|s7-------------------------*| |---------------------------------|----------0-----------------|
Verse
Gtrs.2&3 (clean electrics.) gtr.2 higher, gtr.3 lower
Gtr.1 w/riff B *=both gtrs. 4 times
|-7-----------------------|--------------------------| |*6------6--5------6------|------5*-----------------*| |--------5--7------5--4/7-|---------5-----4----------| |-------------------------|---------7-----6----------| |*------------------------|-------------------------*| |-------------------------|--------------------------|
Gtr.1
Gtrs.2&3 w/riff B once *=16th note triplet
(Dm) (Amsus2) N.C.
|---------1p0----------*----------|-----------------------------| |-----3-------0------0p1h0--------|-------------0-----0-------3-| |---2---2-----------------0---2---|---------5-----------5p0-----| |-0-------------------------0---2-|-----7-----------------------| |-------------0-------------------|s7-------------------------0-| |---------------------------------|-------------0---------------|
Gtr.1 cont. time 2/4 *=both are fine
|------------2--------------|---------------| |--1h3----------5-----7--|---7s-5--------| |---------0-----------------|---------------| |---------------------------|---4*-2*-------| |---------2-----3-----5--|---9s-7--------| |---------------------------|---------------|
Gtr.2 *=there are three triplets there...
q=a quarter rest time 2/4
|------------4-7s8p7-5-7s10*8*7*|---------------| |----------5--------------------|-10*----8*-----| |-q--2s4-5----------------------|----9*7*--7*5*-| |-------------------------------|---------------| |-------------------------------|---------------| |-------------------------------|---------------|
[4/4]Chorus
Riff C *=This part was quite tuf to figure
Gtr.1 out, but I gave my best shot
[(Em)] [(Am7)] [(C#m)]
|-*-------0-----------------------|-----------------------------0---| |---0-------0-------------0---0---|-------------3-------------5--(5)| |-4-----0-----5---0-----0---0---5-|---------4s5-------5-----6-------| |-----5-------------2s4-----------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-0-------------------2s4---------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4-------------------------------|----------------------------11s12| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.1 *=triplet based
[(Em)] [(F#7add11)]
|-------7-------------------------|-------------------0-------------| |-8---8-----8---------------------|---------0-----------0---0-------| |---9-----------------------------|------*------0---------3-----0---| |------------s8-----7-----5-------|------4--------4-----------------| |---------------------------------|-*-------------------------------| |(0)-------------(0)---(0)--------|-2-------------------------------|
Gtr.2 *=bend, release and pull-off
|12--12(let ring)-----------------|---0-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|s5---5-3---0--*------------------| |--12-----------------------------|------------2b3r2p0-2--------0-2-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.1
[(Em)] [(Am7)] [(C#m)]
|---------0-----------------------|-----------------------------0---| |---0-------0-------------0---0---|-------------3-------------5-----| |-4-----0-----5---0-----0---0---5-|---------4s5-------------6-------| |-----5-------------2s4-----------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-0-----------------2s4-----------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2s4-----------------------------|----------------------------11s12| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.1 *=the notes in parentheses
To Coda are almost inaudible (D.S.al Coda)
[Em] [G/A] [Am] [A5] [(B5)] [(A5/B)] [G6] [E5] [F#5]
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-----------0----1--------------|---------------------------------| |-0-----------0----2----2---------|---*(4)---(4)---(back to riff D)-| |-2---------------------2---------|--(4)---(4)--2-------------------| |-------------0---0----0----------|-2-----0----------2----4---------| |-0-------------------------------|-------------3----0----2---------|
Gtr.2 gtr.2 out
|12--12s14s15---------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--12-----------------------------|--------(rest)-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Coda *=16th note triplet
Gtr.1 N.C. *=not too sure... (Fm) (Am)
|---------------------------------|--------------------------*------| |---------------------------------|---------1--------------0h1p0----| |-----(4)----(4)-----*----*---*---|-----1-----1---------2-------2---| |--(4)----(4)-------s9----5---4---|---3---3----(3)----2--(2)--------| |-2------0------------------------|-----------------0---------------| |---------------3---s7----3---2---|-1-------------------------------|
Gtr.2 *=don´t strike
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------*----------| |-------------(rest)--------------|---------5-------4----5p4-2(2)---| |---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.1
N.C. Ebaug+9 Gm A/C#
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------0---7p0-0---|*------------------------2-------| |-------------------0---0-------0-|---------0-----------2-------2---| |---------------------------------|-----0-----0-------2---2---------| |-------0----s6-------------------|*--1---1-----1s4-----------------| |-0----------->-------------------|-3-------------------------------|
Gtr.2 (pick ´n fingers)
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------(0)------------------|*6-------------------------------| |s7-----5-----4-------------------|-----------6---------------------| |---------------------------------|-8---------7---------------------| |---------------------------------|*--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.1
1.-3. ending.....................> 4. ending.......................>
|-0------5----0-------------------|-0------5----0-------------------| |-5s6----------------------------*|-5s6-----------------------------| |--------5----4-----(s5)5(4)4-----|--------5----4-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------s3---2------*|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------4---|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2 pick ´n fingers
|--------------------s5----4------|---------------------------------| |-------------0------------------*|-------------0-------------------| |--------------------s5----4------|---------------------------------| |-5-----s7----2-------------------|-5-----s7----2-------------------| |--------------------------------*|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bridge riff D
(2x tempo, the bars consist mostly of 8th notes)
Time 6/4 4/4
Endings 1&2...............>
|-----------------0-0-1-1-|---------------------|-----| |*2-2-2-2-----3-3-3-3-1-1-|---------------------|----*| |---1---2-4-4-2-2-2-2-1-1-|-4--4-2--2-4--4-2--2-|--%--| |-1---0-----4---0-3---3---|-2--2-3--3-2--2-3--3-|-----| |*--------3---1----------0|-----0----0----0----0|----*| |-------------------------|---------------------|-----|
Time 7/8 4/4 9/8
3. ending......>
|---------------|-----------------|-------------------| |---0-------0---|*----0-------0--*|-----0-------0-----| |-----2---2---2-|-----------2---2-|-----------2---2---| |-2-----3-------|---2-----3-------|---2-----3---------| |---------------|*0-----0--------*|-0-----0---------0-| |---------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Gtrs.4&5 w/dist.
|---------------|-----------------|-------------------| |---------------|-----------------|-------------------| |----(rest)-----|-----(rest)------|-------------------| |---------------|-----------------|-------------------| |---------------|-----------------|-------------------| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------0-|
Gtr.1 *=Because of the previous bar´s time
signature, the acoustic line gets a bit twisted gtr.1 out
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---0-------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-*-------2---2---|--------%--------|--------%--------|--------%--------| |-2-----3---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----0---------0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gtrs.4&5
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7---------------|------------7-|--------------|------------7-| |-7---------------|------------7-|--------------|------------7-| |-5---------------|----------0-5-|--------------|----------0-5-|
> > >
Riff E
Gtrs.4&5 *=on repeats only
Am6 Am Dsus2 Dm Gm N.C.
|---7-7---5-5---5-|-5-------3-3-3---|-----------------| |*--5-5---5-5---5-|-5---6---3-3-3---|-----------------| |---5-5---5-5---7-|-7---7---3-3-3---|-----0-----------| |-*-7-7---7-7-----|-0---0--(0)5-5---|-2h3-------0-----| |*0-----0---------|---------------0-|-------0h1-----0-| |-------pm--------|---------------pm|-------------3---|
*=let ring throughout the bar
|------------------------| |----11-11-11-11-10-10--*| |-----x--x--x--x--x--x---| |-*---8--8--8--8--7--7---| |--------------------*| |------------------------|
Riff F
G#m G(barre) F#m F
|-4-----4--4-4-|4----4-4-4---|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----| |*4-----4--4-4-|4----4-4-4(x)|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|----*| |-4-----4--4-4-|4----4-4-4(x)|-similar---|-----%-----|-----%-----| |-6-----6--6-6-|6-6--6-6-6(x)|-strumming-|-----|-----|-----|-----| |*6----(6--6-6-|6)6-(6-6-6)--|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|----*| |-4------------|-----4----------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
Riff E 2 times
Riff F 2 times
Riff E 4 times
(The notes in
Riff G parentheses are
Gtr.1 (acoustic) virtually inaudible)
(Dsus2) (Dsus2/C) (Bm7) (G5) (Fmaj7-5) N.C.
|---------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|----------------| |-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|------0-----*| |---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|---2-----0-------|-2-------(2)-(0)| |-0---------------|-----------------|---------------2-|--s5----3---2---| |---------------0-|-3-------------0-|-2---------------|---------------*| |-----------------|-----------------|-------3-----1---|----------------|
I have FIVE! gtrs. playing here! When I listened one speaker at time,
I could block these voices represented by gtrs.4,5,6&7. All gtrs.
have different volumes and some notes are heavily on the back ground,
almost inaudible. When you play this make your own combination.
Gtr.1 w/riff H
Gtr.4 (higher notes)
Gtr.5 to the left of slash (lower notes) *=note below only by gtr.4
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |*-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*| |-5h7-------7--|-2/7-7-5-----5-7-|-10-----9-----7--|-5h7-*------------| |-2h3-------3--|-----5-2---------|-3------5-----3--|---5-7-3/5-2/3----| |*-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*| |--------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Gtr.6 (higher notes) repeat and
Gtr.7 to the left of slash (lower notes) *=both gtrs. fade out
|--------------------|--*-*--------|-----------------|---*--------------| |*-------------------|-10h8*-------|-------8---------|---8----10h11-10-*| |-5/9h7/10-----7/10--|-----9-------|-10----9---7/10--|-5--------2h3-2---| |--------------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------| |*-------------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------*| |--------------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------|
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