River tab by Opeth

Tabs

Verse 1:
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------0--------------0------------0-----------0-----|
D MajorD|------12---12--------12---12-------0---0-------0---0---|
A augmentedA|----9---------9----9---------9---7-------7---7-------7-|
E MajorE|-10-------------10-------------8-----------8-----------|
                          } x5
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
D MajorD|-----0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0---|
A augmentedA|---3-------3---3-------3---2-------2---2-------2-|
E MajorE|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|

e|-------------1----------------3-----------------3----|
BB|---------1----------------3---------------------3----|
G+G|-----2-----2----------0-----0--------------0----0----|
D MajorD|---3---3------------2---2--------------0-----0--0----|
A augmentedA|-3----------------3------------------2---2------2----|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------3------------3----|

e|-------------1----------------3----3----|
BB|---------1----------------3--------3----|
G+G|-----2-----2----------0-----0------0----|
D MajorD|---3---3------------2---2----------0----|
A augmentedA|-3----------------3----------------2----|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------3----|

Verse 2:
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------0--------------0------------0-----------0-----|
D MajorD|------12---12--------12---12-------0---0-------0---0---|
A augmentedA|----9---------9----9---------9---7-------7---7-------7-|
E MajorE|-10-------------10-------------8-----------8-----------|
                            } x5
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
D MajorD|-----0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0---|
A augmentedA|---3-------3---3-------3---2-------2---2-------2-|
E MajorE|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|

e|-1--1--1--1-1-1--3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3----3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3----|
BB|-1--1--1--1-1-1--3--3--2--3-3-3--3--3--3----3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3----|
G+G|-2--2--2--2-2-2--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0----0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0----|
D MajorD|-3--3--3--3-3-3--2--2--2--2-2-2--0--0--0----0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0----|
A augmentedA|-3--2--2--2-2-2--3--3--3--3-3-3--2--2--0h2--2-2-2--2--2--2--2-2-2----|
E MajorE|-1--1--1--1-1-1------------------3--3--3----3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3----|

e|-1--1--1--1-1-1--3--3--3--3-3-3--3----|
BB|-1--1--1--1-1-1--3--3--2--3-3-3--3----|
G+G|-2--2--2--2-2-2--0--0--0--0-0-0--0----|
D MajorD|-3--3--3--3-3-3--2--2--2--2-2-2--0----|
A augmentedA|-3--2--2--2-2-2--3--3--3--3-3-3--2----|
E MajorE|-1--1--1--1-1-1------------------3----|

Solo 1:
(Rhythm plays Verse 2 again
Neck Pickup)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----12--------10----10h12p10/9----9h10p9----5h7/9--(9)qb--7--h9--7h9p7\5----|
A augmentedA|---x------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7h9p7\5--4h5--2h4--0h2---------------------12--14-b15r14-12----10h12-9----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------4h5--2h4--0h2-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------7--/12-12--------14-b15r14-12----|
D MajorD|-9h10p9\7h9-5h7/9--7\5-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Change to bridge pickup:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-14b16--14--------12--12h14-12--\--12h14-14/16--b17--14--16--12h14p12----|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------5b6r5-------5b6r5-----------8-10-11p10p8----|
G+G|-10h12----------------------------3-5b6r5-3---3-5b6r5-3---3-5/7-----------------|
D MajorD|-------10-----------3h5---------------------5-----------5-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------13-10--------3-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------6-3--------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----8----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-10---10b12r10--7-10-7h10p7-5h7p5-3h5b6r5-3---3h4--------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------5------5\----|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------8-10-10h11p10p8-11-13-13\15----|
G+G|-x-12-12-12\10--10-9-9-9\7-7-7\5--h7b8r7--------7--------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------5-7-8----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge:
e|----------------------------|
BB|----------------------------|
G+G|-----5-----4-----2-----2----|
D MajorD|---2-----4-----2-----4------| x2
A augmentedA|-0-----2-----3-----5--------|
E MajorE|----------------------------|

e|-----1-----1-----0-----0----|
BB|-----3-----3-----3-----3----|
G+G|---2-----2-----3-----3------|
D MajorD|-0-----0-----0-----0--------| x4
A augmentedA|----------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------|

e|-3------5------3------2------3------5------3------------------------0----|
BB|-3------6------3------3------3------6------3------7--------7--------0----|
G+G|-3------7------3------4------3------7------3------6--------5--------1----|
D MajorD|-5------7------5------4------5------7------5------7--------7--------2----|
A augmentedA|-5------5------5------2------5------5------5------5--------5--------2----|
E MajorE|-3-------------3-------------3-------------3------------------------0----|
|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------0----|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------7--------7--0----|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------6--------5----1----|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------7--------7------2----|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------5--------5--------2----|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------0----|

Solo section:
(4:05 - 5:08)
(The solo section might have some parts wrong, since the legato bits were blazing fast, I slowed it down
to tab 'em but I might have lost some notes on the way)
Solo 2:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------8h9p8---------|
G+G|---4---5---7---5---7-7-7b8r7--5h7p5--------5-7b10r7-10b12-------10p0----|
D MajorD|-5---5---5---5---5------------------6----6------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------8---------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-12----------12-12b13~~~~-------14-15-14----14-------14-15-14----14-17-15----15-17-17b18-17----|
G+G|----12-10-12--------------16b17----------16----16b17----------16----------15-------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-12h13p12p10h12p10-/12h15p13p12h13p12p10h12p10-12h13p10-12p10------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------9----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo 3:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------8h10-----9p7---------------8------|
G+G|----------------------------8h9----8h9-11------11------9-11p8---8-11---9----|
D MajorD|-----6-7-9-10-9h10p9h7h9h10-----10----------------------------9-------------|
A augmentedA|-7h8------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------/17----------16-------------------------|
BB|----------12h13----12h13p12----13-12~~~--------17-15----17-15-------15----------|
G+G|-11h12h14-------14----------14--------------------------------16-14----16-14----|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------12-13h16p13p12----|
BB|-------------------------------------------------13h15p13p12h13h15-------------------|
G+G|-13b14r13----14-13b14r13----------------13h14h16-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------15-------------15-14-12-14h15----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-13-16-17-19--19b20~~~~----|
BB|---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------|

Solo 4:
e|-----------------------------------------------------10p9---------9-10/12----|
BB|-----------------------8---10---10b11r10-8----8--8b-------10p8h10------------|
G+G|-----7-6-7-9-9b10r9b10---7----7------------10---10b--------------------------|
D MajorD|-5h7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-10-12b13r12-10----10------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------13----13b15r13--11p10h11p10--------------------------15----15----|
G+G|--------------------------------------------12--12h15p12p10h12h15\17----17-------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----15h16p15----15----13-----------------------------------------------------18-------|
G+G|-17----------17----15----14h15-12h14--12--14h15p14p11----11h14-15/17-15-17b19--19r----|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------12------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo 5:
e|-11b12r11---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------12--9-12b13r12-9----12-9------10b12--9------9----------------7h8----|
G+G|---------------------------10------10-8----------11-9---11-12-9h11-8h9--------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------13h16----13h16-17-13--13h16-13-----------------|
G+G|-9h11h12/14-16p14h16p14p12h14h16-------16-----------------------16-12--14-16----|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-13h16----13h16h17/19-17h19p17p16h17h19-20p19h20p19p18h19h20h22p20p19h20h22----|
G+G|-------16----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-19p17----19/22--19----19----------------|
BB|-------20-----------20----20-17----------|
G+G|--------------------------------17-16----|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|

Unison Solo:
(Left channel)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------12-10----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------7h9-7----7-9h10p9p7-7------------9b10-9b10-9-7-9b10------|
D MajorD|-------------------------9--------------9-7---------------------------9----|
A augmentedA|-7-5----------------------------------------6h7-6--------------------------|
E MajorE|-----6-0-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
BB|-10-12------------------------------------|
G+G|-------11-14-11/13-11--9h11---------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------9-------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------(9\7)----|

(Right channel)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------4-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------6--6-4------4--6h7p6p4-4------------13b14-13b14-13-11-13b14-------|
D MajorD|-------------------------4--------------4-7-4/6-4--------------------------12----|
A augmentedA|-7-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----6-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
BB|-10-12------------------------------------|
G+G|-------11-14-11/13-11--9h11---------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------9----11\9-----|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|

Riff:
(Repeat twice)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------5---5-5h7p5---5h7-8-7----|
E MajorE|-0-2-3--2-3-5--3-5-6----6---------6------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---9----7----7h9p7---7-9-10--9-10-12--10-12-13-13\----|
A augmentedA|-7---8-----8-------8----------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2:
(Repeat twice)
(Not sure if at the end they’re all octaves or power chords, but I hear it this way)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------8-8--8--7-7--7--------------------|
G+G|---------------3-----3h5-5b6r5p3---3------x-x--x--x-x--x--------------------|
D MajorD|-------4---2-4----4--------------4--4-4\--5-5--5--4-4--4--5-5--5--4-4--4----|
A augmentedA|---2-4---4------------------------------------------------5-5--5--4-4--4----|
E MajorE|-2--------------------------------------------------------3-3--3--2-2--2----|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------3-----3h5b6r5p3---3--3h4p3------|
D MajorD|-------4---2-4----4------------4--4------------|
A augmentedA|---2-4---4--------------------------------4----|
E MajorE|-2---------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-/9-9-8h9p8----8h9-9/11--9-11-11/12-11-9h11p9\8h9p8--------|
D MajorD|------------11--------------------------------------11\----|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 3:
                            (1st ending)
e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------5p4--------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------|-------2---2h4---2h4h5-----4------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|---2h3---3-----3-------------4----|
A augmentedA|-0--0-0-0-0h1p0h1p0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0h1p0h1p0-0-0-|-0--------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

2nd ending:
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------7---7h9---7-9h10p9p7h9p7---7---------------|
D MajorD|---7h8---8-----8----------------8---8-7h8p7-------|
A augmentedA|-0------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------6\----|

Spoken bridge thingy:
(On this part I'm pretty sure that the low E MajorE is being played, but I start doubting the D MajorD string
when it gets a bit more quiet...)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5---4---------7---4---------5---4---------7---4----| x2
A augmentedA|-3---2---------5---2---------3---2---------5---2----|
E MajorE|-3---2---------5---2---------3---2---------5---2----|

Chorus:
(Repeat twice)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4----------------------------|
D MajorD|-4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5----|
A augmentedA|-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5----|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3----|

e|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------|
G+G|-7--7-7-7-7--6--6-6-6-6----|
D MajorD|-7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7----|
A augmentedA|-5--5-5-5-5--4--4-4-4-4----|
E MajorE|---------------------------|

Outro:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------11h12p11p9-----------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------9---------| x4
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------10-9----|
E MajorE|-12-12--12--12--0-0--0--0--12-12-12-12-----------------------|

e|-----------|
BB|-----------|
G+G|-----------|
D MajorD|-----------|
A augmentedA|-----------|
E MajorE|-12-12\----|


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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| x Dead note
| r Release
| b Bend
| ~ Vibrato

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