Bass tabs
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DEATH WHISPERED A LULLABY - Opeth
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Tabbed by: Virage
Noticed the existing tab was wrong so thought I'd tab it out. I think I've got most of the variations right
but any feedback is welcome.
Enjoy!
Tuning: EADG
Intro and verse:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2----2--3----------2----2--3----------2----2--3----------2----2--3--------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2----2--3----------2----2--3----------2----2--3----------2----2--3--------|
Interlude:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9----9--10----------9----9--10----------9----9--10----------9----9--10----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------3/6----(5p6)---------3--5--3p2--------------3/6-----(5p6)--------3--5--2-----|
E|-5--(5)---------------5--(5)----------3-----5--(5)---------------5--(5)---------3---|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------3/6----(5p6)---------3--5--3p2--------------3/6-----(5p6)--------3--5--2-----|
E|-5--(5)---------------5--(5)----------3-----5--(5)---------------5--(5)---------3---|
Bridge:
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10--10--9--8--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------10--10--------/17------17-------------9--9--8--7------------|
E|------------------------10---------17------17--------------------9--9-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------7-------------------5-------------7-------------------5---------|
A|-----3h6------6-5--------3h6-----6------3h6------6-5-------3h6-----6--------|
E|--5-------------------5-----------6--5------------------5-----------6-------|
Verse x1
Interlude x1
Chorus x1
Shorter version of bridge before solo:
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10--10--9--8--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------10--10--------/17------17-------------9--9--8--7------------|
E|------------------------10---------17------17--------------------9--9-------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|------------7-------------------5----|
A|-----3h6------6-5--------3h6-----6---|
E|--5-------------------5-----------6--|
Solo:
G|---------------5h7-7-7-7------7----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------5/7---7p5--------------------------------------------3---------|
A|--5-5-5-5-55------------------------5----3--0--1------(1)--3--0--1------------3-3-5------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------3--0--1----/5-----------|
G|------------------------5h7--5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5h7----------7p5---------------------------------------------3--------|
A|--5-5-5-5-55--3h5--------------------5---3--0--1------(1)--3--0--1-------------3-3-5-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------3--0--1--/5----------|
Verse x1
Chorus x1
Shorter bridge x1
Outro (slight variations on the solo):
G|---------------5h7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------|
A|--5-5-5-5-55-------------------3--0--1------(1)--3--0--1----------------3-3-5----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------3--0--1----/5----------|
G|------------------------5h7--5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5h7----------7p5---------------------------------------------3--------|
A|--5-5-5-5-55--3h5--------------------5---3--0--1------(1)--3--0--1-------------3-3-5-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------3--0--1--/5----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------3-----------------------------------------------3-------|
A|--5----5--3h5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5---5--3--0--1------(1)--3--0--1----------------3-3-5----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3--0--1----/5---------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------15-------------------------------------------------------3-------|
A|--5----5--3h5--3h5--/17----17p15--------3--0--1------(1)--3--0--1---------------3-3-5----|
E|---------------------------------17--------------------------------3--0--1----/5---------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note