Benighted Opeth
As recorded by Opeth
From the 1999 Album STILL LIFE
Words by Mikael Akerfeldt
Music by Mikael Akerfeldt and Opeth
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Peter Lindgren'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Mikael Akerfeldt'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Mikael Akerfeldt'
Intro
Q=148
[D5/G] [G5] [B5/G] [G] [E5/B] [G5/A] [Em/A] [Bm/A] [D5/A]
[4/4] Gtrs I, III
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q
||-----5------3------|--2-------3------0---|-----------------|-----------------| ||o------3-------3---|-----0-------0-----0-|----3-----/5-----|-----------------| ||---------0-------0-|-------0-------0-----|------0------0---|-4-----2-(2)-----| ||-------------------|---------------------|-----------------|---0---------0---| ||o------------------|---------------------|-0------0------0-|-----0---------0-| ||--0--------(0)-----|-(0)-----(0)---------|-----------------|-----------------|
1.,2.,3.
[B7]E E E E +E E E E +E [B7/Eb]E E E Q +Q
|-------------------|-----2-------------| |-------0-(0)-------|-------0-----------| |-----2-------2-----|---------2---------| |---1-----------1---|-----------1--(1)--| |-2---------------2-|-(2)---------------| |-------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E [Em/G]E +E E E E E E 4x
|--3s=2-------------|---0-(0)------------|| |-------3S5---------|-------------------o|| |-----------4S2-0---|---0-(0)-----0------|| |-------------------|-4-------2-2-0------|| |-------------------|---------------0h2-o|| |-(0)-------------0-|--------------------||
4.
[B7]E E E E +E E E E +E [B7/Eb]E E E Q +Q
|-------------------|-----2-------------| |-------0-(0)-------|-------0-----------| |-----2-------2-----|---------2---------| |---1-----------1---|-----------1--(1)--| |-2---------------2-|-(2)---------------| |-------------------|-------------------|
[Em/G]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--3s=2-------------|----0--(0)-----------| |-------3S5---------|---(0)-(0)-----------| |-----------4S2-0---|----0--(0)-----0-----| |-------------------|-4---------2-2-0-----| |-------------------|-----------------0h2-| |-(0)-------------0-|---------------------|
[Em7/Bb]E E E E +E E E E +E E E E Q E E
||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-------3-(3)-------|-------------------| ||------0-------0-----|-------0-----------| ||----2-----------2---|-----2---2-----0---| ||o-1---------------0-|-(0)---------------| ||--------------------|-----------/3----0-|
[D/F#]E E E E +E E S E. +E E Q E E E E 4x
|---------------------|---------------------|| |-3-------------------|----------0---------o|| |-2-----0-(0)---2S=4--|-(4)-0----0----------|| |-0-------------3S=5--|-(5)-2S4--2----------|| |---------------------|------------0h2p0/--o|| |-2p0-0-0-(0)-0---(0)-|---------------------||
1st Verse
[Em]Q E E E E E E E E E E H [Gmaj7/E]E E E E E E E E
|------------0h2-|-----3--------||------------------| |--------0-----0-|---------5----||o-----------0---0-| |----------0-0---|-0S4---4------||----------0---0---| |------2---------|--------------||--------4---------| |----2-----------|--------------||o---0h2-----------| |-0--------------|--------------||--0---------------|
[Dadd9/F#] [Gmaj7/E]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----0---------------|-----------------| |---3---0-------------|-----------0---0-| |-----------(0)---(0)-|---------0---0---| |-4-------------------|-------4---------| |---------3-----2-----|---0h2-----------| |---------------------|-0---------------|
[Gmaj7/E]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|------0-----------|-----------------| |--------0---------|-----------0---0-| |-(0)--------------|---------0---0---| |--4S5-------0---0-|-------4---------| |----------3---2---|---0h2-----------| |------------------|-0---------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [B]
|------0-----------|-----------------|---------------|| |--------0---------|-----------------|--------------o|| |-(0)--------------|-----2-----0-----|-0-----0-------|| |--4S5-------0---0-|---2-----4-----4-|-----4---------|| |----------3---2---|-0-----2-----3---|---5----------o|| |------------------|-----------------|---------0-----||
Chorus
Q. E E E E [Dadd11/F#]E E E E E +H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
||-----------------|-5--------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o--------------3-|---3------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||-------------0---|-----0----------|-----------------|-0-----0----------|| ||---------2S4-----|-------4-(4)----|-----4-----4---4-|-----4------------|| ||o-0----0---------|----------------|---2-----2---0---|---3-----3-3-2---o|| ||-----------------|----------------|-0-----3---------|------------------||
2nd Verse
[Gmaj7/E]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||------------------|-----0---------------| ||o-----------0---0-|---3---0-------------| ||----------0---0---|-----------(0)---(0)-| ||--------4---------|-4-------------------| ||o---0h2-----------|---------3-----2-----| ||--0---------------|---------------------|
[Gmaj7/E]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|------0--------------| |-----------0---0-|--------0------------| |---------0---0---|-(0)-----------------| |-------4---------|--4S5-------0---0----| |---0h2-----------|----------3---2------| |-0---------------|---------------------|
[Gmaj7/E]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [B]
|-----------------|------0-----------|-----------------|---------------|| |-----------0---0-|--------0---------|-----------------|--------------o|| |---------0---0---|-(0)--------------|-----2-----0-----|-0-----0-------|| |-------4---------|--4S5-------0---0-|---2-----4-----4-|-----4---------|| |---0h2-----------|----------3---2---|-0-----2-----3---|---5----------o|| |-0---------------|------------------|-----------------|---------0-----||
Chorus
1.
Q. E E [Dadd9/F#]E E E E E E E +H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
||-----------------|-5--------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o--------------3-|---3------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||-------------0---|-----0----------|-----------------|-0-----0----------|| ||---------2S4-----|-------4-(4)----|-----4-----4---4-|-----4------------|| ||o-0----0---------|----------------|---2-----2---0---|---3-----3-3-2---o|| ||-----------------|----------------|-0-----3---------|------------------||
Interlude
2.
E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q [Em]E E E E H +W
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|---------5--------|---------0-------|-(0)---------------| |-----------------|-4---------4------|-------0---------|-------------------| |-----4-----4---4-|------------------|-----2-----------|-------------------| |---2-----2---0---|---3-(3)-----3-2--|---2-------------|-------------------| |-0-----3---------|------------------|-0---------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W W H Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|------------/2h3-|--2----2-----2-3-5-| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----5---4-5-------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
9[G/E]/8 [Gadd9/G/B] 4[Am]/4 6[Am/C]/4[C] [Dsus4/D/F#]
Gtrs I, III
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||--7-----5-----3-----|-----------------|--------------------------| ||o---0-----0-----0---|-1-------1-------|-1-----1------------------| ||------0-----0-----0-|---2-------2-----|---2-----0---0-----2------| ||--------------------|-----2-------2---|-----2-----2---0-----0----| ||o-------3-----2-----|-0-----0-------0-|-------3---------0-----0--| ||--0-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-----2------|
Q=129
[B5/E] [E5/B]
[4/4] E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E [3/4] E E S S E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-2-3/----|| |-----------------|-----------------|-------0----------o|| |-4-------4-------|-4-------4-------|-------------------|| |---4-------4-----|---4-------4-----|-----2-------------|| |-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-0h2--------------o|| |-0-----0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------------------||
Q=148
9[G/E]/8 [Gadd9/G/B] 4[Am]/4
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-7-----5-----3-----|-----------------| |---0-----0-----0---|-1-------1-------| |-----0-----0-----0-|---2-------2-----| |-------------------|-----2-------2---| |-------3-----2-----|-0-----0-------0-| |-0-----------------|-----------------|
[Am/C] [C] [Dsus4/D/F#] [B5/E]
[6/4] [4/4]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------------|------------------| |-1-----1-----------------|------------------| |---2-----0---0-----2-----|-4-------4--------| |-----2-----2---0-----0---|---4-------4------| |-------3---------0-----0-|-----2-------2----| |-------------3-----2-----|-0-----0-------0--|
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E Q
|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|-------10-x-7-8------| |-4-------4-------|----------------7S5--| |---4-------4-----|--7S=9---------------| |-----2-------2---|---------------------| |-------0-------0-|---------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E E E E E E E E +H. Q
|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-4-------4-------|---------------------| |---4-------4-----|---------------------| |-----2-------2---|---------------------| |-------0-------0-|-(0)-----------------|
Guitar Solo
Q=148
7/8 4[Gmaj7/E]/4
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-7p0-------0---||---------------------------------| |-----0-------0-||-------------------0-------0-----| |---------------||----------------0----0-----------| |-------7S9-----||------------4--------------------| |---------------||-----0h==2-----------------------| |---------------||--0------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W E E +Q +E E S S S S
|---------------||---------------------------------| |---------------||---------------------------------| |---------------||--------------------------12-14--| |---------------||-12S14-(14)---(14)-----14--------| |---------------||-12S14-(14)---(14)---------------| |---------------||---------------------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------0-------------------| |----3------------0-------------| |-------------------------0---0-| |--4----------------------------| |-----------------------3---2---| |-------------------------------|
|
| ~~
| E S S +S S S S H
|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-15---15-(15)-14---12----------| |----------------------14-------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|
[Gmaj7/E]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|----------------------------|------------0---------------| |--------------------0-----0-|---------------0------------| |-----------------0-----0----|-(0)------------------------| |--------------4-------------|--4S=5-------------0---0----| |-----0h=2-------------------|-----------------3---2------| |--0-------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~
| E E S E. E E E E E S S +H E S S
|----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------x--| |-12-11-12S14----12-11-------|-----------------------x----| |----------------------14-12-|----------------------------| |----------------------------|-14S12-10-(10)--------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------|
[Gmaj7/E]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------------------------------|-----------0--------------| |------------------------0-----------0----|----------------0---------| |--------------------0----------0---------|-(0)----------------------| |-----------------4-----------------------|--4S==5-------------0---0-| |----0h=====2-----------------------------|------------------3---2---| |--0--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| ~
| E S S +S S E S E S +S S S S E +S S S E. H
|-15---14-(14)----------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------12-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------12-----11-(11)-9---11S|=12-(12)-9-9-9----7-------| |-----------------------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [B]
|--------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------| |------2------0------|-0------0---------------| |----2------4------4-|------4-----------------| |--0------2------3---|----5-------------------| |--------------------|-----------0------------|
|
| E E E E Q E E E E Q S S E +Q
|-12-----------------|------------------------| |--------12-----13---|---10-------------------| |--------------------|----------11S9S11-(11)--| |--------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------|
[Gmaj7/E]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------------|---------0------------------| |--------------------0---0-|-----3-------0--------------| |---------------0------0---|-------------------(0)---(0)| |------------4-------------|-4--------------------------| |------0h=2----------------|-----------------3-----2----| |-0------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| S E. +Q +S S E E E S E S S S S S Q E E
|--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |-7S9----(9)---(9)-----7S9-|----------------------------| |--------------------------|-9-----8---7---5------------| |--------------------------|-----------------7--------5S| |--------------------------|----------------------------|
[Gmaj7/E]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------|---------0---------------| |-----------0---0----|-------------0-----------| |---------0---0------|-(0)---------------------| |-------4------------|--4S=5-----------0---0---| |---0h2--------------|---------------3---2-----| |-0------------------|-------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E S S E E +E E E E Q
|--------------------|-------------------------| |---------------8S10-|----12-(12)--------------| |-----9---7S9--------|-11---------11S9-9S7-----| |---9---9------------|-------------------------| |-7------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------|
[Gmaj7/E]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|------0-----------| |-------------0---0-|--------0---------| |----------0----0---|-(0)--------------| |-------4-----------|--4S5-------0---0-| |---0h2-------------|----------3---2---| |-0-----------------|------------------|
|
| Q Q +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|----8-------------| |---------------7-7-|--7s9-7---7h9-7h9-| |-7S==9---(9)---9-9-|--9-9---9-9-9-9-9-| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [B]
|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-----2-------0-----|--0------0----------| |---2------4------4-|-------4------------| |-0-----2-------3---|-----5--------------| |-------------------|-----------0--------|
|
| Q E E +E E Q +Q. E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-7---7-------------|-----------9---7S9--| |-9---9S7-(7)-5-----|--------------------| |---------------7---|-(7)----------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
Chorus
Q. E E [Dadd11]E E E E E E E +H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-------------------------|-5--------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------------3-|---3------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------------0---|-----0----------|-----------------|-0-----0---------| |----------------2S=4-----|-------4-(4)----|-----4-----4---4-|-----4-----------| |-0----------0------------|----------------|---2-----2---0---|---3-----3-3-2---| |-------------------------|----------------|-0-----3---------|-----------------|
|
| E E +Q +H W W W
|-------------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-9--10-(10)---(10)-------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E E E E E E E E E +H E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q
|----------------|-5--------------|-----------------|------------------| |--------------3-|---3------------|-----------------|---------5--------| |------------0---|-----0----------|-----------------|-4---------4------| |--------2S4-----|-------4-(4)----|-----4-----4---4-|------------------| |-0----0---------|----------------|---2-----2---0---|---3-(3)-----3-2--| |----------------|----------------|-0-----3---------|------------------|
3rd Verse
Gtrs I, III
Q S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||-------------------|-----0---------------| ||o------------0---0-|---3---0-------------| ||-----------0---0---|-----------(0)---(0)-| ||---------4---------|-4-------------------| ||o----0h2-----------|---------3-----2-----| ||--0----------------|---------------------|
Q S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|------0------------| |------------0---0-|--------0----------| |----------0---0---|-(0)---------------| |--------4---------|--4S5-------0---0--| |----0h2-----------|----------3---2----| |-0----------------|-------------------|
[Gmaj7/E] [Gmaj7/E]
[4/4] Q S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H
|------------------|------0-----------|-----------------|---------------|| |------------0---0-|--------0---------|-----------------|--------------o|| |----------0---0---|-(0)--------------|-----2-----0-----|-0-----0-------|| |--------4---------|--4S5-------0---0-|---2-----4-----4-|-----4---------|| |----0h2-----------|----------3---2---|-0-----2-----3---|---5----------o|| |-0----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------0-----||
[Cmaj7/A]Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S [Emadd9]E E E E [Dadd11]E E E E Q Q +E E E E [E5/B] 4x
||---------0-------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------0----|| ||o------0---0-----|-----0-------------|-----------------|-------------5-----o|| ||-----5-------0---|---0-------0-------|-----0-------0---|-----------4--------|| ||---------------5S|=7-----7S9---5-4h5-|---4---4---4---5p|=4------------------|| ||o-0--------------|-------------------|-7-------5-----3-|-------------------o|| ||-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----1--(1)----------||
Outro
[E]E E +E [Em]E +Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q +H +W
|----------------2p0-|-----------------|--------------------|-----------| |--------------------|-0---------------|----<12>--(<12>)----|-(<12>)----| |---------0-(0)------|---2p0-----0-----|----<12>--(<12>)----|-(<12>)----| |-2S4-(4)-2-(2)------|-------0h2-------|--------------------|-----------| |--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------| |-0-------0-(0)------|-------------3p2-|-0------------------|-----------|
+W +W +W +W
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------*| |-(<12>)--------|-(<12>)--------|-(<12>)--------|-(<12>)----*| |-(<12>)--------|-(<12>)--------|-(<12>)--------|-(<12>)----*| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------*| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------*| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------*|
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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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