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Cusp Of Eternity by Opeth
Cusp Of Eternity
Tuning: EADGBe
Mikael is lead throughout the song, except on the solo, he plays rhythm.
Intro
Lead (Palm Muted)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------13----13----12----12-------|
G|-13----13----13----13-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
Rhythm (Palm Muted)
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------| Repeat a gazillion times
A|------------------|
E|-3-3-3---1-4-1----|
Lead
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
} Repeat throughout the verse
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------13----13----12----12-------|
G|-13----13----13----13-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----x-x--10--10-x-x-10--x-x-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--x-x--x---x--x-x--x--x-x--6---6--x-x--3--3/6-5--5--x-x--6--x-x--5--5--x-x----| x2
A|-x--x-x--8---8--x-x--8--x-x--x---x--x-x--x----x-x--x--x-x--6--x-x--5--5--x-x----|
E|-3---------------------------4---4--x-x--1--1/4-3--3--x-x-----------------------|
Verse 2
Rhythm (Palm Muted)
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------| Repeat a gazillion times again
A|------------------|
E|-3-3-3---1-4-1----|
Lead - Enters with this first bar, delay, reverb, mystic tone pedal, all you can pour into it
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-/16~~~~~~~~b17~~~~r16~~~~~/19~~~~\16~~\13~~~~|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
} Repeat throughout the verse again
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------13----13----12----12-------|
G|-13----13----13----13-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----x-x--10--10-x-x-10--x-x-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--x-x--x---x--x-x--x--x-x--6---6--x-x--3--3/6-5--5--x-x--6--x-x--5--5--x-x----| x2
A|-x--x-x--8---8--x-x--8--x-x--x---x--x-x--x----x-x--x--x-x--6--x-x--5--5--x-x----|
E|-3---------------------------4---4--x-x--1--1/4-3--3--x-x-----------------------|
PM * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-3-2---3--2---5--3h5p3p2-----------------3-2---3--2h3-5h6p5--5h6h8p6p5---------|
E|-----3------3------------4--3-4-3-1-3h4------3-------------------------4--1----|
Verse 3
Rhythm (Palm Muted)
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------| Repeat a gazillion times again, again. (At least we changed frets!)
A|------------------|
E|-5-5-5---3-6-3----|
Lead - Again with the cool mystic tone that I’ll never achieve
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-/17~~~~\14~~~~/20~~~~\17~~~~\14~~~~/20~~~~|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-14----14----14----14----14----14----14----14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
} Repeat throughout the verse
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------15----15----14----14-------|
G|-15----15----15----15-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Solo - About the actual solo... I’ve got no idea how to play it yet,
might come later if nobody else tabs it.
Rhythm (PM throughout)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------| x7
A|--------------4h5p4--------------------------------------|
E|-5-3-5-6-3-5--------6-5-3-0--5-3-5-6-3-5--3-3-3-3-3-3----|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------4h5p4-----------------------------3-5-6----|
E|-5-3-5-6-3-5--------6-5-3-0--5-3-5-6-3-5--3-5-6----------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------8------------------------------|
D|-----------------6---6-9---6-9-10---12-10-9----------------------|
A|-----5-8---5-8-9---8-----8----------------------7-----7-7--------|
E|-4-7-----7-----------------------------------0----0-0-----0-0----|
No idea why anybody would play power chords that way, but Mikael does so live
e|-1--0-------------------------|
B|-1--0--3----------------------|
G|-x--x--2--0--2----------------|
D|-3--2--0--0--2--3--5--8--7----|
A|----------3--0--3--5--8--7----|
E|----------------1--3--6--5----|
Final Chorus
e|-3------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3--x-x--10--10-x-x-10--x-x-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--x-x--x---x--x-x--x--x-x--6---6--x-x--3--3/6-5--5--x-x--6--x-x--5--5--x-x----|
A|-x--x-x--8---8--x-x--8--x-x--x---x--x-x--x----x-x--x--x-x--6--x-x--5--5--x-x----|
E|-3---------------------------4---4--x-x--1--1/4-3--3--x-x-----------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----x-x--10--10-x-x-10--x-x-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--x-x--x---x--x-x--x--x-x--6---6--x-x--3--3/6-5--5--x-x--6--x-x--5--5--x-x----| Repeat till fade
A|-x--x-x--8---8--x-x--8--x-x--x---x--x-x--x----x-x--x--x-x--6--x-x--5--5--x-x----|
E|-3---------------------------4---4--x-x--1--1/4-3--3--x-x-----------------------|
Child of autumn was born
To a world of deceit and then a land of lies
Break her bonds would take her away
The stars that stands are lost in eternal sorrow
Ah...
She walks across the country
She holds her hand up high in the rain
Mother was screaming for help
She turns around to stare at a scene from her memory
Ah...
She sighing, wishing her heart
Flew through a flap of wings that's come from a dream
That someone is waiting to see her name
Coming to inside at the cusp of eternity
Ah...
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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version 2
Tuning: E standard
Key: Gm
Lead Guitar
PM
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-----|Intro and repeat during verse
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-0-13-0-0-13-0-0-13-0-0-13-0-0-17-0-0-17-0-0-16-0-0-16-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Guitar
Verse Riff (0:15)
PM
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3--1-4-3-3-3-3--1-4-3-3-3-3---1-4-3|Verse ending immediately followed by chorus
[--------Repeat----------]
Chorus (1:05)
Both guitars
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3--x-x---10--10---x-x-10--x-x-------x-x----------------x-x-5-x-x-4----|
D|-5--x-x------------x-x-----x-x-6--6--x-x--3---5/6---5---x-x-6-x-x-5----|
A|-5--x-x---8---8----x-x-8---x-x-------x-x----------------x-x-6-x-x-5----|
E|-3--x-x------------x-x-----x-x-4--4--x-x--1---3/4---3---x-x---x-x------|
Verse Riff (1:22)
Chorus (2:11)
Interlude I (2:29)
Both guitars Light PM|----------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-3-2---3--2---5--3h5p3-2---------------------|
E|-----3------3------------4-4--3-1-3-1-3/4----|
Light PM|-------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-3-2---3--2-3-5/6-5--5h6h8p6p5---------------|
E|-----3-------------------------4-4-1-1-------|
Light PM|----------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-3-2---3--2---5--3h5p3-2---------------------|
E|-----3------3------------4-4--3-1-3-1-3/4----|
Light PM|-------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-3-2---3--2-3-5/6-5--5h6h8p6p5---------------|
E|-----3-------------------------4-4-1-1-------|
Bridge (2:45) (Key shift to Am)
Lead Guitar
PM
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------14-------14------14------14------14------14------14------14-------|Repeat until solo
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-12----12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------15------15------14------14-------|
G|------15-------15------15------15---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-12----12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Guitar
PM
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5--3-6-5-5-5-5--3-6-3-5-5-5------3-6-5---|Bridge ending followed immediately by solo
[------Repeat------------]
Solo (3:35)
Rhythm Guitar
PM|------------------| |----------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|Repeat during solo
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------4h5h4~----------------------------------------|
E|-5-3-5-6-5--3-5----------6-5-3p0---5-3-5-6-5--3-5--3-3-3-3-3-3---|
PM
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|End solo
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------4-5-6-----|
E|-5-3-5-6-5--3-5----3-5-6-----------|
Solo
Lead Guitar
e|---------------------------------------------13-15-----13h15~------| *Slightly lower note with whammy
B|-17~--h18p17p15-17~--15h17p15-14*---14h15h17--------15-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-13h15p13-----15p13------------------17~----17h18-13h15----15p13----------------13h15p13---|
B|----------17--------17--15p14h15/17---------------------17-------17-15p14-15-17----------17|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15-13-12-13--------------------------------------------------9h10h12p10p9\5h6h8p6p5---------------5h6--|
B|-------------14-15-11-14p11-10b11b10-----11p10---------------------------------------8p6p5---5h6h8-----8|
G|---------------------------------------12-------12p10p9h10h12------------------------------7------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-5-6-8-6-8p6p5-8-10-12p10p8-10-12-13p12p10-12-13-14p13p12-13-15-16p15p13-15-17-18p17p15-17-18-19p18p17---|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------17----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--20b22--20b22----20-17-------17-20-------17-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------19b20-------19b20----19b20b19--17----19-17-------19b20~-19b20~--17h19p17---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------19-------19-17--------------------------19-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Light PM |-------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------17----17-19b20b19--17h19p17----17--|
B|-------------------------------------8-10----8-10--13p12-10-12-10/17----17-----------------------17-----|
G|-19-17~-19-17~-19-17~-----7---5--7/9------9-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------/7---7---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--20p17-19p17----17-20b22-20~--17------------------------20b21--17--------------17------------------|
B|--------------17------------------20-17-20b22---17-20-17-----------20-17-20b22-----20-17------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17~--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude II (4:09)
Both guitars PM|-------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------8p7----------------------------|
D|-----------------6---6-9---6-9-10-----10-9~----------------------|
A|-----5-8---5-8/9---8-----8---------------------7----7-7----------|
E|-4-7-----7-----------------------------------0---0-0----0-0------|
e|-1--0-------------------------|
B|-1--0--3----------------------|
G|-x--x--2--0--2----------------|
D|-3--2--0--0--2--3--5--8--7----|
A|----------3--0--3--5--8--7----|
E|----------------1--3--6--5----|
Chorus (4:18)
Both guitars
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3--x-x---10--10---x-x-10--x-x-------x-x----------------x-x-5-x-x-4----|Repeat into fade away
D|-5--x-x------------x-x-----x-x-6--6--x-x--3---5/6---5---x-x-6-x-x-5----|
A|-5--x-x---8---8----x-x-8---x-x-------x-x----------------x-x-6-x-x-5----|
E|-3--x-x------------x-x-----x-x-4--4--x-x--1---3/4---3---x-x---x-x------|
Child of autumn was born
To a world of deceit and then a land of lies
Break her bonds would take her away
The stars that stands are lost in eternal sorrow
Ah...
She walks across the country
She holds her hand up high in the rain
Mother was screaming for help
She turns around to stare at a scene from her memory
Ah...
She sighing, wishing her heart
Flew through a flap of wings that's come from a dream
That someone is waiting to see her name
Coming to inside at the cusp of eternity
Ah...
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ heavy vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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