Nile – Cast Down The Heretic (Guitar Tab)

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Band: Nile Album: Annihilation of the Wicked Song: Cast Down The Heretic Please excuse any errors, this song is very hard to tab.
0:00 [Riff 1] – (the last note isnt played the last time)
                             x3
B |-------------------------|-----------------|
F#|-------------------------|-----------------|
D |-------------------------|----/-6---5---3--|
A |-------------------------|----/-4---3---1--|
E |-3-2-0-2-1-0-6-5-0-5-4-0-|--0-/-4---3---1--|
A |-3-2-0-2-1-0-6-5-0-5-4-0-|--0--------------|

  0:06 – [Riff 2] Left Guitar
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-13-13-0-0--12-12-0-0--12-12-0-0--13-13-0-0--12-12-0-0--12-12-0-0--16-16-16-16--15-15-15-15--|

0:08 – [Riff 2] Both
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------------------------10/12-13---|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------------10/12-13---|
A |-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--12-12-12-12--13-13-13-13--12-12-12-12--13-13-13-13------------|

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--12-12-12-12--13-13-13-13--12-12-12-12--13-13-13-13--16-16-16-16--15-15-15-15--|

B |---------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------10/12-13--|
E |--------------------------1-0-1-0--10/12-13--|
A |-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-1-0-1-0------------|
                             . . . .

0:13 – Riff 3
B |--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------|-------------------------------------------3-3-3-5-5~--|
E |--------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-6-6-6-------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
B |--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------|-------------------------------------------3-3-3-5-5~--|
A |--------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-6-6-6-------------|
E |--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-------------------------------------------------------|

0:21 – [Riff 4]
B |---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------10/12-13--|
E |---------------------------------|----------1-0-1-0--10/12-13--|
A |-1-1-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-1-1-4-4-3-3-|-1-1-1-1--1-0-1-0------------|
                                             . . . .

B |---------------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------13-/--|
E |---------------------------------|----------1-0-1-0--13-/--|
A |-1-1-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-1-1-4-4-3-3-|-1-1-1-1--1-0-1-0--------|
                                               . . . .

0:28 – [Riff 3 Variation]
B |--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------|------------------------------------------------------ph---|
E |--------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6--5-3-6~~--|
A |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3..|-----------------------------------------------------------|

  |                                                                      . .
B |--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6--5-3-6~~--|
E |--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----------------------------------------------------------|

                                                                          . .
0:36 [Riff 2 Variation] (Repeat twice, each time with a different ending)
  Right Guitar
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--12-12-12-12--13-13-13-13--12-12-12-12--13-13-13-13--16-16-16-16--15-15-15-15--|

  [Ending 1]                                     [Ending 2]
B |----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------10-12-13---|-----------------------------------13-/--|
E |--------------------------1-0-1-0--10-12-13---|--------------------------1-0-1-0--13-/--|
A |-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-1-0-1-0-------------|-13-13-13-13--12-12-12-12-1-0-1-0--------|
                             . . . .                                        . . . .

0:36 [Low Harmony]
  Left Guitar
B |---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------10/12-13--|
E |---------------------------------|----------1-0-1-0--10/12-13--|
A |-1-1-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-1-1-4-4-3-3-|-1-1-1-1--1-0-1-0------------|
                                             . . . .

B |---------------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------13-/--|
E |---------------------------------|----------1-0-1-0--13-/--|
A |-1-1-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-1-1-4-4-3-3-|-1-1-1-1--1-0-1-0--------|

[Riff 5 Pt 1] 0:43
B |-------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------|
E |-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0-13-12-10-0--|
A |-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0-13-12-10-0--|
    . . . . . . . .  . .  .  .  .  .  .  . .

B |-----------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------13--|
A |-------------------------------11--|
E |-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0-11--|
A |-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0-----|
    . . . . . . . .  . .  .  .  .

[Riff 5 Pt 2]
B |-------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------|
E |-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0-13-12-10-0--|
A |-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0-13-12-10-0--|
    . . . . . . . .  . .  .  .  .  .  .  . .

B |------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|
D |---------------------13--14-----16--|
A |---------------------11--12-----14--|
E |-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0--11--12-----14--|
A |-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-----------------|
    . . . . . . . .  .

[Riff 5 Pt 3]
B |-------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------|
E |-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0-13-12-10-0--|
A |-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0-13-12-10-0--|
    . . . . . . . .  . .  .  .  .  .  .  . .

B |-------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------|
A |-------------------------13-/--|
E |-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-1-0--13-/--|
A |-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-1-0--------|
    . . . . . . . .  . . .
0:58 – [Riff 3] 1:06 – [Riff 5 Pt 1 + Pt 3] 1:14 – [Riff 3 Variation] 1:21 – [Riff 5 Pt 1 + Pt 3] 1:28 – [Riff 1] x 2 1:40 – [Riff 2]
  1:48 Riff 6
    Left Guitar                                                    x2
B |------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3--|
|
  | Right Guitar
B |------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|

  [Riff 7] Both (tremolo picking)
B |-------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------|
A |-12-11-----9-8-----6-5-----5~--|
E |-------------------------------|
A |-------9-6-----6-3-----3-2-----|
          . .     . .     . .
1:55 – [Riff 2] Variation 2:03 – [Riff 6] 2:07 - [Riff 8]
  [Riff 7] Both (tremolo picking)
B |----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------|
A |---6-5-----9-8-----12-11-----11~--|
E |----------------------------------|
A |-------3-6-----6-9-------9-8------|
          . .     . .       . .

2:10 – Riff 2 Variation
2:18 – Riff 1 x 2
B |-----------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------|
A |-13-0-12-0-12-0-13-0-12-0-12-0-16-0-15-0-|
   . .  . .  . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  .

B |--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------13\12-|
E |---------------------7-8--13\12-|
A |-13-0-12-0-12-0-13---7-8--------|
    . .  . .  . .  . . . .

  [SOLO BACKING]
B |--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5--------9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-------6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-------5~~~--|
E |--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3..|-------------------3-3-3--------------------6-6-6-------------------3-3-3-------|

B |-------------------------|--------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D |-------------------------|----------------------7-8-|
A |-------------------------|----------------------5-6-|
E |-------------------------|----------------------5-6-|
A |-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1-0-1-4-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1-0-1------|
                . . . . . .               . . . .

B |-------------------------|--------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D |-------------------------|----------------------0---|
A |-------------------------|----------------------1---|
E |-------------------------|----------------------1---|
A |-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1-0-1-4-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1-0-1------|
                . . . . . .               . . . .

B |-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5------9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-----1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-----1-1~~--|
E |-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------3-3-3------------------6-6-6---------------------------9-9-9-------|

B |-------------------------|--------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D |-------------------------|----------------------7-8-|
A |-------------------------|----------------------5-6-|
E |-------------------------|----------------------5-6-|
A |-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1-0-1-4-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1-0-1------|
                . . . . . .               . . . .

B |-------------------------|--------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D |-------------------------|----------------------0---|
A |-------------------------|----------------------1---|
E |-------------------------|----------------------1---|
A |-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1-0-1-4-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1-0-1------|
                . . . . . .               . . . .

3:09
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------8-8-8-7-7-7------------7-7-7-6-6-6--------------6-6-6-5-5-5-------------5-5-5-4-4-4--|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-------------2-2-2-2-2-2--------------|

                                                                            [Ending I]            [Ending II]
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-8~--|
A |-------------3-3-3-4-4-4------------6-6-6-7-7-7--------------9-9-9-8-8-8-|-------------------------|-7~--|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-6~--|
A |-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----|

   x2
B |---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |---------14-12-------------------|
E |---------12-11---------4---3-----|
A |-0-0-0-0-------6-6-6-6-4-0-3-0---|
    . . . .       . . . . . . . .

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------|
E |-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------7-7-7-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------4-3-1--|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-3-1--|
                                                                                   . . .

   x2
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-5---5/8----8\7---7---------------------------------------------------|
E |-3---3/6----6\5---5---------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

B |---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
D |---------------------------|
A |-5---5/12-----12--11-8--7--|
E |-3---3/10-----10--9--6--5--|
A |---------------------------|

   x3
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-5---5/8----8\7---7---------------------------------------------------|
E |-3---3/6----6\5---5---------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

B |-----------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|
A |-7--7---7/12----12--11-8--8--|
E |-5--5---5/10----10--9--6--6--|
A |-----------------------------|

B |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-5---5/8----8\7---7---------------------------------------------------|
E |-3---3/6----6\5---5---------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

4:02
B |--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------|-3-3-3-3-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-3-3-6~--|
A |--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
E |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|-1-1-1-1-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-1-1-----|
A |--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|

B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------8-8-8-7-7-7------------7-7-7-6-6-6--------------6-6-6-5-5-5-------------5-5-5-4-4-4--|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-------------2-2-2-2-2-2--------------|

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------8~--|
A |-------------3-3-3-4-4-4------------6-6-6-7-7-7--------------9-9-9-8-8-8---------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-------------7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------|

   x2
B |--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|
A |---------14-12------------------|
E |---------12-11---------4---3----|
A |-0-0-0-0-------6-6-6-6-4-0-3-0--|
    . . . .       . . . . . . . .

B |-------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------777666-666555----------------------------------------|
E |-555555---------------777666--555555------------4---3---1----|
A |-------------------------------------777666-666-4-0-3-0-1-0--|
                                                   . . . . . .

   x2
B |--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|
A |---------14-12------------------|
E |---------12-11---------4---3----|
A |-0-0-0-0-------6-6-6-6-4-0-3-0--|
    . . . .       . . . . . . . .

B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------------|
E |-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------7-7-7-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------4---3---1--|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-4---3---1--|

4:32 - [Chorus]
   x3                    then
B |---------------------|-------------------|
F#|---------------------|-------------------|
D |---------------------|-------------------|
A |---------------------|---------------ph--|
E |-0---5----br---br----|-0---5----br--4~~--|
A |-0---5---3----2------|-0---5---3---------|
        .

   x2                    then
B |---------------------|-------------------|
F#|---------------------|-------------------|   <
D |---------------------|-------------------|      x3
A |---------------------|--tremelo picking--|
E |-0---5----br---br----|-------------------|   <
A |-0---5---3----2------|-12--16--15--13----|
        .
5:07 - [Riff 2] (Both)
5:18 - [Harmonized]
B |------------|--------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D |------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A |------------|-666666555------999999888-----1212121111----11~~--|
E |------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A |-333333333..|-----------333------------666-----------999-------|

   x4
B |--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|
A |---------14-12------------------|
E |---------12-11---------4---3----|
A |-0-0-0-0-------6-6-6-6-4-0-3-0--|
  . . . .       . . . . . . . .
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