Nile – In Their Darkened Shrines Iv Ruins (Guitar Tab)

Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B)

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Band: Nile Album: In Their Darkened Shrines Song: Ruins Copyright (c) (Relapse) (2002) Version 2.0 - (10/01/04) . - palm mute / - slide up to \ - slide down to ~ - vibrato h - hammer on b - Bend p - pull off Suffixes for bend t - tap f - full bend h - half bend ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend * - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend , - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note " - tremolo note <> - Trill Tunning: A E A D F# B Riff A:
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|-/5-----3--5--6--6/10--9~-|-~~~-5--/13--12--10h12p10-9-|
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|-/5-----------------------|----------------------------|

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|-/5-----3--5--6--6/10--9--|-3--------------------------|
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|-/5-----------------------|-3--------------------------|
Riff B:
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|-10----9----6----3----|-5-------------------|
|-10----9----6----3----|-5-------------------|
|-10----9----6----3----|-5-------------------|

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|-10----9----6---------|-3-------------------|
|-10----9----6---------|-3-------------------|
|-10----9----6---------|-3-------------------|

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|-10----9----6----3----|-5-------------------|
|-10----9----6----3----|-5-------------------|
|-10----9----6----3----|-5-------------------|

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|-10----9----6---5-5/9-|------------------\--|
|-10----9----6---5-5/9-|------------------\--|
|-10----9----6---5-5/9-|------------------\--|
Lead: This should match up with the bars of Riff's A and B (check the song structure below) but listen to the CD for timing.
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|-/8~~~~~~~~~-|-~~~~~~~-6-8-9-|-8~~~~~-9~~~~~-|-~~~~~~~-\---|
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|-/8~~~~~~~~~-|-~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-/8~~~-9~~~~-9/11~-|-~~---15bq------|
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|-r-~~~~-15-13-13h15~-|-~~~~-13-13-15h16-|-15~~~-/13-13-12-13-13-12-|
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|-9-9-8-6-6~~~-4-4\|-3~~~~~~~-8bh--|-8~~~~~~~~~-9-9/12-|
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|-12\9-8~~~~--9-9-9/|12~~~~~-12/15----------|-------------------|
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|---r-13h15-15~~~-13-13-11-11\|10~~~~----10-11-13-|
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|-15-16-15-13-11-10-13-15-16-16/20-19-16\|15-15~~~~~-/15~~~~~-\-|
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|-10h11p10\8h10~~~-8~~~~-7~~~~-|-~-7-8-10/11-10-8-8h10p8-7-|
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|-11-10-8-7-------7-8-8/11-10~-|
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Outro: After the first 2 chords this is all played on a keyboard. I like to keep the distortion on for this part but you could play it without if you wanted to.
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|-----------/7--------|---------------------|-5----5/8----7---------|
|-10----9-------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-10----9---/5--------|---------------------|-3----3/6----5---------|
|-10----9-------------|---------------------|-----------------------|

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|--------------------|-3-------------------|-3/5--------------------|
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|--------------------|-3-------------------|-3/5--------------------|

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|-5------5/7---------|-5/7--7/8----7------|------------------------|
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|-3------3/5---------|-3/5--5/6----5------|------------------------|
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|--------------------|----------------7\--|
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|--------------------|----------------5\--|
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Song Structure: Riff A x7 _ Riff B | PLay the Lead over this section Riff A x3 _| _ Riff B | PLay the Lead over this section Riff A x3 _| also Outro Should all be there but it may help to listen to the CD when learning the solo. Any comments, suggestions or corrections are welcome.