Opeth - Blackwater Park Chords & Tabs

 

Blackwater Park Chords & Tabs

Opeth Chords & Tabs

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Blackwater Park Tab

   
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Submitted By: eyeh8thugz
EMail: bobby360_bd50@hotmail.com
Album:	Blackwater Park
Date:	September 2001

v1.0:	Shawn Mull
From The Blackwater Park (Opeth.fqelite.com)

Legend:

m  - palm mute                          /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to                      ~  - vibrato
"  - tremelo picking                    h  - hammer on
() - ghost note                         p  - pull off
X  - rest                               t  - tap
<  - volume swell                       *  - artificial harmonic
s  - sustain                            b  - bend
u  - upstroke                           r  - release
d  - downstroke                         br - quick bend/release (1/2 tone)
[] - sustained (previous note)          BR - quick bend/release (full tone)



"Dropped D" Tuning (D,A,D,G,B,E)


Intro  [0:00]

	|-----------------|
	|-----------------|
	|-----------------| Gtr
	|-----------------|  I
	|-/8--7h8p7\5-----|
	|--------------7--|



	Riff 1  (3 times)  [0:06]

		Note: Gtr II uses an EBow.

	|-4---4-4-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-5---5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
	|-5---5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-6---6-6-------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
	|-6---6-6-------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-7---7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| Gtr
	|-6---6-6-------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-7---7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|  I
	|-4---4-4-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-5---5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|                                                                         |
	|                                                                         |
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|-9----------------------------------|-7----------------------------------| Gtr
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  II
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
          s                                    s

	|-5---5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|------------------------------------|
	|-5---5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|------------------------------------|
	|-5---5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-5---5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| Gtr
	|-7---7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-5---5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|  I
	|-7---7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-6---6-6-------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
	|------------------------------------|-8---8-8-------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
	|                                                                         |
	|                                                                         |
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|-4---5p4h5p4---4--------------------|-[4]--------------------------------| Gtr
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  II
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
                        s

	|-4---4-4-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-5---5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
	|-5---5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-6---6-6-------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
	|-6---6-6-------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-7---7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| Gtr
	|-6---6-6-------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-7---7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|  I
	|-4---4-4-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-5---5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|                                                                         |
	|                                                                         |
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|/10---------------------------------|
	|-9----------------------------------|------------------------------------| Gtr
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  II
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
          s                                     s

                                     |1-2.                                |3.
|-5---5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5---5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5---5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-5---5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-5---5-5-------------------------| Gtr
|-7---7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-5---5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-5---5-5-------------------------|  I
|-7---7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-6---6-6-------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-6---6-6-------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-8---8-8-------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-8---8-8-------0---2h3p2p0--6---0|
|                                                                         |                                 |
|                                                                         |                                 |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-12--12/13\12-\10--10---------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------7--|-8----------------------------------|-8-------------------------------| Gtr
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|  II
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                     s                 s                                    s

	End Riff 1


End Intro



[1:11]

|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------| Gtr
|------------------------------------|  I
|------------------------------------|
|-2--2p0-2/3\2p0-2/6---0-6/7---------|
|                                    |
|                                    |
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-[8]--------------------------------| Gtr
|------------------------------------|  II
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|



Riff 2  (6 times)  [1:14]

	Note:  Gtr II comes in on 3rd time.


	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| Gtr
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  I
	|-0----------------------------------|------4----4~------------------3h4--|
	|-0----------------------------------|--1p0-----------0-6-3-0-3---0-------|
	|                                                                         |
	|                                                                         |
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|-------------5----------------------|------------------------------------| Gtr
	|---------6h7---7-6-7--4--6--4h6p4---|------------------------------------|  II
	|----------------------------------5-|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


End Riff 2



Riff 3  (5 times)  [1:47]

	Note: first 3 bars are clean when played the 1st time

	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| Gtr
	|----------------------------6-------|----------------------------6-------|  I
	|-/5---5-4h5p4p0----------5-----5----|-/5---5-4h5p4p0----------5-----5----|
	|-----------------1br--0-----------0-|-----------------1br--0-----------0-|
	|                                                                         |
	|                                                                         |
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| Gtr
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  II
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


                                                                          |5.
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Gtr
|----------------------------6-------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|  I
|-/5---5-4h5p4p0----------5-----5----|-10h12--8----5----7----3----5-------|-0-------------------------------|
|-----------------1br--0-----------0-|-10h12--8----5----7----3----5--3-2--|-0-------------------------------|
|                                                                    m m  |                                 |
|                                                                         |                                 |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-10~-----------------------------| Gtr
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|  II
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                                                            s

End Riff 3


Interlude  [2:48]


	Riff 4  (4 times)  [2:48]

		Note: Gtr II comes in on 3rd time.

		|-5--------5--------5--------5-------|-3--------3--------3--------3-------|
		|---5--------5--------5--------5-----|---3--------3--------3--------3-----|
		|-----7--------7--------7--------7---|-----5--------5--------5--------5---| Gtr
		|-------7--------7--------6--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5-|  I
		|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
		|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
		|                                                                         |
		|                                                                         |
		|-10---------------------------------|-----------------/13----------------|
		|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
		|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| Gtr
		|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  II
		|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
		|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
                  [ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/opeth/blackwater_park_tab.html ]
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|-------------------7----------------|-------------------7----------------| Gtr
	|-----------------7---7-6br----------|-----------------7---7-6br----------|  I
	|----------------------------5p0h3h5-|----------------------------5p0h3h5-|
	|-0--3--5--6br-0---------------------|-0--3--5--6br-0---------------------|
	|                                                                         |
	|                                                                         |
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| Gtr
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  II
	|-0--3--5--6---0---------------------|-0--3--5--6---0---------------------|
	|-0--3--5--6---0---------------------|-0--3--5--6---0---------------------|



                                |1-3.                                |4.
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------7----------------|-----------0-----0-----0-----------|-----------0-----0-----0-----8---------| Gtr
|----------------7---7-6br----------|---------0-----0-----0----0-6-7-6br|---------0-----0-----0-----7---7-6-3---|  I
|---------------------------5p0h3h5-|-5p0h3-2-----------0---------------|-5p0h3-2-----------0-----5-----------3-|
|0--3--5--6br-0---------------------|-------------3---------------------|-------------3-------------------------|
|                                                                       |                                       |
|                                                                       |                                       |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| Gtr
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|  II
|0--3--5--6---0---------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|0--3--5--6---0---------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


Riff 6



Riff 7  (4 times)  [6:01]


|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-9---9-9-9-9-9--8---8-8-8-8---8-8---|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| Gtr
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  I
|-7---7-7-7-7-7--6---6-6-6-6---6-6---|-/5---5--4--3-----------------------|-/5---5--4--3-----------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------0--0----0-0-0-3br-0--|---------------0--0----0-0-0-3~-----|
|                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                              |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| Gtr
|-5---5-5-5-5-5--4---4-4-4-4---4-4---|--3---------------------------------|-[3]--------------------------------|  II
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
                                            s

End Riff 7



Riff 8  (4 times)  [6:35]


	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|-------------------------------6-6--|10---10-10-10-8---10---8-8-8---8-8--| Gtr
	|-------------------------------5-5--|-9----9--9--9-7----9---7-7-7---7-7--|  I&II
	|-/4--4--4--3~------------------4-4--|-8----8--8--8-6----8---6-6-6---6-6--|
	|--------------0-6--6--6--7~--0-5-5--|-9----9--9--9-7----9---7-7-7---7-7--|


End Riff 8



Riff 9  (4 times)  [6:57]


	|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------| Gtr
	|---------------------7---5---6------|  I
	|------------------------------------|
	|-0-0----0-0-0--/7~-----5---6---3p0--|
	  m m    m m m


End Riff 9



Solo 1 (with Riff 9)  [7:09]


	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|---10---11---14---11-14-11-10-11-10-|----11------------------------------|
	|--12--------------------------------|-13----13-10-12-10-9-10-9----9------| Gtr
	|-12---------------------------------|--------------------------12---12---|  II
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|----------------------/10~----------|------------------15-17-18-15-17-14-|
	|-9--10--13--9-13-10\7---------------|----------------14------------------| Gtr
	|------------------------------------|-/12~---12-14-15--------------------|  II
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|-17--17--17-------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|---16--14--13---10-13-10h13p10\9\7--|-6~----7p6h7p6---6----/9~-----------| Gtr
	|------------------------------------|---------------9---7----------------|  II
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


End Solo 1


Repeat Riff 8  (4 times)  [7:20]


Riff 10  (4 times)  [7:43]


	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|--7-----7-9-10-6--------------------|--7-----7-9-10-10/12---10-9-7-9-9br-| Gtr
	|------------------7-----------------|------------------------------------|  I
	|--------------------8-7-5-7-8-------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|                                                                         |
	|                                                                         |
	|--5---5-5-5---5-5-----8--8--8--8--8-|--5---5-5-5---5-5-----8--8--8--8--8-|
	|--6---6-6-6---6-6-----9--9--9--9--9-|--6---6-6-6---6-6-----9--9--9--9--9-|
	|--7---7-7-7---7-7----10-10-10-10-10-|--7---7-7-7---7-7----10-10-10-10-10-| Gtr
	|--7---7-7-7---7-7----10-10-10-10-10-|--7---7-7-7---7-7----10-10-10-10-10-|  II
	|--5---5-5-5---5-5-----8--8--8--8--8-|--5---5-5-5---5-5-----8--8--8--8--8-|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


End Riff 10



Riff 11  (6 times)  [8:06]


	|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
	|-11---11-11-11---11-11---11-11---13-13-13-|-7---7-7-7--2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| Gtr
	|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|  I
	|--9----9--9--9----9--9----9--9---11-11-11-|-5---5-5-5--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
	|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
	|                                                                         |
	|                                                                         |
	|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
	|-11---11-11-11---11-11---11-11---13-13-13-|-7---7-7-7--2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| Gtr
	|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|  II
	|--9----9--9--9----9--9----9--9---11-11-11-|-5---5-5-5--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
	|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|


	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|-8-8-8--6-6-6--7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|-[7]--------------------------------| Gtr
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  I
	|-6-6-6--4-4-4--5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|-[5]--------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|                                                                         |
	|                                                                         |
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|-8-8-8--6-6-6--7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|------------------------------------| Gtr
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  I
	|-6-6-6--4-4-4--5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|-3------0------3------5-----3-/-5---|
	|------------------------------------|-3------0------3------5-------------|


End Riff 11



Repeat Riff 10  (4 times)  [9:14]



Fill 1  (1 time)  [9:36]


	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|-[9]--------------------------------|-[9]--------------------------------| Gtr
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  I
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|                                                                         |
	|                                                                         |
	|--5---5-5-5---5-5-----8--8--8--8--8-|--5---5-5-5---5-5-----8--8--8--8--8-|
	|--6---6-6-6---6-6-----9--9--9--9--9-|--6---6-6-6---6-6-----9--9--9--9--9-|
	|--7---7-7-7---7-7----10-10-10-10-10-|--7---7-7-7---7-7----10-10-10-10-10-| Gtr
	|--7---7-7-7---7-7----10-10-10-10-10-|--7---7-7-7---7-7----10-10-10-10-10-|  II
	|--5---5-5-5---5-5-----8--8--8--8--8-|--5---5-5-5---5-5-----8--8--8--8--8-|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| Gtr
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  I
	|-12-------7-------10-------6--------|-7--------6--------3-------0--------|
	|-12-------7-------10-------6--------|-7--------6--------3-------0--------|
	|                                                                         |
	|                                                                         |
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| Gtr
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  II
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


End Fill 1



Riff 12  (6 times)  [9:48]


	|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
	|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
	|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Gtr
	|-12-12-12-7-7-7-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-6-6-6-3-3-3-6-6-6--6/7\6--|  I&II
	|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
	|-12-12-12-7-7-7-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-6-6-6-3-3-3-6-6-6--6/7\6--|


	|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
	|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
	|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Gtr
	|-12-12-12-7-7-7-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-6-6-6-3-3-3---------------|  I&II
	|---------------------------------------|--------------------0------------|
	|-12-12-12-7-7-7-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-6-6-6-3-3-3--0------------|


End Riff 12



Riff 13  (8 times)  [10:56]


	|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------| Gtr
	|------------------------------------|  I
	|-0----------------5-6-5-----5-------|
	|-0----------0-3-7-------7-5---6-5-3-|


End Riff 13



Fill 2 (with Riff 13) /w Wah effect

	Note:  This fill is actually a few different tracks used for atmosphere.
	       Listen to the song to get a feel for how they are layered.

	|------------------------------------|
	|-/15--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
	|------------------------------------| Gtr
	|------------------------------------|  II
	|------------------------------------|
	|------------------------------------|


	|------------------------------------|
	|-17--19-----------------------------|
	|------------------------------------| Gtr
	|------------------------------------|  III
	|------------------------------------| (w/ Gtr II)
	|------------------------------------|
           s

	|---------16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
	|------------------------------------|
	|-13---------------------------------| Gtr
	|------------------------------------|  IV
	|------------------------------------| (w/ Gtr II & III)
	|------------------------------------|


End Fill 2



Outro  (repeat and fade out)  [11:19]


	|-------------0-----------|-------------7------------|
	|-------8-------6---6-----|-------7-------7----7-----|
	|-----7---7-------7---7---|-----7---7-------7----7---| Gtr
	|---7-------7-----------7-|---9-------9------------9-|  I
	|-5-----------------------|-9------------------------|
	|-------------------------|--------------------------|


	|-------------0-----------|--------------------------|
	|-------8-------6---6-----|-------5------------4-----|
	|-----7---7-------7---7---|-----5---5--------3---3---| Gtr
	|---7-------7-----------7-|---7-------7----5-------5-|  I
	|-5-----------------------|-8------------6-----------|
	|-------------------------|--------------------------|


End Outro