Opeth - To Bid You Farewell Chords & Tabs

 

To Bid You Farewell Chords & Tabs

Opeth Chords & Tabs

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To Bid You Farewell Tab

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  legend - h - hammer on            [] - harmonics            
           p - pull off             () - ghost note
           s - slide                {} - hold
           r - release               \" - tremolo picking
           b - full-bend             ~ - vibrato
          hb - half-bend             ^ - palm mute
                                     < - volume swell
  standard tuning
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| intro (0:00 - 0:12) 8 times
|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------0-----------| gtr.2
|--------4--------4-----4--| 
|-----2-----2--------2-----|
|--0-----------------------|


| riff 1 (0:13 - 1:03) 4 times
|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| gtr.1
|--5------------------------------7--4---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                      |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------0----------------0--------|
|----------0----------------0------------0-----0---0------0-----0---0--| gtr.2
|------4-----4---4------4-----4---4----4---4-----4------4---4-----4----|
|----2---2-----2------2---2-----2----5----------------5----------------|
|--0----------------0--------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                      |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------7----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------7---7--| bass
|------------------------------------5-------5----------5h7p5----------|
|--0-------0--------0-0-----0-----0-------------------0----------------|
|
|--3p0-----0-3p2-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------3-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| gtr.1
|--------------------2p0-----------2h4---------------------------------|
|------------------------2---(2)-2-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                      |
|--3p0-------3s2-------------------0-2---------------------------------|
|----------5---------------------0-------------------------------------|
|--------4-------------------0-----------------------------------------| gtr.2
|--------------------2p0---4---4---------------------------------------|
|------------------------2---------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                      |
|--9-------9-12s11---9-------------------------------------------------|
|-------12------------12-9-------9-------------------------------------| bass
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------7---------------------------------|


| riff 2 (1:04 - 1:29) 4 times
|
| * (11) is played as an end for 2. and 4. times
|-------------------------0-3---3s2-----2--------0-----|
|----------3s5------------------------------2--2---(2)-|
|------4-------6---------------------------------------| gtr.1
|----4---4---------7--------5-----------4--------------|
|--2---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                      |
|-------------------------0-3p2p0----------------------|
|--3-------3p0--------------------3s5s7-7--------------|
|--------------2---------------------------------------| gtr.2
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|                                       *              |
|---------------------------11--9-----(11)-------------|
|--------------7----7s9s7--------12----11---11-11-9-8--| bass
|-----------------0------------------------------------|
|--7-------0-7-----------------------------------------|


| riff 3 (1:30 - 1:54) 2 times
|
|--2---0---------------------------------------|
|--------3---2---2h3p2-------------------------|
|--------------------------4---4-2-------------| gtr.1
|------------------------5---5-----5-4-2-------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|                                              |
|------0---------------------------------------|
|--3-----3---2---------------------------------|
|----------------2h4p2--------------------2----| gtr.2
|----------------------------0h2h4-5p4-2-------|
|--------------------------------------0-------|
|------------------------0h3-------------------|
|                                              |
|----------------------------------------------|
|------------7---7s9s7---------5---------[7]---| bass
|---------------0------------5---5---------[7]-|
|--7---0-7---------------0-3-------3-4-5-------|
|
|--2---0---------------------------------------|
|--------3---2---2h3-5-------------------------|
|--------------------------4---4-2-------------| gtr.1
|------------------------5---5-----5-4-2-------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|                                              |
|------0---------------------------------------|
|--3-----3---2-------2-------------------------|
|----------------2h4----------------------2----| gtr.2
|----------------------------0h2h4-5p4-2-------|
|--------------------------------------0-------|
|------------------------0h3-------------------|
|                                              |
|----------------------------------------------|
|------------7---7s9s7---------5---------[7]---| bass
|---------------0------------5---5---------[7]-|
|--7---0-7---------------0-3-------3-4-5-------|


 repeat riff 2 (1:55 - 2:20) 4 times

 repeat riff 3 (2:21 - 2:45) 2 times w/ a tiny variation at the begining
 

| riff 4 (2:46 - 3:11) 4 times
|
| *1 it would be better w/ drop-D tuning (in () the notes w/ this tuning)
| *2 only played 2. time
| *3 invert the notes last two times
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------10-10-10-10s8-8-8--6--5-5--5--|
|--------------10-10-10-10s9-9-9--7--5-5--5--| gtr.1
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|                                            |
|--------------(1)---------------------------|
|---------------3----------------------------|
|---------------2----------------------------| gtr.2
|-----------0--(0)---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|                                            |
|       *2| *3                               |
|---------|-7--------------------------------|
|-----5---|----------------------------------| bass *1
|-5-7---7-|(5)--5----------------------------|
|---------|----(0)---------------------------|


| riff 5 (3:12 - 3:55) 1 time
|
| * bass plays the basic notes of the chords
|------------------------------1---------1---------1---------1------------|
|----------1-------------------3---------3---------3---------3---------1--|
|----------3---------3------2---------2---------2---------2------------3--| gtr.1
|-------3------------5---0---------0---------0---------0------------3-----| gtr.2
|--0-1------------5----------------------------------------------1--------|
|--------------3----------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                         
|------------------1---------1-----------------------------1---------1----|
|------------------3---------3---------1-------------------3---------3----|
|--------3------2---------2------------3---------3------2---------2-------| gtr.1
|--------5---0---------0------------3------------5---0---------0----------| gtr.2
|-----5--------------------------1------------5---------------------------|
|--3---------------------------------------3------------------------------|


| solo (3:56 - 4:22)
|
| * gtr.1 and bass do the accompany for the solo of gtr.2 (listen to the measures)
|--------1--------1--------1--------1--------------------------1------------1--|
|--------3--------3--------3--------3--------1-----------------3------------3--|
|-----2--------2--------2--------2-----------3--------3-----2------------2-----| gtr.1
|--0--------0--------0--------0-----------3-----------5--0------------0--------|
|--------------------------------------1-----------5---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------3------------------------------|
|                                                                              |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| bass
|--5--------5--------5--------5--------------------------5------------5--------|
|--------------------------------------6----6-5-3----1-0-----0-1--0-1----------|
|
|------------------------------------------5-8-5---------------------------|
|--------5vv--5---------------5h8p5-------6-------8s10-8s10---8--6--5h6p5--|
|------7---------5-s2-----2s5------------7---------------------------------| gtr.2
|--5s7---------------------------------(7)---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                          
|--------------------------10---10-p8h10p8h10------------------------------|
|------6------8b10-------10--13--------------------------------------------|
|--5s7---7s10----------12--------------------------------------------------| gtr.2
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                          
|--13p10-----------13--15--------------------------------------------------|
|-------10---13h15---------13-----10h13p10-------------13------------------|
|------------------------------------------12-----12--------12b14----------| gtr.2
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


| riff 5b (4:23 - 4:47) 2 times
|
| * bass plays the basic notes of the chords 
|--------1---------1------------------------|
|--------3---------3-----------1------------|
|-----2---------2--------------3---------3--| gtr.1
|--0---------0--------------3------------5--| gtr.2
|----------------------0h1------------5-----|
|----------------------------------3--------|


| riff 4b (4:48 - 5:12) 4 times
|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------10-10-10-10s8-8-8--6--5-5--5--|
|-------10-10-10-10s9-9-9--7--5-5--5--| gtr.1
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|                                     |
|-------(1)---------------------------|
|--------3----------------------------|
|--------2----------------------------| gtr.2
|----0--(0)---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|                                     |
|----7--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------| bass
|--5-----5--------------------5-5-----|
|-------------------------------------|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/opeth/to_bid_you_farewell_tab.html ]
| riff 6 (5:13 - 6:03) 8 times
|
| * guitar is quiet here only some colouring effected chords and notes (find out)
| *1 played before the 5. time (aprox. 5:38) 
|                  *1|
|--------------------|----19-19-19-17-17-17--16--14s16-16--|
|--------------------|----19-19-19-17-17-17--16--14s16-16--| bass
|-----------5-5------|-------------------------------------|
|--0--3--5-----5-4-3-|-0-----------------------------------|


| riff 6b (6:04 - 6:28) 4 times
|
| * played first time only
|               *|
|----------------|-----7-7-7-5-5-5--4—2s4-4--|
|----------------|---------------------------| bass
|--------5-------|---------------------------|
|--0-3-5----5s3p-|-0-------------------------|
|                                            |
|------------------7-------------------------|
|------------------8-------------------------|
|------------------9-------------------------| gtr.2
|------------------9-------------------------|
|------------------7-------------------------|
|------------------7-------------------------|


| riff 6c (6:29 - 7:04) 6 times  
|
| * every time these chords comes in a bit earier 
|                                           *  
|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7h8---8-8-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7h9---9-9-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| gtr.1
|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7h9---9-9-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-----------------------7-7------------------------------------|
|-----------------------7-7------------------------------------|
|                                                              |
|---------------------------------------------7----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------8---8----------|
|-------------------------------------------------9---9--------| gtr.2
|-------------------------------------------------------9--(7)-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                              |
|-----------------------------7-7-7-5-5-5--4—2s4-4-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------| bass
|-----------------0h5---7-7------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|


| riff 7 (7:08 - 7:54) 4 times
|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------| gtr.1
|-------------------------------s9--7--5h7----------------|
|--7--7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7-5h7-7-7-------------5---5-----5h7--|
|--0-------(0)--------(0)-------------------------7-------|
|       ^ ^        ^ ^     ^ ^                            |
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------| gtr.2
|--2--2-2-2-4h5--------4h5------s5--4---------------------|
|--2-----------------------------------5h7----------------|
|--0-------------0-0-0-----0-0-------------7---------0-0--|
|       ^ ^        ^ ^     ^ ^                       ^ ^  |
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------5----| bass
|--7--7---7--7---7--7---7--7-----7--5--3---3------6----6--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                         
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------| gtr.1
|-------------------------------5---2---2---2-------------|
|--7--7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7-5h7-7-7--7---5---3---3-------------|
|-----------0----------0----------------------------------|
|       ^ ^        ^ ^     ^ ^                            |
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------| gtr.2
|--2--2-2-2-4h5--------4h5------5---4---2---2-------------|
|--2----------------------------7---5---3---3-------------|
|--0-------------0-0-0-----0-0----------------------------|
|       ^ ^        ^ ^     ^ ^                            |
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------| bass
|--7--7---7--7---7--7---7--7----7---5---3---3--3--3--3--3-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|


| bridge (7:54 - 8:00)
|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------| gtr.1
|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2s4---4-4--4--------------4-4-4---4-4-4--|
|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3s5---5-5--5--------------2-0h2---2-2-2--|
|--0----------------------------------------0--------------|
|     ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^       ^ ^                                |
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------| gtr.2
|--9----------7s5-4h5-4h5-4-----4h5-7--5p4--4-4-4---4-4-4--|
|-------------------------------------------2-0h2---2-2-2--|
|-------------------------------------------0--------------|
|                                                          |
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------| bass
|--3--3--3--3--3--3s5---5--5----5--5--5--5-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------2-0-2---2-2-2--|


| riff 8 (8:01 - 8:46) 4 times
|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------| gtr.1
|-----------------------------------------------4--|
|--6--7--7-7-7-------------------------------------|
|---------------8------5h7-8p5---5-----------------|
|                                                  |
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------| gtr.2
|--4--5--5-5-5-------------------------------------|
|---------------0------0h2-3h5------5--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------| bass
|-----------------------------------5--5--5--5--5--|
|--7--7--7--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5-----------------|
|
|                                       Ú-------- Ú---------------
|                                       |      1. |             2.
|---------------------------------------|---------|---------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------|---------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------|---------------| gtr.1
|---------------------------------------|---------|------2--------|
|--6--7--7-7-7-------------5h7p5--------|--4---5--|--2---------5--|
|---------------8------7h8-------7h8p7--|--2---3--|--0------------|
|                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------|---------|---------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------|---------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------|---------------| gtr.2
|--4--5--5-5-5---------0h2-4h5p4p2h4p0--|---------|------5--------|
|---------------0-----------------------|--4---5--|--2---------5--|
|---------------------------------------|--2---3--|--0------------|
|                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------|---------|---------------|
|--------------------------2---2---0----|---------|---------------| bass
|--7--7--7--3--3--3--3--3----0---0---0--|---------|---------------|
|---------------------------------------|--2--3---|--0------------|


| bridge (8:47 - 8:50)
|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-------------9-------| gtr.1
|--7---------7---9-9--|
|----7--8---8---------|
|---------------------|


| riff 9 (8:53 - 9:22) 4 times
|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------7---7-7---------------------| gtr.1
|-----7-----------9-9------------5h7--7-------------|
|--5----7--8--7---7-7--------------------7-----7h8--|
|-------------8-------------------------------------|
|                                                   |
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------| gtr.2
|--3----5---------------9---9-9--9h10-7--7h9p7------|
|-------------3---7-7-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|                                                   |
|-----------------------4---4-4--5-2--0--2----------|
|--3----5--5------2-2-------------------------(3h5)-| bass
|-------------3-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|


| riff 10 (9:23 - 9:53) 4 times
|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------| gtr.1
|-----7-5--7-----------------9---9-9--9h10-7--7h9p7-------|
|--8-----------3-(3)-7-7-----------------------------7h8--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                         |
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------7---7-7----------------------| gtr.2
|-----7-5-----10-----9-9--------------5h7--7--------------|
|--8-------8---7-(7)--------------------------7------7h8--|
|--------------8------------------------------------------|
|                                                         |
|----------------------------7---7-7--7----5--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------| gtr.3
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                         |
|-10-s12-12----------16-16--19--191919--17-17-14--9--7h9--|
|--8--10-10----------14-14--17--171717--16-16-14--9-------| bass
|-----------------15--------------------------------------|
|-------------13------------------------------------------|


| riff 11 (9:54 - 10:56) 4 times
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----0--0-------------------------0------------| gtr.1
|-----2--2-------5h7p5s4-------4-------2--------|
|-------------s7--------h5-----5-----------3----|
|--0--0--0----------------h7---7-------0---5----|
|                                               |
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----0--0-----------4--------------------------| gtr.2
|-----2--2-------5h7---7-5s4---4-h-5------------|
|-------------s7-----------------------7---5----|
|--0--0--0-----------------------------------8--|
|                                               |
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------| bass
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--0--0--0-------------------------0---0---0----|
|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----0--0-------------------------0------------| gtr.1
|-----2--2-------5h7p5s4-------4-------2---2----|
|-------------s7--------h5-----5-----------0----|
|--0--0--0----------------h7---7-------0--------|
|                                               |
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----0--0-----------4-----4-h-5---4------------| gtr.2
|-----2--2-------5h7---7-7-----------7---5------|
|-------------s7---------------------------7----|
|--0--0--0--------------------------------------|



it seems difficult but ...really its easy just be patient :)