'Drapery Falls' by Opeth - Guitar Tutorial

            Artist:Opeth
Album:Blackwater Park (2001)
Composition:The Drapery Falls
Transcription:Heimo Kanerva (heimo.kanerva@pp.inet.fi)
Submitted:frank sortelli
any revisions:frank sortelli
Version:1.1
Tuning:standard

        |=a bar line (an actual bar line)
        ( )=a ghost note, or exeption
        < >=a sustained note
        b=a (pre-)bent note
        >=an emphasized note/chord

        Time 12/8
        Riff A
        Gtr.3 (acoustic) note:fret the low c note with your thumb
        Csus2    Cm        Play 4 times
        |----------------8---8--8-----|
        |*--------8---8--8---8--8----*|
        |--7---7--8---8--8---8--8-----|
        |-10--10-10--10-10--10-10-----|
        |*10--10-10--10-10--10-------*|
        |--8---8----------------------|
           >     >      >      >
        Riff B (I can?t be 100% sure, but this sounds
                very much like it is on the recording.)
        Gtr.1 w/dist.
        (left speaker)
        Csus2                          Bbsus2
        |-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-----|-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-----|
        |*3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-----|-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-----|
        |-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|--%--|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|--%--|
        |*5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-----|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-----|
        |-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-----|-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-----|
        |-------------------------|-----|-------------------------|-----|
        Gtr.2 w/dist. (gtr.2 isn?t as loud as gtr.1, it?s on the back ground)
        (right speaker)
        |-10---10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-|---|-8-----------------|---|
        |--8----8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8-|---|-6-(strum like two-|---|
        |--7----7--7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7-|-%-|-5--previous bars)-|-%-|
        |-10---10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-|---|-8-----------------|---|
        |-----------------------------------|---|-------------------|---|
        |-----------------------------------|---|-------------------|---|
        Gtr.1                          (The low F&F# notes may be
                                        played by bass...)
        B       N.C.
        |-----------------------|-----|-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-|
        |-----------------------|-----|-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-|
        |-8-8---6-6---8-8--10---|--%--|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|
        |-x-x---x-x---x-x---x---|-----|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|
        |-6-6---4-4---6-6---8---|-----|-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-|
        |-7-7-------------------|-----|-------------2---2-2-2-2-|
        Gtr.1 cont.
        /F            N.C.
        |-1---1-1-1-1------------------|
        |-1---1-1-1-1------------------|
        |-3---3-3-3-3-5s--6-6s--5-5----|
        |-3---3-3-3-3(5s--6-6s--5-5)---|
        |-1---1-1-1-1-3s--4-4s--3-3----|
        |-1---1-1-1-1------------------|
        Gtr.2
        G#m6  G#m     G#m6             Bbsus2  /F#       /F       N.C.
        |-6---4-4-4-4-6---6-6-6-6-|---|-----------------|-----------------|
        |-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|---|-----------------|-----------------|
        |-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|-%-|-(play as gtr.1)-|-(play as gtr.1)-|
        |-6---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-|---|-----------------|-----------------|
        |-------------------------|---|-----------------|-----------------|
        |-------------------------|---|-----------------|-----------------|
        Riff C
        Gtrs.1&2
        Gtr.1 left speaker, gtr.2 right speaker
        Am                  N.C. Cm
        |--------------------------|-------------------------|
        |*(1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1)----|-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
        |--2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-----|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|
        |--2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-----|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|
        |*-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-2---|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|
        |--------------------------|-------------------------|
        Gtr.1
        N.C:                                 F#m
        |-------------------------|--------------------------|
        |-------------------------|------------(2---2-2-2-2)*|
        |s8---8-8-8-8-8s7-7-7-7---|-5---5-5-5-5-2---2-2-2-2--|
        |-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|-x---x-x-x-x-4---4-4-4-4--|
        |s6---6-6-6-6-6s5-5-5-5---|-3---3-3-3-3-4---4-4-4-4-*|
        |-------------------------|-------------2---2-2-2-2--|
        Gtr.2
        |-------------------------|--------------------------|
        |-------------------------|-------------------------*|
        |------(look above)-------|-5---5-5-5-5s6-6-6-6------|
        |-------------------------|-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------|
        |-------------------------|-3---3-3-3-3s4-4-4-4-----*|
        |-------------------------|--------------------------|
        Gtrs.1&2 (notes in parentheses
                  are played only by gtr.1) gtrs.1&2 out
        |(0)--------------------|------------------|
        |(1)--------------------|------------------|
        |-2---------------------|--------------------|
        |-2---------------------|--------------------|
        |-0---------------------|--------------------|
        |-----------------------|-----------------------|
        Riff D
        Gtr.5 w/tremolo effect and slide (gtr.5 tacet)
        Gtr.4 w/tremolo effect (gtr.4 tacet)
        Gtr.3 (acoustic)
        Am9                      Am9/Eb(the xs are light)
        |(0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0)|-----------------------|
        |*0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-7--x-8--x-|
        |-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-5---5-5-5-5-5--x-5--x-|
        |*7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7-7--x-7--x-|
        |-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-6---6-6-6-6-6----6----|
        |-------------------------|-----------------------|
        Gtr.3 cont.
        Am9                      Am9/Eb       G#m
        |-----------------------|-------------4-4-4-x-4-x-|
        |-----------------------|-0---0-0-0-0-4-4-4-x-4-x-|
        |-----(look above)------|-5---5-5-5-5-4-4-4-x-4-x-|
        |-----------------------|-7---7-7-7-7-6-6-6-x-6-x-|
        |-----------------------|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-6-x-|
        |-----------------------|-------------4-4-4-x-4-x-|
        Gtr.4                                   gtr.4 out
        |-0---------------------|----------------------|
        |-0---------------------|----------------------|
        |-5---------------------|----------------------|
        |-7---------------------|----------------------|
        |-0---------------------|----------------------|
        |-----------------------|-------------------------|
        Gtr.3 cont.  *=a random slide
        Am9           Am7/9               Am9            Am6/9
        |(0---0-0-0-0)----(0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0)|
        |-0---0-0-0-0*-----0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0-|
        |-5---5-5-5-5s12---12-12-12-12|-12p9--9--9--9--9--11---9--9--9--9-|
        |-7---7-7-7-7s10---10-10-10-10|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10|
        |-0---0-0-0-0-0----0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0-|
        |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
        Gtr.5
        |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
        |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
        |-2-----------2s5-------------|-5s7---------------s4--------------|
        |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
        |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
        |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
        Gtr.3 cont.
        Am9           Am7/9           Am9            A9
        |-------------------------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0-0-0-0)|
        |-------------------------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0-0-0-0*|
        |--------(look above)-----|-12p9--9--9--9--9--6----6-6-6-6-|
        |-------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-7----7-7-7-7-|
        |-------------------------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0-0-0-0*|
        |-------------------------|--------------------------------|
        Gtr.5                                                       gtr.5 fill
        |-------------------------|--------------------------------||------|------|
        |-------------------------|-------------------------------*||------|------|
        |-2----------2s5----------|-5s7--------------s6------------||-5----|---|
        |-------------------------|--------------------------------||------|------|
        |-------------------------|-------------------------------*||------|------|
        |-------------------------|--------------------------------||------|------|
        Riff E
        Gtr.3 out
        Gtrs.1&2
        Dm            G            Am    Em   F
        |-5-5-5-5---x-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------------|
        |-6-6-6-6---x-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---------------------|
        |-7-7-7-7---x-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2----0----2---2-2-2-2-|
        |-7-7-7-7---x-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2----2----3---3-3-3-3-|
        |-5-5-5-5---x-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0----2----3---3-3-3-3-|
        |-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-|------0----1---1-1-1-1-|
        F                   Em7          Am           (1st time to riff D)
                                        (2nd time to riff F)
        |-------------------------------|-0-----------|
        |-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-1-----------|
        |-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2-----------|
        |-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-2-----------|
        |--8--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-----------|
        |-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------|
        Riff D
        Riff E

        Riff F
        C#m                      G
        |-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
        |*5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
        |-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-|-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-|
        |-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
        |*4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
        |-------------------------|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
        Bm
        |-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-22-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
        |-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-2h3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3*|
        |-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-|-4-4-4-4---4-4---4-4---4-|
        |-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-|-4-4-4-4---4-4---4-4---4-|
        |-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2*|
        |-------------------------|-------------------------|