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Band: Nile
Album: Amongst The Catacombs of Nephren-Ka
Song: Ramses, Bringer of War

Copyright (c) Relapse Records, 1998
Version 1.0, 8/12/2005 – 12/12/2005

Transcribed By: Andrew Collyer
Contact: immortalshadow666@gmail.com

Code:
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to x – Staccato
h - hammer on p - pull off
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
L – left channel only R – right channel only
* - see comment

Suffixes for bend
f - full bend h - half bend
q - quarter bend t - tap bend
^ - Hold bend r - release bend
~ - vibrato bend

Suffixes for harmonic
ph - pinched harmonic n – natural/artificial harmonic

Tuning A E A D F# B

Intro (0:52) play 16 times
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3--3---3--3--3---|
|-3-3-3-3--3---3--3--3---|
  . . . .  .   .  .  .

Fill 1 (1:25)
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|-0--1---------|
|-0--1--4--3\1-|
 
Riff 1a (1:27)
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-0"--1"--4"--3"----7"--6"--3"--4"-3"--|

Riff 1b (1:31)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------10-9-9-|
|---------------------------------| gtr 1
|---------------------------------|
|-0"--1"--4"--3"----7"--6"--------|
                           .  . .
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------| gtr 2
|---------------------------------|
|-0"--1"--4"--3"----7"--6"--8-7-7-|
                            . . .
Riff 1a x 1 (1:35)
Riff 1b x 1 (1:38)

Riff 2 (1:42)
                                                 [x3]
|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------------|-4"-3"-1"-0"-1"-3"-|
|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|-3"-0"-3"-4"-3"-0"-3"-1"-3"-0"-6~-|-------------------|

Fill 1 x 1 (1:48)
Riff 1a x 1 (1:50)
Riff 1b x 1 (1:54)
Riff 1a x 1 (1:58) play normal power chords for first two notes
Riff 1b x 1 (2:01)

Riff 3 (2:05)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------4"-3"-1"-0"-1"-3"--
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-0-4"-3"-1"-0"-1"-4"-3"-1"-0"-1"-3"-4"-3"-1"-0"-1"-3"-7"--------------------
  .
----------------------------|
----------------------------|
-------------------5"-------|
-7"-6"-4"-3"-4"-6"----7"-6"-|
----------------------------|
----------------------------|

Fill 2 (2:11) play 4 times
|----------|
|----------|
|-----8----|
|-----6----|
|-------9--|
|-7-7---9--|
  . .

Riff 4 (2:15) play twice
                          [x4]       [1]                        [2]
|-----------------------------|--------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-7/8----|-7/8----7/8---7/8---7/8----|
|-----------------------------|-5/6-0--|-5/6-0--5/6-0-5/6-0-5/6-0--|
|-3-3-3--6-6-6--9-9-9--0-0-0--|-----0--|-----0------0-----0-----0--|
  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .                 .      .     .     .

Riff 5 (2:30)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|-7"----6"--------------------------------------------------------5"-- gtr 1
|-----------8"--7"----5"--4"--------4"--------------------------------
|-----------------------------8"---------7"-8"--7"-8"-7"-5"-7"-8"-----

|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|-7"----6"--------------------------------------------------------5"--
|-----------8"--7"----5"--4"--------4"-------------------------------- gtr 2
|-----------------------------6"---------5"-6"--5"-6"-5"-3"-5"-6"-----
|---------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
-------5"-7"-8"-7"---------------|
-7"-8"---------------------------| gtr 1
------------------------555--4~--|
---------------------------------|
                        ...
----------5"-6"-5"---------------|
-------8"------------------------|
-7"-8"---------------------------|
---------------------------------| gtr 2
------------------------555--4~--|
---------------------------------|
                        ...

Riff 6a (2:44)
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------4--3--1--0---|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-4--3--1--0---|
  .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  .  .

Riff 6b (2:47)
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------44331100--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-----------|
  .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . ........

Solo begins at (2:50)

Riff 7a (2:51) play twice
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------3-22110--1----------------|
|-0"---3"-0"--0-3-22110--1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
              . . .....    . . . . . . .

Riff 7b (3:00) play twice
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-5"--5"-----------6"--6"-----------|
|---------3-22110----------3-22110--|
|---------3-22110----------3-22110--|
          . .....          . .....

Riff 8 (3:06)
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-1----------------------|
|-1--0"--------3"--------|

Riff 9 (3:13)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------4"--3"1"--3"4"--3"1"-3"-------------------------7"-
|-6"--5"3"--5"6"--5"3"-6"-------------------------6"--5"3"--5"6"--5"3"-6"----
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------|
----------------------|
-6"4"--6"7"--6"4"-6"--|
----------------------|
----------------------|
----------------------|

Riff 10 (3:20) – note: this riff is marked out of time, but its so you can
figure which note goes with which note.
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------6"--5"-3"--5"-6"-- gtr 1
|--------------------4--5---4--2---4--5---4--2---1--------------------
|-6~--5-3--5-6--8-9---------------------------------------------------

|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------4"--3"-1"--3"-4"--
|--------------------6"-7"--6"-4"--6"-7"--6"-4"--3"-------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------- gtr 2
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|-6~--5-3--5-6--8-9---------------------------------------------------



--------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------5"-6"--5"-6"-----5"--6"--5"-6"-----5"--
-3"-4"--6"-7"--6"-4"--6"-7"----------------7"----------------7"-----
-------------------------------------------------------------------- gtr 1
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------

--------4"-5"--4"-2"--4"-5"--3"-4"--3"-4"-----3"--4"--3"-4"-----3"--
-6"-7"-------------------------------------6"----------------6"-----
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------- gtr 2
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------



----------------------------------7"--6"-7"---4"-6"-7"--6"-7"---4"-6"
-9"--8"-9"---6"--9"--8"-9"--6"-8"------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------- gtr 1
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------

-7"--6"-7"---4"--7"--6"-7"--4"-6"-7"--6"-7"---4"-6"-7"--6"-7"---4"-6"
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------- gtr 2
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------


-7"---6"-7"----4"-6"-7"---6"-7"----4"-6"--|
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------| gtr 1
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|

-10"--9"-10"---7"-9"-10"--9"-10"---7"-9"--|
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------| gtr 2
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|

Fill 3 (3:48)
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------2222--|
|-0"-4"-3"-7"-6-666-6-------|
              . ... . ....

Riff 4 (3:49) play twice
                          [x4]       [1]          [2] [x4]
|-----------------------------|--------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------|--------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------|--------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------|-5-7/8--|-----------------|
|-----------------------------|-3-5/6--|-3-5-6--5-3------|
|-3-3-3--6-6-6--9-9-9--0-0-0--|--------|------------6-5--|
  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .    .

Fill 1 x 1 (4:06)
Riff 1a x 1 (4:08)
Riff 1b x 1 (4:12)
Riff 1a x 1 (4:15)
Riff 1b x 1 (4:19)
Riff 2 x 1 (4:23) but play first part twice, instead of once

Riff 13 (4:31)
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------
|------|-------------------------------------5"-4"-2"-1"-2"-4"--------------
|------|-4"-3"-1"-------3"-7"-6"-4"-3"-4"-6"--------------------------------
|------|-------------------------------------------------------4---1---3----
|-7-6--|----------0"-1"----------------------------------------444-111-333--
                                                               ... ... ...

---------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------|
-0-------------------------------------------------0--0--|
-0-3"-7"-0"-7"-3"-7"-0"-7"-3"-7"-0"-7"-3"-7"-0"-7"-0--0--|
 .

END OF SONG

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