Band: Nile 
Album: Amongst The Catacombs of Nephren-Ka 
Song: Serpent Headed Mask 

Copyright (c) Relapse Records, 1998 
Version 1.0, 4/12/2005 – 8/12/2005 

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 

No guarantees with this tab, if any errors are spotted, contact me at the 
above address – good luck with deciphering this tab, perhaps you’ll need 
additional help even with the time markers. 

Intro (0:00) 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-------7"-----6"----------------7"----------6"----------7"8"7"------6"----- 
|-7"6"5"---8"7"--8"7"6"----7"6"5"--8"7"5"7"8"--8"7"5"----------7"8"7"--8"7"- 
|----------------------6"5"--------------------------6"5"------------------- 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

----------------------------| 
----------------------------| 
----------------------------| 
-5"-------------------------| 
---6"-0---------------------| 
------0---------------------| 

Riff 1 (0:13) 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-------------4"-3"------4"------------------------------------5-4-----7h8p7- 
|-5"--6"--5"--------6"-------6"--5"h6p5-3--4-1-0-3-4-3-1-0-1-0-----6-5------- 
|------------------------------------------4-1-0-3-4-3-1-0-1-0--------------- 
                                           . . . . . . . . . .     . 
-----------------------------------| 
---------------7h8p7---------------| 
-6h7p6---7h8p7-------8-7-----------| 
-------8---------------------------| 
----------------------------4------| 
--------------------------0----0---| 
       .                  . 

Riff 2 (0:24) 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------10"--| 
|-----------------------------------------------12"-13"------| 
|-------------------------------------------10"--------------| 
|----------------------------------------8"------------------| 
|-7"--10"--7"--10"--7"--10"--7"--10"--7"---------------------| 

Riff 3 (0:28) 
|--------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------| 
|-3-6-5-4-3-7-0-3-0-1-5-4-1-5-4-3-0-4-3-1-0-4-3-6-4-3-0--| 
|-3-6-5-4-3-7-0-3-0-1-5-4-1-5-4-3-0-4-3-1-0-4-3-6-4-3-0--| 
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Riff 4 (0:31) 
                                         [x4] 
|------------------|-------------------------| 
|------------------|-------------------------| 
|------------------|-8p7p5-8p7-7-------------| 
|-------------7"---|-------------7p5p4-6p5p3-| 
|-------5"-8"------|-------------------------| 
|-0"-7"----------0-|-------------------------| 

Riff 5 (0:37) 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|------6<7--5"-h6"-p5"---------------------------5-5-5-5--------------------- 
|----------------------8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8----------------------------- 
|-5------------------------------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6- 
|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     .                 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-----------8"-h9"-p8"---------------------------8-8-8-8--------------------- 
|----------------------101010109-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10---------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                       . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

----------| 
----------| 
----------| 
-------5--| gtr 1 
-6-6-6----| 
----------| 
 . . . 
----------| 
----------| 
-------7--| 
-8-8-8----| gtr 2 
----------| 
----------| 
 . . . 

Riff 6 (0:44) 
I 
|------------------------------------8<12----------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------8h11p8-------------------| 
|-------------------8p7----------------------------------------------| 
|-------------5"-8"-------------5"-----------------------------------| gtr 1 
|-6"-------6"-----------5-----------------------------0-----6-----6--| 
|----0"-3"----------------0"-3"----0------0--------0--0--0--7--0-----| 
                                   .      .        .     . 
|------------------------------------8<12----------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------8h11p8-------------------| 
|-------------------8p7---------7"-----------------------------------| 
|-------------5"-8"--------------------------------------------------| gtr 2 
|-6"-------6"-----------5-----------------------------0-----6-----6--| 
|----0"-3"----------------0"-3"----0------0--------0--0--0--7--0-----| 
                                   .      .        .     . 


II (bracket indicates guitar 2) 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-------------------8p7------------------------------------------------------ 
|-------------5"-8"---------------------------------------------------------- 
|-6"-------6"-----------5-----4"------4"----4"hb5r4-----4"------4"----5"----- 
|----0"-3"----------------0"-----0"------0"---------0"-----0"------0"----0"-- 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
---------------------------------------------------------------(6")---------| 
-7"--6"---------(6")-----------------------(6")-----------------7"-7"-6"----| 
---------8"------3"-------------------------3"---------------------------8"-| 
--------------------------4"----4"hb5r4-------------4"----5"----------------| 
-------------0"------0"------0"---------0"-----0"------0"----0"-------------| 

Egyptian music (1:09) 

Riff 7 (1:19) 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-5---4---5---6--6--6--6---7---6--6--6--6--5--4---6--6--6--6---6--6--6--6--5- 
|-5---4---5---6--6--6--6---7---6--6--6--6--5--4---6--6--6--6---6--6--6--6--5- 
              .     .          .     .            .     .      .     . 
--------| 
--------| 
--------| 
--------| 
--4--5--| 
--4--5--| 

Riff 8a (1:31) play twice, harmonise in perfect fifths on second time 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-------------------------5"--7"---8"p7"--hb8r7-h8"p7"---5"h7-5"------------- 
|---------5"------5"--6"-----------------------------------------6"-5"------- 
|-5"--6"------6"-------------------------------------------------------6"-5"- 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

------------| 
------------| 
------------| 
------------| 
------------| 
---1"-0"----| 

Riff 8b (1:51) harmonise in perfect fifths 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------5"--7"---8"p7"--hb8r7-h8"p7"---5"h7-5"----------| 
|---------5"------5"--6"-----------------------------------------6"-5"----| 
|-5"--6"------6"-------------------------------------------------------6"-| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


Riff 9 (1:57) 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-7-------8-9-8----------8-9-8--------------3-4-6-------| 
|---8-7-8-------8-7--7-8-------8-5-6-6--5-6-------6-5-5-| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| gtr 1 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
  . . . . . . . .    . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-6-------7-8-7----------7-8-7--------------4-5-7-------| 
|---8-7-8-------8-7--6-7-------8-5-6-6--5-6-------6-5-5-| gtr 2 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
  . . . . . . . .    . . . . . . . .    . . . . . . . 

Riff 10 (2:01) 
|-------------------8p7-7----| 
|-----8-9-8---8h9---------9--| 
|-6-7-------7-----7----------| 
|----------------------------| gtr 1 
|----------------------------| 
|----------------------------| 
  . . . . . .     . 
|----------------------------| 
|-------------------8p7-7----| 
|-----7-8-7---7h8---------8--| 
|-6-7-------7-----0----------| gtr 2 
|----------------------------| 
|----------------------------| 
  . . . . . .     . 

Riff 9 x 1 (2:03) 

Riff 11 (2:07) 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-----8-9-8---------------------------------------------------6h7p6---- 
|-6-7-------7-----------------------------------6h7p6---7h8p7-------8-- 
|-------------------------------4h5p4-----7h8p7-------8---------------- gtr 1 
|-------------------------------------6-8------------------------------ 
|-------------3-2-1-0-3-2-1-0-3---------------------------------------- 
  . . . . . .                         . .             .             . 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-------------------------------------------------------------6h7p6---- 
|-----7-8-7-------------------------------------6h7p6---7h8p7-------8-- 
|-6-7-------7-------------------4h5p4-----7h8p7-------8---------------- gtr 2 
|-------------------------------------6-8------------------------------ 
|-------------3-2-1-0-3-2-1-0-3---------------------------------------- 
  . . . . . .                         . .             .             . 
--------------| 
--------------| 
-7~-----------| 
--------------| gtr 1 
-------4"-----| 
-----0-----0--| 

--------------| 
--------------| 
-7~-----------| 
--------------| gtr 2 
-------4"-----| 
-----0-----0--|

End.