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Blackwater Park Tabs:

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Opeth - Bleak
"Blackwater Park"

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|(0)--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-4---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gtr.3 (acoustic w/pick)
|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-11--------------|-----------------|-11--------------|-----------------|
|-9---------------|------(rest)-----|-9---------------|------(rest)-----|
|-8---------------|-----------------|-8---------------|-----------------|
|-7---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
Gtr.2 (w/dist.)
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------11----|-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|--------------|-----------|--------------|
Gtr.1 (w/dist., tacet)
Gtr.4
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--(0)------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|---4-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gtr.3                       
|-0-------|---------|---------------0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-----------------|
|-11------|---------|-----------11----0-0-0-0---0-0---|-----------------|
|-9-------|--(rest)-|---------9-------1212129---9-3---|s6-s8-s10s8-s10--|
|-8-------|---------|-------8---------x-x-x-x---x-x---|-x--x--x--x--x---|
|-7-------|---------|-----7-----------1010107---7-1---|s4-s6-s8-s6-s8---|
|-0-------|---------|-0-------------------------------|-----------------|
                                                        >  >  >  >  >
Gtr.2                                                           gtrs.1&2
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------/xx---|
|--------------|-0---------------|--------------|-------/xx---|
Gtr.2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|*-----hp-------------------------|------hp-------------------------|
|-----454---4-----4h5p4-----------|-----454---4-----4h5p4-----------|
|---------7---7-6-------------6---|---------7---7-6-------------6-7-|
|*----------------------8-7-8-----|-----------------------8-7-8-----|
|(0)------------------------------|(0)------------------------------|
Gtr.1                                   
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|*--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
|*2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
  >                                 >
Segno
Gtr.2                               *=you can also play this starting 
                                      from D string instead of G.
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------hp-------------------------|-*------------------------------*|
|-----454---4-----4h5p4-----------|-3h4p3---------------------------|
|---------7---7-6-------------6---|-------5-4-2-5-4---2-4-2-1-------|
|-----------------------8-7-8-----|---------------------------2~---*|
|(0)------------------------------|---------------------------------|      
Gtr.1                                     pm.....>
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------|-----------(look above)----------|
|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|--------------------------------*|
|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  >
Gtr.3
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------(rest)--------------|---7s9---9s8---9---10--13--------|
|---------------------------------|---x-x---x-x---x---x---x---------|
|---------------------------------|---5s7---7s6---7---8---11--------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2   *=first time only
|s19----------17------------------|-16------------------------------|
|*12*---------10*-----------------|---------------17-gb-18----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|*--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.1
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-----------------------------0-1-|
Gtr.3 (tacet)
Gtr.2   *=by add. gtr. 3rd time    1.-3............................>
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-17~----------------------------*|
|-9b10~*--------------------------|-9~*-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.1                              1.-3............................>
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6---6-6-6s7s6s7---6---6-3---3---|-2-------------------------------|
|-x---x-x-x-x-x-x---x---x-x---x---|-2-------------------------------|
|-4---4-4-4s5s4s5---4---4-1---1---|-0-------------------------------|
4. ending
Gtr.3 (tacet)
Gtr.2
|---------------------------------|
|-17~-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
Gtr.1
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2-----------------6-------------|
|-2-------------------8-7-5-------|
|-0-------------------------8-7-5-|
                    pm...........>
Gtr.2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-13----13131313----13131312--13--|-12----1212xs7-----7-7-7-7---7---|
|-x-----x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x---x---|-x-----x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x---x---|
|-11----11111111----11111110--11--|-10----1010xs5-----5-5-5-5---5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.1
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-----4-x-x-4-----4-4-4-4---4-4-|-3-------------------------------|
|-4-----4-x-x-4-----4-4-4-4---4-4-|-4-------------------------------|
|-6-----6-x-x-6-----6-6-6-6---6-6-|-5-(sim. to previous bar)--------|
|-6-----6-x-x-6-----6-6-6-6---6-6-|-5-------------------------------|
|-4-----4-x-x-4-----4-4-4-4---4-4-|-3-------------------------------|
Gtr.2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-11----1111111-----11111s7---7-7-|s10----10101010----10101010--10--|
|-x-----x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x---x-x-|-x-----x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x---x---|
|-9-----9-9-9-9-----9-9-9s5---5-5-|s8-----8-8-8-8-----8-8-8-8---8---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.1
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-----7-x-x-7-----7-7-7-7gs-----|-1-------------------------------|
|-7-----7-x-x-7-----7-7-7-7gs-----|-2-------------------------------|
|-9-----9-x-x-9-----9-9-9-9gs-----|-3-(sim. to G#m&G strumming)-----|
|-9-----9-x-x-9-----9-9-9---------|-3-------------------------------|
|-7-----7-x-x-7-----7-7-7---------|-1-------------------------------|
Gtr.1 repeats last 4 bars
Gtr.2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-13----13131313----13131315--16--|-15----1515xs7-----7-7-7-7---7-7-|
|-x-----x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x---x---|-x-----x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x---x-x-|
|-11----11111111----11111113--14--|-13----1313xs5-----5-5-5-5---5-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2                                                   D.S. al Coda
                                                        (To segno)
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6-----6-6-x-7-----7-7-7-4---4---|-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5---5---|
|-x-----x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x---x---|-x-----x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x---x---|
|-4-----4-4-x-5-----5-5-5-2---2---|-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3---3---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.3   *=let all notes ring
|---------0-----------------------|
|*-------------------------------*|
|----10---------------------------|
|---9---9-------------------------|
|**---------8p7------------------*|
|-0-------------------------------|
Gtr.3 (acoustic w/pick)
|-------------2-------------------|---|-3---3-3---3-3-----3-------------|
|*------3--(3)2-------------------|---|-3---3-3---3-3-----3------------*|
|(4)-(4)4--(4)4---------------0---|-%-|-0---0-0---0-2-----2-2p0---------|
|-4--(4)4--(4)4-----------4-----4-|---|-0---0-0---0-0-----0-----3---0h3-|
|*2--(2)2--(2)2---------2---------|---|-x---x-x---x-x-----x-------3----*|
|---------------------3-----------|---|-3---3-3---3-3-----3-------------|     
Last ending                   gtr.gtr. 5 (acoustic, finger picked)
9/8                           out      4/4
|-3---3-3---3-3-----3---------0-------|---------------------------------|
|-3---3-3---3-3-----3-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-0---0-0---0-2-----2-----0-------5---|--4-------4-------2-------2---|
|-0---0-0---0-0-----0-2s4---4-----7---|--7-------1-------1-------2---|
|-x---x-x---x-x-----x-------------0---|-----(x)--2----------(x)------|
|-3---3-3---3-3-----3-----------------|-----------------------------0---|
                                       
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--0-------0-------------------|-------4-5h4-------------4---5---|
|--2---4s5---------2-----------|-2s4-5-------5h4-------2---------|
|-----------------0h2-------------|-----------------0---------0-----|
|---(0)--------------2---0-3---|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|-------------3---------------->
|---------------------------------|-------4---4---------------------<
|---4-----2-----------4-----------|-----4--------------------------->
|-------------------4---------1---|4-----------------------------<
|-0-----0---------2-----3---------|---------2----------------------->
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------<
Solo w/semi clean electric
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------14b16rb16-|
|------------s14------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Acoustic w/fingers
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|*--------------------------------|---------------------0----------*|
|-----------0---------------------|---------0-------0-----0---------|
|---------2---4-----------2-------|-------4---4---4---4-------------|
|*--------------------------------|s4-----------3------------------*|
|-0-----------------0---0---------|-------------------------3-2-----|
Acoustic cont. sim.                *=pre-bent from 11th fret
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------15----------|-------------*-------------------|
|--------------(hold)b16r14--|---------b12r11--------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Acoustic cont.sim.
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------p---------|---------------------------------|
|---------------111211--11214-|-11----12------------------------|
|---------------1214------14------|-------------------------s14~----|
|-------------14------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Acoustic cont. sim.                *=two triplets
|---------------------------------|-----------*---------------------|
|---------------------------------|--*-------17-15------------------|
|----------------------------14---|-16----14-------14-16------------|
|--------------------------14-|----14---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
The dist. riff (chords)
Esus9  
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-4-----5-----6-----5-----|
|-4-----4-----4-----4-----|
|-2-----3-----4-----3-----|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture duncan_player Wanna Be	#1 by duncan_player at Feb 16, 1972 at 7:58 PM EST
	I also think the person may have done something to him, because of the first paragraph.

No Picture Your Mom Average	#2 by Your Mom at Aug 20, 1976 at 10:36 PM EST
	Opeth is my fave band they have been from the beggining and this is one of my favorite songs by them and yes as usual this song (in my opinion) continues with Mikaels theme of love lost and dealing with it even after shes gone.

No Picture Venti Average	#3 by Venti at Dec 21, 1980 at 5:34 PM EST
	I think its about someone dying not really about killing them just somone dying and death taking them away

No Picture batman Average	#4 by batman chum at Aug 14, 1988 at 4:36 AM EST
	Yeah someone is being killed here. Possibly a relationship that ends in murder because of something, maybe betrayal or cheating? "Breath comes out white clouds with your lies" sounds like their relationship is going bad. The first verse is like they want it to work out but one doesn't trust the other. Thats just my take on it, I could be wrong.

No Picture bethan Average	#5 by bethan jones at Jul 15, 1997 at 12:41 PM EST
	Well, I'll dare and give a different interpretation. You will all think I'm crazy, but here it goes: the song is the dialog of a battle between Satan (growling vocals) and God (Steven Wilson's parts and the clean vocals) that seems to occur over-and-over.

No Picture Jimmy Average	#6 by Jimmy Dresbach at Oct 29, 1998 at 7:07 PM EST
	great song from a very talented band

No Picture marc Professional	#7 by marc at Mar 26, 2000 at 10:20 AM EST
	Wow, this song kicks ass. Bands like Opeth are a rare breed now days. Everyone's too busy listening to that shit MTV has brainwashed them with. Oh well, I don't want those trendy asshole listening to good music anyways.

No Picture eddy Lead Player	#8 by eddy blade at Dec 11, 2002 at 1:26 PM EST
	hey thanks for all the lyrics nant! awesome song too

No Picture John Wanna Be	#9 by John Merritt at Mar 19, 2006 at 12:34 PM EST
	It kinda sounds like someone comits suicide. its just the "this moment is mine" part that doesnt fit...