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Face Of Melinda Tab

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Artist:Opeth
Album:Still Life (1999)
Composition:Face of Melinda
Transcription:Heimo Kanerva (heimo.kanerva@pp.inet.fi)
Version:1.0
Tuning:standard

|=a bar line (an actual bar line)
( )=a ghost note
< >=a sustained note
b=a (pre-)bent note
>=an emphasized note/chord
*=a transcriber´s note

Time 4/4
Riff A
Gtr.1 (acoustic), pick w/fingers
(let all notes ring)
1st time play an open E
A5add9  D5           (Em)
|-7*----5-------2h3-|-0-----------0h5-0-----0---------|
|*5-----3-----------|-------------------4s5---0h1-----|
|-------------------|-----0h2---------------------2s4-|
|-------0-----------|---------2-----------------------|
|*0-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------|---0-----------------------------|
*=4th time there´s a rest before C/A chord
C/A    Bm/G#         (Badd-9)        4 times
|-*-----------------|-----------------------|
|-5-----3-----------|-------0------(0)-----*|
|-5-----4-----------|---------s5------------|
|-------------------|----1------------------|
|---------------0h1-|-2--------------------*|
|-5-----4-----------|-----------------------|
Riff B                             notes in parentheses are sometimes
(Segno)                            substituted for each other...
(Dm)          (Amsus2) *=16th note triplet   N.C.       4 times
|---------1p0----------*----------|------(0)-----------0-------|
|*----3-------0------0p1h0--------|----------0-----0-------0--*|
|---2---2-----------------0---2---|------(5)---------5---5---0-|
|-0-------------------------0---2-|----7-----------------------|
|*------------0-------------------|s7-------------------------*|
|---------------------------------|----------0-----------------|
Verse
Gtrs.2&3 (clean electrics.) gtr.2 higher, gtr.3 lower
Gtr.1 w/riff B              *=both gtrs.      4 times
|-7-----------------------|--------------------------|
|*6------6--5------6------|------5*-----------------*|
|--------5--7------5--4/7-|---------5-----4----------|
|-------------------------|---------7-----6----------|
|*------------------------|-------------------------*|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Gtr.1
Gtrs.2&3 w/riff B once  *=16th note triplet
(Dm)         (Amsus2)                          N.C.
|---------1p0----------*----------|-----------------------------|
|-----3-------0------0p1h0--------|-------------0-----0-------3-|
|---2---2-----------------0---2---|---------5-----------5p0-----|
|-0-------------------------0---2-|-----7-----------------------|
|-------------0-------------------|s7-------------------------0-|
|---------------------------------|-------------0---------------|
Gtr.1 cont.                  time 2/4  *=both are fine
|------------2--------------|---------------|
|--1h3----------5-----7--|---7s-5--------|
|---------0-----------------|---------------|
|---------------------------|---4*-2*-------|
|---------2-----3-----5--|---9s-7--------|
|---------------------------|---------------|
Gtr.2                   *=there are three triplets there...
q=a quarter rest                 time 2/4
|------------4-7s8p7-5-7s10*8*7*|---------------|
|----------5--------------------|-10*----8*-----|
|-q--2s4-5----------------------|----9*7*--7*5*-|
|-------------------------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------|
4/4
Chorus
Riff C  *=This part was quite tuf to figure
Gtr.1     out, but I gave my best shot
(Em)                              (Am7)                  (C#m)
|-*-------0-----------------------|-----------------------------0---|
|---0-------0-------------0---0---|-------------3-------------5--(5)|
|-4-----0-----5---0-----0---0---5-|---------4s5-------5-----6-------|
|-----5-------------2s4-----------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0-------------------2s4---------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------------------------------|----------------------------11s12|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.1                              *=triplet based
(Em)                              (F#7add11)
|-------7-------------------------|-------------------0-------------|
|-8---8-----8---------------------|---------0-----------0---0-------|
|---9-----------------------------|------*------0---------3-----0---|
|------------s8-----7-----5-------|------4--------4-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-*-------------------------------|
|(0)-------------(0)---(0)--------|-2-------------------------------|
Gtr.2                              *=bend, release and pull-off
|12--12(let ring)-----------------|---0-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|s5---5-3---0--*------------------|
|--12-----------------------------|------------2b3r2p0-2--------0-2-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.1
(Em)                              (Am7)                (C#m)
|---------0-----------------------|-----------------------------0---|
|---0-------0-------------0---0---|-------------3-------------5-----|
|-4-----0-----5---0-----0---0---5-|---------4s5-------------6-------|
|-----5-------------2s4-----------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0-----------------2s4-----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2s4-----------------------------|----------------------------11s12|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.1                              *=the notes in parentheses
                           To Coda   are almost inaudible (D.S.al Coda)
Em           G/A  Am  A5           (B5)  (A5/B) G6   E5   F#5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-----------0----1--------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-----------0----2----2---------|---*(4)---(4)---(back to riff D)-|
|-2---------------------2---------|--(4)---(4)--2-------------------|
|-------------0---0----0----------|-2-----0----------2----4---------|
|-0-------------------------------|-------------3----0----2---------|
Gtr.2                                                      gtr.2 out
|12--12s14s15---------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--12-----------------------------|--------(rest)-------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Coda                                             *=16th note triplet
Gtr.1 N.C. *=not too sure...       (Fm)            (Am)
|---------------------------------|--------------------------*------|
|---------------------------------|---------1--------------0h1p0----|
|-----(4)----(4)-----*----*---*---|-----1-----1---------2-------2---|
|--(4)----(4)-------s9----5---4---|---3---3----(3)----2--(2)--------|
|-2------0------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
|---------------3---s7----3---2---|-1-------------------------------|
Gtr.2                              *=don´t strike
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------*----------|
|-------------(rest)--------------|---------5-------4----5p4-2(2)---|
|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.1
N.C.          Ebaug+9              Gm            A/C#
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------0---7p0-0---|*------------------------2-------|
|-------------------0---0-------0-|---------0-----------2-------2---|
|---------------------------------|-----0-----0-------2---2---------|
|-------0----s6-------------------|*--1---1-----1s4-----------------|
|-0----------->-------------------|-3-------------------------------|
Gtr.2                              (pick ´n fingers)
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------(0)------------------|*6-------------------------------|
|s7-----5-----4-------------------|-----------6---------------------|
|---------------------------------|-8---------7---------------------|
|---------------------------------|*--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.1
1.-3. ending.....................> 4. ending.......................>
|-0------5----0-------------------|-0------5----0-------------------|
|-5s6----------------------------*|-5s6-----------------------------|
|--------5----4-----(s5)5(4)4-----|--------5----4-------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------s3---2------*|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------4---|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2 pick ´n fingers
|--------------------s5----4------|---------------------------------|
|-------------0------------------*|-------------0-------------------|
|--------------------s5----4------|---------------------------------|
|-5-----s7----2-------------------|-5-----s7----2-------------------|
|--------------------------------*|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bridge riff D
(2x tempo, the bars consist mostly of 8th notes)
Time 6/4                   4/4
                           Endings 1&2...............>
|-----------------0-0-1-1-|---------------------|-----|
|*2-2-2-2-----3-3-3-3-1-1-|---------------------|----*|
|---1---2-4-4-2-2-2-2-1-1-|-4--4-2--2-4--4-2--2-|--%--|
|-1---0-----4---0-3---3---|-2--2-3--3-2--2-3--3-|-----|
|*--------3---1----------0|-----0----0----0----0|----*|
|-------------------------|---------------------|-----|
Time 7/8         4/4               9/8
3. ending......>
|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---0-------0---|*----0-------0--*|-----0-------0-----|
|-----2---2---2-|-----------2---2-|-----------2---2---|
|-2-----3-------|---2-----3-------|---2-----3---------|
|---------------|*0-----0--------*|-0-----0---------0-|
|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Gtrs.4&5 w/dist.
|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|----(rest)-----|-----(rest)------|-------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------0-|
Gtr.1  *=Because of the previous bar´s time
         signature, the acoustic line gets a bit twisted       gtr.1 out
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---0-------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-*-------2---2---|--------%--------|--------%--------|--------%--------|
|-2-----3---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----0---------0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gtrs.4&5
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7---------------|------------7-|--------------|------------7-|
|-7---------------|------------7-|--------------|------------7-|
|-5---------------|----------0-5-|--------------|----------0-5-|
  >                               >                                   >
Riff E
Gtrs.4&5  *=on repeats only
Am6       Am    Dsus2   Dm  Gm       N.C.
|---7-7---5-5---5-|-5-------3-3-3---|-----------------|
|*--5-5---5-5---5-|-5---6---3-3-3---|-----------------|
|---5-5---5-5---7-|-7---7---3-3-3---|-----0-----------|
|-*-7-7---7-7-----|-0---0--(0)5-5---|-2h3-------0-----|
|*0-----0---------|---------------0-|-------0h1-----0-|
|-------pm--------|---------------pm|-------------3---|
*=let ring throughout the bar
|------------------------|
|----11-11-11-11-10-10--*|
|-----x--x--x--x--x--x---|
|-*---8--8--8--8--7--7---|
|--------------------*|
|------------------------|
Riff F
G#m                              G(barre)    F#m         F
|-4-----4--4-4-|4----4-4-4---|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|*4-----4--4-4-|4----4-4-4(x)|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|----*|
|-4-----4--4-4-|4----4-4-4(x)|-similar---|-----%-----|-----%-----|
|-6-----6--6-6-|6-6--6-6-6(x)|-strumming-|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|*6----(6--6-6-|6)6-(6-6-6)--|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|----*|
|-4------------|-----4----------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
Riff E  2 times
Riff F  2 times
Riff E  4 times
                                                   (The notes in
Riff G                                              parentheses are
Gtr.1 (acoustic)                                    virtually inaudible)
(Dsus2)           (Dsus2/C)         (Bm7)  (G5)  (Fmaj7-5) N.C.
|---------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|------0-----*|
|---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|---2-----0-------|-2-------(2)-(0)|
|-0---------------|-----------------|---------------2-|--s5----3---2---|
|---------------0-|-3-------------0-|-2---------------|---------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-----1---|----------------|

I have FIVE! gtrs. playing here! When I listened one speaker at time,
I could block these voices represented by gtrs.4,5,6&7. All gtrs.
have different volumes and some notes are heavily on the back ground,
almost inaudible. When you play this make your own combination.
Gtr.1 w/riff H
Gtr.4 (higher notes)
Gtr.5 to the left of slash (lower notes)    *=note below only by gtr.4
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|*-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-5h7-------7--|-2/7-7-5-----5-7-|-10-----9-----7--|-5h7-*------------|
|-2h3-------3--|-----5-2---------|-3------5-----3--|---5-7-3/5-2/3----|
|*-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Gtr.6 (higher notes)                                          repeat and
Gtr.7 to the left of slash (lower notes)  *=both gtrs.         fade out
|--------------------|--*-*--------|-----------------|---*--------------|
|*-------------------|-10h8*-------|-------8---------|---8----10h11-10-*|
|-5/9h7/10-----7/10--|-----9-------|-10----9---7/10--|-5--------2h3-2---|
|--------------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------|
|*-------------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|--------------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------|

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Face Of Melinda Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture black Rhythm Player	#1 by black rose at May 7, 1982 at 6:21 AM EST
	.... could be... not sure. looks to me more like the "promise to god" "I took her by the hand to say All faith forever has been washed away" these lines again show that the I-person is an atheist and he actually gives melinda not even a choice in whter or not melinda abandoning her faith its so clear throughout the entire album that the I-person is an atheists and thats the reason he was bannished. If you take that in consideration the whole story makes complete sense. especially the ironic ending of white cluster

No Picture Nileppezdel Lead Player	#2 by Nileppezdel at Apr 2, 1990 at 1:55 PM EST
	I love this song so much, the first time I heard it I was listening to it on my head phones, and I met the most awsome chick ever!!!! I asked her her name and it was melinda, and she has black beautiful hair. And it was like the song was about her, and we are together now. Very special song to me.

No Picture gabby Professional	#3 by gabby at Jul 4, 1994 at 7:57 AM EST
	yep... Mikael named his daughter melinda... ... well, a great track and a great album nonetheless..

No Picture keith Wanna Be	#4 by keith mckinlay at May 6, 1999 at 6:05 PM EST
	Anybody else sense the feeling of disappointment in melinda that is so apparently vivid in the 2nd verse? Lovely, beautiful because mikes voice truely sounds heartbroken Little angel he is.

No Picture † james † Average	#5 by † james † at Apr 27, 2001 at 12:26 AM EST
	Shot down in flames.

No Picture Senour Average	#6 by Senour Dakota at Mar 25, 2007 at 6:23 PM EST
	This song is about the man coming back to his old love, Melinda. He is unable to deal with the fact that she loves someone else now.