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/ The following is the author's own interpertation of the song, to be used \
/ For private use and studying                                             \
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                   OPETH - GODHEAD'S LAMENT (~1st half of song)
                        From the Album STILL LIFE   
                    Copyright 1999 PEACEVILLE RECORDS

                       Version 2.0 - MARCH 2000

Transcribed by: Jeremy Disten 

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       Jeremy Disten at: jdustpan@hotmail.com

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  - pam mute                     /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to                ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on                    b  - bend
p  - pull off                          Suffixes for bend
ph - pinch harmonic                     f - full bend    h - half bend
*  - see comment                        r - release      t - tap bend
X  - percussion note                    ~ - vibrato bend
@  - slight palm mute             ()  - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo pick until next note


Opeth - Godhead's Lament

Tune to E (E,A,D,G,B,E)

Riff A.1
|-3-----5-----6---6-6-6---|
|-3-----5-----6---6-6-6---|
|-3-----5-----6---6-6-6---|Gtr I
|-5-----7-----8---8-8-8---|
|-5-----7-----8---8-8-8---|
|-3-3-3-5-5-5-6---6-6-6---|
|                         |
|-3-----5-----6---6---6---|
|-3-----5-----6---6---6---|
|-3-----5-----6---6---6---|Gtr II
|-5-----7-----8---8---8---|
|-5-----7-----8---8---8---|
|-3-3-3-5-5-5-6---6---6---|

Riff A.2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------/10--10-9--/7-7-7-6---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-|Gtr
|-11--11-11-11--x-5--5-5-5-x----------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| I
|---------------------------/-8---8-7--/5-5-5-4---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
|--9---9--9--9--x-3--3-3-3-x--------------------------------------------|
|                                                                       |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------10--10-9\--7-7-7-6\------------------------|Gtr
|-11--11-11-11-11\5--5-5-5-x--------------------------------------------| II
|-----------------------------8---8-7\--5-5-5-4\--3~----0~--------------|
|--9---9--9--9--9\3--3-3-3-x----------------------------------2~------2-|

Repeat Riff A.1

Riff A.3
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------/10--10-9--/7-7-7-6---5-5-5-4-4-4-4-/-(11)--|Gtr
|-11--11-11-11--x-5--5-5-5-x----------------------4-4-4-3-3-3-3-/-(10)--| I
|---------------------------/-8---8-7--/5-5-5-4-------------------------|
|--9---9--9--9--x-3--3-3-3-x--------------------------------------------|
|                                                                       |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------10--10-9\--7-7-7-6\------------------------|Gtr
|-11--11-11-11-11\5--5-5-5-x----------------------4-4-4-3-3-3-3-/-(10)--| II
|-----------------------------8---8-7\--5-5-5-4\--3-3-3-2-2-2-2-/-(-9)--|
|--9---9--9--9--9\3--3-3-3-x--------------------------------------------|

Fill 1
|-15--------16-------15-------16-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------14----------------------14-|
|----13-12-----13-12----13-12----13-12------13--/17-16-15-16-17----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-15--------16-------15-------16-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------/14--12---------------------|
|----13-12-----13-12----13-12----13-12----------12-11--------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------11-10--------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fill 2 (Play in place of last 6 notes of Fill 1)
|----------------|
|-15--13h15-13~--|                     
|-15--14h15-14~--|                     
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|

Repeat Riff A.1 (Start playing Fill 1 along with Riff A.1)
Repeat Riff A.2 (Continue playing Fill 1)
Repeat Riff A.1 (Continue playing Fill 1)
Repeat Riff A.3 (Continue playing Fill 1)
Repeat Riff A.1
Repeat Riff A.2
Repeat Riff A.1
Repeat Riff A.3
Repeat Riff A.1 (Start playing Fill 1 along with Riff A.1)
Repeat Riff A.2 (Continue playing Fill 1)
Repeat Riff A.1 (Continue playing Fill 1)
Repeat Riff A.3 (Continue playing Fill 1 and Fill 2)

Riff B.1 (1:42 - 2:26) & (7:54 - 8:23)
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-----4-----------4/3-3-------3p4----------------------|Gtr I
|-2-5-----------------------------5-----4-2------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                      |
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
|-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--|

Riff B.2
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|------------------2-4-3---3-----2-4-5/7--5-7--|Gtr I
|(2)----2-4-5--4-5-------5---4-5---------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|                                              |
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------------|
|-1~---------------0-2-1---1-----0-2-3-5--3-5--|
|----0--0-2-3--2-3-------3---2-3---------------|

Riff B.3
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-4----------(4)----------4\3----------------------|Gtr I
|-----------------------------5---4---2------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|                                                  |
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-9----------(9)----------9\8-8--------------------|Gtr III
|-------------------------------------9------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|                                                  |
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

Repeat Riff B.2 (1 Time)

Riff B.4
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-4-----------4/3-3-------3p4----------------------|Gtr I
|-----------------------------5-----4-2------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|                                                  |
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

Repeat Riff B.2 (1 Time)
Repeat Riff B.3 (1 Time)
Repeat Riff B.2 (1 Time)
Repeat Riff B.4 (1 Time)
Repeat Riff B.2 (1 Time)
Repeat Riff B.3 (1 Time)
Repeat Riff B.2 (1 Time)

I combined 2 gtrs into 1 for this solo. (2:55 - 3:26)
Riff C (Solo)
|-------------------12----12fb+r-----------------------------------------|
|-12~------12-14-15----15--------15-14-15-14-12-14-12----12--------------|
|-------11--------------------------------------------14----14-11--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------12-11--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------7-----------------------hp---------|
|---------------------------------6-7---9-6-7~----6~-------7-676---6-----|
|----11-------------------------9-----------------------9~-------9---/9--|
|-14----14~\------------------9------------------------------------------|
|-----------------10-9-7-9-10--------------------------------------------|

|-------------10------------------14-14-14-12~---10-12-12-14-10~---------|
|---------------------------------15-15-15-14~---12-14-14-15-12~---------|
|-7~--9---9fb----9fb--9~--7~--6~-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-14~--12~--10~---14-14-14-12~---10-12-12-14-10~---10~---7~-V--(7~)------|
|-15~--14~--12~---15-15-15-14~---12-14-14-15-12~---10~---7~-V--(7~)------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------whammy dive--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff D.1 (3:43 - 4:14)
|---------------------------------5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----|
|-------------------------------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|
|-----------------------------5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5-|
|-----7------7-----7------7-7-----------6-----------5-----------------------|
|---7------7-----7------7---------------------------------------9-----------|
|-5-----/7-----8-----10-----------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                           |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10~---12~---13~----10~-----5~--------------------(5~)---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7~----9~---10~-----7~-----2~--------------------(2~)---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                           |
|--8~---10~---12~-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------12~----10~-------------------(10~)---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----|
|-------------------------------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|
|-----------------------------5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5-|
|-----7------7-----7------7-7-----------6-----------5-----------------------|
|---7------7-----7------7---------------------------------------9-----------|
|-5-----/7-----8-----10-----------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                           |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10~---12~---13~----10~---------------10~---------(10~)--------------------|
|----------------------------9~---------------------------------------------|
|--7~----9~---10~-----7~----------------7~----------(7~)--------------------|
|----------------------------7~---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                           |
|--8~---10~---12~----15~-----8~-------/12~---------(12~)--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Riff D.1 (1 Time)

Riff D.2 (4:14 - 4:28)
|---------------------------------5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----|
|-------------------------------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|
|-----------------------------5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5-|
|-----7------7-----7------7-7-----------6-----------5-----------------------|
|---7------7-----7------7---------------------------------------9-----------|
|-5-----/7-----8-----10-----------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                           |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10~---12~---13~----15~----17~--------\12~-------(12~)---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7~----9~---10~----12~----14~--------\-9~-------(-9~)---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Riff D.2 (1 Time)

Riff E (4:29 - 4:43)
|-------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3----|
|-----3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3--|
|---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3|
|-5-----------4-----------3-----------2-----------1-----------0----------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                        |
|-15~--------13~---------10~----------6~----------8~---------10~---------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12~--------10~----------7~----------3~----------5~----------7~---------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------2-----2h3---3------|
|-----3---3----------------|
|---2-------2-----2---2----|
|-0---------------------0--|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|                          |
|-5~-----------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-2~-----------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|

|-------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3----|
|-----3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3--|
|---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3|
|-5-----------4-----------3-----------2-----------1-----------0----------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                        |
|-15~--------13~---------10~----------6~----------8~----------6~---------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12~--------10~----------7~----------3~----------5~----------3~---------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------2-----2h3---3------|
|-----3---3-------3---3----|
|---2-------2-----------2--|
|-0------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|                          |
|-5~-----------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-2~-----------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|

Riff F (4:44 - 4:50)
|-(7~)------------------------------------------|
|-(8~)----------------8p7-----------------------|
|-------------------------9---------------------|
|-(5~)----------------------9-7------------7-9~-|
|-------------------------------10-7----10------|
|------------------------------------10---------|
|                                               |
|-0-0000--------------0-0000--------------------|
|-0-0000--------------0-0000--------------------|
|-0-0000--------0-----0-0000-------0------------|
|-2-2222------2---2---2-2222-----2---2----------|
|-2-2222--0h2-------2-2-2222-0h2-------2--------|
|-0-0000--------------0-0000--------------------|

|--------------------------------------------hp---|
|---------------------------7-8/10-8-10fb-8-787---|
|-------------------------9---------------------9-|
|-(9~)------------------9-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|                                                 |
|-0-0000--------------0-0000----------------------|
|-0-0000--------------0-0000----------------------|
|-0-0000--------0-----0-0000-------0--------------|
|-2-2222------2---2---2-2222-----2---2------------|
|-2-2222--0h2-------2-2-2222-0h2-------2----------|
|-0-0000--------------0-0000----------------------|

Riff G.1 (4:51 - 5:50)
|-0-0000-2-223--0-0000-2-223-0-0000--------------0-0000--------------|
|-0-0000-3-333--1-1111-3-333-0-0000--------------0-0000--------------|
|-0-0000-2-222--0-0000-2-222-0-0000-------0------0-0000-------0------|
|-2-2222-0-000--2-2222-0-000-2-2222-----2---2----2-2222-----2---2----|
|-2-2222--------3-3333-------2-2222-0h2-------2--2-2222-0h2-------2--|
|-0-0000--------0-0000-------0-0000--------------0-0000--------------|

Repeat Riff G.1 (1 Time)

Riff G.2
|-3-3333-2-2-3-0-0-0000-0-0000-3-3333-2-2-3-0-0-0000-0-0000--|
|-3-3333-3-3-3-1p0-0000-0-0000-3-3333-3-3-3-1p0-0000-0-0000--|
|-0-0000-2-2-0-0-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-2-2-0-0-0-0000-0-0000--|
|-0-0000-0-0-0-2-2-2222-2-2222-0-0000-0-0-0-2-2-2222-2-2222--|
|-2-2222-----2-3-3-3333-2-2222-2-2222-----2-3-3-3333-3-3333--|
|-3-3333-----3----------0-0000-3-3333-----3------------------|

Repeat Riff G.1 (2 Times)
Repeat Riff G.2 (1 Time)

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