The Drapery Falls tabbed.

[Protected Witness]

After watching the excellent guitar.com interview and being shown how to actually play it all correctly, I tabbed it all for everyone. I didn't do the rhythms, but all the chords are there. If you know this song, you'll get it all anyway. Listen and play along to the Cd for help.

Enjoy.


PS: Copy this and open it in your Notepad/ Word processor and use the Courier font so it will look correct. I will try to post it as courier...

Oh yeah...there are lots and lots and lots of overdubs on this song, this tab pretty much represents the way Opeth plays it live with two guitarists.





Opeth's

The Drapery Falls
======

Chords for first Section
-------------------

1:-8---6------------------3--
2:-8---6------------------4--
3:-8---6-----8--10--3-3-3-5--
4:-12--10----6--6---3-3-3-5--
5:-10--8-----6--6---1-1-1-3--
6:-8---6---6h7--7-----2-1----

Lead

1:--------------------------------------
2:--8---8h9--8--------------------------
3:-------------10---10/11--10-8---8/10--
4:--------------------------------------
5:--------------------------------------
6:--------------------------------------

1:----------------------------------------------
2:--8---8h9--8----------------------------------
3:-------------10---10/11--10-8---8\3------3/5--
4:----------------------------------------------*Slide to A note (7th fret, 4th string) on change
5:----------------------------------------------
6:----------------------------------------------

Change to next part
---------------

1:---|----------------------------
2:-1-|-1-1-1----------------------
3:-2-|-2-2-2--------------8-7-5-6-
4:-2-|-2-2-x-----1-1-3p1----------
5:-0-|-0-0-2p0-2-3-3-3----6-5-3-4-
6:---|----------------------------
guitar1 (Peter)

1:---|----------------------------
2:---|-10------8------------------
3:---|--------------------8-7-5---
4:/7-|-7-------5----------------4-
5:---|--------------------6-5-3---
6:---|--------------------------2-
guitar2 (Mikeal)


1:-0-
2:-0-
3:-5-
4:-7-
5:-0-
6:---

Both Guitars (There's an overdub on the album of this chord w/ a tremolo effect during the verse)


Verse Part
-----------

1:-0---0-----------|-----------------
2:-0---0--7-8------|-----------------
3:-5---5--5-5----4-|2--/5--/7--\4--(6)
4:-7---7--7-7----6-|2--/5--/7--\4--(7)
5:-0---6--6-6----6-|0---0---0---0--(0)
6:---------------4-|-----------------
Mike

Slide Riff (Peter)

1:----------------------------------
2:----------------------------------
3:--2--/5--/7--\4--\2--/5--/7--\6--5
4:----------------------------------
5:----------------------------------
6:----------------------------------

Variation

1:----------------------------------
2:----------------------------------
3:--/7---\5---\2---/7--\5--\2-------
4:----------------------------------
5:----------------------------------
6:----------------------------------

"Pull Me Down Again" Riff
---------------

1:-5--3------1--(0)--(0)-
2:-6--3--1---1---1----3--
3:-7--4--2-0-2---2----4--
4:-7--5--2-2-3---3----5--
5:-5--5--0-2-3-----------
6:----3----0-1-----------


"Ahhhh" Riff
---------

1:-4-4--3--2--2---
2:-5-5--3--3--2h3-
3:-6-6--4--4--4---
4:-6-6--5--4--4---
5:-4-4--5--2--2---
6:---4--3---------

"Failure Inside" Riff
------------------

1:------------------------------
2:------------------------------
3:---------------------4----4---
4:-6---6--6-6--6-6-----5----5---
5:-6h7-7--7-7--6-6--6--5----5---
6:--------9-9--7-7--6--3--0h3---

1:---------------------------------------------
2:---------------------------------------------
3:---------------------------------------------
4:-6---6--6-6--6-6------4--------------4-------
5:-6h7-7--7-7--6-6--6---4h5p4---4------4h5p4---
6:--------9-9--7-7--6---------7---5-7--------7-


1:---------
2:-9---12-
3:-7---10-
4:-6---9--
5:---------
6:---------
Mike

1:--------------
2:--------------
3:--------------
4:-6---5--2------
5;(5)-(4)(1)-----
6:-4---3--0------
Peter

Heaviest Riff on the Planet
------------------

1:------------
2:------------
3:------------
4:-----3------
5:---2-----3--
6:-1-----2----
Both (1st 4 bars)

1:------------
2:------------
3:------------
4:-----3------
5:---2-----3--
6:-1-----2----
Peter
1:------------
2:------------
3:------------
4:-----4------
5:---3-----4--
6:-2-----3----
Mike

1:----------
2:----------
3:----------
4:-3----4--3
5:-2----3--2
6:-1----2--1
overdub *same rhythm as bass on 1st four bars, listen to cd

1:------------
2:------------
3:------------
4:-3--5--7--9-
5:-3--5--7--9-
6:-1--3--5--7-

"Cossack" Riff
--------

1:-8--------------------7-----------------------
2:-5--------------------4-----------------------
3:-5--------------------4----------7--9--13--14-
4:----------------------------------------------
5:---------------------------------5--7--11--12-
6:----------------------------------------------
Mike

1:-----------------------------------------------
2:-----------------------------------------------
3:-5----5-----5----5----4----4-----7--7--4-------
4:-7----7-----7----7----6----6-------------------
5:---h7---h7----h7---h7---h7-- h7--5--7--2-------
6:-----------------------------------------------
Peter

"Old School" Riff
-------------

1:------------------------------------------------------------
2:------------------------------------------------------------
3:------------------------------------------------------------
4:-6---6-6-6--5---5-5-5--4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-
5:-6---6-6-6--5---5-5-5--4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-
6:-4---0-4-0--3---0-3-0--2-2---0-2-3-2-0-0-2-2----0-2-3-2-0-0-

Fill
1:--------------------------
2:--------------------------
3:--------------------------
4:--4h5p4p0-------------0---
5:----------2p0-----2h4---4-
6:--------------2h3---------
Mike

"Spiraling" Riff
-------------

Clean Part Chords

Dm C


1:-------------------------------
2:-10--11-8-8--------------------
3:-------------------------------
4:-7---8--5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-------
5:-------------6-6-0-0-x-x-5-5-5-
6:---------------------6-6-9-9-9-
*on the very last time use a G5 right here instead of this weird ass chord

(I know this is what Mike Plays. I think Peter doubles it live, on the album there are different overdubs.)

Corrections by Erik Dietrich.

That's it! Play the first part again.
Opeth rules.


Tabbed by Mr. Niel

 

[Ermz]

Thanks so much man.. I'm still waiting for the first day of the new year so I can download the instruction videos.

 

[Protected Witness]

Huh? Instruction videos?

 

[Ermz]

Oh sorry, I meant the interview videos.

 

[Protected Witness]

Download from where?

 

[Masters Apprentice]

The guitar.com ones you mentioned...

 

[mac]

Originally posted by Mr. Niel
Download from where?

go to guitar.com, you can't miss it

The windows media version (both hi and low) didn't work (I got a few frames of video, then it just went white and I only heard the sound) and I'd rather pour water into my computer than install that fucking realpayer again. I am way too tired to play with these stupid bloody media codecs right now.

 

[Masters Apprentice]

FIRST THING HE SAID:

After watching the excellent guitar.com interview

YOU SAID:

go to guitar.com, you can't miss it

DING DING, WE HAVE A WINNER.

 

[Risedfromthedead]

Correction!

Vers Part

1:-0---0----------
2:-0---0--7-8----
3:-5---5--5-5----
4:-7---7--7-7----
5:-0---6--6-6----
6:-5---------------

The thumb is in use

 

[Risedfromthedead]

*hrrm*

forget that!

 

[Jo]

Tidy work Mr. Niel! hehe the "Cossack" riff.

 

[Fall]

what key is this song in? and thanks by the way!

 

[Protected Witness]

Originally posted by Risedfromthedead
Correction!

Vers Part

1:-0---0----------
2:-0---0--7-8----
3:-5---5--5-5----
4:-7---7--7-7----
5:-0---6--6-6----
6:-5---------------

The thumb is in use

You're adding an A note that is already there. You can do that.

 

[Protected Witness]

Originally posted by Jo
Tidy work Mr. Niel! hehe the "Cossack" riff.

Goofy, huh? That's how Mike refers to it in the interview.

 

[Jo]

I like it. It's an excellent video interview for no prior warning. They could do guitar lesson videos.

 

[Id]

Originally posted by Jo
I like it. It's an excellent video interview for no prior warning. They could do guitar lesson videos.

I would rather see them doing song dissections than lessons.

 

[Jo]

Agreed. Bad choice to use the word lesson? Jo is a little overexcited right now.
Playing tablature is bound to be a weird experience.

 

[Aborted Fetus]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure that the E major you have in the "Pull me down" part is supposed to be an E minor, i.e.

1:-5--3------1--(0)--(0)-
2:-6--3--1---1---1----3--
3:-7--4--2-0-2---2----4--
4:-7--5--2-2-3---3----5--
5:-5--5--0-2-3-----------
6:----3----0-1-----------

I tried both, and to me, the Emin sounds right, whereas the E major is kinda .

 

[rheap1]

Yup. I'm thinking E minor too. I just went through all the tab Mr. Neil and it you did a killer job.

 

[Protected Witness]

Originally posted by Aborted Fetus
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure that the E major you have in the "Pull me down" part is supposed to be an E minor, i.e.

1:-5--3------1--(0)--(0)-
2:-6--3--1---1---1----3--
3:-7--4--2-0-2---2----4--
4:-7--5--2-2-3---3----5--
5:-5--5--0-2-3-----------
6:----3----0-1-----------

I tried both, and to me, the Emin sounds right, whereas the E major is kinda .

Correct. I fix.