Blackwater Park Bass Tab

Blackwater Park Tabs:

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h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release
immediately)
 /  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 ~   - vibrato

The timing throughout the song should be exact.
The tuning is drop-d: D,A,D,G
The rhythm: Quadruple time, 4/4

Intro: [00:00]

	G----|----------------|
	D----|----------------|
	A----|----------------|
	D----|3---------------|  <---Do not let ring


Riff 1-1: [00:06] x5


G----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A----|4-4-4-4-----4-4-4---4-4-4---4---|--------------------------------|
D----|------------------------------2-|3-3-3-3-----3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-|


G----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D----|7-7-7-7-----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-|1-1-1-1-----1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-|

	Riff 1-2: [01:01] x1


G----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A----|4-4-4-4-----4-4-4---4-4-4---4---|--------------------------------|
D----|------------------------------2-|3-3-3-3-----3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-|


G----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D----|7-7-7-7-----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-|1-1-1-1-----2-2-2p1h2h3/6-------|

		G----|--------------------------------|
		D----|--------------------------------|
		A----|--------------------------------|
		D----|2---2p0-2h3p2p0-2/6---0-6h7-----|

Riff 2: [01:14] x6


G----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A----|------------------5-0-3-5-------|--4--b4r4-----------------------|
D---|0-------------0---------------1-|0-------------5-6-5-0-3---0-6-7-|

First three bars quiet, then:


	G----|--------------------------------|
	D----|--------------------------------|
	A3-5-|1-------------------------------|
	D----|------5-----7-----3-----5---3-2-|


Riff 3: [01:53] x4

	  	      s= 0h6h7p6p0  but really fast

G----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D----|0-------s-----1---0-6-----0---0-|0-------s-----1---0-6-----0---0-|


G----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A----|----------------------------3-5-|1-------------------------------|
D----|0-------s-----1---0-6-----0-----|------5-----7-----3-----5---3-2-|


A long rest here for the bass


Riff 4-1: [05:14] x1


G------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D0-3-5-|6---0---------------------0-3-5-|6---0---------------------0-3-5-|


G----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A----|--------------------------0h3h5-|2-------------------------------|
D----|6---0---------------------------|------3-----7-----0-------0-3-5-|

Riff 4-2: [05:26] x3


G----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D----|6---0-----------0---0-----0-3-5-|6---0-----------0---0-----0-3-5-|

					      [play this first and second time]  [play this the third
time]



Riff 5: [06:01] x4

        Play this first time
    G----|---------------------------------|
    D----|----------------------------------| 
    A----|7-------7-----6---6-6-------------|  
    D----|----------------------------------|   
                                                  
        Play this second time                      
                           /
	Play this third and fourth time           /
    G----|---------------------------------|   /
    D----|---------------------------------|  /
    A----|---------------------------------| /
    D----|2---2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1---1-----1-1--|

Riff 6: [06:35] x4


G----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A---/|4-4-4p3-------------4-4-4-2-----|--------------------------------|
D----|----------6-6-6h7-------------3-|3-3-3-1---3---1-1-1-1---3-5-----|


Riff 7: [06:58] x8

	G----|--------------------------------|
	D----|--------------------------------|
	A----|--------------------------------|
	D----|0-0---0-0---7-----7-5-5-6---3p0-|

Riff 6: [07:21] x4


Riff 8: [07:43] x8

	G----|--------------------------------|
	D----|--------------------------------|
	A----|--------5-0-3-5-----------------|
	D----|0-----------------3-3-3---3-3-3-|

Riff 9-1: [08:06] x4        Not too sure about this one :O)


G----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A----|----5---3---5-----5-0-3-5-----5-|----5---0---------0h3h5p3p0h3h5-|
D----|0-------------0-------------0---|0-----------0-0-----------------|


G----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D----|------------------------3h5p3---|--------------------------------|
A----|6-----3-----5---5-0h3h5---------|-----------------------5h6p5----|
D----|--------------------------------|3-----0-----3-----5-------------|

	Riff 9-2 [08:51] x2


G----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A----|----3h5---------3h5---------3h5-|----3h5---------3h5---------3h5-|
D----|0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----|0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----|


G----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A----|6-6-6-3-3-3-5-5-5---------------|--------------------------------|
D----|------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-0-0-0-3-3-3-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|


Riff 8: [09:14] x8


Bass quit for two bars, then:

Riff 9-1: [09:42] x1


G----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A----|5-----0-----3-------------------|--------------------------------|
D----|------------------6-------------|7-----6-----3-----0-------------|


Riff 9-2: [09:42] x6


G----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A----|5-5-5-0-0-0-3-3-3---------------|--------------------------------|
D----|------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|7-7-7-6-6-6-3-3-3-6-6-6-6h7p6-6-|


G----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A----|5-5-5-0-0-0-3-3-3---------------|--------------------------------|
D----|------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|7-7-7-6-6-6-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


Riff 10: [10:56] x8

	G----|--------------------------------|
	D----|--------------------------------|
	A----|------------0-5-6-5-----5-0-----|
	D----|0-------0-3---------7-5-----5-3-|

Source: BassMasta.net
http://www.bassmasta.net/o/opeth/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Sir Stuff Professional	#1 by Sir Stuff at Jan 14, 2006 at 10:35 AM EST
	(then again I was probably taking the lyrics too literally)

No Picture Jordan Average	#2 by Jordan S. at Mar 9, 2006 at 2:06 PM EST
	I always assumed this was about a village plagued by disease, and the narrator being a healthy man watching the people around him die off, until eventually he too is infected.

No Picture Tyrone Wanna Be	#3 by Tyrone Pinson at Mar 14, 2006 at 11:57 AM EST
	I've spoken with a lot of people who claim that Opeth are not Death Metal, and I disagree with every one of them. Opeth have been very influenced by Death Metal and has always had a foot in that genre. Their past few albums (since Blackwater Park) have been very progressive. They didn't really become truly prog until they started collaborating with Steve Wilson from Porcupine Tree. He has produced their recent albums, and his influence is clear. On the Lamentations DVD, Mikael Åkerfeldt said that the next album might be influenced by Black Metal. He said something about it being faster harder and darker or something like that. I'm looking forward to hearing the result.

No Picture callum Wanna Be	#4 by callum cook at Mar 17, 2006 at 2:02 PM EST
	It doesn't take much to find out the meaning to this song, Paradox. If you hear the first 2 lines, it's kinda easy to figure it out :P

No Picture eddy Lead Player	#5 by eddy blade at Mar 28, 2006 at 5:11 AM EST
	It's a song pointing out all of the problems and corruption in humanity/society.

No Picture Syco Shawn (Jug Wanna Be	#6 by Syco Shawn (Juggalo) at Apr 16, 2006 at 9:11 AM EST
	They're songs ARE very progressive.

No Picture Tradition Average	#7 by Tradition Funk at May 6, 2006 at 12:46 PM EST
	Opeth has influences from many different styles of music, the best way to describe that is Progressive, and their biggest influence, Death Metal. Prog Death

No Picture Alex n00b!	#8 by Alex Kaspryk at May 18, 2006 at 12:39 PM EST
	Kick ass tab, works perfectly to my liking, im a bit iffy on the slap part too, i think he just kinda improvises. i could probably play it a lot better if i could slap in the first place :/

No Picture Vinnie Rhythm Player	#9 by Vinnie Valium at Jun 22, 2006 at 9:16 PM EST
	I think 6th_sadistic_sniper could be right about the meaning. It makes perfect sense. The whole village/epidemy stuff could very well be a metaphore on society's plague. It is an awesome song, the ending is monumental. ...And Opeth is death metal... definetely. The growling, the guitar and drum technics... this is death metal. Death metal doesn't necessarily means «random heaviness at 290 bpm with omnipresent growling all the time». There are various brand of death metal one of which is called progressive death metal and that's exactly what Opeth do. And they're far from being the only band doing that kind of music and really far from being the most original or «the best» (if there is any), they are a very overrated band. That being said, it's a fantastic band that has a sound of their own and I can't help but love their music.

No Picture More Cowbell Lead Player	#10 by More Cowbell at Jun 24, 2006 at 8:31 PM EST
	Like it or not, Opeth is Progressive Death Metal.

No Picture Jade Wanna Be	#11 by Jade at Jul 26, 2006 at 10:27 PM EST
	who cares what they are they kick ass

No Picture A.D.D. Wanna Be	#12 by A.D.D. at Aug 3, 2006 at 3:14 AM EST
	I agree with you, Herorgy. I've witnessed so many intense arguments about exactly what type of music an artist or band is. Hey, if it's good music, who gives a shit about what type of music it is? Besides, I think Opeth too versatile to be slapped with any label, whether it be "progressive death metal" or otherwise. So what kind of band is Opeth?? They're an AWESOME band! That classification alone is good enough for me!

No Picture sidvic Average	#13 by sidvic at Nov 9, 2006 at 6:20 PM EST
	They did take it from the band Blackwater Park. Opeth is actually considered Progressive Death Metal as odd as it sounds.

No Picture Seejay Average	#14 by Seejay at Mar 8, 2007 at 3:55 AM EST
	Listening to this track right now. to me this song is one huge metaphor for lost love, even though sniper's interpretation is probably closest to Åkerfeldt's own.

No Picture Martin Wanna Be	#15 by Martin Buhl at Apr 5, 2007 at 8:13 PM EST
	I see it as someone watching death destroy the world slowly, because of the wrong we've committed.

No Picture lee Average	#16 by lee henninger at Apr 18, 2007 at 6:18 AM EST
	Necroth-I've also heard the black metal rumor. If that's true...I really think Opeth could pull off being the best band in two genres.

No Picture Drew Average	#17 by Drew Miers at Jul 18, 2007 at 6:50 AM EST
	Necroth-I've also heard the black metal rumor. If that's true...I really think Opeth could pull off being the best band in two genres.