Face of Melinda Tabs & Lyrics by Opeth

Face of Melinda

guitar tabs lyrics

Opeth

OPETH - FACE OF MELINDA
from the 62'28" of passion called STILL LIFE

tabbed by eugenio crippa - [email protected]

normal tuning


intro: repeat 4 times

|--7*---5----2h3---------------2h3----------------------0----------------------------|
|--5----3---------5p0------0--------5p3h5-5-------------1--3--------0----------------|
|------------------------2-------------------4h5--2h4------4----------2-4-4/5-----4--|
|-------0--------------5-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0----------------------------------------------------0-------0-1-2----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------4-------------------------|
* play a E the 1st time


1st verse & 3rd verse:

"by the turnstile beckons a damsel fair
the face of melinda neath blackened hair
no joy would flicker at her eyes
brooding sadness came to a rise"

"and conceded pain in crumbling mirth
a harlot of god upon the earth
found where she sacrificed her ways
that hollow love in her face"

|----------1--------------------------------0------------0----------------------|
|------3-----3-0------0h1p0-------------------0--------1---1-0------------------|
|----2---2-----------2------0---2---------2----------2---------0----------------|
|--0----------------------------------1/2----------2----------------------------|
|--------------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

at the end of the verses comes in an electric clean guitar...

3 times... ...then
1.2.3 1.2. 4.
|--7------------------------|-----|----.-----0-5-7-8p5-7-8-8/10-8-7-5-----5------|cl. el. gtr
|------6-5-----6-------5----|-----|--0h3-----------------------------------------|
|----------------7-------5--|--4--|-----------------------------------7-5---7-4--|
|---------------------------|-----|----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----|----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----|----------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
|-----------------------------0--------.-----------------------------------------|ac. gtr
|---------------------------1---1-3--0h3-----------0-------1--------3-----7\5----|
|------coming from--------2------------------------------------------------------|
|------1st verse riff...2--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------0----------------2-------3--------5-----9\7----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


2nd & 4th verse:

(2) "words would falter to atone
(4) "still i plotted to have her back
* * *
|-----12--------------------------------------------------------------|ac. gtr
|--12--------12--------------------0-----0h1---------3-----------2-5--|
|---------------12-11-9----------0-----0-----2-----------------2------|
|------------------------------2-----2-----------------------2--------|
|--------------------------------------------0-----------2/4----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|cl. el. gtr
|-----------------------------------------------------------------12--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------9----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
* play these notes only the 1st time

(2) failure had passed the stepping stone
(4) contentment that would fill the crack
|--12---------------------------------------------0--------------|
|------12------------------------0------------------0---0--------|
|--------------------------------------2--0-----------2---2------|
|--------------------------------------------4-------------------|
|----------13--12--10--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0h2-------------------------------------|
| |
|--12------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------7/9-9-9---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------7/9\7-9-7/9\7--------------4-5--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

(2) she had sworn her wows to another
(4) my soul released a fluttering sigh
|--12---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------12-------------0-----0h1----------3-----------2--5--|
|------------9---------0-----0-----2------------------2-------|
|--------------------2-----2------------------------2---------|
|----------------------------------0------------2/4-----------|
|---0---------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|---------------------------------------------------------10--|
|-------------------------------------------------------8-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---2---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

(2) this is when...
(4) this day fell...
|-------------------------------|
|------------------1-----1p0----|
|----------------2-----2-----2--|
|-------------------------------|
|--------------0-----0----------|
|--0----------------------------|
| |
|--12p10-12/14------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|

(2) ...no one will bother"
|-------------------------------------|...go on with 1st verse riff + 3rd verse
|---------0-----0------------------0--|
|-------0-----0------------------0----|
|-------------------------------------|
|--0--2-----0-------------------------|
|----------------2/3-----0h2-2-2------|

(4) ...the darkness nigh"
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|ac. gtr
|--------0-----0----------------------------1-1--------0-1--------|
|------0-----0----------------------------2----------2-----4/5\2--|
|---------------------------------------3-------------------------|
|--0-2-----0----------0h2-------------3---------------------------|
|-----------------3---------3---2---1--------------1--------------|
| |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|cl. el. gtr
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------5------4----/5-2------|
|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

1.3.5.7. 2.4.6.
|------------------------------------0-0---5-----0-----|------------------|
|----------------------------2-------5-----------5-----|------------------|
|----------0-------------2-------.---------------------|------------------|
|--5---5-----0---------5---5-----5---------------------|------------------|
|----5---5-----2-2/4-----------------------------------|--2/3---2---0-----|
|--3---------------------------------0-----5-----0-----|------------------|
| | |
|--1---------------------------------------5-----------|--4/5---4---------|
|------------------2-----------------------------5-----|------------------|
|--3---------------2-----------------0-----2-----------|------------------|
|------------------------------------------------2-----|------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|------------------|


let ring the last E chord...

...then:

1.3.5. 2.
|--------------------------------------|-------------------|
|--2--2--2--2-----0--------3--3--2--2--|-------------------|
|-----1--2--2--4--4--2--2--2--2--1--1--|----2---2---4---4--|
|--------------4--4-----2--3-----2-----|----2---2---3---3--|
|--------------2-----0-----------------|--0-------0--------|
|--3-----4-----------------------------|-------------------|
4.
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|----4---4---2---2--|
|----3---3---2---2--|
|--0-------0--------|
|-------------------|

1.2.3. 4.go on with electric & acoustic together...
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--|
|----------2---2|----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2|
|--2-----2------|--2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2------|
|0-----0--------|0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0--------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
dist. el. gtr |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------2------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------2-2-let ring...------------------------------------------------|
|----------------2-0------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------0--------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------------|
|------------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-------------|
|----2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2-------------------|
|--0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----2---------------------------------------------------------------2---------|
|--2-2-let ring...-------------------------------------------------2-2---------|
|--2-0-------------------------------------------------------------2-0---------|
|--0---------------------------------------------------------------0-----------|


transition:

play 4 times
|--7-7---5-5---5-5---1---1-1-1-------------------------------------|dist. el.gtr
|--7-7---5-5---5-5---1---1-1-1-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-----|
|------------------------------0-2-3-5-------------3-3-3-3-2-2-----|
|--------------------------------------0-1-0---0-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------3---------------------|


5th & 6th verse:

2 times for each verse
|--4---4-44----444-3---3-33----333-2---2-22----222-1---1-11----111---|dist. el. gtr
|--4---4-44----444-3---3-33----333-2---2-22----222-1---1-11----111---|
|--4---------------4---------------2---------------2-----------------|
|--6---------------5---------------4---------------3-----------------|
|--6---------------5---------------4---------------3-----------------|
|--4---------------3---------------2---------------1-----------------|

"i took her by the hand to say
all faith forever has been washed away
i returned for you in great dismay
come with me far away to stay"

play the transition 2 times

"endlessly gazing in nocturnal prime
she spoke of her vices and broke the rhyme
but baffled herself with the final line
the promise is made but my heart is thine"

play the transition 4 times before the...

...last interlude:

|----------0----------------0-------------------------------------------|ac. gtr
|------3-----3----------3-----3---------0-----0-------------0-----------|
|----2---2-----2------2---2-----2-----0-----0-------0-------------------|
|--0----------------------------------------------0---3/5-----3---2-----|
|----------------0--3-------------0-2-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------3-----1-----------------------|
| |
|...then 2 el. gtrs enter: |
|-----------------------------------1-----------------------------------|\
|--1/3------------------------------------5-----3-------1h3-------------|->el. gtr 1
|-------------------2---0-0-----------------------------2---0-0h2-0-----|/
|--0--------------------------------------------------3/5-----3---2-----|\
|----------------0--3-------------0-2-----------------------------------|->el. gtr 2
|-----------------------------------------3-----1-----------------------|/

repeat and fade 'till the end