Kheftiu Asar Butchiu Tabs & Lyrics by Nile
Kheftiu Asar Butchiu
guitar tabs lyrics
Band: Nile
Album: In Their Darkened Shrines
Song: Kheftiu Asar Butchiu
Copyright (c) (Relapse) (2002)
Version 2.0 - (10/01/04)
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note - Trill
Tunning: A E A D F# B
Intro: ________________ __________________
1,3| 2|
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|---------10--10/12-|
|-7----------------|-----------------|----------8---8/10-|
|-5----------------|-8h9p8\6-6h8p6\5-|-------------------|
|--000000000000000-|-----------------|-00000000---0------|
............... ........ .
_________________
4|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|---------10--10-9-|
|----------8---8-7-|
|------------------|
|-00000000---0-----|
........ .
Riff A1: Riff A2:
|------------| |--------------------|
|------------| |--------------------|
|------------| |--------------------|
|------------| |--------------------|
|-1-0--3-4-3-| |--------------------|
|-1-0--3-4-3-| |-11110000--33-44-33-|
. . . . .
Riff A3:
x3
|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|-------------|
|-8---8/10-10/11-|-8---8/10-10-|
|-6---6/-8--8/-9-|-6---6/-8--8-|
|---0------------|---0---------|
. .
Riff B:
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-5555666699998888-|
|-6666666644443333-|-4444333311110000-|------------------|
................ ................
|----------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-66667777999910101010-|-6h7p6-----------|---------77776666-|
|----------------------|--------99998888-|-99998888---------|
|----------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|-5555666688889999-|------------------|
|------------------|-0000444433331111-|
................
Riff A4:
x3
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|-------88-99-88-|-6--5--88-99-88-|
|-1--0-----------|----------------|
. .
Lead Fill:
|-------------------------------|
|------------------------10-|
|------------7-10--------|
|-6-9--------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
Riff C:
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-7------------------|-7/8\7--------------------|
|-5-0031004300-6/7\6-|-5/6\5-3100-1-0-3/4\3-6-7-|
|---0031004300-6/7\6-|-------3100-1-0-3/4\3-6-7-|
.......... ....
Riff D:
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|----------6--6--6-6-|
|--------------------|----------4--4--4-4-|
|-000000000000000000-|-00000000--00-00----|
.................. ........ .. ..
Solo Backing 1:
|------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
|-6----------------|------------------|----------8--------------|
|-6555555555555555-|-5555555555555555-|-66665555-8-556655555555-|
............... ................ ........ ............
|---------|
|---------|
|-4/6-----|
|-1/4-----|
|-1/4-----|
|-1/4-----|
Solo Backing 2:
x3
|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|---------5-6-|
|----------------|---------3-4-|
|----------------|---------3-4-|
|-11110000-3-4-3-|-1---0---3-4-|
........ . . . . .
Solo Backing 3: not sure about this one, drowned out by drums
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|------------------|----------6--6--6-6-|
|------------------|------------------|----------6--6--6-6-|
|-5555555555555555-|-5555555555555555-|-55555555--55-55----|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
................ ................ ........ .. ..
Solo Backing 4:
|-----------|---------------------------------------|---------|
|-----------|----------------------------9-10-12-13-|-~~~~----|
|-----------|------------------7-8-10-11------------|---------|
|-----------|---------6-7-9-10----------------------|-------0-|
|-8h9p8-6-5-|-5-6-8-9-------------------------------|-------0-|
|-----------|---------------------------------------|-------0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hold that last chord for another bar
sorry if this soslo doesnt sound right it took me over 3 hours to get down onto tablature
Solo:
|--t----------t----------t------------|
|-15p11p9p8-15p11p9p8-15p11p9p8-------|
|------------------------------8------|
|-------------------------------8-----|
|--------------------------------8p5\-|
|-------------------------------------|
|15161516151615161915161516151615-|16181516151615161516191516151618-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|151615161815161516-13111011131516|181615131110--------------1018bf-|
|---------------------------------|------------11----------11-------|
|---------------------------------|--------------12------12---------|
|---------------------------------|----------------12--12-----------|
|---------------------------------|------------------13-------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-21bh-182021bh-182021bh-182021bh-1820-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-21bh-202120182018171817151715-13bh-r-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------|-----910121012131213151315161516-|
|--------------78108-|-1011----------------------------|
|-------6797910------|---------------------------------|
|-568689-------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------------|
x4
|-13--1315bh----r-----|------------891198-----------|
|---16----------------|-------91012------12109------|
|---------------------|-781011----------------11108-|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------1312-|
|-----------------------|-----131210-----91012101213-----|
|--------11108----78108-|-1011------11108----------------|
|-6797910-----1097------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|19p15------------18p15----------18|
|9------891191112-181615-12119|-----15--------15-----15------15--|
|-131210----------------------|-------16----15---------16--15----|
|-----------------------------|---------1715-------------17------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|/22~~~~~~~~----|--------------------------|
|---------------|--------------------91112-|
|------------10-|-87----------781011-------|
|---------------|---109767910--------------|
|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|--------------------------|
t t t t t t t t
|21p16p1521p16p1521p16p1520p16p15-|20p16p1520p16p1521p16p1521p16p15-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
t
|-21p16p15-------------81113-|-91112111214121415141517-|
|-----------------91012------|-------------------------|
|-------------7810-----------|-------------------------|
|----------679---------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
..... ... .
x6
|-22181918191819181918191819181918-|---------------------10-|
|----------------------------------|-------------------10---|
|----------------------------------|-----------------11-----|
|----------------------------------|-12~~~~~~~~~~~-12-------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------10h13p10----------10h15p10-----|-------------|
|-----10--------10------10--------10---|-------------|
|---11------------11--11------------11-|-------------|
|-12----------------12-----------------|-12~~~~~~~~--|
|--------------------------------------|-------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------|
The part immediately after the solo consists of a few parts based on one
theme. For ease in writing the song structure, I've split this part into
4 seperate riffs.
Riff E1:
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-/55555555---------|
|-0000000000000000-|----------11113333-|
................ ........
Riff E2:
|------------------|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|------------------|-10-7-12-14-10-|
|------------------|------------------|---------------|
|-5555555566665555-|------------------|--8-5-10-12--8-|
|------------------|-3333333300000000-|---------------|
................
Riff E3:
|------------------|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|------------------|-10-7-12-14-10-|
|------------------|------------------|---------------|
|-5555555566665555-|-/9---6---5-------|--8-5-10-12--8-|
|------------------|------------------|---------------|
Riff E4:
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|-10-7-12-14-10-|
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|--8-5-10-12--8-|
|-0000000000000000-|---------------|
................
Riff F:
x2
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|---------6-7-9-10-|--------------------|
|------------------|-5-6-8-9----------|-8h9p8-6-5-6-5------|
|-0000000000000000-|------------------|---------------10-9-|
................
Outro: (those are 10's)
___________________ __________________
1,5| 2,4,6,8|
|----------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|----------9/10-10-9-|-------------------|
|----------------------|----------7/-8--8-7-|-------------------|
|----------------------|----------7/-8--8-7-|------5-7-8-11-8-7-|
|-77771010101088888888-|-77777777-7/-8--8-7-|-7777-5-7-8-11-8-7-|
.................... ........ .... . . . . . .
_______________
3,7|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|------9-------9-|
|------7-------7-|
|------7-------7-|
|-8888-7--8888-7-|
.... ....
Ending:
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-7---6--------------|
|-7---6-----------\--|
|-7---6-----------\--|
Song Structure:
Intro
Riff A1 (x3)
Riff A2 (x8)
Riff A3
Riff B
Riff A2 (x4)
Riff A4
Lead Fill
Riff C (x2)
Riff A2 (x8)
Riff D
__
Solo Backing 1 |
Solo Backing 2 (x2) |
Riff C (x2) | Solo played over
Solo Backing 2 (x2) | this section
Solo Backing 3 |
Solo Backing 4 __|
Riff E1 (x2)
Riff E2
Riff E1 (x2)
Riff E3
Riff E1 (x3)
Riff E4
Riff E1 (x2)
Riff E3
Riff E1 (x3)
Riff E4
Riff E1 (x2)
Riff E3
Riff A1 (x8)
Riff A2 (x4)
Riff A4 (x8) (first 4 w/out harmony)
Riff A3 (x4)
Riff F
Outro
Ending
. Any comments or corrections are
welcome.nile forever
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