Opeth (Orchid)
"Forest of October"
b= bend, t= tap, ^= trill, /= slide up, \= slide down, h= hammer on, p= pull
off. *= tremolo picking
gtr.#1= first guitar, #1cont= first guitar continued, gtr.#2= second guitar,
#2cont= second guitar continued, gtr1&2= both guitars, bthctd= both guitars
continued
Standard tuning (E A D G B E)
0:01 - 0:58 : play gtr.#1 once, play gtr.#2 seven and a half times (till +).
with distortion
g [-----------------------------------------------------------------------
t [-----------------------------------------------------------------------r [-7--/8-8--/10-10--/12-12---15--14-12--10-12--10-7---7--8-5--7-3--5-2---
. [-----------------------------------------------------------------------# [-----------------------------------------------------------------------1 [-----------------------------------------------------------------------
//# ----------------------------------------------------------------------1 -----------------------------------------15--13-----13----------------c 3-0--3-2-0-2-3--5-7--/12-12---12b14b12----------15-----12---15-14-7---o ----------------------------------------------------------------------
n ----------------------------------------------------------------------t ----------------------------------------------------------------------//# ----------------------------------------------------------------------1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------c 5-3--5-2--3-0---t12---7--/8-8--/10-10--/12-12---15--14-12--10-12--10-7o ----------------------------------------------------------------------n ----------------------------------------------------------------------t ----------------------------------------------------------------------
//# -------------------------------------------------]1 -------------------------------------------------]c ---7--8-5--7-3--5-2--3-0--3-2-0-2-3--5-7--/12-12-]o -------------------------------------------------]n -------------------------------------------------]t -------------------------------------------------]
//with distortion +g [-------------------------------------]t [-------------------------------------]r [-------------------------------------]. [-5--5-4--0-3--5-2---5--5-4--0-3--2-2-]# [-------------------------------------]2 [-------------------------------------]
0:59 - 1:02 : play once with distortiong [---]t [---]r [---]1 [-2-]& [-2-]2 [-0-]
1:03 - 1:30 : play four times with distortiong [--------------------------------------------------------]t [--------------------------------------------------------]r [--------------------------------------------------------]. [-----7-7h9-9p7-7---10-10p9-9-------7-7h9-9-\4---0-0-2-2-]# [--------------------------------------------------------]1 [-0-----------------------------0------------------------]
//with distortiong [-------------------------------------------------------------]t [-------------------------------------------------------------]r [-------------------------------------------------------------]. [-------------------------------------------------------------]# [-----7-7-/10-10-\9-9---12-12-10-10-------7-7--\2-3---5-5-7-7-]2 [-0-----------------------------------0-----------------------]
1:31 - 1:41 : play once with distortiong [--------------------------]t [--------------------------]r [-4------------------------]. [-------------2----------2-]# [-------2-----2----------2-]1 [-------------0----------0-]
//with distortiong [--------------------------]t [--------------------------]r [--------------------------]. [-------------2----------2-]# [-7-----2-----2----------2-]2 [-------------0----------0-]
1:42 - 2:17 : play gtr.#1 four times, gtr.#2 eight times with distortiong [-----------------------------------------------------]t [-----------------------------------------------------]r [-------------2*****-----4---4*****5*****2*****4*****-]. [-4*****5*****------2--2------------------------------]# [-------------------2--2------------------------------]1 [-------------------0--0------------------------------]
//with distortiong [--------------------------]t [--------------------------]r [--------------------------]. [-------------3*****2*****-]# [-2*****3*****-------------]2 [--------------------------]
2:18 - 2:21 : play once with distortiong [--------------------------------]t [--------------------------------]r [-/9\----------------------------]1 [-/9\--2--2222--2222--2222--2222-]& [-/7\--2--2222--2222--2222--2222-]2 [------0--0000--0000--0000--0000-]
2:22 - 2:31 : play four times cleang [-------------------------]t [-------------------------]r [-----4-----4-----4-----4-]1 [---4-----4-----4-----4---]& [-2-----0-----------------]2 [-------------3-----2-----]
2:32 - 2:49 : play eight times with distortiong [------------------------]t [------------------------]r [-9***7*9*10*------------]. [------------9---9-10--9-]# [------------------------]1 [------------------------]
//with distortiong [----------------------]t [----------------------]r [----------------------]. [----------------------]# [------------2--0------]2 [-0--000--00------3--2-]
2:50 - 2:59 : play four times cleang [-------------------------]t [-------------------------]r [-----4-----4-----4-----4-]1 [---4-----4-----4-----4---]& [-2-----0-----------------]2 [-------------3-----2-----]
3:00 - 3:02 : play once cleang [---]t [---]r [---]1 [---]& [---]2 [-0-]
3:03 - 3:22 : play four times, gtr.#2 enters second time with distortiong [------------------------------------------------]t [------------------------------------------------]r [------------------------------------------------]1 [-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2--2-2p1---]& [-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2--------1-]2 [-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0----------]
3:23 - 3:32 : play four times with distortiong [-----------------------]t [-----------------------]r [-----------------------]. [-4--2------------------]# [------4/5---4--4-4/5-5-]1 [------------5--5-------]
//with distortiong [-----------------------]t [-----------------------]r [-----------------------]. [-----------------------]# [-2--0---5---4--4-4\2-2-]2 [------2----------------]
3:33 - 3:51: play twice with distortiong [-----------------------------------------------------------------------t [------------------2------------------2------------------2--------------r [------------2--1---------------2--1---------------2--1---------------2-. [-4--4-4-4-4---------4--4-4-4-4---------2--2-2-2-2---------2--2-2-2-2---# [-4--4-4-4-4---------4--4-4-4-4---------2--2-2-2-2---------2--2-2-2-2---1 [-2--2-2-2-2---------2--2-2-2-2---------0--0-0-0-0---------0--0-0-0-0---
//# ------]1 ----2-]c -1----]o ------]n ------]t ------]
//with distortiong [-----------------------------------------------------------------------
t [-----------------------------------------------------------------------r [-----------------------------------------------------------------------. [----4-2-4-5-4--2-4-----4-2-4-5-4--2-4-----4-2-4-5-4--2-4-----4-2-4-5-4-# [-4------------------4------------------2------------------2------------2 [-----------------------------------------------------------------------
//# ------]2 ------]c ------]o -2-4--]n ------]t ------]
3:52 - 4:00: play four times with distortiong [-----------------------]t [-----------------------]r [-----------------------]. [-4--2------------------]# [------4/5---4--4-4/5-5-]1 [------------5--5-------]
//with distortiong [-----------------------]t [-----------------------]r [-----------------------]. [-----------------------]# [-2--0---5---4--4-4\2-2-]2 [------2----------------]
4:01 - 4:19 : play four times (this part is different than 3:33...) with distortiong [-----------------------------------------------------------------------t [------------------2------------------2---------------------------------r [------------2--1---------------2--1---------------------4--------------. [-4--4-4-4-4---------4--4-4-4-4---------2--2-2-2-2-5--4----2--2-2-2-2--5# [-4--4-4-4-4---------4--4-4-4-4---------2--2-2-2-2---------2--2-2-2-2---1 [-2--2-2-2-2---------2--2-2-2-2---------0--0-0-0-0---------0--0-0-0-0---
//# ------]1 ------]c ----4-]o -4----]n ------]t ------]
//with distortiong [-----------------------------------------------------------------------
t [-----------------------------------------------------------------------r [-----------------------------------------------------------------------. [----------5-4--2-4-----------5-4--2-4-----------3-2--0-2-----------3-2-# [-4--4-5p4-----------4--4-5p4-----------2--2-3p2-----------2--2-3p2-----2 [-----------------------------------------------------------------------
//# ------]2 ------]c ------]o -0-2--]n ------]t ------]
4:20 - 4:37 : play eight times with distortiong [-----------------------]t [-----------------------]r [-----------------------]. [-4--2------------------]# [------4/5---4--4-4/5-5-]1 [------------5--5-------]
//with distortiong [-----------------------]t [-----------------------]r [-----------------------]. [-----------------------]# [-2--0---5---4--4-4\2-2-]2 [------2----------------]
4:38 - 4:40 : play once with distortiong [---]t [---]r [---]1 [-4-]& [-4-]2 [-2-]
4:41 - 4:52 : play four times cleang [-------------------------------]t [----------------0--------------]r [----------0-------0---0--------]1 [------4-----4-------4----4---4-]& [----4---4-----4------------4---]2 [-2-----------------------------]
4:53 - 5:04 : play gtr.#1 once, play gtr.#2 four times with distortion (fade in with volume knob)g [--------------------------------------------]t [--------------------------------------------]r [--------------------------------------------]. [-3------4--/6--/8--h6----4--h6--3--4---p3-3-]# [--------------------------------------------]1 [--------------------------------------------]
//cleang [----------------0--------------]t [----------0-------0---0--------]r [------3-----3-------3----3---3-]. [----3---3-----3------------3---]# [-1-----------------------------]2 [-------------------------------]
5:05 - 5:16 : play gtr.#1 once, play gtr.#2 four times with distortion (fade in with volume knob)g [---------------------------------------------------]t [---------------------------------------------------]r [---------------------------------------------------]. [-------------------------------------------------4-]# [-4------5--/7--/9--h7----5--h7--4--5---p4----------]1 [------------------------------------------2--------]
//cleang [-------------------------------]t [----------------0--------------]r [----------0-------0---0--------]. [------4-----4-------4----4---4-]# [----4---4-----4------------4---]2 [-2-----------------------------]
5:17 - 5:28 : play gtr.#1 once, play gtr.#2 four times with distortiong [---------------------------------------------------]t [---------------------------------------------------]r [-------------------------------------------------3-]. [-3------4--/6--/8--h6----4--h6--3--4---p3----------]# [------------------------------------------1--------]1 [---------------------------------------------------]
//cleang [----------------0--------------]t [----------0-------0---0--------]r [------3-----3-------3----3---3-]. [----3---3-----3------------3---]# [-1-----------------------------]2 [-------------------------------]
5:29 - 5:40 : play gtr.#1 once, play gtr.#2 four times with distortion (hold chord)g [---]t [---]r [---]
. [-2-]# [-2-]1 [-0-]//cleang [------------------------------]t [------------------------------]r [----------0-----3-----3-----0-]. [------4-----4-----4-----4-----]# [----4---4-----4-----4-----4---]2 [-2----------------------------]
5:41 - 5:44 : play once with distortiong [----------]t [----------]r [----------]1 [-2------2-]& [-2------2-]2 [-0------0-]
6:39 - 6:59 : play twice with distortiong [-------------------------------------------]t [-0-/12-12---12p11-11---11\-2--1b1.5--------]r [-------------------------------------2p1-1-]. [-------------------------------------------]# [-------------------------------------------]1 [-------------------------------------------]
7:00 - 7:25 : play twice with distortiong [-------------------------------------------]t [-0-/12-12---12p11-11---11\-2--1b1.5--------]r [-------------------------------------2p1-1-]. [-------------------------------------------]# [-------------------------------------------]1 [-------------------------------------------]
//cleangt [-----------------------------------------------------------------------r [-----9------9------9-------8------8------8-------6------6------6-------. [---9------9------9---9---8------8------8---8---6------6------6---6-----# [-7------7-----7--------6------6-----6--------4------4-----4----------6-2 [-------------------------------------------------------------------4---
//# ------------------]2 ------------------]c ------------------]o 6------6------6---]n -----6------6---6-]t ---4-----4--------]
7:26 - 7:50 : play twice with distortiong [-------------------------------------------]t [-0-/12-12---12p11-11---11\-2--1b1.5--------]r [-------------------------------------2p1-1-]. [-------------------------------------------]# [-------------------------------------------]1 [-------------------------------------------]
//with distortiong [-------------------------------------------]t [-------------------------------------------]r [-9--9---9\8-8--8---8\6-6--6---6------------]. [-9--9---9\8-8--8---8\6-6--6---6---6--6---6-]# [-7--7---7\6-6--6---6\4-4--4---4---6--6---6-]2 [----------------------------------4--4---4-]
7:51 - 7:53 : play once with distortiong [-------------]t [-------------]r [-------------]1 [-6---6-6---6-]& [-6---6-6---6-]2 [-4---4-4---4-]
7:54 - 8:05 : play four times cleang [-----------------------------]t [-----------------------------]r [-------4-----------3---------]1 [-----6----6----------4-------]& [---6---------6---4------4----]2 [-4-------------2-----------2-]
8:06 - 8:20 : play gtr.#1 twice, gtr.#2 four times with distortiong [---------------------]t [---------------------]r [---------------------]. [---------------------]# [-----------------6-4-]1 [-4---7-6---7-4-------]
//cleang [-----------------------------]t [-----------------------------]r [-------4-----------3---------]. [-----6----6----------4-------]# [---6---------6---4------4----]2 [-4-------------2-----------2-]
8:21 - 8:37 : play gtr.#1 once, play gtr.#2 four times
with distortion
g [-----------------------------------------------------------------------
t [-----------------------------------------------------------------------r [-----------------------------------------------------------------------. [-2---2--2-2-----2---2--2-2---------------2-2-2-2-2--2-2-----2---2--2-2-# [-2---2--2-2-5---2---2--2-2-5--5/8-7h8-7--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-5---2---2--2-2-1 [-0---0--0-0-----0---0--0-0---------------0-0-0-0-0--0-0-----0---0--0-0-
//# -----------]1 -----------]c -----------]o -----------]n 5---/8---7-]t -----------]
//cleang [---------------------------------]t [---------0-------------6p5-6p5-6-]r [-------1---1---------7-----------]. [-----2-------2-----7-------------]# [---2-----------2-5---------------]2 [-0-------------------------------]
8:38 - 8:40 : play once with distortiong [-------------------------------------]t [-------------------------------------]r [-/9\---------------------------------]1 [-/9\-2-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-]& [-/7\-2-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-]2 [-----0-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-]
8:41 - 9:13 : play almost four times (till +)
with distortion +
g [-----------------------------------------------------------------------
t [-----------------------------------------------------------------------r [-----------------------------------------------------------------------1 [-2***1*----2***1*----5***4*----5***4*----4-4---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4---4-4-& [-------0***------0***------3***------3***4---3-4-4-4---3-4-4-4---3-4-4-2 [-----------------------------------------2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-
//b ----------]t ----------]h ----------]c 4-4---4-4-]t 4---3-4-4-]d 2-----2-2-]
9:13 - 9:16 : play once with distortiong [-------------------------]t [-------------------------]r [-------------------------]1 [-4-4-4--4--4--4--4--4--4-]& [-4-4-4--4--4--4--4--4--4-]2 [-2-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-]
I have divided the solo into four parts for ease of writing:
9:17 - 9:25 with distortiong [-------------------------3---4-3------9p6---6--------------------------t [------------------------------------------7---7---7--------------------r [-2--2--5p2-4-2-0-2-5--5----5-----5--------------6---6---6-----------6--. [-----------------------------------7------------------8---8-------8---8# [------------------------------------------------------------9-0-9------1 [-----------------------------------------------------------------------
//# -----]1 ---7-]c -6---]o -----]n -----]t -----]
//with distortiong [----------------------------------------------------------]t [----------------------------------------------------------]r [----------------------------------------------------------]. [-2***********5***********---4-------4-------4-------4-----]# [------------------------------3-------3-------3-------3---]2 [--------------------------2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-]
9:26 - 9:34 with distortiong [-------------------------3---4-3------9p6---6--------------------------t [------------------------------------------7---7---7--------------------r [-2--2--5p2-4-2-0-2-5--5----5-----5--------------6---6---6-----------6--. [-----------------------------------7------------------8---8-------8---8# [------------------------------------------------------------9-0-9------1 [-----------------------------------------------------------------------
//# -----]1 ---7-]c -6---]o -----]n -----]t -----]
//with distortiong [----------------------------------------------------------]t [----------------------------------------------------------]r [----------------------------------------------------------]. [----------------------------4-------4-------4-------4-----]# [-0***********3***********-----3-------3-------3-------3---]2 [--------------------------2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-]
9:35 - 9:43 with distortiong [--------------------------------------------------------------------------t [----5----------5----------8----------8----------------7-9--10-7-----------r [-2----5-4-2-2----5-4-2-5----8-7-5-5----8-7-5----6-7-6------------6----6-7-. [---------------------------------------------4---------------------4------
# [--------------------------------------------------------------------------1 [--------------------------------------------------------------------------
//# -------------9-]1 --7-9-/10-10---]c 6--------------]o ---------------]n ---------------]t ---------------]
//with distortiong [--------------------------------------------------------------------------]t [--------------------------------------------------------------------------]r [--------------------------------------------------------------------------]. [-2***1*----2***1*----5***4*----5***4*-------4-------4-------4-------4-----]# [-------0***------0***------3***------3***-----3-------3-------3-------3---]2 [------------------------------------------2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-]
9:44 - 9:51 with distortiong [--------------------------------------------------------------------------t [----5----------5----------8----------8----------------7-9--10-7-----------r [-2----5-4-2-2----5-4-2-5----8-7-5-5----8-7-5----6-7-6------------6----6-7-. [---------------------------------------------4---------------------4------
# [--------------------------------------------------------------------------1 [--------------------------------------------------------------------------
//# -------------9-]1 --7-9-/10-10---]c 6--------------]o ---------------]n ---------------]t ---------------]
//with distortiong [--------------------------------------------------------------------------]t [--------------------------------------------------------------------------]r [--------------------------------------------------------------------------]. [-2***1*----2***1*----5***4*----5***4*-------4-------4-------4-------4-----]# [-------0***------0***------3***------3***-----3-------3-------3-------3---]2 [------------------------------------------2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-]
9:52 - 10:00 : play twice, gtr.#2 second time only with distortiong [---------------------------------]t [---------------------------------]r [---------------------------------]. [---------------------------------]# [---------------------------------]1 [-2--4-5--4-7--5-4--2-5--4-2--0-2-]
//with distortiong [-----------------------]t [-----------------------]r [-----------------------]. [---------------------4-]# [-4---------------------]2 [-----------------------]
10:01 - 10:17 : play four times with distortiong [---------------------------------]t [---------------------------------]r [---------------------------------]. [---------------------------------]# [---------------------------------]1 [-2--4-5--4-7--5-4--2-5--4-2--0-2-]
//with distortiong [------------------------------------]t [------------------------------------]r [------------------------------------]. [-----------------------/7--6-4--2-4-]# [-4--5-4--2-2-4-5-4---2--------------]2 [------------------------------------]
10:18 - 10:35 : play four times with distortiong [------------------------------------------]t [------------------------------------------]r [----2\1-1-4/6-h7-6---7--6-2--1----2-1-----]. [-4-----------------------------4-------2/-]# [------------------------------------------]1 [------------------------------------------]
//with distortiong [---------------------------------------]t [---------------------------------------]r [---------------------------------------]. [-4-------------------------------------]# [-----4---5---2---4-2-0-2-0-------------]2 [---------------------------4-2--5-4--0-]
10:36 - 10:50 : play four times with distortiong [---------------------------------]t [---------------------------------]r [---------------------------------]. [---------------------------------]# [---------------------------------]1 [-2--4-5--4-7--5-4--2-5--4-2--0-2-]
//with distortiong [------------------------------------]t [------------------------------------]r [------------------------------------]. [-----------------------/7--6-4--2-4-]# [-4--5-4--2-2-4-5-4---2--------------]2 [------------------------------------]
10:51 - 11:07 : play four timeswith distortiong [------------------------------------------]t [------------------------------------------]r [----2\1-1-4/6-h7-6---7--6-2--1----2-1-----]. [-4-----------------------------4-------2/-]# [------------------------------------------]1 [------------------------------------------]
//with distortiong [---------------------------------------]t [---------------------------------------]r [---------------------------------------]. [-4-------------------------------------]# [-----4---5---2---4-2-0-2-0-------------]2 [---------------------------4-2--5-4--0-]
11:08 - 11:09 : play once with distortiong [---]t [---]r [---]1 [-4-]& [-4-]2 [-2-]
11:10 - 11:26 : play twice
with distortion
g [----------------------------------------------------------------------
t [----------------------------------------------------------------------r [----------------------------------------------------------------------1 [4--4-4-4--6--6-6-6--7--7-7-7--9--9-9-9--9--9-9-9--7--7-7-7--6--6-6-2--
& [----------------------------------------------------------------------2 [2--2-2-2--4--4-4-4--5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--4--4-4-0--
//b ---------]t ---------]h ---------]c 4--4-4-4-]t ---------]d 2--2-2-2-]
11:27 - 11:42 : play gtr.#1 once, gtr.#2 twice
with distortion
g [--------------------------------------------------------------------
t [--------------------------------------------------------------------r [----------------------2p1-1h2-2/4-4---4b5b4--2h4p2-2--1h2-4-2-1-----. [4p2-2h4-4/6-6p4-4h6-6-------------------------------------------2/4-
# [--------------------------------------------------------------------1 [--------------------------------------------------------------------
// hold bend# ---------------------------------------------------------------7-9-101 ----7---------------------------------------------------7-9-10-------c 4b5---5-b4--2^4p2\1-2p1---/6----6-4-2-4-2---2-4-2--------------------o ------------------------2-----------------4-------4-2----------------
n ------------------------------------------------------4--------------t ---------------------------------------------------------------------//# /14-]1 ----]c ----]o ----]n ----]t ----]
//with distortiong [-----------------------------------------------------------------------
t [-----------------------------------------------------------------------r [-----------------------------------------------------------------------. [-4--4-4-4--6--6-6-6--7--7-7-7--9--9-9-9--9--9-9-9--7--7-7-7--6--6-6-2--
# [-----------------------------------------------------------------------2 [-2--2-2-2--4--4-4-4--5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--4--4-4-0--
//# ---------]2 ---------]c ---------]o 4--4-4-4-]n ---------]t 2--2-2-2-]
11:43 - 11:59 : play twice
with distortion
g [-----------------------------------------------------------------------
t [-----------------------------------------------------------------------r [-----------------------------------------------------------------------1 [-4--4-4-4--6--6-6-6--7--7-7-7--9--9-9-9--9--9-9-9--7--7-7-7--6--6-6-2--
& [-----------------------------------------------------------------------2 [-2--2-2-2--4--4-4-4--5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--4--4-4-0--
//b ---------]t ---------]h ---------]c 4--4-4-4-]t ---------]d 2--2-2-2-]
12:00 - 12:07 : play once with distortiong [-----]t [-----]r [-----]1 [-2-2-]& [-2-2-]2 [-0-0-]
12:08 - 12:22 : play twice, play gtr.#2 second time only cleang [--------------------------------------------------------]t [--------------------------------------------------------]r [--------------------------------------------------------]. [-----7-7h9-9p7-7---10-10p9-9-------7-7h9-9-\4---0-0-2-2-]# [--------------------------------------------------------]1 [-0-----------------------------0------------------------]
//cleang [-0-]t [-0-]r [-0-]. [-2-]# [-2-]2 [-0-]
12:23 - 12:52 : play four times cleang [--------------------------------------------------------]t [--------------------------------------------------------]r [--------------------------------------------------------]. [-----7-7h9-9p7-7---10-10p9-9-------7-7h9-9-\4---0-0-2-2-]# [--------------------------------------------------------]1 [-0-----------------------------0------------------------]
//cleang [-------------------------------------------------------------]t [-------------------------------------------------------------]r [-------------------------------------------------------------]. [-------------------------------------------------------------]# [-----7-7-/10-10-\9-9---12-12-10-10-------7-7--\2-3---5-5-7-7-]2 [-0-----------------------------------0-----------------------]
12:53 - 13:01 : play once cleang [-------------0-]t [-------------0-]r [-4-----------0-]. [-------------2-]# [-------2-----2-]1 [-------------0-]
//cleang [-------------0-]t [-------------0-]r [-------------0-]. [-------------2-]# [-7-----2-----2-]2 [-------------0-]
