E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
                             Cusp of Eternity by Opeth 
                          from album Pale Communion (2014)
E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Tabbed by: JBroek13

Tuning: E standard
Key: Gm

Lead Guitar
PM
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-----| Intro and repeat during verse
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-0-13-0-0-13-0-0-13-0-0-13-0-0-17-0-0-17-0-0-16-0-0-16-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar
Verse Riff (0:15)
PM
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3--1-4-3-3-3-3--1-4-3-3-3-3---1-4-3| Verse ending immediately followed by chorus
         [--------Repeat----------]

Chorus (1:05)
Both guitars     
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3--x-x---10--10---x-x-10--x-x-------x-x----------------x-x-5-x-x-4----|
D|-5--x-x------------x-x-----x-x-6--6--x-x--3---5/6---5---x-x-6-x-x-5----|
A|-5--x-x---8---8----x-x-8---x-x-------x-x----------------x-x-6-x-x-5----|
E|-3--x-x------------x-x-----x-x-4--4--x-x--1---3/4---3---x-x---x-x------|

Verse Riff (1:22)

Chorus (2:11)

Interlude I (2:29)
Both guitars            Light PM|----------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-3-2---3--2---5--3h5p3-2---------------------|
E|-----3------3------------4-4--3-1-3-1-3/4----|

                        Light PM|-------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-3-2---3--2-3-5/6-5--5h6h8p6p5---------------|
E|-----3-------------------------4-4-1-1-------|
                        
                        Light PM|----------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-3-2---3--2---5--3h5p3-2---------------------|
E|-----3------3------------4-4--3-1-3-1-3/4----|

                        Light PM|-------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-3-2---3--2-3-5/6-5--5h6h8p6p5---------------|
E|-----3-------------------------4-4-1-1-------|

Bridge (2:45) (Key shift to Am)
Lead Guitar
PM
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------14-------14------14------14------14------14------14------14-------| Repeat until solo
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-12----12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------15------15------14------14-------|
G|------15-------15------15------15---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-12----12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar
PM
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5--3-6-5-5-5-5--3-6-3-5-5-5------3-6-5---| Bridge ending followed immediately by solo
         [------Repeat------------]

Solo (3:35)
Rhythm Guitar
PM|------------------|    |----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat during solo
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------4h5h4~----------------------------------------|
E|-5-3-5-6-5--3-5----------6-5-3p0---5-3-5-6-5--3-5--3-3-3-3-3-3---|

PM
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------| End solo
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------4-5-6-----|
E|-5-3-5-6-5--3-5----3-5-6-----------|

Solo
Lead Guitar              
E|---------------------------------------------13-15-----13h15~------| *Slightly lower note with whammy
B|-17~--h18p17p15-17~--15h17p15-14*---14h15h17--------15-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-13h15p13-----15p13------------------17~----17h18-13h15----15p13----------------13h15p13---|
B|----------17--------17--15p14h15/17---------------------17-------17-15p14-15-17----------17|
G|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||------------|
D|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||------------|
A|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||------------|
E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||------------|

e|-15-13-12-13--------------------------------------------------9h10h12p10p9\5h6h8p6p5---------------5h6--|
B|-------------14-15-11-14p11-10b11b10-----11p10---------------------------------------8p6p5---5h6h8-----8|
G|---------------------------------------12-------12p10p9h10h12------------------------------7------------|
D|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------|
A|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------|
E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------|

e|-5-6-8-6-8p6p5-8-10-12p10p8-10-12-13p12p10-12-13-14p13p12-13-15-16p15p13-15-17-18p17p15-17-18-19p18p17---|
B|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||--------------------------|
G|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||--------------------------|
D|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||--------------------------|
A|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||--------------------------|
E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||--------------------------|

e|---------------17E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||---------|
B|--20b22--20b22----20-17-------17-20-------17-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------19b20-------19b20----19b20b19--17----19-17-------19b20~-19b20~--17h19p17---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------19-------19-17--------------------------19-----|
A|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||--------------------------|
E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||--------------------------|
                Light PM |-------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------17----17-19b20b19--17h19p17----17--|
B|-------------------------------------8-10----8-10--13p12-10-12-10/17----17-----------------------17-----|
G|-19-17~-19-17~-19-17~-----7---5--7/9------9-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------/7---7---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------|
E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------|

e|--20p17-19p17----17-20b22-20~--17------------------------20b21--17--------------17------------------|
B|--------------17------------------20-17-20b22---17-20-17-----------20-17-20b22-----20-17------------|
G|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||----------17~--------|
D|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||---------------------|
A|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||---------------------|
E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||---------------------|

Interlude II (4:09)
Both guitars                                 PM|-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------8p7----------------------------|
D|-----------------6---6-9---6-9-10-----10-9~----------------------|
A|-----5-8---5-8/9---8-----8---------------------7----7-7----------|
E|-4-7-----7-----------------------------------0---0-0----0-0------|

E|-1--0-------------------------|
B|-1--0--3----------------------|
G|-x--x--2--0--2----------------|
D|-3--2--0--0--2--3--5--8--7----|
A|----------3--0--3--5--8--7----|
E|----------------1--3--6--5----|


Chorus (4:18)
Both guitars     
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3--x-x---10--10---x-x-10--x-x-------x-x----------------x-x-5-x-x-4----| Repeat into fade away
D|-5--x-x------------x-x-----x-x-6--6--x-x--3---5/6---5---x-x-6-x-x-5----|
A|-5--x-x---8---8----x-x-8---x-x-------x-x----------------x-x-6-x-x-5----|
E|-3--x-x------------x-x-----x-x-4--4--x-x--1---3/4---3---x-x---x-x------|





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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   heavy vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend