Cusp Of Eternity

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                             Cusp of Eternity by Opeth
                          from album Pale Communion (2014)
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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 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|                         
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|                         
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|                         

E|      
B|      
G|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-------| 

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                        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 
B|-17~--h18p17p15-17~--15h17p15-14*---14h15h17--------15-------------|                      
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|                      
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|                      
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|                      
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|                      

E|with whammy 
B|            
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-------
B|-------------14-15-11-14p11-10b11b10-----11p10---------------------------------------8p6p5-
G|---------------------------------------12-------12p10p9h10h12------------------------------
D|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||------
A|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||------
E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||------

e|--------5h6--|       
B|--5h6h8-----8|       
G|7------------|       
D|-------------------| 
A|-------------------| 
E|-------------------| 

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

e|18-19p18p17---|       
B|--------------------| 
G|--------------------| 
D|--------------------| 
A|--------------------| 
E|--------------------| 

e|---------------17E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--20b22--20b22----20-17-------17-20-------17--------------------------------------------
G|------------------------19b20-------19b20----19b20b19--17----19-17-------19b20~-19b20~--
D|----------------------------------------------------------19-------19-17----------------
A|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||---
E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||---

e|------------||---------| 
B|-----------------|       
G|17h19p17---------|       
D|----------19-----|       
A|-----------------------| 
E|-----------------------| 


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

e|17h19p17----17--|       
B|---------17-----|       
G|----------------|       
D|----------------|       
A|----------------------| 
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-------
D|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-------
A|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-------
E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-------

e|--------|       
B|--------|       
G|---17~--------| 
D|--------------| 
A|--------------| 
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 
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------|                  

E|     
B|     
G|away 
D|     
A|     
E|     





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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