Chord/Tab song: Annihilation of the Wicked

Band: Nile
Album: Annihilation Of The Wicked
Song: Annihilation Of The Wicked


Special Thanks goes to Rob T. for helping me out
with Riff 10 (third bar) Riff 11 (Second Bar).

. - 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
- Trill
tr(...) -Tremolo picking (see also- " )

Tuning A E A D F# B

Notes: This is just how I play it, my own interpretation so dont
expect it to be 100% accurate :)
Listen to CD for timing (tab spacing is often impreicse)

Riff A:

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------7h8p7-----|
|------------------------------------9h10p9-------------8888-|
|---------------------------4h5p4----------10101010----------|
|-44330000-44331111-7766443------7777------------------------| 

........ ........ ,,,,,,, ,,,,

|-------------------------------|
|--888---/88-7~~----/888---8~~--|
|--777---/77-6~~----/777---7~~--|
|--xxx----xx-x------/xxx---x----|
|--555-5-/55-4~~----/555-5-5~~--|
|-------------------------------| 

Lead A1:

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------14b~~~-------------14b~~~---------------------------------|
|-12~~---------------12~~-------/12~/14~/15~/14~/18~/17~/15~/14~-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------b12r----------------------------------------------| 

Lead A2:

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|------14b~~~-------------14b~~~--------------------------|
|-12~~---------------12~~-------12"14"15"14"18"17"14"12"--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------b12r---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|------14b~~~-------------14b~~~14"16"17"16"20"19"16"14"--|
|-12~~---------------12~~-------12"14"15"14"18"17"14"12"--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------b12r---------------------------------------| 

Riff B:

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-000-000-000-000-000-000-5b~-000-000-000-000-000-000-1/3~-|
|-000-000-000-000-000-000-5b~-000-000-000-000-000-000-1/3~-| 

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-000-000-000-000-000-000-5b~-000-000-000-000-000--|
|-000-000-000-000-000-000-5b~-000-000-000-000-000--| 

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-12"-14"-15"-14"-18"-17"-15"-12"-| 

Riff C:

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------/6~-|
|---------------------------------------------------/4~-|
|-------5ph----5ph-------------------5ph-----5ph----/4~-|
|-43100-----431-----0-44330000-43100-----431-----00-/4~-| 

,,,,, ,,, . ,,,,,,,, ,,,,, ,,, ..

Riff D1:

|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-/8--9-8~-\--9-8-6--8-9-11~~-|-/8--9-8~-\--/8-7~--------|
|-/7--8-7~-\--8-7-5--7-8-10~~-|-/7--8-7~-\--/7-6~-8qbr~--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------8qbr~--|
|-/5--6-5~-\--6-5-3--5-6-8-~~-|-/5--6-5~-\---------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------| 

Riff D2:

|-----------------------------|-------------|
|-/8--9-8~-\--9-8-6--8-9-11~~-|-/8--9-8~-\--|
|-/7--8-7~-\--8-7-5--7-8-10~~-|-/7--8-7~-\--|
|-----------------------------|-------------|
|-/5--6-5~-\--6-5-3--5-6-8-~~-|-/5--6-5~-\--|
|-----------------------------|-------------| 

_______________________________________________
Riff E: |1. |2.

|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|----------/7--/8-------|
|-----------------|----------------3ph----|-----------------------|
|-----------------|--------5h6p6------4ph-|----------/5--/6-------|
|-0-1-0-1-4-3-0-1-|-0-1-0-1-----8-7-------|-0-1-04\3---0"---(5ph)-| 

tr....................... tr.....

Riff F:

|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------16b-(17)-r16b-r16~~-|
|------------------------------|-------------13----(13)------------|
|----------------5b-(6)-r5b----|-----------------------------------|
|-0h1-4-3-4-1--3----(3)-----3~-|-0h1-4-3-4-1-----------------------|
|-0h1-4-3-4-1------------------|-0h1-4-3-4-1-----------------------| 

. . . . . . . . . .
(Listen to CD for correct bending technique. The lower ghosted notes
are picked delicately, with the upper ghosted notes being the prev.
bent notes still ringing.)

Riff G:

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-7-8-------------------------------------7-8-|
|---------------------8-7---------------------|
|-5-6-000-000-000-000-6-5-8~-2h45-0-45-7--5-6-|
|-----000-000-000-000-----8~-2h45-0-45-7------| 

... ... ... ... , ,, . ,,

Riff H1:

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-|
|-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-| 

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Riff H2:

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------| 

|-000-000-000-000-|
|-000-000-000-000-|
... ... ... ...

Fill A:

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------------|
|-0--[let ring]---------------------------| 

| |

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--5fb~~~~~~r-5~~-4-5~--1~-0--------------|
|----------------------------/8~~~-8hb~~~-|
|-----------------------------------------| 

tr........ tr....

Riff I:

|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-/12-------------/10~-9~----------------6~-/12------|
|-/12---0-0-12p11--------10~-6\5-2-7\6-0-6~-/12---00-|
|-/12-.-0-0-12p11-0---------06\5-2-7\6-0-6~-/12-.-00-| 

. . . .

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------9h10p9----|
|-----------------------------------88-77---------10~-|
|---------------------1010-99------------88-----------|
|-66-55----99-88--------------1010--------------------|
|-------88-------1111---------------------------------| 

,, ,, ,, ,, ,, , , , , ,, , , ,, ,,,,

|------------------------------|
|-------------------/8~-9~-9~--|
|-------------------/7~-8~-8~--|
|-/12--------------------------|
|-/12---0-0-12p11---/5~-6~(6)--|
|-/12-.-0-0-12p11-0------------| 

Riff J:
(5:03)

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-0---8fb~~~~r--0-9br9~\8br8~\4br4~/5\1/4~~----|
|-0-------------0------------------------------| 

tr......

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------88775555-|
|-000110001144331111665533331010997777---------| 

tr..........................................

(Lower notes played by Second Guitar. Just play the high
notes, as these are prominent. And thats a full bend up to
twelfth fret, then released at the 11th fret pitch, then back
down to tenth pitch.(Lower notes))
(5:22)

||------------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------------|
||o----------------9b--(10)r--9~~-----------------|
||o------------------------------10~~9~-9h10~9~6\-|
||-0--8fb~~~~r--0-10fbr(11)r-11~~10~~9~-9~~--9~---|
||-0------------0---------------------------------| 

tr......

|-----------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------------88775555--||
|-000110001144331111665533331010997777----------|| 

tr..........................................

Riff K:
(5:52)
Notes: Pay attention to the palm muting.

|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-9910109988----889988---|
|-----------1010------99-|
|------------------------| 

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
________________________
|1,3

|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-5544-------------------|
|-----8877-0044776603366-| 

........ .............
__________________________________
|2,4

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-5544-----------------------------|
|-----8877-00447766033665500440000-| 

........ .......................

Riff L:

|-------------------------------------|----------------|
|---------------------9-8-------------|-[Play Riff H1]-|
|-7-8---------------------8------7-8--|----------------|
|---------------------8-7-------------|----------------|
|-5-6-000-000-000-000-----8---8~-5-6--|----------------|
|-----000-000-000-000-----------------|----------------| 

Riff M:

|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-/5--------------------------8ph~--|
|-/5-6-5-0-1-0-0--0-6-5-0-5-6-------|
|-/5-6-5-0-1-0-0--0-6-5-0-5-6-------| 

. . . . , , , , , ,

|-------------------------|
|----------------/9-8-----|
|---------------------8~--|
|-/5-------------/8-7-----|
|-/5-6-5-0-1-0--------8~--|
|-/5-6-5-0-1-0------------| 

. . .
Riff N:

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-000-000-000-000-000-000-5b~-000-000-000-000-000-000-0h1/3~-|
|-000-000-000-000-000-000-5b~-000-000-000-000-000-000-0h1/3~-| 

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-000-000-000-000-000-000-5b~-000-000-000-000-000--|
|-000-000-000-000-000-000-5b~-000-000-000-000-000--| 

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-12"-14"-15"-14"-12"-18"-17"-15"-13"-| 

Lead A3:

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------14b~~~-------------14b~~~-----------------------------|
|-12~~---------------12~~-------12"14"15"14"12"18"17"15"13"--|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------| 

Lead A4:

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------14b~~~-------------14b~~~14"16"17"16"14"20"18"16"14"--|
|-12~~---------------12~~-------12"14"15"14"12"18"17"15"13"--|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------| 

Outro:

|--------------------------------------------------|
|---/13-13-12~-12-12\9~-9-9\8~-8-8-----------------|
|----------------------------------/9~-8-9~~~~~~~--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------| 

| |

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-0-[Let Ring]-------------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------------------5p0~~-|
|-0------------------------------------------5p0~~-| 

Song Structure:

Riff A
Lead A1(x2)
Lead A2 +Riff B (x2)
Riff C (x4)
Riff D (x4)
Riff E
Riff D1
Riff D2
Riff F (x4)
Riff G
Riff H1
Riff G
Riff H2
Riff F (x3)
Fill A
Riff I (x3)
Riff J
Riff K (x4)
Riff L (x2)
Riff M (x2)
Riff N
Riff N + Lead A3
Riff N + Lead A4
Riff N + Lead A3
Riff N + Lead A4
Outro

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