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Band:  Nile
Album: Annihilation of the Wicked
Song:  Cast Down The Heretic

Copyright (c) Relapse Records Inc. 2005
Version 1.0 – 23.05.2005

Transcribed By: Antonio Freyre (xerox_616@hotmail.com)
                MetalDeathingMad (thrasher502@hotmail.com)

RIVERS OF GORE TABLATURES - www.riversofgore.com

.  - 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 

Tuning Dropped A: A-E-A-D-F#-B

 

 

0:00 Riff 1 – (the last note isnt played the last time)
                           x3
|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------
|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------
|---------------------------|----/-6---5---4-------------------------------
|---------------------------|----/-4---3---2-------------------------------
|--6-6-5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-1-1--|--0-/-4---3---2-------------------------------
|--6-6-5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-1-1--|--0-------------------------------------------
    . . . . . . . . . . . .


0:06 – Riff 2 Left Guitar

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-13-0-12-0-12-0-13-0-12-0-12-0-16-16-15-15--------------------------------


0:08 – Riff 2 Both

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------10-12-13--------------------------
|-------------------------------------10-12-13--------------------------
|-13-13-13-13-12-12-13-13-12-12-13-13-----------------------------------








|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-13-13-13-13-12-12-13-13-12-12-13-13-16-16-15-15-----------------------




|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------10-12-13-----------------------------------------
|-------------1-0-1-0--10-12-13-----------------------------------------
|-13-13-13-13-1-0-1-0---------------------------------------------------
              . . . .




0:13 – Riff 3
 
|------------|------------------------------------------------------
|------------|------------------------------------------------------
|------------|------------------------------------------------------
|------------|---------------------3333-5~--------------------------
|------------|-33335566666655556666---------------------------------
|-333333333..|------------------------------------------------------




0:21 – Riff 4

|---------------------------------|----------------------------------
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------
|---------------------------------|-------------------10-12-13-------
|---------------------------------|----------1-0-1-0--10-12-13-------
|-1-1-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-1-1-4-4-3-3-|-1-1-1-1--1-0-1-0-----------------
                                             . . . .

|---------------------------------|----------------------------------
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------
|---------------------------------|-------------------13-/-----------
|---------------------------------|----------1-0-1-0--13-/-----------
|-1-1-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-1-1-4-4-3-3-|-1-1-1-1--1-0-1-0-----------------
                                             . . . .


0:28 – Riff 3 Variation

|------------|------------------------------------------------------
|------------|------------------------------------------------------
|------------|----------------------------------ph------------------
|------------|---------------------33335555-----6~------------------
|------------|-33335566666655556666---------6-3---------------------
|-333333333..|------------------------------------------------------
                                            . .




0:36 Riff 2 Variation (Repeat twice, each time with a different ending)
Right Guitar
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-13-13-13-13-12-12-13-13-12-12-13-13-16-16-15-15-------------------------



Ending 1                           Ending 2
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------
|----------------------10-12-13---|----------------------13-/--------------
|-------------1-0-1-0--10-12-13---|-------------1-0-1-0--13-/--------------
|-13-13-13-13-1-0-1-0-------------|-13-13-13-13-1-0-1-0--------------------
              . . . .                           . . . .


0:36 Low Harmony
Left Guitar
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------
|---------------------------------|-------------------10-12-13-------
|---------------------------------|----------1-0-1-0--10-12-13-------
|-1-1-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-1-1-4-4-3-3-|-1-1-1-1--1-0-1-0-----------------
                                             . . . .

|---------------------------------|----------------------------------
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------
|---------------------------------|-------------------13-/-----------
|---------------------------------|----------1-0-1-0--13-/-----------
|-1-1-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-1-1-4-4-3-3-|-1-1-1-1--1-0-1-0-----------------




Riff 5 Pt 1 0:43

|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0-13-12-10-0--
|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0-13-12-10-0--
  . . . . . . . .  . .  .  .  .  .  .  . .

|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------13------------
|-------------------------------11------------
|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0-11------------
|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0---------------
  . . . . . . . .  . .  .  .  .

Pt 2
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0-13-12-10-0--
|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0-13-12-10-0--
  . . . . . . . .  . .  .  .  .  .  .  . .

|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------13--14-----16-----------
|---------------------11--12-----14-----------
|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0--11--12-----14-----------
|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0--------------------------
  . . . . . . . .  .   


Pt 3
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0-13-12-10-0--
|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-16-15-13-0-13-12-10-0--
  . . . . . . . .  . .  .  .  .  .  .  . .

|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
|-------------------------13-/----------------
|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-1-0--13-/----------------
|-0-1-3-4-13-12-10-0-1-0----------------------
  . . . . . . . .  . . . 



0:58 – Riff 3
1:06 – Riff 5 Pt 1 + Pt 3
1:14 – Riff 3 Variation
1:21 – Riff 5 Pt 1 + Pt 3
1:28 – Riff 1 x 2
1:40 – Riff 2



1:48 Riff 6
  Left Guitar                                                    x2
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------
|-------------------------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2------------------
|-------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3--
|
| Right Guitar
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------
|-------------------------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-



Riff 7: Both (tremolo picking)
|------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------
|-12-11-----9-8-----6-5-----5~-------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------
|-------9-6-----6-3-----3-2----------------------------------
        . .     . .     . .


1:55 – Riff 2 Variation
2:03 – Riff 6


2:07 Riff 8
Riff 7: Both (tremolo picking)
|------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------
|---6-5-----9-8-----12-11-----11~----------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------
|-------3-6-----6-9-------9-8--------------------------------
        . .     . .       . .


2:10 – Riff 2 Variation
2:18 – Riff 1 x 2

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-13-0-12-0-12-0-13-0-12-0-12-0-16-16-15-15--------------------------------
   . .  . .  . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  .  .


|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------13----------------------------------------------
|---------------------1-0--13----------------------------------------------
|-13-0-12-0-12-0-13---1-0--------------------------------------------------
   . .  . .  . .  . . . .



SOLO BACKING


|------------|------------------------------------------------------
|------------|------------------------------------------------------
|------------|------------------------------------------------------
|------------|-666666555------999999888-----666666555-----5~~~------
|------------|------------------------------------------------------
|-333333333..|-----------333------------666-----------333-----------


|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------7-8-|
|--------------------|-----------------5-6-|
|--------------------|-----------------5-6-|
|-111111-0-1-0-1-4-3-|-111111-0-1-0-1------|
         . . . . . .          . . . .

|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------0---|
|--------------------|-----------------1---|
|--------------------|-----------------1---|
|-111111-0-1-0-1-4-3-|-111111-0-1-0-1------|
         . . . . . .          . . . .

|------------|------------------------------------------------------
|------------|------------------------------------------------------
|------------|------------------------------------------------------
|------------|-666666555------999999888-----12121212111111-----11~~-
|------------|------------------------------------------------------
|-333333333..|-----------333------------666----------------999------



|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------7-8-|
|--------------------|-----------------5-6-|
|--------------------|-----------------5-6-|
|-111111-0-1-0-1-4-3-|-111111-0-1-0-1------|
         . . . . . .          . . . .

|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------0---|
|--------------------|-----------------1---|
|--------------------|-----------------1---|
|-111111-0-1-0-1-4-3-|-111111-0-1-0-1------|
         . . . . . .          . . . .

3:09

|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------888777-------777666---------666555--------555444-----------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-555555--------444444--------333333--------222222------------------



                                              Ending I       Ending II
|-------------------------------------------|---------------|----------
|-------------------------------------------|---------------|----------
|-------------------------------------------|---------------|----8~----
|--------333444-------666777---------999888-|---------------|----7~----
|-------------------------------------------|---------------|----6~----
|-111111--------444444--------777777--------|-555555-555555-|----------


 x2
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------14-12----------------------------------------------------
|---------12-11---------4---3--------------------------------------
|-0-0-0-0-------6-6-6-6-4-0-3-0------------------------------------
  . . . .       . . . . . . . .


|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------777666-666555---------------------------------------------
|-555555---------------777666--555555------------4-3-1-------------
|-------------------------------------777666-666-4-3-1-------------
                                                 . . .

 x2
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|-5---5/8----8\7---7-----------------------------------------------
|-3---3/6----6\5---5-----------------------------------------------
|---------------------000000-000000-000000-000000------------------


|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|-5---5/12-----12--11-8--7-----------------------------------------
|-3---3/10-----10--9--6--5-----------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------


 x3
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|-5---5/8----8\7---7-----------------------------------------------
|-3---3/6----6\5---5-----------------------------------------------
|---------------------000000-000000-000000-000000------------------


|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|-7--7---7/12----12--11-8--8---------------------------------------
|-5--5---5/10----10--9--6--6---------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------


|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|-5---5/8----8\7---7-----------------------------------------------
|-3---3/6----6\5---5-----------------------------------------------
|---------------------000000-000000-000000-000000------------------

4:02

|------------|------------------------------------------------------
|------------|------------------------------------------------------
|------------|-333355666666556666665533-6~--------------------------
|------------|------------------------------------------------------
|-111111111..|-111133444444334444443311-----------------------------
|------------|------------------------------------------------------



|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------888777-------777666---------666555--------555444-----------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-555555--------444444--------333333--------222222------------------

|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------8~----
|--------333444-------666777---------999888-----------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-111111--------444444--------777777------------------



 x2
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------14-12----------------------------------------------------
|---------12-11---------4---3--------------------------------------
|-0-0-0-0-------6-6-6-6-4-0-3-0------------------------------------
  . . . .       . . . . . . . .


|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------777666-666555---------------------------------------------
|-555555---------------777666--555555------------4---3---1---------
|-------------------------------------777666-666-4-0-3-0-1-0-------
                                                 . . . . . .



 x2
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------14-12----------------------------------------------------
|---------12-11---------4---3--------------------------------------
|-0-0-0-0-------6-6-6-6-4-0-3-0------------------------------------
  . . . .       . . . . . . . .


|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------777666-666555---------------------------------------------
|-555555---------------777666--555555------------4---3---1---------
|-------------------------------------777666-666-4---3---1---------



4:32 - Chorus
 x3                    then
|---------------------|-------------------
|---------------------|-------------------
|---------------------|-------------------
|---------------------|---------------ph--
|-0---5----br---br----|-0---5----br--4~~--
|-0---5---3----2------|-0---5---3---------
      .

 x2                    then
|---------------------|-------------------
|---------------------|-------------------   <
|---------------------|-------------------      x3
|---------------------|--tremelo picking--
|-0---5----br---br----|-------------------   <
|-0---5---3----2------|-12--16--15--13----





5:07 - Riff 2 (Both)


5:18 - Harmonized
|------------|------------------------------------------------------
|------------|------------------------------------------------------
|------------|------------------------------------------------------
|------------|-666666555------999999888-----1212121111----11~~------
|------------|------------------------------------------------------
|-333333333..|-----------333------------666-----------999-----------


 x4
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------14-12----------------------------------------------------
|---------12-11---------4---3--------------------------------------
|-0-0-0-0-------6-6-6-6-4-0-3-0------------------------------------
  . . . .       . . . . . . . .

Riff 1 x 2

End.