Artist: Ogre
Song: Sperm Whale
Album: Seven Hells
Year: 2006
Tuning: Standard
Key: D (mixolydian/flat 6th?)
Chords in key of D: D, Em, F#m, G, A, Bm, C#dim
This one is for the drummers! Ross Markonish and Ed Cunningham's deceivingly simple guitars team up 
to showcase Will Broadbent's *absolutely superb* heavy boom-bap drumming. 
Hella fills throughout, along with a lengthy drum solo. 

[0:00: Section 1 - main line]
[Guitar 1]
   Em       A Bm       D     Em                             A Bb  G
             * these hammer-ons might actually be slide-ups
                 * also perhaps slight vibrato here                     
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------7b8r7-5^-|
A|--------------5^-----5---5-7-7----------------5~-----5-------------|
E|-0----0-0h5h7------7---7---------0----0-0h5h7------7---7-----------|
          t t t                           t t t 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------5^-|
A|--------------5^-----5---5-7-7----------------5~-----5-------|
E|-0----0-0h5h7------7---7---------0----0-0h5h7------7---7-----|
Not sure if double-tracked guitar here for the second half of the main line to give it extra thickness...
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------7b8r7-5^-|
A|--------------5^-----5---5-7-7----------------5~-----5-------------|
E|-0----0-0h5h7------7---7---------0----0-0h5h7------7---7-----------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------5------|
A|--------------5^-----5---5-7-7----------------5~-----5------7-7~-|
E|-0----0-0h5h7------7---7---------0----0-0h5h7------7---7---------|

[0:33: Section 2 - fifth chords]
[Guitar 1]
The full power chords seemed a little too bright, so maybe its just root/5 here.
There also might be a second, double-tracked guitar here playing roughly the same chords for extra heaviness. 
   D5  E5                       G5  A5   E5                  
                                                      not sure if this slide-down actually exists of if he 
                                                    * is just playing the A again
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-7/9-9-7/9\-------------7/9-9------------------------|
A|-5/7-7-5/7\-------------5/7-7-5-5/7-5--2-5-2-5/7-7\5-|
E|------------------------------3-3/5-3--0-3-0-3/5-5\3-| x4

[1:04: Section 3 - main line]
[Guitar 1]
Guitar 1 plays a slightly varied main line...
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------7b8r7-5^-|
A|--------------5^-----5---5-7-7----------------5~-----5-------------|
E|-0----0-0h5h7------7---7---------0----0-0h5h7------7---7-----------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------5^-----|
A|--------------5^-----5---5-7-7----------------5~-----5-------7-7-|
E|-0----0-0h5h7------7---7---------0----0-0h5h7------7---7---------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------7b8r7-5^-|
A|--------------5^-----5---5-7-7----------------5~-----5-------------|
E|-0----0-0h5h7------7---7---------0----0-0h5h7------7---7-----------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------5------|
A|--------------5^-----5---5-7-7----------------5~-----5------7-7~-|
E|-0----0-0h5h7------7---7---------0----0-0h5h7------7---7---------|

[1:20: Section 3 - lead line]
Guitar 2 plays a lead line over the second half of the main line on Guitar 1.
[Guitar 2]
          ***** not exactly sure about these notes
                                                      A  Bb    G
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------10b11r10-8^-|
G|-7h9~-9-------7~---7---7-9-9~--7h9-9-------7~---7---------------|
D|----------7h9----9---9-----------------7h9----9---9-------------|
A|--------7----------------------------7--------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
          t t t                        t t t
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------8------|
G|-7h9~-9--------7~---7---7-9-9~--7h9~-9-------7~---7-----9-9~-|
D|----------7h9-----9---9------------------7h9----9---9--------|
A|--------7------------------------------7---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

[1:36: Section 4 - fifth chords]
Back to the fifth chord riffs.
[Guitar 1]
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-7/9-9-7/9\-------------7/9-9------------------------|
A|-5/7-7-5/7\-------------5/7-7-5-5/7-5--2-5-2-5/7-7\5-|
E|------------------------------3-3/5-3--0-3-0-3/5-5\3-| x2
                    E5
                    * third time around, there is a pause/slide down for rockin' effect
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-7/9-9-7/9\-------------7/9-9------------------------|
A|-5/7-7-5/7\-------14\\\-5/7-7-5-5/7-5--2-5-2-5/7-7\5-|
E|------------------12\\\-------3-3/5-3--0-3-0-3/5-5\3-|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-7/9-9-7/9\-------------7/9-9------------------------|
A|-5/7-7-5/7\-------------5/7-7-5-5/7-5--2-5-2-5/7-7\5-|
E|------------------------------3-3/5-3--0-3-0-3/5-5\3-|

[2:07 - Section 5 - main line]
Just play the first half of the main line variation to make way for the breakdown. 
[Guitar 1]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------7b8r7-5^-|
A|--------------5^-----5---5-7-7----------------5~-----5-------------|
E|-0----0-0h5h7------7---7---------0----0-0h5h7------7---7-----------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------5------|
A|--------------5^-----5---5-7-7----------------5~-----5------7-7~-|
E|-0----0-0h5h7------7---7---------0----0-0h5h7------7---7---------|

[2:23: Section 6 - breakdown]
[Guitar 1]
This is probably actually an E7#9 here (think "Purple Haze")...
... but the full chord didn't sound right. 
        E7#9?
        * hold/vibrato/feedback before slide-down
                          * hold/vibrato/feedback         
e|-----------------------------|
B|------8~~\\\-----------------|
G|------7~~\\\----9---9---7~---|
D|-----------------9---9-------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-0-0-------------------------| x4

[2:53 - Section 7 - solo]
Bend A to B a bunch. This is a really neat bending style here. 
The bends appear to begin slow and then catch the note on time but in a sort of lazy, laggy fashion. 
[Guitar 2]
                                   * hold a bit    * slower, longer bend   * quicker bend
e|--------------------------------------------------------10------------------------------|
B|-10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12---r12p10--10b12-------12r10-8---8-10b12-8---8------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------9-----------9-9-7~---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                          t t    t             |.  . . .|

[3:01]
                                  * slower bend                                        * slight hold
e|---------------10-------------10b12~---10b12r10-7-------10-------------10b12r10-10-12~---|
B|------10-10b12----12r10-8---8---------------------10b12----12r10-8---8-------------------|
G|-9-12---------------------9----------------------------------------9---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   t t  t             |.  . . .|                               |.  . . .|

[3:08 - sweep picking part]
WTF these are extermeely fast sweep arpeggios! 
Not yet good enough to listen/understand/play this.  
Instead, riff around D major pentatonic scale/mixolydian mode and just keep soloing.

[3:21 - end of solo]
e|-------10-------------------------------------------|
B|-10b12----12r10-8--------10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12r10-|
G|------------------9-7~------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
               t  t t

[3:25 - Section 8 - turnaround]
[Guitars 1 and 2?]
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-------9-7-------------9-7---------|
D|-----9-----9-7-5-----9-----9-7p6p5-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-0-0-------------0-0---------------| x 4
                               t t t
   * hold    * again with the E7#9 sort of thing but this time on lower/middle strings?
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-----------7\\\-|
D|-----------6\\\-|
A|-2---------7\\\-|
E|-0--------------|

[3:44 - Section 9 - drum solo] 
Give the drummer some! Sit back and enjoy the _lengthy_ drum solo *_*

[5:24: Section 10 - verse]
Screechy feedback noises to conjure the whales from the deep and supercharge your being. 
Resonate to the sound vibrations
Emitting from within/without
Attune thyself to a radiating sphere of becoming
Growth is your heritage and destiny
Inherent disharmony troubles not
The symphony oooooofffffff...
...your sooooooooouuuuuuuulllllll 
(your soul)

[6:21: Section 11 - main line] 
Back to the main line, note the endings for both Guitar 1 and 2. 
[Guitar 1]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------7b8r7-5^-|
A|--------------5^-----5---5-7-7----------------5~-----5-------------|
E|-0----0-0h5h7------7---7---------0----0-0h5h7------7---7-----------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------5-----|
A|--------------5^-----5---5-7-7----------------5~-----5------7-7-|
E|-0----0-0h5h7------7---7---------0----0-0h5h7------7---7--------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------7b8r7-5^-|
A|--------------5^-----5---5-7-7----------------5~-----5-------------|
E|-0----0-0h5h7------7---7---------0----0-0h5h7------7---7-----------|
                                                                                 * hold
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------5------5---5---5---5-2-|
A|--------------5^-----5---5-7-7----------------5~-----5------7-7~---7---7---7-5-2-|
E|-0----0-0h5h7------7---7---------0----0-0h5h7------7---7---------------------3-0-|

[6:37: Section 11 - lead line]
Guitar 2 plays over the second half of Guitar 1's main line again, before sliding it down and out. 
[Guitar 2]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------10b11r10-8^-|
G|-7h9~-9-------7~---7---7-9-9~--7h9-9-------7~---7---------------|
D|----------7h9----9---9-----------------7h9----9---9-------------|
A|--------7----------------------------7--------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------8------|
G|-7h9~-9--------7~---7---7-9-9~--7h9~-9-------7~---7-----9\\\-|
D|----------7h9-----9---9------------------7h9----9---9--------|
A|--------7------------------------------7---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

[6:57]
Arrival of the whales... perhaps to save the humans!?

Legend:
/     slide up
\     slide down
\\\   slide all the way down
h     hammer on
p     pull off
b     bend
r     release
t     triplet
|.|   sixteenth note
()    optional/ghost notes
~     vibrato
^     subtle bend

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