Coil Tab

by Opeth
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author GuitarHero_jp [a] 2,118.
2 contributors total, last edit on Nov 8, 2018
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COIL
                              As recorded by Opeth
                         (From the 2008 Album WATERSHED)
 
Words and Music by Mikael Åkerfeldt
Transcribed by GuitarHero_JP
 
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar I'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar II'
 
Thanks to Xerosis whose tab I used to help with mine.
 
 
[Intro]
  Q=133
  4/4
   Gtr I
     E E E E E E E E  +W                E E E E E E E E  +W
e||----------0-------|----------------|---------0-------|----------------|
B||o-------0---0-----|----------------|-------0---0-----|----------------|
G||------5-------5---|----------------|-----8-------8---|----------------|
D||----4-----------4-|(4)-------------|---7-----------7-|(7)-------------|
A||o-0---------------|----------------|-0---------------|----------------|
E||------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
 |
 | Gtr II
 |   E E E E E E E E  +W                E E E E E E E E  +W
e||----------0-------|----------------|---------0-------|----------------|
B||o-------0---0-----|----------------|-------0---0-----|----------------|
G||--2---5-------5---|----------------|-----8-------8---|----------------|
D||----4-----------4-|(4)-------------|-7-------------7-|(7)-------------|
A||o-----------------|----------------|---0-------------|----------------|
E||------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
 
 
  Gtrs I, II
    E  E E  E  H      +H      E  E E  E
e|-^0-!0---^0-!0----|-(0)----^0-!0---^0-|
B|-^5-!5---^3-!3----|-(3)----^3-!3---^1-|
G|-^6-!6---^4-!4----|-(4)----^4-!4---^2-|
D|-^7-!7---^5-!5----|-(5)----^5-!5---^3-|
A|-^0-!0---^0-!0----|-(0)----^0-!0---^0-|
E|------------------|-------------------|
 
 
                                          1.
                                         6/4
    W                E  E E  E  E E Q      W.
e|-^0-------------|-^0-!0---------------|-^0----------------------||
B|-^1-------------|-^1-!1---^0-!0-------|-^1---------------------o||
G|-^2-------------|-^2-!2---^0-!0h2-----|-^2----------------------||
D|-^3-------------|-^3-!3---^2-!2-------|-^2----------------------||
A|-^0-------------|-^0-!0---^0-!0---0---|------------------------o||
E|----------------|---------------------|-------------------------||
 
 
   2.
  3/4                           4/4
  Gtr I
    E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
e|--------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|----9-----9---|---9-----9---|-7---9-----9-----|-9-----9-----9---|
D|------7-----7-|-----7-----7-|---5---7-----7---|---7-----7-----7-|
A|--0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-------0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|
E|--------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |
 | Gtr II
 |  H.
e|-^0-----------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-^1-----------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-^2-----------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-^2-----------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|--------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
[Verse]
   Gtr I
     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E  x4
e||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
B||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
G||--7---9-----9-----|-9-----9-----9---|-7---9-----9-----|-9-----9-----9----||
D||----5---7-----7---|---7-----7-----7-|---5---7-----7---|---7-----7-----7--||
A||o-0-------0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|-0-------0-----0-|-----0-----0-----o||
E||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
 
 
   E S S E E E E E E   S S E E E E E E E
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-5-----7-----7-----|-------0-----0-----|
D|---2/4---4-----4---|-----0-----0-------|
A|-0---------0-----0-|-2h3-----2---------|
E|-------------------|---------------3-0-|
 
 
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7---9-----9-----|-9-----9-----9---|-7---9-----9-----|-9-----9-----9---|
D|---5---7-----7---|---7-----7-----7-|---5---7-----7---|---7-----7-----7-|
A|-0-------0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|-0-------0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E S S E E E E E E   S S E E E E E E E
e|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-7---9-----9-----|-9-----9-----9---|-5-----7-----7-----|-------0-----0-----|
D|---5---7-----7---|---7-----7-----7-|---2/4---4-----4---|-----0-----0-------|
A|-0-------0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|-0---------0-----0-|-2h3-----2---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------3-0-|
 
 
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7---9-----9-----|-9-----9-----9---|-7---9-----9-----|-9-----9-----9---|
D|---5---7-----7---|---7-----7-----7-|---5---7-----7---|---7-----7-----7-|
A|-0-------0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|-0-------0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
e||------------------|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||o---------3-------|-------0---0-----|---------3-------|-----3-----------|
G||------0-----0-----|-----5-------5---|-----0-----0-----|---2---0-----0---|
D||----0---0-----0---|---2-----------2-|---0---0-----0---|-0---------0---0-|
A||o---------------2-|-0---------------|---------------2-|---------3-------|
E||--3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
 
 
   1.
                                |-3-|
   E E E E E E E E   E E  E E E S S S E E
e|-----------------|----------------------|
B|-----------------|-8---10---8-7h8p7-----|
G|-----7---6h7/9---|------------------9-7-|
D|---7---7-------7-|---7----7-------------|
A|-0---------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------------|
 
 
   E E E  E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
e|------------------|------------------||
B|------------------|-----------------o||
G|-6/7-9----7-6---4-|---7---6---2---0--||
D|-7h9-11---9-7---5-|---9---7---2---0--||
A|--------0-----0---|-0---0---0---0---o||
E|------------------|------------------||
 
 
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
G|-7---9-----9-----|-9-----9-----9---|-7---9-----9-----|-9-----9-----9---*|
D|---5---7-----7---|---7-----7-----7-|---5---7-----7---|---7-----7-----7-*|
A|-0-------0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|-0-------0-----0-|-----0-----0-----*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
 
Then just play from the verse again and you're done!
 
 
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.
 
Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 ~   - vibrato
 
Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
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4 comments
ezzatron
Thanks for the tab! I think this section: [tab] E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------| |-1---3-----3-----|-------------------| |-----------------|-------0-----0-----| |---4---4-----4---|-----0-----0-------| |-0-------0-----0-|-2h3-----2---------| |-----------------|---------------3-0-| [/tab] should probably be like this: [tab] E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-5---7-----7-----|-------0-----0-----| |---4---4-----4---|-----0-----0-------| |-0-------0-----0-|-2h3-----2---------| |-----------------|---------------3-0-| [/tab] it's a much easier transition from the previous riff.
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Zenophy
Very good tab! Thanks.
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carps08
That correction screwed up, you get the idea tho...
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