"Idle Blood" guitar tab request

flemflames · November 25th, 2009, 03:36 PM

Musicians unite! Help!
The title says it all.

All I know is that the intro uses chords similar to that of the Beatles' "Blackbird", but I just can't get round to it!

This might help:

You Tube

The Emptier · November 25th, 2009, 03:39 PM

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum....php?t=1234315

flemflames · November 25th, 2009, 03:55 PM

I only just created this thread and I found a few chords after 5mins.

The verse:
B minor
A#/Bb

The chorus:
D minor
C
A#/Bb

I'm playing this in standard tuning by the way.

Brave.Archangel · November 25th, 2009, 03:56 PM

sounds opethy.
I'm pretty sure most of the chords are of the same shape- the type akerfeldt uses a lot with the A string and the B string fingerpicked simultaneously.
The model is that you hold down the A string one fret higher than the B string (I'm not really into technical jargon so this might not make sense!)
But its used in songs like-

The moor
Blackwater Park
A fair Judgement
Heir Apparent
and even
Stairway to Heaven (obviously not opeth)

but yeah, i think that's the model for most of the fingerpicked chords of the song

flemflames · November 25th, 2009, 03:58 PM

Thanks!
Sure helps for the intro!

flemflames · November 25th, 2009, 04:04 PM

That was my first reaction and that's why I love this song so much, it sounds like Opeth!
Even the vocals sound like Akerfeldt!

Brave.Archangel · November 25th, 2009, 04:06 PM

I think it sounds like Katatonia, and almost nothing like Oepth except for some instrumentation.
I think even more of a Porcupine Tree influence here.

Lateralus14 · November 25th, 2009, 04:52 PM

The instrumental part right after the 2nd chorus is basically a damnation part but other than that it's Katatonia.

flemflames · November 26th, 2009, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brave.Archangel

I think it sounds like Katatonia, and almost nothing like Oepth except for some instrumentation.
I think even more of a Porcupine Tree influence here.

I think the "Idle Blood" outro sounds a lot like the "Burden" outro, I mean, even the drumroll that kicks in the outro!

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flemflames Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: belgium Posts: 157	I only just created this thread and I found a few chords after 5mins. The verse: B minor A#/Bb The chorus: D minor C A#/Bb I'm playing this in standard tuning by the way. __________________

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Brave.Archangel Inside the City of Glass Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In a village north of San Francisco Posts: 1,379	sounds opethy. I'm pretty sure most of the chords are of the same shape- the type akerfeldt uses a lot with the A string and the B string fingerpicked simultaneously. The model is that you hold down the A string one fret higher than the B string (I'm not really into technical jargon so this might not make sense!) But its used in songs like- The moor Blackwater Park A fair Judgement Heir Apparent and even Stairway to Heaven (obviously not opeth) but yeah, i think that's the model for most of the fingerpicked chords of the song __________________ A single pair of hands at work is worth more than a billion clasped in prayer

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flemflames Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: belgium Posts: 157	Thanks! Sure helps for the intro! __________________

November 25th, 2009, 04:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
flemflames Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: belgium Posts: 157	That was my first reaction and that's why I love this song so much, it sounds like Opeth! Even the vocals sound like Akerfeldt! __________________

November 25th, 2009, 04:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
Brave.Archangel Inside the City of Glass Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In a village north of San Francisco Posts: 1,379	I think it sounds like Katatonia, and almost nothing like Oepth except for some instrumentation. I think even more of a Porcupine Tree influence here. __________________ A single pair of hands at work is worth more than a billion clasped in prayer

November 25th, 2009, 04:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lateralus14 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,051	The instrumental part right after the 2nd chorus is basically a damnation part but other than that it's Katatonia. __________________ Last.fm l Rateyourmusic