1) In The Beginning by Amorphis
from the album Tales from the Thousand Lakes
transcribed by David Gagnon


tune all strings a half step down
b = bend until it sounds like ( no. of the higher fret )
r = release the bend
h = hammer on
\ = slide down

RIFF A:
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G7-----------------------5-------|
D7-------7-------8-------5-------|
A5-------7-------8-------3-------|
E--------5-------6---------------|

repeat riff A,

LEAD 1:(discreetly) (play with fingers if you want)
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|
A5-65-5----5--------565----57875-|
E----8-865--868656-8---868------8|

play this on riff A

repeat lead 1 with riff A another time,

BRIDGE 1:
chords: D5 D5 D5 E5#VIII E5#VIII E5#VIII

RIFF B: Chords:
D5 E5
E5#VIII G5X
A5XII E5
D5 (played 13 times muted the second time)

repeat riff B:

LEAD 2:
E------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G/14---12----------------------------|
D---------15-14---14-(15)-14----12---|
A----------------------------15------|
E------------------------------------|
(last time a third guitar pick-scratches)
play this four times on each riff B

repeat lead 2 four more times with riff B

RIFF C: Chords:
D5 E#VIII Bb
| |

LEAD 3: (the hot one!) | |
E------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------12----------------------------------------------|
D15-14-14-12-15-14-14-12----15-15-14----12-14-15-15-14-14-12-15-14-14-12-|
A------------------------------------15----------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF C: (continued...) Chords:
A5

LEAD 3: (continued...)
E-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G-----------------------|
D12-11-11-12-12-14-14---|
A------------|--|--|--|-|
E------------|--|--|--|-| repeat this 3 other times each time on riff C
| | | |

BRIDGE 2: | | | |
-0--8--5--3-|
last time of lead 3 substitute these notes on the 4th string (D)

RIFF D:
D5 0F F <--second guitar
E--------------------------------------------------------|----|
B--------------------------------------------------------|----|
G--------------------------------------------------------|----|
D0---0---037-5-3-0---0---037-5---0---0---037-5-3-0---0---03-3-|
A---------hh--------------hh--------------hh--------------3-3-|
E---------------------------------------------------------1-1-|
repeat this three more times

LEAD 4:
E---------------------|
B---------------------|
G---------------------|
D/12-12-11-11-9-9-7---|
A---------------------|
E---------------------|
play this 8 times on the chords of riff E

RIFF E: chords:
first time: B5
second time: D5
3rd time: G5X
4th time: E5VII
5th time: B5
6th time: D5
7th time: G5X
8th time: PM 8 times on EVII with pick scratch)

play lead 3 with riff C four times each,

RIFF F: Chords:
E#VIII G#XI C#
| |
LEAD 5: | |
E------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G13-12-12-10-13-12-12-10-15-13-13-12----10-12-13-13-12-12-10-13-12-12-10-|
D------------------------------------13----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF F: (Continued...) Chords:
C
LEAD 5: (continued...)
E------------------|
B------------------|
G10-9-9-10-12-12---|
D------------------|
A------------------|
E------------------| repeat this one more times on riff F

play bridge 1: D5 D5 D5 E5VII E5VII E5VII
play bridge 2,
play riff D four times,

ENDING:
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D03-3---03-3---03-3-0-12----------------------12-12-12-12---12-12-12-12\\\|
A-3-3----3-3----3-3---12----------------------12-12-12-12---12-12-12-12\\\|
E-1-1----1-1----1-1---10----------------------10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10\\\|
| | | | | | | |

I think that the second guitar substitutes: | | | | | | | |
E-------------------------|--|--|--|----|--|--|--|----|
B-------------------------|--|--|--|----|--|--|--|----|
G-7-----------------------7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7\\\\|
D-7-----------------------7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7\\\\|
A-5-----------------------5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5\\\\|
E-5-----------------------5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5\\\\|