Opeth - Serenity Painted Death (Cover)

[@pallbearer1175]

1:28 is my favorite Opeth riff ever.

[@TheFbiFilesRepeat]

So so simple yet so good

[@johnbhai7147]

He uses this style of rhythm in the songs Master's Apprentice and Harlequin Forest as a type of pre breakdown

[@chrisvanloenen1406]

Alright, someone who got the riff at 3:16 spot on! This will be a great help, thanks!

[@denet7022]

You got the tabs to that? Its not letting me zoom in on his fingers sadly

[@nitroseeks]

Brother that is so perfect it sounds just like the original... I am floored

[@steve_matin]

Good job man. Especially that outro. Tone is spot on.

[@VignetteQ]

Thanks!

[@ihsahnakerfeldt9280]

@Jack Manges How did you achieve that tone? And also how did you learn all the parts? Still Life has some pretty tricky dense riffs where it's difficult to make out the different guitar parts and hard to tell exactly what's going on

[@VignetteQ]

​@@ihsahnakerfeldt9280 Guitar tone is from Archetype Abasi. That plus whatever I did in terms of mixing, though as I recall I didn't really do anything in terms of the mixing for this cover because it was my first one and I didn't know what I was doing (still don't) - my "The Moor" cover especially sounds better than this one since I did some basic EQing and other stuff to make my guitars sit a little better. A little too much overbearing low end on the guitars here and on my "Godheads" cover. You are correct that figuring out the parts can certainly be difficult. Watching live videos was a huge help, just to see what their hands were doing. Sometimes though, even that isn't completely trustworthy. I play that chaotic riff like at 7:48 slightly different than they do live because I think that they did it closer to that way on the record. I'm certainly not always correct though - there's quite a few things here that I've actually realized are played differently on the record than what I had thought. Little late to fix it though, so hopefully it still sounds okay!

[@diminishedgtr]

@@VignetteQ I admire how relaxed you are when you play...this is a great habit to have. Excellent cover...I keep watching this one in particular over and over lol. Cheers!

[@TheFbiFilesRepeat]

Dude you're amazing, top quality. Still Life is their best album

[@facelessandnameless]

Agreed 🤘

[@EverlastingFire1]

Even the jarring cut at the end is spot on

[@robinharvey1830]

I'm blown away that you worked this out by ear! Fantastic playing man 👌

[@akshatsharma4753]

Best opeth covers on the net. This guy makes me want to get better. Would love tabs.

[@anatolio8689]

You're amazing! I wonder how long this took you to figure out! 1:35 still Heaviest Opeth drop ever

[@shirogfh]

This is spot on! You nailed every part, fantastic work.

[@95TurboSol]

Nailed it!

[@lucasstruna3962]

favorite band of all time probably my favorite song from them but its really hard to choose thanks for covering this

[@nickcooper7959]

Great job my friend!

[@aliaolvera1414]

Increíble, me encanto ❤️

[@VignetteQ]

Thank you!

[@ArcDar]

Wonderful work man Well done

[@markhassett5083]

EPIC playing, my friend. Definitely should be proud of that one.

[@amirtech2005]

WOWWW! Kudos, this is awesome man

[@JakeAlstad]

what an insanely good cover, bravo dude!

[@notan23]

This is damn perfect! Amazing job, man!

[@АндрейБорисович-с1г]

Cool, very very cool

[@gerhitchman]

great job man... amazing

[@RhetoricalSyndicate]

You got the goods!

[@k-dog495]

Flawless!

[@HernanBustosTorres]

Keep it yong man, you have a future if you keep up, keep practicing, and developing your skills, the world needs good musicians!

[@avelinopereira9773]

This is soo legittt

[@denet7022]

Yo anybody got tabs to the 3:17 part? 3:17

[@danyrszz]

freaking awesome!!!!!

[@hamedkeivanian5614]

Brilliant 👏

[@AgustinRodriguez-Bdm]

Amazing work :D

[@TommiKuusela]

Great cover!

[@surajmadagaonkar8801]

Bro you are awesome 🤘🤘🤘

[@pablofurtado6835]

Sick Man. I became a fan haha

[@sarcalogosvermis]

Could you say what exactly you're doing between the slide at 3:18 and the Am add9 (I think?) chord - it sounds to me like you're sliding up to 6 on the E string like this - /6--6--5, but it looks like your right hand is playing the D-A-E strings in sequence, with your index finger playing 5p0 on the A string? Many thanks!

[@VignetteQ]

Hey! It's a little weird actually, I double two notes in that sequence with fretted/open string playing the same note. It's not something I can think of Mikael really doing in any other riffs so it probably isn't accurate. First I slide up to the Bb on the low E string. Then I play the D-A-E strings in sequence like you say, with the open D, the A string fretted on 5 (same note), and still the Bb on the low E. After that, I play 5th fret on the low E (an A), followed by another A with the open A string. After that, it's that x-0-2-4-x-x Am shape you pointed out. Again, probably not accurate, but it seemed to work with the rhythm and notes I could hear there. I haven't really sat down and analyzed that part since I made this cover so I might come to a different conclusion nowadays. Hope that helps.

[@sarcalogosvermis]

@@VignetteQ Thank you! It's a fun riff to play, just couldn't figure out exactly what was going on there. Always enjoy your Opeth covers when you upload them!

[@IgnacioCentu96]

Daaamn, tone on point! What are your specs? Nice cover

[@taavetti4]

chill's dude

[@mtlman906]

Would you mind sharing what your setup it. Amp ect.

[@VignetteQ]

All electric tones with Archtype Abasi, acoustic recorded with some cheap ADK mic that I got a while back. Nothing special really. Guitars are my PRS Custom 24 and a Taylor 714CE. Thanks for watching!

[@snake101st]

This is awesome, which tabs did you use, if you don't mind sharing?

[@VignetteQ]

Thanks a lot! I used my ear to learn the parts.

[@garrettbreedon9691]

@@VignetteQ did you watch the live performances to help with chord shapes?

[@hediyehamidi5962]

I would form a band with you right now

[@colinclark1981]

Where did you find that shirt I want one lol

[@johnbhai7147]

2:24 how did Mikael sing at play at the same time ... Much better than Hetfield, mustaine, heafy,

[@Denvercoder]

Where's the Behs?!?!?!?!

[@CartoonKidOLLY]

WHITE FACE! HAGGARD GRIN!!!