Crown Of Thorns

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Tuning: B F# B E G# C# Intro: Lead 1 |-------------------------------------------| |---------11-----11------------11-----11----| |-----14------14----14-----14------14----14-| |-12-------------------12-------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-----14--12--14-------14--12-----------| |-12---------------11----------14b15r14-| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| The above riff repeats as the rhythm plays: |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-0-----0------------------------| |-0-----0-----5-----4------4-4-4-| |-0-----0-----8-----7------7-7-7-| x2 . . . We Crown Him: The rhythm?s pretty straight forward. |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------2--3--2--| |-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0-------0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--4--5--4--| |-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0-------0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0-----------| x2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pre Verse: |Guitar 1 |------------------------12h15p12-9----------| |---------------------14-------------10------| |------------------15-------------------9----| |---------------14------------------------11-| |-5------------------------------------------| |-8------------------------------------------| | |Guitar 2 |-------------------------9/12/9-------------| |---------------------11---------10----------| |-----14-----------12---------------9--------| |-12------------11---------------------11----| |---------10-12---------------------------12-| |--------------------------------------------| Verse 1: |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------7-----------------------| |-5-----------5---4---5---------------------0h4---| |---0-0-0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0h5h8----h7-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-5-----------5---4---5---8---8---8---4---4---4---| |---0-0-0-0-0---0---0---0---8---8---8---7---7---7-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Play both bars above x2, then Harmonies enter. |Guitar 1 |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------7-----------------------| |-5-----------5---4---5---------------------0h4---| |---0-0-0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0h5h8----h7-| | . . . . . . . . . . . . . |Guitar 2 |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |------------------------11-----------------------| |-8-----------8---7---8---------------------0h7p0-| |---0-0-0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0h8h12------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . |Guitar 1 |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-5-----------5---4---5---8---8---8---10--10--10--| |---0-0-0-0-0---0---0---0---8---8---8---7---7---7-| | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |Guitar 2 |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------8---8---8---| |-8-----------8---7---8---12--12--12--------------| |---0-0-0-0-0---0---0---0---8---8---8---7---7---7-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |Guitar 1 |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------7-----------------------| |-5-----------5---4---5---------------------0h4---| |---0-0-0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0h5h8----h7-| | . . . . . . . . . . . . . |Guitar 2 |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |------------------------11-----------------------| |-8-----------8---7---8---------------------0h7p0-| |---0-0-0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0h8h12------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . |Guitar 1 |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-5-----------5---4---5---8---8---8---4---4---4---| |---0-0-0-0-0---0---0---0---8---8---8---7---7---7-| | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |Guitar 2 |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-8-----------8---7---8---12--12--12--7---7---7---| |---0-0-0-0-0---0---0---0---8---8---8---7---7---7-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chorus: |Guitar 1 |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| | |Guitar 2 (these are eighth notes) |--------------------------------------------------| |-111111111111111111101010-------------------------| |-------------------------1010101010109-9-9-121212-| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7--------------------------| |-------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-101010-| |--------------------------------------------------| |Guitar 1 |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-7-----------------------------------7--6--| |-------------------------------------------| |-5--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--5--4--| |----0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--------| | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |Guitar 2 (This is one part) |----------------------------------------| |-14h15-11h14-10h11----------------------| |-------------------12h14-10h12-9h10-----| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |Guitar 1 |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-7-----------------------------------7--6--| |-------------------------------------------| |-5--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--5--4--| |----0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--------| | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |Guitar 2 (This is the harmony, both are played simultaneously) |-12h13-10h12-9h10-----------------------| |------------------11h14-10h11-8h10------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| Repeat all of the above again, and then move on to the next part: |Guitar 1 |-------------------------------------------------|---| It |-------------------------------------------------|---| Should?ve |-------------------------------------------------|---| Been... |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|---| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-----5-5-5-|-0-| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-----8-8-8-|-0-| | . . . . |Guitar 2 (these are eighth notes) |-------------------------------------------------| |-111111111111111111101010------------------------| |-------------------------101010101010-9----------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-------------------------| |-------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8--7----------| |-------------------------------------------------| Verse 2: Part A (This switches to 4/4 times) |--------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------| |-0-0--0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0-----1~-1~-1~-| |-0-0--0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0-----0~-0~-0~-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |-0-0--0-0-----0-0--0-0--|-0-0~-0-0~-0-0~--1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-0-0--0-0-----0-0--0-0--|-0-0~-0-0~-0-0~--0-0-0-0-0-0-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Play both of the above bars x2, then move on: |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| |-0----------------------| |-0----------------------| |-0----------------------| | | |------------------------| |---------11-------------| |-----14------14--12-14--| |-12---------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| Verse 2: Part , the part A breakdown is played over this lead: |------------------------10--9------------------------------| |---------11--------------------11--10--10h11p10------------| |-----14------14--12-14--------------------------12-11-8/11-| |-12--------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------10--9----------------| |---------11--------------------11--10--11----| |-----14------14--12-14--------------------14-| |-12------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| Bridge: Part |Guitar 1 (sixteenth notes) |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-8-------10------0-------7------| |-8-------10------0-------8------| |-8-(x24)-10-(x8)-0-(x24)-7-(x8)-| | |Guitar 2 (Sixteenth notes) |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-7-(x14)-5-5-9-(x14)-7-7-10-(x16)-9-(x8)-5-(x8)-| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |Guitar 1 (sixteenth notes) |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-8-------10------0-------7------| |-8-------10------0-------8------| |-8-(x24)-10-(x8)-0-(x24)-7-(x8)-| | |Guitar 2 (Sixteenth notes) |-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------10------| |-7-(x14)-5-5-9-(x14)-7-7-10-(x16)-9-(x8)----(x8)-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |Guitar 1 (Eighth Notes) |-13-12-------------------------------------------| |-------13----13----------------------13----13/15-| |----------14----14-12\10----10-12/14----14-------| |-------------------------12----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| x2 | |Guitar 2 (Sixteenth notes) |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-7-(x14)-5-5-9-(x14)-7-7-10-(x16)-9-(x8)-5-(x8)-| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |Guitar 1 (Eighth Notes) |-13-12-------------------------------------------| |-------13----13----------------------13----13/15-| |----------14----14-12\10----10-12/14----14-------| |-------------------------12----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| x2 | |Guitar 2 (Sixteenth notes) |-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------10------| |-7-(x14)-5-5-9-(x14)-7-7-10-(x16)-9-(x8)----(x8)-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| Transition: (Back to 3/4 times) |Guitar 1 |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-5--5--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--4--4-| |-8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--7--7-| | |Guitar 2 |-13~---------------12~-----12b13r12-|-10~-| |------------------------------------|-----| |------------------------------------|-----| |------------------------------------|-----| |------------------------------------|-----| |------------------------------------|-----| Build-up: One guitar plays the open over this lead: |----------------------| |---------11-----11----| |-----14------14----14-| |-12-------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| x3 Pause... We Crown Him: |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------2--3--2--| |-0-0-0--0--0--0--0----------0-0-0--0--0--0--0-----4--5--4--| |-0-0-0--0--0--0--0----------0-0-0--0--0--0--0--------------| x2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This time, with the lead from the Build-up over it. |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------2--3--2--| |-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0-------0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--4--5--4--| |-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0-------0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0-----------| x2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ending: |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0-| |-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0-| . . . . . . . .

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