Tuning: Standard -------- Intro -------- Guitar Part 1: This is played very gently e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|3-------3---0-------0------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------1-------1---0-------0------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|3-------3---0-------0------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------1-------1---0-------0------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------3-------3------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------- Main Section -------- Guitar Part 1: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|3---3---3---0---0---0------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------1---1---1---0---0---0------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|3---3---3---0---0---0------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------1---1---1---0---0---0------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------3---3---3------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar Part 2: This measure is repeated various amounts of times e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|3----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-5-----5-5-5-----------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|3----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-5-----5-5-5-7-----7-7-7-8-----8-8-8-8-----8-8-8-10--| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|10-10-10-12----12-12-12-12----12-12-12-| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| Guitar Part 3: e|6---6---6---3---3---3------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------4---4---6---3---3---3------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|6---6---6---3---3---3------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------4---4---6---3---3---3------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------5---5---5------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar Part 4: Played with distortion and tremolo picking e|6---------------8-------10------11--------------13------15-----------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar Part 5: Played very quickly e|8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-10-8-10-8-10-8-10-11-10-11-10-11-10-11-10| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|11-10-11-10-11-10-11-10-11-13-11-13-11-13-11-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| Guitar Part 6: Played the same as Guitar Part 5 e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|8-7-8-10-8-10-8-10-8-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------- Coda -------- This section is only a single note for guitar parts Each part here is played by multiple guitars, depending on which note begins their respective parts in the Main Section of the song Guitar Part 1: e|6--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar Part 2: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|3--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gathering Storm - Godspeed You Black Emperor! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning: Standard -------- Intro -------- Play this gently e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----3----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------5-----------3-3-3-----------0------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------3--------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|6-----------6-----------6---------------6----------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------3----------------------------------------------| D|----3-----------5-----------------------5---3------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|6-------6---6-----------6--------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----6-------------------3---4-----------3----------------------------------| G|----------------5-------------------3--------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|6-----------6--------------------------------------------------------------| This is repeated until the next section -------- Section 1 -------- All parts use distortion and tremolo picking here Guitar Part 1: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|6---------------3---4-----------3------------------------------------------| G|--------5-------------------3----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|6---------------3---4-------3----------------------------------------------| G|--------5-----------------------3------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar Part 2: x4 e|13--------------10--11----------10-----------------------------------------| B|--------13------------------11---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 e|13------------------16------11--10-----------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar Part 3 (divided into sections): SECTION 1 e|13--------------10--11------10--13-----------------------------------------| B|--------13-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| SECTION 2 e|13--------------------------11--16-----------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| SECTION 3 (played twice) e|13-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|13------------------16----------13-----------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------- Transition -------- Also with distortion and tremolo picking Guitar Part 1: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|11-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar Part 2: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|3--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------- Section 2 -------- All parts have distortion Guitar Part 1 (played twice): This one uses tremolo picking like before e|--------11----------13------11--10-----------------------------------------| B|11-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|13--------------------------11--16-----------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar Part 2 (played twice): This part does not use tremolo picking e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|3-------------------6-------4---3------------------------------------------| G|--------3------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------3----------------------------------------------------------| G|3-------5-----------5------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------- Section 3 -------- This part appears to use the screwdriver techniques that GYBE employ. -------- Fadeout -------- Both parts are repeated until the song ends, and use tremolo picking Guitar Part 1: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|14------------------------------13-----------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar Part 2: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|7-------------------------------6------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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