s Slide h Hammer-on p Pull-off T Tap R Release back to the originally bent note A.H. Artificial Harmonic m Palm Muted // Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible) Ok there's 4 guitars in this track however I have set the solo guitar and the fill guitar as one. In the second verse there is a guitar playing staccatoed notes in the background. Listen for it to see how it's played. Unless indicated all lead parts are guitar 2. Enjoy! Guitar 1 - Clean Electric Guitar 2 - Distorted Electric (Bluesy Feel) Guitar 3 - Clean Electric ============================== Intro ===== Gtr. 2 e|------------|-(10)b11r10p8-------------|---|---------------------| B|------------|--------------10p8-10b13~-|---|---------------------| G|-7b9~-7p5-7-|--------------------------|---|-4b5r4---------------| D|------------|--------------------------|---|-------7-5-5---------| A|------------|--------------------------|---|-------------5h7p5---| E|------------|--------------------------|---|-------------------8-| Part 1 ====== Gtr. 1 ***first time only e|-3------|-3------***-|-3------|-3-------------| B|---1----|---1----0h1-|---1----|---1----0------| G|-----0~-|-----0~-----|-----0~-|-----0~---0----| x4 D|--------|------------|--------|------------0~-| A|--------|------------|--------|---------------| E|--------|------------|--------|---------------| The quiet sadness e|---------------| B|---------8-10~-| G|-----5s7-9-----| D|-5s7-----------| A|---------------| E|---------------| Of the people of the North Echoes silently around the cold grey places e|-(10)b12r10p8-10-8-----------------| B|-------------------10~-------------| G|-----------------------(7)b9r7p5-7-| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| |sweep| e|---------------------------------------(15)b17r15-15~-| B|---10------------------------13h15b17~----------------| G|-9----12b14-9-s9-----------15-------------------------| D|-----------------10-12~--14---------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| Ecstasies undared Tremble upon the edge of the tightly, respectably unfulfilled e|-----------------| B|-15b17-----------| G|-------(7)b9r7p5-| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| Who drink to excess in order to forget what never happened e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|-----5-7b8r7p5h7-5-7-| D|-5s7-----------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| Brave faces B|-12b13-| Well dressed ordered minds Bridge ====== Gtr. 1 e|-3-----|--------|---------------|------------|--------| B|---1---|-3---3~-|-1---1~-----3~-|-3---3~-5s3-|-1------| G|-----0-|---2----|---0----2-0----|---0--------|---0----| D|-------|--------|---------------|------------|--------| A|-------|--------|---------------|------------|-----3~-| E|-------|--------|---------------|------------|--------| e|---------------|------------|--------|-------| B|-1------3---3~-|-3---3~-5s3-|-1------|-1-----| G|---0------0----|---0--------|---0----|---0---| D|---------------|------------|--------|-------| A|-----3~--------|------------|-----3~-|-----3-| E|---------------|------------|--------|-------| On suicide's edge e|--------------------| B|----------13-15b17~-| G|----12-14-----------| D|-14-----------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| Reflected in the rain-skimmed e|----------------| B|-------15----15-| G|-14s17----17----| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|----------------| Slate grey, battleship grey, hardship grey Blue grey Guitar Solo =========== Gtr. 1 e|-3------|-3----------|-3------|-3-------------| B|---1----|---1------1-|---1----|---1----0------| G|-----0~-|-----0~-0---|-----0~-|-----0~---0----| D|--------|------------|--------|------------0~-| A|--------|------------|--------|---------------| E|--------|------------|--------|---------------| e|-3------|-3----------|-3------|-3-------------| B|---1----|---1----0h1-|---1----|---1----0------| G|-----0~-|-----0~-----|-----0~-|-----0~---0----| D|--------|------------|--------|------------0~-| A|--------|------------|--------|---------------| E|--------|------------|--------|---------------| Gtr. 2 e|------------------------5-----------------------5-------------------------| B|----------------------------------------5-----5---8b10-8-8-8--------------| G|-----5-7-7b9~-----5-7b9---7b9-5-7-5~------7b9----------------7s9----7-----| D|-5s7------------7---------------------7--------------------------10---10~-| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-15-15-15-13s12------------------15---------------------------------------| B|----------------15~-----13-15b16----(16)r15p13-15-13----------------------| G|---------------------14------------------------------14p12----12-14p12s10-| D|-----------------------------------------------------------14-------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------13-12-10---------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------x---------12-9-12b14r12-| D|-12p10---------10-12b14r12-12-10-12b14r12b14r12p10--x------------------------| A|-------12~--12---------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------5-7-8----8-10s12s15s12-10~-----------| B|-4-----------------8-------8~-------------------12h13-----| G|-4h5p4-------5-7b9------------------------------12--------| D|-------7-5-7------------------------------------------14~-| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| Part 2 ====== Gtr. 1 e|-3----------|-3----------------|-3-----------|-3-----------------| B|---1--------|---1----0h1-------|---1---------|---1------0--------| G|-----0~-----|-----0~-----------|-----0~------|-----0~-----0------| x2 D|------------|------------------|-------------|--------------0~---| A|------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------| E|------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------| |Gtr. 3 e|--------8-8-|------------8--8--|---------8-8-|--------8--------7-| B|--------8-8-|------------10-10-|---------8-8-|--------10-------8-| G|------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------| x2 D|------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------| A|------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------| E|------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------| And further South, and homeless e|-------------19-------------------| B|----13-15b17----(17)r15-13-15-13~-| G|-14-------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| Here I am Globally altered and dishevelled e|----------------------| B|-----------------8----| G|-7b9~r9r5----7s9------| D|----------7--------10-| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| Oh darling, I've done it all e|--------------------15------------------| B|-15b17~-15p13-15b17----(17)r15-13-15----| G|-------------------------------------14-| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| An antithesis of sorts e|-------5-----------| B|-------------------| G|-5h7b9---7b9-5-7-5-| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| Outro ===== Gtr. 1 e|--------------|--------------|-----1~-----| B|-1---1~-------|-3---3~-------|-1----------| G|---2----------|---2----------|---1--------| D|--------------|--------------|------------| A|--------------|--------------|------------| E|--------------|--------------|------------| |Gtr. 3 e|--------8--8--|--------8--8--|--------8-8-| B|--------10-10-|--------10-10-|--------9-9-| G|--------------|--------------|------------| D|--------------|--------------|------------| A|--------------|--------------|------------| E|--------------|--------------|------------| And yet bound together e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---5-7b9-5-7p5-| D|-7-------------| A|---------------| E|---------------| And hopelessly in love e|---------------| B|----8s10-10-13-| G|-10------------| D|---------------| A|---------------| E|---------------| With the inevitable loss e|-10b12-8-| B|---------| G|---------| D|---------| A|---------| E|---------| And the end Gtr. 1 e|------------1----| B|-----4~-------1~-| G|---5------3------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| How can we run from ourselves?

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