s Slide h Hammer-on p Pull-off T Tap B Bend the note to the fret after the R Release back to the originally bent note A.H. Artificial Harmonic m Palm Muted // Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible) Listening to the song there's at least 6 different guitars in the studio version. These are the ones I can here. The different between guitars 2 & 3 is that they are panned differently. The chords indicated for the acoustic (which comes in after the first Chorus) are as good as I can make out at the moment. Don't forget the e-bow! Guitar 1 - Distorted Electric w/Chorus + Octaver Guitar 2 - Distorted Electric w/Chorus Guitar 3 - Distorted Electric w/Chorus Guitar 4 - Clean Electric w/Wah Wah Guitar 5 - Acoustic Guitar Guitar 6 - Slightly Distorted Electric ============================== Intro ===== e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-2~-s5~s7~~s9~s12s11~s12s14~s17s16s14-| Gtr. 1 D|--------------------------------------| A|-------------------9~s10s12~s15s14s12-| Gtr. 3 E|--------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-s16-16~s19s21s19~s14~s7s9~s7s12s11s14~-| Gtr. 1 D|----------------------------------------| A|-s14-14~s17s19s17~s12~s5s7~s5s10s09s12~-| Gtr. 3 E|----------------------------------------| verse 1 ======= You're gone. As suddenly as you came to me e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-7~s9s11s12s11s14-14~-| Gtr. 1 D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| Like nightfall followed dawn without a day between e|-14-15-14--------| Gtr. 2 B|----------15-----| G|-------------14~-| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| | m m m m m m m e|---------------| B|---------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| Gtr. 3 D|---------------| A|---------------| E|---------------| You're gone and suddenly I can't see I'm in the shadow of you I'm in the shadow of you Interlude ========= m m m mm m m m m m m m m m m m m m m e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-7-7-7-77-7-7-5-7-5-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-| Gtr. 4 D|--------------------------------------| (listen to get the feel of it) A|--------------------------------------| (played behind lead guitar) E|--------------------------------------| (Gtr. 2) e|--------------------------------------| B|----15--------15--------17~----15-----| G|-14----14~-14----14~-14-----14----14~-| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|------------------------17~b19r17p15s14-| B|----15--------17~----15-----------------| G|-14----14~-14-----14--------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-15-14-----------------| B|-------15--------------| G|----------14~s16s12s7~-| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| verse 2 ======= I can see you in my minds rose-tinted eye.. Somewhere you're drifting by Your heels rolling sparks on the lucky street e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-12~s11s12s14s12s11s12s14~--------| Gtr. 3 D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| | e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------7-7~-| Gtr. 2 D|---------------------------9------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| While here am I, left behind Stunned and blind e|------------------------| B|-15~s17s13s15s13s12s10~-| G|------------------------| Gtr. 1 D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| But I can see you from here I can see you so clear e|----------------------------------------------| B|----15----15----15----15----15----15----15----| G|-14----14----14----14----14----14----14----14-| Gtr. 2 D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| Chorus ====== You are the light You are the light You have the day I have the night But we have the early hours together Gtr. 6 Strumming Pattern |1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8| |X....|X....|X..| (Count to eight for each bar with each X signalling a strum...) e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-------------------3~-5~----7~-3~-5~-5~-| D|-5~-3~-2~-3~-5~-3~-3~-5~-5~-7~-3~-5~-5~-| A|-5~-3~-2~-3~-5~-3~-1~-3~-5~-5~-1~-3~-3~-| E|-3~-1~-0~-1~-3~-1~-------3~-------------| Interlude ========= Gtr. 5 strums: e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-2~s4s7s9~-7h9s12s11s12s14~s16s14~-| Gtr. 1 D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------10s12s10~-| Gtr. 3 G|-12s11s12s11s9s11-12s11s7s9~s02s04s02~-| Gtr. 1 D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| verse 3 ======= Gtr. 5 strums: You're gone, and heaven cries. A thunderstorm breaks from the northern sky Chasing you back to the daily grind e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-2s4s7-7~----14~-11h12h14-11h12h14-12-11-----| D|-|Gtr. 1|--------------------------------12~-| A|-------------|Gtr. 3 & Gtr. 2|---------------| E|---------------------------------------------| You're gone. And where am I? A haunted life The ghost of your laughter e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-14~-12s14s12~s11~-11h12h14-11h12h14-11h12---------| Gtr. 3 D|-------------------------------------------14~s12~-| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| |The ghost of your laughing e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------11h12h14-11h12h14-11h12---------| Gtr. 2 D|-------------------------------------------14~s12~-| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| The half-empty glass The half-empty glass Bridge ====== Gtr. 5 Strums: And I wait 'til midnight tolls Two souls almost touching in the dark e|-----22-19--------------------------0~---| B|-17~-------20-17------------------1~-----| G|-----14~---------17-14s12-------2~-------| D|--------------------------15~-3~---------| A|-|Gtr. 2----------------------|Gtr. 6----| E|-----------------------------------------| I'll be alright Chorus ====== You are the light You are the light e|----15----15----15----| B|-15----15----15----15-| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| You have the day I have the night Band Joins ========== But we have the early hours We have the early hours We have the early hours together Gtr. 5 Strums: Gtr. 6 (same pattern as before) e|--------------------------| B|-------6~-5~----6~--------| G|-4~-2~-7~-5~-4--7~-7~-9~--| D|-5~-3~-7~-5~-5~-7~-8~-10~-| A|-5~-3~-5~-3~-5~-5~-8~-10~-| E|-3~-1~-------3~----6--8~--| e|--------------------------------------| B|-------6~-5~----6~--------------------| G|-4~-2~-7~-5~-4--7~-7~-9~--9~--9~--11~-| D|-5~-3~-7~-5~-5~-7~-8~-10~-10~-10~-12~-| A|-5~-3~-5~-3~-5~-5~-8~-10~-10~-10~-12~-| E|-3~-1~-------3~----6--8~--8~--8~--10~-| Gtr. 3 (plays each bit at the beginning on each ) e|-------(15)b17r15~-| B|-3-----------------| G|-5b7~--------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| e|-------(15)b17r15~-----------| B|-3---------------------------| G|-5b7~--------------7s10~s12~-| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-------(15)b17r15~-| B|-3-----------------| G|-5b7~--------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| e|-------(15)b17~~-------| B|-3---------------------| G|-5b7~------------12s19-| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| Interlude ========= Gtr. 5 Strums: (x2) (x2) Gtr. 3 e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------5~b6r5p3s1s3~-| G|-12s14~s12s14s16s17s12~s14s17s19s2~s4b5r4s2~---------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| Gtr. 2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-10s9s7s10s9s7s10s9s7s10s9s7s10s9s7s9s7s5~-| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| Gtr. 1 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-14s17~s12~s9~s10s9s7s9s5s7~-| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| Outro ===== Gtr. 5 Strums: Gtr. 3 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-9s5s7s9s5s7-7~-9s5s7s5~-9s5s7s9s5s7-7~-9~s10s9~-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-9s5s7s9s5s7-7~-7s9s5~s12~~-| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|

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