The Veil Of Isis

The Sword

D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| F|-------------------------| C|-----------------------3-| G|-5-3---3-5---5-3---3-5---| C|-----0-----0-----0-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Play it four times. PRE-VERSE D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------| C|-------3-3-2------2h3-3------3-3-2-----5-| G|---------------------------------------3-| C|-0-0-0-------0-0--------0-0--------0-0---| * * * * * * * * * Also play this four times, but when you finish the fourth one, do: D|-----| A|-----| F|-----| C|-5-7-| G|-3-5-| C|-----| This connects it to the next riff. VERSE D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-(5-7)---------------5-7---------------5-7---------------------------7p5-----| G|-(3-5)---------------3-5---------------3-5---------------3-5s8--5h8------8p5-| C|-------0-0---0-0---0-----0-0---0-0---0-----0-0---0-0---0---------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Also four times. The numbers in parenthesis represent the chords played during that connection up there. Pre-Chorus D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------| C|-5-7----9--10----14-12--------10-----------7---7-5---5-7-| G|-3-5----7--8-----12-10----/12----12p10-8---5---5-3---5-7-| C|-----------------------------------------------------5-7-| Let the last chord ring out. I like to do this little fill right here to go with the lead (or some variation in the same minor pentatonic): C|--------------------------------| A|-10-13p12p10--------------------| F|-------------12p10----12b13--10-| C|-------------------12-----------| G|--------------------------------| C|--------------------------------| Chorus D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-7----9-10----5-7----3-5----2--7----9--10-----5---5/12---10------------------------3-| G|-5----7-8-----3-5----1-3----0--5----7--8------3---3/10---8---5-3---3-5---5-3---3-5---| C|-----------------------------------------------------------------0-----0-----0-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Play this twice. It's all stuff that's already listed here until: BRIDGE D|------------|--------------------------------| A|------------|--------------------------------| F|-7p5--------|--------------------------------| C|------7p5---|-----8-7---8--7---------2h3p2---| G|----------8-|---------5----------3h5-------3-| C|------------|-0---------------0--------------| Repeat this partitioned bit here a bunch. On the second to last repeat, replace the open with a 5, and on the last repeat, replace it with an 8 on the second string ( string in this tuning). BRIDGE (LEAD) D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-13\10---8/13---15\12---13\8---13\10---8/13---13/15\13---15/17--15/17---15/18--20--18--20b22--20b22\-| F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| OUTRO This is really the only instance where tuning to Standard makes the song easier to play. D|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-5----3---------------------------| A|-3----1---------------------------| E|-----------7--5/7-10-7---5-7--5p3-| Repeat this until the end. ************************************ | * palm mute | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | b bend ************************************

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