By Absence Of The Sun

Tuning: Standard, , all positons relative to the capo Key: Minor Intro (x3)(let ring) Main Riff e||------------||----------------------------|-------------------------------| B||*----------*||----------------------------|-------------------------------| G||--------0---||-------0----0----0----0-----|----------------------------0--| D||------0-----||------0----0----0----0-0----|--------2------2-----------0---| A||*---4------*||-----4----4----4----4---4-4-|----2--------------2---2--4----| E||--5---------||----5----5----5----5-----5--|--0---3---0--3---0---3---5-----| End Main Riff| Alt. Verse e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|------0------0------0------0-----0------0--| D|-------2-----2------------0------|--2-2--(2)-2--(5)-5--(4)-4--(3)-3--(3)-3---| A|---2-------------2---2---4-------|--0-----x------x------x------x------x------| E|-0---3--0--3---0---3----5--------|--------3------6------5------4------4------| (or just strum the chords) Pre Chorus Chorus(chords, just strum or pick a few strings) e|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|---0--0----------------------------------------| B|---5-5-5-7-7-7-8--|---1--1--3-4-----------------------------------| G|------------------|---2--0--x-x-----------------------------------| D|------------------|---0--2--4-5---- Main Riff --------------------| A|------------------|---0--3--5-6-----------------10-10-10-9-8------| E|------------------|-----------------------------------------------| Riff I Solo e|-------------------||---0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------| B|-----0-------------||---5-5-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0---0----| G|-2h4---4p2p0-------||---------------2-2-0-0-2-2-4-2p0-0-0-0-0-2-2-4-0-0-0----| D|-------------4p2p0-||---------------------------------2-2-------------2------| A|-------------------||--------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------||--------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------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--|| B|--0-0-0-0-0---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-10-10-10-12-12-12\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-7-*|| G|--4-4-2-2-0--------------------------------------------------------------------|| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------*|| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| Outro (x3) (let ring) e||------------------------------------------||------0--------------------------| B||*----------------------------------------*||------3--------------------------| G||------------------------------------------||------0--------------------------| D||--------2------2--------------------------||---2--2-------2------------------| A||*----2--------------2---2---10-10-10-9-8-*||---0--0-------2------------------| E||--0---3---0--3---0----3-------------------||--------------0------------------| SONG STRUCTURE Intro: Intro (harmonics on 7th and hit your guitar, while letting the notes ring), Main Riff (2x) Verse I: Main Riff (2x), Alt. Verse, Main Riff (end on harmonic) Verse II: Main Riff (2x), Alt. Verse, Main Riff + Pre Chorus Chorus I: Chorus (2x) Verse III: no guitar until Riff I, Alt. Verse, Main Riff + Pre Chorus Chorus II: Chorus (2x) Solo Chorus III: Chord-part of Chorus (2x), just down strokes on the last time Outro LYRICS (Intro) (Verse I) Night-time’s still too bright for you, dear Need to invite another thrill Just talk to me in random riddles Expectations to fulfil (Verse II) You want to take one step beyond, dear A wish fulfilment fantasy Slow hands, dark talk, dear You hold the master's master key (Chorus I) On and on, by absence of the sun You've got me locked up in your darkroom Frame by frame you're disturbing my game You've got me locked up in your darkroom (Verse III) You can sniff this all you want, dear You can sniff it, bit by bit Just talk to me in random riddles An attitude for darkness fit (Chorus II) On and on, by absence of the sun You've got me locked up in your darkroom Glow after glow, it won't let me let go You've got me locked up in your darkroom (Solo) (Chorus III) All within the circle of a single spin All without the shadow of a doubt (Outro) ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************