The Gathering
" On most surfaces (inuďt) "
album: Nighttime birds
year: 1997
explanation signs:
8b9 = bend 8th fret to 9th
b9 = strike bended tone
7b8r7 = bend 7th fret to 8th and release to old position
7b = bend the string a little bit
~ = vibration
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
x = percussionstrike
>7 = give accent
R = rest
tune down low E to D
INTRO
guitar 1
E -------------------------|
B -3-----3-----3-----3-----|
G -5-----5-----5-----5-----|
D -5-----5-----5-----5-----|
A -3-----3-----3-----3-----|
D -------------------------|
guitar 2
E -----------------------|-----------------------|
B -8-888-8-8-8-8-8-8-888-|-6-666-6-6-6-6-6-6-----|
G -----------------------|-----------------------|
D -5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-555-|-3-333-3-3-3-3-3-3-333-|
A -----------------------|-----------------------|
D -----------------------|-----------------------|
E -----------------------|-----------------------|
B -----------------------|-----------------------|
G -5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-555-|
D -------------------333-|-----------------------|
A -3-333-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-3-333-3-3-3-3-3-3-333-|
D -----------------------|-----------------------|
RIFF A
guitar 1 (starts during break)
E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
B -15~-----------------------|---------------------------|
G ---------------------------|-14~-----------------------|
D ---------------------------|---------------------------|
A ---------------------------|---------------------------|
D ---------------------------|---------------------------|
E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
B ---------------------------|---------------------------|
G -15~------------------10~--|-12~-----------------------|
D ---------------------------|---------------------------|
A ---------------------------|---------------------------|
D ---------------------------|---------------------------|
guitar 2 (comes in)
note: mute D5 chords slightly
E ---------------------------|
B ---------------------------|
G ---------------------------|
D ----------------------4/5b-|
A -0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-2/3b-|
D -0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------|
SOLO (by guitar 1, belonging to riff A)
note: release b15r14~ part slowly
E --------13-----------------|--------------13--------------------------------|
B -13b15---|---b15-b15r14~---|-13b15r14b15---|---b15r14~--13b15-13b15r13------|
G -----|---|----|------------|-----------|---|---------------------------14~--|
D -----|---|----|------------|-----------|---|--------------------------------|
A -----|---|----|------------|-----------|---|--------------------------------|
D -----|---|----|------------|-----------|---|--------------------------------|
let ring let ring
RIFF A2 (both guitars)
note: mute chords on low D-string slightly
E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
B ---------------------------|---------------------------|
G ---------------------------|---------------------------|
D ----------------------4/5b-|----------------------4/5b-|
A -0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-2/3b-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-2/3b-|
D -0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------|
E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
B ---------------------------|---------------------------|
G ---------------------------|---------------------------|
D ----------------------4/5b-|----------------------4/5b-|
A -0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-2/3b-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-2/3b-|
D -0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------|
E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
B ---------------------------|---------------------------|
G ---------------------------|---------------------------|
D ----------------------8-8--|----------------------5-5--|
A -8--8-8-8--8-8-8-8----8-8--|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5----5-5--|
D -8--8-8-8--8-8-8-8---------|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5---------|
BREAK 1
only 1 guitar
note 1: mute D5 chord slightly AFTER striking
note 2: pick Dm7 chord with fingers and do not play last time
E --------------------------------|
B --------------------------->6-R-|
G --------------------------->5-R-|
D --------------------------->0-R-|
A -0-------------------------R----|
D -0-------------------------R----|
keyboard, arranged for guitar
E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------|
D -8-7-5-------5-7-8-7-5-------5-7-|
A -------5-3-5-----------5-3-5-----|
D ---------------------------------|
CONTINUATION BREAK 1
both guitars (first time only bass)
note: last three chords and last bar is added later on in the song (after riff B)
E --------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B --------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G --------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D -7---7----------------7\--|-5---5----------------5\--|-3---3--------------------|
A -7---7----------------7\--|-5---5----------------5\--|-3---3--------------------|
D -7---7----------------7\--|-5---5----------------5\--|-3---3--------------------|
keyboard, arranged for guitar
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G -5-----5-----5-----5-----5------|--------------------------------|
D ---7-----7-----7-----7-----7----|-8-7---8-7---8-7---8-7---8-7----|
A -----5-----5-----5-----5-----5--|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5--|
D --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
BREAK 2 (both guitars)
E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
B ---------------------------|---------------------------|
G ---------------------------|---------------------------|
D -12~-----------------------|---------------------------|
A ---------------------------|-12~-----------------------|
D ---------------------------|---------------------------|
E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
B ---------------------------|---------------------------|
G ---------------------------|---------------------------|
D ---------------------------|---------------------------|
A -13~-------------------8~--|-10~-----------------------|
D ---------------------------|---------------------------|
CONTINUATION BREAK 2 (both guitars)
note: play the fourth time bar 1 instead of bar 2
E -------------------------|-------------------------|
B -------------------------|-------------------------|
G -------------------------|-------------------------|
D -------------------------|-6~----------3~----------|
A -3~----------3~----------|-------------------------|
D -------------------------|-------------------------|
RIFF B
guitar 1
E -------------------------------|
B -------------------------------|
G -5-------5-------5-------5-----|
D -x-------x-------x-------x-----|
A -3-------3-------3-------3-----|
D -------------------------------|
guitar 2
note 1: bend notes on 5th fret of the G-string as follow:
1) 1/4., 2) 1/2., 3) 3/4. and back to 1/4.
note 2: let bended notes ring with D tone on B-string until releasing
E -------------------------------|
B ------------3----3-----3-------|
G ---5----5-R-5b-R-5b6-R-5b6br5b-|
D -------------------------------|
A -3----3------------------------|
D -------------------------------|
OUTRO (guitar 2 plays the same as on intro)
guitar 1
E -------------------------|
B -3-----3-----3-----3-----|
G -0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D -x-----x-----x-----x-----|
A -3-----3-----3-----3-----|
D -5-----5-----5-----5-----|
END
end with the Csus2/G chord of the outro
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