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The Light and the Glass

Coheed and Cambria
Tab
4.7(85)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Verse

e|-2-----2-----------------------------------------------------------------------5-----5----------->
B|---3-----3-------------------------------------------------0-------------0----------------------->
G|-----2-----2-----------------------------------------2-------2-------2-0-----0---0-----0--------->
D|-0-----0---------4-5-7-5-4p0-----7-----7-----7-----7---0-------0-2h4-------4-------0-----0-----0->
A|-------------4h5---------------5-----5-----5-----5-------2---------------------------------2-0--->
E|-----------------------------3-----3-----3-----3------------------------------------------------->
e|-------5-----5-----5-----5-----|
B|---------5-----5-----5-----5---|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
A|-4-0---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

[Pre-chorus] (chords)

e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-7---5-|
A|-7---5-|
E|-5---3-|

Prechorus lead

e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------------|
B|---2-----0-2---2-----0-2---3-------3-------------|
G|-----2-----------2-----------0---0---20----20----|
D|---------------------------------------420---420-|
A|-0-----------0-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3-----------------------|

[Chorus] (chords)

e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-4---4---2-----|
A|-2---0---0---5-|
E|-------------3-|

. . . .

[Bridge] (chords)

e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-9---7---5-|
A|-9---7---5-|
E|-7---5---3-|

Bridge lead

e|-------|
B|-------|

G|-11~~~-|

D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|

Phase II

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--9---9--9-----------------10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10-|
A|-10-10--10-10--9--9---9--9---10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10-|
E|-12-12--12-12--10-10--10-10--8--8---8--8---8--8---8--8--|

Phase III (chords)

e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-----5-|
D|-7---5-|
A|-7---3-|
E|-5-----|

. .

Phase IV

e|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--|
B|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--|
G|-------------------------------------------------|--|
D|-------------------------------------------------|X4|
A|-------------------------------------------------|--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|--|

Phase IV lead

e|---0-2---0-2---0-2----7\5-------10-------10------10-----10---|--|---0-2---0-2---0-2----7\5---->
B|-3-----3-----3-----3/5---7/8-10----10-10----10-8----8-7----7-|--|-3-----3-----3-----3/5---7/8->
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|--|----------------------------->
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|X3|----------------------------->
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|--|----------------------------->
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|--|----------------------------->
e|----10-------10------10-------------|
B|-10----10-10----10-8----8-----------|
G|------------------------------7p6---|
D|--------------------------7h9-----7-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Phase V

e|-------------------------------------------------|--|
B|-------------------------------------------------|--|
G|-------------------------------------------------|--|
D|-------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-|X4|
A|-4-4-0-4-5-0-4-4-0-4-5-0-4-4-0-4-5-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--|
E|-2-2---------2-2---------2-2---------------------|--|

Phase V lead 1 (comes in on 2nd time through)

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-7-6-4---4/6---7-6-4--------------7-6-4---6---|
A|-------7-------------7-7h9--------------7---7-|
E|---------------------------9--7---------------|

Phase V lead 2 (comes in on 2nd time through)

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-9-7---7/9---10-9-7----------------10-9-7---9---|
G|--------9--------------9-9/11----------------9---9-|
D|------------------------------11--9----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Phase VI (chords)

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-2--3--5--3--2--3----|
A|-0--1--3--1--0--1--5-|
E|-------------------3-|

. . . . . . .

Phase VII

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-12-----11-----9----9-11-12--------|
D|-x--X8--x--X8--x-X8-x-x--x--10-----|
A|-10-----9------7----7-9--10-10-X24-|
E|----------------------------8------|

Phase VII lead

e|---12------12----12------12----12------------------------------0-8---7---10--8--7-|
B|-12--12-15b----12--12-15b----12--12-15-12-10-12-8-10-7-8-5-7-3--------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Phase VII echo (chords)

e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-9---7---5---5-|
D|-9---7---5---5-|
A|-7---5---3---3-|
E|---------------|

LYRICS AND RIFF PLACEMENT

[VERSE] X4

Slowly the pen touches paper in the guidance of the words that you write

Memories roll in of the things you once did

And who you had shared them with is somebody thinking of you

Did I bother telling you this with the words that cross teeth and jump lips

A poor choice of words in wanting to tell you anything

But words don't come with ease they're forever my hurt

Would it really matter if you were to count the days left with your hands

Your focus secure and the loves you left well

Smiles staged in photographs here until...

[PRECHORUS W/ LEAD] X2

You left the light on

There's a chance I might have tripped girl

You were there to hold on

[CHORUS] X4

Ignoring the words of your obnoxious little brother

Kill or be killed spilled the words from your mother

I'll lay awake for a while

I'll leave the light on a while

[BRIDGE] X2

You couldn't last a lifetime caught between here and the days of it

Carving her name across your arm with every wish its hit or miss her

[PHASE II] X4

I told you so I measured distance in lines departing the rest of my life

[PHASE III] X2

But you had better things to do

PHASE IV W/ LEAD

Liar

[CHORUS] X4

Ignoring the words of your obnoxious little brother

Kill or be killed spilled the words from your mother

I'll lay awake for a while

I'll leave the light on a while

[BRIDGE] X2

You couldn't last a lifetime caught between here and the days of it

Carving her name across your arm with every wish its hit or miss her

[PHASE II] X4

I told you so I measured distance in lines departing the rest of my life

PHASE V W/ LEAD 1 & 2

If you'd get put to sleep, like an old dog you're better off, should you get put to sleep

[PHASE VI] X2

I've been cautious with the words I extend

Allow this year before the world starts to end

[PHASE VII W/ LEAD] X4

Your fathers dead he passed in his sleep, and I woke to the sounds of her crying

PHASE VII ECHO W/ LEAD

Pray for us all...

[PHASE VII ECHO] UNTIL FADEOUT

Pray for us all... My dearest Appollo I'll be burning star 4

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| x Dead note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| b Bend

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| ~ Vibrato

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