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Ode to Melancholy

Empyrium
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Song

Band: Empyrium

Album: Songs of Moors and Misty Fields

Song: Ode to Melancholy

Site: www.empyrium.de

Copyright (c) Prophecy Productions 1997

Version 1.0 - 21/03/2002

Transcribed By: Kostas Barlas

Email: ypboca@hotmail.com

. - palm mute

\ - slide

~ - vibrato

h - hammer on

p - pull off

ah - artificial harmonic

Tunning E B G D A E

Piano Intro

Then

GTR 1

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--------7--------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--------7--------7----------------5------------------------------|
|-5--------5--------7----------------5------------------------------|
|-------------------5----------------3------------------------------|

GTR 2

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5h7------5h7-----10-9-7-9-9h10-9-7\9-9--------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

SYNTH

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---12\14----12\14--17---------------14\16--------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---10\12----10\12--15---------------12\14--------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

GTR 1

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--------7--------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--------7--------7------------------5----------------------------|
|-5--------5--------7------------------5----------------------------|
|-------------------5------------------3----------------------------|

GTR 2

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-9---------10-9-7-9-7----------------------------|
|---5h7------5h7----------------------------9-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

SYNTH

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---12\14----12\14--17-----------------14\16------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---10\12----10\12--15-----------------12\14------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

GTR 1

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--------7--------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--------7--------7------7--7--7-----5----------------------------|
|-5--------5--------7--.-.-7--7--7-----5----------------------------|
|-------------------5--5-5-5--5--5-----3----------------------------|

GTR 2

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5h7------------------------------------9------------------------|
|------------7h8----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

SYNTH

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---12\14----12\14--17---------------16-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---10\12----10\12--15---------------14-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

GTR 1

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--------7--------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--------7--------7------------------5----------------------------|
|-5--------5--------7------------------5----------------------------|
|-------------------5------------------3----------------------------|

GTR 2

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5h7------------------------------------9------------------------|
|------------7h8----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

SYNTH

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---12\14----12\14--17---------------16-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---10\12----10\12--15---------------14-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Piano and drums

GTR 1

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-----------7-----------------------------------------------------|
|-7-----------7-------------7---------------5-----------------------|
|-5-----------5-------------7---------------5-----------------------|
|---------------------------5---------------3-----------------------|

GTR 2

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------10-9-10--9------10-9-7-9-7-----------------------|
|---5h7--------5h7-------------------------------9------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

SYNTH

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---12\14-----12\14--17---------------16----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---10\12-----10\12--15---------------14----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

GTR 1

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-----------7-----------------------------------------------------|
|-7-----------7----------------7------------5-----------------------|
|-5-----------5----------------7------------5-----------------------|
|------------------------------5------------3-----------------------|

GTR 2

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------10-9-10--10-9---10-9-7-9-7-----------------------|
|---5h7--------5h7--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

SYNTH

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---12\14-----12\14--17------------------16-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---10\12-----10\12--15------------------14-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

GTR 1

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-----------7-----------------------------------------------------|
|-7-----------7----------------7---7-----5--5-----------------------|
|-5-----------5----------------7---7-----5--5-----------------------|
|------------------------------5---5-----3--3-----------------------|

GTR 2

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---10h12------10h12------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

SYNTH

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---12\14-----12\14--17------------------16-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---10\12-----10\12--15------------------14-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

GTR 1

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-----------7-----------------------------------------------------|
|-7-----------7----------------7---7-----5--5-----------------------|
|-5-----------5----------------7---7-----5--5-----------------------|
|------------------------------5---5-----3--3-----------------------|

GTR 2

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------9---12~---------------|
|---10h12------10h12------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

SYNTH

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---12\14-----12\14--17------------------16-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---10\12-----10\12--15------------------14-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Acoustic Guitar: (4 times)

|-0h1----------1-----0h1--------------------------------------------|
|----3-------3---3------3-------3----3------------------------------|
|------2---2-------2------2---2----2--------------------------------|
|-0------0-----------0-----------------0----------------------------|
|---------------------------0-----4---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Violin:

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8-----7------------5----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Synth and Drums

Synth (8 times)

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-9-9-9-9-10-9-9-7-7-9-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8--7-7-7-7-8--7-7-5-5-7-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

5th time guitars enter

GTR 1 (4 times)

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--7-----3-3-3-7-7-----2-----6------------------------------------|
|-7--7-.-.-3-3-3-7-7-.-.-2-.-.-6------------------------------------|
|-5--5-5-5-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-4------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

GTR 2(4 times)

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------ah------------------------------------------|
|------------------------4------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Synth with drums continues another 2 times then...

GTR 1 (4 times, the first two with GTR 2, and another two alone)

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------------3-----------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------------3--------------5---------------3----------------|
|-3-----------------1--------------5---------------3----------------|
|----------------------------------3---------------1----------------|

GTR 2 (2 times)

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------10-10-11-11-11-10-10|
|-8--8--10-10-10\12-7--7-h8-p7--7----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------8-8-10-10-10\12-7---------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

GTR 1 (2 times, hard to hear)

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------7-8-8-8-7-7-----|
|8-6-6-6-6h8-8-6-6-5h6p5\10-8-8h10p8--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------6-6-66-8-8\10-5-----------------|

GTR 2 (2 times)

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------10-10-11-11-11-10-10|
|8----8-8\10-10-10\12-7-7h8p7-7h8-p7p--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------8-8-10-10-10\12-7---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

GTR 1 (4 times)

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--7-----3-3-3-7-7-----2-----6-------------------------------------|
|-7--7-.-.-3-3-3-7-7-.-.-2-.-.-6-------------------------------------|
|-5--5-5-5-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-4-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

GTR 2(4 times)

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------ah-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------4------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

SYNTH (4 times)

|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-10-9-9-9-9-10-9-9-7-7-|-9-------------------|-14--18-19-----------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-8--7-7-7-7-8--7-7-5-5-|-7-------------------|-12--16-17-----------|

|-----------------------|for the first 3 times|-4th time------------|

GTR 1 (6 times)

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--------7--------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--------7--------7------------------5----------------------------|
|-5--------5--------7------------------5----------------------------|
|-------------------5------------------3----------------------------|

SYNTH (6 times)

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12\14----12\14----17-----------------16---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10\12----10\12----15-----------------14---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Song end:

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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

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