This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
Song
"Day of The Lord" by Joy Division (from the album "Unknown Pleasures")
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transcribed by Gilles Velay (gvelay@free.fr)
Notations
w : whole e : 8th / : slide up
h : half s : 16th \ : slide down
q : quarter +++ : tied notes
Intro
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q+e q+e e e q+e q e e e q+e q+e e e q+e q e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E-|-0-----0-----0-0-|-2-----2---2-2-2-|-3-----3-----3-3-|-5-----5---5-5-5-|
q+e q e e e q+e q e e e q+e e q e e q e q e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E-|-0-----0---0-0-0-|-2-----2---2-2-2-|-3-----3-3---3-3-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|
h h e e e e e e e e q+e q+e q e e e e e e e e
G-|-----|-----------------|-----------|-----------------| D-|-----|-----------------|-----------|-----------------| A-|-----|-----------------|-----------|-----------------| E-|-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3---3---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Verse
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The following riff is repeated several times :
q e e q e e q e e e e e e q+e q+e q e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------| D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------| A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------| E-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3---3---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Chorus
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q e e q e e q e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e q q
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A-|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-/-3-\-| E-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
q e e q e e q e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e q q
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A-|-7---7-7---------|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-/-3-\-| E-|---------0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
q e e q e e q e e e e e e q+e q+e q e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------| D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------| A-|-7---7-7---------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------| E-|---------0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3---3---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Verse
Chorus
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Don't play the last 2 bars
Interlude
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The following riff is played twice :
q+e q+e e e+++e e e e e e e e q+e q+e e e+++e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E-|-0-----0-----0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-----2-----2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
q+e q+e e e+++e e e e e e e e q e e q e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E-|-3-----3-----3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
End
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repeat ad lib :
q e e q e e q e e e e e e q e e q e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-3---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
and finish with :
q e e q e e q e e e e e e w
G-|-----------------|-----------------|----| D-|-----------------|-----------------|----| A-|-----------------|-----------------|----| E-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-3---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--|
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