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Funeral Swords and Souls

Old Man's Child
Tab

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Song

Artist: Old Man's Child

Title: Funeral, swords and souls

Album: Born of the flickering

Tabbed by elc (elc@o2.pl;elc@poczta.onet.pl)

Intro, played once, both guitars use tremolo picking,

Guitar 1

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

Guitar 2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------7-7-|
G|-------------------------------------------------6-6-----6-6-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------7-7---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 1, both guitars use tremolo picking, last time guitar 1 plays

different ending,

Guitar 1

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

Guitar 2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------7-7-|
G|-7-7-----7-7-9-9-7-7-----7-7-9-9-6-6-----6-6-7-7-6-6-----6-6-----|
D|-----9-9-------------9-9-------------7-7-------------7-7---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

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

Guitar 2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------7-7-----|
G|-7-7-----7-7-9-9-7-7-----7-7-9-9-6-6-----6-6-7-7-6-6---------9-9-|
D|-----9-9-------------9-9-------------7-7-------------7-7---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

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

Guitar 2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------7-7-|
G|-7-7-----7-7-9-9-7-7-----7-7-9-9-6-6-----6-6-7-7-6-6-----6-6-----|
D|-----9-9-------------9-9-------------7-7-------------7-7---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

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

Guitar 2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------7-7-----|
G|-7-7-----7-7-9-9-7-7-----7-7-9-9-6-6-----6-6-7-7-6-6---------9-9-|
D|-----9-9-------------9-9-------------7-7-------------7-7---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2, both guitars use tremolo picking,

Guitar 1

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

Guitar 2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11--------------11--------------12--11--9---11--12--11--9-------|
D|-----9-------9-------9-------9-------------------------------12--|
A|---------9---------------9---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-----------------|

Guitar 2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------10--------------|
G|-11--------------11--------------12--11--9---11------12--11--12--|
D|-----9-------9-------9-------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------9---------------9---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 3

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4---5-5-5---8-8-8---8-8-8---4-4-4---5-5-5---2-2-2---6-6-6---|
E|-2-2-2---3-3-3---6-6-6---6-6-6---2-2-2---3-3-3---0-0-0---4-4-4---|

pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Riff 4

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4---------------5-----7-----8---4---------------5-----7-----8---|
E|-2---------------3-----5-----6---2---------------3-----5-----6---|

Riff 2

Riff 3

Riff 5, the picking changes a bit, listen to the song to play it correctly,

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2-----------6---5-----------4---|
A|-0-----------4-6-3-----------2-5-|
E|---------------4---------------3-|

Riff 6, picking - same as riff 5 - to get it right listen to song,

especially for the last chord on the 7th fret

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2---4-5-4-------2---4-5-7------9|
A|-0---2-3-2-------0---2-3-5------7|
E|---------------------------------|

Riff 7, same as riff 6, but played one string higher,

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-2---4-5-4-------2---4-5-7------9|
D|-0---2-3-2-------0---2-3-5------7|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Riff 5

Riff 4

Riff 1

Riff 2

Riff 3

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