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Dead Emotions

Paradise Lost
Tab

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

Song

dead emotions

by Paradise Lost

from the fabulous '91 album 'gothic'

transcribed by Christian Reindel(creindel@gmx.de)

any questions or corrections- e-mail me

Copyright (c) (Peaceville) (1991)

Version 1.0 - (05.07.04)

Tune down to B (2.5 steps)

~ bend the note normal

~~~~~ bend the note rapidly

Intro

Riff 1 - 1 time

guitar 1 + 2

B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------2--------------------|
E |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0--3---4--3---5--4~--|
B |--------------------------------------------------------1---2--1---3------|

end Riff 1

B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------2---------------harm-|
E |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0--3---4--3---5--^4--|
B |--------------------------------------------------------1---2--1---3------|

Riff 2 - 2 times

guitar 1 + 2

B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------6--5---3~~~---------------------------|
A |-------------2~~~-----------------6p5~~--------------------|
E |--3~~~~-3h4------------------------------5p4~~---5--4~-----|
B |-------------------------------------------------3---------|

back to Riff 1 - 1 time - struggle with emotions ...

than Riff 2 - 2 times

Riff 3 - 2 times - the foul realism is unleashed ...

guitar 1 + 2

B |----------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |--3---------6----------2--------0--3----------------|
E |--1---------4----------0--------------3--4----------|
B |--------------------------------------------4--3----|

Riff 4 - 1 time - banish all fond memories...

guitar 1 + 2

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--5--------8----------------------------5--------8-------------------------|
E |--3--------6---------5---------3--------3--------6--------5~~~~-----1~~~-/-|
B |---------------------3---------1-----------------6-------------------------|

back to Riff 3 - 1 time - the mortality coil is weaker ...

guitar 1 + 2

B |----------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |--3---------6----------2--------0--3----------------|
E |--1---------4----------0--------------3--4----------|
B |--------------------------------------------4--3----|

Riff 3a - 1 time - now leave the real world ...

guitar 1 + 2

B |----------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |--3---------6----------2----------------------------|
E |--1---------4----------0----------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------|

back to Riff 1 - 1 time

than Riff 2 - 2 times

Riff 5 - 4 times - the kindness of deaths grasp ...

guitar 1

B |----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------|
E |-7--7--7--7--6------------4-------|
B |-5--5--5--5--4------1-1-2---4-1---|

Riff 6 - 2 times

guitar 1

B |----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------|
A |--2--2--2--2--6-----5-5-5--5-6-4--|
E |--0--0--0--0--4-----3-3-3--3-4-2--|
B |----------------------------------|

back to Riff 5 - 2 times

again Riff 6 - 2 times

TRUMPET - PART

guitarsolo starts ...

Riff 7 - 2 times

guitar 1

B |-----------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------|
E |--3------6---5-----3------6---8----|
B |--1------4---3-----1------4---6----|

Riff 8 - 4 times

guitar 1

B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------6-------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------7----------|
B |--1--1-1-1---1--1-1-1--4--7--3--6---1--1-1-1---1--1-1-1---------6--3---|

back to Riff 3 - 2 times

guitar 1

B |----------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |--3---------6----------2--------0--3----------------|
E |--1---------4----------0--------------3--4----------|
B |--------------------------------------------4--3----|

Riff 4 - 1 time

guitar 1

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--5--------8----------------------------5--------8-------------------------|
E |--3--------6---------5---------3--------3--------6--------5~~~~-----1~~~-/-|
B |---------------------3---------1-----------------6-------------------------|

ending

guitar 1

B |-------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------|
A |--3---------2--3-////////////////----------|
E |-----4--------------------------------3----|
B |--------------------------------------1----|

end.

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