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Once Solemn

Paradise Lost
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Song

PARADISE LOST - Once Solemn

by Gregor Mackintosh & Nick Holmes

Tabbed by Nikoteemu V++n+en (osmo.vaananen@pp.inet.fi)

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Tablature explained:

12b14 = bend pm = right hand palm mute

..... = hold note s = slide xx = left hand mute

r = release h = hammer on (attack marked strings)

p = pull off

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Tune Down 1 Step

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|

REPEAT 3 TIMES

|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|*---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9------------------------------|--pm_____________________________-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-2--2-|*-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-0--0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Once solemn, the things I'm leaving a -lone

Once solemn, the looks that turn one to stone

And I'm learning the highs and the lows of the panic in-side

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------7-------------------------------|
|--------5--------------------------5---------------------5--2-----*|
|--------3------------------------------------------------3--0------|

And I'm learning the highs and the lows

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-pm_____________________________-|-----------------------------------7---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5---------------------------------5---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-------------------------------------|

of the fake promises

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------5----------------------------5---------------------------7---|
|--------3----7---7-7-7-5---2---2-2-2-3---9---9-9-9-5---4---4-4-4-5---|
|-------------5---5-5-5-3---0---0-0-0-----7---7-7-7-3---2---2-2-2-----|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------5--|--------------------------7---|
|-7---7-7-7-5---2---2-2-2-3--|--9---9-9-9-5---4---4-4-4-5---|
|-5---5-5-5-3---0---0-0-0----|--7---7-7-7-3---2---2-2-2-----|

Your powers electrify me

Your prowess repels apathy, Your Image can turn a soul to

|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|*---------------------------------|---------------------------------*|
|----------------------------------|-pm_____________________________--|

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

|*-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------------------------|

stone I can't find another way I can't find

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|

the words to say REPEAT 3 TIMES

|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|*---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9------------------------------|--pm_____________________________-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-2----2-|*-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-0----0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Unchaining the thing that's holding me down

And it's frustrating, the pressure's getting me down

And it's trying to live with a bad desicion

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------7-------------------------------|
|--------5--------------------------5---------------------5--2-----*|
|--------3------------------------------------------------3--0------|

every day It's a fever that's eating away in search of

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------7-------------5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---5-------------------5-------------3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---3-----------------------------------|

a fast release

VOCAL TACET 2ND TIME

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|*--------------------------------------------------------*|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------5---------------------------7--|
|*--7---7-7-7-5---2---2-2-2-3---9---9-9-9-5---4---4-4-4-5-*|
|---5---5-5-5-3---0---0-0-0-----7---7-7-7-3---2---2-2-2----|

Your powers electrify me

Devour the one that's guilty, Your image can turn a soul to

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|

stone I can't find another way I can't find

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|

the words to say

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-----------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|
|---------5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|

|GUITAR 1 ------------------------|---------------------------------|

|*pm_____________________________-|-pm_____________________________*|

|-----4-4-2-2---------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2---------5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-2-2-0-0---------------------|
|*--------------------------------|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3*|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| |

|GUITAR 2 ------------------------|---------------------------------|

|*--------------------------------|--------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-7---------------5----5----5-----|
|*2---------------5---------------|-5---------------3----3----3----*|
|-0---------------3---------------|---------------------------------|

Your powers electrify me, Devour the one that's guilty

Your prowess repels apathy, Your image can turn a soul to

|GUITAR 1 ------------------------|---------------------------------|

|*--------------------------------|--------------------------------*|
|-----4-4-2-2---------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2---------5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-2-2-0-0---------------------|
|*--------------------------------|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3*|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| |

|GUITAR 2 ------------------------|---------------------------------|

|*--------------------------------|--------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-7---------------5----5----5-----|
|*2---------------5---------------|-5---------------3----3----3----*|
|-0---------------3---------------|---------------------------------|

stone I can't find another way I can't find

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|

the words to say

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9--------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---2------|
|---------5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---0------|

REPEAT 4 TIMES (with adlib vocals)

|GUITAR 1 -----------------|-------------------------|---------------|

|*----------8-7------------|--------8-7---10--------*|---------------|
|--7-9:::-------9-7-9:::::-|-7-9:::-----9----9:::::--|---------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|-7-------------|
|*-------------------------|------------------------*|-----7:::s0----|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------|

| |

|GUITAR 2 -----------------|-------------------------|---------------|

|*-------------------------|------------------------*|---------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------|
|--------------------------|-7------------5----------|---------------|
|*-2------------5----------|-5------------3---------*|-7---2---------|
|--0------------3----------|-------------------------|-5---0---------|

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