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Our Saviour

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

our saviour

by Paradise Lost

from the fabulous '90 album 'lost paradise'

transcribed by Christian Reindel(creindel@gmx.de)

any questions or corrections- e-mail me

Copyright (c) (Peaceville) (1990)

Version 1.0 - (04.06.04)

Tune down to B (2.5 steps)

~ bend the note normal

~~~~~ bend the note rapidly

X muffled string

Intro

Riff 1 - 1 time

guitar 1 2x 1x

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

. . . . . . . . . . p.m.

guitar 2 2x 1x

B |--------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A |--------2h3-----1h2-------------2h3-----1h2-|---------------------------|
E |----3h4-----2h3-------------3h4-----2h3-----|---------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------|---------------------------|

Riff 2 - 4 times

guitar 1 + 2

B |---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|
D |-------------4h5-----------------|
A |-----------------3h4-------------|
E |-4--4--4--4----------2h3---------|
B |-2--2--2--2--------------1h2-----|

Riff 3 - 4 times - kneel on the ground and pray to lord ...

B |-------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-4--4--4--4-4---3--3--3--3-3---7--7--7--7-7---6--6--6--6-6---|
B |-2--2--2--2-2---1--1--1--1-1---5--5--5--5-5---4--4--4--4-4---|

Riff 4 - 2 times

guitar 1

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

Riff 5 - 1 time

guitar 1

B |------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------9-8---------------|
E |----------------------------------------------8-7-----------|
B |--------------------------------------------------7-6-5-6---|

guitar 2

B |------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--4h5p4--------3h4p3--------5h6p5---------9-8---------------|
E |--------5~~----------4~~~---------6~~~--------8-7-----------|
B |--------------------------------------------------7-6-5-6---|

Riff 5a - 3 times - only the mindless ...

guitar 1

B |------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------9-8---------------|
E |--------5-5-5--------4-4-4--------6-6-6-------8-7-----------|
B |--------3-3-3--------2-2-2--------4-4-4-----------7-6-5-6---|

. . .

guitar 2

B |------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--4h5p4--------3h4p3--------5h6p5---------9-8---------------|
E |--------5~~----------4~~~---------6~~~--------8-7-----------|
B |--------------------------------------------------7-6-5-6---|

Fill 1 pray to rest your

B |--------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------|
E |-3----7--6----4----5--------7------5-----4-----3--------|
B |-1----5--4----2----3--------5------3-----2-----1--------|

. . . . p.m.

Riff 6 - 2 times - conscience ... where is your god now

B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------4-(4)-----------5-----------------------|
B |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-(2)-----------3-----------------------|

.

Riff 6a - 2 times - brutal wounds cut deep ...

B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------7--5--4--3-|
B |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3--5--3--2--1-|

. . . .

Riff 7 - 2 times - raised upon repulsive lies

guitar 1

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

guitar 2 (violine arr. for gtr.)

B |------11-------------------|
F#|----------------14---------|
D |--10-------12--------------|
A |---------------------------|
E |---------------------------|
B |---------------------------|

Riff 6b - 2 times - from the time we were born ...

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

back to Riff 7 - 2 times

then Riff 8 - 6 times - cast into a circle ...

guitar 1

B |----------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------6--------5-------|
E |-----------------------------------4--------3-------|
B |-1-3-3--1-2-2--1-3-3--1-2-2--1-3-3----1-2-2---------|

guitar 2

B |----------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------14~~-----13~~----|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------|

Riff 8a - 1 time

guitar 1

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

guitar 2

B |-------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------8-10-10--8-9-9--8-10-10--8-9-9--|
B |-1-3-3--1-2-2--1-3-3--1-2-2----------------------------------|

back to Riff 4 - 2 times

then Riff 5 - 1 time

then Riff 5a - 3 times

then Fill 1

then Riff 6 - 2 times

then Riff 6a - 2 times

then Riff 7 - 2 times

then Riff 6b - 2 times

back to Riff 7 - 2 times

ending with Riff 8a - 1 time

end.

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