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Painless

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

the painless

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 - (02.07.04)

Tune down to B (2.5 steps)

~ bend the note normal

~~~~~ bend the note rapidly

Intro

Riff 1 - 2 times

guitar 1

B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------8-------------|
E |--8-----------------6------------------4-------------------6-------------|
B |--6-----------------4------------------2---------------------------------|

guitar 2

B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------6---6---4---------6-------4---------------------------------4-/-6--|
E |--6-----------------6-------6----------4-----------4-------6-------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------6-------6-----------------|

Riff 2 - 2 times

guitar 1 + 2

B |------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|
D |------------------------------|
A |--------------------8--11-----|
E |--8-----6-----4-----6--9------|
B |--6-----4-----2---------------|

Riff 3 - 1 time

guitar 1

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------6-------8--------10-------------------6--------8--------10-------|
E |--8-------4-------6--------8------------8-------4--------6--------8--------|
B |--6-------------------------------------6----------------------------------|

guitar 2

B |---------------------------------------------------16------16--------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------18-----------18----18--16-15-18-|
D |--15-18---15-17---15-17-15--------------15------15-------------------------|
A |---------------------------17-16-15----------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2 - 2 times - locked inside this peaceful tomb ...

guitar 1 + 2

B |------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|
D |------------------------------|
A |--------------------8--11-----|
E |--8-----6-----4-----6--9------|
B |--6-----4-----2---------------|

Riff 3 - 1 time

guitar 1

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------6-------8--------10-------------------6--------8--------10-------|
E |--8-------4-------6--------8------------8-------4--------6--------8--------|
B |--6-------------------------------------6----------------------------------|

guitar 2

B |---------------------------------------------------16------16--------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------18-----------18----18--16-15-18-|
D |--15-18---15-17---15-17-15--------------15------15-------------------------|
A |---------------------------17-16-15----------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 4 - 2 times - the painless ...

guitar 1

B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------11---------8------------------------------------------------|
A |--8------------------------------10-------11-------13-------10-------8---|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

guitar 2

B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--8h10p8~~~--------8h10p8~~~--------8h10p8~~~-----------8h10p8--8h10p8---|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 5 - 2 times

guitar 1

B |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------6-----------10-------------------------------------|
E |--8----------------4-----------8--------------------------------------|
B |--6-------------------------------------------------------------------|

guitar 2

B |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------10---13-10-----------------------------------------------|
A |--8--10--11-------------11----------------10---13-11-10-11--10-8-7-8--|
E |-------------------------------8--10--11------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------|

back to Riff 2 - 2 times - diversions cast upon our souls ...

than Riff 3 - 1 time

guitarsolo starts ...

guitar 1 plays

2x 2x 2x

B |----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
F#|----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
D |----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
A |-----------------8----|-----------------8--11----|-------6----8----10---|
E |--8----6----4----6----|--8----6----4----6--9-----|--8----4----6----8----|
B |--6----4----2---------|--6----4----2-------------|--6-------------------|

after guitarsolo ...

Riff 6 - 1 time

guitar 1 + 2

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

Riff 7 - 1 time - stray from this tranquil place ... ( female vocals)

guitar 1

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

guitar 2

B |---------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------8----8--10---------------------------|
A |--8~--8~---8--------------10~--10~---10-11-8-------|
E |---------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------|

back to Riff 6 - 2 times - submit now to this curse ...

than again Riff 7 - 2 times - reach the sky not falling down ... ( female vocals)

back to Riff 4 - 2 times

than Riff 5 - 2 times

than Riff 2 - 2 times

than Riff 3 - 1 time

ending

B |----------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------|
A |-------------11-------------------------|
E |---8----6----9-----/------\---8---------|
B |---6----4----------/------\---6---------|

end.

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