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Silent

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

silent

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 - (24.06.04)

Tune down to B (2.5 steps)

~ bend the note normal

~~~~~ bend the note rapidly

. p.m.

Intro

Riff 1 - 2 times - after all wars ...

guitar 1 + 2

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

.

Riff 1a - 1 time - the world is but hell ...

guitar 1 + 2

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

.

back to Riff 1 - 1 time - submit to the fall ...

guitar 1 + 2

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

.

Riff 2 - 2 times

guitar 1 + 2

B |---------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------|
A |--3~~----------------------------------6~~~--|
E |-------1---4~~~--3h4p3-3~~~--3----6~~--------|
B |---------------------------------------------|

end Riff 2

B |---------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------|
A |--3~~-----------------------------8----------|
E |-------1---4~~~--3h4p3-3~~~--3----6----6-----|
B |---------------------------------------4-----|

Riff 3 - 2 times - live in peace for years ...

guitar 1

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

guitar 2

B |---9----------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|
D |--------8----8--9----9--12------|
A |--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------|

Riff 4 - 2 times

guitar 1

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

guitar 2

B |--------------------------------|
F#|---9----------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|
A |--------8----8--9----9--12------|
E |--------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------|

back to Riff 1 - 2 times - light shines before ...

than Riff 1a - 1 time

again Riff 1 - 1 time

it follows Riff 2 - 2 times

guitarsolo starts ...

play Riff 3 - 2 times and Riff 4 - 2 times

alternately until the end and fade out.

end.

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