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Prelude to Agony

Type O Negative
TabTuningB Tuning
★4.6(3)

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

Verse 2

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------5-5---------------------------------|
E |-7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0--7-------------------------------------| --
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Figure (x3)

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| --
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------5-0-0---------------------------------|
E |-7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0----------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------5-5---------------------------------|
E |-7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0--7-------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------7~------------------------------------------------|
E |-7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0--5~--7~--------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------5~--------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-9-9-9-9---------12-12-12-12-11-11-10-10-9-9-9-9---------------7-----------|
E |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10--9--9--8--8-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5-6-7-5-----------|
B |---------7-7-7-7---------------------------------7-7-7-7-3-4-5-------------|

* * * * * * ** ** ** ** ** ** ** * * * * * *

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-9-9-9-9---------12-12-12-12-11-11-10-10--9-8-7-6--------------------------|
E |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10--9--9--8--8--7-6-5-4-5-4-5-9-8-7--------------|
B |---------7-7-7-7----------------------------------3-2-3-7-6-5--------------|

* * * * * * ** ** ** ** ** ** **

Chorus

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-7~-7-7-7--9~-9-9-9--------------------------------------------------------|
E |-5~-5-5-5--7~-7-7-7--9~-9-9-9--7~-7-7-7------------------------------------| (x3)
B |---------------------7~-7-7-7--5~-5-5-5------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-7~-7-7-7--9~-9-9-9--------------------------------------------------------|
E |-5~-5-5-5--7~-7-7-7--9~-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7~-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
B |---------------------7~-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5~-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|

Verse 2

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------5-5---------------------------------|
E |-7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0--7-------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------5-0-0---------------------------------|
E |-7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0----------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------5-5---------------------------------|
E |-7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0--7-------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------7~------------------------------------------------|
E |-7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0--5~--7~--------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------5~--------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-9-9-9-9---------12-12-12-12-11-11-10-10-9-9-9-9---------------7-----------|
E |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10--9--9--8--8-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5-6-7-5-----------|
B |---------7-7-7-7---------------------------------7-7-7-7-3-4-5-------------|

* * * * * * ** ** ** ** ** ** ** * * * * * *

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-9-9-9-9---------12-12-12-12-11-11-10-10--9-8-7-6--------------------------|
E |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10--9--9--8--8--7-6-5-4-5-4-5-9-8-7--------------|
B |---------7-7-7-7----------------------------------3-2-3-7-6-5--------------|

* * * * * * ** ** ** ** ** ** **

Chorus

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-7~-7-7-7--9~-9-9-9--------------------------------------------------------|
E |-5~-5-5-5--7~-7-7-7--9~-9-9-9--7~-7-7-7------------------------------------| (x3)
B |---------------------7~-7-7-7--5~-5-5-5------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-7~-7-7-7--9~-9-9-9--------------------------------------------------------|
E |-5~-5-5-5--7~-7-7-7--9~-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7~-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
B |---------------------7~-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5~-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|

[Verse] Feedback.

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-11~------7-11-12~---9-6-5~---11~--11~-----7-11-12~---9--6--5~-------------|
E |--9~------5--9-10~---7-4-3~----9~---9~-----5--9-10~---7--4--3~---SLIDE-----| (x2)
B |------------------------------------9~-------------------------------------|

[Chorus 2] It's better to show timings with lyrics now.

L O V E I S L I F E

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------10~----------------------------------------------|
A |--4~--4/7--7~-6~-6~--4~---10~----------------------------------------------|
E |--2~--2/5--5~-4~-4~--2~----8~----------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------8 ----------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------12~----------------------------------------------|
A |--4~--4/7--7~-6~-6~--4~---12~----------------------------------------------|
E |--2~--2/5--5~-4~-4~--2~---10~----------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------10 ----------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------10~----------------------------------------------|
A |--4~--4/7--7~-6~-6~--4~---10~----------------------------------------------|
E |--2~--2/5--5~-4~-4~--2~----8~----------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------8 ----------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------12~----------------------------------------------|
A |--4~--4/7--7~-6~-6~--4~---12~----------------------------------------------|
E |--2~--2/5--5~-4~-4~--2~---10~----------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------10 ----------------------------------------------|

Verse 4

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------5------------------------------------------------------|
E |--0-3-5-0-3-5-0-3-5---5-3--------------------------------------------------| (x2)
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus 2

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------5------------------------------------------------------|
E |--0-3-5-0-3-5-0-3-5---5-3--------------------------------------------------| (x2)
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 2

B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------7~-7-7-7-|
A |---------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7~-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5~-5-5-5-5~-5-5-5-|
E |-7~-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-5~-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3~-3-3-3----------| (x2)
B |-5~-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8------------------------------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * ** ** ** ** ** ** ** * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Pre-Chorus 2

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------5------------------------------------------------------|
E |--0-3-5-0-3-5-0-3-5---5-3--------------------------------------------------| (x4)
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 2

B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------7~-7-7-7-|
A |---------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7~-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5~-5-5-5-5~-5-5-5-|
E |-7~-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-5~-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3~-3-3-3----------| (x2)
B |-5~-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8------------------------------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * ** ** ** ** ** ** ** * * * * * * * * * * * * *

[Bridge Part I] Bass only

Bridge Part II

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-4~--4-4-4-2~--5~--3~---4~--4-4-4-2~--5~-4~-3~-----------------------------|
E |-2~--2-2-2-0~--3~--1~---2~--2-2-2-0~--3~-2~-1 -----------------------------| (x2)
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus 2

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------5------------------------------------------------------|
E |--0-3-5-0-3-5-0-3-5---5-3--------------------------------------------------| (x4)
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 2

B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------7~-7-7-7-|
A |---------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7~-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5~-5-5-5-5~-5-5-5-|
E |-7~-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-5~-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3~-3-3-3----------| (x2)
B |-5~-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8------------------------------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * ** ** ** ** ** ** ** * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Pre-Chorus 2

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------5------------------------------------------------------|
E |--0-3-5-0-3-5-0-3-5---5-3--------------------------------------------------| (x4)
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge Part I] Bass Only

Pain Part/Bridge Part II

B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-4~--4-4-4-2~--5~--3~---4~--4-4-4-2~--5~-4~-3~-----------------------------|
E |-2~--2-2-2-0~--3~--1~---2~--2-2-2-0~--3~-2~-1 -----------------------------| (x8)
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo

B |----------------------------------------------SCALE VARIATIONS-------------|
F#|-12~~--12-----13-12-10-12-13-15-13-12----------------------------------|
D |-------14b16---------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x4)
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------SCALE VARIATIONS----------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-8h9-8---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------10-9~--9p7----------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------9p7------------------------------------------------------| (x4)
B |----------------------8-6~-------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x4)
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x4)
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Screams Part] [Cut Bridge Part II in four parts]

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| x Dead note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| > Accented note

| b Bend

| / Slide up

| ~ Hold Note

| * Palm mute

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