================================================================================ M Y D Y I N G B R I D E - B L A C K H E A R T R O M A N C E ================================================================================ THE DREADFUL HOURS (c) Peaceville Records (2001) http://www.mydyingbride.org/ Tune Down 1 & 1/2 Steps C# F# B E G# C# Tempo = 68 BPM Time Signature = 3/4 ----------------------------- Transcribed by PADDY MCMULLAN stinkypoohpants@yahoo.co.uk Version 2.0 5th January 2010 (Corrections Outlined at Bottom of Tab) ----------------------- Tablature Symbols Used: P.M... - Palm Mute p - Pull-Off h - Hammer-On \ - Slide Down to/Down From / - Slide Up To/Up From ( ) - Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note % - Whammy Bar (Articulation is indicated above tab, blank spaces indicate length of articulation) REST - Rest and sustain rest for duration of blank space |____[1,2,3] - Alternative Endings ================================================================================ Section 1.1: Guitar 1 with Heavy Distortion (Play 5 times; first time solo) ================================================================================ ||------------------|-----------------------|------------------| ||------------------|-----------------------|------------------| ||------------------|-----------------------|------------------| ||------------------|---------(7p5h7)--9- \-|------------------| ||--2----2 / 5------|--(5)------------------|--2----2 / 5------| ||------------------|-----------------------|------------------| |---------------------| | |---------------------| | |---------------------|*| |---------------------|*| |-(5)---------0--5- \-| | |-------0--3----------| | ================================================================================ Section 1.2: Guitar 2 with Heavy Distortion (Play 4 times) ================================================================================ Rest for 4 bars before joining in ||------------------|--------------------|------------------| ||------------------|--------------------|------------------| ||------------------|--------------------|------------------| ||--2----2--0---(0)-|--------------------|--2----2--0---(0)-| ||--2----2--2---(2)-|-----5-----2--5-----|--2----2--2---(2)-| ||--0----0--3----3--|--2-(2)-3--------2--|--0----0--3----3--| |--------------------| | |--------------------| | |--------------------|*| |--------------------|*| |-----5-----2--5-----| | |--2-(2)-3--------2--| | ================================================================================ Section 2.1: Guitar 3 with Clean Tone and Mild Delay (Play twice) ================================================================================ * Let ring wherever possible * ||--12-----------------------------------------|--------------------------| ||-------12---15---12--------------------------|--------------------------| ||---------------------12---14p12--------------|--(12\7/9)----(11\7/9)----| ||-------------------------------12h 14--14----|--------------------------| ||---------------------------------------------|--------------------------| ||---------------------------------------------|--------------------------| |--12-----------------------------------------|--------------------------| | |-------12---15---12--------------------------|--------------------------| | |---------------------12---14p12--------------|--(12\7/9)--11b12r11------|*| |-------------------------------12h 14--14----|--------------------------|*| |---------------------------------------------|--------------------------| | |---------------------------------------------|--------------------------| | ================================================================================ Section 2.2: Guitar 4 with clean Tone (Play twice) ================================================================================ * Let ring wherever possible * ||---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| ||--0-----0------------|---------------------|--0-----0------------| ||-----5---------------|---------------------|-----5---------------| ||---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| ||--------------7------|-----5---------3-----|--------------7------| ||-----------8-----8 \ | -7-----7 \ 5-----5--|-----------8-----8 \ | |------------------| | |------------------| | |------------------|*| |------------------|*| |-----5-----7------| | |--7-----7---------| | ================================================================================ Section 2.3: Guitar 5 with clean Tone (Play 4 times) ================================================================================ ||--10------12--10------------|--------10------8-----| | ||--8-------10--10-12-(10)-10-|--(10)--10------10----| | ||----------------------------|----------------------|*| ||----------------------------|----------------------|*| ||----------------------------|----------------------| | ||----------------------------|----------------------| | ================================================================================ Guitars 1 and 2 repeat Section 1 ================================================================================ ================================================================================ Guitars 3, 4 and 5 repeat Section 2 ================================================================================ ================================================================================ Guitars 1 and 2 repeat Section 1 twice (Guitar 2 plays the following variation): ================================================================================ Notice the slight variation during the last two notes ||------------------|--------------------| | ||------------------|--------------------| | ||------------------|--------------------|*| ||--2----2--0---(0)-|--------------------|*| x 4 ||--2----2--2---(2)-|-----5-----2--------| | ||--0----0--3----3--|--2-(2)-3-----3--2--| | Guitar 1 replaces the first bar with the following on the second repeat: ||-------------------|--------------------| ||-------------------|--------------------| ||-------------------|--------------------| ||-----------0---(0)-|--------------------| ||--2--2--2--2---(2)-|-----5-----2--5-----| ||--0--0--0--3----3--|--2-(2)-3--------2--| ....... ================================================================================ Section 3: Guitars 1 and 2 (Play 4 times) ================================================================================ |_____________________[1,2,4] ||------------------|-------------------------| | ||------------------|-------------------------| | ||--6--6--6--5------|-------------------------|*| ||--6--6--6--5------|-------------------------|*| ||--4--4--4--3------|-(0h2p0)---0h3-3p2-2--2--| | ||--4--4--4--3------|---------3-----1p0-0--0--| | .... |________________________[3] |--------------------------| |-----------------------R--| |-----------------------E--| |-----------------------S--| |--(0h2p0)---0h3-3p2-2--T--| |----------3-----1p0-0-----| ... ================================================================================ Guitars 1 & 2 rest while the bass plays the following 2 times: ================================================================================ ||--7------6------|--(6)----------|--9-------8------|--(8)----------| | ||--8------7------|--(7)----------|--10------9------|--(9)----------|*| ||----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| | ||----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|*| ||----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| | ================================================================================ Section 4: Guitars 1 and 2 (Play 4 times) ================================================================================ | |------------------------------|-------------------------------| | | |------------------------------|-------------------------------| | |4|------------------------------|-------------------------------|*| |/|------------------------------|-------------------------------|*| |4|------------------------5-----|---------------------5---------| | | |--6--6--6-7-5--5--5-6-7---7-6-|--7--7--7-5-5--5-6-7---7-5-5-5-| | ================================================================================ Section 5.1: Guitars 1 and 2 (Play 4 times) [Time sig = 8/4] ================================================================================ % [Gradually depress whammy bar 2 and 1/2 steps] ||-----------------------|------------------| | ||-----------------------|------------------| | ||--6--6--6--5- -|--(5)- -|*| ||--6--6--6--5- -|--(5)- -|*| ||--4--4--4--3- -|--(3)- -| | ||--4--4--4--3- -|--(3)- -| | End the riff with the following: | |-----------|| | |-----------|| |3|--6--6--6--|| |/|--6--6--6--|| |8|--4--4--4--|| | |--4--4--4--|| ================================================================================ Section 5.2: Guitar 6 with Heavy Distortion (Play twice) ================================================================================ ||--12----------------------------------| |------------------| ||------12------------------------------| |------------------| ||----------12--------------------------|7|------------------| ||--------------14----(13b14r13b14r13)--|/|--(13)------------| ||--------------------------------------|8|------------------| ||--------------------------------------| |------------------| | |--12-----------------------------------| |-----------------------| | | |------12-------------------------------| |-----------------------| | |4|----------12--------12-----------------|7|-----------------------|*| |/|--------------14-------14-(13b14r13b14 |/| 13b14r13b1413b14r13)--|*| |4|---------------------------------------|8|-----------------------| | | |---------------------------------------| |-----------------------| | ================================================================================ Guitars 1 and 2 repeat Section 4 ================================================================================ ================================================================================ Guitars 1, 2 and 6 play Section 5 four times, with the following tail: ================================================================================ | |-----------|| | |-----------|| |3|--3--3--3--|| |/|--3--3--3--|| |8|--1--1--1--|| | |--1--1--1--|| ================================================================================ Guitars 1 and 2 repeat Section 1 ================================================================================ ================================================================================ Guitars 3, 4 and 5 repeat Section 2 four times ================================================================================ ================================================================================ End ================================================================================ Tab summary: Section 1 x 4 Section 2 x 4 Section 1 x 4 Section 2 x 4 Section 1 x 4 Section 3 x 4 Section 4 x 4 Section 5 x 4 Section 4 X 4 Section 5 x 4 Section 1 x 4 Section 2 x 4 END ------------------------- Corrections (05/01/2010): ------------------------- * Completely retabbed from scratch. This is one of the first songs I ever tabbed in full, back in 2004/2005, and I thought it was time for a revamp. The tab has received a major make-over and numerous embarrassing errors have been eradicated.