----------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE PRICE YOU PAY - Savatage ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Benjamin Gheysels Date: 2005-7-12 Album: Hall of the mountain king Tuning: standard tuning | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | . Mute note This is not completely accurate, but it's close. Play with distortion and chorus. I've added between brackets when a riff starts (e.g. Riff 2 starts after 23 seconds) Riff 1: play 4 times e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--2--2-2----------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2--2-2---3p2p0----------------2---------------------------------------| A|--0--0-0---------0 hold---0h2h3---3-------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| . . Solo riff 1 (15"): e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--2-2-2--2-2-2----------------2-2-2--2-2-2--------------------------------| D|--2-2-2--2-2-2----3-3--5------2-2-2--2-2-2----3-3--5----------------------| A|--0-0-0--0-0-0----3-3--5------0-0-0--0-0-0----3-3--5----------------------| E|-----------3------1-1--3---------------3------1-1--3----------------------| Riff 2 (23"): e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------2---------------------------------12--10--10--9--9--10--9---------| D|--------2-----------------5-----------------------------------------------| A|--------0-----------------5---------------10---8---8--7--7---8--7---------| E|--------------------------3-----------------------------------------------| I know you're all alone tonight e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------2----------------------------------9--11--11--12--12\-------------| D|--------2-----------------5-----------------------------------------------| A|--------0-----------------5----------------7---9---9--10--10\----0-2------| E|--------------------------3-----------------------------------------------| And I hear... beyond these lives Riff 3 (38") e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------2-2-2-2----------------------------| D|--------3----------5-------------------2-2-2-2----------2-----------------| A|--------3----------5-------------------0-0-0-0----0h2h3---3---------------| E|--------1----------3-----------------------3------------------------------| You've got dreams inside They cut... e|-----------------------------------------------------17~------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------9--11--12-------------------------| D|--------3------5-----------12--10--9--------------------------------------| A|--------3------5-----------10---8--7----7---9--10-------------------------| E|--------1------3----------------------------------------------------------| Cut so deep but you never show Chorus: Riff 1, play 2 times (52"): e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------5--5------2--2-2------------------------------------------------| D|----------3--5------2--2-2---3p2p0----------------2-----------------------| A|--------------------0--0-0---------0 hold---0h2h3---3---------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| . . That's the price you pay Riff 2 (1'01"): e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------2----------------------------------12--10--10--9--9--10--9--------| D|--------2------------------5----------------------------------------------| A|--------0------------------5---------------10---8---8--7--7---8--7--------| E|---------------------------3----------------------------------------------| Is your soul on the line my dear e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------2----------------------------------9--11--11--12--12\-------------| D|--------2-----------------5-----------------------------------------------| A|--------0-----------------5----------------7---9---9--10--10\----0-2------| E|--------------------------3-----------------------------------------------| As you take ... that never hears Riff 3 (1'17"): note that the last part is different e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------2-2-2-2----------------------------| D|--------3----------5-------------------2-2-2-2----------2-----------------| A|--------3----------5-------------------0-0-0-0----0h2h3---3---------------| E|--------1----------3-----------------------3------------------------------| Close your eyes for now and leave your rage e|------------------------------------------17~-----------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------3------5------------12--10--9-------------------------------------| A|--------3------5------------10---8--7-------------------------------------| E|--------1------3----------------------------------------------------------| Take my hand and walk the stage Chorus: Riff 1, play 4 times (1'30"): e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------5--5------2--2-2------------------------------------------------| D|----------3--5------2--2-2---3p2p0----------------2-----------------------| A|--------------------0--0-0---------0 hold---0h2h3---3---------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| . . That's the price you pay Riff 4 (1'47"): e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------7--------------7-9-10---------------------------------------------| A|--------5--------------5-7--8----------10-------------10-8-7--------------| E|----------------------------------------8--------------8-6-5-----1hold-0-1| There's no need to worry Cause you have tomorrows e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------7------7-9-10-----------------------9---9--11--14--12--12--10-----| A|--------5------5-7--8------------10---10-8--7---7---9--12--10--10---9-----| E|----------------------------------8----8-6--------------------------------| Another phase of life has begun Am I getting through to you Solo riff 2 (2'04"): play this riff 3 times, but on the third time you hold the chord with an * before you play the rest e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------| D|---5-5---2-2-2-2--4-4-4-----5-5-5--------7-7-7----------------------------| A|---3-3---0-0-0-3--2-2-2--5--3-3-3---2-3--5-5-5-----3p2p0h2hold-p0h3p2p0---| E|-----------------------------------------*--------------------------------| . . . . . . . . Riff 1, play 2 times (2'28"): e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------5--5------2--2-2------------------------------------------------| D|----------3--5------2--2-2---3p2p0----------------2-----------------------| A|--------------------0--0-0---------0 hold---0h2h3---3---------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| . . Riff 2 (2'36"): e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------2----------------------------------12--10--10--9--9--10--9--------| D|--------2------------------5----------------------------------------------| A|--------0------------------5---------------10---8---8--7--7---8--7--------| E|---------------------------3----------------------------------------------| Can your mind reach beyond tonight e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------2----------------------------------9--11--11--12--12\-------------| D|--------2-----------------5-----------------------------------------------| A|--------0-----------------5----------------7---9---9--10--10\----0-2------| E|--------------------------3-----------------------------------------------| I believe your... never die Riff 3 (2'50"): note that the last part is different e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------2-2-2-2----------------------------| D|--------3----------5-------------------2-2-2-2----------2-----------------| A|--------3----------5-------------------0-0-0-0----0h2h3---3---------------| E|--------1----------3-----------------------3------------------------------| So my child you ask what... e|------------------------------------------17~-----------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------3------5------------12--10--9-------------------------------------| A|--------3------5------------10---8--7-------------------------------------| E|--------1------3----------------------------------------------------------| Cut the chains and... Chorus: Riff 1, play 4 times (3'04"): e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------5--5------2--2-2------------------------------------------------| D|----------3--5------2--2-2---3p2p0----------------2-----------------------| A|--------------------0--0-0---------0 hold---0h2h3---3---------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| . . That's the price you pay Solo riff 2 (3'21"): play this riff 3 times,but on the third time you hold the chord with an * before you play the rest e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------| D|---5-5---2-2-2-2--4-4-4-----5-5-5--------7-7-7----------------------------| A|---3-3---0-0-0-3--2-2-2--5--3-3-3---2-3--5-5-5-----3p2p0h2hold-p0h3p2p0---| E|-----------------------------------------*--------------------------------| . . . . . . . . That's it! Enjoy!!! Structure of the song: Riff 1: 4x Solo riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 3 Riff 1: 2x (chorus) Riff 2 Riff 3 Riff 1: 4x (chorus) Riff 4 Solo riff 2: 3x Riff 1: 2x Riff 2 Riff 3 Riff 1: 4x (chorus) Solo riff 2: 3x