The Gathering " On most surfaces (inuοt) " album: Nighttime birds year: 1997 translated by Michiel Hautus, The Netherlands, March 02 (more tabs: http://ourworld-top.cs.com/HAUTUS/index.htm) explanation signs: 8b9 = bend 8th fret to 9th b9 = strike bended tone 7b8r7 = bend 7th fret to 8th and release to old position 7b = bend the string a little bit ~ = vibration = slide down / = slide up x = percussionstrike >7 = give accent R = rest tune down low E to D INTRO guitar 1 E -------------------------| B -3-----3-----3-----3-----| G -5-----5-----5-----5-----| D -5-----5-----5-----5-----| A -3-----3-----3-----3-----| D -------------------------| guitar 2 E -----------------------|-----------------------| B -8-888-8-8-8-8-8-8-888-|-6-666-6-6-6-6-6-6-----| G -----------------------|-----------------------| D -5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-555-|-3-333-3-3-3-3-3-3-333-| A -----------------------|-----------------------| D -----------------------|-----------------------| E -----------------------|-----------------------| B -----------------------|-----------------------| G -5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-555-| D -------------------333-|-----------------------| A -3-333-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-3-333-3-3-3-3-3-3-333-| D -----------------------|-----------------------| RIFF A guitar 1 (starts during break) E ---------------------------|---------------------------| B -15~-----------------------|---------------------------| G ---------------------------|-14~-----------------------| D ---------------------------|---------------------------| A ---------------------------|---------------------------| D ---------------------------|---------------------------| E ---------------------------|---------------------------| B ---------------------------|---------------------------| G -15~------------------10~--|-12~-----------------------| D ---------------------------|---------------------------| A ---------------------------|---------------------------| D ---------------------------|---------------------------| guitar 2 (comes in) note: mute D5 chords slightly E ---------------------------| B ---------------------------| G ---------------------------| D ----------------------4/5b-| A -0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-2/3b-| D -0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------| SOLO (by guitar 1, belonging to riff A) note: release b15r14~ part slowly E --------13-----------------|--------------13--------------------------------| B -13b15---|---b15-b15r14~---|-13b15r14b15---|---b15r14~--13b15-13b15r13------| G -----|---|----|------------|-----------|---|---------------------------14~--| D -----|---|----|------------|-----------|---|--------------------------------| A -----|---|----|------------|-----------|---|--------------------------------| D -----|---|----|------------|-----------|---|--------------------------------| let ring let ring RIFF A2 (both guitars) note: mute chords on low D-string slightly E ---------------------------|---------------------------| B ---------------------------|---------------------------| G ---------------------------|---------------------------| D ----------------------4/5b-|----------------------4/5b-| A -0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-2/3b-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-2/3b-| D -0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------| E ---------------------------|---------------------------| B ---------------------------|---------------------------| G ---------------------------|---------------------------| D ----------------------4/5b-|----------------------4/5b-| A -0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-2/3b-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-2/3b-| D -0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------| E ---------------------------|---------------------------| B ---------------------------|---------------------------| G ---------------------------|---------------------------| D ----------------------8-8--|----------------------5-5--| A -8--8-8-8--8-8-8-8----8-8--|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5----5-5--| D -8--8-8-8--8-8-8-8---------|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5---------| BREAK 1 only 1 guitar note 1: mute D5 chord slightly AFTER striking note 2: pick Dm7 chord with fingers and do not play last time E --------------------------------| B --------------------------->6-R-| G --------------------------->5-R-| D --------------------------->0-R-| A -0-------------------------R----| D -0-------------------------R----| keyboard, arranged for guitar E ---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------| D -8-7-5-------5-7-8-7-5-------5-7-| A -------5-3-5-----------5-3-5-----| D ---------------------------------| CONTINUATION BREAK 1 both guitars (first time only bass) note: last three chords and last bar is added later on in the song (after riff B) E --------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| B --------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| G --------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| D -7---7----------------7--|-5---5----------------5--|-3---3--------------------| A -7---7----------------7--|-5---5----------------5--|-3---3--------------------| D -7---7----------------7--|-5---5----------------5--|-3---3--------------------| keyboard, arranged for guitar E --------------------------------|--------------------------------| B --------------------------------|--------------------------------| G -5-----5-----5-----5-----5------|--------------------------------| D ---7-----7-----7-----7-----7----|-8-7---8-7---8-7---8-7---8-7----| A -----5-----5-----5-----5-----5--|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5--| D --------------------------------|--------------------------------| BREAK 2 (both guitars) E ---------------------------|---------------------------| B ---------------------------|---------------------------| G ---------------------------|---------------------------| D -12~-----------------------|---------------------------| A ---------------------------|-12~-----------------------| D ---------------------------|---------------------------| E ---------------------------|---------------------------| B ---------------------------|---------------------------| G ---------------------------|---------------------------| D ---------------------------|---------------------------| A -13~-------------------8~--|-10~-----------------------| D ---------------------------|---------------------------| CONTINUATION BREAK 2 (both guitars) note: play the fourth time bar 1 instead of bar 2 E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-------------------------| D -------------------------|-6~----------3~----------| A -3~----------3~----------|-------------------------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| RIFF B guitar 1 E -------------------------------| B -------------------------------| G -5-------5-------5-------5-----| D -x-------x-------x-------x-----| A -3-------3-------3-------3-----| D -------------------------------| guitar 2 note 1: bend notes on 5th fret of the G-string as follow: 1) 1/4., 2) 1/2., 3) 3/4. and back to 1/4. note 2: let bended notes ring with D tone on B-string until releasing E -------------------------------| B ------------3----3-----3-------| G ---5----5-R-5b-R-5b6-R-5b6br5b-| D -------------------------------| A -3----3------------------------| D -------------------------------| OUTRO (guitar 2 plays the same as on intro) guitar 1 E -------------------------| B -3-----3-----3-----3-----| G -0-----0-----0-----0-----| D -x-----x-----x-----x-----| A -3-----3-----3-----3-----| D -5-----5-----5-----5-----| END end with the Csus2/G chord of the outro