• Song:

    Sacred Shapes

  • Artist:

    Arcane Roots

Intro
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-*4---------------4--------4--------|  *Slide up second time
D|------------------------------------|x2
A|------------------------------------|
E|----2--3--0-0--0---2-3--0----3-2----|

E|---------------------------7-0-----|
B|----5----------------------8-8-8---|
G|----5----------------------9-9-8---|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|--x-3--2--0-1-2--------------------|
E|----------------0-2-3--0-----------|

E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-*4--------------4--------4---------|  *Pinched harmonic second time
D|------------------------------------|x2
A|------------------------------------|
E|----2--3--0-0--0---2-3--0----3-2----|

E|----------------------7------------|
B|----------------------8--8---------|
G|-5----2--3--4---------9--8~--------|
D|-5----2--3--4----------------------|
A|-3--2-0--1--2--4-5-----------------|
E|---------------2-3-0---------------|

Verse
E|----------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------8-8-8-8--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6----------|
E|--0--0-2-2-3--0---0-2-2-3--0--0-2-2-3~-0---------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------7---6---|
E|--0--0-2-2-3--0---0-2-2-3~-0--0-2-2-3--0----------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8-8-8-8-8--10--10--11-7---10--10--11-7---7-7-7--7--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
G|---9-9-9-9-9--11--11--12-8---11--11--12-8---8-8-8--8--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7--9---9---10-6---9---9---10-6---6-6-6--6--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------7---6---|
E|-3-2-0---0-2-2-3--0---0-2-2-3~-0--0-2-2-3--0-----------|

Pre-Chorus
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-4--------------4--------4---------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|---2--3--0-0--0---2-3--0----3-2----|

E|-------------------------------|
B|--5----------3------7----------|
G|--5----------4------8----------|
D|--7----------5------9----------|
A|--7----------5------9----------|
E|--5----------3------7----------|

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-4--------------4--------4---------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|---2--3--0-0--0---2-3--0----3-2-0--|

(Listen for strumming Pattern)
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---9-------12----11-----9-----8-----------|
D|---x-------x-----x------x-----x-----------|
A|---7-------10----9------7-----7-----------|
E|---8-------12----10-----8-----7--/--11----|

Second Verse
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7------------------------------------------7-7-7--6-6-6-|
E|----0--0-2-2-3--0---0-2-2-3~-0--0-2-2-3--0----------------|

*Harmonics
E|---5-------(7)--------12--------------7----|
B|---5--------7---------12--------------7----|
G|--(5)-------7--------(12)-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8-8-8-8-8--10--10--11-7---10--10--11-7---7-7-7--7--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
G|---9-9-9-9-9--11--11--12-8---11--11--12-8---8-8-8--8--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7--9---9---10-6---9---9---10-6---6-6-6--6--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------7---6---|
E|-3-2-0---0-2-2-3--0---0-2-2-3~-0--0-2-2-3--0-----------|

Pre-Chorus
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-4--------------4--------4---------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|---2--3--0-0--0---2-3--0----3-2----|

(Driving)
E|-------------------------------|
B|--5----------3------7----------|
G|--5----------4------8----------|
D|--7----------5------9----------|
A|--7----------5------9----------|
E|--5----------3------7----------|

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-4--------------4--------4---------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|---2--3--0-0--0---2-3--0----3-2-0--|

(Driving)
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---9-------12----11-----9-----8-----------|
D|---x-------x-----x------x-----x-----------|
A|---7-------10----9------7-----7-----------|
E|---8-------12----10-----8-----7--/--11----|

Chorus (Driving)
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-12--------16--------9--------------|
D|-x---------x---------x------10-9----|
A|-10--------14--------7-----------10-|
E|-12--------15--------8--------------|

E|--------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------8-------------|
G|-12--------16--------9----------9----(0)-8~-|
D|-x---------x---------x------------10-----9~-|
A|-10--------14--------7----------------------|
E|-12--------15--------8----------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5---------------------4--5-4------------3------3--3--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------2--2--|
E|--3-0-0---0-2-3----3-0-3--0-0---0-2-3---------0-0--0-2-3----0---1--1--|

+Natural Harmonic *Pinched Harmonic
E|--+5-------------|
B|---+5------------|
G|----+5----*8-----|
D|----(+5)---------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Listen for accurate timings on this section
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------*2b3~----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--------3--------3----3--------------------3--2-3--0-1-------|
E|----2--1-----2-1-0----2----2-1------3-2-1-0--x------------2-3-0-|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------*pb3r2~-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--------3--------3----3-----------------------3--2-3--0-1-------|
E|----2--1-----2-1-0----2----2-1---------3-2-1-0--x------------2-3-0-|

Pre-Chorus
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-4--------------4--------4---------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|---2--3--0-0--0---2-3--0----3-2----|

(Driving)
E|-------------------------------|
B|--5----------3------7----------|
G|--5----------4------8----------|
D|--7----------5------9----------|
A|--7----------5------9----------|
E|--5----------3------7----------|

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-4--------------4--------4---------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|---2--3--0-0--0---2-3--0----3-2-0--|

(Driving)
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---9-------12----11-----9-----8-----------|
D|---x-------x-----x------x-----x-----------|
A|---7-------10----9------7-----7-----------|
E|---8-------12----10-----8-----7--/--11----|

Chorus (Driving)
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-12--------16--------9--------------|
D|-x---------x---------x------10-9----|
A|-10--------14--------7-----------10-|
E|-12--------15--------8--------------|

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-12--------16--------9--------|
D|-x---------x---------x--------|
A|-10--------14--------7--------|
E|-12--------15--------8--------|

E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-12------11----14-----12------10----10----|
D|-x-------x-----x------x-------x-----x-----| (After a few pick scrapes)
A|-10------9-----12-----10------9-----9-----|
E|-12------11----14-----12------11----11----|

Outro
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9---------------------4--7--5----------------------------------|
D|--9------------------------------------------------------13--14--|
A|--7------------------------------------------------------13--14--|
E|-----0-2-3-2-0-0--5-3-0-3--7--5---5-7-8-7-5-6--6--3--6---11--12--|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------4--7--5----------------------------------|
D|--------------5-5------------------------------------13--14--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------13--14--|x3
E|-0-2-3-2-0-0--5-3-0-3--7--5---5-7-8-7-5-6--6--3--6---11--12--|

E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------4--7--5---5--5--5--5-4-4-4--------|
D|--------------5-5-------------------------------------|
A|-5~--7~--5~-------------------------------------------|
E|-3~--5~--3~---5-3-0-3--7--5---5--5--5--5-3-3-3--6--3--|

E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------4--7--5-----|
D|------------------5-5---------------|
A|-2~--5~--7~--5~---------------------|
E|-0~--3~--5~--3~---5-3-0-3--7--5-----|

And thats the song, its not 100% buts its close enough(hopefully)

I've done a version of this tab if you are interested:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN5VvJTrgzE&feature=youtu.be

                                                                
                        
                        
                        
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