• Song:

    Invisible Ink

  • Artist:

    Marillion

  • Album:

    Sounds That Can't Be Ma...

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Marillion - Invisible Ink
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Tabbed by Mike C

Tab Explanation
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/       Slide
h       Hammer-on
p       Pull-off
T       Tap
B       Bend the note to the fret after the B
R       Release back to the originally bent note
A.H.    Artificial Harmonic
m       Palm Muted
//      Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible)

Gtr. 1 - Electric w/very slight distortion and delay
Gtr. 2 - Distorted electric
Gtr. 3 - Distorted electric w/chorus
Gtr. 4 - Overdriven electric
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Intro
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I left a note each day under your pillow 
That I wrote in invisible ink 
All you have to do is breathe on them 
And you might read them written there in pink 
You might find out what's inside me 
Maybe it's something that might amuse 
As you watch my words appearing 
The fear will go 
And everything will flow 

Bridge
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  Gtr. 1 (with fingers) Slight variation on repeat
e|-7--5-5-----10--------7-----7-|
B|-5--5-5------8--8--8--8--8--8-|
G|---------7------7--7-----7--9-|
D|-7--7-7--9---9--9--10-10-10---|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

I'm hoping you don't throw my little notes away 
I wouldn't blame you 
After all, there's nothing they appear to say 

Chorus
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   Gtr. 2                          |--------Second time only---------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------8-7----|
G|----------7/9-------------7/9-7~-|----------7/9-----------------7~-|
D|-7/9-12\9-----7~-7/9-12\9--------|-7/9-12\9-----7~-7/9-12\9--------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 | Gtr. 3
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 | Gtr. 4
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-7~------------7-7~--------------|-5~------------5-5~--------------|
D|-7~------------7-7~--------------|-5~------------5-5~--------------|
A|-5~------------5-5~--------------|-3~------------3-3~--------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
It's not a game, it's simply fear 
Stops them being clear 

Bridge (as before plus below)
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  Play each chord on beats 1, 4 7
  Gtr. 4
e|--------|
B|----(3)-| - last time only
G|-2-4-4--|
D|-2-4-5--|
A|-0-2-3--|
E|--------|
'Cause I'm hoping you don't throw my little notes away 
I wouldn't blame you 
After all, there's nothing they appear to say 

Chorus (as before)
======
It's not a game, it's simply fear 
Stops them being clear 

Interlude (No particular guitar parts)
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  Gtr. 5
e|-2~-3~-3~-3~-|
B|-3~-3~-5~-5~-|
G|-2~-4~-5~-4~-|
D|----5~-------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
It's not a game, it's simply fear 
That stops them being clear 
  Gtr. 5
e|-5~------------3~--------------------|
B|-7~------------5~------5~------------|
G|-7~------------5~------2~-----7~-----|
D|-----------------------2~-----9~-----|
A|------------------------------9~-----|
E|-------------------------------------|
 | Gtr. 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---9-9~/12b14~-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
 | Gtr. 3
e|-----------------15~------12~--------|
B|---------------------------------12~-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
I'm being optimistic here 
I'm being optimistic here 

  Gtr. 5
e|-10~--7~--7~-|
B|-10~--8~--7~-|
G|-11~--9~--7~-|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
Love or fear 
Which do you have for me 
Love and fear 
Which do you want for me 

Bridge (as original plus extra)
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   Gtr. 4 (turn up gain)
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-2~---4~----5~---------|
D|-2~---4~----5~---------|
A|-0~---2~----3~---------|
E|-----------------------|
 | Gtr. 2
e|-----------------------|
B|---------12----10------| First time only
G|------------12----12~~-|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
'Cause I'm hoping you don't throw my little notes away 
I wouldn't blame you 
After all, there's nothing they appear to say 

Chorus (as before)
======
It's not a game, it's simply fear 
Always stops them being clear 

Interlude (beat indicated above - hold all notes where possible)
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   1 4 7  1 4 7  1 4 7 2 4 7
e|-5------3------3-----------|
B|-5-5-5--3-3-3--5-5-6-5-5-5-|
G|-5-5-4--4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-| Gtr. 4
D|-7------5------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-0-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
'Cause I'm hoping 
Yes I'm hoping, I'm hoping 

Outro (as chorus)
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It's not a game 
It's not a game 
Looks like a game 
But it's not a game..
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