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Flowers and Rust - Von Hertzen Brothers
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Tabbed by: Pimmyjage
E-mail: jamsalm@utu.fi
Date: 25/03/2014
This is a tablature for a great song called Flowers and Rust by finnish progressive rockband Von Hertzen Brothers.
I made this tab because I couldn't find any existing tablatures of this song anywhere from the internet.
I did put kinda lot of effort in it, so please RATE IT and LEAVE YOUR FEEDBACK at the comment section! :)
Enjoy!
Tuning: Standard
h - hammer on
p - pull off
/ - slide
b - bend
x - muted string
Main riff (Gtr. 1)
e|-------------|--6-6-6-6--5h6p5p3-5-5-5b6r5--3-------|
B|-5b6r5-----3-|---------------------------------6--5-|
G|-------3--5--|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------------|--------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--5h6p5-------5h6p5--------5-3h5p3------------------|
G|---------3--3--------3--3----------5--3--2p0--------|
D|---------------------------------------------3h5----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|---6--6--6--6---5h6p5p3--5--5--5b6-r5---3-----------|
B|-----------------------------------------------6--5-|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--5h6p5-------5h6p5--------5-3h5p3------------------|
G|---------3--3--------3--3----------5----3---2p0-----|
D|------------------------------------------------3h5-|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Main Riff (Gtr. 2)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------5-5-5--(3)--(3)---5-5-5--------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--5-5-5--(3)--(3)---5-5-5--5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--(1)--(1)---3-3-3--5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1---------------------------3-3-3-|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------5-5-5--(3)--(3)---5-5-5--7-7-7-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--5-5-5--(3)--(3)---5-5-5--7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--(1)--(1)---3-3-3--5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1---------------------------------|
Verse
Gm Dm
She's been a loner ever since she gave in
D# Cm Gm D
To the lingering ghost of her past
Gm Dm
And she was doing everything she could to stay still
D# Cm Gm F
But the grip of its hold was to last
Second riff (Gtr. 1)
A# G# Cm
She became, a wanderer, a foreigner, a living lost
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------6----------------6------------------------------|
G|-------7---8-7h8p7------7---8-7h8p7--------10-8-7h8p7----|
D|-----8-------------8--6-------------8----10-----------8--|
A|--------------------------------------/10----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
D# A#
cause In the shade
e|--5-------6-------5-------6----------|
B|-----4-3-----4-3-----4-3-----4-3-----|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Cm
and dark corridors
e|-------------------------------------|
B|------6------------------------------|
G|----7---8-7h8p7--------10-8-7h8p7----|
D|--8-------------8----10-----------8--|
A|------------------/10----------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus (Gtr. 1)
Stories would tell that she was, yea
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10---7b8r7~\----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6---8--8--8--8--8--8--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus (Gtr. 2)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
Chorus (Gtr. 1)
Born with a curse, turning diamonds to dust
e|--6--6--6---5--3--5---5--5--5--3--1--0---------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Diamonds to dust
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-5h6p5-------5h6p5--------5-3h5p3--------------|
G|-------3--3--------3--3-----------5--3--2p0----|
D|--------------------------------------------3h-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
An innocent world to withered flowers and rust
e|--6--6--6--6--6--6--5--3---5b6r5---3--1--0-----|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Flowers and rust
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|5h6p5-------5h6p5-------5-3h5p3----------------|
G|-----3--3--------3--3----------5--3~(let ring)-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Chorus (Gtr. 2)
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------5-5-5--(3)----(3)---5-5-5--------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--5-5-5--(3)----(3)---5-5-5--5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--(1)----(1)---3-3-3--5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-----------------------------3-3-3-|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------5-5-5--(3)----(3)---5-5-5--3-3-3-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--5-5-5--(3)----(3)---5-5-5--3-3-3-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--(1)----(1)---3-3-3--1-1-1-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-----------------------------------|
Second verse (Gtr. 2)
I don't remember the day when she fell.
e|-------------------6----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------6-----------10--11--10---------|
G|------------7--------------7-------10-----------5---5-|
D|----------------8-------------8----10-----------5-----|
A|---------8--------------------------8-----------3-----|
E|-----6------------------------------------------------|
My only memory as far as I can tell
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------6------------------6--4---------3-----|
G|----------8--------8--------------------------2-------|
D|-------8-----8--------8---------5-----------0---------|
A|3-5-6--------------------6---3------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Is the trembling of my hands when they held withered
e|--------------3---------------------------------------|
B|--------3-------------------------------6-------------|
G|--------------------3-------------7-----------7-------|
D|-----------5-----5-----5-------7-----7-----7-----7----|
A|-----5----------------------5-------------------------|
E|--3---------------------------------------------------|
flowers with her farewell. I became
e|---------------------------3---3---3----1-------------|
B|---------------------6-----3---3---3----1---------1---|
G|--------5---------5--------3---3---3----2-----3-------|
D|-----5-----5---------------5---5---5----3-------------|
A|--3-----------3------------5---5---5----3-------------|
E|---------------------------3---3---3----1-------------|
Third riff (Gtr. 1)
A# G#
a charlatan, a bohemian
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7-10p7--8p7--7h8p7----7-10------7-10p7--8p7--7h8p7----8-10----------------|
D|----8----------------------8-------6-----------------------6---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Cm D#
A clown without shame. Wide awake
e|------------------------------------------------5--------6--------5--------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------4--3-----4--3-----4--6--4--3--|
G|---------10-------------------------------10-------------------------------------|
D|------10----10--13--10--12h13p12--10--12-----------------------------------------|
A|--/10----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
/\
{{ Gtr. 3 plays bend from e-string's 5th fret to 6th fret at that place }}
A# Cm
and in delirium. I can
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7--10p7-8p7--7h8p7-----7-10---------10---------------------------12-------|
D|----8----------------------8------------10----10--13--10--12h13p12--10------10---|
A|------------------------------------/10------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D D# F F
hear myself calling her name, yea
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--(Not 100% sure of this picking part)-----------------------------7b8r7---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus (Gtr. 1)
Born with a curse turning diamonds to dust.
e|--6--6--6---5--3--5---5--5--5--3--1--0------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Diamonds to dust.
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---5h6p5-------5h6p5--------5-3h5p3---------------|
G|---------3--3--------3--3-----------5--3--2p0-----|
D|----------------------------------------------3h5-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
An innocent world to withered flowers and rust,
e|--6--6--6--6--6--6--5--3---5b6r5---3--1--0--------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
clearly I was.
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-5h6p5-------5h6p5--------5-3h5p3-----------------|
G|-------3--3--------3--3-----------5--3~(let ring)-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Born with a curse turning diamonds to dust.
e|--6--6--6---5--3--5---5--5--5--3--1--0------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Diamonds to dust
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---5h6p5-------5h6p5--------5-3h5p3---------------|
G|---------3--3--------3--3------------5--3--5/7-7--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
An innocent world to withered flowers and rust,
e|--6--6--6--6--6--6--5--3---5b6r5---3--1--0--------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
flowers and rust.
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-5h6p5-------5h6p5--------1-----1-----3-----3-----|
G|-------3--3--------3--3---3b5---3b5---5b7---5b7---|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------|
B|---3-----------------|
G|---5b7(let ring)-----|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Chorus (Gtr. 2)
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------5-5-5--(3)----(3)---5-5-5--------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--5-5-5--(3)----(3)---5-5-5--5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--(1)----(1)---3-3-3--5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-----------------------------3-3-3-|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------5-5-5--(3)----(3)---5-5-5--------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--5-5-5--(3)----(3)---5-5-5--5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--(1)----(1)---3-3-3--5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-----------------------------3-3-3-| REPEAT x2
[[ Rest for 7 and a half 6/4 bars ]] then
Instrumental part (Gtr. 1)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--PICK SLIDE!------------------------------------------|
G|--!!---------------------------------------------------|
D|--12\--------------------------------------------------|
A|--12\------------------------3-5--5--5-7-8--7h8p7p5----|
E|--12\------3--3--3-5-6--6--6---------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-----------------------------------------------|
A|--7h8-----8--7--5-7--------7h8p7------3h5p3------------|
E|--------------------6-8--8-------6--6-------3--5-------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3-5--5--5-7-8--7h8p7p5--------|
E|------3--3--3-5-6--6--6--------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|------8------------------------------------------------|
A|-7h8----8--7--5-7----------7h8p7-------9h10p9------7---|
E|-------------------6-8--8--------8--8----------10------|
Last chorus (Gtr. 1)
Born with a curse Turning diamonds to dust.
e|-----5----------------3----------------5----------------------|
B|-----5----------------3----------------7----------------------|
G|-----5----------------4----------------7----------------------|
D|-----7----------------5----------------7----------------------|
A|-----7----------------5----------------5----------------------|
E|-----5----------------3---------------------------------------|
Diamonds to dust
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7h8p7--------7h8p7------------7--5h7p5----------------------|
G|---------5--5--------5--5----------------7--5--4--------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------7--5--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------7-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
An innocent world to withered flowers and rust,
e|---8--8--8--8--8---8--7--5----7b8r7---5-----------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------8--7---------------|
G|------------------------------------------------5-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------8--10--10b12r10p8----|
B|-7h8p7------7h8p7-------7--5h7p5--------------------------10--|
G|-------5--5-------5--5------------7--5/7----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Born with a curse Turning diamonds to dust.
e|----------------------7-7-7-5---------------------15-15b17r15-|
B|-----10----8h10--10-----------7-6--------13-17b19-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------14b16-------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Diamonds to dust
e|-14h15p14---------14--12h14p12-----------12-12-------12-15----|
B|---------13--13----------------15--15b17-------15b17----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
An innocent world to withered flowers and rust,
e|--------20-----------------------19--19--19-17----------------|
B|--20b22----20b22--20b22--20b22-----------------20-19----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
flowers and rust.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-19h20p19----------19h20p19-----------19--17h19p17------------|
G|-----------17--17------------17---17----------------19---17---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Last chorus (Gtr. 2)
Born with...
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------7------(5)----(5)--7-7-7--------|
D|-7--------------5-------5------(5)----(5)--7-7-7--7-7-7-|
A|-7--------------5-------5------(3)----(3)--5-5-5--7-7-7-|
E|-5--------------3---------------------------------5-5-5-|
An innocent world..
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------7-7-7----(5)----(5)--7-7-7--------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5--5-5-5----(5)----(5)--7-7-7--7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5--5-5-5----(3)----(3)--5-5-5--7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3------------------------------5-5-5-|
Born with a..
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------7-7-7----(5)----(5)--7-7-7--------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5--5-5-5----(5)----(5)--7-7-7--7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5--5-5-5----(3)----(3)--5-5-5--7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3------------------------------5-5-5-|
An innocent.. ..flowers and rust.
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------7-7-7----(5)----(5)--7-7-7--------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5--5-5-5----(5)----(5)--7-7-7--7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5--5-5-5----(3)----(3)--5-5-5--7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3------------------------------5-5-5-|
END
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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