Akira Yamaoka - Promise
From Silent Hill 2 OST

Standard tuning


Intro/main riff
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----1-------1-------1-------0---|
G|-------------------0---0---0---0-|
D|---2---2---3---3---------0-------|
A|-0-------0-------3---------------|
E|---------------------------------|

After the intro is played twice, the rest of the instruments kick in.
These chords are played over the main riff:

e|-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-|---------------|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-|-2/3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------|-------------|-----------|-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

and there's also a little lead bit, which has some nice effects on it:
Fill 1:
e|----------|-15-------|----------|----------|
B|-15-17----|----13----|-15-17----|----------|
G|----------|----------|----------|-17-12----|

================
Same chords as intro.

Plus lead part:
e|---------------|-------------|
B|-/8--8-86-5---|-3-3h5-31-1-|
G|---------------|-------------|

e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-/8--8-8/(10)-8----|-10-/13--12-()--8-|
G|-------------------|-------------------|

e|---------------|-------------|
B|-/8--8-86-5---|-3-3h5-31-1-|
G|---------------|-------------|

e|-------------------|----------------|
B|-/8--8-8/(10)-8----|-10-/13--12.....|
G|-------------------|----------------|

========
Now into the next bit. The lead continues from above

GUITAR ONE
e|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-13----12-10--12-13-15--13-12-|-13-12-10---12-13--12-13-/15---13-15-17-|
G|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-13----12-10--12-13-15--13-12-|-13-12-10---12-13--12-13-/15---13-15-17-10~---|
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

GUITAR TWO chords:
e|----------------|
B|-1---1---3---1--|
G|-2---2---2---2--|
D|-2---3---0---3--|
A|-0---0---0---0--|
E|----------------|repeat

========
repeat above again
then...
========

e|-0----0--0-0---------0---0-0-0---0--0--0-0-|
B|-0----0--0-0---------1---1-1-1---1--1--1-1-|
G|-0----0--0-0------0--0---0-0-0---0--0--0-0-|
D|-2----2--2-2---------2---2-2-2---2--2--2-2-|
A|-2----2--2-2----2----3---3-3-3---3--3--3-3-|
E|-0----0--0-0-------------------------------| X4

then..

==========================
GUITAR ONE
e|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
A|-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
E|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
|
|
GUITAR TWO
e|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---9-11-12~--------9-11|-12~---------9-11|-12~---------9-11|-12~--11-----9-11|
D|-9---------------9-----|-----------9-----|-----------9-----|-----------9-----|

GUITAR ONE
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
|
|
GUITAR TWO
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------10|
G|--12~--------9-11|-12~---------9-11|-12~---------9-11|-12~--11--11-12--|
D|-----------9-----|-----------9-----|-----------9-----|-----------------|

GUITAR ONE
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
|
|
GUITAR TWO
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-12~-----------10|-12~-----------10|-12~-----------10|-12~--10-------10|
G|---------11-12---|---------11-12---|---------11-12---|---------11-12---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

GUITAR ONE
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
|
|
GUITAR TWO
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|
B|-12~-----------10|-12~-----------10|-12~-----------10|-12~-----10~-----|-8~-|
G|---------11-12---|---------11-12---|---------11-12---|-----------------|----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|

(NOTE: there is also another riff playing over the second half of this bridge:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
A|------7-9-10-----|-------7-9-10----|-------7-9-10----|-/12-10-9--9h10p9-7-|
E|----7------------|-----7-----------|-----7-----------|--------------------|)

then back to:
e|-0----0--0-0---------0---0-0-0---0--0--0-0-|
B|-0----0--0-0---------1---1-1-1---1--1--1-1-|
G|-0----0--0-0------0--0---0-0-0---0--0--0-0-|
D|-2----2--2-2---------2---2-2-2---2--2--2-2-|
A|-2----2--2-2----2----3---3-3-3---3--3--3-3-|
E|-0----0--0-0-------------------------------| X4

=========
OUTRO:
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----1-------1-------1-------0---|
G|-------------------0---0---0---0-|
D|---2---2---3---3---------0-------|
A|-0-------0-------3---------------|
E|---------------------------------|repeat 4 times, the 4th gradually slower

finish on 
e|-0--|
B|-1--|
G|-2--|
D|-2--|
A|-0--|
E|----|

   Tabbed by Matt Nikic
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