Akira Yamaoka - Theme of Laura

From Silent Hill 2 OST


Intro
Guitar One
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-x-4-4-4-4-4-x-5-5-5-5-5--5h7-7-5-5-4-| 
A|-3-3-3-3-3-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-5-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
repeat: then last time:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-x-4-4-4-4-4-x-2-2-2-2-2-x-4-4-4-4-4-| 
A|-3-3-3-3-3-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Guitar two lead bit: w/phase and delay effects (@ 0:12)
e|------------------------7-7-5----7------7------|
B|----5---7----8--7---5---------5----------------|
G|--4--------------------------------------------|


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Next, Guitar one plays the intro rhythm part

Guitar two:
main riff
e|----------------------|------------------------|
B|-----3^---------------|------------------------|
G|--------4----2---4^-0-|-------4--2--------7--4-|
D|---5------------------|-4--5--------2-/5-------| 
A|-3--------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------|------------------------|

e|----------------------|------------------------|
B|-----3^---------------|------------------------|
G|--------4----2---4^-0-|-------4--2-/7----/9-4--|
D|---5------------------|-4--5-------------------| 
A|-3--------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------|------------------------|

Weird sitar thing lead part: (0:32)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-5----7----8------7-5-----3-----5-----7---|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

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(0:41)
Guitar one can play an Em chord throughout this part

Guitar two
e|-------------------0-------------------|
B|-------------------0-------------------|
G|-------------------0-------------------|
D|-------------------2-------------------| 
A|-----2-----2-2-----2----------4--3--2--|
E|-0---0---0-0-0--0--0-------0-----------|


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(0:59)
Guitar one
e|-3~-----2~--------------------0~-------------------3-|
B|-1~-----3~--------------------0~-----------------1---|
G|-2~-----2~--------------------0~---------------2-----|
D|-0~-----0~--------------------2~---------------------| 
A|------------------------------2~---------------------|
E|------------------------------0~---------------------|
||
||
||Guitar two
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------(0)--5/(7)/8--7--7-8-7-5--------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

One
e|-3~-----2~--------------------0~--------------------------|
B|-1~-----3~--------------------0~--------------8-10-8-7-5--|
G|-2~-----2~--------------------0~--------------------------|
D|-0~-----0~--------------------2~--------------------------| 
A|------------------------------2~--------------------------|
E|------------------------------0~--------------------------|
||
||
||Two
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------(0)--5/(7)/8--7--7-8-7-5----/10-----(7)------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
(1:18)

One
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------------/8--7-7-h8--5-|---------------/8--8-7-h8--5-|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||
||
||Two
e|------------5-8~-------------|-----------5-8~--------------|
B|--------5-8------------------|-------5-8-------------------|
G|---5-7-----------------------|---5-7-----------------------|
D|-7---------------------------|-7---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

One				(from violin ----------------->)
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------12-10-|
B|---------------/8--8-7h8-7h8-|-9-----------9p8h9/12----------|
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
||
||
||Two
e|------------5-8~-------------|-------------------------------|
B|--------5-8------------------|-------------------------------|
G|---5-7-----------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-7---------------------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
A|-----------------------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|-----------------------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|


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(1:37)
Chords (repeat)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|
A|7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|--------------------------------|

Lead (repeat)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-11-11-12-/14-9-----6-8-9---9-9---8--9-8-9----9---8--6-8-9-|
D|---------------------------9-------------9---------------9----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Violin fill (2:17)
e|---------------------|
B|-7h8/10---8p75------|
G|------------------4--|


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At 2:19, go back to intro chord riff.

At 2:29, theres a little violin part:
e|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-5h7/8~----7p53~---5h7p5~----|-5h7/8~---7h8/10~----8p75-----7/87~----|
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

Then at 2:39 its back to the main riff and the part that follows

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


 Transcribed by Matt Nikic