Ebony tears
                                
by Cathedral

from the fabulous '91 album 'forest of equilibrium'

transcribed by Christian Reindel(creindel@gmx.de) 
any questions or corrections- e-mail me

Tune down to B (2.5 steps) 

In some parts you hear two guitars playing some strange chords but I written
down only one guitar 

 ~         bend the note normal

 ~~~~~     bend the note rapidly


Intro - Bass 


   Aaaaaahhhhh
B |------------|
F#|------------|
D |------------|
A |------------|
E |-3--(3)-----|
B |-1--(1)-----|

   Riff 1
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-2-4-4-4--4~--4-5---2-4-4-4--4~--4~~~~~--2-4-4-4--4~--2-4-/10------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|

B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-2-4-4-4--4~--4-5----2-4-4-4--4~--4~~~~--2-4-4-4--4~--2-4----------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------1--(1)---|


   Riff 1a - together we have discovered .....
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-2-4-4-4--4~--4-5---2-4-4-4--4~--4~~~~~--2-4-4-4--4~--2-4--5--(5)--|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------3--(3)--|

B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-2-4-4-4--4~--4-5----2-4-4-4--4~--4~~~~--2-4-4-4--4~--2-4--3--(3)--|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------1--(1)--|

Chorus 
                                     drowning in
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--6-------4----------7-----3~~~---6-------4--------7----3~~~-------|
E |--4---5---2----3-----5--0---------4---5---2---3----5--0------------|
B |------3--------1----------------------3-------1--------------------|

                                     ebony tears
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------7-----3~~~---6-------4--------7----3~~~-------|
E |--4-~------2~--------5--0---------4---5---2---3----5--0------------|
B |------3~--------1~--------------------3-------1--------------------|

 
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----7-6----7-6------------------------------7-6---7-9-7-6-------------------------|
A |--4-----7------6---6----------------------4-----7---------6--6--------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------0-5-7-5--0-2-5-2-------------------------0-5-7-5--0-2-5-2--|

                                                                         end chorus
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----5-4----5-4-------------------------------5-4---5-7-5-4------------------------|
E |--2-----5------4---4-----------------------2-----5---------4--4-------------------|
B |-----------------------0-5-7-5--0-2-5-2-------------------------0-5-7-5--0-2-5-2--|

back to riff 1a - verse 2
than chorus 

Interlude 
      
                         2 times
B |-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------2---------------------------2-----------------|
E |-2-4-4-4---4/---0-2-5~~~-----2-4-4-4---4/-------0-3----|
B |--------------------------------------------0-3--------|

B |-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------7---------------------------9------------|
A |---------2----7----------------------2----9------------|
E |-2-4-4-4---4----0-2-5~~~-----2-4-4-4---4--------0-3----|
B |--------------------------------------------0-3--------|

B |-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------12--------------------------14-----------|
A |---------2----12----------------------2---14-----------|
E |-2-4-4-4---4-----0-2-5~~~-----2-4-4-4---4--------0-3---|
B |---------------------------------------------0-3-------|

B |-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------2~~~~-1--------------------2~~~~-1----------|
B |--3---2--------------1--0----3---2--------------1------|


guitarsolo with riff 1b
  
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-2-4-4-4--4~--4-5---2-4-4-4--4~--4~~~~~--2-4-4-4--4~--2-4----------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------3--(3)---|

B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-2-4-4-4--4~--4-5----2-4-4-4--4~--4~~~~--2-4-4-4--4~--2-4----------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------1--(1)---|

back to riff 1a - verse 3
than chorus 

   ending
B |-----------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------|
E |-2-4-4-4--4~--(4)------------------------|
B |----------------------------3~~~(3)------|

end.