Artist: Edge of Sanity
Song: Black Tears
Album: Purgatory Afterglow

Copyright (c) Black Mark, 1994
[GUITAR TAB]

Version 8.71-August 19, 2003

Transcribed by: Adam Hiscock
E-mail: infinitecolours@hotmail.com

*-Stop riff quickly with palm                 #-Lightly pick
.-Palm mute                                   @-Let ring
/-Slide up                                    h-Hammer-on
-Slide down                                  p-Pull-off
^-Bend                                        hp-Hammer-on then pulloff
t-Tap                                         ^h-Half-bend
^f-Full-bend                                  ^q-Quarter bend        
tr-Tremelo bar dip down                      ~-Vibrato
/tr-Tremelo bar bend up                       ()-Ghost note, sustained note
<>-Trill                                      "-Tremelo note

Standard Tuning:
E A D G B e

LISTEN TO THE SONG FOR TIMING.

RIFF: A
Chorus/Intro

(Lead)


-------------------------------------------------------------------------
--3-2------------------2--3-2------------------2--3-2------------------2-
------4-2-4------2-4-2--------4-2-4------2-4-2--------4-2-4------2-4-2---
-------------2-4---------------------2-4---------------------2-4---------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

(Rhythm)

----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
--4*--4------------4*--4------------4*--4-----------
--2*--2----5----7--2*--2----5----7--2*--2----5----7-
-----------3----5-----------3----5-----------3----5-

(Lead) End Repeation

---------------------
---------------------
---------------------
---------------------
---7-5-4---7-7-5-4---
---------7---------7-

(Rhythm) *Lightly pick*
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
---5-5--5-7-7-
---3-3--3-5-5-

(End the end bar of the second repeat of RIFF:A (Intro only))

(Rhythm) *Lightly pick*
------------------
------------------
------------------
------------------
---5-5--5-7-7--7*-
---3-3--3-5-5--5*-

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RIFF: B
(Rhythm/Lead)

---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
--------4-4-4--------4-4-4--------4-4-4--4-4-4----0@------0@---
--------2-2-2--------2-2-2--------2-2-2--2-2-2----4@------4@---
--2-2-2--------2-2-2--------2-2-2---------------5-------7------
--0-0-0--------0-0-0--------0-0-0---------------3----3--5----5-
.......................................

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RIFF: C
(Rhythm/Lead)

----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
--4--------------------4--------------------4-------------------
--2--7--5-5#-5#-5#-5#--2--7--5-5#-5#-5#-5#--2--7--5-5#-5#-5#-5#-
-----5--3-3#-3#-3#-3#-----5--3-3#-3#-3#-3#-----5--3-3#-3#-3#-3#-

--------------------
--------------------
--------------------
--------------------
--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-
--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-
....................

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RIFF: D
(Lead)

---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------4*----------------------4*----------------------4*-
------------------2*----------------------2*----------------------2*-
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----
--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----
.................         ...............         ...............


-----------------
-----------------
----0@------0@---
----4@------4@---
--5-------7------
--3----3--5----5-

(Rhythm)

----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
.......................     .....................     ...............

-----------------
-----------------
----0@------0@---
----4@------4@---
--5-------7------
--3----3--5----5-

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RIFF: E
(Lead)


-------------------------------------------------------------------------
--3-2------------------2--3-2------------------2--3-2------------------2-
------4-2-4------2-4-2--------4-2-4------2-4-2--------4-2-4------2-4-2---
-------------2-4---------------------2-4---------------------2-4---------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

(The middle bar to RIFF: E is not the same end bar as RIFF: A.  
It is the same bar as the beginning of RIFF: A But played slower)
-----------------------------------
---3--2--------------------------2-
---------4--2--4--------2--4--2----
------------------2--4-------------
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------
--3-2-----------------2--3-2-----------------2--3-2-----------------2-
------4-2-4-----2-4-2--------4-2-4-----2-4-2--------4-2-4-----2-4-2---
------------2-4--------------------2-4--------------------2-4---------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------
---3--2------------------3-2----------
---------4--2--4--------------4--2--4-
------------------2--4----------------
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------

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GUITAR SOLO:
(Rhythm)

--12t12t10-13t12t10-12t12t10----------13t12t10-
-----------------------------12t12t10----------
-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------

----------12t12t10-13t12t10-
-12t12t10-------------------
----------------------------
----------------------------
----------------------------
----------------------------

-----------13t11t10-13t11t10-13t11t10-
--12t12t10----------------------------
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------


-------------------12t12t10-13t12t10-13t13t10-
-12t12t10-12t12t10----------------------------
----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------

Part 2 of the solo

--12-14^h-14^f-14^f-14^f-14^f----------------14-15^h-14h15-
------------------------------15-14-------14---------------
------------------------------------16-14------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------15^h-15^h-15^h-15^h-15^h-19-24ah^h-24ah^h-24ah^f-
--12^h-12^h-12^h-12^h-12^h--------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-20-2117-2117-2117-2117-219-
---------------------------------
---------------------------------
---------------------------------
---------------------------------
---------------------------------

--21----------21-------------------------21--------------------------
-----21----------21-------21-------21-------21-------21----21--------
--------21-20-------21-20----21-21----20-------21-20----20----21-18@-
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------

.Palm mute the last note for lead to stop the ringing(Listen for timing)
tremelo dip rhythm, to end the song

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Song structure:
(Top to bottom)

RIFF: A (2 times)
RIFF: B (2 times)
RIFF: A (1 time)
RIFF: B (2 times)
RIFF: C (1 times)
RIFF: A (1 time)
RIFF: D (2 times)
RIFF: C (1 times)
RIFF: A (2 times)
GUITAR SOLO over:
RIFF: A (1 time)
RIFF: E (1 time)

And thanks to Edge of Sanity for writing this amazing song.


Do NOT use this TAB on your site without my permission.
E-mail me at infinitecolours@hotmail.com for my permission.
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