beware of darkness by balzac tabbed by mike cortez this the song that made this band a freakin' legend in my book... i try to make this as easy as i can...this is how i play this song..listen well.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A strum chord once A~ rest A_ strum chord with up and down strokes, listen to the song to get the rhythm A* play chord one octave higher e.g: (0-2-2-x) --> (x-7-5-5) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bar = tremolo Bar action 15b17 = bend 2 steps 15b = bend (15b) = hit after prebend or previous bend and hold 15b17===17==17 = holdbend and hit 13h14p13 = hammer on/pull off ~~ = hold note 15t= tremolo picking 15v = vibrato intro:(fast)......then this the part where the bassist is screaming his head off.. e:---------------|----------------------------------------| b:---------------|----------------------------------------| g:-------5-------|--------------------55555---------------| d:-3-0-3-5-5-7---|-777777-33333-55555-55555-99999--77777--| a:-3-0-3-3-5-7---|-777777-33333-55555-33333-99999--77777--| E:-1-0-1---3-5---|-555555-11111-33333-------77777--55555--| e:------------------------| b:------------------------| g:------------------------| d:-77777-3333-5:-5:-7~----| |7| a:-77777-3333-5:-5:-7~----| |7| E:-55555-1111-3:-3:-5~----|after the|5|chord the solo kicks in..listen.. solo:(play the intro while the solo is in motion..) e:---------------------------------------12p15p12-12h14-12--12-------------- b:-15b17~~-13h15-------------12h14h15-15b---------------15--15-14-12-14b-12| g:---------------15v~---14h15----------------------------------------------- d:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- a:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- E:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- (still the solo runs on and on and on....) e:-----------------------------------| b:-14-12-----------------------------| g:-------15-14-12h14-12h14-12h14b~~~-| d:-----------------------------------| a:-----------------------------------| E:-----------------------------------| still the solo:here there should be tremplo picking on just about everything e:--------------------------------12?15~-16~-15-14-12---------------------| b:-------15-17b-(17b)-(17b)-(17b)---------------------15-14-12------------| g:-15s17-------------------------------------------------------15-14-12v~-| d:------------------------------------------------------------------------| a:------------------------------------------------------------------------| E:------------------------------------------------------------------------| solo:still going....:this just the intro solo..the real one is longer.. e:----15-17-17br-17v-15-17-20-19-17-15-17-15-----------------------------| b:-/17----------------------------------------18-17-15h17-15h17-15-17bv~-| g:-----------------------------------------------------------------------| d:-----------------------------------------------------------------------| a:-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------| do this 6 times( tremplo picking) e:----| |---------| b:-/17|and|-19br--17| g:----| |---------| and finally cut off with.. e:------| b:-17\1-| g:------| now that the solo's out of the way.here's the verse and everything else... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- after solo play this...(fast) e:--------------------| b:--------------------| g:--555---------------| d:--555-555-777-7:~---| a:--333-555-777-7:~---| E:------333-555-5:~---|go!! verse: e:----------------------------------------------| b:----------------------------------------------| g:-------------------------555555---------------| d:-7777777-3333333-5555555-555555-999999-777777-| a:-7777777-3333333-5555555-333333-999999-777777-| E:-5555555-1111111-3333333--------777777-555555-| "close your eyes...........whoa,oh,oh<--(if you know the song then youre' in luck.) e:---------------------------------| b:---------------------------------| g:---------------------------------| d:-7777777-33333333-55555555-5:~-7-| a:-7777777-33333333-55555555-5:~-7-| E:-5555555-11111111-33333333-3:~-5-|(do both these riffs twice) "i send a prayer out to you..." prechorus:or some other part to the verse..you decide. e:-------------------------| b:-------------------------| g:----7:-55555-------------| d:-7:-7:-55555-99999-77777-| a:-7:-5:-33333-99999-77777-| E:-5:----------77777-55555-| "oh,oh....... e:-------------------------------------| b:-------------------------------------| g:-77777-------------55555-------------| d:-77777-33333-55555-55555-99999-77777-| a:-55555-33333-55555-33333-99999-77777-| E:-------11111-33333-------77777-55555-| then this part.... e:-------------| b:-------------| g:-7:----------| d:-7:-3:-5:----| a:-5:-3:-5:----| E:----1:-3:----|this goes back to the verse..... verse2:(same lyrics..remeber!!) e:-------------------------------------------------| b:-------------------------------------------------| g:-------------------------5555555-----------------| d:-7777777-3333333-5555555-5555555-9999999-7777777-| a:-7777777-3333333-5555555-3333333-9999999-7777777-| E:-5555555-1111111-3333333---------7777777-5555555-| e:----------------------------------| b:----------------------------------| g:----------------------------------| d:-7777777-3333333-5555555-5:~-7:~--| a:-7777777-3333333-5555555-5:~-7:~--| E:-5555555-1111111-3333333-3:~-5:~--| prechorus or whatever it is..!! e:--------------------------| b:--------------------------| g:----7~--55555-------------| d:-7~-7~--55555-99999-77777-| a:-7~-5~--33333-99999-77777-| E:-5~-----------77777-55555-| "oh,oh.... e:-------------------------------------------| b:-------------------------------------------| g:-777777---------------555555---------------| d:-777777-333333-555555-555555-999999-777777-| a:-555555-333333-555555-333333-999999-777777-| E:--------111111-333333--------777777-555555-| im not sure how many times you play the D-chord..but play it however e:-------------| b:-------------| g:-7:~---------| d:-7:~-3:~-5:~-| a:-5:~-3:~-5:~-| E:-----1:~-3:~-| chorus:finally!!! e:-------------------------| b:-------------------------| g:-55555-99999-------------| d:-55555-99999-77777-99999-| a:-33333-77777-77777-99999-| E:-------------55555-77777-| e:----------------------| b:----------------------| g:-77777-1111111111-----| d:-77777-1111111111-9:--| a:-55555-9-9-9-9-9--9:--| E:------------------7:--| then play then intro before kicking into the solo. e:-------------| b:-------------| g:-------5-----| d:-3-0-3-5-5-7-| a:-3-0-3-3-5-7-| E:-1-0-1---3-5-|and then... repeat the chorus(x2) then end on.. e:-------| b:-------| g:-------| d:-5:----| a:-5:----| E:-3:----| there you have it...beware of darkness by Balzac...this took me a week and a half to finish...i'll be tabbing more of they're songs.later -mike.