• Song:

    Until We Have Faces

  • Artist:

    The Subtle Way

  • Album:

    Until We Have Faces

Artist: The Subtle Way
This is straight from the actual guitarist of this band

The Subtle Way


Album: Until We Have Faces EP (Negative Progression Records)
Song: Until We Have Faces

Drop C Tuning: C G C F A D
~ = let ring out
h = hammer-on
/ = slide
PM = palm mute (pattern)

Guitar 1: Marcelo Sedano
Guitar 2: Jason Miller
Bass: Chad Archila

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INTRO: (0:00)

Guitar 1 & 2 (2x)
D|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------10--|
G|--------5-------------7-------------5----|-------5-------------7---------8-7-8-----|
C|---000----8-5--0-0-0----10-7--0-0-3---3--|--000----8-5--0-0-0----10-7--0-----------|
PM   ...         . . .          . . .         ...         . . .          .

Second time, Guitar 1
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
C|--------3-------------5-----------------|--------3-------------5---------------7---|
G|----------5-1-----------7-3--------5----|----------5-1-----------7-3-----5-3-5-----|
C|---000---------0-0-0---------0-0-3---3--|---000---------0-0-0---------0------------|
PM   ...         . . .         . . .          ...         . . .         .

Bass (4x)
F|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------10--|
G|-----------------------------------5----|--------------------------------8-7-8-----|
C|---000---------0-0-0---------0-0-3---3--|---000---------0-0-0----------------------|

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INTRO 2: (0:12)

Guitar 1 (Riff A)
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------|-------------------------3---------|
G|---5-----3---5---5-----------------|-5-----3---5---5---5-3-5---5-3-----|
C|-----0-0---0---0---0-0-000-000-000-|---0-0---0---0---0-------------7---|
PM     . .   .   .   . . ... ... ...     . .   .   .   .  

Guitar 2
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|---0~------------------------------|-0-----------------------7---------|
G|---0~------------------------------|-0-----------------8-7-8---8-7-----|
C|---0~------------------------------|-0-----------------------------10--|

Bass
F|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|---0~------------------------------|-0---------------0-----------------|

Guitar 1 (Riff A cont.)
D|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------|-------------------3333--555----|
G|---5-1-1-3-1-5-1-5-1-1-111-111-111-|-5-1-1-3-1-5-1-5-1-1111--333----|
C|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
PM     . .   .   .   . . ... ... ...     . .   .   .   .

Guitar 2
D|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C|---8~------------------------------|-8-----------------------------|
G|---8~------------------------------|-8----------------8888--101010-|
C|---8~------------------------------|-8----------------8888--101010-|

Bass
F|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C|---8~------------------------------|-8----------------8888--101010-|

*Guitar 1 repeats Riff A three more times*

Guitar 2 (Riff A at higher harmony three times)
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------|-------------------------7---------|
G|---8-----7---8---8-----------------|-8-----7---8---8---8-7-8---8-7-----|
C|-----0-0---0---0---0-0-000-000-000-|---0-0---0---0---0-------------10--|
PM     . .   .   .   . . ... ... ...     . .   .   .   . 

D|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|---8-----7---8---8-----------------|-8-----7---8---8---8888--101010-----|
C|-----8-8---8---8---8-8-888-888-888-|---8-8---8---8---8-8888--101010-----|
PM     . .   .   .   . . ... ... ...     . .   .   .   .

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VERSE: "Oh, if you could and if you would..." (0:58)

Guitar 1
D|-----------------------------------|---------0~--------------------0~--|
A|---5~------------------------------|-6~----------------------6~--------|
F|---5~------------------------------|------------------5~---------------|
C|---3~------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|---5~------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|---0~------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (4x)
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|---0~------------------------------|-10~--------------7~---------------|
G|---0~------------------------------|-8~---------------5~---------------|
C|---0~------------------------------|-8~---------------5~---------------|

Bass (4x)
F|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|---0~------------------------------|-8~---------------5~---------------|

Guitar 1
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---5~------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|---5~------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|---3~------------------------------|-10~--------------7~---------------|
G|---5~------------------------------|-8~---------------5~---------------|
C|---0~------------------------------|-8~---------------5~---------------|

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CHORUS: "Set me straight, set me straight..." (1:21)

Guitar 1 & 2 (4x)
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
F|---------------------(9)---|
C|---10-------10--------10---|
G|---0--------5---------8----|
C|---0--------5---------8----|

Bass (4x,strum notes)
F|---------------------------|
C|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
C|---0--------5---------8----|

Starting on the third time, Guitar 2 plays:
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------1313131313--|
F|---10-10----9h10----10-10----9h10----1010101010--|
C|---------10------10-------10------10-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|

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INTERLUDE: (1:39)

Guitar 1 & 2                   /----------three times-----------\
D|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|---000-000--5/--000----000--|--000-000--5/--000----000----000--|
C|---000-000--3/--000----000--|--000-000--3/--000----000----000--|
PM   ... ...      ...    ...     ... ...      ...    ...    ...

Bass
F|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|---000-000--3/--000----000--|--000-000--3/--000----000----000--|

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Repeat VERSE

Repeat CHORUS ending on:
D|--------|
A|--------|
F|--------|
C|---10~--|
G|---10~--|
C|---10~--|

Bass
F|--------|
C|--------|
G|--------|
C|---10~--|

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SOUTHERN PART: "With clear wits and ready tongues..." (2:33)
                                                  
Guitar 1 & 2 (4x)                                        
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------6/--|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------9/--|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0---5-3--------------------0-3-5--0---5-3------------0-0--0-0--0-----|
C|---0-0-----5-3-0-5-6--0-3-5-6--------0-0-----5-3-0-6-5--0-0--0-0--0-----|
PM                        . . .                           . .  . .  .
                                                 alternate between Gtr 1 & 2
                                                          /------\
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------6/--|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------9/--|
C|----------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
G|---0---5-3--------------------3-5----0---5-3------------0-0--0-0--0-----|
C|---0-0-----5-3-0-5-6--0-3-5-6--------0-0-----5-3-0-6-5--0-0--0-0--0-----|
PM                        . . .                           . .  . .  .

Bass (4x)
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5-3--------------------0-3-5------5-3----------------------------|
C|---0-0-----5-3-0-5-6--0-3-5-6--------0-0-----5-3-0-6-5--0-0--0-0--0-----|

F|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
G|-------5-3--------------------3-5--------5-3----------------------------|
C|---0-0-----5-3-0-5-6--0-3-5-6--------0-0-----5-3-0-6-5--0-0--0-0--0-----|

Starting on the third time, Guitar 1 plays:
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------6/--|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------9/--|
C|-------3-2-------------------------------3-2----------------------------|
G|---0--------------------------0-3-5--0------------------0-0--0-0--0-----|
C|---0-0-----5-3-0-5-6--0-3-5-6--------0-0-----5-3-0-6-5--0-0--0-0--0-----|
PM                        . . .                           . .  . .  .

D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------6/--|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------9/--|
C|-------3-2------------------------3-------3-2---------------------------|
G|---0--------------------------3-5----0------------------0-0--0-0--0-----|
C|---0-0-----5-3-0-5-6--0-3-5-6--------0-0-----5-3-0-6-5--0-0--0-0--0-----|
PM                        . . .                           . .  . .  .

Guitar 1 & 2
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
F|----------------|
C|---0~-----------|
G|---0~-----0--0--|
C|---0~-----0--0--|
PM          .  .

Bass
F|----------------|
C|----------------|
G|----------------|
C|---0~-----0--0--|

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BREAKDOWN: "Until that word finds a sound..." (3:03)

Guitar 1 (2x)
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---000---00-000---0-0-0--000---00-000---0-0~---|
C|---000---00-000---0-0-0--000---00-000---0-0~---|
PM   ...   .. ...   . . .  ...   .. ...   . .

Bass (2x)
F|-----------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
C|---000---00-000---0-0-0--000---00-000---0-0~---|

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Repeat CHORUS twice as long
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