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Apocryphon by The Sword
Apocryphon
C G C F A D
Tuning: Drop C (CGCFAD)
INTRO
(0:06 - 0:26)
D|--2-------------5-5--3-3--3-3--|
A|--3 (let ring)--3-3--3-3--4-4--|
F|-------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|--5/7-7---5/7-7---3/5-5---3/5-3----|
G|--3/5-5---3/5-5---1/3-3---1/3-1----|
C|-----------------------------------|
(0:26 - 0:39)
One guitar then does this:
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
C|--0-000000-0-000000-0-000000-0-etc----|
x xxxxxx x xxxxxx x xxxxxx x
And the other comes in and harmonises/rings over the top with this:
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------|
C|--7--------7----------7--------7-------|
G|--5--------5----------5--------5-etc---|
C|---------------------------------------|
AWESOME RIFF
(0:39 - 0:53) - Play around with this if on your own or with another guitarist. I like
to play the final few notes of each riff as chords, but I think the recorded version is
just the single string throughout much of this.
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------(7)-(5)-(7)-(5)------------------(7)-(5)-(7)-----|
G|----5-3-5-3-5/10-8--5---3---5---3----5-3-5-3-5/10-8--5---3---5------|
C|--0--------------------------------0--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------7-5---------------|
C|-------------------(7)-(5)-(7)-(5)---7-7-7/5-5----5-3--5-7----------|
G|----5-3-5-3-5/10-8--5---3---5---3----5-5-5/3-3---------3-5----------|
C|--0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(0:53 - 1:00)
This bit again:
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
C|--0-000000-0-000000-0-000000-0-etc----|
x xxxxxx x xxxxxx x xxxxxx x
VERSE
(1:00 - 1:26) Palm Mute the Opens
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--5/7-7---------5/7-7----------3/5-5----------3/5-5------------|
G|--3/5-5---------3/5-5----------1/3-3----------1/3-3------------|
C|--------000000--------000000---------000000---------000000-----|
Finish with this:
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
F|------------5----|
C|--3-5-2-----3----|
G|--1-3-0----------|
C|-----------------|
CHORUS
(1:26 - 1:52)
There are a few little differences at the end of each 4 bars as follows:
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|----7-5-7-----7-5-7-5----7-5-7----7-5-12-10------------|
G|----5-3-5-----5-3-5-3----5-3-5----5-3-10-8-------------|
C|--0---------0-----------0--------0---------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|----7-5-7----7-5-7-5-----------------------------------|
G|----5-3-5----5-3-5-3-----------------------------------|
C|--0--------0-----------7----6--5-3---------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|----7-5-7---7-5-7-5----7-5-7----------5-3--------------|
G|----5-3-5---5-3-5-3----5-3-5------3-5------------------|
C|--0--------0----------0--------5-7---------------------|
(Funk up the last 4 notes with palm mutes etc this time)
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|----7-5-7----7-5-7-5-----------------------------------|
G|----5-3-5----5-3-5-3-----------------------------------|
C|--0--------0-----------7----6--5-3---------------------|
(1:52 - 1:59)
This bit again:
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
C|--0-000000-0-000000-0-000000-0-etc----|
x xxxxxx x xxxxxx x xxxxxx x
VERSE
(1:59 - 2:39)
Same again as already tabbed but the intro bit is layered over the top too. Also at
around the 2:26 mark the open palm mutes are not played.
MIDDLE 8 (Sort of)
(2:39 - 3:05)
This bit is all very 'ringy' - listen for timings etc
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
F|---------------------|
C|--12---8---7--10-----|
G|--12---8---7--10-----|
C|--12---8---7--10-----|
Then the second guitar joins with this. I'm not 100% sure of this bit to be honest,
sounds a little out of key at points but I cant get it right - it works but it does need re-doing.
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
F|---------------------|
C|--14---10--9--12-----|
G|--12---8---7--10-----|
C|---------------------|
AWESOME RIFF
(3:05 - 3:31)
This has already been tabbed previously but there is a slight variation on the last few
bars (starting at 3:20) as follows:
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------12--10-----------------------------12-10---------------|
C|---------------------(7)-(5)-(7)-(5)--------------------(7)-(5)-(7)--|
G|----5-3-5-3-5/10--8---5---3---5---3----5-3-5-3-5/10--8---5---3---5---|
C|--0----------------------------------0-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------13-------------|
F|--------------12--12^-----12--10------|
C|---------------------------------12---|
G|----5-3-5-3-5/10----------------------|
C|--0-----------------------------------|
CHORUS
(3:31 - 3:58)
Same again - slight changes but just listen for them
SOLO/OUTRO
(3:58 - 4:26)
One guitar does this for a while:
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------|
C|--10-/7-7------7/5-5--------------|
G|--8--/5-5--x3--5/3-3--------------|
C|----------------------------------|
The other guitar is twiddling around with something like this (sorry Im terrible at solos)
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------15-14-12-15-15^-15-|
F|--12-(lots of bending)-10----------------12-----------------------------|
C|-------------------------12--12-15-12-15---15-12-10---------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(4:26 - 4:56)
The remainder of the track is the verse riff
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