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Evael 1000 by Swallow the Sun
Evael 1000
C G C F A D
Tuning: Drop C
This tab starts at time 20:56 of the nearly 35 minutes long Plague of Butterflies track:
Intro (clean):
D|----5---------------6--3--|
A|--3----5--3--5-6--6-------|
F|--------------------------|
C|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
C|--------------------------| (x 4)
Intro, growling scream (distorted):
D|--------------|--------------|
A|--18--15------|--17--14------|
F|----------14--|----------14--|
C|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|
C|--------------|--------------| (x 4)
(x 6) | (x 2)
Intro (heavily distorted background chords):
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|-----------------------------|
C|--0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|
G|--0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|
C|--0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0--0-0-0--| (x 4)
PM . . . . . . . .
Intro continues with heavy guitars:
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--3-3-3-0----2--3-3--/6--6/2----3-3-3-0----2--3-3--6/1--1-1-1-1-1-1--|
G|--3-3-3-0----2--3-3--/6--6/2----3-3-3-0----2--3-3--6/1--1-1-1-1-1-1--|
C|--3-3-3-0----2--3-3--/6--6/2----3-3-3-0----2--3-3--6/1--1-1-1-1-1-1--| (x 4)
PM . . . . . . . . . . . .
Growling vocals begin ("The morning came with its cold caress.."):
D|-----|
A|-----|
F|-----|
C|--0--|
G|--0--|
C|--0--|
Starts just before "I curse your light for waking me again...":
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
F|---------------------|
C|--1----0----1--1--0--|
F|--1----0----1--1--0--|
C|--1----0----1--1--0--| (x 2)
("I opened my window painted by thick ice..."):
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|--0---7-----------------------7--|
G|----------8--13---/4------7------|
C|---------------------------------|
(x 4)
Then silence.
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Time 26:26: This is where Evael actually begins, according to the lyrics:
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------|
C|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
G|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
C|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
PM . . . . . . . . .
Lead melody:
D|---------------------------------------------------------|----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|----------|
F|--17------17---16------16---14---------------------------|----------|
C|------14-----------14-----------14--14--14----12--12/14--|--14b(h)--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|----------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|----------|
(x 2 before verse, x 4 between verses) | (NOT on last repeat)
Background (lead melody):
D|-----------------------------------|---------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------|
F|-----------------------------------|---------------|
C|--0----3----7----5----0----3----7--|--5----0----3--|
G|--0----3----7----5----0----3----7--|--5----0----3--|
C|--0----3----7----5----0----3----7--|--5----0----3--|
(before and between verses) |(between verses)
Guitars go silent for the verse ("Cold, so cold is this air that the night brought...").
("Evael, my dream has been so alive and this plague has cleansed this world for us..."):
D|-------------------------------------|-----|
A|-------------------------------------|-----|
F|-------------------------------------|-----|
C|--10-9-7---7--6--6/2-2--2/3----3--0--|--7--|
G|--10-9-7---7--6--6/2-2--2/3----3--0--|--7--|
C|--10-9-7---7--6--6/2-2--2/3----3--0--|--7--|
(x 2)
Guitars go silent for the verse ("Sink deeper to your loneliness...").
Second chorus ("Wake up, old man, let it go..."), background chords the same as above:
D|--12/19--19--20--20---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------17----17--18--18-17----17---18--18-17----17--|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|
(x 4)
Right after "And the room was filled by butterflies...":
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-0-0--0--0---0----0-0-0--0--0---0----0-0-0--0--0---0----7----8--|
G|--0-0-0--0--0---0----0-0-0--0--0---0----0-0-0--0--0---0----7----8--|
C|--0-0-0--0--0---0----0-0-0--0--0---0----0-0-0--0--0---0----7----8--|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . .
NOTE: After "And She fell, She fell to my arms..."
this same riff still continues playing, but without palm-muting.
("She trembled and whispered..."):
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------|
C|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
C|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . .
Silence, only keyboards and whispering.
("I was lost in the woods and the trees kept me away from you...")
Guitars kick in after the break ("Hush now and let it go..."):
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--11/16-16-16--/12/11-12/11--11---11/19-19-19--/12/11-12/11--11--|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9/14-14-14--/10/9--10/9----9----9/17-17-17--/10/9--10/9----9--|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(x 4)
Same melody, higher octave (right after "The room was filled... filled only with butterflies."):
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
F|---11/16-16-16--/12p11-12p11----11----11/19-19-19--/12p11-12p11--|--/14--14--14---12p11--|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
(x 6) (ONLY after 2nd repeat)
During this final part of the song the background chords are:
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--9--9--9--9--9--9--2--2--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G|--9--9--9--9--9--9--2--2--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
C|--9--9--9--9--9--9--2--2--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
(x 8)
Cold, oh so cold is this air that the night brought.
Silent, too quiet are the woods in the eve of this night.
Once again I lit the candle on my window
And waited for the sleep...
Evael, my dream has been so alive,
And this plague has cleansed this world for us.
So please, release me now
Sink deeper to your loneliness
And you will lead her to your grave.
She's lost in gloomy light
Still trying to hold her flame.
You're losing the sunsets and you will never get them back
This life you spend in loneliness is forever in shades of black.
Wake up, old man, let it go, let it go...
Was it a weak sound on my door that woke me up
Or the trees sheltering me from the night?
I kept my eyes closed but still felt the light,
And the room was filled by butterflies
I rose with my heart beating.
For the weak hope of the midnight's hour I prayed
And opened my door to the winter night
And she fell...
She fell to my arms.
In tears I carried her
And laid her down to sleep.
Her eyes frozen from the thousand nights alone
She trembled and whispered
"I was lost in the woods
And the trees kept me away from you
For I brought the plague with them
With the butterflies"
Hush now and let it go.
Close your eyes now.
And we drift away, together away from the pain,
Deep in this sheltering night, to a forgiving dream.
Until one minute past midnight, the room was filled.
Filled only with butterflies.
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version 2
drop-C tuning, so that you can play the C minor as an open chord.
Intro:
[Cm7] -- [D#] -- [Gm - D#maj7] -- [F]
[Cm7] -- [D#]
A1:
Gm F#m (F#sus2) F#m
Cold, oh so cold is this air that the night brought.
Gm(D#maj7)Gm F#m (F#sus2) F#m
Silent, too quiet are the woods in the eve of this night.
Gm (D#maj7) Gm F#m (F#sus2) F#m
Once again I lit the candle on my window.
Gm(D#maj7) Gm F#m (F#sus2) F#m
And... And waited. Waited for the sleep...
B1:
[Cm7] -- [D#] -- [Gm - D#maj7] -- [F] X2
[Cm7] -- [D#]
Gm F#m
Evael, my dream has been so alive and this
D# Cm
plague has cleansed this world for us.
Gm F#m
So please,
D# Cm
release me now.
A2:
Gm (D#maj7) Gm F#m (F#sus2) F#m
Sink deeper to your loneliness and you will lead her to your grave.
Gm add9 F#m (F#sus2) F#m
She's lost in gloomy light, still trying to hold her flame.
Gm add9 F#m (F#sus2) F#m
You're losing the sunsets and you will never get them back.
Gm add9 Gm F#m (F#sus2) F#m
This life you spend in loneliness is forever in shades of black.
B2:
Cm D# Gm F#m
D# Cm Gm F#m
D# Cm
Was it a weak sound on my door that woke me up
Gm F#m
or the trees sheltering me from the night?
D# Cm
I kept my eyes closed but still felt the light,
Gm F#m
and the room was filled by butterflies.
C2:
Cm
Gm G#
I rose with my heart beating.
Cm
For the weak hope of the midnight's hour I prayed
Gm G#
and opened my door to the winter night.
Cm
And she fell... She fell to my arms.
Gm G#
In tears I carried her and laid
Cm
her down to sleep. Her eyes
Gm G#
frozen from the thousand nights alone.
Cm
She trembled and whispered:
A3:
(silence) D
"I was lost in the woods.
Csus2 Csus2
And the trees kept me away from you.
Gm D
For I brought the plague with them.
Csus2 Csus2
With the butterflies..."
B3:
Am F
Hush now and let it go.
Csus4 C Csus4 C
Close your eyes now.
Csus4 C Csus4 C
Am F C
And we drift away, together away from the pain.
Am F C
Deep in this sheltering night, to a forgiving dream.
Am F C
Until one minute past midnight, the room was filled.
C
Filled only with butterflies...
Am - F Fmaj7 F Fmaj7 - C - Csus4 C Csus4 C X4
Outro (in two different tunings):
D |---------------------------------------|
A |----3-----3-----232--------------------|
F |---4-4---4-4---4-----------------------|
C |--4---4-4---4-4------------------------|
G |-2-----2-----2--------2----------------|
C |---------------------------------------|
e |---------------------------------------|
B |----1-----1-----010--------------------|
G |---2-2---2-2---2-----------------------|
D |--2---2-2---2-2------------------------|
A |-0-----0-----0--------0----------------|
E |---------------------------------------|
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