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Islands Of The Dead by Be Bop Deluxe
Islands Of The Dead
Beautiful song from the Drastic Plastic sessions. 12 string
guitar not essential. I have only tabbed the basics here.
Don't forget to tune your bottom E string down to D.
Tuning: DADGBe ( drop 'D' tuning )
|+12+ harmonic
| x mute note
Intro: Let all strings ring as much as possible...
___G/B_________F___________Em_______D_____( harmonics )____________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------+12+--------------------|
G|---------0----------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-----0---------------0----------|----------------+7+-------------|
A|-2---------------0-----------0--|--------------------------------|
E|-------------3-----------2------|-0------------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
___G/B_________F___________Em_______D_____( harmonics )____________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------+12+--------------------|
G|---------0----------------------|--------+12+----+7+-------------|
D|-----0---------------0----------|----------------+7+-------------|
A|-2---------------0-----------0--|--------------------------------|
E|-------------3-----------2------|-0------------------------------|
Verse: You can strum how you want to really, this is just a guide.
___G6/D_____________________________D______________________________
" Come with me to the fire festival "
e|-0-----------0-------0----------|-2---------------2---0---2------|
B|-3-----------3-------3----------|-3---------------3---3---3------|
G|-0-----------0-------0----------|-2---------------2---2---2------|
D|-0-----------0-------0----------|-0------------------------------|
A|-2-----------2-------2----------|-0------------------------------|
E|-0-----------0-------0----------|-0------------------------------|
___G6/D_____________________________D______________________________
" Let us burn each other blind "
e|-0-----------0-------0----------|-2---------------2---0---2------|
B|-3-----------3-------3----------|-3---------------3---3---3------|
G|-0-----------0-------0----------|-2---------------2---2---2------|
D|-0-----------0-------0----------|-0------------------------------|
A|-2-----------2-------2----------|-0------------------------------|
E|-0-----------0-------0----------|-0------------------------------|
___G6/D_____________________________D______________________________
" Let us dance let us dance away "
e|-0-----------0-------0----------|-2-------------------3---2---x--|
B|-3-----------3-------3----------|-3-------------------3---3---3--|
G|-0-----------0-------0----------|-2-------------------2---2------|
D|-0-----------0-------0----------|-0------------------------------|
A|-2-----------2-------2----------|-0------------------------------|
E|-0-----------0-------0----------|-0------------------------------|
___A___________________Aadd9________Asus4___________A______________
" dance 'til the end of time "
e|-0-------------------0----------|-0---------------0--------------|
B|-2-------------------0----------|-3---------------2--------------|
G|-2-------------------2----------|-2---------------2--------------|
D|-2-------------------2----------|-2---------------2--------------|
A|-0-------------------0----------|-0---------------0--------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___G6/D_____________________________D______________________________
" Come with me to the islands of the dead "
e|-0-----------0-------0----------|-2---------------2---0---2------|
B|-3-----------3-------3----------|-3---------------3---3---3------|
G|-0-----------0-------0----------|-2---------------2---2---2------|
D|-0-----------0-------0----------|-0------------------------------|
A|-2-----------2-------2----------|-0------------------------------|
E|-0-----------0-------0----------|-0------------------------------|
___G6/D_____________________________D______________________________
" to the soul house to the fire house "
e|-0-----------0-------0----------|-2---------------2---0---2------|
B|-3-----------3-------3----------|-3---------------3---3---3------|
G|-0-----------0-------0----------|-2---------------2---2---2------|
D|-0-----------0-------0----------|-0------------------------------|
A|-2-----------2-------2----------|-0------------------------------|
E|-0-----------0-------0----------|-0------------------------------|
___G6/D_____________________________D______________________________
" to smoke and ash of laughter in your head. sweet... "
e|-0-----------0-------0----------|-2-------------------3---2---x--|
B|-3-----------3-------3----------|-3-------------------3---3---3--|
G|-0-----------0-------0----------|-2-------------------2---2------|
D|-0-----------0-------0----------|-0------------------------------|
A|-2-----------2-------2----------|-0------------------------------|
E|-0-----------0-------0----------|-0------------------------------|
___A_______________________________________________________________
" laughter hereafter everafter in the islands of the... "
e|-0-------------------0----------|-0---------------0--------------|
B|-2-------------------2----------|-2---------------2--------------|
G|-2-------------------2----------|-2---------------2--------------|
D|-2-------------------2----------|-2---------------2--------------|
A|-0-------------------0----------|-0---------------0--------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___G6/D___________________________
" dead... "
e|-0-----------0-------0---0------|---------3----2----0----1----2--|
B|-3-----------3-------3---3------|--------------------------------|
G|-0-----------0-------0---0------|---------4----2----0----1----2--|
D|-0-----------0-------0---0------|--------------------------------|
A|-2-----------2-------2---2------|--------------------------------|
E|-0-----------0-------0---0------|-0------------------------------|
___D________________________________D______________________________
e|-2-----------2-------2---2------|/14-----------------------------|
B|-3-----------3-------3---3------|/15-----------------------------|
G|-2-----------2-------2---2------|/14-----------------------------|
D|-0-----------0-------0---0------|-0------------------------------|
A|-0-----------0-------0---0------|-0------------------------------|
E|-0-----------0-------0---0------|-0------------------------------|
Repeat music from intro.
Repeat verse chord sequence, guitar solo to end.
Lyrics:
Come with me to the fire festival
Let us burn each other blind
Let us dance, let us dance away
Dance 'til the end of time
Come with me to the islands of the dead
To the soul house
To the fire house
To smoke and ash of laughter in your head.
Sweet laughter
Hereafter, everafter
In the islands of the dead
Pack up all your mortal memories
Cloak your soul in sleep
The moon is in the window
And the wind is in the trees
These things are yours to keep
Oh come with me to the islands of the dead
Let us sail sail
Sail sail away
To smoke and ash of laughter in your head.
Sweet laughter
Hereafter, everafter
In the islands of the dead
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