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Our Solemn Hour by Within Temptation
Our Solemn Hour
D A D G B E
Tuning: Drop-D low(d-a-d-g-b-e)high
Key:
h = hammer
p = pull
^ = bend
() = bend to ()
r = release
v = vibrato
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
~ = let ring
. = palm mute
|--3--| = triplets
* = see note below
"Sanctus espiritus
Redeem us from our solemn hour
(...I speak to you for the first time as Prime Minister...)
Sanctus espiritus
(...In a solemn hour for the life of our country...)
Insanity is all around us"
INTRO (0:11)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-8-8-8-8-3-3-2-2-| |-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-8-8-7-7-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-8-8-8-8-3-3-2-2-| |-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-8-8-7-7-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-8-8-8-8-3-3-2-2-| |-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-8-8-7-7-|
Repeat first two measures, end on:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4
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|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-0~~------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-0~~------| fade out
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-0~~------|
VERSE 1 (0:36)- No guitar
"In my darkest hour, I could not forsee
That the tide could turn so fast, to this degree.
Can't believe my eyes, How can you be so blind?
Is the heart of stone, No empathy inside?"
PRE-CHORUS 1 (0:57)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
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|-8~~-----|-0~~-----|-7~~-----|-8~~-----|
|-8~~-----|-0~~-----|-7~~-----|-8~~-----|
|-8~~-----|-0~~-----|-7~~-----|-8~~-----|
"Time keeps on slipping away and we haven't learned,
So in the end now, what have we gained?"
CHORUS (1:08)- Repeat intro
"Sanctus espiritus, Redeem us from our solemn hour
Sanctus espiritus, Insanity is all around us
Sanctus espiritus, Is this what we deserve, can we break free
From chains of never-ending agony?"
VERSE 2 (1:33)
(4+) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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|-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2
|---\-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|--*\-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
*It's not in the album version, but I like to slide down into the first chord*
"Are they themselves to blame, the misery, the pain?
Didn't we let go, allowed it, let it grow?
If we can't restrain the beast which dwells inside,
It will find it's way, somehow, somewhere in time."
PRE-CHORUS 2 (1:54)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------777-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-7-777777-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-7-777777-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...gradually let off p.m.
"Will we remember all of the suffering?
Cause if we fail it will be in vain."
CHORUS (2:05)- Repeat intro
BRIDGE (2:27)
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|-8~~-----|-10~~----|-0~~-----|-7~~-----|-8~~-----|-5~~-----|
|-8~~-----|-10~~----|-0~~-----|-7~~-----|-8~~-----|-5~~-----|
|-8~~-----|-10~~----|-0~~-----|-7~~-----|-8~~-----|-5~~-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4
|-------------------|------------------|---------|
|-------------------|------------------|---------|
|-------------------|------------------|---------|
|------7\-----------|-----7\-----------|-0~~-----|
|--77-77\------87-5-|-77-77\------87-5-|-0~~-----|
|-*77-77\------87-5-|-77-77\------87-5-|-0~~-----|
.. . .. . .. . .. .
*rhythm here is a tricky to write out, but pretty easy to hear on the track*
"Sanctus espiritus
(...the battles raging in France and Flanders...)
Sanctus espiritus
(...the Germans, by remarkable combination of air-bombings and heavily armored tanks...)"
SOLO (3:00)-with slight delay/reverb
*I use alternate picking with a few exceptions, but do what feels comfortable*
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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|----------------------|---------------------5~-----|-----------------------------|
|-9\7^(9)-slow-release-|-slow release---5h7~~~7/9-9-|-9^(10)-r9p7-----5h7-5h7p5---|
|----------------------|---------------*---#--------|-------------8v------------8-|
|----------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
*The rest of the notes in this measure are the same length, but it's a weird
3-on-2 rhythm or something. Just keep them even and make them fit.*
#Keep the 7 on third string and 5 on second string ringing until you slide up to 9th fret#
|---3---|---3---| |--3---|---3---|---3-----|
1+ 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1+ 2 + 3 + 4 +
|--------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------10-11-13-|
|---------------12(12)--12h14----|-------9h10-12vv-10-9-|------9-------------9-10-12----------|
|-7-/14v---14h15---*--15------15-|-12v------------------|-12-----10--8-10-12------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------|
*Note in () is not played, but is written in to help show the triplet pattern*
|---3----|
1+ 2 + 3 + 4 1+ 2 + 3+4+
|--------12-13-13^(15)r(13)-13-15-17-|-18-17^(18)vv-r(17)p15-17\-|
|-13/15v-----------------------------|---------*-----------------|
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|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
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*Vibrato WHILE playing the half-bend at the 17th fret*
CHORUS (3:22)- No guitar until (3:27)
"Sanctus espiritus
Redeem us from our solemn hour"
Then guitar comes in at 3rd measure of intro riff, play through, then repeat CHORUS (3:44),
End on open D power chord, let ring.
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version 2
D A D G B E
Tuning-Dropped D
- palm mute
/ slide up
\ slide down
() let ring
~ vibro
b bend
r release
h hammer on
p pull off
intro/chorus
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-3-3-2-2-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-8-8-7-7-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-3-3-2-2-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-8-8-7-7-|
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|--let ring--
|-(0)--------|
|-(0)--------|
|-(0)--------|
first verse (violin)
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|-5~-----7~--------------------------8~--7~-|
|-----------7~-------5~--------5~-----------|
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|-5~-----7~--------------------------------|
|-----------7~-------5~--------7~----------|
first pre-chorus
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|-8--------0--------7------------------------|
|-8--------0--------7--------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-8--------0--------7--------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
- - - - - - - -
repeat chorus
second verse
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|-0-----0-----0---7-----7-----7---5-----5-----5---7-----7/10----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7/10-10-10-10-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7/10-10-10-10-|
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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|-0-----0-----0---7-----7-----7---5-----5-----5---7-----7-----7---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
second pre-chorus
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|-8-----8-----8---0-----0-----0---7-----7-----7---8-----8----------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8888-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8888-|
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ----
repeat chorus
bridge
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|-8--------8----8----10--------10----10----0--------0----0----|
|-8--------8----8----10--------10----10----0--------0----0----|
|-8--------8----8----10--------10----10----0--------0----0----|
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|-7--------7----7----8--------8----8----5--------5----5----|
|-7--------7----7----8--------8----8----5--------5----5----|
|-7--------7----7----8--------8----8----5--------5----5----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
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|---------7------------------------7--------8-7---5-----|(0)
|-7-7---7-7--------8-7---5-7-7---7-7--------8-7---5-----|(0)
|-7-7---7-7--------8-7---5-7-7---7-7--------8-7---5-----|(0)
- - - - - - - - -
solo:
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|------------8(fade in)-----10-------
|-7(fade in)-------------------------
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D5 Bb5 A5
|----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------5---5-5h6----5---------------
|-7b-r7-b7----b7----r7----5h7---7------------7----7------9-
|----------------------------------------------8----8-7----
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C5 Bb5 C5
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|------8----8h10-----------------8~------------------------
|-9h10---10------10p7-----7-9-10-----10-9-7---7-9----------
|-------------------------------------------------10-8-----
|----------------------------------------------------------
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Bb5 A5
|---------8h10---10-12-13-15---13-15-17-18---18--171715-17\5-
|-----8h10---------------------------------------------------
|-7h10-------------------------------------------------------
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outro
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|-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-8-8-7-7-|
|-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-8-8-7-7-|
|-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-8-8-7-7-|
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-3-3-2-2-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-3-3-2-2-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-3-3-2-2-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-8-8-7-7-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-3-3-2-2-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-8-8-7-7-|
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-3-3-2-2-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
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version 3
(No Capo)
Dm Bb C
Sanctus Espiritus redeem us from our solemn hour
Dm Bb C
Sanctus Espiritus insanity is all around us
Dm Bb C
Sanctus Espiritus
Dm Bb C
Sanctus Espiritus
Dm Bb C Bb C Dm
Sanctus Espiritus
Dm Am Gm
In my darkest hours I did not foresee
Bb A7
That the tide could turn so fast to this degree
Dm Am Gm
Can't believe my eyes, how can you be so blind?
Bb A7
Is the heart of stone, no empathy inside?
Bb A7
Time keeps on slipping away and we haven't learned
Bb
So in the end now what have we gained?
Dm Bb C
Sanctus Espiritus redeem us from our solemn hour
Dm Bb C
Sanctus Espiritus insanity is all around us
Dm Bb C
Sanctus Espiritus is this what we deserve
Bb C Bb C Dm
Can we break free from chains of never-ending agony?
Dm Am Gm
Are they themselves to blame, the misery, the pain?
Bb A7
Didn't we let it go, allowed it, let it grow?
Dm Am Gm
If we can't restrain the beast which dwells inside
Bb A7
It will find it's way somehow, somewhere in time.
Bb A7
Will we remember all of the suffering
Bb
'Cause if we fail it will be in vain.
Dm Bb C
Sanctus Espiritus redeem us from our solemn hour
Dm Bb C
Sanctus Espiritus insanity is all around us
Dm Bb C
Sanctus Espiritus is this what we deserve
Bb C Bb C Dm
Can we break free from chains of never-ending agony?
(Instrumental begins)
Dm Bb C
Sanctus Espiritus
Dm Bb C
Sanctus Espiritus
(Instrumental ends)
Dm Bb C
Sanctus Espiritus redeem us from our solemn hour
Dm Bb C
Sanctus Espiritus insanity is all around us
Dm Bb C
Sanctus Espiritus is this what we deserve
Bb C Bb C Dm
Can we break free from our chains of never-ending agony? (x2)
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version 4
Am F G
Sanctus Espiritus redeem us from our solemn hour
Am F G
Sanctus Espiritus insanity is all around us
Am F G
Sanctus Espiritus!
Am F G
Sanctus Espiritus!
Am F G Dm G Em Am
Sanctus Espiritus!
Am Em
In my darkest hours I could not foresee
Dm G
That the tide could turn so fast to this degree
Am
Can´t believe my eyes
Em
How can you be so blind?
Dm G
Is the heart of stone, no empathy inside?
Dm Em
Time keeps on slipping away and we haven´t learned
Dm Em
So in the end now what have we gained?
Am F G
Sanctus Espiritus, redeem us from our solemn hour
Am F G
Sanctus Espiritus, insanity is all around us
Am F G
Sanctus Espiritus, is this what we deserve,
Dm G Am
can we break free from chains of never-ending agony?
Am Em
Are they themselves to blame, the misery, the pain?
Dm G
Didn´t we let go, allowed it, let it grow?
Am Em
If we can´t restrain the beast which dwells inside
Dm G
it will find it´s way somehow, somewhere in time
Dm Em
Will we remember all of the suffering
Dm Em
Cause if we fail it will be in vain
Am F G
Sanctus Espiritus, redeem us from our solemn hour
Am F G
Sanctus Espiritus, insanity is all around us
Am F G
Sanctus Espiritus, is this what we deserve,
Dm G Am
can we break free from chains of never-ending agony?
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