Epica – The Skeleton Key (Guitar Tab)
Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B)
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1.0x
[Riff 1]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-6----5-------------5----------------------6---6--------5----------------------------| A|-6----5----3--------5----4----3------------6---6--------5----4----3------------------| E|-4----3----3--------3----4----3------------4-3-4--------3----4----3------------------| A|-----------3-------------4----3------------------------------4----3-----/-15---------|
[Riff 2]
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|-6-0-0--6-0-0--6-0-0--6-0-6-7-| A|-6-0-0--6-0-0--6-0-0--6-0-6-7-| x4 pm x x [Riff 3] 1. & 3. 2. e|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D|*--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------*| A|*--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------*| E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| A|-5-1-1---5-1-1---5-1-1---5-1-1---------|-5-0-0---5-0-0---5-0-0---5-0-1-5---------| pm x x x x
[Chorus 1]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3-----------------------------------666-------|
A|-3--------6--------1--------3--------3--------6--------1--------666-------|
E|-3--------6--------1--------1--------3--------6--------1--------444--4444-|
A|-3--------6--------1-----------------3--------6--------1-------------4444-|
xx xxxx
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3--------6--------------------------6--------6666-|
A|-3--------6--------1--------3--------6--------3--------1--------6--------6666-|
E|-3--------6--------1--------1--------4--------3--------1--------4--------4444-|
A|-3--------6--------1--------------------------3--------1----------------------|
xxx[Riff 1]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-6----5-------------5----------------------6---6--------5----------------------------| A|-6----5----3--------5----4----3------------6---6--------5----4----3------------------| E|-4----3----3--------3----4----3------------4-3-4--------3----4----3------------------| A|-----------3-------------4----3------------------------------4----3-----/-15---------|
[Riff 3]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-| A|-5-1-1---5-1-1---5-1-1---5-1-1---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-| pm x x x x x x x x x x x x x x e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------5-5-5--5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5p0-| A|-5-0-0---5-0-0---5-0-0---5-0-1---5-5-5--5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5p0-| pm x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
[Chorus 1]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3-----------------------------------666-------|
A|-3--------6--------1--------3--------3--------6--------1--------666-------|
E|-3--------6--------1--------1--------3--------6--------1--------444--4444-|
A|-3--------6--------1-----------------3--------6--------1-------------4444-|
xx xxxx
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3--------6--------------------------6--------6666-|
A|-3--------6--------1--------3--------6--------3--------1--------6--------6666-|
E|-3--------6--------1--------1--------4--------3--------1--------4--------4444-|
A|-3--------6--------1--------------------------3--------1----------------------|
xxx[Bridge]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------2------5------------------------5------3---------|
A|-0--------3---2---2------5---2----0-------3---2---5------3---------|
E|-0------003---2---0------3---2--220-----003---2---3------1----1111-|
A|-0------003---2--------------2--220-----003---2---------------1111-|
xx xx xx xxxx
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------2------5-----------------------------------------|
A|-0--------3---2---2------5---2----1------5---1---3-----------------|
E|-0------003---2---0------3---2--221----115---1---3-----------------|
A|-0------003---2--------------2--221----115---1---3-----------------|
xx xx xx(Piano)
(Riff 1)
[Rhythm during Solo]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------2------5-------------------------5--------3----8---|
A|-0--------3---2---2------5---2----0--------3---2---5------333--888---|
E|-0------003---2---0------3---2--220------003---2---3------111--666---|
A|-0------003---2--------------2--220------003---2---------------------|
xx xx xx xx xx[Solo]
e|-----------3--|/5--0--5--7--8--0--7--8--|-10--h12p10p0-8--h10p8p0-8-5-7-8-10-7-8-10-| B|-----3--4-----|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------| G|-/5-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------| D|--------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------| A|--------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E|--------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------| A|--------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------| e|/12------12--14--15-----/14--15--|-17--h19p17p0-15--h17p15p0-14--h15p14p0-17b----| B|-----12--------------12----------|-----------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| e|-17~--------------17---19---|-19b------rp17-19~---------| B|------------/17-------------|---------------------------| G|----------------------------|---------------------------| D|----------------------------|---------------------------| A|----------------------------|---------------------------| E|----------------------------|---------------------------| A|----------------------------|---------------------------| e|-15--10--------10p7-------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| B|--------12----------8--------/12--15--|-13~---------13----15----|-15b~------------| G|-----------12\--------7h8h10----------|-------------------------|-----------------| D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
[Chorus 2]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3-----------------------------------666-------|
A|-3--------6--------1--------3--------3--------6--------1--------666-------|
E|-3--------6--------1--------1--------3--------6--------1--------444--4444-|
A|-3--------6--------1-----------------3--------6--------1-------------4444-|
xx xxxx
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------333------6--666--66--------------------6--------6666-|
A|-3-----------6-----------1-----------333------6--666--663----3----1----1----6--------6666-|
E|-3--3--3--3--6--6--6--6--1--1--1--1--111------4--444--443--333--331--111--114--------4444-|
A|-3--3--3--3--6--6--6--6--1--1--1--1---------------------3--333--331--111--11--------------|
x x x x x x x x x xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xxx
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------5555------|
A|----------------------------------------5555------|
E|----------------------------------------33336665--|
A|-6-0-6--000-6-0-3-5-6-5-3-5--6-0-6--000-----6665--| x4
xxx xxx************************************
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| r Release
| x Palm muting
| ~ Vibrato
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