Manchester Orchestra – Angel Of Death (Guitar Tab)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Tuned 1/2 Step Down: D#G#C#F#A#D#
Update - May 14,2022: this song seems to be in Drop Db.
I don;t think there is any open C# notes/chords in this song,
but that ending riff position seems to give me that impression.
Where chords are mentioned, they are shown in Standard Tuning.
(eg: "A" power chord on Low E String, is 5E,A7)
I am not sure of the strumming pattern here, on the power chords mainly. eg - I don't believe it is just
downstrokes.
Also, there are times, I am sure I am following Andy's voice - so the tab likely will be wrong there.
I likely would have specified a chord. I have taken the chords mainly from Hectornino's
Chords entry of this song, but with some changes. (Thanks Hectornino)
[Intro]
(There is a "wall of sound" here, (2+? guitars, synth, etc..) so I am just making some
kind of simplication. Lots of effects, "clouds", etc..., so it is really hard to make out...)
Eb|-----------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|----8---8-8-----8---8--|--10-10----10----10-10---10-----| Gb|--9---9-9-----9----9-9-|----------9----9--------9-------| Db|-----------------------|--------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------|--------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------|--------------------------------| Eb|-8---8---8---8---8-----|-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12--| Bb|--8---8---8---8---8----|--------------------------------| Gb|---9---9---9---9---9---|--------------------------------| Db|-----------------------|--------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------|--------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------|--------------------------------| (gets louder) Eb|-----------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|----8---8-8-----8---8--|--10-10----10----10-10---10-----| Gb|--9---9-9-----9----9-9-|----------9----9--------9-------| Db|-----------------------|--------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------|--------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------|--------------------------------| Eb|-8---8---8---8---8-----|-10-12-10-12--------------------| Bb|--8---8---8---8---8----|--------------------------------| Gb|---9---9---9---9---9---|--------------------------------| Db|-----------------------|--------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------|--------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------|--------------------------------| (Major Fuzz out here) Eb|-----------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|----8---8-8-----8---8--|--10-10----10----10-10---10-----| Gb|--9---9-9-----9----9-9-|----------9----9--------9-------| Db|-----------------------|--------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------|--------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------|--------------------------------| Eb|-8---8---8---8---8-----|-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12--| Bb|--8---8---8---8---8----|--------------------------------| Gb|---9---9---9---9---9---|--------------------------------| Db|-----------------------|--------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------|--------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
A C D A
Driving with the angel of death I pass by your old apartment
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A C D A
Sniffing up the pills you left In- side the limousine
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Pre-chorus]
F G F E D C A
Nobody could tell me how far You said "we'll stop to read each tea leaf"
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Ab|-8-8-8-8--8h10p8-|7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F G F E G A
Nobody could tell me how long Just pacing patiently
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------| Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------| Ab|-8-8-8-8--8h10p8-|7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------|--------------| Eb|-----------------|-----------------|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5-|-5--5-5-5-5---|
[Chorus]
C G F
I arrive, in the form of a radical being
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Gb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Ab|----10-----------|-----5-----------|-----3---------|--------------| Eb|-----8-----------|-----3-----------|-----1---------|--------------|
C G F A (probably wrong to slide - follows voice)
You arrive, but the story can never be to-ooold (ooh yeah???)
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-10--8-10-8--8h10-----| Bb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------10vb| Gb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------------| Ab|---10------------|-----5-----------|---3(/7)-------|----------------------| Eb|----8------------|-----3-----------|---1(/5)-------|----------------------|
[Verse 2]
(Not sure about the notes and pattern here - help please! )
A C D A
Sleeping with the angel of death I still find you in my shadow
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|5--5--5--5--5---------------------------6---6----------5-5-5----| Gb|-7--7--7--7--7------------------------7---7-----------7-7-7-----| Db|--7--7--7--7--7-------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| A C D A Learning how the mirror reflects I lose myself in you Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|5--5--5--5--5---------------------6---6----------5--5--5--------| Gb|-7--7--7--7--7------------------7---7----------7--7--7----------| Db|---7--7--7--7--7------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| [Pre-chorus] F E I was told it wouldn't be long Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| B C "Life's a basket full of cravings" Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Dm C
Better than the evil you know
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G Am
Repeat yourself in me
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------3---------------5----------------------------------------|
Db|-------4---------------7----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|[Chorus]
C G F
You arrive, on the hood of your step father's Lincoln
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Gb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Ab|----10-----------|-----------5-----|------3--------|--------------| Eb|-----8-----------|-----------3-----|------1--------|--------------|
C G F
The surprise, and I couldn't remember the words
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Gb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Ab|---------10------|----------5------|---3-----------|--------------| Eb|----------8------|----------3------|---1-----------|--------------|
Am B C G F
I'm on fire, and the guilt's doing all of the thinking
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Gb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Ab|-------7---9--10-|-----------------|------5--------|--3-----------| Eb|-------5---7---8-|-----------------|------3--------|--1-----------|
C G F
I'm alive, but it isn't the same as befo-ooooore
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Gb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Ab|---10------------|-------5---------|---3(/7)-------|--------------| Eb|----8------------|-------3---------|---1(/5)-------|--------------|
[Bridge]
(I think there are 2 Guitars here, making it hard to discern. Perhaps also alternating from 89 to 98? ) Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--8-8-8-8-8----8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8------8-8-8-8-8------------| Gb|---9-9-9-9-9----9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9------9-9-9-9-9-----------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
(Single Notes of A String--- eg: F is fret 8. I am missing some slides in here. )
F E
Slowly we become a single mold
D
Watching as my skin becomes your skin and starts to hold
F /G E
I was told that there's a wonder in the place our bodies go
D
Driving 'round the sins of both my lives will keep you cold
/C /F /G E
I deserve it, I've been stalling, I've been selfish, I've been wrong
/C E /F D
Finally I heard my name, the absolution called
/C /F /G E
Now I need it, now I crave the writing burned into the wall
/C E /F D
Sitting in your hands to watch the ending of it all
[Chorus]
C G F
I arrive, in the eyes of my grandfather's daughter
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Gb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Ab|----10-----------|-------5---------|---3-----------|--------------| Eb|-----8-----------|-------3---------|---1-----------|--------------|
C G F
In the light, but I couldn't remember your words
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Gb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Ab|---------10------|----------5------|---3-----------|--------------| Eb|----------8------|----------3------|---1-----------|--------------|
Am B C G F
I survived, and the guilt's falling off me in pieces
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Gb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Ab|-------7---9--10-|-----------------|------5--------|-----3--------| Eb|-------5---7---8-|-----------------|------3--------|-----1--------|
C G F
I'm alive, but it isn't the same as befo-ooooore
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Gb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Ab|---10------------|-------5---------|---3(/7)-------|--------------| Eb|----8------------|-------3---------|---1(/5)-------|--------------|
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[Outro]
(Not very clear - but it seems to be this) Eb|-10--8-10-8--8h10-----| Bb|------------------10vb| (Repeat 3x) Gb|----------------------| Db|----------------------| Ab|----------------------| Eb|----------------------|
I thought this time I might just walk away from you
If I'm the thief and you're the proof, its pain to choose
D A
It felt like a first, but it wasn't new
Eb|------------10--------| Bb|----------------------| Gb|----------------------| Db|----------------------| Ab|----------------------| Eb|----------------------|
D A* (* = upstroke sounds better)
It felt like a sin, it was more like a noose
Eb|------------10---------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------0*--------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
It's harder now to hold ya
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------0*-------|
Eb|-----------------------------------5/6---------|It's harder now to hold ya
I'm ashamed, lost my decree, it paid to lose
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0*-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
The first of sixty thousand hours obsessed with you
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0*-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
D A
It wasn't a lie, but it wasn't the truth
Eb|---------10------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------10-------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
D A
I tried blaming me, ended up blaming you
Eb|-------------10-------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------10----------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|It's harder now to hold ya
Eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------0*---------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| It's harder now to hold ya Eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------0*-------------| Eb|----------------------------5/6----------------| It's harder now to pull(???) ya Eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------0*-------------| Eb|----------------------------5/6----------------| It's harder now to hold(???) ya Eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| vb vibrato
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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