Marillion – These Chains (Guitar Tab)
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Tabbed by Mike C ([email protected])
Tab Explanation
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s Slide
h Hammer-on
p Pull-off
T Tap
B Bend the note to the fret after the B
R Release back to the originally bent note
A.H. Artificial Harmonic
m Palm Muted
// Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible)
There's 3 guitar's in this track. Gtr 1 is an acoustic guitar. This plays the
main chords throughout the whole track. Gtr. 2 is a distorted electric used to
play the solo and outro guitar parts. Gtr. 3 is a slightly distorted electric
used to add depth to the last part of the song. Enjoy!
Gtr. 1 - Acoustic Guitar
Gtr. 2 - Distorted Electric
Gtr. 3 - Slightly Distorted Electric
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Intro (no guitar)
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Verse (no guitar)
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Everything crashed
His wife left him
He lost all his money
And most of his friends
He lay awake all night
Lonely and desperate
Contemplating starting again
Chorus (no guitar)
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These chains are all your own
These chains are comfortable
Verse (Gtr. 1 strums chords)
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Em D
Four in the morning
C G
Sat in the kitchen
Bb F
Keys on the table
Em A
Went out for a drive
Em D
He didn't know
C G
Where he was going
Bb F
Didn't know
Em A
If he was alive
Bridge (Gtr. 1 strums chords)
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E
The dawn was breaking
F#
A new day was rising
A G
Shadows creepin' over the fields
E
He watched the pink light
F#
Steal across the horizon
C#m C
He realised ...he saw with new eyes
Chorus (Gtr. 1 strums chords)
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G D/F# Em D/F#
These chains are all your own
C G/B Am
These chains are comfortable
Em D A/C# C
This cage was never locked
Em D A/C# C B
Born free but scared to be
Interlude (no guitar)
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Guitar Solo
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Gtr. 1 strums: E F# A G E F# C#m C
Gtr. 2 *vibrate w/bar
e|---------------------10-------------------------------12------------|
B|-------------8-10b12----r10p8-10------------------------------------|
G|-9-12b14p9-9---------------------9-9~-----12-14-14b16----14b16~~----|
D|--------------------------------------s14------------------------14-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------15----------------------------------------------5-7-5-7b8-7-|
G|-12h14b16----14-12-14-------7b8-----------------------4-6-------------|
D|----------------------14~-9-----9-8-7----7-------s4-6-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------10---10-7~----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A.H
e|-----------------------------12~-14b15r14p12-14-12-14b15r14p12--------|
B|-5-7-5~-------12-14-12-12-14-----------------------------------15b17~-|
G|--------11s13---------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|E F#/E A/E G/E E F#/E C# C
Chorus (no guitar)
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These chains are all your own
These chains are comfortable
These chains was never locked
Born free but scared
e|-----17-17-15~-| (Gtr. 2) B|---------------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| (Gtr. 3 - crescendo) A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|---------------| .....to be G D/F# This cage e|-----------------------| B|-------8-10-8-10b12-8~-| G|---7-9-----------------| D|-9---------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| Em D/F# was made for you e|-10p8p7-8p7------------| B|------------10-8h10-8~-| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| C G/B Am With care and constant attention e|-17~-19-17p15p14--------| B|-----------------15s17~-| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| Em D A/C# C This cage is safe and warm e|---------------| B|-10b12r10p8----| G|------------9~-| D|---------------| A|---------------| E|---------------| Em D A/C# Will you die and never know what it's Outro ===== C B e|------------------------| B|-13h15p13s10-12~-12p10~-| (Gtr. 2) G|-5~--------------4~-----| (Gtr. 3 - repeats power chords 'til end) D|-5~--------------4~-----| (Gtr. 1 - repeats strumming C and B 'til end) A|-3~--------------2~-----| E|------------------------| like.................... e|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------| B|---------------------12-14s15~-15b17r15-----|------------------------------| G|-12p11p9~-9s11h12b14--------------------14~-|-14-12-11b12r11---------------| D|--------------------------------------------|----------------14~-14s17s14~-| A|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------| Outside.................. e|-14h15-14-15-17-17~-15-17-|-19---------------------| B|--------------------------|----17-17~-17b19r17-16~-| G|--------------------------|------------------------| D|--------------------------|------------------------| A|--------------------------|------------------------| E|--------------------------|------------------------| e|--------------------------------7h8-7----7-----------------| B|---8-8-8---8-10b12-10b12-10b12~-------10---10-10b11-8------| G|-9-------9--------------------------------------------11-9-| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------10--------15-14-| B|------------------------13-12~-------| G|-11b12r11~-11b12r11~-----------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15~--------| B|--------------------------------------------16~----| G|------------------------------------------------14-| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| E e|-----| B|-----| G|-16~-| (Gtr. 2) D|-2~--| (Gtr. 3) A|-2~--| E|-0~--|