Paradise Lost – Return To The Sun (Guitar Tab)
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Band: Paradise Lost
Album: The Plague Within
Song: Return to the Sun
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Notes
+ I wasn't sure what to label some of the parts of the song as the structure varies from the traditional
+ Intro Rhythm: the last note of each trio is almost a pull off to get that extra sound
+ Intro Lead part 2 Lead is played tremolo style
+ The final chord of the song is a D power chord
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Intro part 1 @ 0:51
Lead and Rhythm+ D |----------------------------------| A |----------------------------------| F |----------------------------------| C |----------------------------------| G |----------------------------------| D |-7-7-7----7-7-7----6-6-6----7-7-7-| A |-5-5-5----5-5-5----4-4-4----5-5-5-|
Intro part 2
Lead+ (tremolo throughout)
D |--------------------------------------------------------11-12-14-|
A |------------------------------------------12---11---/12----------|
F |-9--11-12-11-9-11-12-9~--11-12-11-9-11-12------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-7---7---7-------7---7---7-------6---6---6------7---7--7-7-7-7-7-|
A |-5---5---5-------5---5---5-------4---4---4------5---5--5-5-5-5-5-|
* * * *Pre Verse
Lead D |-----------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------| F |-9---9----9---9----9---9----9---9--| C |-9---10---9---10---9---10---9---10-| G |---7----7---7----7---7----7---7----| D |-----------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------|
Verse 1
“Fortunes jaws embrace At failures loss throughout the days”
“Deploring scorn we face My pain is loss through disarray, Return to the sun”
Lead and Rhythm x2 D |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-----------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------------------------------------| D |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/10-| A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/8--|
Chorus
“Return to the sun”
Lead x2 D |-----------------8-7-------------8-7-------------8-7-------| A |------------------------------------------------------/8-7-| F |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-9-9-----------| C |-----------------------------------------------------------| G |-----------------------------------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm x2 D |-----------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------| F |-----------------------------------------------------------| C |-----------------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------10---------------9----------------------| D |-7-----------------8----------------7--------------9/10-7--| A |-5-----------------8----------------7--------------7/8--5--|
Pre Verse
Lead D |-----------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------| F |-9---9----9---9----9---9----9---9--| C |-9---10---9---10---9---10---9---10-| G |---7----7---7----7---7----7---7----| D |-----------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------| Rhythm D |-----------------| A |-----------------| F |-----------------| C |-----------------| G |-----------------| D |--7-7-----7-7----| A |--5-5-----5-5----|
Verse 2
“Face to look inside my mind A place you’ve never been”
“Face to look inside my mind A place you’ve never dreamed”
Lead x2 D |---------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------| F |------------12~-----------12-----------------| C |-/9~---9^10-------10^9-10----10^9-10-9--9----| G |------------------------------------------12-| D |---------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------| Rhythm x2 D |---------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------| F |------------12~-----------12-----------------| C |-/9~---9^10-------10^9-10----10^9------------| G |----------------------------------12-9-------| D |---------------------------------------12-10-| A |---------------------------------------------|
Post Verse
“Vermillion the sands”
“The gallant slain”
Lead x4 D |--------------------| A |--------------------| F |--------------------| C |----7^9~------------| G |-----------7^8^7----| D |-----------------10-| A |--------------------| Rhythm x4 D |--------------------| A |--------------------| F |--------------------| C |--------------------| G |-----------------12-| D |-7-7-----7-------10-| A |-5-5-----5----------|
Verse 3
“Your fallen God’s afraid Eternal dying night & day”
“All folded laws are frayed A sullen tragic masquerade”
Lead and Rhythm x2 D |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-----------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------------------------------------| D |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/10-| A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/8--|
Chorus
“Return to the sun”
Lead x2 D |-----------------8-7-------------8-7-------------8-7-------| A |------------------------------------------------------/8-7-| F |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-9-9-----------| C |-----------------------------------------------------------| G |-----------------------------------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm x2 D |-----------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------| F |-----------------------------------------------------------| C |-----------------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------10---------------9----------------------| D |-7-----------------8----------------7--------------9/10-7--| A |-5-----------------8----------------7--------------7/8--5--|
Solo Part 1
Lead 1 D |--------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------| F |---4~----------0^2^4-(4)/5~---------------4~------| C |--------------------------------------------------| G |--------------------------------------------------| D |--------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------| Rhythm 1 D |--------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------| F |--------------------------------------------------| C |-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-xxx-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-xxx--| G |--------------------------------------------------| D |--------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------| Lead 2 D |--------------------------------------------------| A |--4/5-7--------8---7v---5-5v----7v---8v---7v------| F |--------------------------------------------------| C |--------------------------------------------------| G |--------------------------------------------------| D |--------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------| Rhythm 2 D |--------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------| F |--------------------------------------------------| C |-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-xxx-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-xxx--| G |--------------------------------------------------| D |--------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------| Lead 3 D |--------------------------------------------------| A |--/13-13-12-------------/13-13-12-----------------| F |------------9v--------------------9v--------------| C |--------------------------------------------------| G |--------------------------------------------------| D |--------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------| Rhythm 3 D |--------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------| F |--------------------------------------------------| C |-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-xxx-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-xxx--| G |--------------------------------------------------| D |--------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------| Lead 4 D |--------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------| F |--/12-12-11---------------------------------------| C |--------------10v---9----7----5----4----2---------| G |--------------------------------------------------| D |--------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------| Rhythm 4 D |--------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------| F |--------------------------------------------------| C |-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-xxx-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-xxx--| G |--------------------------------------------------| D |--------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------|
Solo Part 2
Lead part 1 D |---------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------| F |------------12~-----------12-----------------| C |-/9~---9^10-------10^9-10----10^9-10-9--9----| G |------------------------------------------12-| D |---------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------| Lead part 2 D |---------------------------------------------| A |-/13-13-12--13-13-12-------------------------| F |----------9---------9--/12-12-11-------------| C |--------------------------------10-9-7-5-4-2-| G |---------------------------------------------| D |---------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------| Rhythm part 1 D |---------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------| F |------------12~-----------12-----------------| C |-/9~---9^10-------10^9-10----10^9------------| G |----------------------------------12-9-------| D |---------------------------------------12-10-| A |---------------------------------------------| Rhythm part 2 D |---------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------| F |------------12~-----------12-----------------| C |-/9~---9^10-------10^9-10----10^9------------| G |----------------------------------12-9-------| D |---------------------------------------12-10-| A |---------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 part 1 D |---------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------| F |-----------------------9-11-12-11-9-11-12-11-| C |-----------10~------10-----------------------| G |----7-9-10-----------------------------------| D |---------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 part 2 D |---------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------| F |-----------------------9-11-12-11-9-11-12-11-| C |-----------10~------10-----------------------| G |----7-9-10-----------------------------------| D |---------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------|
Verse 4
“Face to look inside my mind A place you’ve never been”
“Face to look inside my mind A place you’ve never dreamed”
Lead x2 D |---------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------| F |------------12~-----------12-----------------| C |-/9~---9^10-------10^9-10----10^9-10-9--9----| G |------------------------------------------12-| D |---------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------| Rhythm x2 D |---------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------| F |---------------------------------------------| C |---------------------------------------------| G |---------------------------------/12-9-------| D |---------------------------------------12-10-| A |---------------------------------------------|
Chorus
“Return to the sun”
Lead x2 D |-----------------8-7-------------8-7-------------8-7-------| A |------------------------------------------------------/8-7-| F |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-9-9-----------| C |-----------------------------------------------------------| G |-----------------------------------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm x2 D |-----------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------| F |-----------------------------------------------------------| C |-----------------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------10---------------9----------------------| D |-7-----------------8----------------7--------------9/10-7--| A |-5-----------------8----------------7--------------7/8--5--|
Outro+
Rhythm D |----------------------------------| A |----------------------------------| F |----------------------------------| C |----------------------------------| G |----------------------------------| D |-7-7-7----7-7-7----6-6-6----7-7-7-| A |-5-5-5----5-5-5----4-4-4----5-5-5-|
Outro Part 2
Lead+ D |--------------------------------------------------------11-12-14-| A |------------------------------------------12---11---/12----------| F |-9--11-12-11-9-11-12-9~--11-12-11-9-11-12------------------------| C |-----------------------------------------------------------------| G |-----------------------------------------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm D |-----------------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------| F |-----------------------------------------------------------------| C |-----------------------------------------------------------------| G |-----------------------------------------------------------------| D |-7---7---7-------7---7---7-------6---6---6------7---7--7-7-7-7-7-| A |-5---5---5-------5---5---5-------4---4---4------5---5--5-5-5-5-5-|