Band: Fates Warning Song: We Only Say Goodbye Album: Parallels Comments, questions, corrections: send to [email protected] Tuning: Standard E (A 440) Key Signature: E Minor Guitar 1 - Jim Matheos Guitar 2 - Frank Aresti Riff 1 (both guitars) *acoustic |----------|-------3-0--| |----------|------------| |-----0----|-----2------| |-------2--|---2--------| Play both measures 2 times |---2------|-0----------| |-0--------|------------| Riff 2A (distorted) |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|----------5---9--7-| |----5-------------|----5-----5---9--7-| GTR 1 |---------------5--|----------3---7--5-| |-0----------3-----|-0----------0------| Riff 2A (clean) . |----0-------0-----|----0--------0-----| |-------2-------2--|-------2-------2---| |----------------4-|-----------------4-| |------------------|-------------------| GTR 2 |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| Riff 2B (distorted) |------------------|------------------------| |------------------|------------------------| |------------------|----------5---7---------| |----5-------------|----5-----5---7---5--2--| GTR 1 |---------------5--|----------3---5---5--2--| |-0----------3-----|-0----------0---0-3--0--| GTR 2 plays Riff 2A (clean) over Riff 2B. Riff 3 (clean) *verse “As I watched your shadow disappear” Strum chords |-3----------|-0-------0--| |-3----------|-3-----3----| |-2----------|-2----------| |------------|-0----------| GTR 1 |------------|------------| |------------|------------| | | | |---0----0---|---0-----3--| |------3-----|-------3----| |----------4-|------------| |------------|------------| GTR 2 |------------|------------| |------------|------------| Riff 4 “I thought I heard you…” |----------------|-----------------| |-------8--------|-----------------| |-5-----7-9------|-5-----9---------| |-5-----5-9------|-5-----9---------| GTR 1 |-3-------7------|-3-----7---------| |----------------|-----------------| | | | |----0------0----|---0------3--2-0-| |------3------3--|-----3-----------| |----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------| GTR 2 |----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------| “But you only…” |----------------|-------------|-------| |-------8--------|-------------|-------| |-5-----7-9-7----|-5-----9-----|-5---7-| |-5-----5-9-7----|-5-----9-----|-5---7-| GTR 1 |-3-------7-5----|-3-----7-----|-3---5-| |----------------|-------------|-------| | | | | |----0------0----|---0---------|-------| |------3------3--|-----3-------|-------| |----------------|-------------|-5---7-| |----------------|-------------|-5---7-| GTR 2 |----------------|-------------|-3---5-| |----------------|-------------|-------| Riff 5 “Across the miles…” |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |------4---5---12--9--7-| |-7---------------------| GTRS 1&2 |------2---3---10--7--5-| |-5---------------------| “But it’s so hard…” |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |------4---5---12-10--9--7--9-| |-7---------------------------| GTRS 1&2 |------2---3---10--9--7--5--7-| |-5---------------------------| Solo – Jim |---------|------------------------------------------| |---------|------------------------------------------| |---------|-9h11h12p11----9--7-----------------------| |-7/9-\7~-|---------------------7--9-----7-----------| |---------|---------------------------10---10--9-7-\-| |---------|------------------------------------------| |-------14-15-14- |-15-17---------- |---------------- |---------------- *Frank comes in w/ harmony |---------------- |---------------- -14^(15)—14p12--------------------------------------| ---------------15--12--15--12--8--10--8--7-7h8p7—5~-| ----------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------| GTR 1 ----------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------| -17^(19)-17p15-14---------------------------------------| -------------------15--17--15--12-13--12-10-10h12p10-8~-| --------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------| GTR 2 --------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------| Notation Key: h = hammer on p = pull off / = ascending slide \ = descending slide ^ = bend () = note bent to r = release ~ = vibrato
