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THE HERALD - Comus
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http://comusmusic.co.uk/
Tabbed by: Sean Law, Glenn Goring, [email protected]
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Credit for this tab is split, other than with myself, in three ways. First by [email protected] for
providing a solid starting point for me to work off of. I found his bit of tab from doing a google search,
and in a way it inspired me to complete the rest of it. The first three or so lines of solo tablature were
entirely his doing. Secondly to Glenn Goring himself, who was incredibly helpful every step of the way. This
tab wouldn't exist without all of the awesome and generous outside help I've received.
This tab is mainly for the fingerstyle guitar solo based off of the original recording from the album
First Utterance, and thus there are some differences to the live versions you might see/hear.
I've also included the basic pattern for the intro/verse since I managed to stumble across some of the
right notes.
Intro:
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----1-------1-------1---1-2-1h2p1---|
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2-----------2-|
A|-4-------4-------4-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Verse variation:
e|-----4-------4-------4---------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------1-2-1h2p1---|
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2-----------2-|
A|-4-------4-------4-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Guitar Solo:
You'll see a couple mute notes (x), this is basically just what I decided to tab from
the sound of Glenn changing frets at certain moments.
e|----------------|----------------|
B|---0---0---0---0|---0---0---0---0|
G|-6---6---6---6--|-6---6---6---6--|
D|--6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6-|
A|4---4---4---4---|4---4---4---4---|
E|----------------|----------------|
E|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|-----0-----0----|----------0-----|
B|-------0-------0|-------0-------0|-------0-------0|-----0---------0|
G|--8-------8-----|--8-------6-----|--6------6---6--|--8----8-----8--|
D|--6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6-|
A|4---4---4---4---|4---4---4---4---|4---4---4---4---|4---4---4---4---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|---0---0-----0--|---0------------|---------------0|---0---0--------|
B|---------------0|----0------0---0|---0---0---0----|-----------0----|
G|-8---8----6-----|-----6---6---6--|-6---6---6---6--|-6---6---6---6--|
D|--6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6-|
A|4---4---4---4---|4--(4)--4---4---|4---4---7---7---|7---7---4---4---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|----------------|---0------------|-----0-------0--|-----0----0-----|
B|---0---0---0---0|-------0---0---0|-------0-------0|-------0-------0|
G|-6---6---6---6--|-6---6---6---6--|--6-------8-----|--6----------6--|
D|--7---7---7---7-|--7---7---7---7-|--6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6-|
A|4---4---4---4---|4---4---4---4---|4---4---4---4---|4---4---4---4---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|--4----4---5----|---4---4---5----|---4---4---5----|----------------|
B|------------7---|------------7---|------------7---|---5---5---4---4|
G|-----6---6---6--|-6---6---6---6--|-6---6---6---6--|-6---6---6---6--|
D|--6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6-|
A|0---0---0---0--0|0---0---0---0--0|0---0---0---0--0|0---0---0---0---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|----------------|------------|
B|---4---4---4---4|---4---4---0|
G|-6---6---6---6--|-6---6---6--|
D|--6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6-|
A|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---|
E|----------------|------------|
e|-------------0--|-------0--------|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|
B|---0-----------0|---0-------0---0|-------0-------0|-------0-------0|
G|-6---6----6-----|-6---6---6---6--|--6-------8-----|--6-------8-----|
D|--6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6-|
A|4---4---4---4---|4---4---4---4---|4---4---4---4---|4---4---4---4---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|-----0-----4---4|---4---4/----9-----9|-----9-----9-----12|-----12-----9------|
B|-------0--------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------x|
G|--6------6---6--|-6---6--/11----11---|-11----11----11----|-11-----11----11---|
D|--6---6---6---6-|--6---6-/--11----11-|---11----11----11--|---11-----11----11-|
A|4---4---0---0---|0---0---0-----0-----|0-----0-----0------|0------0-----0-----|
E|----------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
e|------------------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|----10----10----10|----10/----12-----12\|----10----10----10|----10----10----10|
G|-9-----9-----9----|-9----/11-----11----\|-9-----9-----9----|-9-----9-----9----|
D|--10----10----10--|--10--/--12-----12--\|--10----10----10--|--10----10----10--|
A|0-----0-----0-----|0-----0------0-------|0-----0-----0-----|0-----0-----0-----|
E|------------------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
e|-----------|
B|----10----x|
G|-9-----9---|
D|--10----10-|
A|0-----0----|
E|-----------|
e|----------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|
B|---7---7---7---7|---7---7---7---7|----7---7----7---7|----7---7----7---7|
G|-0---0---0---0--|-0---0---0---0--|--0---0----0---0--|--0---0----0---0--|
D|--9---9---9---9-|--9---9---9---9-|---9---9----9---9-|---9---9----9---9-|
A|----9-------9---|----9-------9---|10-------10-------|10-------10-------|
E|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|-----0--------0---|-----0--------0---|
e|----------------|----------------|---------------------|--------------------|
B|---7---7---7---7|---7---7---7---7|----7----8----8----10|----7----8----8----8|
G|-0---0---0---0--|-0---0---0---0--|-9----9----9----9----|-9----9----9----9---|
D|--9---9---9---9-|--9---9---9---9-|--10---10---10---10--|--10---10---10---10-|
A|9-------9-------|9-------9-------|0----0----0----0-----|0----0----0----0----|
E|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|---------------------|--------------------|
e|----7----8----8----8|--------------------|----7----8----10-----|
B|--------------------|----7----8----8----8|--------------------8|
G|-9----9----9----9---|-9----9----9----9---|-9----9----9-----9---|
D|--10---10---10---10-|--10---10---10---10-|--10---10---10----10-|
A|0----0----0----0----|0----0----0----0----|0----0----0-----0----|
E|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
e|----10---------10|---------------|---------10-----|-------------------------|
B|----------8------|----8----8----7|----7----------7|----7----7----7----7----7|
G|-9-----9----9----|-9----9----9---|-9----9-----9---|-9----9----9----9----9---|
D|--10----10---10--|--10---10---10-|--10---10----10-|--10---10---10---10---10-|
A|0-----0----0-----|0----0----0----|0----0-----0----|0----0----0----0----0----|
E|-----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------------|
e|----------------|----------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|---7-7-7---7---7|---7---7---7---7|----7---7----7---7|----7---7----7----7|
G|-0--(0)--0---0--|-0---0---0---0--|--0---0----0---0--|--0---0----0----0--|
D|--9---9---9---9-|--9---9---9---9-|---9---9----9---9-|---9---9----9----9-|
A|----9-------9---|----9-------9---|10-------10-------|10-------10---10---|
E|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|-----0--------0---|-----0-------------|
e|------------------|----------------|--------|
B|----7----7---7---7|---7---7---7---7|---7---7|
G|--0----0---0---0--|-0---0---0---0--|-0---0--|
D|---9----9---9---9-|--9---9---9---9-|--9---9-|
A|10---10---9---9---|9---9-------9---|9---9---|
E|------------------|--------0-------|--------|
e|---------------------|------------------|--------------------|----------------|
B|----7----8----8----10|----10----10----10|/----12-----12\---10|----7----8----10|
G|-9----9----9----9----|-9-----9-----9----|/11-----11----\9----|-9----9----9----|
D|--10---10---10---10--|--10----10----10--|/--12-----12--\-10--|--10---10---10--|
A|0----0----0----0-----|0-----0-----0-----|0------0------0-----|0----0----0-----|
E|---------------------|------------------|--------------------|----------------|
e|--------------------|----------7----8|----10----10------|------------|
B|/----12-----12\---10|----10----------|----------------10|----10----10|
G|/11-----11----\9----|-9-----9----9---|-9-----9-----9----|-9-----9----|
D|/--12-----12--\-10--|--10----10---10-|--10----10----10--|--10----10--|
A|0------0------0-----|0-----0----0----|0-----0-----0-----|0-----0-----|
E|--------------------|----------------|------------------|------------|
e|--------------------|------------------|------------------|-----|
B|/----12-----12\---10|----10----10----10|----10----10----10|----x|
G|/11-----11----\9----|-9-----9-----9----|-9-----9-----9----|-9---|
D|/--12-----12--\-10--|--10----10----10--|--10----10----10--|--10-|
A|0------0------0-----|0-----0-----0-----|0-----0-----0-----|0----|
E|--------------------|------------------|------------------|-----|
e|-----9-----9-----9|-----12-----12-----9|-----9------|------------------|-----|
B|------------------|--------------------|-----------x|----10----10----10|----x|
G|-11----11----11---|-11-----11-----11---|-11----11---|-9-----9-----9----|-9---|
D|---11----11----11-|---11-----11-----11-|---11----11-|--10----10----10--|--10-|
A|0-----0-----0-----|0------0------0-----|0-----0-----|0-----0-----0-----|0----|
E|------------------|--------------------|------------|------------------|-----|
e|-----9-----9-----9|-----------------|----------|
B|------------------|----x----10----10|----10---x|
G|-11----11----11---|-11---9-----9----|-9-----9--|
D|---11----11----11-|---x---10----10--|--10----x-|
A|0-----0-----0-----|0----0-----0-----|0-----0---|
E|------------------|-----------------|----------|
e|-----9-----9-----9|-----9-----12-----12|-----9-----\|
B|------------------|--------------------|------------|
G|-11----11----11---|-11----11-----11----|-11----11--\|
D|---11----11----11-|---11----11-----11--|---11----11\|
A|0-----0-----0-----|0-----0------0------|0-----0-----|
E|------------------|--------------------|------------|
e|---4---4---7---7|---7---7---4---/|-----9-----9-----12|-----12-----12-----12|
B|----------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-6---6---6---6--|-6---6---6---6-/|-11----11----11----|-11-----11-----11----|
D|--6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6/|---11----11----11--|---11-----11-----11--|
A|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0-----0-----0------|0------0------0------|
E|----------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------------|
e|-----9-----\|---4---4---4---7|---7---7--p4--p0|---0---0----|
B|------------|----------------|----------------|-----------0|
G|-11----11--\|-6---6---6---6--|-6---6---6---6--|-6---6---6--|
D|---11----11\|--6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6-|
A|0-----0-----|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---|
E|------------|----------------|----------------|------------|
e|-------------0--|-----0-------0--|-------0-------0|-----0--|
B|---0-----------0|-------0-------0|-----0-------0--|-------0|
G|-6---6----8-----|--8-------8-----|--6-------6-----|--6-----|
D|--6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6-|--6---6-|
A|4---4---4---4---|4---4---4---4---|4---4---4---4---|4---4---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
e|---0---0---0---0|----------------|---0---0---0---0|----------------|
B|----------------|---0---0---0---0|----------------|---0---0---0---0|
G|-6---6---6---6--|-6---6---6---6--|-6---6---6---6--|-6---6---6---6--|
D|--6---6---6---6-|--7---7---7---7-|--6---6---6---6-|--7---7---7---7-|
A|7---7---7---7---|4---4---4---4---|7---7---7---7---|4---4---4---4---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|----------------|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|
B|---0---0---0----|-------0-------0|-------0-------0|
G|-6---6---6---6--|--8-------8-----|--8-------6-----|
D|--7---7---7---6-|--6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6-|
A|4---4---4---4---|4---4---4---4---|4---4---4---4---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|
You basically play the last bit of the solo by arpeggiating the first chord shape of the solo with
all four fingers (ring, middle, index, and thumb for the two lowest notes), for example I play it like this:
e|-0---0---0---0--|
B|--0---0---0---0-|
G|---6---6---6---6|
D|----6-------6---|
A|4-------4-------|
E|----------------|
Just slow down gradually with your picking pattern and end on:
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|4---------------|
E|----------------|
Chord shapes used: (/ means this is the shape that glenn uses lives currently)
C#min7: x46600
C#min9: x46800
C#min7-E: x76600
A(add9): x47600/507600
F#min(add9)-G#: x06674
F#min(add9)-A: x06675
Amaj9 (E): x06657
Amaj9 (D#): x06647
Amaj9 (5): x06604
B7sus2_A: x01111x9 <-- 11's, not 1's
B7sus2_A (variation): x01111x12
Amin-E: x09109x
Bmin7_A: x0111211x <-- 11's and 12
Emin(add9): 099070/099000
Emin: 0109070/0109000
Amin6: x010970 <- this has multiple variations as seen in the tab above
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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