Band: Paradise Lost
Album: The Plague Within
Song: Return to the Sun
Tuning: ADGCFAD
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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-|
