Ode To Solitude

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                             Ode to Solitude - HIM
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Tabbed by: helsinkivampire

Email: [email protected]


Tuning: Standard E


 I am pretty sure this tab is extremely close to being 100% accurate, but
 getting the rhythm down is just something I cannot help u with.


  Intro. (Heavy Distortion)  After keyboard intro.

           
           F5
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-3~-----------|
A|-x-x-x-x-3~-----------|
E|-x-x-x-x-1~-----------|
             let ring
       


  Main Riff

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------3---1ph----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------0---0--------------------------------xxxx--3~----|
A|-3-3-3--3br--3-3--4br---------------3-3-3--3br--3-3-3--4br---xxxx--3~----|
E|-1-1-1-------1-1--------------------1-1-1-------1-1-1--------xxxx--1~----|
   . . .       . .                    . . .       . . . 



  Pre-Chorus (Fast)

  " Loosen the noose love..."


        Db5               Ab5              Eb5
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------3---1ph--------------------------------|
D|----------------------0---0--------------------------xxxx------|
A|-3-3-3--3b--3-3--4b--------------3-3-3--3b--3-3--4b--xxxx------|
E|-1-1-1------1-1------------------1-1-1------1-1------xxxx------|
   . . .      . .                  . . .      . .


e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---10---8------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---8----6------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---8----6------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----8--8--8--8---8-8-----|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----6--6--6--6---6-6-----|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----6--6--6--6---6-6-----|
   . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . .     .  .  .  .




  Chorus (after the sexy keyboard riff)

  Good luck figuring out the rhythm!!!

  " Here's to the pain..."


e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6---6---8-10--8---10----8-6---6-6--6-6--6/8-------------------| 
A|-4-4---6---6-8---6---10----6-4---4-4--6-6--4/6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|-4-4---4---6-8---6---8-----6-4---4-4--4-4--4/6-------------------|

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------| x 2
A|-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3---|
E|--------------------|



Repeat Main Riff



Repeat Verse




  Bridge (x 2)

  " If I should fade..."

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6--8--| x 2
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6--8--|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--4--6--|


  Ok, this is just an octave higher than the main riff
  with a slight variation but play it however u like...

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------10b-------11b-----11---10b---------10b------11b--10-10-10----|
A|-8-8-8------8-8--------8----8-------8-8-8------8-8-------8--8--8----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------8--8--8----|
   . . .      . .                     . . .      . .       .  .  .


e|--------------------|
B|----------13-13\----|
G|--------------------|
D|10-1010-------------|
A|-8--8-8-------------|
E|-8--8-8-------------|
   .  


 Repeat Chorus



 Repeat Main Riff




 Outro

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3--3-3-3----3-3-3--3-3-3--x-x-x-x-x-x--| x 2
A|-3-3-3--3-3-3----3-3-3--3-3-3--x-x-x-x-x-x--|
E|-1-1-1--1-1-1----1-1-1--1-1-1--x-x-x-x-x-x--|


e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|--------------3---|
A|-3-4-3-4-3-4--3---|
E|-3-4-3-4-3-4--1---|
   . . . . . . 

 weird shit, huh?


 .   palm mute
 /   slide up
 \   slide down
 x   scratch 
 b   Bend
 br  Bend release
 ph  pitch harmonic