Tom: C
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The Veil of Isis - The Sword
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Tabbed by: QuikSlvr223
I'm fairly sure it's C Standard on the album, but I find that most of it is easier to play in Drop C. If you
need authenticity, or something, tune to C and shift strings 1-5 (GCFD ) of the tab up two frets.
This is the rhythm part. I'll see if I can get around to tabbing out the solos later on.
Tuning (Low to high): CGCFD
OPENING RIFF
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------3-|
A|-5-3---3-5---5-3---3-5---|
E|-----0-----0-----0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Play it four times.
PD- VERSE
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-------3-3-2------2h3-3------3-3-2-------|
D|---------------------------------------5-|
A|---------------------------------------3-|
E|-0-0-0-------0-0--------0-0--------0-0---|
* * * * * * * * *
Also play this four times, but when you finish the fourth one, do:
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
C|-5-7-|
G|-3-5-|
C|-----|
This connects it to the next riff.
VERSE
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-(5-7)---------------5-7---------------5-7---------------------------7p5-----|
A|-(3-5)---------------3-5---------------3-5---------------3-5s8--5h8------8p5-|
E|-------0-0---0-0---0-----0-0---0-0---0-----0-0---0-0---0---------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Also four times. The numbers in parenthesis represent the chords played during that connection up there.
PD-C HORUS
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-7----9--10----14-12--------10-----------7---7-5---5-7-|
A|-3-5----7--8-----12-10----/12----12p10-8---5---5-3---5-7-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------5-7-|
Let the last chord ring out.
Here's that awesome little fill. At the end of the second chorus, bend the 12 on
the F a second time, replacing the 10.
E|----10--------------------------|
B|-10----13p12p10-----------------|
G|----------------12p10-12b13--10-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
CHORUS
D|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||------|
A|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||------|
F|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||------|
C|-7----9-10----5-7----3-5----2--7----9--10-----5---5/12---10------------------------3-|
G|-5----7-8-----3-5----1-3----0--5----7--8------3---3/10---8---5-3---3-5---5-3---3-5---|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------0-----0-----0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Play this twice.
It's all stuff that's already listed here until:
BRIDGE
E|------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7p5--------|--------------------------------|
D|------7p5---|-----8-7---8--7---------2h3p2---|
A|----------8-|---------5----------3h5-------3-|
E|------------|-0---------------0--------------|
Repeat this partitioned bit here a bunch. On the second to last repeat, replace the open C
with a 5, and on the last repeat, replace it with an 8 on the second string (G string in this tuning).
BRIDGE (LEAD)
D|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||----------------------|
A|-13\10---8/13---15\12---13\8---13\10---8/13---13/15\13---15/17--15/17---15/18--20--18--20b22--20b22\-|
F|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||----------------------|
C|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||----------------------|
G|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||----------------------|
C|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||----------------------|
OUTRO
This is really the only instance where tuning to C Standard makes the song easier to play.
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-5----3---------------------------|
A|-3----1---------------------------|
E|-----------7--5/7-10-7---5-7--5p3-|
Repeat this until the end.
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| * palm mute
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| b bend
