by Dark Tranquillity
from the album Skydancer
tabbed by Ken Hoffmeyer ([email protected])
I have my guitar tuned to Eb (all down 1/2 step), although DT might play it
in another tuning. I know most DT stuff is in this tuning though.
ALMOST ALL OF THE SONG IS TREMOLO PICKED!!!
I know many parts could be played on multiple strings to make it easier
(such as Riff B), but I like the sound of the wound strings better so I usually
stay on the lower strings. Simply move the notes if you want. The timing in the
tab is VERY approximated, listen to the song and figure it out yourself.
I spaced the notes out for a very general idea to help you along. I hope the position
in seconds will be very helpful as I have always found it to be. Also, the first
35 seconds is REALLY confusing with timing so be careful. Riff J has a harmony that I am
too lazy to figure out, and I left out a part that is too hard to hear around the 3:00 mark.
But hey, it’s better than nothing, right!? I only proofread this once, could be errors still. Oh, and I recommend viewing this in notepad at 1024×768 resolution or higher to make sure the lines don’t wrap.
Intro (0:00)
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|——————|
|-7—————-|
|-7–8–7–7-5—–|
|-5–8–7——8-7-|
|—-6–5———-|
Riff A (0:04) Ending 1 (0:07) Ending 2 (0:12)
|——————–|—————–|—————–|
|——————–|—————–|—————–|
|———-7———|—————–|—————–|
|-7–8-10—-10-5-7–|-0-3-0-3—2—2-|-0-3-0——-2—| *Either of these can be played
|——————–|———0-7-0-7-|——-0-0-3—3-| but only play ONE. Pick the one
|——————–|—————–|—————–| that fits your playing style (I play the 7)
All tremolo picked * *
Riff B (0:14)
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|———————————–|
|———————————–|
|-7-8-10–8–10-7–5–7-3–8–10-7–|
|———————————–|
|———————————–|
All tremolo picked
Riff C (0:18)
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|——————————————–|
|——————————————–|
|-7——–5–2—-3–5-7-53-8–10-7–5–7-3-|
|—-8-5——–3—————————-|
|——————————————–|
All tremolo picked
Repeat Riff A at new tempo (0:26)
Riff D 2x (0:34)
Gtr. I
|———————–|
|———————–|
|———————–|
|—3—6-10-865–8-653-|
|-5—5—————–|
|———————–|
|
|Gtr. II
|———————–|
|———————–|
|———————–| This part is VERY VERY hard to hear and could quite
|———————–| possibly be wrong.
|-5-8-5-8-8–865-6—63-|
|———————–|
All tremolo picked
Riff E 2x (0:44)
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|————————–|
|————————–|
|————————–|
|-023023023023————-|
|————-3573573571-3-|
Riff F 2x (0:51)
Gtr. I
|——————|——————|
|——————|——————|
|-777-777-555-2235-|-777-777-555——| * I can’t tell if this is actually played, it might be an A5
|-777-777-555-2235-|-777-777-555-787–| like the two proceding it. Sounds good either way, ha!
|-555-555-333-0013-|-555-555-333—-8-|
|——————|——————|
| *
|Gtr. II
|——————|——————|
|——————|——————|
|-777-777-555-2235-|-777-777-555——|
|-777-777-555-2235-|-777-777-555-7878-|
|-555-555-333-0013-|-555-555-333——|
|——————|——————|
*
Riff G (0:59)
Gtr. I
|——————-|——————-|
|——————-|——————-|
|-7——-5—-7—-|-7—–573—-7-75-|
|-5——-3—-7—-|-5—–353—-7-73-|
|————–5—-|————–5-5–|
|——————-|——————-|
|
|Gtr. II
|——————-|——————-|
|——————-|——————-|
|-78785757———-|-78785757———-|
|———781087878-|———781087878-|
|——————-|——————-|
|——————-|——————-|
All tremolo picked
Riff H (1:09)
Gtr. I
|——————————-|
|——————————-|
|-9—–7—9—–7——6—-9-|
|-9—–5—7—–5——4—-9-|
|-7—————————7-|
|——————————-|
|
|Gtr. II
|——————————-|
|——————————-|
|—4-5-7—5-4-2-4–5-4-2–420-|
|——————————-|
|——————————-|
|——————————-|
All tremolo picked
Riff I (1:16)
Gtr. I
|———————————|———————/———–|
|———————————|————-()—-/————-|
|-7——-7———————–|—————–/—————| Gtr. 1 has a weird rhythm, listen to the song
|-5——-5——-7——-5——-|—————/—————–|
|—————–5——-5——-|————-/—-()————-|
