'Once Solemn' by Paradise Lost - Guitar Tutorial

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            PARADISE LOST - Once Solemn
by Gregor Mackintosh & Nick Holmes

Tabbed by Nikoteemu V++n+en ([email protected])

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Tablature explained:
12b14 = bend             pm = right hand palm mute
..... = hold note         s = slide             xx = left hand mute
r     = release           h = hammer on             (attack marked strings)
p     = pull off
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Tune Down 1 Step

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|-9-9-9-9---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|

                                          REPEAT 3 TIMES
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|--------------------------------------|*---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9------------------------------|--pm_____________________________-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-2--2-|*-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-0--0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

         Once   solemn,     the     things  I'm  leaving  a -lone
         Once   solemn,     the     looks that turn one   to stone
 And I'm learning the highs and the lows  of  the  panic  in-side
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|------------------------------------------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------7-------------------------------|
|--------5--------------------------5---------------------5--2-----*|
|--------3------------------------------------------------3--0------|

                                   And I'm learning the highs and the lows 
   
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-pm_____________________________-|-----------------------------------7---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5---------------------------------5---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-------------------------------------|

  of the fake promises
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------5----------------------------5---------------------------7---|
|--------3----7---7-7-7-5---2---2-2-2-3---9---9-9-9-5---4---4-4-4-5---|
|-------------5---5-5-5-3---0---0-0-0-----7---7-7-7-3---2---2-2-2-----|


|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------5--|--------------------------7---|
|-7---7-7-7-5---2---2-2-2-3--|--9---9-9-9-5---4---4-4-4-5---|
|-5---5-5-5-3---0---0-0-0----|--7---7-7-7-3---2---2-2-2-----|



                                     Your   powers   electrify   me
   Your  prowess  repels  apathy,    Your Image can turn a soul  to
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|*---------------------------------|---------------------------------*|
|----------------------------------|-pm_____________________________--|
|--pm_____________________________-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|*-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------------------------|

  stone             I can't  find  another  way       I can't find  
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|

  the  words  to  say                     REPEAT 3 TIMES
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|--------------------------------------|*---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9------------------------------|--pm_____________________________-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-2----2-|*-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-0----0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

            Unchaining     the      thing that's holding  me down
And it's frustrating,     the       pressure's  getting   me down    
And it's trying  to  live  with  a  bad               desicion   
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|------------------------------------------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------7-------------------------------|
|--------5--------------------------5---------------------5--2-----*|
|--------3------------------------------------------------3--0------|

every day                      It's a fever that's eating away in search of
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------7-------------5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---5-------------------5-------------3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---3-----------------------------------|

  a fast release
 VOCAL TACET 2ND TIME
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|*--------------------------------------------------------*|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------5---------------------------7--|
|*--7---7-7-7-5---2---2-2-2-3---9---9-9-9-5---4---4-4-4-5-*|
|---5---5-5-5-3---0---0-0-0-----7---7-7-7-3---2---2-2-2----|

                                  Your   powers   electrify   me
  Devour  the  one that's guilty, Your  image  can turn a soul to 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|

  stone             I can't  find  another  way       I can't find  
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|

  the  words  to  say           
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|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-----------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|
|---------5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|

 
|GUITAR 1 ------------------------|---------------------------------|
|*pm_____________________________-|-pm_____________________________*|
|-----4-4-2-2---------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2---------5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-2-2-0-0---------------------|
|*--------------------------------|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3*|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|GUITAR 2 ------------------------|---------------------------------|
|*--------------------------------|--------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-7---------------5----5----5-----|
|*2---------------5---------------|-5---------------3----3----3----*|
|-0---------------3---------------|---------------------------------|


  Your   powers   electrify   me,   Devour  the  one  that's guilty
  Your   prowess  repels  apathy,   Your  image  can turn a soul to
|GUITAR 1 ------------------------|---------------------------------|
|*--------------------------------|--------------------------------*|
|-----4-4-2-2---------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2---------5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-2-2-0-0---------------------|
|*--------------------------------|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3*|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |      
                      
|GUITAR 2 ------------------------|---------------------------------|
|*--------------------------------|--------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-7---------------5----5----5-----|
|*2---------------5---------------|-5---------------3----3----3----*|
|-0---------------3---------------|---------------------------------|

  stone             I can't  find  another  way       I can't find  
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|

  the  words  to  say                   
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9--------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---2------|
|---------5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---0------|

 



 REPEAT 4 TIMES (with adlib vocals)                              
|GUITAR 1 -----------------|-------------------------|---------------|
|*----------8-7------------|--------8-7---10--------*|---------------|
|--7-9:::-------9-7-9:::::-|-7-9:::-----9----9:::::--|---------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|-7-------------|
|*-------------------------|------------------------*|-----7:::s0----|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------|
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|GUITAR 2 -----------------|-------------------------|---------------|
|*-------------------------|------------------------*|---------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------|
|--------------------------|-7------------5----------|---------------|
|*-2------------5----------|-5------------3---------*|-7---2---------|
|--0------------3----------|-------------------------|-5---0---------|
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