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Tilting The Hourglass Tab by Alesana

Tilting The Hourglass tab by Alesana

Guitar Tab 

Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E)


Intro:

e||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||-----------------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------------||
G||---------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4----||
D||----7-7-------------------7-7-------------------3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2---------------------||
A||----7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-------------------2-2--2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2----||
D||----7-7-------------------7-7-------------------3-3-------------------2-2---------------------||

e||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||-----------------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------------||
G||---------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------||
D||----7-7-------------------7-7-------------------3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2----||
A||----7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-------------------2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2----||
D||----7-7-------------------7-7-------------------3-3-------------------2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2----||

e||---------------------------------||
B||------------------------3--------||
G||----2--4-5-4-2-----4--5---5-4----||
D||---------------------------------||
A||---------------------------------||
D||---------------------------------||

You take my breath away // But I'll never again taste your lips

e||--------------------------------------------------------------||
B||--------------------------------------------------------------||
G||--------------------------------------------------------7*----||
D||----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---5----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--------||
A||----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---5----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--------||
D||----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---5----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--------||

e||----------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||----------------------------------------------------------------------||
G||----------------------------------------------------------------------||
D||----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----3-3-3---3-3-3---2-2-2---2-2-2----||
A||----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----3-3-3---3-3-3---2-2-2---2-2-2----||
D||----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----3-3-3---3-3-3---2-2-2---2-2-2----||
                                                      PM- |   PM- |

As fate keeps me locked away // I must close my eyes to see your face

e||----------------------------------------------------------||
B||----------------------------------------------------------||
G||----------------------------------------------------------||
D||----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---5----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7----||
A||----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---5----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7----||
D||----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---5----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7----||

e||--------------------------------------------------------------||
B||--------------------------------------------------------------||
G||--------------------------------------------------------------||
D||----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2----||
A||----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2----||
D||----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2----||
                                       PM - - - - - - - |

Emptiness has darkened my eyes // As I hopelessly beg for my life to end // Tell me why

e||--------------7-8--------------7-7-8-----------------------------------------------------||
B||------------5---------------------------------3---3----------------3------------1---1----||
G||--------4-5----------------7-5------------------5---4------------0---2-0------0---0------||
D||----2-------------------5------------------2------------------3--------------------------||
A||----0-------------------5------------------2------------------3--------------------------||
D||------------------------5------------------2------------------3--------------------------||

My iron eyes tell the tale // Heroes always pay in their blood // I can be only this

e||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
D||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----||
A||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----||
D||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----||

e||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G||----5-5--3/5--5-5--3/5--5-5--7/9--5-5--7/9-------------------------------------------||
D||----5-5--5/7--5-5--5/7--5-5--5/7--5-5--9/10---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--2--2----||
A||----3-3-------3-3-------3-3-------3-3---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--2--2----||
D||----------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--2--2----||

I see the fear growing in their lost eyes
My purpose is so clear / I am the ax
I am the ax
And this is why I must not fear the end

e||----------5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------||
B||----------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------6-6-6-6-------3-3-3-3----||
G||----------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5----||
D||----7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7------------||
A||----7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7------------||
D||----7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7------------||

e||----------5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------||
B||----------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------6-6-6-6-------3-3-3-3----||
G||----------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5----||
D||----5-5-5---------5-5-5---------5-5-5---------5-5-5------------||
A||----5-5-5---------5-5-5---------5-5-5---------5-5-5------------||
D||----5-5-5---------5-5-5---------5-5-5---------5-5-5------------||

e||----------8--8--8--8--------7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3----||
B||----------10-10-10-10-------8-8-8-8-------6-6-6-6-------5-5-5-5----||
G||-------------------------------------------------------------------||
D||----2-2-2-------------2-2-2---------2-2-2---------2-2-2------------||
A||----2-2-2-------------2-2-2---------2-2-2---------2-2-2------------||
D||----2-2-2-------------2-2-2---------2-2-2---------2-2-2------------||

e||----------5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------||
B||----------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------6-6-6-6-------3-3-3-3----||
G||----------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5----||
D||----3-3-3---------3-3-3---------3-3-3---------3-3-3------------||
A||----3-3-3---------3-3-3---------3-3-3---------3-3-3------------||
D||----3-3-3---------3-3-3---------3-3-3---------3-3-3------------||

And when I'm gone will you forget me? (Will you forget)
Pen wears its steady course across the page
(Forget) Resigned to it's designs to take the hive

e||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
D||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----||
A||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----||
D||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----||

e||---------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||---------------------------------------------------------------------||
G||---------------------------------------------------------------------||
D||----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3----||
A||----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3----||
D||----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3----||

Emptiness has darkened my eyes // As I hopelessly beg for my life to end // Tell me why

e||--------------7-8--------------7-7-8-------------------------------------5---5---5---5------||
B||------------5---------------------------------3---3----------------3-------5---5---5---5----||
G||--------4-5----------------7-5------------------5---4------------0---2-0--------------------||
D||----2-------------------5------------------2------------------3-----------------------------||
A||----0-------------------5------------------2------------------3-----------------------------||
D||------------------------5------------------2------------------3-----------------------------||

Emptiness has darkened my eyes // As I hopelessly beg for my life to end // Tell me why

(I wish I could make you see / I wish I could make you see through the pain
Through the end / I wish I could make you see the greater purpose that I have to serve
No one else will fight / No one else will fight / So I must)

e||----5---5---5---5---7---7---8---8---5---5---5---5---7---7---8---8------||
B||------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5----||
G||-----------------------------------------------------------------------||
D||----7-------------------------------5----------------------------------||
A||----7-------------------------------5----------------------------------||
D||----7-------------------------------5----------------------------------||

e||----5---5---5---5---7---7---8---8---5---5---5---5----------------------||
B||------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------------||
G||-----------------------------------------------------------------------||
D||----2-------------------------------3----------------------------------||
A||----2-------------------------------3----------------------------7*----||
D||----2-------------------------------3----------------------------------||

My iron eyes tell the tale // Heroes always pay in their blood // I can be only this

e||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
D||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----||
A||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----||
D||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----||

e||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G||----5-5--3/5--5-5--3/5--5-5--7/9--5-5--7/9-------------------------------------------||
D||----5-5--5/7--5-5--5/7--5-5--5/7--5-5--9/10---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--2--2----||
A||----3-3-------3-3-------3-3-------3-3---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--2--2----||
D||----------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--2--2----||

I am the ax

e||----------3~------------------------------------------------------------3----||
B||----------3~------------------------------------------------------------3----||
G||----------4~------------------4------4-----------------4------4-------4-5----||
D||----3~-7------2-2-2---2--2--2---2--2---2-2-2---2--2--2---2--2-----7~---------||
A||----3~--------2-2-2---2--2--2---2--2---2-2-2---2--2--2---2--2-----3~---------||
D||----3~--------2-2-2---2--2--2---2--2---2-2-2---2--2--2---2--2-----3~---------||

Fear has been lost to faith // The darkened night has come before the end
Of which we must prevail // Amidst the pitch of steel we shall arise

e||---------------------------------------------------------||
B||---------------------------------------------------------||
G||---------------------------------------------------------||
D||----2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3-----3-3-3---3-3-3----||
A||----2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3-----3-3-3---3-3-3----||
D||----2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3-----3-3-3---3-3-3----||

e||--------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||--------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G||--------------9----9-------------9---9-------------9---9-------------9----||
D||----7-7-7-7---7----7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7----||
A||----7-7-7-7---7----7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7----||
D||----7-7-7-7---7----7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7----||
      PM - - |           PM - - |          PM - - |          PM - - |

e||-----------------------------------------------------------||
B||-----------------------------------------------------------||
G||-----------------------------------------------------------||
D||----7-2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3-----3-3-3---3-3-3----||
A||----7-2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3-----3-3-3---3-3-3----||
D||----7-2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3-----3-3-3---3-3-3----||

e||--------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||--------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G||--------------9----9-------------9---9-------------9---9-------------9----||
D||----7-7-7-7---7----7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7----||
A||----7-7-7-7---7----7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7----||
D||----7-7-7-7---7----7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7----||
      PM - - |           PM - - |          PM - - |          PM - - |

I will destroy all those who oppose me

e||------------------------------------------------||
B||------------------------------------------------||
G||----------------------------------------5--4----||
D||----3/5-7----3/5-7----3/5-7----3/5-7------------||
A||----3/5-7----3/5-7----3/5-7----3/5-7----3--2----||
D||----3/5-7----3/5-7----3/5-7----3/5-7------------||

My iron eyes tell the tale // Heroes always pay in their blood // I can be only this
My iron eyes tell the tale // Heroes always pay in their blood // I can be only this

e||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
D||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----||                       |
A||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----||                       |
D||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----||                       |
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e||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||           |
B||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||           |
G||----5-5--3/5--5-5--3/5--5-5--7/9--5-5--7/9-------------------------------------------||_ _ _ _ _ _|
D||----5-5--5/7--5-5--5/7--5-5--5/7--5-5--9/10---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--2--2----||
A||----3-3-------3-3-------3-3-------3-3---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--2--2----||
D||----------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--2--2----||

I see the fear growing in there

e||----------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5----------||
B||----------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5----------||
G||----------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5----------||
D||----7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7----||
A||----7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7----||
D||----7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7----||

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| *   Natural harmonic
| PM  Palm mute
| /   Slide up
| ~   Vibrato

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