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Keeping The Blade tab by Coheed And Cambria

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KEEPING THE BLADE
                        As recorded by Coheed and Cambria
(From the 2005 Album GOOD APOLLO, I'M BURNING STAR IV - VOLUME ONE: FROM FEAR THROUGH THE EYES OF MADNESS)

Music by Coheed and Cambria
Transcribed by sprinklerthief

Gtr I (Chord diagramD#D# Chord diagramG#G# Chord diagramC#C# Chord diagramF#F# Chord diagramA#A# Chord diagramD#D#) - 'strings arr. for gtr.'
Gtr II (Chord diagramD#D# Chord diagramG#G# Chord diagramC#C# Chord diagramF#F# Chord diagramA#A# Chord diagramD#D#) - 'piano arr. for gtr.'
Gtr III (Chord diagramD#D# Chord diagramG#G# Chord diagramC#C# Chord diagramF#F# Chord diagramA#A# Chord diagramD#D#) - 'piano arr. for gtr.'
Gtr IV (Chord diagramD#D# Chord diagramG#G# Chord diagramC#C# Chord diagramF#F# Chord diagramA#A# Chord diagramD#D#) - 'strings arr. for gtr.'
Gtr V (Chord diagramD#D# Chord diagramG#G# Chord diagramC#C# Chord diagramF#F# Chord diagramA#A# Chord diagramD#D#) - 'strings arr. for gtr.'

 Intro
  Slowly Q=70
  N.C.
 4/4
  Gtr I
   H..       Chord diagramE MajorE   W           H..       Chord diagramE MajorE   W
|-10---------7-|-9--------|-10---------7-|-9----||
|--------------|----------|--------------|------||
|--------------|----------|--------------|------||
|--------------|----------|--------------|------||
|--------------|----------|--------------|------||
|--------------|----------|--------------|------||
 Second Stage Theme
  (Chord diagramF# minorF#m)
  Gtr I
   W
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|  H                 +Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE        +S   E.
|------------------------------------------|
|-17----------------(17)-14-------(14)-15--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
|  S  S  Chord diagramE MajorE  S  S  Chord diagramE MajorE   E.     T  T   Q
|------------------------------------------|
|-20-19-------19---------------------------|
|-------19-19----18--18-----18-19----------|
|----------------------------------21------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
                                                   (Chord diagramC#C#)
   <
   Chord diagramE MajorE     +Q.                 Q.                Chord diagramE MajorE    W
|--9-----(9)-----------------------------------7-|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------10-------------------|--7----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
|  E.         S  +Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramE MajorE  +S   E.        +Q       H..                              Chord diagramE MajorE
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------14-(14)-----------------------------|-17-------------------------------14-|
|-16--------------------14-(14)-16--------(16)---|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
|  S   S  Chord diagramE MajorE       S   S  Chord diagramE MajorE   E.      T  T   Q       S    S  Chord diagramE MajorE  S  S  Chord diagramE MajorE  E.  T  T  Q
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-20--19-------------19--------------------------|-20---19-------19--------------------|
|--------19------19-----18--18------18-19--------|---------19-19----18-18--18-19-------|
|------------------------------------------21----|-------------------------------21----|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


                                         (Chord diagramF# minorF#m)
    W                                     W
|--------------------------------------|-14---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---9----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|
|  +Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramE MajorE  +Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramE MajorE  +H               H                 +Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE        +S   E.
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-(14)----15-(15)----------------------|-17----------------(17)-14-------(14)-15--|
|--------------------16-(16)-----------|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|
|   S   S  Chord diagramE MajorE   S   S  Chord diagramE MajorE   E.  T  T  Q     S  S  Chord diagramE MajorE  S  S  Chord diagramE MajorE   E.     T  T   Q
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--20--19---------19-------------------|-20-19-------19---------------------------|
|---------19--19-----18--18--18-19-----|-------19-19----18--18-----18-19----------|
|----------------------------------21--|----------------------------------21------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|


   H                        H
|-17-----------------------15------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
|  E.        S  +Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramE MajorE  +S   E.        +Q
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----------14-(14)----------------------------|
|-16-------------------14-(14)-16--------(16)--|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
|  S   S  Chord diagramE MajorE      S   S  Chord diagramE MajorE   E.      T  T   Q
|----------------------------------------------|
|-20--19------------19-------------------------|
|--------19-----19-----18--18------18-19-------|
|-----------------------------------------21---|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|


  (Chord diagramC#C#)
   H..                              Chord diagramE MajorE
|-10-------------------------------12-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|
|  H..                              Chord diagramE MajorE
|-------------------------------------|
|-17-------------------------------14-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|
|  S    S  Chord diagramE MajorE  S  S  Chord diagramE MajorE  E.  T  T  Q
|-------------------------------------|
|-20---19-------19--------------------|
|---------19-19----18-18--18-19-------|
|-------------------------------21----|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|


                                         H=H
                                         (Chord diagramF minorFm)
                                        6/4
    W                                    W.
|---9----------------------------------|-------||
|--------------------------------------|-------||
|--------------------------------------|-------||
|--------------------------------------|-------||
|--------------------------------------|-------||
|--------------------------------------|-------||
|
|                                        >
|  +Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramE MajorE  +Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramE MajorE  +H              W.
|--------------------------------------|-------||
|-(14)----15-(15)----------------------|-7-----||
|--------------------16-(16)-----------|-4-----||
|--------------------------------------|-4-----||
|--------------------------------------|-2-----||
|--------------------------------------|-------||
|
|                                        >
|   S   S  Chord diagramE MajorE   S   S  Chord diagramE MajorE   E.  T  T  Q    W.
|--------------------------------------|-------||
|--20--19---------19-------------------|-7-----||
|---------19--19-----18--18--18-19-----|-4-----||
|----------------------------------21--|-------||
|--------------------------------------|-------||
|--------------------------------------|-------||


 Interlude
  Faster Q=78
  N.C.
 4/4
  Gtrs I, IV                         Gtr I
                                       >
   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    Q.    +S   +S  H         W
|----------9-10-9----14-|-12----(12)-(12)---------|-----------------|
|-12----12--------12----|-------------------------|-----------------|
|----11-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
|
|                                         Gtrs IV, V
|  W                       H              Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE
|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|---------------7-|
|-----------------------|-----------------4---4-6-|-4---4-6-7-6-4---|
|-----------------------|-------------------4-----|---4-------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|


                              |-3-|
   H.      Q     Q.    S S Q  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE   Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|---------------------|-------------|
|-10-------7--|-12----10-8-7--8-7-5-|----5--------|
|-------------|---------------------|-7-----6-----|
|-------------|---------------------|----------7--|
|-------------|---------------------|-------------|
|-------------|---------------------|-------------|


                   5/4
            Gtr Gtrs I, IV
             >
  H.      S +S  Chord diagramE MajorE   Q  Q  Q  Q  Q
|-----------------|----------------||
|-----------------|----------------||
|-----------------|----------------||
|-5-------5-(5)-7-|-4--2--0--------||
|-----------------|----------4-----||
|-----------------|----------------||


 In Keeping Theme
  Faster Q=90
  (Chord diagramBB)                                (Chord diagramF# minorF#m)
 4/4
  Gtr I
  <
  Q  +S  S S S  Chord diagramE MajorE      +Q      S S    Q          +Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE
|---------------7------(7)-----5---|---------------------------|
|------------5-------------------8-|--7----------(7)---7-8-----|
|-4--(4)-6-7-----------------------|-----------------7-----7-6-|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| <                <                     <
| Q  +Q         S  E.      +Q         S  E.      +H.
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----2-------(2)-----------|
|-4--(4)-----------2-------(2)-----|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| Gtr V
| <
| H            +S  Q..               +S  S  +H..
|------------------7---------------|-(7)-----------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----7--(7)----------------|
|-4------------(4)-----------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|


  (Chord diagramBB)                                (Chord diagramF# minorF#m)
  Q  +S  S S S  Chord diagramE MajorE      +Q      S S    Q          +Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q
|---------------7------(7)-----5---|-------------------------|
|------------5-------------------8-|--7----------(7)---------|
|-4--(4)-6-7-----------------------|-----------------7-7--6--|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| <                <                     <
| Q  +Q         S  E.      +Q         S  E.      +H.
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----2-------(2)---------|
|-4--(4)-----------2-------(2)-----|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| <
| H            +S  Q..               +S  S  +H..
|------------------7---------------|-(7)---------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----7--(7)--------------|
|-4------------(4)-----------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|


  (Chord diagramBB)                                (Chord diagramF# minorF#m)
  Q  +S  S S S  Chord diagramE MajorE      +Q      S S    Q          +Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE
|---------------7------(7)-----5---|---------------------------|
|------------5-------------------8-|--7----------(7)---7-8-----|
|-4--(4)-6-7-----------------------|-----------------7-----7-6-|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| <                <                     <
| Q  +Q         S  E.      +Q         S  E.      +H.
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----2-------(2)-----------|
|-4--(4)-----------2-------(2)-----|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| <
| H            +S  Q..               +S  S  +H..
|------------------7---------------|-(7)-----------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----7--(7)----------------|
|-4------------(4)-----------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|


  (Chord diagramBB)                                (Chord diagramF# minorF#m)
  Q  +S  S S S  Chord diagramE MajorE      +Q      S S    Q          +Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q
|---------------7------(7)-----5---|-------------------------|
|------------5-------------------8-|--7----------(7)---------|
|-4--(4)-6-7-----------------------|-----------------7-7--6--|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| <                <                     <
| Q  +Q         S  E.      +Q         S  E.      +H.
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----2-------(2)---------|
|-4--(4)-----------2-------(2)-----|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| <
| H            +S  Q..               +S  S  +H..
|------------------7---------------|-(7)---------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----7--(7)--------------|
|-4------------(4)-----------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|


    (Chord diagramBB)                                (Chord diagramF# minorF#m)
    Q  +S  S S S  Chord diagramE MajorE      +Q      S S    Q          +Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE
||----------------7------(7)-----5---|---------------------------|
||o------------5-------------------8-|--7----------(7)---7-8-----|
||--4--(4)-6-7-----------------------|-----------------7-----7-6-|
||-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
||o----------------------------------|---------------------------|
||-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
|   <                <                     <
|   Q  +Q         S  E.      +Q         S  E.      +Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE
||-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
||o----------------------------------|---------------------------|
||-----------------------------------|-----2-------(2)-----------|
||--4--(4)-----------2-------(2)-----|-------------------4-5-----|
||o----------------------------------|-----------------5-----5-4-|
||-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
|   <
|   H            +S  Q..               +S  S  +H..
||-------------------7---------------|-(7)-----------------------|
||o----------------------------------|-----7--(7)----------------|
||--4------------(4)-----------------|---------------------------|
||-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
||o----------------------------------|---------------------------|
||-----------------------------------|---------------------------|


  (Chord diagramBB)                                (Chord diagramF# minorF#m)
  Q  +S  S S S  Chord diagramE MajorE      +Q      S S    Q          +Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q
|---------------7------(7)-----5---|--------------------------||
|------------5-------------------8-|--7----------(7)---------o||
|-4--(4)-6-7-----------------------|-----------------7-7--6---||
|----------------------------------|--------------------------||
|----------------------------------|-------------------------o||
|----------------------------------|--------------------------||
|
| <                <                     <
| Q  +Q         S  E.      +Q         S  E.      +Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q
|----------------------------------|--------------------------||
|----------------------------------|-------------------------o||
|----------------------------------|-----2-------(2)----------||
|-4--(4)-----------2-------(2)-----|--------------------------||
|----------------------------------|-----------------5-5--4--o||
|----------------------------------|--------------------------||
|
| <
| H            +S  Q..               +S  S  +H..
|------------------7---------------|-(7)----------------------||
|----------------------------------|-----7--(7)--------------o||
|-4------------(4)-----------------|--------------------------||
|----------------------------------|--------------------------||
|----------------------------------|-------------------------o||
|----------------------------------|--------------------------||


  +W                  +W               +W
|-------------------|----------------|--------*|
|-------------------|----------------|--------*|
|-(6)---------------|-(6)------------|-(6)----*|
|-------------------|----------------|--------*|
|-------------------|----------------|--------*|
|-------------------|----------------|--------*|
|
|  <        <          <
|  Chord diagramE MajorE  +Q.   Chord diagramE MajorE +Q.      Chord diagramE MajorE  +H..         +W
|-------------------|----------------|--------*|
|-------------------|----------------|--------*|
|--2--(2)-----------|----------------|--------*|
|-----------5-(5)---|--4--(4)--------|-(4)----*|
|-------------------|----------------|--------*|
|-------------------|----------------|--------*|


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; Chord diagramE MajorE - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
   - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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