Running Free Tab by Coheed And Cambria

Running Free tab by Coheed And Cambria

Guitar Tab

The Running Free
                        As recorded by Coheed and Cambria
                   (From the 2007 Album No World For Tomorrow)

Words by Claudio Sanchez
Music by Coheed And Cambria

Gtr I (E A D G B E)- Claudio
Gtr II (E A D G B E)- Travis

Intro
 Gtr I

PM---------------|  PM-------------|  PM-------------|  PM-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-9-7-0-7-9-10---10-9-7-0-7-9-10---10-9-7-0-7-9-10---10-9-7-0-7-9-10-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0----0--0-0-0-0-0-0----0--0-0-0-0-0-0----0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Intro 2 / Verse
 Gtr I, II

  PM------------------------------|    PM---------------------------|    x5
||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||o----------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||---10-9-7-0-7-9-10-x-10-9-7-10-9-7-|-10-9-7-0-7-9-10-x-10-9-7-10-9-7---||
||o--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--x-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--x-0--0-0-0--0-0--o||
||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||


Pre-Chorus
 Gtr I

  PM---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------8~~~~----------------------------|
|-----------------------9~~~~~~~~~~~--------------|
|--8s=10~~~~~~~-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


  PM-----------------------------|  PM-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-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-|
|
|
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------8~~~~-------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------10~~--9~~~~-|-7~~~~~~~~~----------------------|
|--8s=10~~~~~~~-------------------|------------7-----7~~~~~~--------|
|---------------------------------|---------------10----------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|
|
|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--8s=10~~-8~~~~~~--7~~~~~~~~~~---|
|---------------------------------|


Chorus
 Gtr I

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|
| Gtr II
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|
|
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-13--12------12-13--12------12---|-13--12--------------------------|
|---14--12--14-----14--12--14-----|---14--12--14~~~~~---12~~~~~~~~--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|
|
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------6~~~-5~~~---------------|---------------------------------|
|-5~~~~~~-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------5~~~~~~~~-----|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-5~~~--5h7~~~----5~~~--7~~~------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|
|
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-13--12------12-13--12------12---|-13--12--------------------------|
|---14--12--14-----14--12--14-----|---14--12--14~~~~~---12~~~~~~~~--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Pre-Verse
 Gtr I, II

                          PM----------|
||--------------------------------------------------------||
||o------------------------------------------------------o||
||--------------------------------------------------------||
||--------------------------------------------------------||
||o--7\---5-7-(8)\--7-8-10-10-10-10-10------9-9-9-9-9-7x-o||
||---5\-----------------8--8--8--8--8--8-10-7-7-7-7-7-5x--||


Verse 2
 Gtr I, II

  PM------------------------------|    PM-----------------------------|  x5
||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||o----------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||---10-9-7-0-7-9-10-x-10-9-7-10-9-7-|-10-9-7-0-7-9-10-x-10-9-7-10-9-7---||
||o--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--x-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--x-0--0-0-0--0-0--o||
||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||


Pre-Chorus 2
 Gtr I

  PM---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------8~~~~----------------------------|
|-----------------------9~~~~~~~~~~~--------------|
|--8s=10~~~~~~~-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


  PM-----------------------------|  PM-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-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-|
|
|
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------8~~~~-------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------10~~--9~~~~-|-7~~~~~~~~~----------------------|
|--8s=10~~~~~~~-------------------|------------7-----7~~~~~~--------|
|---------------------------------|---------------10----------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|
|
|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--8s=10~~-8~~~~~~--7~~~~~~~~~~---|
|---------------------------------|


Chorus 2
 Gtr I

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|
| Gtr II
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|
|
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-13--12------12-13--12------12---|-13--12--------------------------|
|---14--12--14-----14--12--14-----|---14--12--14~~~~~---12~~~~~~~~--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|
|
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------6~~~-5~~~---------------|---------------------------------|
|-5~~~~~~-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------5~~~~~~~~-----|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-5~~~--5h7~~~----5~~~--7~~~------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|
|
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-13--12------12-13--12------12---|-13--12--------------------------|
|---14--12--14-----14--12--14-----|---14--12--14~~~~~---12~~~~~~~~--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Pre-Verse 2
 Gtr I, II
                          PM-----------|
||--------------------------------------------------------||
||o------------------------------------------------------o||
||--------------------------------------------------------||
||--------------------------------------------------------||
||o--7\---5-7-(8)\--7-8-10-10-10-10-10------9-9-9-9-9-7x-o||
||---5\-----------------8--8--8--8--8--8-10-7-7-7-7-7-5x--||


Breakdown
 Gtr I

   PM------------------------|  x4
||---10---8---------------------||
||o-----9---7-9------9-7-------o||
||--------------10-------10-9---||
||------------------------------||
||o----------------------------o||
||------------------------------||


Chorus 3
 Gtr I

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|---------------------------------|
|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
|---------------------------------|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
|
| Gtr II
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|---------------------------------|
|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
|---------------------------------|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|


|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|
|
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
||----------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|
|
|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------6~~~-5~~~---------------|---------------------------------|
||--5~~~~~~-------------------------|---------------------------------|
||--------------------5~~~~~~~~-----|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|-5~~~--5h7~~~----5~~~--7~~~------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                                                                     x2
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-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-o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--||
|
|
|                                                                    x2
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-13--12------12-13--12------12---|-13--12--------------------------o||
|---14--12--14-----14--12--14-----|---14--12--14~~~~~---12~~~~~~~~---||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||


Outro
 Gtr I, II

                          PM-----------|
||--------------------------------------------------------||
||o------------------------------------------------------o||
||--------------------------------------------------------||
||--------------------------------------------------------||
||o--7\---5-7-(8)\--7-8-10-10-10-10-10------9-9-9-9-9-7x-o||
||---5\-----------------8--8--8--8--8--8-10-7-7-7-7-7-5x--||

|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-7\--------|
|-5\--------|





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

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