The Skeleton Key tab by Epica

Tabs

Tuning: Drop A augmentedA (A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD F#F# BB)

You can play the rhythm with a 6-string guitar in Drop A, but you need a 7-string guitar to play the solo!

Riff 1:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-6----5-------------5----------------------6---6--------5----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-6----5----3--------5----4----3------------6---6--------5----4----3------------------|
E MajorE|-4----3----3--------3----4----3------------4-3-4--------3----4----3------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------3-------------4----3------------------------------4----3-----/-15---------|

Riff 2:

e|------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|
E MajorE|-6-0-0--6-0-0--6-0-0--6-0-6-7-|
A augmentedA|-6-0-0--6-0-0--6-0-0--6-0-6-7-| x4
 pm     x x


Riff 3:
 1. & 3.                 2.
e|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|*--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------*|
A augmentedA|*--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------*|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5-1-1---5-1-1---5-1-1---5-1-1---------|-5-0-0---5-0-0---5-0-0---5-0-1-5---------|
 pm     x x                   x x


Chorus 1:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------3-----------------------------------666-------|
A augmentedA|-3--------6--------1--------3--------3--------6--------1--------666-------|
E MajorE|-3--------6--------1--------1--------3--------6--------1--------444--4444-|
A augmentedA|-3--------6--------1-----------------3--------6--------1-------------4444-|
                                 xx  xxxx

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------3--------6--------------------------6--------6666-|
A augmentedA|-3--------6--------1--------3--------6--------3--------1--------6--------6666-|
E MajorE|-3--------6--------1--------1--------4--------3--------1--------4--------4444-|
A augmentedA|-3--------6--------1--------------------------3--------1----------------------|
                                      xxx

Riff 1:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-6----5-------------5----------------------6---6--------5----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-6----5----3--------5----4----3------------6---6--------5----4----3------------------|
E MajorE|-4----3----3--------3----4----3------------4-3-4--------3----4----3------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------3-------------4----3------------------------------4----3-----/-15---------|

Riff 3:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-|
A augmentedA|-5-1-1---5-1-1---5-1-1---5-1-1---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-|
 pm     x x          x x x  x x x  x x x  x x x

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------5-5-5--5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5p0-|
A augmentedA|-5-0-0---5-0-0---5-0-0---5-0-1---5-5-5--5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5p0-|
 pm     x x          x x x x x x  x x x x x x x


Chorus 1:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------3-----------------------------------666-------|
A augmentedA|-3--------6--------1--------3--------3--------6--------1--------666-------|
E MajorE|-3--------6--------1--------1--------3--------6--------1--------444--4444-|
A augmentedA|-3--------6--------1-----------------3--------6--------1-------------4444-|
                                 xx  xxxx

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------3--------6--------------------------6--------6666-|
A augmentedA|-3--------6--------1--------3--------6--------3--------1--------6--------6666-|
E MajorE|-3--------6--------1--------1--------4--------3--------1--------4--------4444-|
A augmentedA|-3--------6--------1--------------------------3--------1----------------------|
                                      xxx

Bridge:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------2------5------------------------5------3---------|
A augmentedA|-0--------3---2---2------5---2----0-------3---2---5------3---------|
E MajorE|-0------003---2---0------3---2--220-----003---2---3------1----1111-|
A augmentedA|-0------003---2--------------2--220-----003---2---------------1111-|
     xx           xx   xx          xxxx

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------2------5-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0--------3---2---2------5---2----1------5---1---3-----------------|
E MajorE|-0------003---2---0------3---2--221----115---1---3-----------------|
A augmentedA|-0------003---2--------------2--221----115---1---3-----------------|
     xx           xx   xx

(Piano)

(Riff 1)


Rhythm during Solo:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------2------5-------------------------5--------3----8---|
A augmentedA|-0--------3---2---2------5---2----0--------3---2---5------333--888---|
E MajorE|-0------003---2---0------3---2--220------003---2---3------111--666---|
A augmentedA|-0------003---2--------------2--220------003---2---------------------|
     xx           xx    xx        xx  xx


Solo:

e|--------------------------------------------10--h12p10p0-8--p10p8p0-8-5-7-8-10-7-8-10-/12--|
BB|-----------8-/10------10--12--13-----12--13------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-/5--7--8----------9--------------9--------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----12--14--15-----/14--15--17--19p17p0h15--15h17p15p0h14--15p14p0-17b---17~---|
BB|-12-------------12-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------17---19---19b----17-19~----15----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-/17---------------------------------15------15-------------------12--15-13----13--15--15b---|
G+G|---------------------------------------16------16--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------17------17--/12--13--15-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus 2:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------3-----------------------------------666-------|
A augmentedA|-3--------6--------1--------3--------3--------6--------1--------666-------|
E MajorE|-3--------6--------1--------1--------3--------6--------1--------444--4444-|
A augmentedA|-3--------6--------1-----------------3--------6--------1-------------4444-|
                                 xx  xxxx

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------333------6--666--66--------------------6--------6666-|
A augmentedA|-3-----------6-----------1-----------333------6--666--663----3----1----1----6--------6666-|
E MajorE|-3--3--3--3--6--6--6--6--1--1--1--1--111------4--444--443--333--331--111--114--------4444-|
A augmentedA|-3--3--3--3--6--6--6--6--1--1--1--1---------------------3--333--331--111--11--------------|
   x x x   x x x   x x x xx     xx  xx  xx  xx  xx  xx     xxx

e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------5555------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------5555------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------33336665--|
A augmentedA|-6-0-6--000-6-0-3-5-6-5-3-5--6-0-6--000-----6665--| x4
     xxx             xxx


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| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| x Palm muting
| ~ Vibrato

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