Tabs
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A augmentedA N A augmentedA R 
C majorC H Y 
D MajorD I V I N 
E MajorE
Fates Warning
Off the album "No Exit" (1988)
Transcribed by Mark Rawling
([email protected])
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`HM tuning' (ie, all down one semi-tone)
Hack the low E MajorE string throughout (ie palm mute and down pick)
(gtrs I & II in separate channels)
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-2-----0---2-2------------------2-2-----0---2---3---5_7-5-0-
-2-----0---2-2------------------2-2-----0---2---3---5_7-5-0-
---000---0-----0-000-000-000-00-----000---0---0---0---------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
-4--------------------------------------------------------------
-2-----0---2-2----------------------2-2-----0---2---3---7_8-7-0-
-2-----0---2-2----------------------2-2-----0---2---3---7_8-7-0-
---000---0-----0-000-000-000-000-00-----000---0---0---0---------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Fig 1 (play with lead break 1)
(I)
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-2-----0---2---3---5_7-5-5-3-2-----0---2---3---7_8-7-7-0--
-2-----0---2---3---5_7-5-5-3-2-----0---2---3---7_8-7-7-0--
---000---0---0---0-------------000---0---0---0------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
----------------------------------------------------------
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-----------------------------4---------4---5---4_5--------
-2-----0---2---3---5_7-5-5-0-2-----0---2---3---4_5-5-5-0--
-2-----0---2---3---5_7-5-5-0-2-----0---2---3-------5-5-0--
---000---0---0---0-------------000---0---0---0------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
End Fig 1
Lead Break 1
-7_8_10-----------------------------------------------------------------------
--------9_10_12-10_9----9_10_12-10_9-----------------10_9----9_10_12-10_9-----
---------------------10--------------10-9/_10_13\_12------10--------------10--
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-9/_10_13_(9)-10_9----9_10_12-9~~~~~~-9\_4-4~~~~~~-4---5~~~~~~~~~~-5---7~~~~~~
-------------------12---------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
--------------------------------------------------------15_13_12-----------15=
------------------------10----12----15=_13_12-15_13-13=----------15_13_12=----
-5-4-7-5-9-7-10-9-12-10----12----14-------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
PM___________________| |__| |__|
=^^^^^^^^--(15)^v-12=====----------------------------|------------
--------------------------13=====---------15=====----|-12=====\\\\
----------------------------------14=====---------14-|------------
-----------------------------------------------------|------------
-----------------------------------------------------|------------
-----------------------------------------------------|------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^(x13) ^ ^
End Lead Break 1
Fig 2
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|----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------0-------------------4----|
(I) |-2-------------------0-------------------4----|
|-2--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
| |
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----------5-----4_2-2-------------5-----4~~--|
(II) |-2-2-5-2-2---2-2-------5-2-2-5-2-2---2-2------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
PM_____________________________________|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------4----|
(I) |-2-------------------0-------------------4----|
|-2-------------------0------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
| |
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----------5-----4_2-2-------------5-----4#~--|
(II) |-2-2-5-2-2---2-2-------5-2-2-5-2-2---2-2------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
PM_____________________________________|
End Fig 2
Repeat Fig 2 accompanied by Fig 3
Fig 3
(III) (' ` = 1/4 bend/release)
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-----------5'`---------------------5'---------
-----4'----------7'--5\_4----5'----------7~~--
-5-7-----7-----7---------5_7-----7-----7------
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^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
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-----------5'----------------------5'---------
-----5'----------7-7-5\_4----5'----------7~~--
-5-7-----7-----7---------5_7-----7-----7------
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^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
End Fig 3
Fig 4 (play with lead break 2)
(I)
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-5-----2-----0-----2-----5---8---5-----2-----8------------
-5-----2-----0-----2-----5---8---5-----2-----8------------
---0-0---0-0--(0)0---0-0--(0)------0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0--
^ ^ ^ ^ * ^ ^ ^ * ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
(rarely) (usually)
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-5-----2-----0-----2-----5---8---5-----2-------------2/_3-
-5-----2-----0-----2-----5---8---5-----2-------------2/_3-
---0-0---0-0--(0)0---0-0--(0)------0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
----------------------------------------------------------
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-5-----2-----0-----2-----5---8---5-----2-----8------------
-5-----2-----0-----2-----5---8---5-----2-----8------------
---0-0---0-0--(0)0---0-0--(0)------0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0--
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Ending 1 (Fig 5 starts here)
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-------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
-------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
-5-----2-----0-----2-----5---8-|-5-----2-----8===========|=2=================
-5-----2-----0-----2-----5---8-|-5-----2-----8===========|=2=================
---0-0---0-0--(0)0---0-0--(0)--|---0-0---0-0-------------|-------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
(hold for 2 x Fig 5)
(then play 2 x Fig 5)
End Fig 4
Lead Break 2
----19-19----19-19-22-19-19-22-22-22-22^v-22^--22^==v_20_19--------------------
-22^------22^----------------------------------------------22_20_19------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------21==^v^v^v^-
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
----------19-------------------------------------------------------------------
-20-19-------20----19-------22-19----20----19------------19--------------------
-------21-------21----21-19-------19----21----19-19---------19-----------------
----------------------------------------------------22-21------21-19--19^v^v^v^
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------12_13_15---------------------12_13_12------
-------------------------------------------9_10_11_12-11_12_14----------14---
-----------------------9_10_11_12--------------------------------------------
-9_10_11_12-9_10_11_12-------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
PM_____________________________|
(If you nail the muting just right (quite light) it makes the notes sound
as if they're all individually picked - and really, really fast!!)
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-12_13-15-15^====-12~~~~~~-13\-------8_10_12-
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^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
(fast!!)
t t t t
-8_12_8_12_8_12-15_8------------(15)8_12_8_12-17_8_12-15_8-------------------
--------------------_12_8_10_12---------------------------_12_8_10_12--------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
t t t t t (Fig 5)
-(15)8_12_8_12-15_8_12-17_8_12-15_8-15_8----------------------------|-starts
----------------------------------------_12_8_10_12_10_8------------|-here--
--------------------------------------------------------_10===_12===|-9==---
--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------
--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------
--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ ^ ^ ^ ^(2xfig5)
End Lead Break 2 (phew!)
Fig 5 (play 4 times - gtr I joins in last two times)
First 2 times have a slightly faster tempo than normal.
(gtr II)
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------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
-0-0-0-0-0-0-2_3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3_5-0-0-0-0-0-0-2_3-0-0-5_7-0-0-3_5--
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
(Don't forget to PM the E MajorE string!!) (^^^ play 5_7 here 2nd time)
End Fig 5
Fig 6 (play twice with verse 1 ... Enter young man, etc)
|---- |---- --------------------------------------------3====----|
|---- |---- --------------------------------------------3====----|
|---- |---- --------------------------------------------0====----|
(I) |---- ===_2 -----------0==_2-----------0==_2-------------------0==
left |---- ===_2 -----------0==_2-----1_0---0==_2-------------------0==
chan.|-0-0 |---- -0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-----3-------0-0-0-0-0-----------|
| ^ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
| | |
|---- |---- -----------------------------------------------------|
|---- |---- -------------------------------------------11=====---|
|---- |---- -------------------------------------------10=====---|
(II) |---- ===_2 -----------0==_2-----------0==_2-----------9======-0==
right|---- ===_2 -----------0==_2-----1-0---0==_2-----0----(10)====-0==
chan.|-0-0 |---- -0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-----3-------0-0---0-0-----------|
1st 2nd PM__|
time time
|------------------------------------------------------------ --| --|
|------------------------------------------------------------ --| --|
|-------------------------------------------------000333--222 --| 2-|
(I) ===_2-----------0==_2-----------0==_2-------------00033333222 -0= 2-|
===_2-----------0==_2-----1_0---0==_2-------------------33--- -0= --|
|-----0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-----3-------0-0-0-0-0-0------------ --| --|
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ | |
| | |
|------------------------------------------------------------ --| --|
|------------------------------------------------------------ --| --|
|-------------------------------------------------000333--222 --| 2-|
(II) ===_2-----------0==_2-----------0==_2-------------00033333222 -0= 2-|
===_2-----------0==_2-----1-0---0==_2-------------------33--- -0= --|
|-----0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-----3-------0-0-0-0-0-0------------ --| --|
1st 2nd
time time
End Fig 6
Gtrs I and II play Fig 5 (unmodified) with lead break 3
Lead Break 3
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-9==========-16=====-15=====-9=/_10=========-12==\\\-7==---------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-7==========-14=====-13=====-7=/_8==========-10==\\\-5==-5_7-7//-
-----------------------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
-------------------------------------12_15_12/_15-15_17_15_17-19=_17_15--
-------------------------12_15_12_15-------------------------------------
-------------12_14_12_15-------------------------------------------------
-12_14_12_14-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
(verse 2)
-17_19-19-15-17-(15)\12-15-------12----15^=====---12_15----------|------------
---------------------------12-15----12------------------12_15-15-|------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------|-14''v\-----
-----------------------------------------------------------------|-(slow full-
-----------------------------------------------------------------|--bend and--
-----------------------------------------------------------------|---slide)---
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^(x6)
End Lead Break 3
Play Fig 6 twice with verse 2
Play Fig 4 (with ending 2 .. below) with chorus, "Save me someone's gonna", etc
Fig 4 Ending 2
----------
----------
----------
-5-----3==
-5-----3==
---0-0----
^ ^
Fig 7 (play four times with lead break 4)
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------8======-10=====----
==_5-----------5====-----3-----3==_5-----------8======-10=====-3==
==_5-----------6====-----5_6_5-3==_5-----------6======-8======-3==
-----3-3-6-3-3-------3-3-------------3-3-6-3-3-----------------*** not
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ last time
End Fig 7
Fig 8 (play once near end of lead break 4)
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-----555---5---------5555----7777----555---5---------5555----3333-
-----555---5---------5555----7777----555---5---------55553---3333-
-3-3-----3---3-3-3-3-----3-6-----3-3-----3---3-3-3-3-------6------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
End Fig 8
Lead Break 4
-----------------------------------------------------------11_13_15-15^-15^-
--------------------------------------------------11_13_15------------------
-7===-10_8-10~~~-8===-12_10-12~~~-10_12/_14-12_14---------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
--/_18-17_18_20-18_20_22-17_18-17-------15------------------------
----------------------------------16-15----15---15-16~~-15--------
----------------------------------------------------------15------
------------------------------------------------------------15==--
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-14_15-15-15-15-14-14-14-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-------------------------
-------------------------------------------------13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------10-11-13---------
---------------------------------------------------12==---------12'~~~--
-------------------------------10_12_13-12~~~~--------------------------
-------------------10===_12_13------------------------------------------
-11-11-11-11-10-10------------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
(get those fingers nice and warmed up for this bit)
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-11-10_11_13_11_10/-13_11/_13-15_14_13/-16_15_14-14/-18_16_15-15-18^\--6//--
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^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
----------------------------------10_11_10_11-----------8_10_8_10-----------
-11_13_11_13-10_11_10_11-8_10_8_10------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------10_12_10_12---------8_10_8_10--
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
--------------------------------10----13--11_10-11-----10------------------
-10_11_10-----------------10-11----11--------------13-----13--11_10_11_10--
--------------------10-12--------------------------------------------------
----------12===_13---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
(fig 8 starts)
-----------------------------------------13'===========================
-----------------------------------------13^===========================
-12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-12_10_12_10-------------------------------
-----------------------------12_10_12_10-------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
End Lead Break 4
Play Fig 8 four times with verse 3 ... I will keep my own time, etc
Play Fig 4 (ending 1) with chorus ... Save me someone's gonna, etc
Play Fig 5 once
Outro
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-------------7_5_7-----5_3_5-----3_2_3---------------------------------------2-
-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-7_5_7-0-0-5_3_5-0-0-3_2_3-0-
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
T H E MajorE E MajorE N D MajorD
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🏷Legend
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~~ vibrato
= hold note
^v full bend/release
'` 1/2 bend/release
(15)^ prebend
(2) sometimes played/barely audible/I'm not really sure about this note!!
(x7) below staff indicates the passing of several timing beats
\ / slides
_ hammer/pull
13# artificial harmonic
t tap
/_10 slide to 10 without picking
-_10 blind hammer onto 10 without picking (left hand tap)
t
(15)8 `ghost tap' - tap 15 but only so as to sound 8 by pulling
off quickly (ie very fast and virtually inaudible)
^. timing marks (when below staff)
PM__| Palm muted section
Variations
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As with most Fates songs, they play with intervals and overdubbing/multiple
guitars to achieve some fairly subtle, but great sound textures.
As a result, it's easy to come up with all sorts of ideas for what
they're actually doing. For example, try these variations ...
In Fig 6, instead of ------------ try ------------
------------ ------------
-000333--222 -000333--20-
-00033333222 -00033333202
-------33--- -------33--2
------------ ------------
and for the main part of Fig 6 try ...
(I think this one's really cool)
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------6======---|
(2)===_4-----------2==_4---------------------------4======-2==
(2)=====-----------2====-----------4==_5-----------5======-2==
|-------------------------1_0---5====-----0---------------|
|-----0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-----3-------0-0---0-0-----------|
I certainly hope you get the same kick out of this awesome song that I do.
It is a classic in my opinion. One of my all time favourites.
Also, I'm sorry the tab is so hard to read - give me the pencil and
paper originals any day!! Any suggestions welcome of course, but please
keep me informed.
-Mark
(coming soon - No Exit, Static Acts, A augmentedA World Apart
