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A Legacy Tab by Marillion

A Legacy tab by Marillion

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Tab Explanation
===============

s       Slide
h       Hammer-on
p       Pull-off
T       Tap
B       Bend the note to the fret after the B
R       Release back to the originally bent note
A.H.    Artificial Harmonic
m       Palm Muted
//      Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible)

A weirdly set out track here. There's so many different parts but I have taken
a stab at what's what. Good luck!
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Guitar 1 - Slightly Distorted Electric
Guitar 2 - Distorted Electric
Guitar 3 - Distorted Electric
Guitar 4 - Acoustic Guitar
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Verse
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When I leave you
I will leave you
Things that might not help you
Things that might
Problems that I never solved
Dreams to keep you up at night
As I leave you
I will leave you
Things that stick for ever
Things that slide
Mysteries I swallowed whole

Chorus
======
 |---------x6---------|
e|----10-10-10-10--10-|----9--9--9--9----9-------7-7-7-7---7-|
B|----10-10-10-10--10-|----10-10-10-10---10------8-8-8-8---8-|
G|----11-11-11-11--11-|----9--9--9--9----9-------7-7-7-7---7-| Gtr. 1
D|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
 |
e|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------------------------| Gtr. 3
G|-7--7--------7---7--|--------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--------7---7--|-7~-------------------5~--------------| Gtr. 2
A|-5--5--------5---5--|-7~-------------------5~--------------|
E|--------------------|-5~-------------------3~--------------|
Happiness I couldn't share I will leave you
Promises I never kept, I will leave you
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-9b10r9p7~-| Gtr. 3
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
Stories that I never told
Principles betrayed or sold
e|-------------|
B|-8b10~-10r8~-|
G|-------------| Gtr. 3
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
Love I tried to spread too wide I will leave you
Muscles you can grow in hate I will leave you
e|--------|
B|-10-----|
G|-12b14~-| Gtr. 3
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
Summer darkness
Winter light
Young mans shame and
Old mans pride
e|-17-----17-----|
B|-20b22~--------|
G|-----------19~-| Gtr. 3
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

Interlude (i)
=============

e|---2---0-0---2----3-|
B|---2---0-0---2----3-|
G|---3---3s4---4----4-| Gtr. 1
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
 |
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-----------4--------| Gtr. 2
D|-4---2~----4---5~---|
A|-4---2~----2---5~---|
E|-2---0~--------3~---|

Interlude (ii)
==============
Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo
e|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
B|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
G|------------------------| Gtr. 1
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

Chorus (as before)
======
Happiness I couldn't share I will leave you
Promises I never kept I will leave you
Stories that I never told
Principles betrayed or sold
Love I tried to spread too wide I will leave you
e|-----------|
B|-13-15-----|
G|-------14~-|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
Muscles you can grow in hate I will leave you
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-7s0-|
D|-7s0-|
A|-----|
E|-----|
Summer darkness
Winter light
e|-15b17--------15~-|
B|-------17~-15-----|
G|------------------| Young mans shame and
D|------------------| Old mans pride
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

Breakdown
=========
  Gtr. 1
e|--3-3-3--3-3-0----0-0-0---------3-|--3-3-3--3-3-0----0-0-0---------------|
B|--3-3-3--3-3-2----2-2-2---3-3-2-0-|--3-3-3--3-3-2----2-2-2-------0-------|
G|--0-0-0--0-0-2----2-2-2---2-2-2-0-|--0-0-0--0-0-2----2-2-2---2h4---2p0---|
D|--2-2-2--2-2-2----2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2--2-2-2----2-2-2-------------2-|
A|----------------0-------0---------|----------------0-------0-------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
When I leave you
I will hate to leave you
That's the heat that grows
With growing old
When I leave you
I will hate to leave you
That's the heat that grows

Guitar Break (All Gtr. 2)
============
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-----------4--------| Gtr. 3 (repeat til change)
D|-4---2~----4---5~---|
A|-4---2~----2---5~---|
E|-2---0~--------3~---|
                    m                                     w/Wah
e|-7-------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12s0-----------|
B|-10b12-12r10------------------------10----------------------4-----|
G|-------------9-9~---7~----------------------------------4-4-4b5r4-|
D|------------------9-------8s7-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------10-----10-7~-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
     w/bar              w/bar
e|---------|-----------------|
B|---------|-10b12-10b12~~~~-|
G|---------|-----------------| Happiness I couldn't share
D|-7b9~~~~-|-----------------|
A|---------|-----------------|
E|---------|-----------------|

   |----x4----|         A.H
e|----------------------10-12b14~-|
B|-10h12p10-------10h12-----------|
G|----------11-12-----------------| Promises I never kept
D|--------------------------------| Love I tried to spread too wide
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
   A.H-----|
e|-10b11r10~--------|
B|-----------10b12~-|
G|------------------| Young mans shame and
D|------------------| Old mans pride
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

               A.H------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------7-8-9-10s13-|
B|-10b12r10-------------------------------7-8-9-10-10b12-------------|
G|----------9~-9-9-9-9-9---------7-8-9-10----------------------------|
D|-----------------------7b9r7-9-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-12-10--12--13--13--12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------10b12r10p8---------10b12-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------9-9~~~~-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|--------5~-| Gtr. 3
D|-2-5~-4-5~-|
A|-2-5~-4-3~-|
E|-0-3~-2----|

  I will hate...
e|-Hold--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10b12-12-12-10-10b12-10-8h10-10b12-10-8-10~---------3-5~-5-5-3-2~-|
G|-------------------------------------------------2h4---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------2-5-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-2b3-0h2p0-2b3-0h2p0-2b3-0h2p0-2b3-2b3-2b3-2b3-2b3-0h2p0-2b3-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------0h2p0-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
      \1/
e|--------------------------10b12~-|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------2b3-0h2p0----------------|
D|------------------0h2p0----------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-0~--0~-----------------0--------|

Outro (All Gtr. 4)
=====
So never let me leave you
Never let me leave you
Cold

 ***Repeat this figure with the given endings in order
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----|
B|-------0-----------0-----------0-----|
G|-----0---0-------0---0-------0---0---|
D|---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------3-----------2-----------|

e|-------------|---------2-0-|-------------|---------2-0-|
B|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|
G|-----0---0---|-----0-------|-----0---0---|-----0-------|
D|---4-------4-|---4---------|---4-------4-|---4---------|
A|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

e|---------2-0-|-----------0-|-----------0-|-------------|
B|-------0-----|-------------|-------0-----|-------0-----|
G|-----0-------|-----0-------|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|
D|---4---------|---4-----4---|---4---------|---4-------4-|
A|-3-----------|-3-----3-----|-3-----------|-3-----------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

e|-----------0-|---------2-0-|---------0---|----|
B|-------------|-------0-----|-------0---0-|----|
G|-----0-------|-----0-------|-----0-------|----|
D|---4-----4---|---4---------|---4---------|----|
A|-3-----3-----|-3-----------|-3-----------|----|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-0~-|

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