Tabs
M Y 
D MajorD Y I N 
G+G 
BB R I D MajorD 
E MajorE - BB L 
A augmentedA 
C majorC K H E MajorE A augmentedA R T R O M A augmentedA N C majorC E MajorE
THE DREADFUL HOURS
(c) Peaceville Records - 2001
Tune Down 1 & 1/2 Steps
C#C# 
F#F# BB E MajorE 
G#G# C#C#
Tempo = 65 BPM
Time Signature = 6/4
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Transcribed by
PADDY MCMULLAN
[email protected]
Version 1.1
(Corrections Outlined at Bottom of Tab)
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Tablature Symbols Used:
P.M... - Palm Mute
p - Pull-Off
h - Hammer-On
- Slide Down to/Down From
/ - Slide Up To/Up From
H - Harmonic/Natural Harmonic (Affected notes are enclosed in < >)
() - Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note
1/2/3/4 - Suggested Fingering (1 = first finger, 4 = little finger, etc.)
% - Whammy Bar (Articulation is indicated above tab, blank spaces
indicate length of articulation)
REST - Rest and sustain rest for duration of blank space
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Riff 1a: Guitar 1 with distortion (Play 5 times: 1st time doubles as intro)
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||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|*|
||-----------------------7-5-7--9 |---------------------------------|*|
||--2----2/ 5----------------------|--2----2/ 5----------------2--5 | |
||---------------------------------|---------------------0--3--------| |
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Riff 1b: Guitar 2 with heavy distortion enters on bar 3 (Play 4 times)
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*Hold notes where fingerings are suggested*
||------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |
||------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |
||------------------------------------|------------------------------------|*|
||--2----2--0----0--------------------|--2----2--0----0--------------------|*|
||--2----2--2----2-----5-----2--5-----|--2----2--2----2-----5-----2--5-----| |
||--0----0--3----3--2-----3--------2--|--0----0--3----3--2-----3--------2--| |
1 4 2 1 4 1 1 4 2 1 4 1
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Riff 2a: Guitar 3 with clean tone and mild delay (Play 4 times)
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*Let ring throughout - hold the implied chord whenever possible*
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| Implied chord |
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||--12----|
||--12----|
||--12----|
||--14----|
||--------|
||--------|
||--12------------------------------------------------------|
||-----12-15p12---------------------------------------------|
||--------------12h14p(12)----------12----------------------|
||---------------------12h14-14--------12h14----16p12-14----|
||----------------------------------------------------------|
||----------------------------------------------------------|
1 1 4 1 1 3 1 3 3 1 1 3 4 1 3
|--12-------------------------------------------------------| |
|-----12-15p12----------------------------------------------| |
|--------------12h14p(12)----------12--------11b12r11-------|*|
|---------------------12-14-14--------12h14-----------------|*|
|-----------------------------------------------------------| |
|-----------------------------------------------------------| |
1 1 4 1 1 3 1 3 3 1 1 3 1
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Riff 2b: Guitar 4 with clean tone (Play 4 times)
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*Let ring throughout*
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |
||--0-------------------------------|--0-------------------------------| |
||-----5------------0---------------|-----5------------0---------------|*|
||--------------------------4-------|----------------------------------|*|
||--7-------------------------------|--7-----------------------7-------| |
||----------8----8--7----7--5----5--|----------8----8--7----7-------7--| |
This riff is a translation of the ambient sounds which are present during
Riff 2a. There are multiple sounds and instruments playing various notes,
so this riff's tab is only a generalisation to help you recreate the sound.
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Guitars 1 and 2 play Riff 1a/1b twice
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Guitars 3 and 4 play Riff 2a/2b twice
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Riff 3: Guitars 1 and 2 (Play once through) Note the variation in the third bar
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||----------------------------------------|
||----------------------------------------|
||--6--6--6--5----------------------------|
||--6--6--6--5----------------------------|
||--4--4--4--3------0h2p0---0h3-----2--2--|
||--4--4--4--3------------3-----1p0-0--0--|
P.M.
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--6--6--6--5----------------------------|
|--6--6--6--5----------------------------|
|--4--4--4--3------0h2p0---0h3-----2--2--|
|--4--4--4--3------------3-----1p0-0--0--|
....
|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------R |
|--6--6--6--5-------------------------E |
|--6--6--6--5-------------------------S |
|--4--4--4--3------0h2p0---0h3-----2--T |
|--4--4--4--3------------3-----1p0-0-----|
.
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--6--6--6--5----------------------------|
|--6--6--6--5----------------------------|
|--4--4--4--3------0h2p0---0h3-----2--2--|
|--4--4--4--3------------3-----1p0-0--0--|
....
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Guitars 1 & 2 rest while the bass plays the following 2 times: [Tempo = 70 BPM]
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||--7------6------------------|--9-------8------------------| |
||--8------7------------------|--10------9------------------|*|
||----------------------------|-----------------------------|*|
||----------------------------|-----------------------------| |
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Riff 4: Guitars 1 and 2 (Play 4 times) [Time Sig = 4/4]
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||------------------------------|-------------------------------| |
||------------------------------|-------------------------------| |
||------------------------------|-------------------------------|*|
||------------------------------|-------------------------------|*|
||------------------------5-----|---------------------5---------| |
||--6--6--6-7-5--5--5-6-7---7-6-|--7--7--7-5-5--5-6-7---7-5-5-5-| |
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Riff 5a: Guitars 1 and 2 (Play 4 times) [Time sig = 8/4]
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% (Gradually depress whammy bar 2 full steps on the 4th chord)
||------------------------------| |
||------------------------------| |
||--6--6--6--5 |*|
||--6--6--6--5 |*|
||--4--4--4--3 | |
||--4--4--4--3 | |
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Riff 5b: Guitar 5 with heavy distortion (Play 4 times)
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*Lets harmonic notes ring out*
H H H % (Gradually depress whammy bar 2 full steps on 4th note)
||-------------------------------| |
||-------------------------------| |
||--------------9 |*|
||-----------------------------------|*|
||-----------------------------------| |
||-----------------------------------| |
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Guitars 1 and 2 play Riff 4 4 times
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Guitars 1, 2 and 5 play Riff 5a/5b 4 times, then guitars 1 and 2 play Fill 1
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[ Fill 1: Guitars 1 and 2 (Play once) ]
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||-----------||
||-----------||
||--6--6--6--||
||--6--6--6--||
||--4--4--4--||
||--4--4--4--||
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Guitars 1 and 2 play Riff 1a/1b 4 times
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Guitars 3 and 4 play Riff 2a/2b 4 times, allowing the final notes to ring out
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End
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Tab summary: Riff 1a X 1
Riff 1a/1b X 4
Riff 2a/2b X 4
Riff 1a/1b X 4
Riff 2a/2b X 4
Riff 3 X 1
Bass Riff X 2
Riff 4 X 4
Riff 5a/5b X 4
Riff 4 X 4
Riff 5a/5b X 4
Fill 1 X 1
Riff 1a/1b X 4
Riff 2a/2b X 4 (Allow last notes of last bar to ring out)
END
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Corrections (09/01/05):
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* Added rests
* Improved slides
* Improved whammy bar
* Minor adjustments to layout
