Tabs
Band: Paradise Lost
Album: The Plague Within
Song: Return to the Sun
Tuning: ADGCFAD
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Notes
+ I wasn't sure what to label some of the parts of the song as the structure varies from the traditional
+ Intro Rhythm: the last note of each trio is almost a pull off to get that extra sound
+ Intro Lead part 2 Lead is played tremolo style
+ The final chord of the song is a D MajorD power chord
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Intro part 1 @ 0:51
Lead
D MajorD |----------------------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------------|
FF |----------------------------------|
C majorC |----------------------------------|
G+G |-2-2-2----2-2-2-------------2-2-2-|
D MajorD |-0-0-0----0-0-0----6-6-6----0-0-0-|
A augmentedA |-------------------4-4-4----------|
Rhythm+
D MajorD |----------------------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------------|
FF |----------------------------------|
C majorC |----------------------------------|
G+G |----------------------------------|
D MajorD |-7-7-7----7-7-7----6-6-6----7-7-7-|
A augmentedA |-5-5-5----5-5-5----4-4-4----5-5-5-|
Intro part 2
Lead+
D MajorD |--------------------------------------------------------11-12-14-|
A augmentedA |------------------------------------------12---11---/12----------|
FF |-9--11-12-11-9-11-12-9~--11-12-11-9-11-12------------------------|
C majorC |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
FF |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |-7---7---7-------7---7---7-------6---6---6------7---7--7-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA |-5---5---5-------5---5---5-------4---4---4------5---5--5-5-5-5-5-|
* * * *
Pre Verse
Lead
D MajorD |-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------|
FF |-9---9----9---9----9---9----9---9--|
C majorC |-9---10---9---10---9---10---9---10-|
G+G |---7----7---7----7---7----7---7----|
D MajorD |-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------|
Verse 1
?Fortunes jaws embrace At failures loss throughout the days?
?Deploring scorn we face My pain is loss through disarray, Return to the sun?
Lead and Rhythm x2
D MajorD |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-----------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/10-|
A augmentedA |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/8--|
Chorus
?Return to the sun?
Lead x2
D MajorD |-----------------8-7-------------8-7-------------8-7-------|
A augmentedA |------------------------------------------------------/8-7-|
FF |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-9-9-----------|
C majorC |-----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm x2
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------|
FF |-----------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC |-----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-------------------10---------------9----------------------|
D MajorD |-7-----------------8----------------7--------------9/10-7--|
A augmentedA |-5-----------------8----------------7--------------7/8--5--|
Pre Verse
Lead
D MajorD |-----------------|
A augmentedA |-9---9----9---9--|
FF |-9---9----9---9--|
C majorC |-9---10---9---10-|
G+G |---7----7---7----|
D MajorD |-----------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------|
Rhythm
D MajorD |-----------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------|
FF |-----------------|
C majorC |-----------------|
G+G |-----------------|
D MajorD |--7-7-----7-7----|
A augmentedA |--5-5-----5-5----|
Verse 2
?Face to look inside my mind A augmentedA place you?ve never been?
?Face to look inside my mind A augmentedA place you?ve never dreamed?
Lead x2
D MajorD |---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------|
FF |------------12~-----------12-----------------|
C majorC |-/9~---9^10-------10^9-10----10^9-10-9--9----|
G+G |------------------------------------------12-|
D MajorD |---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------|
Rhythm x2
D MajorD |---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------|
FF |------------12~-----------12-----------------|
C majorC |-/9~---9^10-------10^9-10----10^9------------|
G+G |----------------------------------12-9-------|
D MajorD |---------------------------------------12-10-|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------|
Post Verse
?Vermillion the sands?
?The gallant slain?
Lead x4
D MajorD |--------------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------|
FF |--------------------|
C majorC |----7^9~------------|
G+G |-----------7^8^7----|
D MajorD |-----------------10-|
A augmentedA |--------------------|
Rhythm x4
D MajorD |--------------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------|
FF |--------------------|
C majorC |--------------------|
G+G |-----------------12-|
D MajorD |-7-7-----7-------10-|
A augmentedA |-5-5-----5----------|
Verse 3
?Your fallen God?s afraid Eternal dying night & day?
?All folded laws are frayed A augmentedA sullen tragic masquerade?
Lead and Rhythm x2
D MajorD |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-----------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/10-|
A augmentedA |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/8--|
Chorus
?Return to the sun?
Lead x2
D MajorD |-----------------8-7-------------8-7-------------8-7-------|
A augmentedA |------------------------------------------------------/8-7-|
FF |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-9-9-----------|
C majorC |-----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm x2
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------|
FF |-----------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC |-----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-------------------10---------------9----------------------|
D MajorD |-7-----------------8----------------7--------------9/10-7--|
A augmentedA |-5-----------------8----------------7--------------7/8--5--|
Solo Part 1
Lead 1
D MajorD |--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------------------------------------|
FF |---4~----------0^2^4-(4)/5~---------------4~------|
C majorC |--------------------------------------------------|
G+G |--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm 1
D MajorD |--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------------------------------------|
FF |--------------------------------------------------|
C majorC |-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-xxx-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-xxx--|
G+G |--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------------------------------------|
Lead 2
D MajorD |--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |--4/5-7--------8---7v---5-5v----7v---8v---7v------|
FF |--------------------------------------------------|
C majorC |--------------------------------------------------|
G+G |--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm 2
D MajorD |--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------------------------------------|
FF |--------------------------------------------------|
C majorC |-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-xxx-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-xxx--|
G+G |--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------------------------------------|
Lead 3
D MajorD |--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |--/13-13-12-------------/13-13-12-----------------|
FF |------------9v--------------------9v--------------|
C majorC |--------------------------------------------------|
G+G |--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm 3
D MajorD |--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------------------------------------|
FF |--------------------------------------------------|
C majorC |-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-xxx-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-xxx--|
G+G |--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------------------------------------|
Lead 4
D MajorD |--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------------------------------------|
FF |--/12-12-11---------------------------------------|
C majorC |--------------10v---9----7----5----4----2---------|
G+G |--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm 4
D MajorD |--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------------------------------------|
FF |--------------------------------------------------|
C majorC |-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-xxx-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-xxx--|
G+G |--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------------------------------------|
Solo Part 2
Lead part 1
D MajorD |---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------|
FF |------------12~-----------12-----------------|
C majorC |-/9~---9^10-------10^9-10----10^9-10-9--9----|
G+G |------------------------------------------12-|
D MajorD |---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------|
Rhythm part 1
D MajorD |---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------|
FF |------------12~-----------12-----------------|
C majorC |-/9~---9^10-------10^9-10----10^9------------|
G+G |----------------------------------12-9-------|
D MajorD |---------------------------------------12-10-|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 part 1+
D MajorD |---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------|
FF |-----------------------9-11-12-11-9-11-12-11-|
C majorC |-----------10~------10-----------------------|
G+G |----7-9-10-----------------------------------|
D MajorD |---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------|
Lead part 2
D MajorD |---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-/13-13-12--13-13-12-------------------------|
FF |----------9---------9--/12-12-11-------------|
C majorC |--------------------------------10-9-7-5-4-2-|
G+G |---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------|
Rhythm part 2
D MajorD |---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------|
FF |------------12~-----------12-----------------|
C majorC |-/9~---9^10-------10^9-10----10^9------------|
G+G |----------------------------------12-9-------|
D MajorD |---------------------------------------12-10-|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 part 2
D MajorD |---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------|
FF |-----------------------9-11-12-11-9-11-12-11-|
C majorC |-----------10~------10-----------------------|
G+G |----7-9-10-----------------------------------|
D MajorD |---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------|
Verse 4
?Face to look inside my mind A augmentedA place you?ve never been?
?Face to look inside my mind A augmentedA place you?ve never dreamed?
Lead x2
D MajorD |---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------|
FF |------------12~-----------12-----------------|
C majorC |-/9~---9^10-------10^9-10----10^9-10-9--9----|
G+G |------------------------------------------12-|
D MajorD |---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------|
Rhythm x2
D MajorD |---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------|
FF |---------------------------------------------|
C majorC |---------------------------------------------|
G+G |---------------------------------/12-9-------|
D MajorD |---------------------------------------12-10-|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------|
Chorus
?Return to the sun?
Lead x2
D MajorD |-----------------8-7-------------8-7-------------8-7-------|
A augmentedA |------------------------------------------------------/8-7-|
FF |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-9-9-----------|
C majorC |-----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm x2
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------|
FF |-----------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC |-----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-------------------10---------------9----------------------|
D MajorD |-7-----------------8----------------7--------------9/10-7--|
A augmentedA |-5-----------------8----------------7--------------7/8--5--|
Outro+
Rhythm
D MajorD |----------------------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------------|
FF |----------------------------------|
C majorC |----------------------------------|
G+G |----------------------------------|
D MajorD |-7-7-7----7-7-7----6-6-6----7-7-7-|
A augmentedA |-5-5-5----5-5-5----4-4-4----5-5-5-|
Outro Part 2
Lead+
D MajorD |--------------------------------------------------------11-12-14-|
A augmentedA |------------------------------------------12---11---/12----------|
FF |-9--11-12-11-9-11-12-9~--11-12-11-9-11-12------------------------|
C majorC |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
FF |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |-7---7---7-------7---7---7-------6---6---6------7---7--7-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA |-5---5---5-------5---5---5-------4---4---4------5---5--5-5-5-5-5-|