History Lessens tab by Skyclad

Song: History Lessens (yes it IS spelt with an 'e')

Track from Skyclad's seventh studio album "Irrational Anthems"
released by Noise records (1996).

TABbed and typed up by Nick Ricioppo 13th April 1998
N.Ricioppo@selc.hull.ac.uk

NOTES:
x - muted, unfretted string
~ - vibrato
p - pull off
h - hammer on

Riff 1: (4 times)
     B5                                 A5
e||----------------------------------------------------------------||
B||----------------------------------------------------------------||
G||---4----4-4-----------------------2----2-2----------------------||
D||---4----4-4-----4--2-----------2--2----2-2------4--2------------||
A||---2----2-2-----------5--4--5-----0----0-0------------5--4--5--4||
E||----------------------------------------------------------------||

Riff 2: (3 and a half times) - Martin "Look what you get..."

strum loosely
    B5             E5                A5             C#5    B5
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4------4-------9-9-9-9-9--9------------------------------------|
D|-4------4-------9-9-9-9-9--9------7------7-------111111111111-9-|
A|-2------2-------7-7-7-7-7--7------7------7-------111111111111-9-|
E|----------------------------------5------5-------9-9-9-9-9-9--7-|


Martin "Where are they.........?"
    A5 let ring
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7----------------------------------------------------------(7)-|
A|-7----------------------------------------------------------(7)-|
E|-5----------------------------------------------------------(5)-|

CHORUS:
------
Play Riff 2 (4 times) - Martin "What did we learn.."

then;

Riff 3: (4 times) - Martin "Life's an education.. "
    A5                                 B5
e|---------------------------------.--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------.--------------------------------|
G|-2--------2-------------2--------.-4--------4--------4-4-4--------|
D|-2--------2-------------2--------.-4--------4--------4-4-4--------|
A|-0----0-0-0----X-X-X-X--0--4--5--.-2----X-X-2----X-X-2-2-2-2-2----|
E|---------------------------------.--------------------------------|

Riff 4: (2 times)
e|---------------------------------.--------------------------------||
B|---------------------------------.--------------------------------||
G|---------------------------------.--------------------------------||
D|----2-4---2-4---2-4---2-4--2-4---.---0-2---0-2---0-2-0---0--------||
A|--2-----2-----2-----2----2-------.-0-----0-----0-------4---2------||
E|---------------------------------.--------------------------------||

CHORUS:
------
Riff 5: (2 times)
strum loosely
   B5           D5 E5               A5           D5 B5
e|--------------------------------.--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------.--------------------------------|
G|---------------7-9----9-9-9-9---.---------------7-4----4-4-4-4---|
D|-9----9-9-9-9--7-9----9-9-9-9---.-7----7-7-7-7--7-4----4-4-4-4---|
A|-9----9-9-9-9--5-7----7-7-7-7---.-7----7-7-7-7--5-2----2-2-2-2---|
E|-7----7-7-7-7-------------------.-5----5-5-5-5-------------------|

For Second part of Chorus;
play Riff 2 (2 times)

Play Riff 1 (4 times) - Martin "Marching in time.."

BRIDGE:
------
(part 1)
  B                Eb               E
e|--------------------------------.--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------.--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------.--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------.--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------.--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------.--------------------------------|

(part 2)
   A                               C#              B
e|--------------------------------.--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------.--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------.-6-----------6--4~~~------------|
D|--------------------------------.----6---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------.--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------.--------------------------------|

repeat part 1
repeat part 2
repeat part 1
then;

   A5                           C#5 D5    C#5 B5                (B5)
e|--------------------------------.--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------.--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------.--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------.--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------.--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------.--------------------------------|

then play Bridge pt. 2

turn on Phaser
   A5                          C#5 D5  C#5 B5
e|--------------------------------.--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------.--------------------------------|
G|-2----------------------------6-.7----6--4--------------------(4)|
D|-2----------------------------6-.7----6--4--------------------(4)|
A|-0----------------------------4-.5----4--2--------------------(2)|
E|--------------------------------.--------------------------------|

then;
Riff 2: (2 times) - Guitar on its own with Phaser still on

enter rest of band
play Riff 2 (2 times) to play first half of Chorus

play Riff 3 (4 times) - Martin "The path of least resistance.."

play Riff 4 (2 times)

play Chorus

Play Riff 4 (4 times) - Martin  "Marching in time.."

  B5
e|--------------------------------|
B|-4-4-4-4------------------------|

G|-4-4-4-4------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|


There you go! Hope you enjoy it

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to N.Ricioppo@selc.hull.ac.uk