Song: She Painted Fire Across The Skyline (Part 1)
Artist: Agalloch
Album: Pale Folklore (1999)
Label: The End Records
Tabbed by Goad. (My very first tab!)
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Standard Tuning: e B G D A E
Music and Lyrics by John Haughm.
Lead Guitar has mild distortion.
Rhythm Guitar has heavy distortion.
/ = slide down
\ = slide up
^ = bend (^^ = bend twice)
h = hammer-on
p = pull off
/\ = strum up
\/ = strum down
RIFF 1 (INTRO) - REPEAT THIS 3 TIMES
e|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0-|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-3-0-3-0-2-0-2-0---|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
e|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0-|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-2-0-2-0-3-0-2-0---|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Now repeat it 2 more times with left fingers only touching the strings
(except the end of the last part), but this time like this:
e|-7-7-7-7--|-5-5-5-5--|-7-7-7-7--|-3-3-2-2--|
B|--5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-|
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|
A|----------|----------|----------|----------|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|
e|-7-7-7-7--|-5-5-5-5--|-7-7-7-7--|-2-2-3-2--|
B|--5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-|
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|
A|----------|----------|----------|----------|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|
Ending of 2nd time
e|-0-2-0-2-0-3-0-2-0-|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Then repeat the 1st part 2 more times, but like this:
(this time including rhythm guitar)
(01:57)
(FIRST REPETITION)
e|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0-|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-3-0-3-0-2-0-2-0---|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
| Rhythm Guitar
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2-------0---------|
E|-0---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-3-------2---------|
e|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0-|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-3-0-3-0-2-0-2h3p2p0-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
| Rhythm Guitar
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2-------0-----------|
E|-0---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-3-------2-----------|
(SECOND REPETITION) **** Rhythm Guitar gains momentum
e|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0-|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-3-0-3-0-2-0-2-0---|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
| Rhythm Guitar
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2-------0---------|
E|-0---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-3-------2---------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/a/agalloch/35664.html ]
e|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0-|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-2-0-2-0-3-0-2h3p2p0-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
| Rhythm Guitar
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2-------0-----------|
E|-0---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-3-------2-----------|
RIFF 2 – A (02:35)
e|-7---5-5-5/7-|-3---2-3-3/5-|-7--(7)/12--12\-|-3---2-3-3/5-|
B|-------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
| Rhythm Guitar (tremolo)
e|-------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
A|-2-----------|-0-----------|-2--------------|-0-----------|
E|-------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
RIFF 2 - B (02:54)
e|-3-2-0--1/2-|-0-0--3-2-0--/7-8-8-|-\3-2-3-3/5--7-8-|
B|------------|--------------------|-----------------|
G|------------|--------------------|-----------------|
D|------------|--------------------|-----------------|
A|------------|--------------------|-----------------|
E|------------|--------------------|-----------------|
| Rh. Guitar (tremolo / under riff B & C) (03:13)
e|------------||--------------|| R |-------|
B|------------||--------------|| E |-------|
G|------------||--------------|| P SEVEN |-------|
D|------------||--------------|| E TIMES |-------|
A|-2------3---||-2-3-2------3-|| A |-2-3-2-| keep tremolo’ing 2
E|------------||--------------|| T |-------|
RIFF 2 - C
e|-3-2-0--1/2-|-0-0--3-2-0--/7-8-8-|-\3-2-3-3/5--4-3^-0-|
B|------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|------------|--------------------|--------------------|
RIFF 2 - D (03:18)
e|-15--15-19--19-17--|-17-15---15-19--|
B|-------------------|----------------|
G|-------------------|----------------|
D|-------------------|----------------|
A|-------------------|----------------|
E|-------------------|----------------|
| Rhythm Guitar (tremolo)
e|-------------------|----------------|
B|-------------------|----------------|
G|-------------------|----------------|
D|-------------------|----------------|
A|-0-------------2---|-----0----------|
E|-------------------|----------------|
Repeat B and C of RIFF 2
RIFF 3 (03:52)
/\ /\
e|----0-------0---------------------------------------| R
B|----0-------0---------------------------------------| E
G|----0-------0---------------------------------------| P SIX
D|----2-------2-----------0-------------0-------------| E TIMES
A|----2-------2---------0---0---------0---0-----------| A
E|-0--0----0--0---2---3--------3----3--------3---2----| T
| Rhythm Guitar (comes in on 5th repetition)
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-2-------2-------------|
A|-2-------2-------------|
E|-0-------0------2---3--|
(05:46)
RIFF 4 – A (Rhythm Guitar tremolo)
e|-----------------| R
B|-----------------| E
G|-----------------| P TWO
D|-----------------| E TIMES
A|-2--------0------| A
E|-----------------| T
(06:05)
RIFF 4 – B (Rhythm Guitar tremolo)
e|------------|------------------| R
B|------------|------------------| E
G|------------|------------------| P UNTIL
D|-7--5--7--5-|-9--5--9--5-------| E 06:43
A|------------|------------------| A
E|------------|------------------| T
(06:24)
RIFF 4 – C (Lead Guitar)
e|-17--15-14-12^^-|-15-17--17-15-14----|
B|----------------|-----------------15-|
G|----------------|--------------------|
D|----------------|--------------------|
A|----------------|--------------------|
E|----------------|--------------------|
e|-15-17--17-15-14-12^^-|-15-17--17-15-14------15-17-|
B|----------------------|-----------------15---------|
G|----------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------------|
RIFF 3 (06:43)
/\ /\
e|----0-------0---------------------------------------| R
B|----0-------0---------------------------------------| E
G|----0-------0---------------------------------------| P TWO
D|----2-------2-----------0-------------0-------------| E TIMES
A|----2-------2---------0---0---------0---0-----------| A
E|-0--0----0--0---2---3--------3----3--------3---2----| T
| Rhythm Guitar
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-2-------2-------------|
A|-2-------2-------------|
E|-0-------0------2---3--|
(07:31)
RIFF 5 (OUTRO)
/\
e|--0-----|----------|------------|-----0----|----------|
B|--0-----|---0------|---0--------|----------|---0------|
G|--0-----|-----0----|-----0------|---0------|-----0----|
D|--2-----|----------|-------2----|----------|----------|
A|--2-----|-2-----2--|-2-------2--|-2-----2--|-2-----2--|
E|--0-----|----------|------------|----------|----------|
\/
e|-----------------|-0------0------|--------------|---------|
B|--------0--------|----------0----|-------0------|---0-----|
G|---0------0------|------0--------|---0-----0----|------0--|
D|------------2----|---------------|--------------|------2--|
A|-2----2-------2--|----2-------2--|-2---------2--|-2----2--|
E|-----------------|---------------|--------------|---------|
(not sure) \/ /\
e|------------|-----------|----------|--0-----|
B|-----0------|-----0--0--|----------|--0-----|
G|---0---0----|---0----0--|---0------|--0-----| T H E
D|------------|--------2--|-----2----|--2-----| E N D ! ! !
A|-2----------|-2------2--|-2--------|--2-----|
E|---------0--|-----------|-------0--|--0-----|