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Ode to Solitude - HIM
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Tabbed by: helsinkivampire
Email: cfontain@my.athens.edu
Tuning: Standard E
I am pretty sure this tab is extremely close to being 100% accurate, but
getting the rhythm down is just something I cannot help u with.
Intro. (Heavy Distortion) After keyboard intro.
F5
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-3~-----------|
A|-x-x-x-x-3~-----------|
E|-x-x-x-x-1~-----------|
let ring
Main Riff
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------3---1ph----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------0---0--------------------------------xxxx--3~----|
A|-3-3-3--3br--3-3--4br---------------3-3-3--3br--3-3-3--4br---xxxx--3~----|
E|-1-1-1-------1-1--------------------1-1-1-------1-1-1--------xxxx--1~----|
. . . . . . . . . . .
Pre-Chorus (Fast)
" Loosen the noose love..."
Db5 Ab5 Eb5
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------3---1ph--------------------------------|
D|----------------------0---0--------------------------xxxx------|
A|-3-3-3--3b--3-3--4b--------------3-3-3--3b--3-3--4b--xxxx------|
E|-1-1-1------1-1------------------1-1-1------1-1------xxxx------|
. . . . . . . . . .
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---10---8------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---8----6------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---8----6------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/h/him/222444.html ]
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----8--8--8--8---8-8-----|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----6--6--6--6---6-6-----|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----6--6--6--6---6-6-----|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chorus (after the sexy keyboard riff)
Good luck figuring out the rhythm!!!
" Here's to the pain..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6---6---8-10--8---10----8-6---6-6--6-6--6/8-------------------|
A|-4-4---6---6-8---6---10----6-4---4-4--6-6--4/6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|-4-4---4---6-8---6---8-----6-4---4-4--4-4--4/6-------------------|
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------| x 2
A|-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3---|
E|--------------------|
Repeat Main Riff
Repeat Verse
Bridge (x 2)
" If I should fade..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6--8--| x 2
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6--8--|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--4--6--|
Ok, this is just an octave higher than the main riff
with a slight variation but play it however u like...
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------10b-------11b-----11---10b---------10b------11b--10-10-10----|
A|-8-8-8------8-8--------8----8-------8-8-8------8-8-------8--8--8----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------8--8--8----|
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|--------------------|
B|----------13-13\----|
G|--------------------|
D|10-1010-------------|
A|-8--8-8-------------|
E|-8--8-8-------------|
.
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Main Riff
Outro
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3--3-3-3----3-3-3--3-3-3--x-x-x-x-x-x--| x 2
A|-3-3-3--3-3-3----3-3-3--3-3-3--x-x-x-x-x-x--|
E|-1-1-1--1-1-1----1-1-1--1-1-1--x-x-x-x-x-x--|
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|--------------3---|
A|-3-4-3-4-3-4--3---|
E|-3-4-3-4-3-4--1---|
. . . . . .
weird shit, huh?
. palm mute
/ slide up
\ slide down
x scratch
b Bend
br Bend release
ph pitch harmonic
