Alexander's Lament
by Heart of Cygnus from the album Utopia
http://www.heartofcygnus.com/
Tab by Danny Mendoza
Acoustic Guitar (F Bb Eb Ab C f) Legend:
h = hammer on p = pull off
Chords:
Em:[022000] Dsus4:[xx0233]
C: [x32010] Em7: [022033]
G: [320033] Cadd9:[x32033]
D: [xx0232] Dsus2:[xx0230]
For simplicity's sake the chords are given as their regular shape when the guitar is
half a step up, or using a capo on the first fret.
The intro and outro riffs are played using tap harmonics while fretting an Fm (Em shape
the capo on 1st). To sound a tap harmonic, you fret the note that you want to hit, and
tap the fret wire 12 frets above that note. I have indicated the fret you want to
tap using a capo.
13 15 15 13 15 13 13 13 13 15 13 16
f:-------------------------0-----3-----4----------------------2-------|
B:-------------------0--------0-----0-------------------------3-------|
Ab:-------------0--------0-------------------------------------2-------|
Eb:-------2--------2-------------------------------------------0-------|
Bb:----------2---------------------------------------------------------|
F:---0----------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/misc-unsigned-bands/111461.html ]
Em
Have they never felt the pain?
C G D Dsus4 D
Of a life that's forgotten, a soul that lies in chains
Em C G D Dsus4 D
Do they ever feel the tears that fall from heaven and wash way the shame?
1st 2nd
f:------------------------------------0----------|------------3p2----------|--2--|
B:-------------1-------------------------0-------|-------3--------3--------|--3--|
Ab:o-------0--------0-----0-------0----------0----|----2-----2-----------0-o|--2--|
Eb:o----2-----2-------0h2------2-----2----------2-|-0----------------0h2---o|--0--|
Bb:--3--------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----|
F:-------------------------0---------------------|-------------------------|-----|
Em C Em D
Well I do
Em C Em D
Yeah I do
Em
Can they see inside my soul?
C G D Dsus4 D
All the joy and the heartache that only I could know
Em7
And will they ever see a day
Cadd9 G D Dsus2 D
When all eyes are open and we're free to fly away?
D/B C Em D
Well I do
D/B C Em7 D
Yeah I do
Em
Have they never had a dream?
13 13 13 13 (Tap harmonics over the arpeggiated Em)
f:---0-------------------------------------------------|
B:-------0---------------------------------------------|
Ab:-----------0-----------------------------------------|
Eb:-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb:-----------------------------------------------------|
F:----------------0------------------------------------|
Fin.
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