The Skeleton Key tab by Epica
Guitar tabs
Tuning: Drop A (A E A D F# B) You can play the rhythm with a 6-string guitar in Drop A, but you need a 7-string guitar to play the solo! Riff 1: e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-6----5-------------5----------------------6---6--------5----------------------------| A|-6----5----3--------5----4----3------------6---6--------5----4----3------------------| E|-4----3----3--------3----4----3------------4-3-4--------3----4----3------------------| A|-----------3-------------4----3------------------------------4----3-----/-15---------|
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Riff 2:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|-6-0-0--6-0-0--6-0-0--6-0-6-7-|
A|-6-0-0--6-0-0--6-0-0--6-0-6-7-| x4
pm x x
Riff 3:
1. & 3. 2.
e|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|*--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------*|
A|*--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------*|
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|-5-1-1---5-1-1---5-1-1---5-1-1---------|-5-0-0---5-0-0---5-0-0---5-0-1-5---------|
pm x x x x
Chorus 1:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3-----------------------------------666-------|
A|-3--------6--------1--------3--------3--------6--------1--------666-------|
E|-3--------6--------1--------1--------3--------6--------1--------444--4444-|
A|-3--------6--------1-----------------3--------6--------1-------------4444-|
xx xxxx
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3--------6--------------------------6--------6666-|
A|-3--------6--------1--------3--------6--------3--------1--------6--------6666-|
E|-3--------6--------1--------1--------4--------3--------1--------4--------4444-|
A|-3--------6--------1--------------------------3--------1----------------------|
xxx
Riff 1:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6----5-------------5----------------------6---6--------5----------------------------|
A|-6----5----3--------5----4----3------------6---6--------5----4----3------------------|
E|-4----3----3--------3----4----3------------4-3-4--------3----4----3------------------|
A|-----------3-------------4----3------------------------------4----3-----/-15---------|
Riff 3:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-|
A|-5-1-1---5-1-1---5-1-1---5-1-1---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-|
pm x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5-5-5--5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5p0-|
A|-5-0-0---5-0-0---5-0-0---5-0-1---5-5-5--5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5p0-|
pm x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Chorus 1:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3-----------------------------------666-------|
A|-3--------6--------1--------3--------3--------6--------1--------666-------|
E|-3--------6--------1--------1--------3--------6--------1--------444--4444-|
A|-3--------6--------1-----------------3--------6--------1-------------4444-|
xx xxxx
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3--------6--------------------------6--------6666-|
A|-3--------6--------1--------3--------6--------3--------1--------6--------6666-|
E|-3--------6--------1--------1--------4--------3--------1--------4--------4444-|
A|-3--------6--------1--------------------------3--------1----------------------|
xxx
Bridge:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------2------5------------------------5------3---------|
A|-0--------3---2---2------5---2----0-------3---2---5------3---------|
E|-0------003---2---0------3---2--220-----003---2---3------1----1111-|
A|-0------003---2--------------2--220-----003---2---------------1111-|
xx xx xx xxxx
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------2------5-----------------------------------------|
A|-0--------3---2---2------5---2----1------5---1---3-----------------|
E|-0------003---2---0------3---2--221----115---1---3-----------------|
A|-0------003---2--------------2--221----115---1---3-----------------|
xx xx xx
(Piano)
(Riff 1)
Rhythm during Solo:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------2------5-------------------------5--------3----8---|
A|-0--------3---2---2------5---2----0--------3---2---5------333--888---|
E|-0------003---2---0------3---2--220------003---2---3------111--666---|
A|-0------003---2--------------2--220------003---2---------------------|
xx xx xx xx xx
Solo:
e|--------------------------------------------10--h12p10p0-8--p10p8p0-8-5-7-8-10-7-8-10-/12--|
B|-----------8-/10------10--12--13-----12--13------------------------------------------------|
G|-/5--7--8----------9--------------9--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----12--14--15-----/14--15--17--19p17p0h15--15h17p15p0h14--15p14p0-17b---17~---|
B|-12-------------12-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------17---19---19b----17-19~----15----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/17---------------------------------15------15-------------------12--15-13----13--15--15b---|
G|---------------------------------------16------16--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------17------17--/12--13--15-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3-----------------------------------666-------|
A|-3--------6--------1--------3--------3--------6--------1--------666-------|
E|-3--------6--------1--------1--------3--------6--------1--------444--4444-|
A|-3--------6--------1-----------------3--------6--------1-------------4444-|
xx xxxx
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------333------6--666--66--------------------6--------6666-|
A|-3-----------6-----------1-----------333------6--666--663----3----1----1----6--------6666-|
E|-3--3--3--3--6--6--6--6--1--1--1--1--111------4--444--443--333--331--111--114--------4444-|
A|-3--3--3--3--6--6--6--6--1--1--1--1---------------------3--333--331--111--11--------------|
x x x x x x x x x xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xxx
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------5555------|
A|----------------------------------------5555------|
E|----------------------------------------33336665--|
A|-6-0-6--000-6-0-3-5-6-5-3-5--6-0-6--000-----6665--| x4
xxx xxx
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| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| x Palm muting
| ~ Vibrato
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The Skeleton Key tab
The Skeleton Key by Epica guitar tabs playing instructions.