Title : Skellig Album : Book of secrets Author : Loreena McKennitt Information ----------- Title : Skellig Artist : Loreena McKennitt Album : Book of secrets Notation : Ce is the Cello line. It is a sustained single note, but you can play it as a chord (this is the reason why the C is minor in the Ce notation, instead of a regular C note)
~ : slide p : pull-off h : hammer (10) : transition note Chords E A D G B E Cm 8 10 10 8 8 8 Bb 6 8 8 7 6 6 G# 4 6 6 5 4 4 G 3 5 5 4 3 3 D 10 12 12 11 10 10 Intro (Violin)- With vibrato. Ce : Cm Bb Cm D Cm Db Cm Bb E ---8-8--8h10p8-6------8--10--6--8-----11--11--11---10p8--6------ B ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ch : Cm Cm Bb G Cm Bb Cm Bb G E ---8---8h10p8--6---8-------8--10--(10)h11-(11)p10--8---6-------- B -----------------------8------------------------------------8--- Ch : Cm Cm Bb Cm Cm Bb Cm E ---8-8-6-8-8---10--11---13--15------8-8---8h10p8-6---10---8----- B ---------------------------------------------------------------- Intro 2 (Guitar arpeggios over the pan flute) Disk time : 00:44 mn Those arpeggios are play through the whole song. You can either play them as indicated, with minor variations in the sequences, or just slam the chords down Cm Bb G# Bb Cm E ---------------------------------|------------------------------ B ---------------------------------|------------------------------ G -----------8------------------7--|-------5-------7--------7----- D -------10-----------------8------|------6-------8-------10------ A ----10----------------8----------|-----6-------8------10-------- E -8----------------6--------------|----4-------6------8---------- (Violin part - Overlapping the arpeggios)Disk Time : 01:00 Listen to the song to figure out measure's length. E ----------------------------------------3----------------------- B -------6------------3--------------3-4----6-4-3-4-6---3-4------- G -5-7-8---8-7--5-3-5----3-5---5-3-5------------------------5-3-5- D ---------------------------------------------------------------- A ---------------------------------------------------------------- E ---------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- THE SONG ------------------------------ Chords and Lyrics. Disk time : 01:20 mn Cm Bb G# Bb Cm E -------------------------------|--------------------------------- B --------------------8----6-----|----3--4---6----4--3------------- G ------5-------7--8-------------|----------------------3---5------ D -5-----------------------------|--------------------------------- A -------------------------------|--------------------------------- E -------------------------------|--------------------------------- O .. Cm Bb G# Bb Cm E -------------------------------|-----------3------------------- B ----------------------8-----6--|--3---4---------6--3----------- G -------5----7----8-------------|------------------------5------ D --5----------------------------|------------------------------- A -------------------------------|------------------------------- E -------------------------------|------------------------------- The ... G# Bb Am G# Bb Am E -----------------------------|---------------------6---4---3--- B --------13----11--10---------|---------------8--6-------------- G --12-------------------12----|--5--7---8----------------------- D -----------------------------|--------------------------------- A -----------------------------|--------------------------------- E -----------------------------|--------------------------------- Sit ... G# Bb Am G# Bb Am E --------------------------------|------------------------------ B --------------------------------|----------8----6-------------- G ---------------13--11--10-------|--7---8-------------7----5---- D ---12-----12----------------12--|------------------------------ A --------------------------------|------------------------------ E --------------------------------|------------------------------ There's ... (Repeat the same chords over the rest of the song) verses Long bridge (Violin part)Disk Time 03:47 mn It's very easy to pick the cello and pan flute notes played over that bridge, so I didn't bother writing them. E ------------------------------------------------------------- B ---6-8--8-9-8-6-----------------------------6-8--9-8-6------- G -8----------------8-7-8-7-5---8-5---7-8-7-8------------------ E -------------------------------------------------------6-5--- B --------------------6--8~~~(13)-13-11-10-------6-8-8-6-----8- G --8-7-8-5---3-5---8----------------------12--8--------------- E ------------------------------------------------------------- B ----6-8~~(13)-13--11-10-------6-8--6------------------------- G --8---------------------12--8--------7-5--------------------- (Disk Time : 04:24 mn) Beneath .. I ... Now .. For .. O .. the ... Sorry, no outro ;-)