The Poet And The Pendulum by Nightwish

The Poet And The Pendulum bass tab by Nightwish

Bass tabs

Tuning: D Tuning (D G C F)



I. White Lands of Empathica 00:02-01:21


II. Home 01:22

Intro:

F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------2-1-0-----------------|
D|-0--1-0--0---1-0--1-0--0---1-0--1-0--0--1-0--1-0--0--------4-3-2-1---------|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
D|-0--0-0-0--1-0-0-0-0--1-0-0-0-0--2-x3-x5--0-0-0-0-0--1--0-0-0-0--1-0-0-0-0--| |
                                        |
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
G|----3-3-2------------------------------------------------------------------| |---- play twice
D|-2---------0-0-0-0-0--1--0-0-0-0-0--1--0-0-0-0-0--2-x3-x5--0-0-0-0-0--1----| |
                                        |
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
G|---------------2-1-0-------------------------------------------------------| |
D|-0-0-0-0-0--1--------4-3-2-1-----------------------------------------------| |


Verse 1: The dreamer and the wine...

F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                               1st   2nd
F|----------------------------------------------------------|-12-11\-|-------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--------|-9-10--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|8\------|------7-8-7--|


Pre-chorus: 02:28

F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5------5-----|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8----------------5-7-------|


Chorus: 02:36

Get away, run away
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|

I cannot cry
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-1---------|

Forgive me
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-------------------------7-7-5-5-5-5-5-|

F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-----------------------------------3-3-2----------|
D|-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3---------0--1-0--1-0--2-3-5-0--1-0--1-0--2----------------|


Bridge: 03:01 (like the intro but slower)

F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------2-1-0---------------------|
D|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-2-x3-x5-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-------4-3-2-1-------------|


Verse 2: 03:15 My home was there...

F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                               1st   2nd
F|----------------------------------------------------------|--------12-11\-|-------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------|-7-9-10--------|-------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|---------------|-9-10--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------|------7-8-7--|


Pre-chorus:

F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5------5-----|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8----------------5-7-------|


Chorus 2: 03:48

Get away, run away
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|

I cannot cry
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-1---------|

Forgive me
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-------------------------7-7-5-5-5-5-5-|

F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3---------5----------------|


III. The Pacific

Tuck me in 05:14
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3----------------7/12---------------------3------------------------3------|
D|-----0-3--3---0-5---------0-7---7--3--5-3-----0-3----0-5---0-1--1-5---3----|

F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------5/-7-7-----------------7\-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------3-2-----------7-7\------------------/7-7-7---7---5-5\------------3--2-----------------3-2--------|
D|-0-3-3-----5--------------5--x5-5--5----0---------7---7------1-3-3--5-7------5--5-3-1--0-1-1-----5-3-5--|


F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-5/-7----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------7--3-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------5\-----------------------------------------------------------|


IV. Dark Passion Play 07:14

F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3---5----3----8----3-3----5-5---3-3---8-8--2-5-5/-7-----------------------|

F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------3-------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-5--2-3-2-0--2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2---2/-5-5/-7---------------|

F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-5--2-3-2-0--0-1-3-0-3-4-0-4/5-0-6-5-0-3-2-1------------|

double time
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------5/-7----------------------|
D|-2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222/--7------9\-------------------|

F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------/11-10-9-8-7-6-5-|
D|-2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222/--5-5-5-0-5-5-5-5------------------|

F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------5/-7----------------------|
D|-2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222/--7------9\-------------------|

                                x2
F|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222-|-0-1-3-0-3-4-0-4/5-0-6-5-0-3-2-1--|

Second robber to the right...
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| play twice
D|-0-1-3-0-3-4-0-4/5-0-6-5-0-3-2-1--0-1-3-0-3-4-0-4/5-0-6-5-0-3-2-1----------|

F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------3-----------------------|
D|-22222222-3-22222222-5-2-3-2-0-22222222-3-22222222---2/-5-5/-7-------------|

F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-22222222-3-22222222-5-2-3-2-0--0-1-3-0-3-4-0-4/5-0-6-5-0-3-2-1------------|

Everyone must bury their own...
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| play twice
D|-0-1-3-0-3-4-0-4/5-0-6-5-0-3-2-1--0-1-3-0-3-4-0-4/5-0-6-5-0-3-2-1----------|

The morning dawned...
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5x-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-1-|


Chorus 3:

Get away, run away
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|

I cannot cry
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-1---------|

Forgive me
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-------------------------7-7-5-5-5-5-5-|

                                 x16
F|----------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----|
C|----------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----|
G|------------------5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5-|--------|-----|
D|-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3---------|-5-5-5\-|-5-5-|


V. Mother and Father 10:14

F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------7---------------------------------7---7------------|
G|-----------------------7-----7\--------------------------7-------7\---------|
D|-5---1---3---3---5---5-----------5---1---3---3--1--5---5--------------1-----|

F|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------7------------------------------------|
G|--------3---3-2-------7-----7----------------3---3-5---------|
D|-1/-5-----------5---5---------7-5-1---1-3/-5---------5-------|

              Be still my son...
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----7-7----7---7-----------------5------------7--7------------------------|
G|---7------7---7---7--------------------------7------7----------------------|
D|-5------------------7-5---1--3--3---3--5---5----------7-5---1--3--3--1--5--|

F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----7------------------------------/7----------------------------------7-7|
G|---7----7-------------3--3-2------7\----7--------------3--3-5------7-------|
D|-5--------7-5-1---1-3--------5--5---------7-5-1---1/-5--------5--5---5-5---|

    Search for beauty...          Need no more...
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------5-------------7----------3---------------------7-7-----------------|
G|-----------------------7------7\----3-------3-----------7-------7p5-3-5p3-2-----|
D|-5------3--3---3--5--5---5-------5------3-----3-1-5---5---55----------------5-1-|

F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------7---7-7--5h7------------------------2-----------7----7--|
G|-------3--3-2-------------7--7-------7-7---------------3--3---2-----------77---7|
D|-1-3-5--------3-5--x5-5-------------------7-5-1--1-3-5----------5--x5-5---------|

F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-/10-8\-7\-5---------------------------------------------------------------|


Outro: 13.06 play until fade out

F|------------------------10----10----10-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-14----14----14----15---------------------15----14----14----14----14----14----14----14----14-----|
G|----12----12----12----12---12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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| x Dead note
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| p Pull-off
| h Hammer-on

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