ACHILLES LAST STAND - Guitar Tab
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Standard Tuning
INTRO:(Let bottom note ring throughout, and open G (when it is played))
e:-------------2p0----------|--------------2p0--------------------|
B:----------3------3p0------|-----------3-------3p0---------------|
G:-0------0-------------0---|--0------2--------------0------------|
D:------4-------------------|-------4-----------------------------|
A:----2---------------------|-----4-------------------------------|
E:-0------------------------|--2----------------------------------|
[Intro2]
e:----------------0--------------------------------------------------|
B:------------0--(0)-------------------------------------------------|
G:--0------2---------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------4-----------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--2----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 1]
e:----9.-------7----7~--------------------------7~-----------------|
B:---10.-------8----8~--------------------------7~-----------------|
G:---11.-------9----9~--------------------------7~-----------------|
D:------------------------7-7--7-7-8-9-7--------7~-----------------|
A:---------------------------------------7-------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------0-----------------------|
[Riff 2a]
e:---------9------7~----------------5~-------------------------------|
B:--------10------8~-----------7----7~-------------------------------|
G:--------11------9~-----------7----7~-------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------7-------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---0~--------------------0~----------------------------------------|
[Riff 2b]
e:---------9------7~----------------7~-------------------------------|
B:--------10------8~-----------7----7~-------------------------------|
G:--------11------9~-----------7----7~-------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------7-------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---0~--------------------0~----------------------------------------|
[Riff 3]
e:---------------------------------------|---------|-----------------|
B:--9---7--8--9--------------------------|---------|-----------------|
G:--9---7--8--9---7-8-9-9--7-8-9--7-9----|--10~----|--10~~----------|
D:--9---7--8--9---7-8-9-9--7-8-9--7-9----|--10~----|--10~~----------|
A:---------------------------------------|---------|-----------------|
E:---------------------------------------|---------|-----------------|
[Ascending octave progression 1]
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--4s5----5s7---7s9-----10-----10s12--------------------------------|
A:------7------9-----10------12--------14----------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Ascending octave progression 2]
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--7s9-----11----12-----12s14-----14s16-----------------------------|
D:------10-----12----14---------16--------17s12----------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Ascending octave progression 3]
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-2s4----5----5s7---7s9-----9s11------------------------------------|
D:-----5----7------9-----10-------12s9-------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Ascending octave progression 4]
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--7s8----10----10s12------13------15--------17s19---17--17~~~------|
G:------9-----11---------12------14-----16---------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 4a]
e:---(9.)---(7)-(7~)----'12--9---------------------------------------|
B:--(10.)---(8)-(8~)---'10-----10--10(b12)--10--8~-------------------|
G:--(11.)---(9)-(9~)---11--------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 4b] rake
e:--------------------(7~)----'10---7--------------------------------|
B:--------------------(7~)---'7-------8--8s10--7---------------------|
G:--------------------(7~)---7--------------------7~-----------------|
D:--(7)-(7)-----------(7~)-------------------------------------------|
A:----------(7)-(7)--------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------(0)-----------------------------------------------|
[Riff 4c] rake
e:---(9.)---(7)-(7~)----'12--9-----9(b10)--9--7~---------------------|
B:--(10.)---(8)-(8~)---'10-----10------------------------------------|
G:--(11.)---(9)-(9~)---11--------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 4d] rake
e:---------------------(7~)----'10--7----7s9--------|----------------|
B:---------------------(7~)---'7------8------10-----|----------------|
G:---------------------(7~)---7-----------------11--|--9(b11r9)--9~--|
D:--(7)-(7)------------(7~)-------------------------|----------------|
A:----------(7)-(7)---------------------------------|----------------|
E:-----------------(0)------------------------------|----------------|
[Riff 5a]
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------8--------7--5---7(b8)-------------------------------------|
G:--11-------9--------------------7(b9r7)----------------------------|
D:----11-------9-9------------------------9--------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 5b]
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--8-8--------7-----------------------------------------------------|
G:------9-9-------7------9--7--9(b11)--7(b9)-------------------------|
D:----------9-------7-7-----------------------7----------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 5c]
e:-9---9--------7----------------------------------------------------|
B:-------10---------8-------10------10(b12)---8(b10r8)---------------|
G:----------11--------9-9-------9----------------------9-------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 5d]
e:--7-7--------5-5---------------------------------------------------|
B:------8-8--------7-------8--7--8(b10)--8(b10)----------------------|
G:----------9--------7-7-------------------------11------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 6a] [Riff 6b]
e:-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
B:--8-8--------8(b10r8)----|--7-7--------7(b8r7)---|-----------------|
G:------9-9----------------|------7-7--------------|--9(b11)--9--9---|
D:----------9--------------|----------7------------|-----------------|
A:-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
E:-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
[Riff 7a]
e:-------0------0------0-----0---------------------------------------|
B:-----0------0------0-----0-----------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------0----------------------------------|
D:--2------4------5------7------5----4p2-----------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 7b]
e:----------2p0-------2p0--------------------------------------------|
B:-------3------3----------3-----------------------------------------|
G:-----0----------------------0--0-----------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--3--------------3-------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 7c] [Riff 7d]
e:---------------0------2p0-----0-|----------2p0---------------0-----|
B:-------3----------3--------3----|--------3-----3---------------3---|
G:-----0---0--0-------------------|------0-------------------0-----0-|
D:--------------------------------|----2-------------4--2--4---------|
A:--3-----------------------------|--3-------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[Riff 8]
e:-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7---7----------------------------|
B:-8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7---8--7-------------------------|
G:-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9---9--7-------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------7-------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7---8----------------------------|
B:-8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7---8--7-------------------------|
G:-9-9-9-7--9-9-9-7--9-9-9-7--9-9-9-7---9--7-------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------7-------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 9]
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--5s7--5--5~~----7s8--7--5---3---5---------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------5~~~---------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 10]
Repeat 4x
e:---------|--9s12--12~--|---12ss15~~--------------------------------|
B:---------|-10s12--12~--|---12ss17~~--------------------------------|
G:-5sssss9-|-------------|-------------------------------------------|
D:---------|-------------|-------------------------------------------|
A:---------|-------------|-------------------------------------------|
E:---------|-------------|-------------------------------------------|
[Riff 11a] [Riff 11b]
e:----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B:--------------8~---7--8--x--|------------7-------------------------|
G:--------------9~---7--9--x--|------------7-------------------------|
D:--------7-9-----------------|-------7-9--7---9-9-7-7---------------|
A:--7-9-9---------------------|-7-9-9------------------9-------------|
E:----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
[Riff 12]
e:--0-(0)~-----------------------------0-(0)~--------------0---------|
B:--0-(0)~-----------------------------3-(3)~-----------------3--3p0-|
G:--0--0-------------------------------0-(0)~------0--(0)------------|
D:--2-(2)----4~---5~---7~--5~---4p2----x-------2~--------------------|
A:--2-(2)------------------------------3-(3)~----------3-------------|
E:--0-(0)~-----------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 13] the "random panning" section
5/4 Time
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------17-15-|
B|------------------17|--------------------|--------13--12------|
G|16----17--16----16--|-----14--12---------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
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E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----17--------------|--12----------13--12|--17----13--12------|
G|--------------14--12|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|12------------------|--------------------|1517--------1512--12|
B|---------------13-12|--------------151312|----------------15--|
G|--------------------|141216--------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
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E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|12--------------12--|------13--12--------|--------------12----|
G|------14--12--------|--------------------|------14--12--------|
D|--------------------|--------------14----|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------17----||15121212------------|--------------------|
B|151215------15--12--|--------------------||--------------------|--------------------|
G|------------------14|12--1214--12--------||--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--14----------------||--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------||--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------||--------------------|--------------------|
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E|--------------------|--------------------||--------------------|--------------------|
B|------1312----------|--------------------||--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------||14----1211----------|--------------------|
D|------------14------|--------------------||--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------||--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------||--------------------|--------------------|
Song progression:
Fade into [Intro] x3
[Intro] x1, replace last half with [Intro2]
[Riff 1] x4
[Riff 2a] x2 /w lyrics:
It was an April morning when the told us we should go,
And as I turned to you, you smiled at me, how could we say no?
[Riff 2b] x2 /w lyrics:
Woah the fun to have to live the dreams we always had.
Woah the songs to sing when we at last return again.
[Riff 1] x2
[Riff 2b] x1 /w lyrics:
Swept New York a glancing kiss to those who claim they know,
[Riff 2a] x2 /w lyrics:
Below the streets that steam and hiss, the devil's in his hold.
Oh to sail away to sandy lands and holidays.
[Riff 2b] x1 /w lyrics:
Oh to touch the dream, hides inside and's never seen yeah.
[Riff 3] x2, second time do 10th fret slide down
[Ascending octave progression 1] x1
[Ascending octave progression 2] x1
[Ascending octave progression 3] x1
[Ascending octave progression 4] x1
[final two notes over [Riff 1] x2]
[Riff 2a] x1 /w lyrics:
Into the sun the South and on, at last the birds had flown,
[Riff 2b] x1 /w lyrics:
As shackles of commitment fell in pieces on the ground.
[Riff 2a] x1 /w lyrics:
Oh to ride the wind, to tread the air above the din,
[Riff 2b] x1 /w lyrics:
Oh to laugh aloud, with dancing eyes we court the crowd, yeah.
[Riff 4a] x1
[Riff 4b] x1
[Riff 4c] x1
[Riff 4d] x1
[final two notes over [Riff 2a] x1 /w lyrics]:
To seek the man whose pointing hand, the giant step unfolds,
[Riff 2b] x1 /w lyrics:
To guide us from the curling path that turns our face to stone.
[Riff 2a] x1 /w lyrics:
And if one bell should ring in celebration for a King,
[Riff 2b] x1 /w lyrics:
So fast the heart should beat as proud's the head with heavy
feet, yeah.
[Riff 3] x4 (at the end of the first time, sing "Ooh......")
[Guitar Solo]
e:----------7---------------------------------------------------5----|
B:--------------7--5--5~~----8(b10r8)------------5--5~-------8-------|
G:-------7-----------------------------7(b9r7)---5--5~----5-(5)------|
D:--7s9------------------------------------------5--5~---------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--3h5p3----3~--------3------3h5p3-------3-----5~---------------7---|
B:--------5---------------------------5------5-(5)~------------------|
G:--------4--4~-----4----4------------5------5-(5)~-----------7------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------7s9--------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------10(b12r10)-------12.-14.|
B:--7--5--5~----7-8-10--8h10p8--7--8--7--8----------------12.--------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--14(b15r14)p12--14(b15r14)p12---12--14--14(b15)p12---15(b17r15)---|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--13--13~~----12--13----12-----------------------------------------|
G:---------------------14------12------------------12--14------------|
D:---------------------------------14--14~~~----14-------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------12-13--15p13p12-13p12-|
G:--14(b16r14b16r14)p12-----------------12--14-----------------------|
D:----------------------14--14~~----14-------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:----------------------------------------12-14-15.-15p14p12---------|
B:----12-----12h13p12----12-----12-13-15-----------------------------|
G:-14----14-----------14---------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-14~~~~p12-----12-------12-----------------------------------------|
B:------------15----15p12-13--12-----12------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------14----14-12----14-----12h14p12-----|
D:--------------------------------------------14----14---------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-----------------------------------15------15------17(b19)---------|
B:--------------------------------15----17.-----17-------------------|
G:----------12--------------14s16------------------------------------|
D:--14--14-----------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-x--17.--x----12--12~~~~---15(b17r15)~---15p14p12h14~~---12h14p12~-|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-12h14p12---------------------------------------------------12-----|
B:-----------15(b17)---15-13----13--12-12-12~~~~--------12-15--------|
G:---------------------------14----------------------12--------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-14--15p14p12--14~---12-14-15-17-19-20(b22)~~~---20.--19.--17------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-19~~~--x------17(b18)-----17--15--17--17(b19)~-----17(b19)--17----|
B:------------0.-----------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------0.-----------------------0-----------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--15---17(b19)--17--15---14~~~~~-----14h15p14p12--14~~---12--14-15-|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--17p15~~---15--15~~----12--15s14~---------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------13s12~--------------------|
G:-------------------------------------14-------------14--12.--------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------14---|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------12---------------------|
G:--12-----12~~--------12~~~~--------------12------------------------|
D:-----14----------------------------12h14---------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Ascending octave progression 1] x1
[Ascending octave progression 2] x1
then:
e:--17(b19r17)--15~--------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------17~--15.----------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------16--14---14(b16r14)--12---------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------14--12.------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------17(b19)--17--17~~~-----------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--9----12----------------------------------------------------------|
A:----10-------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
(last part of solo: 17(b19) 17 17~~~ over lyrics):
[last half of Riff 2a]
Days fly by and you and I bathed in eternal summer's glow
[Riff 2a] x2 /w lyrics:
As far away and distant, our mutual child did grow.
Woah the sweet refrain soothes the soul and calms the pain,
[Riff 2b] x2 /w lyrics:
Oh Albion remain sleeping now to rise again.
[Riff 5a] x1
[Riff 5b] x1
[Riff 5c] x1
[Riff 5d] x1
[Riff 6a] x2 /w lyrics:
Wondering and wanderings,
[Riff 6b] x2 /w lyrics:
one place to rest the search,
[Riff 6a] x2 /w lyrics:
Where the mighty arms of Atlas
[Riff 6b] x2 /w lyrics:
hold the heavens from the earth.
[Riff 6a] x2
[Riff 6b] x2
[Riff 6a] x2 /w lyrics:
Oh the mighty arms of Atlas
[Riff 6b] x2 /w lyrics:
hold the heavens from the earth,
last half of [Riff 6b] x1 /w lyrics:
from the earth......
last half of [Riff 7a] x1 (from 7)
[Riff 7b] x1
[Riff 7a] x1
[Riff 7c] x1
[Riff 7a] x1 /w lyrics:
I'm gonna reign, gonna reign, gonna reign,
[Riff 7d] x1 /w lyrics:
gonna reign,
[Riff 7a] x1 /w lyrics:
I'm gonna reign, gonna reign, gonna reign, gonna
[Riff 7c] x1 /w lyrics:
reign.
[Riff 8] x1
[Ascending octave progression 1] x1
[Ascending octave progression 2] x1
[Riff 9] x2
[Riff 10] x1
[Riff 11a] x2 (beginning of each one sing "Aah..." along /w guitar)
[Riff 11b] x2
[Riff 11a] x2
[Riff 11b] x2
[Riff 11a] x2
[Riff 11b] x2
[Riff 11a] x2
[Riff 11b] x2
[Riff 11a] x2
[Riff 11b] x2
[Riff 12] x2 (first "Aahhh..." then "Oohhh...." /w guitar)
"Aah..." (stops before next one)
[Ascending octave progression 1] x1
[Ascending octave progression 2] x1
"oh..." (stops before next one)
[Ascending octave progression 3] x1
[Ascending octave progression 4] x1
[Riff 13] x1
[last part played over [Riff 1] x1]
[Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
Where the mighty arms of Atlas hold the heavens of the earth.
[Riff 11a] x2 (sing "Oh.." x5 with increased force and pitch)
[Riff 11b] x2
[Riff 11a] x2
[Riff 11b] x2 (sing "Aah" at start of each line /w guitar)
[Riff 11a] x2
[Riff 11b] x2
[Riff 11a] x2
[Riff 11b] x2
[Riff 1] x2 (sing "Ooohhh... first time only)
[Intro] reversed, at least 2 times, then begin fade
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