DARK STAR - "The Sound Of Awake" Tablature
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Dark Star: The Sound Of Awake
Tabbed by: Chris Rippin; gearysbalding@hotmail.com
Key:-
CC: crash cymbal
RC: ride cymbal
HH: hi hat (x: closed; o: open)
SD: snare drum (d: 2 notes in the space of 1)
BD: bass drum
ST: small tom tom (d: 2 notes in the space of 1)
LT: large tom tom
FT: floor tom tom
Intro: (play using beaters)
CC ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
CC ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------o-o----|
BD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
ST ----------------|----------------|----------------|-------o--o-o---|
FT ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------o----oo-|
CC x---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|
FT -ooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
CC ----------------|--------------x-|x---------------|----------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|
FT oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
CC ----------------|--------------x-|x---------------|----------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|
ST ----------------|---------------o|----------------|----------------|
FT oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
CC ----------------|--------------x-|
HH ----------------|----------------|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|
ST ----------------|---------------o|
FT oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
Verse 1: (play using beaters)
I kinda But I've been
wish I was all here sifted through the years
CC x---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|
FT oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
Now I just need I just
to make a call wanna thank you all
CC ----------------|--------------xx|x---------------|----------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|
ST ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------o|
FT oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
Chorus 1: (play using beaters)
If I can't Then I'll
believe in me believe in you
CC x---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------x|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|
FT -ooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
If I can't Then I'll
believe in me believe in you
CC x---------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|
ST ----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------ddd|
FT -ooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|ooooooooooooo---|
Bridge 1: (play using beaters)
You're taking it You're taking it
all the wrong way all the wrong way
CC ----------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-o---o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|
ST ----------------|-------------ddd|----------------|---------------o|
FT oooooooooooooooo|ooooooooooooo---|-ooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
CC x---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|
FT -ooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
Verse 2: (play using beaters)
What's
left of the ages Impossible dreams
CC x---------------|----------------|----------------|--------------x-|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|
FT -ooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
More
distance than laughter The sound of awake
CC x---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o----oo-|
ST ----------------|--------------dd|----------------|-------o--o----o|
FT oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooo--|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
CC x---------------|----------------|---------------x|x---------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------oddd|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o--o-oo-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|
ST ----------------|---------------o|----------------|----------------|
FT -ooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|ooooooooooooo---|
Chorus 2: (play using beaters)
If I can't Then I'll
believe in me believe in you
CC ----------------|---------------x|x---------------|----------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|
FT oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
If I can't Then I'll
believe in me believe in you
CC x---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|
ST ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------o|
FT -ooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
Transition 1: (play using beaters)
Da da da da
CC x---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------x|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------oddd|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|oooo--o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|
ST ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------o|
FT -ooooooooooooooo|ooooooooooooo---|oooooooooooooooo|ooooooooooooooo-|
Da da Don't take it
Da da da da da Da da da da da da da da all the wrong way
CC x---------------|x---------------|----------------|----------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|--x---x---x---x-|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o---ooooo---|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o--o--o---------|
ST ---------------d|----------------|----------------|-------------o--|
FT -oooooooooooooo-|-ooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|ooooooooooooooo-|
Bridge 2: (play using beaters)
Aah And say it's ok
CC x---------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
HH --x---x---x---x-|--x---x---x---x-|--x---x---x---x-|--x---x---x---x-|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|
ST ----------------|----------------|-------------o-o|-ooo-o-o-ooo-o-o|
FT -ooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|-ooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
Yeah And say it's ok
CC x---------------|----------------|x---------------|
HH --x---x---x---x-|--x---x---x---x-|--x---x---x---x-|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|
FT -ooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
Transition roll: (play using beaters; triplet notes)
CC x-----------------------|
HH ------------------------|
SD --o--oo----oo-----------|
BD o-----------------------|
ST --------o-----oddo------|
FT ------------------oooooo|
Transition 2: (play using beaters)
Live so guilt free Live so guilt free
CC x-------x-----x-|x-------x-----x-|x-------x-----x-|x-----x-x-----x-|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|
FT -ooooooo-ooooo-o|-ooooooo-ooooo-o|-ooooooo-ooooo-o|-ooooo-o-ooooo-o|
Live so guilt free Live so guilt free yeah
CC x-----x-x-----x-|x-----x-x-----x-|x-------x-----x-|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|oooooooooooooooo|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|oooooooooooooooo|
FT -ooooo-o-ooooo-o|-ooooo-o-ooooo-o|-ooooooo-ooooo-o|----------------|
Guitar solo: (play using beaters)
CC x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------oddd|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-------|
FT --oo-ooo-ooo----|-ooo-ooo-ooo----|-ooo-ooo-ooo----|-ooo-ooo-ooo----|
CC x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-----o-o---|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o--o--o-|
FT -ooo-ooo-ooo----|-ooo-ooo-ooo----|-ooo-ooo-ooo----|-ooo-ooo--------|
CC x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|
FT -ooo-ooo-ooo----|-ooo-ooo-ooo----|-ooo-ooo-ooo----|-ooo-ooo-ooo----|
CC x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---xxxx|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
BD o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-----o-|o-----o-o-------|
FT -ooo-ooo-ooo----|-ooo-ooo-ooo----|-ooo-ooo-ooo----|
Outro: (play using beaters)
CC xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|x---------------|----------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
CC ----------------|x---------------|
HH ----------------|----------------|
SD ----------------|----o-----------|
BD --------oo------|o---------------|
ST -----------oo---|----------------|
FT --------------oo|----------------|
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