FATES WARNING - "damnation" Tablature
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From the album 'Night On Brocken' (1984)
Transcribed by Vassilis Bekiaris (el94101@zeus.central.ntua.gr)
This is one of the easiest songs by Fates ,yet can trick the ear sometimes.
So this is the best i could. I've not transcribed the solo part and have not
notated any bends,hammers or whatever..but what do you expect?i only play piano.
Any notes enclosed by parentheses are what i am not at all sure about...
Have fun with the song and keep transcribing.
At the end there's one small correction to Down To The Wire 's transcription
by Jesse Rink..
Intro/the other guitar plays harmonics
E----------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------
B--------------0---------------0---|-------------0---------------0---|--------
G----0-------0---0---0-------0---0-|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-|--------
D------4---4-----------4---4-------|-----4---4-----------4---4-------|--------
A--------2---------------2---------|-------2---------------2---------|--------
E--0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|--------
< Not quite sure about this one >
E----------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------
B----0-----0---------0-----0-------|-------------0---------------0---|--------
G------0-----0---0-----------------|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-|--------
D-----(0)---(0)--------0-----0-----|-----4---4-----------4---4-------|--------
A--3-----3-----3---2-----2---------|-------2---------------2---------|--------
E------------------------------3-2-|-0---------------0---------------|--------
<Figure 1>
Thou- sands of years be- fore the dawn of histo-
E----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------
B--------------0---------------0---|---0-----0---------0-----0-------|---------
G----0-------0---0---0-------0---0-|-----0-----0---0-----------------|---------
D------4---4-----------4---4-------|---------------------0-----0-----|---------
A--------2---------------2---------|-3-----3-----3---2-----2---------|---------
E--0---------------0---------------|-----------------------------3-2-|---------
<End Fig.1>
ry (Where )
E----------------------------------|-Repeat Figure 1---------------------------
B--------------0---------------0---|-'Ancient races tears ...'-----------------
G----0-------0---0---0-------0---0-|-2nd time ending:where sacred..------------
D------4---4-----------4---4-------|-------------------------------------------
A--------2---------------2---------|-------------------------------------------
E--0---------------0---------------|-------------------------------------------
<Figure 2>
sacred river ran white deer had roamed the land
E----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------
B----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------
G------0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|---------
D----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|---------
A----------5-------7-------5-------|---------5-------7-------5-------|---------
E--0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|---------
<End Fig.2>
brilliant twilight in our dreams
E----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------
B----------------------------------|-------------0---------------0---|---------
G------0-------0-------------------|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-|---------
D----0---0---0---0-----0-------0---|-----4---4-----------4---4-------|---------
A--3-------2---------0-------0-----|-------2---------------2---------|---------
E------------------3-----3-2-----2-|-0---------------0---------------|---------
E--Repeat fig.1---------|-Repeat fig.2-------|--------------------------------|
B--'primitive child...'-|-'A myth without..'-|-------------0---------------0--|
G--'descendants we ...'-|--------------------|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0|
D-----------------------|--------------------|-----4---4-----------4---4------|
A-----------------------|--------------------|-------2---------------2--------|
E-----------------------|--------------------|-0---------------0--------------|
<Figure 3>
E----------------------------|------------|-------------------------|----------
B----0-----0-------0---------|------------|-------------------------|----------
G------0-----0---0-4-----7-6-|-5-5--7-6-2-|-5-5---------------------|----------
D-----(0)---(0)----0-----5-4-|-3-3--5-4-0-|-3-3-0-2-4-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|----------
A--3-----3-----3---2---------|------------|-------------------------|----------
E----------------------------|------------|-------------------------|----------
<End fig.3>
E------------------|------------|-------------------------|----------------|---
B------------------|------------|-------------------------|----------------|---
G------------------|------7-6-2-|-5-5---------------------|----------------|---
D--5-5--7----------|-2-2--5-4-0-|-3-3-0-2-4-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|-5-5--7-5-4-0-2-|---
A--3-3--5--3-2-----|-2-2--------|-------------------------|-3-3--5---------|---
E--------------3-2-|-0-0--------|-------------------------|----------------|---
<Figure 4>
Red,white,black in city...
E--------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
B-Repeat fig.3-|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
G--------------|---------------------------------|------------------(7)(6)(2)-|
D--------------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-2-------2---------5--4--0--|
A--------------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-2-------2-------2-5--4--0--|
E--------------|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----------|
<End fig.4>
E----------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------
B----------------------------------|-----------------------------|-Repeat fig.4
G----------------------------------|-----------------------------|'Stab each---
D--2-------2-------2-------2-------|-2-------2-0-2-5-4-2-7-5-4-2-|-other...'---
A--2-------2-------2-------2-------|-2-------2-------------------|-------------
E--0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-------------------|-------------
Hear our cry from down be-low
E--------|-----------------|--------------------------|-------------------|----
B-Repeat-|-Repeat----------|--------------------------|-------------------|----
G-fig.3--|-fig.4-two times-|--------------------------|-------------------|----
D--------|-'To ensure..'---|-2---------5--------------|-7-----4-5-7-5-4-0-|----
A--------|-'To disturb ..'-|-2---------3---2---3----7-|-5-----------------|----
E--------|-----------------|-0------------------------|-------------------|----
<Figure 5> (Your cities...)
Let our rushy spirits go You've trapped us in
E---------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B---------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
G---------------------|---------------------4--2-|----------------------------|
D--5------7-----------|---------2-----------2--0-|-5----------------4---------|
A--3------5-----------|---------2----------------|-3----------------2-3-2-----|
E---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------|------------------------3-2-|
<End fig.5>
your world of sin let the plague begin dam-nation
E-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------|----------
B-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------|-Repeat---
G-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------|-fig.5----
D---------------5---------|-7-----------4---5-7-5-4-0-|-5-----7-----|-'Your----
A-2-------------3-2-3-2-0-|-5-------------------------|-3-----5-----|-cities..'
E-0-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------|----------
E-------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------
B-------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------
G---------------------4-2-|----------------|-SOLO------------------------------
D---------2-----------2-0-|-5----4---------|-----------------------------------
A---------2---------------|-3----2-3-2-----|-----------------------------------
E-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----|------------3-2-|-----------------------------------
< Repeat this 4 times/other guitar plays solo>
E-------------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|-----------
B-------------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|-----------
G--4-----4--4---7---|-6-----2--2---|-4----4--4---7-|-9---2--2--7-6-|-----------
D--2-----2--2---5---|-4-----0--0---|-2----2--2---5-|-7---0--0--5-4-|-----------
A-------------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|-----------
E-------------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|-----------
< Repeat this 4 times/other guitar plays solo>
E---------------------|---------------|----------------------|----------------|
B---------------------|---------------|----------------------|----------------|
G-4---------4---------|-4---------7--6|----------------------|-----------7--6-|
D-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2-2-5--4|-7----------7---------|-7---------5--4-|
A---------------------|---------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5|-5-5-5-5-5------|
E---------------------|---------------|----------------------|----------------|
E---Repeat------------------|------------|-----||
B---fig.3-------------------|------------|-----||
G---two times---------------|------------|-4---||
D---Second time-------------|--5----7----|-2---||
A---instead of last measure |--3----5----|-2---||
E---play this---------------|------------|-0---||
About Jesse Rink's tab of Down To The Wire i think figure 3 sounds better(at
least to my ears) like this:
E-----------------h---h------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D-------------------0-2------------------|
A---2---3---5---0-2--------2---3---------|
E-0---0---0---0----------0---0---0-3-5-0-|
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