SISTERS OF MERCY - "torch" Tablature
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"Torch" by The Sisters of Mercy (from the album "Floodland")
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Transcribed by Elissa Feit (feit@cs.Buffalo.EDU)
E C
Am Bm
G D A
E G C Bm
G D A
C#m B
C#m B
D
C Em
*** The bass for the above is simply playing the root note of each
chord (if the chord is a C, play a C; if the chord is a C-, play a C).
(If you don't what notes are what, e-mail me and I will give you a
*quick* theory lesson... this offer for a short time only!)
D C G
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G --------------------------|------------------------|
D --------------------------|----------------------4-|
A --5--------5---7---5--7--3|----------3-5--3--5-----|
E --------------------------|------------------------|
G Bm
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 1---2---3
G -----------------------|---------------------------|
D --5---------5-7---5-4--|---------------5---4-------|
A ---------5-------------|----------5------------5---|
E -----------------------|---------------------------|
C Em
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G ------------------|-------------------------|
D ----------4---4-2-|---------2---4-2---4-s9--| <- slide up to 9
A --2---- 5---5-----|-------------------------|
E ------------------|-------------------------|
Hold the next two measures then repeat all 8 measures (the above 6 + the 2)
for the next half a verse. Notice that what's going on is the final note
in a lot of the measures are "anticipations", that is, the bass note for the
following measure is played a half-beat ahead.
D C
G Bm
C Em
Chorus: (repeat)
Break: E
Bass:
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--7-9-7--------------------------7-9-7------------------------
A--------10--9--7------7-7-7------------10--9--7-----7---------
E------------------10-----------------------------10-----------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--7-9-7---------------9--7-7--9--10----7-9-7--------------------
A--------10--9--7--9--10--9-9-10--12----------10--9--7-----7-----
E-----------------------------------------------------10-------
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
actually, the bass doesn't really play the top notes (B A A B C),
some woodwind does, but if you're playing alone, then it sounds
better this way.
Elissa Feit (feit@cs.buffalo.edu // {rutgers,uunet}!cs.buffalo.edu!feit)
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