Shape of Things to Come Lyrics
by Audioslave
SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
As recorded by Audioslave
(From the 2006 Album REVELATIONS)
Words by Chris Cornell
Music by Audioslave
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 1 (dist.)'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 2 (clean)'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 3 (dist.)'
Moderately Slow Q=82
Gtr I
S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------||o-------------------------------------------|
|------||o-10h12-12-12-x-x-10h12-12-12-x-x-10h12-x-x-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S E +Q E E S S S S S S E +H
|--------------------------o||----------------------||
|-0h2-2h3-3s5-0-(0)--10-12-o||-0h2-2h3-3s5-0-(0)----||
|-0h2-2h3-3s5-0-(0)--10-12--||-0h2-2h3-3s5-0-(0)----||
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
||o----------------------------------------------|
||o----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 3x
|-------------------------------------------------o||
|----12----12----12----12-----12----------15------o||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +Q E E
|-5h7-7-7-x-x-3h5-5-5-x-x-2h3-x-x-|-0h2-2h3-3p0-5-(5)--7-10--|
|-5h7-7-7-x-x-3h5-5-5-x-x-2h3-x-x-|-0h2-2h3-3p0-5-(5)--7-10--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +H
|-5h7-7-7-x-x-3h5-5-5-x-x-2h3-x-x-|-0h2-2h3-3s5-0-(0)----||
|-5h7-7-7-x-x-3h5-5-5-x-x-2h3-x-x-|-0h2-2h3-3s5-0-(0)----||
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
||o----------------------------------------------|
||o----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 3x
|-------------------------------------------------o||
|----12----12----12----12-----12----------15------o||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +Q E E
|-5h7-7-7-x-x-3h5-5-5-x-x-2h3-x-x-|-0h2-2h3-3p0-5-(5)--7-10--|
|-5h7-7-7-x-x-3h5-5-5-x-x-2h3-x-x-|-0h2-2h3-3p0-5-(5)--7-10--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +H
|-5h7-7-7-x-x-3h5-5-5-x-x-2h3-x-x-|-0h2-2h3-3s5-0-(0)----|
|-5h7-7-7-x-x-3h5-5-5-x-x-2h3-x-x-|-0h2-2h3-3s5-0-(0)----|
S S S S S S E +H S S S S S S E +H S S S S S S
|-0h2-2h3-3p0-5-(5)----|-0h2-2h3-3s5-0-(0)----|-0h2-2h3-3s5-||
|-0h2-2h3-3p0-5-(5)----|-0h2-2h3-3s5-0-(0)----|-0h2-2h3-3s5-||
E. S +E E +S E. E. S +E E +S E. H E S S S S S S 3x
||o--------------------------------------|--------------------o||
||o----5-(5)-------3--5--1-(1)-3-(3)-/5--|------x-x-x---x-x-x-o||
E. S +E E +S E. E. S +E E +S E S
Guitar Solo
Gtr III
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S
|---------------------------------5s8s12----|
E S S S E S E S S S E S
|-----------20-22-(22)\-----------13s10-(10)\-|
S S S S S E S S S S S +E S T T
|-----10------10-(10)\-13----15-15-(15)-15-13h15--|
|--------7s10-------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T S T S S S S S S S T T T T T T T T T T T T S S T T
T T T T T X X T T T T T T T T T T T T T E. S S S S S
| Gtr I
| H Q E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +Q E E
|-5h7-7-7-x-x-3h5-5-5-x-x-2h3-x-x-|-0h2-2h3-3p0-5-(5)--7-10--|
|-5h7-7-7-x-x-3h5-5-5-x-x-2h3-x-x-|-0h2-2h3-3p0-5-(5)--7-10--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +H +W
|-10h12-12-12-x-x-10h12-12-12-x-x-10h12-x-x-|-0h2-2h3-3s5-0-(0)----|-(0)----*|
|-10h12-12-12-x-x-10h12-12-12-x-x-10h12-x-x-|-0h2-2h3-3s5-0-(0)----|-(0)----*|
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
* Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org *
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