Apollo I: The Writing Writer Lyrics

APOLLO I: THE WRITING WRITER
As recorded by Coheed and Cambria
(From the 2005 Album GOOD APOLLO, I'M BURNING STAR IV - VOLUME 1: FROM FEAR THROUGH THE EYES OF MADNESS)
Words by Claudio Sanchez
Music by Coheed and Cambria
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'dist.'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'slight dist.'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'dist.'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'dist.'
Moderately Fast Q=162
Gtr I
~~~~~~~~~~ PM-------------------------------| ~~~
H.. E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------||o------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------9-||o-(9)----10----9---------|-9----9-----9------9-|
| Gtr II
| PM|
| W E E E E E E E E E E E E H
|-------------||o------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------||o------9---------------7-|------0--------------|
~~~~~ PM-----------------------| PM
| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E H
PM PM------------| PM----------|
| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E
Gtrs III, IV
|-------------------o||-----------------------||
|---2---------2---9-o||---2----------2--------||
| PM|
| E E E E H 3x E E E E E E E E
|-------------------o||-----------------------||
|-----0-------------o||---9-12---------12-----||
$
N.C.
To Coda
PM----| PM----|
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||o-(5)-5-5-5-5-5---2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2---2-|
PM----|
|-------------------|-----------------o||
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2---5-|---4---5---4---5-o||
PM-----| PM----|
| Gtr I
| E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E
PM----|
| +E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E
PM-----| PM--------|
| E E E E E E E E +Q E E +E +E Q
|----------------10-10b12-|-(10)-----12b14-(12)-(12)\-----|
PM----|
| H.. E E E E E E E +E E
|---------------------|------------10-(10)s8--|
Gtr I
+W +H.. E
| +W +H. +E E
~~~ PM-------------------------------| ~~~
||o------------------------|---------------------|
||o-(9)----10----9---------|-9----9-----9------9-|
| Gtr II
| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E H
||o------------------------|---------------------|
||o------9---------------7-|------0--------------|
~~~~~ PM-----------------------| PM
| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E H
PM PM------------| PM----------|
| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E
(((us4)
Gtrs III, IV
|-------------------o||---------------------||
|---2---------2---9-o||---2---------2---5---||
| PM| PM|
| E E E E H E E E E H
|-------------------o||---------------------||
|-----0-------------o||-----0---------------||
PM-----| PM----|
||o---------------------|-------------------|
||o-(5)-5-5--5-5-5----2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2---2-|
| Gtr I
| E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E
||o----------------10-8-|-(8)-7-8-7---5-7-5-|
||o---------------------|-------------------|
PM----|
|-------------------|-----------------o||
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2---5-|---4---5---4---5-o||
| +E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E
|-(5)-3-5-3---2-3-5-|---3---2---0---0-o||
|-------------------|-----------------o||
PM-----| PM--------|
| E E E E E E E E +Q E E +E +E Q
|--------------10-10b12-|-(10)-----12b14-(12)-(12)\-----|
PM-----|
| E E E E E E E E +Q E Q +E E E
|-----7-9-10-9-7----7-|-(7)-----12b14r==(12)----12--|
PM--------| PM-----|
| +E S S H +E E +Q. Q +Q E
|----------------------------|---------10---(10)s==12-|
PM----|
| +W +W
Gtr I
+W +H.. E
| +H H W
~~~ PM-------------------------------| ~~~
||o------------------------|---------------------|
||o-(9)----10----9---------|-9----9-----9------9-|
| Gtr II
| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E H
||o------------------------|---------------------|
||o------9---------------7-|------0--------------|
~~~~~ PM-----------------------| PM
| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E H
PM PM------------| PM----------|
| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E
D.S. al Coda
Gtrs III, IV
|-------------------o||---------------------||
|---2---------2---9-o||---2---------2-------||
| PM| PM|
| E E E E H E E E E H
|-------------------o||---------------------||
|-----0-------------o||-----0---------------||
&
Gtrs III, IV
E E E E E E E E +E E E S S S S S S E S S
| Gtr I
| H.. E +Q E E Q. E
|-----------------12b14==||=(12)r---12-10--------------------|
PM------|
S S S E. E E E E E +Q E E e. e. e
| Q. E E E E E +Q E E e. e. E
|-----------------------9b11==|=(9)r--9-7-----------|
PM-----------| PM--------------
e. e. e e. e. E Q E E E Q E
| e. e. E E E E E +Q E E Q. E
|-------------------12b14==|=(12)r--12-10-----------|
H.=H
E Q E E E E E +Q E E e. e. e
| Q. E E E E E +Q E E e. e. E
|-------------------9b11==|=(9)r--9-7---------|
SlowH=HQ=135
PM---------|
e. e. e e. e. E +W +H.. E
| e. e. E E. e. E +Q. S S H +H E Q E
|------------7--7-|-(7)---9p7-6----|-(6)---------------||
Out-Chorus
A Tempo Q=162
PM-----| PM----|
||o---------------------|-------------------|
||o-(5)-5-5--5-5-5----2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2---2-|
| E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E
||o----------------10-8-|-(8)-7-8-7---5-7-5-|
||o---------------------|-------------------|
PM----|
|-------------------|-----------------o||
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2---5-|---4---5---4---5-o||
| +E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E
|-(5)-3-5-3---2-3-5-|---3---2---0---0-o||
|-------------------|-----------------o||
PM-----| PM--------|
| E E E E E E E E +Q E E +E +E Q
|----------------10-10b12-|-(10)-----12b14-(12)-(12)\-----|
PM-----|
| E E E E E E E E +Q E Q +E E E
|-----7-9-10-9-7----7-|-(7)-----12b14r==(12)----12--|
PM--------| PM-----|
| +E S S H +E E +Q. Q +Q E
|----------------------------|---------10---(10)s==12-|
PM----|
| +H.. E E E E E E E +E E
|-(12)-----------------|------------10-(10)s8-|
PM-----| PM----|
| E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E
PM----|
| +E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E
PM-----| PM----|
| E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E
PM----|
| +E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E
PM-----| PM--------|
| E E E E E E E E +Q E E +E +E Q
|----------------10-10b12-|-(10)-----12b14-(12)-(12)\-----|
PM----|
| E E E E E E E E +Q E Q +E E E
|-------------------|---------12b14r==(12)---12--|
PM--------| PM----| PM-----|
| +E S S H +E E +E E E E E E E E +Q Q. E E E
Gtrs I, III, IV
E E E E E E E E +W +W
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