Keeping the Blade Lyrics

As recorded by Coheed and Cambria
(From the 2005 Album GOOD APOLLO, I'M BURNING STAR IV - VOLUME ONE: FROM FEAR THROUGH THE EYES OF MADNESS)
Music by Coheed and Cambria
Gtr I (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'strings arr. for gtr.'
Gtr II (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'piano arr. for gtr.'
Gtr III (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'piano arr. for gtr.'
Gtr IV (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'strings arr. for gtr.'
Gtr V (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'strings arr. for gtr.'
Slowly Q=70
N.C.
Gtr I
H.. E W H.. E W
Second Stage Theme
Gtr I
W
| Gtr II
| H +E E +S E.
| Gtr III
| S S E S S E E. T T Q
<
E +Q. Q. E W
| E. S +E E +S E. +Q H.. E
| S S E S S E E. T T Q S S E S S E E. T T Q
W W
| +E E +E E +H H +E E +S E.
| S S E S S E E. T T Q S S E S S E E. T T Q
HH
| E. S +E E +S E. +Q
| S S E S S E E. T T Q
H.. E
| H.. E
| S S E S S E E. T T Q
H=H
W W.
| >
| +E E +E E +H W.
| >
| S S E S S E E. T T Q W.
Faster Q=78
N.C.
Gtrs I, IV Gtr I
>
E E E E E E E E Q. +S +S H W
| Gtrs IV, V
| W H E E E E E E E E E E E E
H. Q Q. S S Q E E E Q Q Q Q
Gtr Gtrs I, IV
>
H. S +S E Q Q Q Q Q
In Keeping Theme
Faster Q=90
Gtr I
<
Q +S S S S E +Q S S Q +E E E E E E
| Gtr IV
| < < <
| Q +Q S E. +Q S E. +H.
| Gtr V
| <
| H +S Q.. +S S +H..
Q +S S S S E +Q S S Q +E E Q Q
| < < <
| Q +Q S E. +Q S E. +H.
| <
| H +S Q.. +S S +H..
Q +S S S S E +Q S S Q +E E E E E E
| < < <
| Q +Q S E. +Q S E. +H.
| <
| H +S Q.. +S S +H..
Q +S S S S E +Q S S Q +E E Q Q
| < < <
| Q +Q S E. +Q S E. +H.
| <
| H +S Q.. +S S +H..
Q +S S S S E +Q S S Q +E E E E E E
||o------------5-------------------8-|--7----------(7)---7-8-----|
||o----------------------------------|---------------------------|
| < < <
| Q +Q S E. +Q S E. +E E E E E E
||o----------------------------------|---------------------------|
||o----------------------------------|-----------------5-----5-4-|
| <
| H +S Q.. +S S +H..
||o----------------------------------|-----7--(7)----------------|
||o----------------------------------|---------------------------|
Q +S S S S E +Q S S Q +E E Q Q
|------------5-------------------8-|--7----------(7)---------o||
|----------------------------------|-------------------------o||
| < < <
| Q +Q S E. +Q S E. +E E Q Q
|----------------------------------|-------------------------o||
|----------------------------------|-----------------5-5--4--o||
| <
| H +S Q.. +S S +H..
|----------------------------------|-----7--(7)--------------o||
|----------------------------------|-------------------------o||
+W +W +W
| < < <
| E +Q. E +Q. E +H.. +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