A Touch of Blessing Lyrics

As recorded by Evergrey
(From the 2004 Album THE INNER CIRCLE)
Words by Tom S. Englund Music by Evergrey
Gtr I (C G C F A D) - 'Clean'
Gtr II (C G C F A D) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (C G C F A D) - 'Untitled'
Intro - Tempo Rubato
Q=98
Gtr I
E. e. E. e. S S E E. e. E. e. S S E
||o-10----8--10----8--10p==8h=10-|-11---10--11---10--11p=10h=11-|
||o------------------------------|------------------------------|
q. q. q q. q. q
E. e. E. e. S S E
|-10----8--10----8--10p==8h=10-|
q. q. q
E. e. E. E. Q E. e. E. e. S S E
|-11---10--10---11--11------|-10----8--10----8--10p==8h=10-|
q. H +E q. q. q
E. e. E. e. S S E
|-11---10--11---10--11p=10h=11-|
q. q. q
E. e. E. e. S S E E. e. H +E 3x
|-10----8--10----8--10p==8h=10-|-10---11---8-----(8)-o||
|--8--------8--------8---------|--6--------6-----(6)-o||
q. q. q Q. H +E
Verse - In Tempo
Gtrs II, III
PM---------------------------------------------------------
s s s s e s s s s e s s s s s s s s e s s s s e s s s s
s s s s e s s s s e s s s S
N.C.(D) D5
PM--------| ~~ PM--| ~~ PM---------------------------
S S S S S S E. S S S S E. s s s s e s s s s e s s s s
s s s s e s s s s e s s s S
PM---------------------------
s s s s e s s s s e s s s S
N.C.(D) D5
S S S S S S E. S S S S E. s s s s e s s s s e s s s s
PM---------------------------
s s s s e s s s s e s s s s
F5 N.C.(D)
s s s s e s s s s e s s s s S S S S S S E. S S S S E.
Harmony Theme
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N.C.(A)
Gtr II
Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q
| Gtr III
| Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q
Q. H +E S S S S H.
|-------/15----(15)-|-15-13-12-13-13b15----|
| Q. H +E S S S S H.
N.C.(A)
Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q W H H
| Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q W H H
$$
D5 Bb5 A5 G5 N.C.(A)
Gtrs II, III
PM| PM| ~
W H. Q W e e E E e e Q
To Coda
To Coda
W W W H H
PM------------------------------------------------------|
H s s s s e s s s s e s s s s s s s s e s s s s e s s s s
F5 N.C.(D)
PM----------------------| PM------------------------|
s s s s e s s s s e s s s S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S q
PM---------------------------------------------------------
s s s s e s s s s e s s s s s s s s e s s s s e s s s s
s s s s e s s s s e s s s S
N.C.(D) D5
PM--------| ~~~ PM| ~~ PM---------------------------
S S S S S S E. S S S S E. s s s s e s s s s e s s s s
s s s s e s s s s e s s s s
Gtr II
PM----------------------|
s s s s e s s s s e s s s S
| Gtr III
| PM----------------------|
| s s s s e s s s s e s s s S
N.C.(Dm)
T T T T T T T T T T T T T
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|-/3h5h6p3s5h6p5h6h8p5h6h8p6h8p5s6h10p8h10h11p10s11h13p11h13h15p13s15h16p13h15h16---||
| T T T T T T T T T T T
| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|-/3h5h7p3s5h7p5h7h9p5h7h9p7h9p5s7h10p9h10h12p10s12h13p12h13h15p14s15h17p13h15h17---||
D.S. al Coda
Gtr I
E E E E +H +E E E E +H +E E E E +H +E E E Q E E E
||o-----6----------|-------6----------|-------3----------|-------1--------1-o||
||o----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------o||
Guitar Solo I
Q=100
&
Gtr II
H +E. +E. E a +Q +E +S S S a +Q. S
|-------------------------|-10b12==(10)--(10)r(10)p9-7-9b10==(9)---9rp|
|-10b12=====(10)-(10)rp7--|-------------------------------------------|
| Gtr III
| W H. Q
G5 N.C.(A)
~~~~~~~ PM--------------------| ~~~~~~
S S Q +S S S Q +E. S S S S S S S S S S S S +Q
|-7-9-9b10r=(9)p7----------|--------------------------------|
| PM--| PM ~~~
| W e e E E e e Q
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
| W
T T T T Q S S S S Q.
| W
T T E T S E T S Q. E E E E E E E H
|---------------------|-9s7-7-9s10-12-------||
| W H H
Guitar Solo II
H. Q H H H. +E T T S W
| W W W +W
N.C.(E) F#5 E5
H. Q H H H. Q H Q. E
|------------|------------|-12-------10--|------9h==10--|
| H. Q H H W W
D5 N.C. F#5 E5
H.. E H +E E Q H. Q H Q. Q.
| PM-| ~
| W +H e e Q W W
D5 N.C.
H Q Q Q E. Q +H +S
| H Q Q
| W +H Q Q
Gtr I
E. e. E. e. S S E E. e. E. e. S S E
|-10----8--10----8--10p==8h=10--|-11---10--11---10--11p=10h=11--||
| q. q. q q. q. q
| >
| W +W
W +W
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
E. e. E. e. S S E E. e. H +E
|-10----8--10----8--10p==8h=10-|-10---11---8-----(8)-|
q. q. q Q. H +E
Chorus - In Tempo
&&
D5 Bb5 A5 G5 N.C.(A)
Gtrs II, III
PM| PM| ~
W H. Q W e e E E e e Q
||o----------|------------|----------|----------------|
||o-0--------|-8-------7--|-5--------|----------------|
W W W H H
|----------|----------|-----------|-----------o||
|-0--------|-8--------|-10--------|-2----3----o||
N.C.(D)
Gtr II
PM| ~ PM|
E q Q E E E +E s s E Q s s E E E q Q E E E
| Gtr III
| PM| ~ PM|
| E q Q E E E +E s s E Q s s E E E q Q E E E
N.C.(D)
PM| ~~ PM| PM|
+E s s E Q Q. E q Q E E E +E s s E Q s s E E
| PM| ~~ PM| ~~ PM|
| +E s s E Q Q. E q Q E E E +E s s E Q s s E E
N.C.(D)
E q Q E E E +H H W
| E q Q E E E +H 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