The Prophecy Lyrics

As recorded by Howard Shore
(From the 2001 Album THE LORD OF THE RINGS-THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING)
Words by Philippa Boyens Music by Howard Shore
Gtr I (B E A D G B E) - 'String Ensemble 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'String Ensemble 2'
slowly,darkly Q=60
Gtr I
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W W W W
| Gtr II
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| W H Q. E E E E E E E Q +E S S Q +Q E E
W +W
W W
| E E Q +E S S Q Q E E E E E E
W +W
W W
| Q. S S Q. E Q. S S Q Q
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W Q H E E H. E E
| H H
| W E E H. E E H.
W W
H +Q. S S W
| H E Q. Q E E Q Q
| E E E E +H E Q. +H
W W
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H +H H. E E +E E S S E +Q Q H. H.
|-------------|---------|--6--7-(7)-6-7-6-4-|-^(4)-----|-3-------|-4-----|
|-4-----5-----|-5-------|-(5)---------------|-^-4------|---------|-5-----|
| H H H. +H. H
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| H H H. +H. H H. H.
|-6-----7-----|-7-------|-(7)---------------|-^-3------|---------|-------|
ad
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H. H. H. H. H H
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| H. +H. H. +H. H H
Break, 2nd Verse
Brightly Q=168
W +H. Q W +W
| W W W W
W +H. Q W +W
| W W W +W
W +H. Q W +W
| W W W +W
W +H. Q W +W
| W +W W +W
W +H. Q W +W
| W +W W +W
W +H. Q W +W
| W +W W +W
W +H. Q W +H. Q
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| W +W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
W +W
H H W +W +W
| Q Q +H +W +W +W
W +W
Moderately slow Q=60
dd6
H. E E E Q Q Q Q H. E E E Q Q Q Q W
| W W
| W W W W W
H Q Q Q H Q H. H. H.
| W W
| W E E H. H. H. H.
W
H. H. H +E E H Q H.
| H. H. H. H Q H.
H.
H. H.
| E E E E +Q E E E E Q
H. H.
H. H. H.
| Q E E Q Q E E +Q
| E E E E +Q E E +H E E H
H. H. H.
m/
H Q H. H. H Q H.
| H. E E E E +Q E E E E +Q H. H.
H. H.
S S E +Q Q. S S H Q Q Q H Q. E W
| W +W W
| W +W W +W
|---------------------|---------------|-^5-----------|-(5)----*|
|---------------------|---------------|-^5-----------|-(5)----*|
|-0-------------------|-(0)-----------|-^3-----------|-(3)----*|
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