Under the Weeping Moon Lyrics

As recorded by Opeth
From the 1996 Album ORCHID
Words and Music by Mikael Akerfeldt
Arranged by Opeth
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic (Left Channel)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic (Right Channel)'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion (Left Channel)'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion (Right Channel)'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic (Both Channels)'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion (Both Channels)'
Q=123
Em Em/Bb N.C. Em N.C.
Gtr I
H Q +Q +H E E E E Q. E Q +Q +H E E E E
|-!0----(0)-------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-!0----(0)-------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-!0----(0)-------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-!5--------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-!7--------------|--------5h7p5---|-------------------|--------5h7p5----|
|-!0-----6---(6)--|-(6)----------6-|--0----6--6---(6)--|-(6)----------6--|
| Gtr II
| W W H H +H E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-^0------(6)-------|-(6)----------6--|
N.C.
Q. E Q +Q +H E E E E
| T S. +Q E Q +Q +E E S S S E E E E E
|-5h7--(7)--5-5--(5)--|-(5)---------------------|
Q. E Q +Q +H E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------5h====7p5-----|
| Q +E E E +Q E S +S E S +S E S +S E E E
|-2---(2)s7-7-(7)-----5-|--5--(5)s3-3-(3)s2-2-(2)s5-------|
N.C.
e S S e E Q. E S +S E S +S E E E E E
|-7-5h7h=8--10-7-------5-|--5--(5)s=3-3----(3)s==2-2-------|
| Q +E E Q +Q +E E S S S E E E E E
|------------------------|---------10-9h10p====9-7-9-7-5h7-|
|-7-----(7)s=5-5---(5)---|-(5)-----------------------------|
Gtr III
Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E Q. E E
| Gtr IV
| Q +E E Q. E S +S E S +S E E E E Q. E E
|-2---(2)s7-7----5-|-5-(5)s3-3-(3)s2-|-2-2-2----------|
Faster Q=129
E5 N.C.
Q. S +S E +Q. +H E E E E
||o---------------------|-------------------------|
||o-2-------------------|-----------------5h7p5---|
||--0----h3-(3)S6-(6)---|-(6)-------------------6-|
| Q. E E +Q. +E E S S S E E E E E
||o---------------------|-------------------------|
||o-7-----5-----5-(5)---|-(5)---------------------|
Q. S +S E +Q. +H E E E E
|-2-----------------------|-------------------5h====7p====5---------|
|-0-------h3-(3)S6-(6)----|-(6)---------------------------------6---|
| Q +E E E +Q E S +S E S +S E S +S S +S S +E.
|-2---(2)s=7-----7-(7)--5-|--5--(5)s3-3-(3)s2-2-(2)s5-(5)s2-(2)-----|
N.C.
e T +T S S e E E +Q E S +S E S +S E E E E E
|-7-3-(3)s5h7h=8--10-7-(7)-----5-|--5--(5)s=3-3----(3)s==2-2-------|
| Q +E E Q +Q +E E S S S E E E E E
|--------------------------------|---------10-9h10p====9-7-9-7-5h7-|
|-7-----------(7)s=5-5-----(5)---|-(5)-----------------------------|
E +Q E E +Q E S +S E S +S E S +S E S +E.
|----------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-2-(2)-----0-7-(7)--5-|-5-(5)s3-3-(3)s2-2-(2)s3-2-(2)---o||
| Q +E E E +Q E S +S E S +S E S +S E S +E.
|----------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-2-----(2)s7-7-(7)--5-|-5-(5)s3-3-(3)s2-2-(2)s3-2-(2)----||
|----------------------|---------------------------------o||
N.C.
E +Q E E +Q E S +S E S +S E S +S E S +E.
|-2-(2)-----0-7-(7)-----5-|-5-(5)s3-3-(3)s2-2-(2)s3-2-(2)------||
| Q +E E E +E. +S E S +S E S +S E E E E +E
|-2-----(2)s7-7-(7)-(7)s5-|-5-(5)s3-3-(3)s2--------------------||
|-------------------------|-----------------7h====8-7-----(7)\-||
Pre-Verse
BsuN.C.
Q H. W
| PM---| PM PM
| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E +E E
|-0--0--0-0-6p5-5-5-0-|---------0-6p5-5-5-(5)\-0---|
BsuN.C. E Eb E Eb Bsus4/E
PM--| PM PM PM PM
Q E E E E E E Q E S +S E E S +S E E q Q
|--------------------|-9-(9)s8---9-(9)s8---------|
|-2--------------5---|-7-(7)s6---7-(7)s6---2-----|
| PM--| PM PM PM
| Q E E E E E E Q E S +S E E S +S E E q Q
|--------------------|-9-(9)s8---9-(9)s8---------|
|-2------------------|-7-(7)s6---7-(7)s6---2-----|
BsuN.C.
PM--| PM PM
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E +E E
||o--------------------|---------------------------o||
||o-2------------------|-6h7-7-7-------------------o||
||--0--0-0-0-6p5-5-5-0-|---------0-6p5-5-5-(5)\-0---||
| PM--| PM PM
| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E +E E
||o--------------------|---------------------------o||
||o-2------------------|-6h7-7-7-------------------o||
||--0--0-0-0-6p5-5-5-0-|---------0-6p5-5-5-(5)\-0---||
Faster Q=135
BsuN.C.
PM--| PM PM
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E +E E 4x
||o--------------------|--------------------------o||
||o-2------------------|-6h7-7-7------------------o||
||--0--0-0-0-6p5-5-5-0-|---------0-6p5-5-5-(5)\-0--||
| PM--| PM PM
| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E +E E 4x
||o--------------------|--------------------------o||
||o-2------------------|-6h7-7-7------------------o||
||--0--0-0-0-6p5-5-5-0-|---------0-6p5-5-5-(5)\-0--||
Bridge/Verse
Faster Q=138
N.C.
Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E
||o---------------------|-----------------------------------|
||o-/7--7---7-7p6-6-6-6-|-7p==6---6-6-6-7p=6----6-7p=6----6-|
| Q E E E E E E Q E S S S E Q E E +S S E E +S S E
||o---------------------|-----------------------------------|
||o--7--7-7-7-7p6-6-6-6-|-6h7p6-----------------------------|
||----------------------|-------8---8-8-8-(8)s5-5-5-(5)s7-0-|
Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-----------------------------------o||
|-7--7---7-7p6-6-6-6-|-7p==6---6-6-6-7p=6----6-7p=6----6-o||
| Q E E E E E E Q E S S S E Q E E +S S E E +S S E
|--------------------|-----------------------------------o||
|-7--7-7-7-7p6-6-6-6-|-6h7p6-----------------------------o||
|--------------------|-------8---8-8-8-(8)s5-5-5-(5)s7-0--||
q H. H Q E +E Q
|----------------------|---------------10-10-(10)S7-|
|-2--------------------|----------------8--8--(8)S5-|
| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
us4
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q 4x
||o---------------------|-------------------------o||
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7--8-----5------o||
| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E 4x
||o---------------------|-------------------------o||
||o---------------------|------------7h8p7--------o||
PM PM
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7-------------|
|-----3---3-------3---3---|-----3---3---------3----------------o||
|-------------------------|------------------------------------o||
| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
|-------------------------|------------------------------------o||
|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-5---5-5-5-5--8----8--8--8-------8--o||
4. H.=H
E E E E E E E E E Q W
| Q E E E E Q E E E E W
+W +W +W
| +W +W +H. +Q
Slower Q=123
N.C.
Q +H. S S +S S +Q H +W
|-7---(7)----------|---7-(7)s3-(3)--3----|-(3)--------|
| E E E Q. E E E +S S +H. +W
|-----10--9----8h9-|-8---(8)s3-(3)-------|-(3)--------|
E E E Q. E E E +S S +H. +W
||o-----------------|------------------|--------o||
||--5h6p=5----------|------------------|---------||
||o--------6----5h6-|-5-(5)s3-(3)------|-(3)----o||
| E E E Q. E E E +S S +H. +W
||o-----------------|------------------|--------o||
||o-----10-9----8h9-|-8-(8)s3-(3)------|-(3)----o||
N.C.
E +S S +Q H H H
|-5-(5)s3-(3)--3----|--3-----3-----|
| E +S S +Q H +H Q Q
|-8-(8)s3-(3)--3----|-(3)----3--3--|
E +Q. E +Q. E +Q. E +E E E
||o------------------------|------------------------|
||o-/6-(6)------6-(6)------|-6-(6)------6-(6)--5h=6-|
| E E +Q E E +Q E E +Q E E +Q
||o------------------------|------------------------|
||---4h=5--(5)--4h=5--(5)--|-4h=5--(5)--4h=5--(5)---|
||o------------------------|------------------------|
N.C.
E +S S +Q E +Q. E +Q. E +Q.
|-------------------------|-----------------------o||
|-5-(5)s3-(3)--3-(3)------|-3-(3)------3-(3)------o||
| E E +Q E E +Q E E +Q E E +Q
|-------------------------|-----------------------o||
|-4h=5----(5)--4h=5--(5)--|-4h=5--(5)--4h=5--(5)---||
|-------------------------|-----------------------o||
| Gtr V
| W W
|-------------------------|-----------------------o||
|-------------------------|-----------------------o||
E +Q. E +E E E E +S S +H.
|-6-(6)------6-(6)--5h==6---|-5-(5)s3-(3)------------|
| E E +Q E E +E +E E E E Q. E E
|-4h=5--(5)--4h=5--(5)-(5)/-|-8h=9-------------------|
| W W
Extremely Long Interlude
Slightly Faster Q=126
>
+W +W
| >
| E +S S +H. +W
|--8--(8)s3-(3)-----------|-(3)---------------|
+W W
| +W W
Gtr V
Gtr VI
S S S S Q H S S S S Q H
| Gtr V
<
S S S S Q H H Q +E +E
|-------------------------------------|---------13b14====(13)-(13)r=|
< <
+Q Q Q +E +E +Q E +Q +Q +E
|-(13)\-------(13)b14====(13)r(13)-|-(13)\----------------------------|
<
+Q E +Q +Q +E +Q Q Q +E +E
|-(10)-------------------------|-----------5pb6====(5)-(5)r=|
<
+S +E S Q Q +E +E +S +E S H. Q Q +Q +Q +Q
|-----------------(1)pb2====(1)-(1)r|=(1)-(1)------------------|-------------------------------------------|
+Q +Q +Q +Q +Q +Q
+Q +Q +Q +Q +Q +Q
+H. +Q H Q +Q W
<
Q Q +Q +Q +Q +Q +Q +Q +H +Q
|-----12---(12)b13r==(12)b13r==(12)b13r==|=(12)b13r==(12)b13r==(12)---(12)b13r====(12)---|
+H +Q +Q +Q +H +H
|-(12)b13r======(12)---(12)b13r==(12)---|-(12)b13r======(12)---------|
+W +W
+W +W
<
+Q H Q +Q +Q +Q +E E
|-(12)\-----------11pb12====|=(11)---(11)---(11)r==(11)---|
<
Q +Q +Q +E E Q +Q +Q +E E
|-(11)pb12====(11)---(11)r==(11)---|-12pb13====(12)---(12)r==(12)---|
< <
Q +Q +Q +E E Q Q +H
|-(12)pb13====(12)---(12)r==(12)---|-----14---(14)-------|
+W +H +E +E +E E
< <
E +Q +E +E +E Q W Q +Q +Q +Q +Q
|-(14)-(14)---(14)b15-(14)-(14)-----|-----------------|-12---(12)---(12)b12.5r==(12)b12.5r==(12)---|
+Q +Q +Q +Q +Q +Q
|-(12)b12.5r==(12)---(12)---(12)b12.5r==(12)b12.5r==(12)---|
+Q +Q +Q +Q +Q +Q +Q +Q +Q +Q +Q +Q
|-(12)b12.5r==(12)b12.5r==(12)b12.5r==(12)---(12)b12.5r==(12)---|-(12)b12.5r==(12)b12.5r==(12)---(12)b12.5r==(12)---(12)b12.5r==|