The Window Lyrics

Black Dahlia Murder
Ritual
Gtr I (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Rhythm Guitar I'
Gtr II (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Rhythm Guitar II'
Gtr III (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Lead Guitar I'
Gtr IV (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Lead Guitar II'
Q=220
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------------------------------------------------
S S E Q H Q S S e S S e S S e
||o---------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o--4-4--4-------------------|-------------------------------|
| Gtr III
| PM--------------------------------------------------------
||o---------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o---------16-16-------14-14-|-------12---12---------11---11-|
| Gtr IV
| PM--------------------------------------------------------
||o---------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o---------------------------|-------------------------------|
S S E Q H Q S S e S S e S S e
PM--------------------------------------------------------
S S E Q H Q S S e S S e S S e
| PM----------------------------------------------------|
| PM----------------------------------------------------|
S S E H S S E S S E Q S S E Q
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|--2-2--2--2-----------2-2--2-|--2-2--2--2----2-2--2--2-----o||
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|------------------14------12-|-------------------12s14-----o||
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|-------------7-----6--7----4-|-------7----6--7----4S=6------||
|-----------------------------|--------------------------8--o||
PM--| PM-----------| PM--|
S S E H S S E S S E Q S S E Q
| Q Q +Q Q W
|-13-----14--(14)S=11-----|-10-------------------||
|-11-----12--(12)S==9-----|--8-------------------||
| Q Q +Q Q Q +Q H
|--x------x---------4-----|--3-----(3)s=6--------||
|-------------------2-----|--1-----(1)s=4--------||
Verse I
$
Gtrs I, II Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
||------------------|---7-------------|-----------------|---------4s7-------|
||o-5p4---4---5---4p|=0---4-0-5p4---4-|-5p4---4---5---4-|---5p4h5-----5p4h5-|
Gtr I
PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E
|-----------------------|---11--9h11p=9-----9------|
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM
| E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E
|--/9p=7-0--7-0--9-0--7-|-0-12-11h12p11--9h11s=9p6h|
PM~~~~~~PM PM PM
|---------------------|--------------------o||
|-11p9---9-(9)---11p9-|---9-(9)-----9p6-----||
|------7-------7------|-7-------7----------o||
| PM~~~~~~PM PM PM
|---------------------|--------------------o||
|--7p6---6-(6)----7p6-|---6-(6)---7p6---7---||
|------4-------4------|-4-------4-----7----o||
PM| PM PM----
| PM| PM PM----
|-4h=8p4----4----------|------------------7----|
|----------------------|---------------------7S|
Gtr I
||o---------------------|------------------|
||o-9-12-9----9----9----|-0----0---0-9s8s9-|
| Gtr II
|--------| PM PM PM PM PM
||o---------------------|------------------|
||o---------4----5----4-|------------5s4s5-|
PM---| PM PM PM
| PM---| PM PM PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|---------------------|---4s3s4s3s4s3---|
|---------4----5----4-|---2s1s2s1s2s1---|
PM---| PM PM PM PM PM
|-9-12-9----9----9----|-0----0---0-9s8s9-|
| PM---| PM PM PM PM PM
|---------4----5----4-|------------5s4s5-|
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM| PM|
Q Q S S S S Q Q S S E +Q Q Q S S E +Q Q Q
|------------------|------------------o||------------------||
|-1--1----------1--|-1------1-(1)--1--o||-1------1-(1)-1-1-||
$$
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM|
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|-------------4--5p=4------|-------------4--5p=4-------|
|--2h5p=2--1-----------2p1-|--2h5p=2--1-----------2p=1-|
| Gtr III
|-------------9----------0h|==7p===5h=7p=0--9p=7h=9p=0-|
|-10p===9h10----10p=9h10---|---------------------------|
| Gtr IV
|-11p==10h11----11p10h11-9s|=13p==11h13----14p13h14----|
PM| PM|
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|-------------5--4p=1-------|------------5--4p=1-------|
|--1h4p=1--2-----------1h=4-|--1h4p=1--2----------1h=4-|
| PM
|-------------9-------------|--9p===7h=9p0-10p=9h10----|
|-12p==10h12----12p10h12----|------------------------9-|
| PM PM
|-13p==11h13----13p11h13----|-14p==13h14p9s16p14h16----|
PM| PM|
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|-------------4--5p=4------|-------------4--5p=4-------|
|--2h5p=2--1-----------2p1-|--2h5p=2--1-----------2p=1-|
|-------------9----------0h|==7p===5h=7p=0--9p=7h=9p=0-|
|-10p===9h10----10p=9h10---|---------------------------|
|-11p==10h11----11p10h11-9s|=13p==11h13----14p13h14----|
|---1h==4p==1-1--1-1--1---1----------4h==7p=4-4--4-4--4---4----------|
|-/13-(13)p10---------------------9h10-(10)p7---------------------10p|
|=7----------------------------------|
|-----9------------9p==6-------------|
|---------10p==7-----------7---------|
|-/15p=====12-----------------------12p=====9------------------------|
|---------------13p==10-------------------------10p===7--------------|
|-9p==6------------6p==3-------------|
|----------7p==4-----------4p==1-----|
PM| PM|
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|-------------4--5p=4------|-------------4--5p=4-------|
|--2h5p=2--1-----------2p1-|--2h5p=2--1-----------2p=1-|
|-------------9----------0h|==7p===5h=7p=0--9p=7h=9p=0-|
|-10p===9h10----10p=9h10---|---------------------------|
|-11p==10h11----11p10h11-9s|=13p==11h13----14p13h14----|
PM| PM|
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|-------------5--4p=1-------|------------5--4p=1-------|
|--1h4p=1--2-----------1h=4-|--1h4p=1--2----------1h=4-|
| PM
|-------------9-------------|--9p===7h=9p0-10p=9h10----|
|-12p==10h12----12p10h12----|------------------------9-|
| PM PM
|-13p==11h13----13p11h13----|-14p==13h14p9s16p14h16----|
PM|
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|-------------4--5p=4------|-------------4--5p=4-------|
|--2h5p=2--1-----------2p1-|--2h5p=2--1-----------2p=1-|
S S S S S S S S SS S S S S S S
|--1h4p===1----1--1-1----1----1--4h7p===4----4--4-4----4----4-|
|-------------9----------0h|==7p===5h=7p=0--9p=7h=9p=0-|
|-10p===9h10----10p=9h10---|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------18p==12h==15---|
|-------------------------------19p==13h==16------------------|
|----------------18p==12h==15---------------------------------|
|-20p==14h==17------------------------------------------------|
|-11p==10h11----11p10h11-9s|=13p==11h13----14p13h14----|
|----------------------------------------------15p===9h==12---|
|-------------------------------16p==10h==13------------------|
|----------------15p===9h==12---------------------------------|
|-17p==11h==14------------------------------------------------|
To Coda
To Coda
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--2h5p===2----2--2-2----2----2--5h8p===5----5---------------------||
| T T
|----------------19p==13h==16s==22s==16p==13-----------------------||
|-21p==14h==18-----------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------13h==19p==16p==13---||
| T T
|----------------16p===9h==13s==17s==13p===9-----------------------||
|-18p==10h==15-----------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------10h==16p==13p==10---||
Verse II
D.S. al Coda
Gtr I
PM PM PM PM PM
|------------------|-----------------:
|------------------|-----------------:
|------------------|-----------------:
|------------------|---7-------------:
|-5p4----4---5---4p|=0---4-0-5p4---4-:
|-----2----2---2---|-------------7---:
| Gtr II
| q H. W
|------------------|-----------------:
|------------------|-----------------:
|------------------|-----------------:
|------------------|-----------------:
|-4----------------|-----------------:
|-2----------------|-----------------:
&
Gtrs I, II
PM-----------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q Q Q Q +Q H S S E S S E S S E S S E
|----------|-7--(7)S=3----|--------------------------|
|-1--2--1--|-5--(5)S=1----|-1-1-1-2-2-2-------2-2-2--|
PM------------------------------| PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q H. Q W
Gtr I
PM-----------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr II
| PM-----------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q Q Q Q +Q H S S E S S E S S E S S E
|----------|-7--(7)S=3----|--------------------------|
|-1--2--1--|-5--(5)S=1----|-1-1-1-2-2-2-------2-2-2--|
|-------| PM--------| PM--|
| Q Q Q Q +Q H S S E S S E S S E S S E
|----------|-7--(7)S=3----|--------------------------|
|-1--2--1--|-5--(5)S=1----|-4-4-4-5-5-5-------5-5-5--|
PM-----------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM-----------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------| PM
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------|-------------|-----7---6s==10---||
|-3--4--3--|-5--4--3--5--|-4---5---4s===8---||
Guitar Solo
Gtrs I, II
W +H H
Gtr III
\3 \2.5____________/2.5_______/ \3.5
a Q +Q E +E +Q +E +E a +Q +Q Q
|-7s9--(9)--/11-(11)----(11)--|-(11)----(11)---------------6--|
W +W
+E S S Q Q Q +Q +H.
|-(6)s9-----^x-------------------|---------------|
|--------------9------11--11b12--|-(11)--(11)----|
W +W
PM PM ~~
E E E E E E E E E E H +Q
|---------------------|--9p7s10----(10)\--|
|---7h11p7-9s11----11-|-------------------|
W W
Q +E +Q S S S Q +Q +H.
|-12b14===(12)r(12)p=9h10p9-----|------------------|
W +H H
T T T T
E E E S S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------9-------------------------|----------------------------------17s|
W +W
T T T T T T T
|-24s21p17p14p12----------16p9------------|----------------------------------|
W +W W +W
Q +Q +Q Q +Q +H. Q Q Q Q Q Q W
|------------------------|---------------|-----------9----9s==|=13----||
Re-Intro
Gtrs I, II
PM----------------------------------------------------------
S S E Q Q S S E Q S S e S S e S S e
||o-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o--4-4--4--4-----------4-4--4-|--4-----4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4-|
| Gtr III
| PM----------------------------------------------------------
||o-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o---------16-16-------14---14-|-------12---12---------11---11-|
| Gtr IV
| PM----------------------------------------------------------
||o-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
S S E Q Q S S E Q S S e S S e S S e
PM----------------------------------------------------------
S S E Q Q S S E Q S S e S S e S S e
| PM------------------------------------------------------|
| PM------------------------------------------------------|
S S E H S S E S S E Q S S E Q
|-----------------------------|----------------------------o||
|--2-2--2--2-----------2-2--2-|--2-2--2--2----2-2--2--2----o||
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
|-----------------------------|----------------------------o||
|------------------14------12-|-------------------12s14----o||
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
|-----------------------------|----------------------------o||
|-------------7-----6--7----4-|-------7----6--7----4S=6-----||
|-----------------------------|--------------------------8-o||
PM--| PM-----------| PM--|
S S E H S S E S S E Q S S E Q
| Q Q +Q Q W
|-13-----14--(14)S=11-----|-10-------------------||
|-11-----12--(12)S==9-----|--8-------------------||
| Q Q +Q Q Q +Q H
|--x------x---------4-----|--3-----(3)s=6--------||
|-------------------2-----|--1-----(1)s=4--------||
Gtr I
TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H
||o-10--9----------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
||o----------------|-9--12----------|-9--12----------|-----------------|
| Gtr II
| TP TP TP TP TP TP
| Q H Q H Q Q Q H Q H Q Q
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
||o-----0----------|-0--------------|-----0----------|--0--------------|
TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W
|-10--9----------|----------------|----------------|-9-----------o||
|----------------|-9--12----------|-9--12----------|-------------o||
| TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
| Q H Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------o||
|-----5----------|-5-----------5--|-----5-------5--|----5-----4--o||
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
|--9p6h=9p6---------|-----------------||
&&
Gtrs I, II
PM
Q Q H Q Q Q Q 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