A Tower of Ashes Lyrics

A TOWER OF ASHES
As recorded by Theocracy
(From the 2008 Album MIRROR OF SOULS)
Words and Music by Matt Smith
A#m C#/F D#5 D#5VII
C#5 C#5V B5 G#5
G#5V F#5 A#5 A#5VII
C#5/G# F#5/C# D#m(type 2) A#m(type 2)
Gtr I (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Rhythm Guitar 1'
Gtr II (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Rhythm Guitar 2'
Gtr III (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Lead Guitar'
Gtr IV (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Acoustic Guitar'
Intro - 0:00
Moderate Rock Q=110
Gtr IV
W E. S E E. S E E E E. S E E. S E E E
Wx8 W W
E. S E E. S E E E E. S E E. S E Q
W W
E. S E E. S E E E E. S E E. S E E E
W W
E. S E E. S E E E E. S E E. S E Q
Gtr I
W H. Q
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
| Gtr II
| PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
PM| PM| PM|
Q S S E +Q. S S Q S S E +Q S S E
| PM| PM| PM| ~~~
| Q S S E +Q. S S Q S S E +Q Q
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q. S S
PM| PM|
Q S S E +Q Q Q S S E H Q
|--------3-(3)-------o||--------3----------|
|-3--2-3-------------o||-3--2-3------------|
Faster Q=171
Gtr III
S S S S Q +Q. S S Q. E +Q. S S
| Gtrs I, II
| PM|
| W H.. S S
B5 F#5 B5 F#5 N.C.(E#5)
Q S S E +Q. S S Q S S E +H
| PM| ~
| Q S S E +Q. S S Q S S E +Q Q
|-3--2p0-5-(5)---0-2-|-3--2p0-5-(5)------|
S S S S Q +Q. S S Q. E +Q E E
| W W
H.. S S Q S S E +H
| E S S S S E +E S S S S S S E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
D#5VII G#5
S S S S Q +Q. S S Q. E +Q. S S
| PM--------------------------| PM--------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
B5 F#5 B5 F#5 N.C.(E#5)
Q S S E +Q. S S Q S S E +H
| PM--| ~
| Q S S E +E S S E S S Q S S E +Q Q
|-3--2p0-5-(5)-------0-2-|-3--2p0-5-(5)-------|
D#5VII G#5
S S S S Q +Q. S S Q. E +Q E E
| PM--------------------------| PM--------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
H.. S S Q S S E +E E E E
| E S S S S E +E S S S S S S E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
Verse - 1:33
Gtr I
Q Q H W W W
Gtr III
+Q +Q H W W W
| Gtr II
| PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM| PM| PM PM| PM|
PM| PM| PM PM| PM|
||o-3-----3-----3---|-3-----3-----3-4-|
||o-----------------|-----------------|
PM| PM| PM PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x E E Q H
|-3-----3-----3---|-3-----3-----3-4-o||-3-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------o||-------------|
PM| PM PM PM PM
Q E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||o-2--2-----0--2---2-|---0--2---0--2---0-|
PM| PM PM PM PM
+Q E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
PM| PM PM PM PM
+Q E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
PM PM PM PM
|---------------------|------------------------o||
|-(5)-5---5-(5)-5---5-|-(5)-5---5-(5)-5--2-2---o||
PM---------------------------------------------------------
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
C#5V
S S S S S S S S S S S S 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 S S S S S S S S S S S S
D#5VII C#5V D#5C#5VB5
Q. E +Q Q +E E E E E E E E
PM---------------------------------------------------------
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
C#5V
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
Pre-Chorus 1&2 - 2:35,3:42
$
D#m(type 2) A#m
Gtr III
| Gtrs I, II
| PM-----| PM-----| PM PM-----| PM-----| PM
| E S S S S E S S S S E E E S S S S E S S S S E E
D#m(type 2) A#m
| PM-----| PM-----| PM PM-----| PM-----| PM
| E S S S S E S S S S E E E S S S S E S S S S E E
| PM-----| PM PM----------| PM PM-
| E S S E E +E E E E E S S E E +E E E E
|---------| PM PM----------| PM PM
| E S S E E +E E E E E S S E E +E E E E
| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E W
|-11----------------------|-12tr13-------------------|
| PM| PM| PM PM
| E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E S S E
|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--2-|--2------2-2-(2)-2-2h3-0--|
H. Q W
|-14tr15------------14/----|-19tr20-----------------|
| PM PM
| Q E E +E E S S E Q S S E Q S S E
|--2------2-2-(2)-2--2h3-0-|--2------2h3-0-2--2h3-0-|
E +E +Q +Q. +E a
|-14b15==(14)-(14)--(14)---(14)r14-|
| E E Q H
Chorus 1&2 - 2:56,4:03
Gtrs I, II
W W W W
Gtr III
H. Q W H. Q Q. E +Q Q
To Coda
W W W H H
W W W H H
W W W W
H. Q W Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
W W W +H Q Q
W W W +W
Bridge - 3:19
D#5 G#5 B5 F#5 B5 F#5 N.C.(E#5)
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| ~
W H.. S S Q S S E +Q. S S Q S S E +Q Q
|-2--------|-0---------0-2-|-3--2p0-5-(5)---0-2-|-3--2p0-5-(5)-----|
W W E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
D#5VII G#5
PM------------------------| PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
B5 F#5 B5 F#5 N.C.(E#5)
PM--| ~
Q S S E +E S S E S S Q S S E +Q Q
|-3--2p0-5-(5)-------0-2-|-3--2p0-5-(5)-------|
D#5VII G#5
PM------------------------| PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D.S. al Coda
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
&
Gtrs I, II
W W W W
Gtr III
H. Q W Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
Q=150
W W W H. Q
/ / / / o
W W W W
H.=H Q=120
B5 C#5V F#5 C#/E#
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q W W
| Gtrs I, II
| PM
| W H +E E Q W H E E S S S S
TP TP TP TP
W +W +W +W
S S S S E S S S Q E.
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
* Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org *