Track 06 Of 12 · Dark At Noon
Ash Mouth
Track 6 of twelve on Dark At Noon. The words are below, and the full arrangement sits behind the second tab.
The Song
Lyrics
Intro
B5 Bb5
Main riff
B5 Bb5
Verse
Bm G5 Bm F#5BmThe fire came down the hill last nightTook the trees and took the lightBmNow I wake with ash in my mouthBlack from the north to the south(Later verses: same changes.)
Pre-Chorus
Em F#5EmCan't spit it outCan't spit it out
Chorus
Bm G5 Bm G5Em F#5 BmBm G5Ash in my mouthBm G5Ash in my mouthEm F#5Everything I loved burned downBmAsh in my mouth
Bridge
BmOhhh, what's left of meBb5Ohhh, what's left to see
Outro
B5 Bm
Written to fit the song rather than transcribed off the recording. Strings run low to high on the staves below.
Legend: h = hammer-on, p = pull-off, / = slide up, \ = slide down, x = muted chuck, ~ = let ring, PM = palm mute. Strings top to bottom: e B G D A D (low). CHORD SHAPES (fret numbers, low D string at bottom) -------------------------------------------------- B5 Bb5 Bm G5 F#5 Em e|-------------7-----------------0-----| B|-------------7-----------------0-----| G|-------------7-----------------0-----| D|-9-----8-----9-----5-----4-----2-----| A|-9-----8-----9-----5-----4-----2-----| D|-9-----8-----9-----5-----4-----------| [INTRO] Low pulses with the heartbeat kick. e|-----------------|-----------------| x2 B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-9---------------|-8---------------| A|-9---------------|-8---------------| D|-9-------9-------|-8-------8-------| [MAIN RIFF] e|-----------------|-----------------| x2 B|-----------------|-----------------| G|---------7---8---|---------7---6---| D|-9---------------|-8---------------| A|-9---------------|-8---------------| D|-9---------------|-8---------------| [VERSE] e|-7---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------| B|-7---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------| G|-7---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------| D|-9---------------|-5---------------|-9---------------|-4---------------| A|-9---------------|-5---------------|-9---------------|-4---------------| D|-9---------------|-5---------------|-9---------------|-4---------------| D D D D G5 F#5 [PRE-CHORUS] e|-0-------0-------|-----------------| x2 B|-0-------0-------|-----------------| G|-0-------0-------|-----------------| D|-2-------2-------|-4-------4-------| A|-2-------2-------|-4-------4-------| D|-----------------|-4-------4-------| D D D D F#5 [CHORUS] e|-7-------7---7-7-|-----------------|-7-------7---7-7-|-----------------| B|-7-------7---7-7-|-----------------|-7-------7---7-7-|-----------------| G|-7-------7---7-7-|-----------------|-7-------7---7-7-|-----------------| D|-9-------9---9-9-|-5-------5---5-5-|-9-------9---9-9-|-5-------5---5-5-| A|-9-------9---9-9-|-5-------5---5-5-|-9-------9---9-9-|-5-------5---5-5-| D|-9-------9---9-9-|-5-------5---5-5-|-9-------9---9-9-|-5-------5---5-5-| D D D U D D D U D D D U D D D U e|-0-------0---0-0-|-----------------|-7-------7---7-7-|-7-------7---7-7-| B|-0-------0---0-0-|-----------------|-7-------7---7-7-|-7-------7---7-7-| G|-0-------0---0-0-|-----------------|-7-------7---7-7-|-7-------7---7-7-| D|-2-------2---2-2-|-4-------4---4-4-|-9-------9---9-9-|-9-------9---9-9-| A|-2-------2---2-2-|-4-------4---4-4-|-9-------9---9-9-|-9-------9---9-9-| D|-----------------|-4-------4---4-4-|-9-------9---9-9-|-9-------9---9-9-| D D D U D D D U D D D U D D D U [BRIDGE] Voices only; guitar just pulses the root with the kick. e|-----------------|-----------------| x2 B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------| D|-9---------------|-8---------------| [OUTRO] e|-----------------|-7---------------| B|-----------------|-7---------------| G|---------7---8---|-7---------------| D|-9---------------|-9---------------| A|-9---------------|-9---------------| D|-9---------------|-9---------------|
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Twelve songs in running order. Every title opens its own words.