Track 08 Of 12 · Dark At Noon
Behind The Door
Track 8 of twelve on Dark At Noon. The words are below, and the full arrangement sits behind the second tab.
The Song
Lyrics
Verse
Em Cmaj7 BEmWalls I built to keep me inEmPaper thin and painted skinCmaj7Every room I left behindLocked a piece of my own mind(Later verses: same changes.)
Pre-Chorus
Am BAmTurn and lookTurn and look
Chorus
Em F Em Cmaj7Am7 F B EmEm FWhat's behind the doorEm Cmaj7Is what I've been waiting forAm7 FOpen every lock I woreB EmNothing left behind the door
Bridge
Cmaj7 B Cmaj7 BCmaj7 BOhhh, step insideCmaj7 BOhhh, nowhere to hide
Outro
EmIt's only dark if you close your eyesEmIt's only dark if you close your eyesIt's only dark if you close your eyesIt's only dark if you close your eyes
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) -------------------------------------------------- Em Cmaj7 B Am F Am7 e|-0-----0-----2-----0-----1-----0-----| B|-0-----0-----4-----1-----1-----1-----| G|-0-----0-----4-----2-----2-----0-----| D|-2-----2-----4-----2-----3-----2-----| A|-2-----3-----2-----0-----3-----0-----| D|-------------------------3-----------| [INTRO] Riff x4 with low choir hum. e|-------0---------|-------0---------| x4 B|-----0---0-------|-----0---0-------| G|---0-------0---0-|---0-------0---0-| D|-2-----------2---|-3-----------3---| A|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| [MAIN RIFF] e|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------| B|-----0---0-------|-----0---0-------|-----0---0-------|-----0---2-------| G|---0-------0---0-|---0-------0---0-|---0-------0---0-|---0-------0---0-| D|-2-----------2---|-3-----------3---|-4-----------4---|-5-----------4---| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| [VERSE] e|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------2---------| B|-----0---0-------|-----0---0-------|-----0---0-------|-----4---4-------| G|---0-------0---0-|---0-------0---0-|---0-------0---0-|---4-------4---4-| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-2-----------2---|-2-----------2---|-3-----------3---|-2-----------2---| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B [PRE-CHORUS] e|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------| x2 B|-1-------1-------|-4-------4-------| G|-2-------2-------|-4-------4-------| D|-2-------2-------|-4-------4-------| A|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------| D|-----------------|-----------------| D D D D B [CHORUS] e|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| B|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| G|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-| A|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-| D|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------| D D U D U D U D D U D U D U D D U D U D U D D U D U D U e|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| B|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| G|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-| A|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-| D|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------| D D U D U D U D D U D U D U D D U D U D U D D U D U D U [BRIDGE] e|-------------0---|-------------2---|-------------0---|-------------2---| B|---------0-------|---------4-------|---------0-------|---------4-------| G|-----0-----------|-----4-----------|-----0-----------|-----4-----------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-3---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| [OUTRO — chanted mantra] Loop this 2-bar figure under the chant until the end. e|-------0---------|-------0---------| repeat to end B|-----0---0-------|-----0---0-------| G|---0-------0---0-|---0-------0---0-| D|-2-----------2---|-3-----------3---| A|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| F F
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Twelve songs in running order. Every title opens its own words.