Track 01 Of 12 · Dark At Noon
Hollow Ground
Track 1 of twelve on Dark At Noon. The words are below, and the full arrangement sits behind the second tab.
The Song
Lyrics
Main riff
F5 Eb5
Verse
DmDown where the river turns to rustI left my name inside the dustDmThe sky hangs low, it don't come cleanLike everything I've never seen(Later verses: same changes.)
Pre-Chorus
Bb5 A5Bb5And I waitAnd I wait
Chorus
Dm Bb F A5Dm Bb F A5Dm BbTake me down to the hollow groundWhere the light don't make a soundDm BbI keep falling, I keep falling downDown to the hollow ground
Bridge
G5 F5 Bb5 A5Ohhh, the earth is in my handsBb5 A5Ohhh, I'll never understand
Outro
Dm
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)
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F5 Eb5 G5 Dm Bb5 A5 Bb F
e|-------------------1-----------------6-----1-----|
B|-------------------3-----------------6-----1-----|
G|-------------------2-----------------7-----2-----|
D|-3-----1-----5-----0-----8-----7-----8-----3-----|
A|-3-----1-----5-----0-----8-----7-----8-----3-----|
D|-3-----1-----5-----0-----8-----7-----8-----3-----|
[INTRO]
Riff alone on one guitar, toms build underneath. Second guitar doubles on the repeat.
e|-------------------|-------------------| x2
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-----0h2-------1-0-|-----0h2-------1-0-|
D|---0-----0---0-----|---0-----0---0-----|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-0---------0-------|-0---------0-------|
[MAIN RIFF]
e|-------------------|-------------------| x2
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-----0h2-------1-0-|-----0h2-----------|
D|---0-----0---0-----|---0-----0-3---1---|
A|-------------------|-----------3---1---|
D|-0---------0-------|-0---------3---1---|
[VERSE]
F5 G5 F5
e|-------------------|-----------------| x4
B|-------------------|-----------------|
G|-------------0h2---|-----------------|
D|-----0-----0-----0-|-3-------5---3---|
A|-------------------|-3-------5---3---|
D|-0-0---0-0---------|-3---0-0-5---3---|
F5 G5
F5 G5
[PRE-CHORUS]
e|-----------------|-----------------| x2
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-8-------8---8-8-|-7-------7---7-7-|
A|-8-------8---8-8-|-7-------7---7-7-|
D|-8-------8---8-8-|-7-------7---7-7-|
D D D U D D D U
A5
[CHORUS]
e|-1---1-1---1-1-1-|-6---6-6---6-6-6-|-1---1-1---1-1-1-|-----------------|
B|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-6---6-6---6-6-6-|-1---1-1---1-1-1-|-----------------|
G|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-7---7-7---7-7-7-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|
D|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-8---8-8---8-8-8-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-7---7-7---7-7-7-|
A|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-8---8-8---8-8-8-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-7---7-7---7-7-7-|
D|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-8---8-8---8-8-8-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-7---7-7---7-7-7-|
D D U U D U D D U U D U D D U U D U D D U U D U
e|-1---1-1---1-1-1-|-6---6-6---6-6-6-|-1---1-1---1-1-1-|-----------------|
B|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-6---6-6---6-6-6-|-1---1-1---1-1-1-|-----------------|
G|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-7---7-7---7-7-7-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|
D|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-8---8-8---8-8-8-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-7---7-7---7-7-7-|
A|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-8---8-8---8-8-8-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-7---7-7---7-7-7-|
D|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-8---8-8---8-8-8-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-7---7-7---7-7-7-|
D D U U D U D D U U D U D D U U D U D D U U D U
F A5
F A5
[BRIDGE]
e|-----------------|-----------------| x2
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-------3-------|-8-------7-------|
A|-5-------3-------|-8-------7-------|
D|-5-------3-------|-8-------7-------|
G5 F5
[OUTRO]
Main riff x4, fading, then let the last chord ring.
e|-------------------|-1---------------|
B|-------------------|-3---------------|
G|-----0h2-------1-0-|-2---------------|
D|---0-----0---0-----|-0---------------|
A|-------------------|-0---------------|
D|-0---------0-------|-0---------------|
Keep Going
The Rest Of The Record
Twelve songs in running order. Every title opens its own words.