Track 07 Of 12 · Dark At Noon
Sunk
Track 7 of twelve on Dark At Noon. The words are below, and the full arrangement sits behind the second tab.
The Song
Lyrics
Verse
D5 F5 G5 F5 Eb5Mud to my knees and it pulls me inG5 F5 Eb5Down where the cold and the dark beginThe ground is wet and it wants me lowG5 F5 Eb5Down where the roots and the dead things go(Later verses: same changes.)
Pre-Chorus
Bb5 A5Bb5Sinking, sinkingSinking, sinking
Chorus
Dm C Bb ADm C Bb ADm CI'm sunk, sunk deepBb ADown where the dead men sleepDm CI'm sunk, sunk downBb ASwallowed by the ground
Bridge
Gm Dm Bb AGm DmOhhh, let me goBb AOhhh, down below
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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D5 F5 G5 Eb5 Bb5 A5 Dm C Bb A Gm
e|-------------------------------------1-----0-----6-----0-----3-----|
B|-------------------------------------3-----1-----6-----2-----3-----|
G|-------------------------------------2-----0-----7-----2-----3-----|
D|-0-----3-----5-----1-----8-----7-----0-----2-----8-----2-----5-----|
A|-0-----3-----5-----1-----8-----7-----0-----3-----8-----0-----5-----|
D|-0-----3-----5-----1-----8-----7-----0-----------8-----------5-----|
[INTRO]
Riff alone x2, hand drums join on the repeat.
e|-----------------|-----------------| x2
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----3-0-------0-|-----3-5-3-0-----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-0-0-----0-2-3---|-0-0---------3-1-|
[MAIN RIFF]
e|-----------------|-----------------| x2
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----3-0-------0-|-----3-5-3-0-----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-0-0-----0-2-3---|-0-0---------3-1-|
[VERSE]
e|-----------------|-----------------| x4
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-0-------3-------|-5---3-------1---|
A|-0-------3-------|-5---3-------1---|
D|-0---0---3---0---|-5---3---0---1---|
D5 F5
D5 F5
[PRE-CHORUS]
e|-----------------|-----------------| x2
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-8-----8-----8---|-7-----7-----7---|
A|-8-----8-----8---|-7-----7-----7---|
D|-8-----8-----8---|-7-----7-----7---|
D D D D D D
A5
[CHORUS]
e|-1---1-1---1-1---|-0---0-0---0-0---|-6---6-6---6-6---|-0---0-0---0-0---|
B|-3---3-3---3-3---|-1---1-1---1-1---|-6---6-6---6-6---|-2---2-2---2-2---|
G|-2---2-2---2-2---|-0---0-0---0-0---|-7---7-7---7-7---|-2---2-2---2-2---|
D|-0---0-0---0-0---|-2---2-2---2-2---|-8---8-8---8-8---|-2---2-2---2-2---|
A|-0---0-0---0-0---|-3---3-3---3-3---|-8---8-8---8-8---|-0---0-0---0-0---|
D|-0---0-0---0-0---|-----------------|-8---8-8---8-8---|-----------------|
D D U U D D D U U D D D U U D D D U U D
e|-1---1-1---1-1---|-0---0-0---0-0---|-6---6-6---6-6---|-0---0-0---0-0---|
B|-3---3-3---3-3---|-1---1-1---1-1---|-6---6-6---6-6---|-2---2-2---2-2---|
G|-2---2-2---2-2---|-0---0-0---0-0---|-7---7-7---7-7---|-2---2-2---2-2---|
D|-0---0-0---0-0---|-2---2-2---2-2---|-8---8-8---8-8---|-2---2-2---2-2---|
A|-0---0-0---0-0---|-3---3-3---3-3---|-8---8-8---8-8---|-0---0-0---0-0---|
D|-0---0-0---0-0---|-----------------|-8---8-8---8-8---|-----------------|
D D U U D D D U U D D D U U D D D U U D
[BRIDGE]
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-------6---6-----|-------2---2-----|
G|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----7-------7---|-----2-------2---|
D|---5-----------5-|---0-----------0-|---8-----------8-|---2-----------2-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
D|-5---------------|-0---------------|-8---------------|-----------------|
[OUTRO]
Riff x4 fading, end on a ringing D5.
D5
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----3-0-------0-|-0---------------|
A|-----------------|-0---------------|
D|-0-0-----0-2-3---|-0---------------|
Keep Going
The Rest Of The Record
Twelve songs in running order. Every title opens its own words.