Track 05 Of 12 · Dark At Noon
Turncoat
Track 5 of twelve on Dark At Noon. The words are below, and the full arrangement sits behind the second tab.
The Song First Single · Out Now
Lyrics
Verse
You wore my face to the funeralYou kept my name in your mouthI fed the hand that held the matchesNow the whole house burning down(Later verses: same changes.)
Pre-Chorus
Who's the oneWho's the one
Chorus
F#m D A5 E5F#m D A5 E5F#m DYou were never on my sideTurncoat, turncoatF#m DSmiling while I bled insideTurncoat, turncoat
Bridge
Ohhh, I see you nowOhhh, I see you now
Outro
F#m
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) -------------------------------------------------- F#5 D5 E5 F#m D A5 e|-------------------2-----2-----------| B|-------------------2-----3-----------| G|-------------------2-----2-----------| D|-4-----0-----2-----4-----0-----7-----| A|-4-----0-----2-----4-----0-----7-----| D|-4-----0-----2-----4-----0-----7-----| [INTRO] (about 8 bars before the main riff, 117 BPM) Part 1 - Picked drone figure, let it ring (x2) F#5 D(add) E5 C#m (hammer) e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-------2-----2---|-------2-----2---|-------4-----4---|-------6-----6---| D|---4-------4-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|---4h6-----6-----| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-------4-------| D|-4-------4-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & (pick each note, all notes ring together) Part 2 - Lead line over the drone (x1) e|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-------2---2h4-2-|-------2---------| D|---4-------------|---0-------4-2-0-| A|-----------------|-----------------| D|-4-------4-------|-0-------0-------| Part 3 - Muted chucks with the drum loop, building into the riff (x1) e|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-x---x-x---x-x---|-x---x-x---x-----| A|-x---x-x---x-x---|-x---x-x---x-----| D|-x---x-x---x-x---|-x---x-x---x-4---| -> straight into MAIN RIFF D D U D U D D U D [MAIN RIFF] e|-----------------|-----------------| x2 B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----x-------x---|-----x-----------| A|-----x---4-5-x---|-----x---5-4-2-0-| D|-4-4-x-4-----x-4-|-4-4-x-7---------| [VERSE] F#5 D5 E5 e|-----------------|-----------------| x4 B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-4---x---4---x---|-0---x---2---x---| A|-4---x---4---x---|-0---x---2---x---| D|-4---x-4-4---x-4-|-0---x-0-2---x---| F#5 D5 E5 F#5 D5 E5 [PRE-CHORUS] D5 E5 e|-----------------|-----------------| x2 B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-0-----0-----0---|-2-----2-----2---| A|-0-----0-----0---|-2-----2-----2---| D|-0-----0-----0---|-2-----2-----2---| D D D D D D D5 E5 [CHORUS] e|-2-x-2-2---2-x-2-|-2-x-2-2---2-x-2-|-----------------|-----------------| B|-2-x-2-2---2-x-2-|-3-x-3-3---3-x-3-|-----------------|-----------------| G|-2-x-2-2---2-x-2-|-2-x-2-2---2-x-2-|-----------------|-----------------| D|-4-x-4-4---4-x-4-|-0-x-0-0---0-x-0-|-7-x-7-7---7-x-7-|-2-x-2-2---2-x-2-| A|-4-x-4-4---4-x-4-|-0-x-0-0---0-x-0-|-7-x-7-7---7-x-7-|-2-x-2-2---2-x-2-| D|-4-x-4-4---4-x-4-|-0-x-0-0---0-x-0-|-7-x-7-7---7-x-7-|-2-x-2-2---2-x-2-| D x D U U x U D x D U U x U D x D U U x U D x D U U x U e|-2-x-2-2---2-x-2-|-2-x-2-2---2-x-2-|-----------------|-----------------| B|-2-x-2-2---2-x-2-|-3-x-3-3---3-x-3-|-----------------|-----------------| G|-2-x-2-2---2-x-2-|-2-x-2-2---2-x-2-|-----------------|-----------------| D|-4-x-4-4---4-x-4-|-0-x-0-0---0-x-0-|-7-x-7-7---7-x-7-|-2-x-2-2---2-x-2-| A|-4-x-4-4---4-x-4-|-0-x-0-0---0-x-0-|-7-x-7-7---7-x-7-|-2-x-2-2---2-x-2-| D|-4-x-4-4---4-x-4-|-0-x-0-0---0-x-0-|-7-x-7-7---7-x-7-|-2-x-2-2---2-x-2-| D x D U U x U D x D U U x U D x D U U x U D x D U U x U A5 E5 A5 E5 [BRIDGE — Breakdown] Strings and drum loop; guitar just marks the changes. e|-----------------|-----------------| x2 B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------| D|-4-------4-------|-0-------2-------| F#5 D5 E5 [OUTRO] Moody solo acoustic lead, slow fade. e|-2-0-------------|-----------------|-2---------------| B|-----3-2---0-----|-2-3-0-----------|-2---------------| G|-----------------|-------4---2-----|-2---------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|
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