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Band: Metal Church
Album: A Light In The Dark
Song: Mirror of Lies
Copyright (c) (SPV) (2006)
Version 1.0 - (24/07/06)
Transcribed By: Steve
Email: stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - harmonic
Tuning E A D G B E
Main Riff
[----PM----] [----PM----]
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------0-------------|
|-7-5-4-5-------------7-5-4-5-------------7-5-4-5-4-0-4-5-4-2-----|
|-9-7-5-7-------------9-7-5-7-------------9-7-5-7-5---5-5-5-3-----|
|---------0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------| Rpt 4 X
Lead fill
~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8br8-7-8------------8br8-7-8------------8br8-7-8-7---7-8-7-------|
|----------------------------------------------------9-------9-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| Rpt
Harmonmy enters 2nd time
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12br12-10-------12br12-10--------12br12-10-12-10----10-12-10------|
|--------------------------------------------------12----------12---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[------PM-----]
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-3----(3)---------------------------------------|
|-1----(1)----6--(6)--5--(5)------------------3--|
|-------------4--(4)--3--(3)--0111-0111-0111--1--|
Verse
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------5-7-4-----(4)-----|
|-2-----(2)-----7-9-5-----(5)-----|
|-0-----(0)-----------------------| Rpt
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5-5-5-3-----(3)---------|
|-4-5-4-5------(5)------5-5-5-5-----(5)-----x\--|
|-5-7-5-3------(3)--------------------------x\--|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-9-----(9)------------9-----(9)--------|
|-7-----(7)-----9/10\9-7-----(7)--------|
|-0-----(0)-----7/8-\7-0-----(0)--------|
Chorus Rpt Main Riff 2 x adding lead at end
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|-33-3---(3)----|
|-11-1---(1)----|
|---------------|
Rpt Verse
Rpt Chorus 2 x
Guitar solo
~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-13p12----12-13p12----12-13-15-13-12-13p12-----------|
|----------14----------14----------------------14-12--\0-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
h h h h h h h h h h ~~~~
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-9-11-12-9-11-12-9-11-12-9-11-12-9-11-12-12b11-12----|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
h ~~~
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-7p5-7-trill--7b-r\-2p0---2p0---2p0---2p0---2-2p0----------|
|------------------------2-----2-----2-----2-------2--------|
|----------------------------------------------------3------|
|------------------------------------------------------5----|
h h h h h h h
|-12p00-7p00-8p00-5p00-7p00-3p0-5p0-2p0-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------7-10p8-7---|
|----------------------------------------7p6-6-7-9----------9-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
h ~~~~~~~
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6-7p6---6------------------------------<12>------9-11-12-11-|
|-------9---9-8-7---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------10--trem dive---pull up---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ h h h h
|----------------------------------20p17----20p17----20p17----20p17----|
|-12-13p12\11-12-15-15fb-----------------17-------17-------17-------17-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
h h ~~~~~~~
|-20p17----20p17----20fb----20-19-17-15-------------------------|
|-------17-------17---------------------18-17-18-17-15----------|
|------------------------------------------------------17-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12--\---12-12-12--\--12-12-10-10----------------|
|-15b15b15b-\---15b15b15b-\--15b15-13b13b-13-13----10---|
|-----------------------------------------14b14b12-12b--|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~ ~~~~
|-12-12-12------15-15-15---\--19-20-222222-19-20-222222-19-20-20fb--|
|-15b15b15b-----18b18b18b--\----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-20-19-17-15---------------14-15p14--------------------------------|
|-------------19-17--\15-17----------17-15-17-15----15----------15--|
|------------------------------------------------16----16-15-16-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------15----------15----------15----------15----------15----------15-|
|16-15-16----16-15-16----16-15-16----16-15-16----16-15-16----16-15-16----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-15p14-12----\---|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
Backing for solo
[-------------------------PM----------------------------]
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------4-5-4-2--|
|--------------------------------------------2-------------5-7-5-3--|
|-00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Rpt
[-------------------------PM----------------------------]
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------4-5-4-2--|
|--------------------------------------------2-------------5-7-5-3--|
|-00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000----------| Rpt
Rpt main riff 2 x in the key of A
Rpt main riff 2 x in the key of E
Breakdown
[-------PM------] [-------PM------]
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------2-4-----------------|
|------------5-4------------------------------4---------------------|
|---2-55-2-5-----5-------------------2-55-2-5-----------------------|
|-5----------------000-000-000-000-5----------------000-000-000-000-|
[-------PM------] [-------PM------]
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------5-4----------------------------------------------------|
|---2-55-2-5-----5-------------------2-55-2-5-2-1-0-----------------|
|-5----------------000-000-000-000-5----------------111-111-111-111-|
[-------PM------]
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-111-111-111-111---|
Rpt above 4 X
[-------PM------]
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-111-111-111-111---| Rpt
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------0-----------|
|-7--5--4-----7--5--4-----4--5--4-5-4-0-5-4-5-2---|
|-9--7--5-7---9--7--5-7---9--7--5-7-5---5-5-5-3---|
|---------0-----------0---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------0-----------|
|-7--5--4-5---7--5--4-5---4--5--4-5-4-0-5-4-5-2---|
|-9--7--5-7---9--7--5-7---9--7--5-7-5---5-5-5-3---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Rpt chorus with harmonised lead
~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15b-15-12-15b---15b-15-12-15b---15b-15-12-15b-15-12-13-12---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------14-12---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Rpt
Harmony enters 2nd time
~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
|-15b-15-12-15b---15b-15-12-15b---15b-15-12-15b-15-12-13-12---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------15-13---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[------PM-----]
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-----------------9\--|
|-----------------9\--|
|-----------------7\--|
|-0111-0111-0111------|
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