My Dying Bride - "She is the Dark" Guitar Tab

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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#Unless specified otherwise, this is NOT an official tab from the band members.#
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Taken with permission from www.MyDyingBride.org

..  - palm mute
\  - slide down to
h  - hammer on
p  - pull off
/  - slide up to
*  - see comment
~  - vibrato
"  - trem pick


Tune Gtr to C#

Intro
All of these notes are faded in with the volume control.
               *
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|Gtr
|-h9----h8----h3~----| I
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
This note is held and allowed to feedback until the first verse.

Riff A
                     1.2.3.        4.
|-------------------|-------------|-----------|
|-------------------|-------------|-----------|
|-------------------|-------------|-----------|Gtr
|-2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-|-2-2-4-4-5-5-|-2--4--5---| II
|-2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-|-2-2-4-4-5-5-|-2--4--5---|
|-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-|-0--2--3---|
  . . . . . . . . .   . . . . . .

Repeat Riff A

Riff B.1
Once again, use the volume control.
                                                                  X2
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|-h9----h8-----h3-p0-h2----h9----h8----h3-p2---|-h9----h12----h8-h9-|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|

Repeat Riff B
Repeat Riff A x2

Riff B.2
The first 7 notes are not faded in.
                                                                 X2
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|-h9-p0-h8-p0-h3-p0-h2----h9----h8----h3-p2---|-h9----h12----h8-h9-|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------|

Riff C.1
Played twice, each time with appropriate endings.
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------5--4--5----|-----------------5--4--5----|-----------------5--4--5----|
|-----------------5--4--5----|-----------------5--4--5----|-----------------5--4--5----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--4--5----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--4--5----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--4--5----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--2--3-2~-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--2--3-3~-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--2--3-2~-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------|

1.        2.
|---------|-----|
|---------|-----|*trem pick & palm mute
|---------|-----| while doing a long
|-4-4-3-4-|-"---| slide down the neck.
|-4-4-3-4-|-x\--|
|-2-2-5-2-|-x\--|
  . .       .


Riff C.2
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------5--4--5----|-----------------5--4--5----|-----------------5--4--5----|
|-----------------5--4--5----|-----------------5--4--5----|-----------------5--4--5----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--4--5----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--4--5----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--4--5----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--2--3-2~-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--2--3-3~-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--2--3-2~-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------|
  . . . . . . . .              . . . . . . . .              . . . . . . . .

|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|-4-4-3-4-|
|-4-4-3-4-|
|-2-2-5-2-|
  . .

Repeat Riff C.2 x4

Riff D                                             *
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7----10-9-----------------------7----10-9h10p9/12\-------------------|
|--------------8----10-7-7h8p7\5---------------------8----10-7-7h8p7\5-|

*Slide first time only

Repeat Riff D x3

Riff E
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
     . .    . .    . .    . .    . .    . .    . .    . .    . .    . .    .
.

|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-2-2-2--2-2-2-----------------|
|-0-0-0--0-0-0-5h6p5\3-3-5-3-2-|
|------------------------------|
  . .    . .           . . . .

Riff E.2
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------"---"---"---"-|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-0---2---3---2-|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2---------------|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---------------|
     . .    . .    . .    . .
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------"---"---"---"--"-"-|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-3---2---0---3--2-0-|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--------------------|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--------------------|
     . .    . .    . .    . .
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|---------------"---"---"---"---"-"-|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2---3---5---3---2-0-|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2---------------------|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0---------------------|
     . .    . .

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|---------------"---"---"---"-|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-5---7---10--9-|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2---------------|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0---------------|
     . .    . .

Riff E.1 is played 8 times while Riff
E.2 is played 4 times beginning on the
third repeat of E.1

Riff C.3
Played twice, each time with appropriate endings.
|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------5--4--5-----|--------------5--4--5-----|--------------5--4--5----|
|--------------5--4--5-----|--------------5--4--5-----|--------------5--4--5----|
|-2------------5--4--5-----|-2------------5--4--5-----|-2------------5--4--5----|
|-2------------3--2--3--2~-|-2------------3--2--3--3~-|-2------------5--2--3-2~-|
|-0------------------------|-0------------------------|-0-----------------------|

1.        2.
|---------|-----|
|---------|-----|*trem pick & palm mute
|---------|-----| while doing a long
|-4-4-3-4-|-"---| slide down the neck.
|-4-4-3-4-|-x\--|
|-2-2-5-2-|-x\--|
  . .       .

Repeat Riff C.2 x5
Repeat Riff D x4
Repeat Riff E.2 x4 with E.1 x6 underneath.

End Riff
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2----|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2----|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----|
     . .    . .

Transcribed by Tom Seres Kempis (seres_mot@hotmail.com)

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