Agalloch - "You Were But A Ghost In My Arms" Guitar Tab
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Band: Agalloch
Album: The Mantle
Song: You Were But A Ghost In My Arms
Copyright (c) The End Records 2002
Transcribed By: Paul Sullivan
Email: kalmahswamp@yahoo.com
(#)- ghost
/- slide up
\- slide down
Tuning E A D G B E
Part 1:
(Guitar 1)
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|
A---3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3---------|
E-1-----1-----1-----3-----1-----1-----1-----3-----------|
(Guitar 2)
E-------------------------------|------------|
B-------------------------------|------------|
G-------------------------------|------------|
D-3-------3-------3-------5-----|-7let-ring--|
A-3-------3-------3-------5-----|-7let-ring--|
E-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-----|-5let-ring--|
Part 2:
E--------------------------------------------------|------------------
B-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0------|------------------
G-------------7------------------------------------|-------0-------0--
D-----7---7-----7-----7-------7---7-------7---7----|-----2-------2----
A---7-------7-----7-----7---7-------7---7-------7--|---3-------3------
E-5-----------------------5-----------5------------|-1-------3--------
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G-------0-------------------0-------0-------0------------|
D-----2-------2-----2-----2-------2-------2--------------|
A---3-------3-----3-----3-------3-------3----------------|
E-1-------3-----3-----1-------3-------1------------------|
Part 3: (Like snowfall...)(chords)
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D-5--7--10--7-(10)-(9)-(7)----------|
A-5--7--10--7-(10)-(9)-(7)----------|
E-3--5--8---5-(8)--(7)-(5)----------|
PART 2
Part 4:
E---------------|
B---------------|
G---------------|
D-7--5--3-------|
A-7--5--3-------|
E-5--3--1-------|
Part 5:
(Rythem)
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------|
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------|
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8--8--8--10-10-10-10--------|
(Lead: trem pick each note)
E--------|-------------------------------------|
B--------|-------------------------------------|
G-5-4----|---------------4-------------5-4-----|
D-----3--|-7-7-7-5---5-7-----7-7-7-5-------7---|
A--------|---------7-----------------7---------|
E--------|-------------------------------------|
Part 6:
(guitar 1)
E---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G-----5-5-4-4-4-4-----5-5-4-4-4-4-------|
D---5---------------5-------------------|
A-0---------------0---------------------|
E---------------------------------------|
(guitar 2: come in)
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D-7-7-7-7--10-10--9-9--------------------|
A-7-7-7-7--10-10--9-9--------------------|
E-5-5-5-5--8--8---7-7--------------------|
Part 7:
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-9/10-10-10-10--9/10--9/10--10/14\10---9/10-10-10-10--9/10--13-14-10--|
A-X/X--X--X--X---X/X---X/X---X-/X-\X----X/X--X--X--X---X/X---X--X--X---|
E-7/8--8--8--8---7/8---7/8---8-/12\8----7/8--8--8--8---7/8---15-12-8---|
|---------|
|---------|
|-12--11--|
|-X---X---|
|-10--9---|
|---------|
(play the latter part of Part 1 in the background lightly)
Part 8:
(Rythem)(chords)
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G----------------------|
D-7----10----7----2----|
A-7----10----7----2----|
E-5----8-----5----0----|
(lead)(repeat as needed)
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-9--------10------------------9---------------9------9-10------------|
A---10-9-7----10-9-10-9-7-9-10---9-10-9-7----9---10-9------9-10-9-7---|
E-----------------------------------------10--------------------------|
(later in lead)(trem pick)
E----------------------------------10-----10---10---10----------|
B-------------8-8-8-8-7-7-8-8--8-8----8-8----8----8-------------|
G-------7-------------------------------------------------------|
D-9-7-9---10----------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
Part 7 (with alt part 1)
Part 2 (2nd part)
Part 3
Part 2 (1st part)
Part 5 (eventually harmonize by 3rds the lead part and fade out)
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