E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
                     LIGHTS ON THE A KE - Swallow The Sun
E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||

Tuning: Drop C


Intro, clean sound (guitar 1):
E|---15--14--15--12-----15--14--15------12---|
B|----------------------------------12-------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Intro, clean sound (guitar 2):
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|---17--15--12--15--12-----13--12--10--8--12---|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Intro, distorted sound (when drums kick in):
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---17\15-15\12-12/15-15-\12-----12h13--p12\10-10\8-8/12-12---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---/17\15-15\12-12/15-15-\12-----12h13--p12\10-10\8-8/12-12bh12---|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---/17\15-15\12-12/15-15-\12-----12h13--p12\10-10\8-8/12-12---|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---/17\15-15\12-12/15-15-\12-----12h13--p12\10-10\8-8\7-7---|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro background chords:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|----|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|----|
G|-------------4--12--4--11--4-------------4--12--4--11--4---|----|
D|---2-----2---------------------7-----10--------------------|-10-|
A|---2-----2---2--10--2---9--2---7-----10--2--10--2---9--2---|-10-|
E|---2-----2---------------------7-----10--------------------|-10-|
                             (x 2)


Verse: Guitar 2 from intro.


Pre-chorus:
("My child, I carry the burden of sorrow with your soul...")
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------7--------------------------|
G|-------------------9--------------------------9--11---|
D|---5-2-2--2-10--9----9-7-7---------------9--9---------|
A|---5-2-2--2-10-----------------9-7-7------------------|
E|---5-2-2--2-10----------------------------------------| (x 2)

E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------7--------------------------|
G|-------------------9--------------------------9--11---|
D|---5-2-2--2-10--9----9-7-7---------------9--9---------|
A|---5-2-2--2-10-----------------9-7-7------------------|
E|---5-2-2--2-10----------------------------------------|
PM       .  .

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------7---------------------------|
G|-------------------9------------------------------------|
D|---5-2-2--2-10--9----9-7-7---------------5--5-2--1--2---|
A|---5-2-2--2-10-----------------9-7-7-----5--5-2--1--2---|
E|---5-2-2--2-10---------------------------5--5-2--1--2---|

Interlude, clean sound:
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-------8---8---------8---8---------------|
G|-----9---9---9-----9---9---9----9----9---|
D|---9-------------9-----------10---10-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------| (x 3)


Bridge, black metalish part begins:
NOTE: Tremolo picking, listen to the song for the rhytm.
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------10--------9----------------------|
A|------7--9--10---------9--------7---9-----10-9-10---|
E|---9------------------------------------------------|

After drums kick in, repeat these 2 bars twice:
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------10--------9------------10-9-7---|
A|------7--9--10---------9--------7---9--------------|
E|---9-----------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|---|
B|----------------------------------------------------|---|
G|----------------------------------------------------|---|
D|-------------------10--------9----------------------|-9-|
A|------7--9--10---------9--------7---9-----10-9-10---|---|
E|---9------------------------------------------------|---|
                                                      (only 1st time)


Break 1 and pre-chorus:
("Through living flesh to the dead...")
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2---2-2-3--|
A|---2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2---2-2-3--|
E|---2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2---2-2-3--| (x 3)
PM   . .       . .        . .

("But only one cried...")
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2---2-2-3---/15---|
A|---2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2---2-2-3---/15---|
E|---2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2---2-2-3---/15---| (x 2)
PM   . .       . .        . .

Then repeat:
first bar x 1
second bar x 1
first bar x 1

...and start the chorus.


Chorus (repeat twice):
("The tears made circles on the still water...")
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---3--2---------10---|
A|---3--2---------10---|
E|---3--2-----7-9-10---| (x 3)

E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|---10--7-----9---10---|
A|---10--7-----9---10---|
E|---10--7-----9---10---|

Break 2 (bend all notes slightly):
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|---2-----1-----2-----1---| (x 3)


Then repeat break 1 like this:
first bar x 1
second bar x 1
first bar x 4


This background melody steps in at:
("Into the deepest pit you silently fell...")
E|------------------------------------|
B|------13-----12-----10------12-13---|
G|---9------9------9------9-----------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|


...and then to the chorus again, repeated now x 3
(singing stops after the second repeat, but keep playing)


Song ends to:
E|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|---3--2---|
A|---3--2---|
E|---3--2---|



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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release