Savatage - Commissar guitar tab
Transcribed by Jacques Moch
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Piano Intro
2 Times
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D-|-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------|
A-|-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------|
E-|-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------|
|p.m ..................... .....................
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D-|-----------------5~-----2~---------2--3-/5--3--2~-------|
A-|------------5-5-----5-5---------------------------------|
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p.m. ..... .....
2 Times
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D-|-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------|
A-|-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------|
E-|-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------|
|p.m ..................... .....................
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D-|-----------------5~-----2~---------2--3-/5--3--2~-------|
A-|------------5-5-----5-5---------------------------------|
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p.m. ..... .....
Do you see comissar? The night is darker
Do you think comissar? Their dreams are stalker
2 Times
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D-|-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------|
A-|-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------|
E-|-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--------|
|p.m ..................... .....................
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D-|-----------------6~-----3~---------3--4-/6--4--3~-------|
A-|------------6-6-----6-6---------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------|
p.m. ..... .....
Do you hear comissar? The night is breathing
Could it be comissar? We should be leaving
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G-|-----------------------------------------------5--------|
D-|-----2---3---5--5---3---2-----3---5---7---5----5--------|
A-|-----2---3---5--5---3---2-----3---5---7---5----3--------|
E-|-----0---1---3--3---1---0-----1---3---5---3-------------|
Now before the curtain Does comes crashing down
2 Times
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D-|-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------|
A-|-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------|
E-|-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------|
|p.m ..................... .....................
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D-|-----------------5~-----2~---------2--3-/5--3--2~-------|
A-|------------5-5-----5-5---------------------------------|
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p.m. ..... .....
Do you hear comissar? The night is silent
Do you think comissar? It is defiance
2 Times
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D-|-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------|
A-|-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------|
E-|-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--------|
|p.m ..................... .....................
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D-|-----------------6~-----3~---------3--4-/6--4--3~-------|
A-|------------6-6-----6-6---------------------------------|
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p.m. ..... .....
Do you see comissar? The mob has faces
Could it be comissar? The dark embraces
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G-|-----------------------------------------------5--------|
D-|-----2---3---5--5---3---2-----3---5---7---5----5--------|
A-|-----2---3---5--5---3---2-----3---5---7---5----3--------|
E-|-----0---1---3--3---1---0-----1---3---5---3-------------|
All as dark - ness will And in that dark we`ll drown
Play this riff a while over the rhythm
e-|--15p13p12--h15p13p12--h15p13p12--h15p13p12--h15p13p12--|
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e-|--------------------------------------------------------|
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G-|------7---5---------------------------------------------|
D-|------7---5---5---3---5-5-5---------------5-5----------3|
A-|------5---3---5---3---5-5-5---------------5-5----------3|
E-|--------------3---1---3-3-3---------------3-3----------1|
4 Times
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D-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
E-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|p.m...................................................
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D-|---/2---------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------2----3--------2---------------------------------|
E-|-----------------5--------3----5---2----3-3--3p2---0----|
p.m. .....
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G-|--------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-------|
A-|--22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-------|
E-|--00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-2--2h3|
p.m.................................................
Cities, towns, we´ve torn them down...
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D-|--22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-------|
A-|--22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-------|
E-|--00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-------|
p.m...............................................
But never fear I will stay near and to...
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D-|--33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-------|
A-|--33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-------|
E-|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------|
p.m...............................................
Knights on horse - back
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D-|--44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-------|
A-|--44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-------|
E-|--22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-------|
p.m...............................................
Bishops pa - cing
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D-|--55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-------|
A-|--55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-------|
E-|--33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-------|
p.m...............................................
All are lo - sing
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D-|--33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-------|
A-|--33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-------|
E-|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------|
p.m...............................................
Ground The pawn is now a queen, he´s moved...
4 Times
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D-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
E-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|p.m...................................................
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D-|---/2---------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------2----3--------2---------------------------------|
E-|-----------------5--------3----5---2----3-3--3p2---0----|
p.m. .....
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D-|--22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-------|
A-|--22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-------|
E-|--00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-2--2h3|
p.m.................................................
I believe, that we´ve intrigued for far too long...
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D-|--22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-------|
A-|--22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-------|
E-|--00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-------|
p.m...............................................
A quick retreat, into the street, admin defeat...
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D-|--33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-------|
A-|--33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-------|
E-|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------|
p.m...............................................
Across their throats the
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D-|--44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-------|
A-|--44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-------|
E-|--22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-------|
p.m...............................................
Blade does wan - der
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D-|--55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-------|
A-|--55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-------|
E-|--33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-------|
p.m...............................................
They died with - out a
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D-|--33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-------|
A-|--33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-------|
E-|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------|
p.m...............................................
Sound Who`d have thought we´d meet as bones...
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D-|---/2---------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------2----3--------2---------------------------------|
E-|-----------------5--------3----5---2----3-3--3p2---0----|
|p.m. .....
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e-|--------------------------------------------------------|
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G-|--------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--2-----------------------------------------------------|
A-|--2--(use Floyd Rose or Vibrato)------------------------|
E-|--0-----------------------------------------------------|
3 Times
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D-|---/2---------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------2----3--------2---------------------------------|
E-|-----------------5--------3----5---2----3-3--3p2---0----|
|p.m. .....
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e-|----12--------------------------------------------------|
B-|----15b---r---------------------------------------------|
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D-|--------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------|
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Cool Solo Rhytm Riff
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D-|-----3--2--2------3--2--2------3--2-----2-2-2--2-2------|
A-|-----3--2--2------3--2--2------3--2-----2-2-2--2-2------|
E-|-----1--0--0------1--0--0------1--0-----0-0-0--0-0------|
p.m. ... ... ............
2nd Solo riff
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D-|--------/3----2---0h2----0h2----------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------2--------------------|
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It is hard to figure the solo out, I included only a few lines,
perhaps it helps you to figure out the whole solo and then you
can mail it to me... so.. here is the way, how I play it...
e-|-----------12h13h15-15p13p12----------------------------|
B-|--12h13h15-------------------15p13p12-12h13-------------|
G-|--------------------------------------------14p12-------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------|
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[repeat a few times ]
e-|--------------------------------------------------------|
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G-|-----------12-14b---14b---14b---14b---r--12h14~~~-------|
D-|--15p14p12----------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------|
e-|---------17--15--17----------17--15--17----------17--15-|
B-|--15h17---------------15h17---------------15h17---------|
G-|--------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------|
e-|--19--17--15-13--12-12h13p12~~~-------15p13p12-15p13p12-|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------------------------|
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A-|--------------------------------------------------------|
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e-|--15p13p12-15p13p12-15p13p12----------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------15p13p12----------12h13h15-|
G-|--------------------------------------11h12h14----------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------|
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[ 4 Times ]
e-|--12h13h15~~~~------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------7-7------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------7-7------|
A-|------------------3--2--0---3--2--0---3--2--0--5-5------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------|
p.m. .............................
Thanks to Partick van der Horst, who helped me a lot to
correct this TAB
