Skyclad - Emerald guitar tab
SKYCLAD
'Emerald'
from the album 'Tracks From The Wilderness'
transcribed by
Nick Ricioppo (n.ricioppo@selc.hull.ac.uk)
find more metal tablatures at
http://venus.spaceports.com/~metaltab/
Song is in 3/3 time (or whatever..)
NOTE: I play this with my guitar tuned to E.
To get the same pitch as Skyclad's version the TAB is based on normal E tuning but
is in the key of A flat minor, yer basic pentatonic with dinky finger on fret 7
- tell me if I'm wrong haha.
Introduction: Drums
MARTIN "Down from the glen came the marching men.."
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D||-9-9-96--------------4---4/9--------------(9)-||
A||-9-9-96--------------4---4/9--------------(9)-||
E||-7-7-74--------------2---2/7--------------(7)-||
MARTIN "With their shields and their swords"
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D||-9-9-96--------------6/9---4-------------(4)-||
A||-9-9-96--------------6/9---4-------------(4)-||
E||-7-7-74--------------4/7---2-------------(2)-||
MARTIN "To fight the fight they believed to be right"
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D||-9-9-96--------------4---4/9--------------(9)-||
A||-9-9-96--------------4---4/9--------------(9)-||
E||-7-7-74--------------2---2/7--------------(7)-||
MARTIN "To overthrow the overlords"
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D||-9-9-96--------------6/9---/13-x-x-13-13-13---||
A||-9-9-96--------------6/9---/13-x-x-13-13-13---||
E||-7-7-74--------------4/7---/11-x-x-11-11-11---||
Enter violin
- MAIN VERSE
MARTIN "To the towns where there was plenty.."
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D||-9-9-96----6-6-6-6---64---4/9----9-9-9-9-----||
A||-9-9-96----6-6-6-6---64---4/9----9-9-9-9-----||
E||-7-7-74----4-4-4-4---42---2/7----7-7-7-7-----||
PM..... PM.....
MARTIN "They brought Thunder, Sword and Flame"
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D||-9-9-96----6-6-6-6---6/9---94----4-4-4-4----||
A||-9-9-96----6-6-6-6---6/9---94----4-4-4-4----||
E||-7-7-74----4-4-4-4---4/7---72----2-2-2-2----||
PM..... PM.....
MARTIN "When they left the town was empty"
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D||-9-9-96----6-6-6-6---64---4/9----9-9-9-9-----||
A||-9-9-96----6-6-6-6---64---4/9----9-9-9-9-----||
E||-7-7-74----4-4-4-4---42---2/7----7-7-7-7-----||
PM..... PM.....
MARTIN "And children would never play again"
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D||-9-9-96----6-6-6-6---64---/13-13-x-13-13-13--||
A||-9-9-96----4-4-4-4---64---/13-13-x-13-13-13--||
E||-7-7-74----4-4-4-4---42---/11-11-x-11-11-11--||
END MAIN VERSE
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D||-----x-x-x-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---------------||
A||-----x-x-x-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---------------||
E||-----x-x-x-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---------------||
And the cool bit :)
Guitar backing to violins
hammer on and pull off where necessary
e||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------||
B||---------------7-4-----------------------------||
G||-------------------6-4-------------------------||
D||-----------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4~--------||
A||-----------------------------------------------||
E||-----------------------------------------------||
e||-------------------------------------4---------||
B||---------------------4-4-7-7-7-7-4-7-----------||
G||---------4-4-4-4-4-6---------------------------||
D||-4-4-4-7---------------------------------------||
A||-----------------------------------------------||
E||-----------------------------------------------||
e||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4---4-------------------------||
B||-------------------7---7-4---4-----------------||
G||---------------------------6---6-4-6-4---------||
D||---------------------------------------4-------||
A||-----------------------------------------------||
E||-----------------------------------------------||
e||-------------------------------------4~--------||
B||---------------------4-4-7-7-7-7-4-7-----------||
G||---------4-4-4-4-4-6---------------------------||
D||-4-4-4-7---------------------------------------||
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E||-----------------------------------------------||
PLAY MAIN VERSE * 2
MARTIN:
>From them glens I heard the fallen
above the battle cries,
By the bridge near the border
there were many born to die.
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Then onward over the mountain
and outwards toward the sea,
They'd come to claim them Emerald -
Without it they could not leave.
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Play the cool bit once again
Lead in to the solos (do this bit however you like it - I do)
Play 4 times but make last note E flat
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G||------------------6-------------------------||
D||-6----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----6----6-6-6-6-6-6-4--||
A||-6----6-6-6-6-6-6-4-----6----6-6-6-6-6-6-4--||
E||-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-------4----4-4-4-4-4-4-2--||
PM......... PM.........
THE EVEN COOLER BIT:
Play * 2
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G||---3-4-3---3------------------------------4----||
D||-6-------6---6-4-6-4--------3-4-3---3----------||
A||---------------------6----6-------6---6-4------||
E||-----------------------------------------------||
e||-----------------------------------------------||
B||-4-5-7-5-4-5-4---4-----------------------------||
G||---------------6---6-4-6-4-3-4-3---3-----------||
D||---------------------------------6---6-4-6-----||
A||-----------------------------------------------||
E||-----------------------------------------------||
Rhythm guitar - Guitar duel played over this
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D||--6-----6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-4--------||
A||--6-----6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-4--------||
E||--4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-2--------||
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B||-----------------------------------------------||
G||-----------------------------------------------||
D||--4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-6--------||
A||--4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-6--------||
E||--2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-4--------||
Finish off with the first cool bit played once again
Hope you enjoy learning it - I damn well did
Emerald was originally written by the great Thin Lizzy, one of who's members
Brian Robertson), plays guest guitar on the song with Steve Ramsey. Together
they create that really intense but magnificently crafted guitar duel which I
shall leave to you to recreate :) What really makes this track stand out
from the original though is the violin(and viola?) section which adds such a
damn fine Celtic atmosphere which Phil Lynott could never have dreamed of.
If you compare the Lizzy's original along with Skyclad's reworked version which
of the two best makes you imagine a field full of Celtic warriors out to reclaim
their lost heritage? The heavier guitars and Martin's powerful vocals alone
would have blown Lizzy off the stage!
