Skyclad - It Wasnt Meant To End This Way guitar tab
SKYCLAD
'It Wasn't Meant To End This Way'
transcribed by
Eddie Millen
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This is one of my favourite Skyclad songs and Greame English has outdone
himself this time. Still, I know I've got one duff note in it, so if
anyone wants to correct it (or Mr.English himself) then E-Mail me at
eddiemillen@hotmail.com
L- let ring till X
P- pull off.
Riff 1- twice
1||-------------------------------------------5-7-8-7-5-7
2||5---7-8-----------------------5-7-8-------------------
3||------------5---4-2-4-----4----------------------------
4||------------------------------------------------------------
5||------------0L------------X------------0L------------X
6||0L------X------------------0L-----X------------------
Riff 2- twice
1||-----------7------------7-8-7----------
2||8----10----8---10-----------8-------
3||--9-------9------------------------9----
4||-------------------------------------------
5||-------------------0L---------------X---
6||0L------------X-------------------------
Riff 3a - once
1||-----------------------------------------------------------------------
2||5-7P-5-------------------------------------------------------------
3||----------7P-4----5P-4-------------------------------------------
4||-----------------------------7P-5-7----5P-4-------------4P-2-
5||---------------------0L---------------X----------7P-5-7----------
6||0L------------X------------------------0L------------------------X
Riff 4 - lots of times. Bring in backing guitar, piano and lots else.
1||---------------0----------------------------
2||-------X---0----0-------------------5L--
3||0-------0----------------2-4-4-4-------
4||--2------------------2---------------------
5||----3L------------X-----------------------
6||---------------------------------------------
Riff 5 - A difficult streach, but if you can do it, it sounds brilliant.
1||--------------------------------------------------------------0-----------------------------------
2||----------------------------------0--------------------------------------------------0-----------
3||4----2----4----5------5---------5----7------7-------------7------2------2------2-------
4||----------------------7------7---------------9------9----------------------4------------4L--
5||2----0----2----3L---------------X----5L-------------------X-----0L--------------X-----
6||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2||---------------------------------------------0-------------------------0--------------------0-------
3||-----------------0--2--4----5-----5---------5-------7-----7--------7-----2------2------2---
4||2L-----X--4-------------------7-----7------------------9-----9----------------4-------------4
5||-------------------------------3L--------------X-------5L-------------X----0L----------------X
6||0L------------------------X-------------------------------------------------------------------------
1||---------------0L--
2||----------0L------- Let these ones ring till they fade
3||-----0L------------ then go into riff 6.
4||2-------------------
5||---------------------
6||0L-----------------
Riff 6 - once, easier this time, but sounds better.
1||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2||-------------------------------0---------------------0-----------------------------------------0-----
3||4----2-------------------0------0-------------0------0---------2---2-----------------0-----0--
4||-------------5-----4----------------4---2-----------------2--------------5----4-----------------4
5||2----0----------------5---------------------3--------------------0-----------------5--------------
6||-------------3-----2---------------------0---------------------------------3----2------------------
1||-------------------------------------------------
2||-------------------------------------------------
3||------------------------2---4---4---5---4---
4||2---2---4---5---5---------------------------
5||------------------------0---2--------3---2---
6||0--------2---3--------------------------------
Then go back to Riff 1 twice.
Riff 3a once ( do not play riff 2)
Riff 4 lots - Martin "sometimes I believe..."
Riff 5 once - Martin " You have the influence...."
Riff 6 once - Martin plus female voice "when death is the helmsman.."
and the other version:
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Skyclad -- Tabs -- It Wasn't Meant to End This Way
It Wasn't Meant to End This Way
(intro only)
written by Graeme English
lyrics by Martin Walkyier
taken from Skyclad's album "Jonah's Ark", 1993
tabbed by Frank Guerin
/ slide up
E-------------|-------------|-----------7-|-8---7---7---|
B-------7-8---|-------------|-----7-8-10--|-------10----|
G-9-----------|-------------|---9---------|-------------|
D-------------|-10--9-7-9---|-9-----------|-------------|
A-------------|-0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|
E-0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|x2
E-----5-7-----|---7-8-7-----|
B-8---------8-|/10------8---|
G---9-----9---|-----------9-|
D-------------|-------------|
A-------------|-0-----------|
E-0-----------|-------------|x2
E-------------|-------------|-------------|
B---7---------|-------------|-------------|
G-9---9-7-----|-5-----------|-------------|
D---------9---|---9-7-5-7---|-5-----------|
A-------------|-0-----------|---9-7-5-7-9-|
E-0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|
*E-------------|-------------|-------------|-7-----------|
*B-8---8-7-8-10|-8---8-7-8-7-|-8---8-7-8-10|-----8-7-8-7-|
*G---------0---|-------------|-----0-------|-------9-----|
*D-----9-------|---------10--|---------7---|-9---9---10--|
*A-7-----------|-----10------|-7-----------|-------------|
*E-------------|-8-----7-7---|-------------|-8-----------|
E-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|*
B-8---8-7-8-10|-8---8-7-8-7-|-8---8-7-8-10|-12--8---8---|*
G---------0---|-------------|-----0-------|----11-9-----|*
D-----9-------|---------10--|---------7---|-9-------10--|*
A-7-----------|-----10------|-7-----------|-------------|*
E-------------|-8-----7-7---|-------------|-8-----------|* x2
E-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B-------------|-------------|-3-------5---|-3-----0-----|
G-4---2---4---|-5---5---4-5-|-4---4-------|-0---0---0---|
D-5---4---5---|-7-7---7-----|-5-5---5---5-|-0-4-------4-|
A-------------|-0-----------|-------------|-2-----------|
E-------------|-------------|-3-----------|-------------|
E-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B-------------|-------------|-3-----------|-0-----0-----|
G-------0-2-4-|-5---5---4---|-4---4---2---|-0---0---0---|
D-2---2-------|-7-7---7---7-|-5-5---5---4-|-0-4-------4-|
A-2-2---------|-0-----------|-------------|-2-----------|
E-0-----------|-------------|-3-----------|-------------|
E---------0---|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B-------------|-------------|-------------|-------0-----|
G-------0-----|-------------|-4---2-------|-----0---0---|
D-2---2-------|-------------|-5---4---5---|-4-----------|
A-2-2---------|-------------|---------3---|-5-5-------5-|
E-0-----------|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|
E-------------|-------------|-------------|
B-------0-----|-------------|-------0-----|
G-----0---0---|-----2-------|-----2---2---|
D-2-----------|---0---0---0-|---0-------0-|
A-3-3-------3-|-0-----------|-------------|
E-3-----------|---------3---|-2-----------|
E-------------|-7-----------|-------------|-------------|
B-8---8-7-8-10|-----8---8---|-8---8-7-8-10|-8-----------|
G-------------|-0---0-------|-------------|-------------|
D-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A-7---7---9---|---------7---|-9---9---10--|-9-----------|
E-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
E-------------|-------------|-----------7-|-8---7---7---|
B-------7-8---|-------------|-----7-8-10--|-------10----|
G-9-----------|-----9---9---|---9---------|-----9---9---|
D-----9---9---|-10--9-7-9---|-9---9---9---|-10----------|
A-------------|-0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|
E-0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|x2
E-------------|-------------|-------------|-----0-3/7/12-|
B---7---------|-------------|-------------|----0---------|
G-9---9-7-----|-5-----------|-------------|---0----------|
D---------9---|---9-7-5-7---|-5-----------|--------------|
A-------------|-0-----------|---9-7-5-7-9-|-7------------|
E-0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|-0-7-------0--|
slow
