-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Blood of emeralds - Gary Moore-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tabbed by: JaLeEmail: jakobhp@web.deIntro soloe|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------2------2--(4)b6--2----------------------2-----2--(4)b6--rb4p2--/9--| D|--2--4----------------------(2)h4--2------2--4-----------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------5--7-----9--/7------------------------------------------------------| G|---/6------------------9-----(2)h4--2-------4--6--b7------6--4---2---------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---(2)h4-----2-------4--4~-------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Main RiffThe rythm is a bit difficult: It's a three-four time where eighth triplets are played.I'll try to note it for you:e = eighth triplets = sixteenth triplet (half the length of an eighth triplet)q = quarter note (no triplet)h = half notew = whole notee|------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-4--------------------------2-|-4-----------------4--2h4p2-------| E|----2--2--2--2-----4--5--5----|----2--2--2--2--5------------4--0-|e s s e e e e e e e e s s e e e e e e ee|------------------------------|-------------------------------| B|------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|------------------------------|-2-----------------------------| A|-4--------------------------4-|----4--------2--4--2h4p2-------| E|----2--2--2--2-----4--5--5----|-------5--5---------------4--0-|e s s e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e eThis is played twice.Then there is another three-four time bar and a two-four time bar:e|---------------------------|------| B|---------------------------|------| G|---------------------------|------| D|---------------------------|------| A|-5--4--2--4----------------|-4----| E|-------------2--2--2-----0-|-2----|e e e e e e e e e q qVerse1:four-four time and powerchordsA AI was born up on the North side,F# F#Where the Lagan River flows.A AWhen I came across the border,F# eI was following my nose.Don't strike the chords twice if you've got enough sustain :)Chorus 1:F# ADublin city '69,BThere could have been no better place,| A e |There was no better time.F# AThrough the thunder and the rain,BThe deepest blood of emeralds| A e F# F# |Was running through my veins.You can play that little solo over the chorus:e|-----------|---------|--------|----------| B|-----------|---------|--------|----------| G|---------1-|-2-------|-4----2-|----------| D|-4---------|---------|--------|-4-----2--| A|-----------|---------|--------|----------| E|-----------|---------|--------|----------| e|-----------|---------|--------|----------| B|-----------|---------|--------|----------| G|---------1-|-2-------|-4------|-2--------| D|-4---------|---------|--------|----4--2--| A|-----------|---------|--------|----------| E|-----------|---------|--------|----------|2x Main RiffThis time it just ends with one one-four time bar:e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|--5--4--2--| E|-----------|e e eVerse 2same chords as Verse 1Chorus 2same chords as Chorus 1Bridgee|------------------------|------------------------| B|------------------------|------------------------| G|------------------------|------------------------| D|----------6-----------6-|----------9-----------9-| A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|----------7-----------7-| E|------------------------|-0--0--0-----0--0--0----|e e e q e e e q e e e q e e e qe|------------------------|------------------------------| B|------------------------|------------------------------| G|------------------------|------------------------------| D|----------2-----------2-|----------------------4--2----| A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|----------4-----------------2-| E|------------------------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2----------|e e e q e e e q e e e q e e e e e ee|------------------------|------------------------| B|------------------------|------------------------| G|------------------------|------------------------| D|----------6-----------6-|----------9-----------9-| A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|----------7-----------7-| E|------------------------|-0--0--0-----0--0--0----|e e e q e e e q e e e q e e e qe|-------|----| B|-------|----| G|-------|----| D|-7--2--|-4--| A|-5--0--|-2--| E|-------|----|h h wThose are palm mutes except for the power chords and the last three notes in the fourth bar.2x Main RiffAnd again that one-four time bar:e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|--5--4--2--| E|-----------|e e ee|-----14--14--14--14-------------------|-----14--14--14--14--------------------| B|-14---------------------16--17-----16-|-14---------------------17--16--14-----| G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------16-| D|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|e s s e e e e e e e e s s e e e e e e e( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/gary_moore/blood_of_emeralds_tab_ver_2.html )e|-----14--14--14--14----------------14-|-12h14p12----------------------------| B|-14---------------------16--17--------|-----------14----------12--14--12----| G|--------------------------------------|---------------14--14----------------| D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|e s s e e e e e e e e e e e e e qe|-----14--14--14--14-------------------|-----14--14--14--14--------------------| B|-14---------------------16--17-----16-|-14---------------------17--16--14-----| G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------16-| D|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|e s s e e e e e e e e s s e e e e e e ee|-----14--14--14--14----------------14-|-12h14p12---------------------------------| B|-14---------------------16--17--------|-----------14----------12--14--12---------| G|--------------------------------------|---------------14--14--------------13-----| D|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------14-| A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|e s s e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e ee|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|--5--4--2--| E|-----------|e e e2x Main Riffe|---------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| B|---------------------------|-------2----------------|-------14----------------| G|---------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| D|---------------------------|----------4--4--4-----2-|-4--------16-16-16----14-| A|-5--4--2--4----------------|-4----------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------2--2--2-----0-|-2----------------------|-------------------------|e e e e e e e e e q q e e e e e e q q e e e e e ee|-----|-----| B|-----|-----| G|-----|-----|D|-16~-|-16~-|A|-----|-----| E|-----|-----|w w(Don't hit the note a second time, just hold it for those two bars and play vibrato.)The quiet part following now is without drums, so listen to the piano closely for the timing.Gary Moore just plays a few licks:e|-4b5rb4--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------5--2--5/7---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Lick 1 (after "I felt so lost and lonely too")e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-2--5----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------(4)b6---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Lick 2 (after "...what could I do")Lick 3 = Lick 2 (after "...all the time goes by")e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----6--9--b11---------------------4b5rb4p2--------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------4--4--2-----------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Lick 4 (after "...the reasons why")Listen very closely for this one. (No guarantee for the tab here:D)e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--14b16---rb14-------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Lick 5 (after "... like there was no tomorrow")e|-17b19--rb17----17b19-rb17--14---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Lick 6 (after "...living on time you borrow")e|--16b17-rb16---------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------14-----------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Lick 7 (after "...in your eyes")The quiet part ends with one four-four time bar of palm muted F# powerchordplayed in eighth triplets and another four-four time bar with a drum breakthat leads to the guitar solo.The guitar solo is basically the intro solo with some minor differences(e.g. a pinch harmonic or slightly changed timing) and a repetition one octave higher.Only the end is a bit different:(starts at 6:14)e|---------14--16--14h16p14------------------------------------------------------| B|-14--17---------------------17-------------------------14----------------------| G|---------------------------------16b17rb16--14------16----16----14------14--14-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------16----------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|The bridge is played again and then it goes into the long fade-out:2x Main riffe|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|--5--4--2--| E|-----------|e e e2x Main Riffe|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|--5--4--2--| E|-----------|e e e2x Main Riff (one octave higher)e|------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-6--------------------------4-|-6-----------------6--4h6p4-------| D|----4--4--4--4-----6--7--7----|----4--4--4--4--7------------6----| A|------------------------------|--------------------------------7-| E|------------------------------|----------------------------------|e s s e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e ee|------------------------------|-------------------------------| B|------------------------------|-5-----------------------------| G|-6--------------------------4-|----6--------4--6--4h6p4-------| D|----4--4--4--4-----6--7--7----|-------7--7---------------6----| A|------------------------------|-----------------------------7-| E|------------------------------|-------------------------------|e s s e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e eAnother guitar solo************************************| / slide up| \ slide down| h hammer-on| p pull-off| ~ vibrato| + harmonic| x Mute note| B Bend| pb Pre-bend| br Bend release| pbr Pre-bend release| brb Bend release bend************************************
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