Juz - Song #1 - Luminescence I can't remember exactly how I wrote this song but I was going through a bunch of midis and a couple riffs were gathering dust so I messed around and finished it off. It was by no means an accident :P Note that the time signature is 5/4. Uhh, for those who don't know what that is, it means 5 beats per bar instead of 4 (which is 4/4). It's just what worked well with the song. I play second guitar because I just prefer it. If you don't like first guitar, then play second. Basically, lyrics are sung during the verse and the two choruses ONLY. If you've written lyrics please let me read them. ALWAYS LET ALL NOTES RING FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE!! Single notes honestly sound like shit. REMINDER: email me if you want the midi that includes drums, bass, strings and additional guitars. This will help you understand the timing of the tune. No point trying if you don't have the original version. PLEASE check my website under the Media section first. If the midi isn't available then email me. (Contact info at bottom of Tab) ~ - Let ring (Hold for as long as possible) s - Slide to required note p - Pull off + - Bend 1 Whole Step (2 Semitones, Eg. fret 17 to 19) Tuning: Drop D (D;A;D;G;B;e) Timing: 120 Time Signature: 5/4 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Intro - Double Guitars Clean Electric - Backup (Guitar 1) Clean Electric - Me (Guitar 2) This is where the song originated from. Pretty much the rest of the song was formed around this riff except the wierd ending. 0:00 Play 4x, then continue... e|-----0--------3---3---| B|---3---3--------3---3-| G|------------2---------| D|-0--------------------| A|----------------------| D|----------------------| Asus Dsus Play 4x e|-----0--------3---3---| B|---3---3--------3---3-| G|------------2---------| D|-0--------------------| A|----------------------| D|----------------------| /// Guitar 1 (Clean) Guitar 2 (Clean) e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-----7----------7---7-| A|---5---5--------------| D|-0----------0-5---5---| x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Verse - Double Guitars Clean Electric - Backup (Guitar 1) Clean Electric - Me (Guitar 2) This part is really the main rhythm of the song. 0:20 1:00 1:42.5 2:32.5 Play 8x e|----------------------|----------------------| B|----------------------|----------------------| G|-------7--------------|-----5----------------| D|-----7------------7---|-------5--------7---5-| A|---5------------5---5-|---3------------------| D|-0----------0-5-------|-3----------3-5---3---| /// Guitar 1 (Clean) Guitar 2 (Clean) e|----------------------|----------------------| B|----------------------|----------------------| G|----------------------|----------------------| D|-----7----------7---7-|-----5----------7---5-| A|---5---5--------------|---3---3--------------| D|-0----------0-5---5---|-3----------3-5---3---| D5 Dsus Dm C5 DsusCsus x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Chorus #1 - Double Guitars Clean Electric - Backup (Guitar 1) Clean Electric - Me (Guitar 2) The timing for this part is very strange because of the 5/4 but after some practice you'll get used to it. For the strumming, basically play the full chords, what I have written is what I think sounds cool. Note the following: --- is a 1/4 note - is an 1/8 note 0:40 Play 2x e|-2---2-2-----2---2-2-|-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-| B|-3---3-3-----3---3-3-|-1---1-1-----1-1-1-1-| G|-2---2-2-----2---2-2-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-2-| D|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-2-| A|-0---------0-0---0---|-0---------0-0-0-0-0-| D|-0---------0-0---0---|-0---------0-0-0-0-0-| /// Guitar 1 (Clean) Guitar 2 (Clean e|-10----10----10----10|-8-----8-----8-----8-| B|---10----10----10----|---8-----8-----8-----| G|-----11----11----11--|-----9-----9-----9---| D|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| A|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------| D Am x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Pre-Verse - Double Guitars Clean Electric - Backup (Guitar 1) Clean Electric - Me (Guitar 2) Just a bit of lead here. 0:50 Play 2x (**2nd time, remove this last note**) e|-----0--------3---3---|-----0--------3---3---| B|---3---3--------3---3-|---3---3--------3---3-| G|------------2---------|------------2---------| D|-0--------------------|-0--------------------| A|----------------------|----------------------| D|----------------------|----------------------| /// Guitar 1 (Clean) Guitar 2 (Clean) e|-10~~~~~~8~~~~~~~~7~8~|-7~5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----| B|----------------------|----------------**8**~| G|----------------------|----------------------| D|----------------------|----------------------| A|----------------------|----------------------| D|----------------------|----------------------| x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Chorus #2 - Double Guitars Clean Electric - Backup (Guitar 1) Clean Electric - Me (Guitar 2) This part can be played differently, but for the proper effect, this timing should be used. Guitar 2 strums 1/4 notes while guitar 1 has a better sense of rhythm. 1:20 e|-2-2-2-2222-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0000-2-2-2-2-2-2-22|22-0-0-0-0-0-0-0000-2-| B|-3-3-3-3333-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1111-3-3-3-3-3-3-33|33-1-1-1-1-1-1-1111-3-| G|-2-2-2-2222-0-0-0-2-2-|-2-2222-2-2-2-2-2-2-22|22-0-0-0-2-2-2-2222-2-| D|-0-0-0------2-2-2-2-2-|-2------0-0-0-0-0-0---|---2-2-2-2-2-2------0-| A|-0-0--------3-3---0-0-|--------0-0-0-0-0-----|---3-3---0-0--------0-| D|-0-0--------------0-0-|--------0-0-0-0-0-----|---------0-0--------0-| /// Guitar 1 (Clean) Guitar 2 (Clean) e|-2---2---2----0---0---|-0---0----2---2---2---|-2---0---0---0---0----| B|-3---3---3----1---1---|-1---1----3---3---3---|-3---1---1---1---1----| G|-2---2---2----0---2---|-2---2----2---2---2---|-2---0---2---2---2----| D|-0---0---0----2---2---|-2---2----0---0---0---|-0---2---2---2---2----| A|-0---0---0----3---0---|-0---0----0---0---0---|-0---3---0---0---0----| D|-0---0---0--------0---|-0---0----0---0---0---|-0-------0---0---0----| D C Am11 D C Am11 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Guitar 1 strums a D chord while guitar 2 plays the part below. 1:27.5 e|-2-----2---2~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| B|-3-------3-3~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| G|-2---------2~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| D|-0---0-----0~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| A|-0-0-------0~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| D|-0---------0~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Solo - Double Guitars Clean Electric - Backup (Guitar 1) Clean Electric - Me (Guitar 2) I love the way this solo starts and the way it builds up. Guitar 1 is playing the verse piece (guitar 1's verse bit) 6x. It's not meant to be insanely fast. When there's 1 space between notes, assume the note is an 1/8 note. Listen to the midi for referencing. Add vibrato on long notes and when moving long distances on the neck a little bit of sliding sounds cool.. --- Guitar 2 has a clean tone --- NOTE: Whenever there is a combination like 12h13p12, play it faster than usual (1/16 notes). 1:52.5 e|----------------------|-------------------------|-22--------14-15-14-| B|----------------------|-------------20-18-17-18-|---------15---------| G|----------------12-14-|-17-----17-17------------|--------------------| D|-12--------12-15------|-------------------------|--------------------| A|----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| D|----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| e|--------------------------------|-10-8------------------------| B|-15-13-12h13p12-----------------|-----------10-8--------------| G|----------------12-9------------|------9-12------9-12-9-------| D|---------------------10-12-10---|-----------------------12-10-| A|-----------------------------12-|-----------------------------| D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------| e|---------------------------|------------------------------| B|---------------------------|------------------------------| G|---------9--9--9--11-11-11-|--9------------------0h12--12-| D|-12------10-10-10-12-12-12-|-10------------12h14-----10---| A|---------------------------|-----------0h12---------------| D|---------------------------|-----------*******************| * Played fast (1/16 notes) * e|-15---------20-19-17-19-|-15-13-15--------|-15---------|------------| B|-17---------------------|-15-15-15--------|-17---+---+-|-+---+------| G|------------------------|-----------------|------------|------------| D|------------------------|-----------------|------------|------------| A|------------------------|-----------------|------------|------------| D|------------------------|-----------------|************|************| * This is a very slow bend (whole step on the B string only) x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Interlude - Double Guitars Clean Electric - Backup (Guitar 1) Clean Electric - Me (Guitar 2) This part is the lead up to the ending. 2:42.5 Play 2x e|---------------------|---------------------| B|---------------------|---------------------| G|---------7---0-------|---------5-----------| D|-----7-----7---7-----|-----5-----5---5-----| A|---5---5-----------5-|---3---3-----3-----5-| D|-0---------------5---|-3---------------5---| :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 2:52.5 Play 2x e|---------------------|---------------------| B|---------------------|---------------------| G|---7---------0-------|-----------5---------| D|-------7---7---7---7-|-----5---5---5-------| A|-----5---5-------5---|---3---3-------3-5---| D|-0-------------------|-3-----------------5-| /// Guitar 1 (Clean) Guitar 2 (Clean) e|---------------------|---------------------| B|---------------------|---------------------| G|---------7---0-------|---------5-----------| D|-----7-----7---7-----|-----5-----5---5-----| A|---5---5-----------5-|---3---3-----3-----5-| D|-0---------------5---|-3---------------5---| x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Ending - Double Guitars Clean and Distorted Electric - Backup (Guitar 1) Clean and Distorted Electric - Me (Guitar 2) This ending has nothing to do with the rest of the song but it somehow worked out. 3:02.5 Play 3x (2nd time bass comes in) e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|---0-------------| A|--0--------------| D|-0---------------| :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 3:10 The bar is longer but still written in 5/4 so it's easier to tell 1/16 notes from 1/8 notes. --- 1/8 note - 1/6 note Play 4x e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----0-----------------------------------------| A|---0-------------------------------------------| D|-0---------------------------------------------| /// Guitar 1 (Clean) Guitar 2 (Clean) e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----12---10---12-13---12---10---12------------| A|--------------------------------------12---10--| D|-0---------------------------------------------| :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 3:20 Guitar 1 is playing at the same time as 2, because there's ---- in-between notes, play it as if it's --- . This keeps it easier to read. Same reason as above. --- 1/8 note - 1/6 note Play 4x e|-----------------------------------------------| B|--------------(*1/8 note)----------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-0--------0----0-------0----0----0----0----0-0-| A|-0--------0----0--*-*--0----0----0----0----0-0-| D|-0--------0----0--*-*--0----0----0----0----0-0-| /// Guitar 1 (Distortion) Guitar 2 (Distortion) e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----17---15---17-18---17---15---17---19---17--| D|-0------------------------------------19---17--| :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 3:30 Guitar 1 is playing the same rhythm as above. This is a fast part, DO NOT use hammer-ons or pull-offs or it will sound stupid. Play 4x e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|-----17-15-17-15-18-15-18-15-19-15-19-15-20-15----------| D|-0---------------------------------------------19---17--| :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 3:40 Both guitars fade out on this chord in distortion. e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-12--------------| A|-12--------------| D|-12--------------| D5 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x That's it! More of my songs on the way. Because this is mine lol... ©2003 Send Any *Comments* or *Opinions* to Why not visit www.metallicaworldz.cjb.net (my site) for more of the latest info and tabs? Feel free to link to me (and let me know). 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