Under The Surface
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out--they don't use pure power chords most of the time. Here's Under the Surface from the Times of Grace album. It took me about 2 hours to figure it out and type it up. Enjoy. Natural harmonics on 14th fret:(Part A) e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|*------------------------------- D|*------------------------------- A|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14- E|-------------------------------- e|------------------| B|------------------| G|-----------------*| D|-----------------*| A|14-14-14-14-14-14-| E|------------------|. . . . . . . . (dots represent 1/8 notes) ^^ ^^ ^^ The ^ are accents. Play these notes a bit louder than the rest. This part has a ton of distortion, so these harmonics ring well. These chords fall on the accents above (keep playing part A):(Part B) |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |*-7----------------------------- |*-7----------------------------- |--5----------------------------- |--6----------------------------- | . . . . . ||-----------------| ||-----------------| ||------7----------| Gtr. 1 ||------7----------| ||-----------------| ||-----------------| . . . | |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |*-7----------------------------- |*-7----------------------------- |--5----------------------------- |--6----------------------------- . . . . . ||-----------------| ||-----------------| ||------7----------| Gtr. 2 ||------7----------| ||------5----------| ||------6----------| . . . |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-(7)---------------------------- |-(7)---------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- | . . . . . ||-----------------| ||-----------------| ||-----------------| Gtr. 1 ||-----------------| (held fro ||-----------------| previous ||-----------------| . . . | m measure) |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |--3------------------3---------- |--5------------------5---------- |--5------------------5---------- |--3------------------3---------- . . . . . ||-----------------| ||-----------------| ||------3----------| Gtr. 2 ||------5----------| ||------5----------| ||------3----------| . . . |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |--6------------------6---------- |--7------------------7---------- |--7------------------7---------- |--5------------------5---------- . . . . . ||-----------------| ||-----------------| ||------6----------| Gtr. 1 & 2 ||------7----------| ||------7----------| ||------5----------| . . . |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |--10-----------------10--------- |--7------------------7---------- |--8------------------8---------- |-------------------------------- . . . . . ||-----------------| ||-----------------| ||------10--------*| Gtr. 1 & 2 ||------7---------*| ||------8----------| ||-----------------| . . .Part B plays 4 times, then: (with part A):|-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |*------------------------------- |*------------------------------- |-/8~~~-------------------------- |-------------------------------- . . . . . ||-----------------| ||-----------------| ||-----------------| ||-----------------| ||-----------------| ||-----------------| . . .Continues after the ad|--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |-/10~~~-------------------------- |--------------------------------- ||----------------| ||----------------| ||----------------| ||----------------| ||--------------\-| ||----------------|. . . . . . . . (slide down to next note)|-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-4~~~--------------------------- |-------------------------------- . . . . . ||-----------------| ||-----------------| ||-----------------| ||-----------------| ||-----------------| ||-----------------| . . . |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-5~~~--------------------------- |-------------------------------- . . . . . ||-----------------| ||-----------------| ||----------------*| ||----------------*| ||-----------------| ||-----------------| . . .Play that 4 times, then part B again 4 times, then:(Part C) e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|*-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10- D|*-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- . . . . . e|------------------| B|------------------| G|10-10-10-10-10-10-| D|12-12-12-12-12-12-| A|------------------| E|------------------| . . .^^ ^^ ^^e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12- D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- . . . . . e|------------------| B|------------------| G|12-12-12-12-12-12-| D|12-12-12-12-12-12-| A|------------------| E|------------------| . . .^^ ^^ ^^e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-- D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- . . . . . e|------------------| B|------------------| G|6--6--6--6--6--6--| D|7--7--7--7--7--7--| A|------------------| E|------------------| . . .^ ^ ^e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-- D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- . . . . . e|------------------| B|------------------| G|7--7--7--7--7--7-*| D|7--7--7--7--7--7-*| A|------------------| E|------------------| . . .^ ^ ^ Repeat that 4 times, then this at a slower tempo (-1077945912s an eighth rest):(Part D) e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|*-7-----------------------7----- D|*-7-----------------------7----- A|--5-----------------------5----- E|--6-----------------------6----- . . . . . e|------------------| B|------------------| G|7-----| D|7-----| A|5-----| E|6-----| . . . e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|--3-----------------------3----- D|--5-----------------------5----- A|--5-----------------------5----- E|--3-----------------------3----- . . . . . e|------------------| B|------------------| G|3-----| D|5-----| A|5-----| E|3-----| . . . e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|--6-----------------------6----- D|--7-----------------------7----- A|--7-----------------------7----- E|--5-----------------------5----- . . . . . e|------------------| B|------------------| G|6-----| D|7-----| A|7-----| E|5-----| . . . e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|--10----------------------10---- D|--7-----------------------7----- A|--8-----------------------8----- E|-------------------------------- . . . . . e|------------------| B|------------------| G|-----------------*| D|-----------------*| A|------------------| E|------------------| . . .That repeats 8 times, then all instruments cut out except for a single guitar playing heavily distorted and reverbed "volume swell" notes, and a sparse bass drum. If you really care, the notes are a freestyle mix of A, F, and D (string 2 fret 10, string 3 fret 10, and string 1 fret 10, respectively). After a while, play part C and double it an octave lower with Gtr. 2 ("Your shell is hollow / Your shell is hollow / So am I / The rest will follow / The rest will follow / So will I / So will I"). Then the outro:e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|*------------------------------- D|*-7-----------------------7----- A|--7-----------------------7----- E|--5-----------------------5----- . . . . . e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| (Gtr. 1, 2 & D|7-----| A|7-----| E|6-----| . . . e| B| G|3) D| A| E| e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|--7-----------------------7----- A|--7-----------------------7----- E|--5-----------------------5----- . . . . . e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| (Gtr. 1, 2 & D|7-----| A|7-----| E|6-----| . . . e| B| G|3) D| A| E| e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|--7-----------------------7----- A|--7-----------------------7----- E|--5-----------------------5----- . . . . . e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| (Gtr. 1, 2 & D|7-----| A|7-----| E|6-----| . . . e| B| G|3) D| A| E| e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|--7-----------------------7----- A|--7-----------------------7----- E|--5-----------------------5----- | . . . . . e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| (Gtr. 1 & 2) D|7-----| A|7-----| E|6-----| . . . | e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|--3-----------------------3----- D|--5-----------------------5----- A|--5-----------------------5----- E|--3-----------------------3----- . . . . . e|------------------| B|------------------| G|-----------------*| (Gtr. 3) D|-----------------*| A|------------------| E|------------------| . . .Repeat 8 times, then end with:e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|--7----------------------------- A|--7----------------------------- E|--5----------------------------- . . . . . e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| (Gtr. 1, 2 D|------------------| (hold for A|------------------| measures) E|------------------| . . . e| B| G| & D|sev A| E| e| B| G|3) D|eral A| E|