On Distant Shores
Titlle: On Distant Shores
Album: The End is Near
Email: skemo_the_fish@hotmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
EDGACDGB
e -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------
D ----5---4---4-------0---2---2-------2---4---4-------5---4---4----
A --7---5---5---5---2---4---4---4---3---5---5---5---5---6---6---6--
E -----------------------------------------------------------------
EDGACDGG
e -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------
D ----5---4---4-------0---2---2-------2---4---4-------5---5---5----
A --7---5---5---5---2---4---4---4---3---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--
E -----------------------------------------------------------------
Then the ska guitar comes in:
EDGACDGB
e ----3------2----------------------------------------3------2-------------
B ----5------3--------3------5--------5------7--------3------4-------------
G ----4------2--------4------6--------5------7--------4------4-------------
D --------------------5------7--------5------7--------5------4-------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDGACDGG
e ----3------2----------------------------------------3------3-------------
B ----5------3--------3------5--------5------7--------3------3-------------
G ----4------2--------4------6--------5------7--------4------4-------------
D --------------------5------7--------5------7--------5------5-------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------
You basically play this all through the first half of the song (the
intro, verse & chorus) except for the prechorus, where you don't play
anything.
When you get to "And off of the blocks" it changes:
e ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------
D --5-----5-----5------5------5------4-----4-----4------4------4---- (x8)
A ----7-7---7-7---7--7---7--7---7------5-5---5-5---5--5---5--5---5--
E ------------------------------------------------------------------
At "With both eyes fastened tight" Guitar Two comes in with:
e --7-----7-----7------7------77-----5-----5-----5------5------55---
B --8-----8-----8------8------88-----7-----7-----7------7------77---
G --9-----9-----9------9------99-----7-----7-----7------7------77---
D ------------------------------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------
"Night came and I broke my stride":
e -----------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------
G --------------9-9999-------------7-7777--
D --5-55-55555--9-9999-9-99-99999--7-7777-- (x2)
A --5-55-55555--7-7777-9-99-99999--5-5555--
E --3-33-33333---------7-77-77777----------
"Casting first stones"
e -----------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------
G --------------5-5555-------------5-5777--
D --7-77-77777--5-5555-7-77-77777--5-5777--
A --7-77-77777--3-3333-7-77-77777--3-3555--
E --5-55-55555---------5-55-55555----------
"You would unscale my blind eyes"
e -----------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------
G --------------9-9999-------------7-7777--
D --5-55-55555--9-9999-9-99-99999--7-7777-- (x3)
A --5-55-55555--7-7777-9-99-99999--5-5555--
E --3-33-33333---------7-77-77777----------
"And on my knees"
e -----------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------
G --------------5-5555-------------5-5777--
D --7-77-77777--5-5555-7-77-77777--5-5777--
A --7-77-77777--3-3333-7-77-77777--3-3555--
E --5-55-55555---------5-55-55555----------
"I finally believed"
e -----------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------
G --------------9-9999-------------7-7777--
D --5-55-55555--9-9999-9-99-99999--7-7777--
A --5-55-55555--7-7777-9-99-99999--5-5555--
E --3-33-33333---------7-77-77777----------
"Healing hands"
e ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --9999-xx-----------------------------------------------44444444--
D --9999-xx-9-999-6666-xx-11-9-7-777777-6-666666-4-444444-44444444--
A --7777-xx-9-999-6666-xx-11-9-7-777777-6-666666-4-444444-22222222--
E ----------7-777-4444-xx-9--7-5-555555-4-444444-2-222222-----------
keep playing until the end.
Ends on:
e -----
B-----
G--9--
D--9--
A--7--
E-----
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer-on
p pull-off
~ vibrato
+ harmonic
x Mute note