Once an Empire Tabs & Lyrics by Biffy Clyro
Once an Empire
guitar tabs lyrics
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Once An Empire - Biffy Clyro
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Tabbed by:
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Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Awesome B-Side from The Captain, with some of the best lyrics I've ever heard.
Thought it was in Drop D until I got to tabbing the 2nd verse so the first chorus may be
a little awkward, sorry.
Also, quantities of notes are more for the duration than the actual rhythm, you'll have
to figurethat out yourself.
Intro
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------0---------------------0-----------------------------------|
A|-2-2-0-2---2-0-2---2-0-2-2-0-2---2-0-2---2-0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse/Bass Part
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-7-9--------12-12-12-12-12-14-2--------5-5-5-5-5-12-9-------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-7-9-(x8)---12-12-12-12-12-14-2-(x8)---5-5-5-5-5-12-9-(x8)--|
E|-10-10-10-10-10-5-7--------10-10-10-10-10-12-0--------3-3-3-3-3-10-7-------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--------5--------9--------7--------2--------5--------12--------7---------|
A|-2-(x16)--5-(x16)--9-(x16)--7-(x16)--2-(x16)--5-(x16)--12-(x16)--7-(x16)---|
E|-0--------3--------7--------5--------0--------3--------10--------9---------|
Verse
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5---------------------5-----------------------------------|
E|-7-7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5-7-7-5-7---7-5-7---7---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------7-------|
A|-----------------5---------------------2---------------------0-----7-(x16)-|
E|-7-7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5-4-4-2-4---4-2-4---4-2-2-2-0-2---2-0-2---2-0-5-------|
Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7------------7-7-7-7-7-9--------------------7---------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--------7-7-7-7-7-9-2--------5-5-5-5-5-7-9-------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-7-9-(x8)---5-5-5-5-5-7-2-(x8)---5-5-5-5-5-5-9-(x8)--------------|
E|-----------5-7--------------------0--------3-3-3-3-3---7-------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--------5--------9--------7--------2--------5--------12--------7---------|
A|-2-(x16)--5-(x16)--9-(x16)--7-(x16)--2-(x16)--5-(x16)--12-(x16)--7-(x16)---|
E|-0--------3--------7--------5--------0--------3--------10--------9---------|
Bridge
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-------9----------------7-------9----------------------------------------|
D|-7-(x8)--9-(x8)--9--------7-(x8)--9-(x8)--5--------------------------------|
A|-5-------7-------9-(x16)--5-------7-------5-(x16)--------------------------|
E|-----------------7------------------------3--------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--------5--------9--------7--------2--------5--------12--------7---------|
A|-2-(x16)--5-(x16)--9-(x16)--7-(x16)--2-(x16)--5-(x16)--12-(x16)--7-(x16)---|
E|-0--------3--------7--------5--------0--------3--------10--------9---------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5-7-7-5-7---------------------------------------------|
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| / 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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