Forlorn Hope Chords & Tabs
Title : Forlorn Hope (v1.3)
Artist : After Forever
Album : Prison Of Desire
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FORLORN HOPE
As recorded by After Forever
(From the 2001 Album DECIPHER)
Words by M. Jansen]
Music by M. Jansen, S. Gommans, F. Jansen, After Forever
Tabbed by: Jochen Bilderbeek (jbilderbeek@hotmail.com)
Thanks to: After Forever (Sander)
Version: 1.3 (19-09-2002)
-INTRO
Play the keyboard notes each time at 'key'
M-| M-| M----|
e|--------------------------------------------| Keyboard notes:
B|-key--------key---key---key-----------------| G (repeat) D D# F D# D
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|------------------7-------------------------|
A|-5----------5-----5-----5-5-5---------------|
E|-3----------3-----------3-3-3---pick slide--|
-RIFF 1
PM---------------------| PM PM PM PM---------------------| PM PM PM
e|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5---6---8---6-5--|-------------------------5---6---8---6-5--|
E|-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3-3---3---3---3------|-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3-3---3---3---3------|
PM---------------------| PM PM PM PM---------------------| PM PM PM
e|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-6-5-8-5-6-5--|-------------------------5---6---8---6-5--|
E|------------------------------------------|-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3-3---3---3---3------|
PM---------------------| PM PM PM PM---------------------| PM PM PM
e|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5---6---8---6-5--|-------------------------5---6---8---6-5--|
E|-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3-3---3---3---3------|-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3-3---3---3---3------|
PM---------------------| PM PM PM PM---------------------| PM PM PM
e|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-6-5-8-5-6-5--|-6--6-6-6--6--6-6-6--6-6-5-5-6-5-8-5-6-5--|
E|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
end with:
GTR 1 GTR 2
PM----------------| PM----------------|
e|-----------------------| e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------| B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------| G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------| D|-----------------------|
A|-6-666-6-666-6-6-6--3--| A|-3-333-3-333-3-3-3--2--|
E|-4-444-4-444-4-4-4--3--| E|-----------------------|
-INTERLUDE
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--6-5-(4x)--6-|
A|--4-3-------4-|
E|--------------|
-RIFF 2
Play 2x
1st time: [An old man is proud, but behind his modest smile...]
2nd time: [...lies the grief. Only one picture of his brave son remains]
PM----------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|
D|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|-5-5--5-6--6-5--5-5-|-5-5--5-5--5-6----|
A|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-3-3--3-4--4-3--3-3-|-3-3--3-3--3-4----|
E|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|
PM--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-6-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|-5-6--6-5--5-5--5-5-|-5-5--5-5--6-6---(1)-only first-|
A|-4-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-3-4--4-3--3-3--3-3-|-3-3--3-3--4-4---(3)-time-------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
-RIFF 3
Play 1x
[.....It....seems....that....the..........]
PM--| PM--| PM----| PM---|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-3-------3--3-------3--7-7--7-7---7-7--7-7----|
A|-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--5-5--5-5---5-5--5-5----|
E|----------------------------------------------|
[..vicious circle can never be broken through]
PM--| PM--| PM---| PM---|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-------3--3-------3--8-8--8-8--7-7--7-7---(5)--|
A|-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--6-6--6-6--5-5--5-5---(3)--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
-RIFF 1
Grunt these lyrics:
[The hopeful ones gathered their strength to achieve the apparent impossible
but all plans seem to be in vain]
-RIFF 2
With these lyrics:
1st time: [As a soldier of Allah he’s an example for the...]
2nd time: [...others on his bloody way to immortality]
-RIFF 3
Same as before but play 2x
-INTERLUDE
No guitars here.
[This Intifada as a device to thwart the peace negotiations]
-RIFF 4
PM---| PM---| PM| PM|
e|------------------------------------------| Keyboard notes:
B|------------------------------------------| G G G - G G G# G
G|------------------------------------------| G G G - G G C B
D|------------------------------------------| G G D# - G G D
A|-5-5-5-(key)-5-5-5-(key)--5-5--6---5-5--5-|
E|-3-3-3-------3-3-3--------3-3------3-3----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/after_forever/forlorn_hope_tab.html ]
PM-------| PM-------| PM| PM|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|Keyboard notes:
B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G G G - G G G# G
G|-----------------------------------------------------------| G G G - G G C B
D|-----------------------------------------------------------| G G D# - G G D
A|-5-5-5--5-5-6\5--5-5-5--5-5-3\2--5-5--6---5-5--5----6---6--| A# D# G# D#
E|-3-3-3--3-3-4\3--3-3-3--3-3------3-3------3-3-----6---4----|
PM-------| PM-------| PM| PM|
e|-----------------------------------------------| Keyboard notes:
B|-----------------------------------------------| Same as above
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5--5-5-6\5--5-5-5--5-5-3\2--5-5----5-5----|
E|-3-3-3--3-3-4\3--3-3-3--3-3------3-3-6--3-3-5--|
PM-------| PM-------| PM| PM|
e|----------------------------------------------------------| Keyboard notes:
B|----------------------------------------------------------| Same as above
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5--5-5-6\5--5-5-5--5-5-3\2--5-5----5-5------6---6----|
E|-3-3-3--3-3-4\3--3-3-3--3-3------3-3-6--3-3-5--6---4------|
-RIFF 5A
Play 2x
Guitar 2 only hits the chords on each measure.
The 2nd time you go to RIFF 5B after the 3rd chord (or measure).
There are some variations at the end of the riff, but I can't figure them out.
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10-------10-------10-------10-------8-------8-------8-------8----------|
E|--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----|
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
e|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-6-------6-------6-------6-------|-5-------5-------5-------5----------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
-RIFF 5B
[He can rely...]
GTR 1 GTR 2
PM----------------| PM----------------|
e|-----------------------| e|-----------------------| e|----|
B|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| B|----|
G|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| G|----|
D|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| D|----|
A|-6-666-6-666-6-6-6--3--| A|-3-333-3-333-3-3-3--2--| A|-3--|
E|-4-444-4-444-4-4-4--3--| E|-----------------------| E|-1--|
-RIFF 2
Play 1x
Now with these lyrics
[...on a reward in the hereafter
Eternal paradise awaits him]
-RIFF 3
Play 2x
1st time: Same lyrics as before
2nd time: [Because old wounds are reopened every time]
-INTERLUDE
Same as before
-RABIN SPEAKS
"the peace that was born today gives us all the hope that the children born
today will never know war between us and their mothers will know no sorrow.
Allow me to end by the simple words:
shalom, salaam, peace."
You can play the violin notes on guitar. Swell each note (with volume knob).
Play 2x
e|-----------------------------------------------------| Keyboard notes:
G|-----------------------------------------------------| D D# C (3x)
B|----------------------------------------12-13-10~----| G G# F
D|-12-13-10~----12-13-10~----12-13-10~-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
-RIFF 6A
[Pugnacity With our blood]
e|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------5------------5---------------------------|
E|-pick slide--3------------3----------------pick slide-|
-RIFF 6B
This is a difficult part because of the timing.
Just practice and listen carefully!
PM----|
e|-------| Play 16 times with these lyrics [Show no mercy]
G|-------| [With our soul]
B|-------| [Die for heaven]
D|-/---\-| [An eye for an eye]
A|-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-|
End with:
[Burn to let them..]
M-----------|
e|-------------------| [Suffer for all their actions]
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|----6---5---3---1--|
A|-5-----------------|
E|-------------------|
-RIFF 6C
Play 2x
1st time: [We will not move an inch]
[They won’t play in our hands]
[We will not tolerate those who defy]
2nd time: [We will not hesitate]
[To start an attack if,]
[you undermine the agreement]
M--------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------6-5--5-3h5/6--6~-5~-------|
A|-6-5--5-3h5/6--6-5--5-3h5/6----------------------6-3~--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
-RIFF 6D
Play 2x
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-6-----5-----5-----3-----3h5--6-|-6-----5-----5-----3-----3h5--6--|
E|---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-----3--|---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-----3---|
PM| PM| PM| PM|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-6-----5-----5-----3-----3h5--6--6~-5~------|
A|---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3----3----------6-3~-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
-RIFF 7 (END)
Play 4x
[Let them suffer
Stop to let them suffer!]
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-6-3--6-3--8-6-6-3----|
E|----------------------|
End with C
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
/\ - slide
~ - vibrato
PM - palm muting
M - muting (release your finger after you strike the note)
[..]- lyrics are between these brackets.
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