As Blood Runs Black - Hester Prynne Chords & Tabs

Hester Prynne -As Blood runs black
Tabbed by: Ben Rickman
Email: benrickman123@yahoo.com

Tuning: Drop C (CGCFAD)

Intro

D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------7h10--------------------------------|
C|------6h9-7h10-8h11------7h10-6h9-----------------------|
G|-0-6h9--------------------------------------------------|
C|-0------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------7h10--------------------------------|
C|------6h9-7h10-8h11------7h10-6h9-----------------------|
G|-0-6h9--------------------------------------------------|
C|-0------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------7h10----------------|
C|-----7h10-6h9----7h10-6h9----7h10----7h10-6h9---------8h11-7h10-----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then move every thing up one string...(play this part twice)

D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------7h10-------------------------------|
F|-------6h9-7h10-8h11------7h10-6h9---------------------|
C|---6h9-------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-----------------------------------------------------|
C|-0-----------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------7h10-------------------------------|
F|-------6h9-7h10-8h11------7h10-6h9---------------------|
C|---6h9-------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-----------------------------------------------------|
C|-0-----------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------7h10----------------|
F|-----7h10-6h9----7h10-6h9----7h10----7h10-6h9---------8h11-7h10-----|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

This next part is simple and is the same thing just up one string each time

Riff I

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5h8p5-5h8p5--4h7p4-4h7p4--5h8p5-5h8p5--4h7p4-4h7p4---------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/as_blood_runs_black/hester_prynne_tab_ver_3.html ]
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7h10p7-7h10p7--6h9p9-6h9p6--7h10p7-7h10p7--6h9p9-6h9p6-----------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Move up a string and then move up a string again.

Breakdown I, just listen to the song.

Riff II

D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|-------5p3-------------------7p5------------------|
G|-5-5p3-----5p3h5p3-----8-8p5-----8p5h7p5-3--------|
C|-------------------5------------------------------|

The riff slows down and changes slightly and the harmonics come in to, but it resumes afterward.

Intro again

Breakdown II

D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------6*b--|
G|--000-0-000-000-5*b--000-0-000-000------|
C|--000-0-000-000------000-0-000-000------|

D|------------------------------12h16p12----------------|
A|---------------------------14----------14-------------|
F|------------------------13----------------13----------|
C|---------------------14----------------------14-------|
G|--000-0-000-000---16----------------------------16----|
C|--000-0-000-000---------------------------------------|

D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
F|------------------------|
C|------------------------|
G|--000-0-000-000-5*b-----|
C|--000-0-000-000---------|


D|------------------------------12h16p12----------------|
A|---------------------------14----------14-------------|
F|------------------------13----------------13----------|
C|---------------------14----------------------14-------|
G|--000-0-000-000---16----------------------------16----|
C|--000-0-000-000---------------------------------------|

D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
F|------------------------|
C|----------------6*b-----|
G|--000-0-000-000---------|
C|--000-0-000-000---------|

D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------|
G|--000-0-000-000-----------000-0-000-000---------|
C|--000-0-000-000-----------000-0-000-000---------|

Riff 3 (Play 4x)

D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------5*----------------|
G|-7-7p5---7-7p5---7-7p5---8p5-------------------|
C|-------7-------7-------7-----------------------|

Riff 4

D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------9*---------------------|
C|---------5*------------------------------------|
G|--8-7-5-----4*--12-10-8----7*------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------|

Mini-Breakdown

D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|------------------------9*-------|
C|----------5*---------------------|
G|-------------4*------------7*----|
C|-0-111-0--------0-111-0----------|

D|-----------|
A|-----------|
F|-----------|
C|--3~-2-----|
G|--3~-2-----|
C|--3~-2-----|

Breakdown I (again)


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  ring out
| *  harmonic
| x  Mute note