Letters From The Sky Chords & Tabs
"Letters from the Sky" is a really great song, and while the guitar track is subdued, it
is epic sounding. I can't believe this tab hasn't already been done.
You need to listen to the song to get the timings. I've tabbed out the notes and riffs,
but not the exact repeats of each. For guitar sound on this song, I would go with a
clean tone and an echo or reverb effect. As the song builds up, maybe even some
distortion or overdrive.
Intro (Play this over the piano chords)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"One of these days...and everything will escape, and I'll know"
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------11------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10---8-8-8-10-10---------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
"One of these days...fall into the sea, and they'll know"
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------11------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10---8-8-8-10-10---------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
"That you and I were made for this, I was made to taste your kiss"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"We were made to never fall away..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-10-10-10-8-11-10-10-10-8-8-8-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"...Never fall away"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------6---7----------------------------|
G|-------------6h8-6h8-----6h8-6---6-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"One of these days...to go free"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------6--7-----------------------------------------|
G|--6h8-6h8----6h8-6--6--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/civil_twilight/letters_from_the_sky_tab.html ]
"But until that day...back for me"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------6--7-----------------------------------------|
G|--6h8-6h8----6h8-6--6--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"Even though you left me here, I have nothing left to fear"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"These are only walls to hold me here..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-10-10-10-8-11-10-10-10-8-8-8-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"........Hold me here"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-------------11-------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-8------8-10-8---------8-10-8-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"Only walls to hold me here"
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
"One day soon...like the sun holds the moon"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"We will hear those planes overhead, and we won't have to be scared"
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-12-12-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Cause we won't have to be.....................scared!"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
REPEAT UNTIL:
"You're coming back for me"
e|--11-11-11-11---13-13---11-11-11-------------------------------------------|
B|--x--x--x---x----x--x----x--x--x-------------------------------------------|
G|--x--x--x---x----x--x----x--x--x-------------------------------------------|
D|--x--x--x---x----x--x----x--x--x-------------------------------------------|
A|--x--x--x---x----x--x----x--x--x-------------------------------------------|
E|--x--x--x---x----x--x----x--x--x-------------------------------------------|
REPEAT THIS UNTIL ALL INSTRUMENTS DROP OUT EXCEPT PIANO
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note