Astronomica Chords & Tabs
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ASTRONOMICA
As recorded by Crimson Glory
(From the 1999 Album ASTRONOMICA)
Transcribed by zrock12
Words by Billy Martinez, Jon Drenning Music by Jon Drenning, Jeff Lords
C#5
x 4 6 x x x
B5
x 2 4 x x x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=95
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
E. S E E +S S E Q E. S E E +S S E Q
|-9--9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9--|-9--9-9-9-(9)-9-9-7--|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6--|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-4--|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
E. S E E +S S E Q E. S E E +S S E Q
|-9--9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9--|-9--9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9--|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6--|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6--|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
Pre-Verse
N.C.
E. S E E +S S E Q E. S E E +S S E Q
|-16--16-16-16-(16)-16-16-16--|-17--17-19-16-(16)-16-16-16--|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-13--13-13-13-(13)-13-13-13--|-14--14-16-13-(13)-13-13-13--|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E. S E E +S S E Q E. S E E +S S E Q
|-12--12-12-14-(14)-14-14-14--|-11--11-11-12-(12)-12-12-14---|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|--9---9--9-11-(11)-11-11-11--|--8---8--8--9--(9)--9--9-11---|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
N.C.
E. S E E +S S E Q E. S E E +S S E Q
|-9--9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9--|-9--9-9-9-(9)-9-9-7--|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6--|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-4--|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
E. S E E +S S E Q E. S E E +S S E Q
|-9--9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9--|-9--9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9---|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6--|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6---|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
N.C.
E. S E E +S S E Q E. S E E +S S E Q
|-16--16-16-16-(16)-16-16-16--|-17--17-19-16-(16)-16-16-16--|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-13--13-13-13-(13)-13-13-13--|-14--14-16-13-(13)-13-13-13--|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E. S E E +S S E Q E. S E E +S S E Q
|-12--12-12-14-(14)-14-14-14--|-11--11-11-12-(12)-12-12-14---|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|--9---9--9-11-(11)-11-11-11--|--8---8--8--9--(9)--9--9-11---|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
N.C.
E. S E E +S S E Q E. S E E +S S E Q
|-9--9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9--|-9--9-9-9-(9)-9-9-7--|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6--|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-4--|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
E. S E E +S S E Q E. S E E +S S E Q
|-9--9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9--|-9--9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9---|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6--|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6---|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
N.C.
E. S E E +S S E Q E. S E E +S S E Q
|-------------------------16--|-15--15-15-15-(15)-15-15-16--|
|-14--14-14-14-(14)-14-14-----|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------13--|-12--12-12-12-(12)-12-12-13--|
|-11--11-11-11-(11)-11-11-----|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E. S E E +S S E Q E. S E E +S S E Q
|-------------------------16--|-15--15-15--------------------|
|-14--14-14-14-(14)-14-14-----|-----------17-(17)-17-17-17---|
|-------------------------13--|-12--12-12--------------------|
|-11--11-11-11-(11)-11-11-----|-----------14-(14)-14-14-14---|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
N.C.
Gtr II
W W
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| E. S E E +S S E Q E. S E E +S S E Q
|-------------------------16--|-15--15-15-15-(15)-15-15-16--|
|-14--14-14-14-(14)-14-14-----|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------13--|-12--12-12-12-(12)-12-12-13--|
|-11--11-11-11-(11)-11-11-----|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
W H H
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------21\------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------21\------------|
|
| E. S E E +S S E Q E. S E E +S S E Q
|-------------------------16--|-15--15-15--------------------|
|-14--14-14-14-(14)-14-14-----|-----------17-(17)-17-17-17---|
|-------------------------13--|-12--12-12--------------------|
|-11--11-11-11-(11)-11-11-----|-----------14-(14)-14-14-14---|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
Q=100
C#5 C#5 B5
Gtrs II, III
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
E E S S S S +E S S S S S S E E S S S S +E E. E.
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-6-6-------------------------|-6-6-------------4--4--|
|-4-4-2-4-2-4-(4)-4-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-2-4-2-4-(4)-2--2--|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
C#5 C#5 B5
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
E E S S S S +E S S S S S S E E S S S S +E E. E.
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------2-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-6-6-------------------------|-6-6-------------4--4--|
|-4-4-2-4-2-4-(4)-------------|-4-4-2-4-2-4-(4)-2--2--|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
Verse
C#5 C#5 B5
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
E E S S S S +E S S S S S S E E S S S S +E E. E.
||------------------------------|-----------------------|
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------|
||------------------------------|-----------------------|
||--6-6-------------------------|-6-6-------------4--4--|
||o-4-4-2-4-2-4-(4)-4-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-2-4-2-4-(4)-2--2--|
||------------------------------|-----------------------|
C#5 C#5 B5
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
E E S S S S +E S S S S S S E E S S S S +E E. E.
|-----------------------------|------------------------||
|-----------------2-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------------o||
|-----------------------------|------------------------||
|-6-6-------------------------|-6-6-------------4--4---||
|-4-4-2-4-2-4-(4)-------------|-4-4-2-4-2-4-(4)-2--2--o||
|-----------------------------|------------------------||
N.C.
H. Q H. Q H. Q Q. E +H
|----------16--|-15-------16--|----------19--|-18----15-(15)----|
|-14-----------|--------------|-14-----------|------------------|
|----------13--|-12-------13--|----------16--|-15----12-(12)----|
|-11-----------|--------------|-11-----------|------------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
$
C#5 C#5 B5
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
E E S S S S +E S S S S S S E E S S S S +E E. E.
||------------------------------|-----------------------|
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------|
||------------------------------|-----------------------|
||--6-6-------------------------|-6-6-------------4--4--|
||o-4-4-2-4-2-4-(4)-4-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-2-4-2-4-(4)-2--2--|
||------------------------------|-----------------------|
C#5 C#5 B5
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
E E S S S S +E S S S S S S E E S S S S +E E. E.
|-----------------------------|------------------------||
|-----------------2-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------------o||
|-----------------------------|------------------------||
|-6-6-------------------------|-6-6-------------4--4---||
|-4-4-2-4-2-4-(4)-------------|-4-4-2-4-2-4-(4)-2--2--o||
|-----------------------------|------------------------||
Chorus
N.C.
Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. Q. Q
||----------------|----------------|------------------|------------------||
||o---------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------o||
||-------9-(9)----|-11----9-(9)----|-13----14-(14)----|------------------||
||--6----x-(x)----|--x----x-(x)----|--x-----x--(x)----|-13----14----11---||
||o-x----7-(7)----|--9----7-(7)----|-11----12-(12)----|--x-----x-----x--o||
||--4-------------|----------------|------------------|-11----12-----9---||
D.S.
N.C.
H. Q H. Q H. Q Q. E +H
|----------16--|-15-------16--|----------19--|-18----15-(15)-----|
|-14-----------|--------------|-14-----------|-------------------|
|----------13--|-12-------13--|----------16--|-15----12-(12)-----|
|-11-----------|--------------|-11-----------|-------------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|
N.C.
H. Q H. Q H. Q Q. E +H
|----------16--|-15-------16--|----------19--|-18----15-(15)----|
|-14-----------|--------------|-14-----------|------------------|
|----------13--|-12-------13--|----------16--|-15----12-(12)----|
|-11-----------|--------------|-11-----------|------------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
Guitar Solo
C#5
Gtr III
|----3-----| |----3-----|
S +S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14b16r(14)p13-14b16r14p13-14b16r14p==13-14b16r(14)p13-14b16r14p13-14b16r14p==13-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~
| E E S S S S +E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--6----------6-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--4----------4--------2--4--2-------4----(4)---------4--7-----7--7--7-------7----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/crimson_glory/astronomica_tab.html ]
C#5 B5
~~~~
S +S S S +S S S +E. Q.
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------16b19------|
|-14b16r(14)-13-14b16r(14)-13-14b16r(14)----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~
| E E S S S S +E E. E.
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--6----------6-------------------------------4----4----|
|--4----------4---------2---4--2------4--(4)--2----2----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
C#5
~~~~~
Q. S S S S S S S S +E
|----------------------------------------------|
|-12b14-------12-10-<12>-10-12-10-12-----------|
|------------------------------------11-(11)---|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~
| E E S S S S +E S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------2--5--5--5---5--5-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--6----6--------------------------------------|
|--4----4-2-4--2--4--(4)-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
C#5 B5
~~~
S S S E S S E. E. E.
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|----------11---------11--------------|
|-11-13-14------14-13---------14--13--|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~
| E E S S S S +E E. E.
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--6-----6---------------------4---4--|
|--4-----4----2--4--2--4--(4)--2---2--|
|-------------------------------------|
C#5
|--3--| |--3--| |--3---| |--3--| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---|
S S S S S S S S +S T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------9-12-11------14-12-11---14-11------14-|
|-9-11-12-12-12-12-11-9---(9)-12-11-9-12-11----------12--------------------12------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~
| E E S S S S +E S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6--------6-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4--------4--------2---4------2----4----(4)-------4----7-----7----7-----7----7----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#5 B5
|---3----| |---3----| |---3----| |--3--| |--3---| |--3---|
S T S T S T S T S T S T S T S. S S S S S S Q
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------17--16-14-16--14-12-[17]b19----|
|-------------------------------------13-13-14---------------------------------|
|-------13----13-13-------13-14-16-16------------------------------------------|
|-16-16----16-------16-16------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~
| E E S S S S +E E. E.
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--6-----------6-------------------------------------------4----------------4--|
|--4-----------4-----------2-----4-----2-----4--(4)--------2----------------2--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|-21-19-21-17-19-17-19-16-17--16-17-14-16---------|
|-----------------------------------------14------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~
| E E S S S S +E S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------2--5--5--5--5-5-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--6-----6----------------------------------------|
|--4-----4-----2--4--2--4-(4)---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
C#5 B5
~~~~~~~~~~
E E S S S E. E +S S. +S.
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-14-14------------------14b16==(14)r14b16r(14)-|
|----------------11-----------------------------|
|-------11-13-14--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~
| E E S S S S +E E. E.
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--6--6-------------------4-----------4---------|
|--4--4--2--4--2--4--(4)--2-----------2---------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
4/4
~~~~~~~
Q. Q Q E Q S S E +H
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|-------13--11-----|-14--13-11-13-(13)----|
|-11------------14-|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~
| Q. Q Q E Q S S E +H
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|-------11---9-----|-12--11--9-11-(11)----|
|--9------------12-|----------------------|
~~ ~~
E E E Q Q E E E E Q E Q
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|----------14---------|-------------------------|
|-13-14-16-----16--14-|-11-13-14-16--14-13tr14--|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|
| ~~ ~~
| E E E Q Q E E E E Q E Q
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|----------11---------|-------------------------|
|-11-12-14-----14--12-|--9-11-12-14--12-11tr12--|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. Q Q E Q S S E +H
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|-----------14b16==(14)r----|
|-------13--11-----|-14--13-11-----------------|
|-11------------14-|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Q. Q Q E Q S S E +H
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|-----------11b13==(11)r----|
|-------11---9-----|-12--11--9-----------------|
|--9------------12-|---------------------------|
~~ ~~
E E E Q Q E E E E Q E Q
|-12-14-16-17--16--14-|-11-12-14-16--14-12tr14--|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|
| ~~ ~~
| E E E Q Q E E E E Q E Q
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|--9-11-13-14--13--11-|--8--9-11-13--11--9tr11--|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
Out-Chorus
N.C.
Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. Q. Q
|---------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|
|---------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|
|------9-(9)----|-11----9-(9)----|-13----14-(14)----|------------------|
|-6----x-(x)----|--x----x-(x)----|--x-----x--(x)----|-13----14----11---|
|-x----7-(7)----|--9----7-(7)----|-11----12-(12)----|--x-----x-----x---|
|-4-------------|----------------|------------------|-11----12-----9---|
N.C.
Gtr III
W W
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q. E +H Q. E +H
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|------9-(9)----|-11----9-(9)----|
|-6----x-(x)----|--x----x-(x)----|
|-x----7-(7)----|--9----7-(7)----|
|-4-------------|----------------|
~~ ~~~
E E E Q Q E E E E Q E Q
|-12--14-16-17------16--14-|-11--12-14-16---14-12tr14---|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Q. E +H Q. Q. Q
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|-13--------14-(14)--------|----------------------------|
|--x---------x--(x)--------|-13--------14------11-------|
|-11--------12-(12)--------|--x---------x-------x-------|
|--------------------------|-11--------12-------9-------|
Outro
C#5 C#5 B5
Gtrs II, III
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
E E S S S S +E S S S S S S E E S S S S +E E. E.
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-6-6-------------------------|-6-6-------------4--4--|
|-4-4-2-4-2-4-(4)-4-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-2-4-2-4-(4)-2--2--|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
C#5 C#5 B5
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
E E S S S S +E S S S S S S E E S S S S +E E. E.
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------2-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-6-6-------------------------|-6-6-------------4--4--|
|-4-4-2-4-2-4-(4)-------------|-4-4-2-4-2-4-(4)-2--2--|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
C#5 C#5 B5
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
E E S S S S +E S S S S S S E E S S S S +E E. E.
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-6-6-------------------------|-6-6-------------4--4--|
|-4-4-2-4-2-4-(4)-4-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-2-4-2-4-(4)-2--2--|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
C#5 C#5 B5
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
E E S S S S +E S S S S S S E E S S S S +E E. E +S
|-----------------------------|---------------------------*|
|-----------------2-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------*|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------*|
|-6-6-------------------------|-6-6-------------4--4-(4)\-*|
|-4-4-2-4-2-4-(4)-------------|-4-4-2-4-2-4-(4)-2--2-(2)\-*|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
