Drum Tablature
Dark Star: Faltering
Key:-
CC: crash cymbal
CR: crash ride cymbal
RC: ride cymbal
HH: hi hat (x: closed; o: open)
SD: snare drum
BD: bass drum
ST: small tom tom
LT: large tom tom
FT: floor tom tom
Intro: (6/4 time tignature; play using beaters)
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR ---------------xx-------|------------------------|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------------------|------------------------|
BD ------------------------|------------------------|
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o------------o----------|o-----------------------|
ST ------------------------|----------------o-o-----|
FT ------------------------|----------------------o-|
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o-----------------------|
ST ------------------------|----------------o-o-----|
FT ------------------------|----------------------o-|
I can't
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o-----------------------|
ST ------------------------|----------------o-o-----|
FT ------------------------|----------------------o-|
Verse 1: (6/4 time tignature; play using beaters)
Fool you You've
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o-----o-----------------|
ST ------------------------|----------------o-o-----|
FT ------------------------|----------------------o-|
seen it all before I can't
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o-----o-----------------|
ST ------------------------|----------------o-o-----|
FT ------------------------|----------------------o-|
make you laugh with
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o-----o-----------------|
ST ------------------------|----------------o-o-----|
FT ------------------------|----------------------o-|
stories you've heard in the past
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o-----o-----------------|
ST ------------------------|----------------o-o-----|
FT ------------------------|----------------------o-|
So I'm sorry
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o-----o----o------o---o-|
Chorus 1: (6/4 time tignature; play using beaters)
Painted a line down the room
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o-----------------------|
ST ------------------------|----------------o-o-----|
FT ------------------------|----------------------o-|
Divided the things that I found
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o---------------o---o---|o-----------------------|
I burned my shed with our lives
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o---------------o---o---|o-----------------------|
ST ------------------------|----------------o-o-----|
FT ------------------------|----------------------o-|
Buried my doubts in the ground
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o---------------o---o---|o-----------------------|
ST ------------------------|--------------------o-o-|
Transition 1: (6/4 time tignature; play using beaters)
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o-----------------------|
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o-----------------------|
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o-------o---------------|
ST ------------------------|----------------o-o-----|
FT ------------------------|----------------------o-|
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o---------------o---o-o-|
Bridge 1: (6/4 time tignature; play using beaters)
Now I dream of that white room we shared
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o-----------------------|
ST ------------------------|----------------o-o-----|
FT ------------------------|----------------------o-|
And life
assurance slips away
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|--------o---o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o-----------------------|
ST ------------------------|----------------o-o-----|
FT ------------------------|----------------------o-|
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The window opens and the curtains billow And
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o-------o---------------|
ST ------------------------|----------------o-o-----|
FT ------------------------|----------------------o-|
gradually the
room fills with leaves
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o---------------------o-|o---------o-----------o-|
ST ------------------------|--------------o-o-------|
FT ------------------------|------------------o-o-o-|
Verse 2: (6/4 time tignature; play using beaters)
And I do
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o---o---o-------o---o---|
nothing Mmm Mmm
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o-----o-------------o-o-|
Mmm I do
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o-----o-----------o---o-|
nothing Mmm Mmm
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o-----o-----------o---o-|
Nothing
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o---------o-------------|o-----o------o----------|
ST ------------------------|----------------o-o-----|
FT ------------------------|----------------------o-|
Chorus 2: (6/4 time tignature; play using beaters)
The night is an endless dilemma
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-------------------o-o-|o-----------------------|
ST ------------------------|----------------o-o-----|
FT ------------------------|----------------------o-|
Where all of my strength slips away
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o---------------o---o-o-|o-------------------o-o-|
I'll keep my hand up your dress
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o---------------o---o---|o-----------------------|
ST ------------------------|----------------o-o-----|
FT ------------------------|----------------------o-|
Indulging the ghost of life that is
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o---------------o---o---|o-----------------------|
ST ------------------------|----------------o-o-----|
FT ------------------------|----------------------o-|
past Mmm Mmm
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o---o-------------o-----|o-----------------------|
ST ------------------------|----------------o-o-----|
FT ------------------------|----------------------o-|
Verse 3: (6/4 time tignature; play using beaters)
Mmm Mmm
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o---------------o-o-o-o-|
Mmm Mmm Mmm
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o-----------------------|
ST ------------------------|----------------o-o-----|
FT ------------------------|----------------------o-|
Mmm
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|----o---o---o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o-------------------o-o-|
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o-------------------o-o-|
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o---------------------o-|o-------o---------------|
ST ------------------------|----------------o-o-----|
FT ------------------------|----------------------o-|
Outro: (6/4 time tignature; play using beaters)
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o---o---------------o-o-|o-------o-----------o-o-|
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o---------------------o-|o-o---o-o-o-----o-o---o-|
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o-----------------------|
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------o-----------|
BD o-----------------------|o---------------o-------|
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------------------|
BD o-----------------------|o-----------------------|
CC ------------------------|------------------------|
CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|x-----------------------|
HH ------------------------|------------------------|
SD ------------o-----------|------------------------|
BD o-----------------o-o-o-|o-----------------------|
