Thousand Words Chords & Tabs
E5 D5 C5
2 4 4 x x x 0 2 2 x x x x 5 7 7 x x
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Lead Guitar'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Backing Guitar'
Gtr III (D G C F A D) - 'Rhythm Guitar'
Gtr IV (D G C F A D) - 'Overdriven Guitar'
Q=145
4/4
Gtr I
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W +W +W +W
|--------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|-16b18--------|-(16)--------|-(16)--------|-(16)----|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
Q E E E E E E Q. E +Q E E
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|------------14h16p(14)-|-16b18====16r(16)--(16)----|
|------14h16------------|--------------------14--14-|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
~~
E H +Q. +E Q E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-14h16----(16)---|-(16)-16--14h16-14h16-14h==|
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-16p14h16p14h16p14h16p14h|=16p14h16p14h16p14h16p14-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
~~
H +E Q E +Q. E +E S S E E
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|------------14--16b18==|=(16)---16r=(16)p14----14-----|
|-16----(16)------------|--------------------16----16--|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
E E H E E E Q Q Q E
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-14----------------|------------------|
|----16-14----14-14-|-14S12--12--11--x-|
|-------------------|------------------|
~~
E E E E E E E E H +E S S E E
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------14-16-|
|-------------------14-16-|-16----(16)-14h16-------|
|-11S12-12S14-14h16-------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
Q E +S S H +Q. Q Q E
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|-16b18===16r(16)p14-------|-------------------|
|--------------------16----|-(16)---14--14--14-|
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------|
~~~
E H. +E +H. Q
|------------------|----------------|
|------------------|----------------|
|------------------|----------------|
|-14S16-------(16)-|-(16)-----------|
|------------------|------------x\--|
|------------------|-----------14\--|
Gtr II
W +W +H. E E +W
|----------|------------|----------------|---------|
|----------|------------|-------------14-|-(14)----|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)------14----|---------|
|----------|------------|----------------|---------|
|----------|------------|----------------|---------|
|----------|------------|----------------|---------|
+Q E H +E +Q E H +E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-(14)------17-----(17)-|-(17)--(17)--17-----(17)-|
|-------16-(16)----(16)-|-(16)---16--(16)----(16)-|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
+Q. Q Q E +W
|-------------------|---------|
|-(17)---14--15--14-|-(14)----|
|-(16)--------------|---------|
|-------------------|---------|
|-------------------|---------|
|-------------------|---------|
+Q E H +E +Q E H +E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-(14)------17-----(17)-|-(17)--(17)--17-----(17)-|
|-------16-(16)----(16)-|-(16)---16--(16)----(16)-|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
+Q. Q Q E +W
|---------------------|---------|
|-(17)---14--15---14--|-(14)----|
|-(16)-----------(14)-|-(14)----|
|---------------------|---------|
|---------------------|---------|
|---------------------|---------|
~~~
+H H W W E E E E E E Q
|--------------|----------|----------|---------------------|
|-(14)---------|----------|----------|---------------------|
|--------------|----------|----------|---------------------|
|--------------|----------|----------|-9-11-9--------------|
|--------------|----------|----------|--------12-14-12-12\-|
|--------------|----------|----------|---------------------|
W H E +Q. +W W
|----------|-----------------|-------------|------|
|----------|------2-(2)------|-------------|------|
|----------|------4-(4)b6====|=(4)r--------|------|
|----------|-----------------|-------------|------|
|----------|-----------------|-------------|------|
|----------|-----------------|-------------|------|
H H +H E Q E H E Q. +H +E S E S E
|------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------------|
|------------|-------------------|----------10----|-(10)-(10)---10h12---10--|
|------------|-------------------|------/13-------|-------------------------|
|------/7----|-(7)----(9)-(7)----|----------------|-------------------------|
|------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------------|
|------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------------|
+H H W H Q E E Q. E E E E E
|--------------|----------|--------------|----------------------------|
|-(10)---------|----------|--------------|-----------14---------------|
|--------------|----------|-----------14-|-16b18====(16)r16-14--------|
|--------------|----------|--------------|---------------------16-14--|
|--------------|----------|--------------|----------------------------|
|--------------|----------|--------------|----------------------------|
< >
~~
H H W Q +Q +Q +Q Q E Q E E E
|------------|----------|---------------------------|------16b17===16r16p14--|
|------------|----------|-17--(17)b19===(17)r=(17)--|------------------------|
|------------|----------|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-16---------|----------|---------------------------|------------------------|
|------------|----------|---------------------------|------------------------|
|------------|----------|---------------------------|------------------------|
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Q H Q H. E +E H Q. E +Q. E Q Q
|--------------|---------------------|----------------|------------------|
|-17S=19-------|-17------------------|----------------|------14-----14---|
|--------------|----------16b18r(16)-|-16----18----14-|-(14)-----16------|
|--------------|---------------------|----------------|------------------|
|--------------|---------------------|----------------|------------------|
|--------------|---------------------|----------------|------------------|
Q E Q. E E +Q E Q. E E
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----14-------14----|-------14-------14----|
|-16-----14-------16-|-(16)-----14-------16-|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
+Q E Q. E E +Q E Q. Q
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-------14-------14----|-------14-17----17-|
|-(16)-----14-------16-|-(16)--------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
Q E Q. E E +Q E Q. E E
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----14-------14----|-------14-------14----|
|-16-----14-------16-|-(16)-----14-------16-|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
+Q E Q. E E +Q E Q. Q
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-------14-------14----|-------14-------17-|
|-(16)-----14-------16-|-(16)-----14-------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
Q E Q. E E +Q E Q. E E
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----14-------14----|-------14-------14----|
|-16-----14-------16-|-(16)-----14-------16-|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
+Q E Q. E E +Q E Q. Q
|----------------------|---------------------|
|-------14-------14----|-------14-------14---|
|-(16)-----14-------16-|-(16)-----14---------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
E5 D5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E Q. E E +Q E Q. E E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|------14---------14----|--------14---------14----|
|-16------14---------16-|-(16)------14---------16-|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
C5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
+Q E Q. E E +Q H Q
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------14---------14----|--------14-------14----|
|-(16)------14---------16-|-(16)------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E5 D5
Gtr III
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E Q. E E +Q E Q. E E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|------14---------14----|--------14---------14----|
|-16------14---------16-|-(16)------14---------16-|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
C5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
+Q E Q. E E +Q E Q. E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------14---------14----|--------14---------14-----|
|-(16)------14---------16-|-(16)------14---------16--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E5 D5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E Q. E E +Q E Q. E E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|------14---------14----|--------14---------14----|
|-16------14---------16-|-(16)------14---------16-|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
C5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
+Q E Q. E E +Q E Q. E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------14---------14----|--------14---------14-----|
|-(16)------14---------16-|-(16)------14---------16--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E5 D5 C5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr IV
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E E E E E E H Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-------7\-|
|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-------7\-|
|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-------5\-|
|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|------------|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
