Black Brick Road Chords & Tabs
Black Brick Road – Lake of Tears
Tabbed by MinstrelKnight
gothicwarrior@mail.ru
h – hammer on
p – pull off
b – bend
/ or \ – slide (up, down)
r – release
Intro – Main riff – Play three times:
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|------5---------5---------5-----------|
|----5---5-----5---5-----5---5-----1-0-|
|--3---------3---------3---------1-----|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|------5-------------|
|----5---5-----1-0---|
|--3---------1------3|
A short pause.
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|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|------5---------5-----------|
|----5---5-----5---5-----1-0-|
|--3---------3---------1-----|
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|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|------5---------5---------5-----------|
|----5---5-----5---5-----5---5-----1-0-|
|--3---------3---------3---------1-----|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|------5------------|
|----5---5-----1-0--|
|--3---------1------|
Verse
I met a black bird flying south tonight...
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|----------------------------|
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|------5---------5-----------|
|----5---5-----5---5-----1-0-|
|--3---------3---------1-----|
Repeat the following part 4 times:
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|--------------------------------------|
|------5---------5---------5-----------|
|----5---5-----5---5-----5---5-----1-0-|
|--3---------3---------3---------1-----|
Then add this:
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|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|------5---------5-----------|
|----5---5-----5---5-----1-0-|
|--3---------3---------1-----|
Afterwards:
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|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------5---------5---------5---------5-----------|
|----5---5-----5---5-----5---5-----5---5------1-0|
|--3---------3---------3---------3----------1----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/lake_of_tears/black_brick_road_tab.html ]
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|------------------------------------------------|
|------5---------5---------5-----------------5---|
|----5---5-----5---5-----5---5-----1-0-----5---5-|
|--3---------3---------3---------1-------3-------|
Chorus – repeat three times:
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|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------5---------5----|
|----1-0-----1-0-----5---5-----5---5--|
|--1-----1-1-------3---------3--------|
Chorus ends with:
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|--3--|
|--3--|
|--1--|
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|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|------5---------5-----------|
|----5---5-----5---5-----1-0-|
|--3---------3---------1-----|
Repeat verse
Repeat chorus
Things change – Guitar Solo
Best played on the neck pick-up with slight distortion.
Guitar 1a:
F5 D#5 G5 F5 D#5 G5
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|--/10\--8h10p8\7-8\—-8h10p8\7—8\7-5--5-7-7b8r7-5—3-3/5--|
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|--------------------------------------------------------|
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Guitar 1b:
F5 D#5 G5
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|--7-8-10-8-7-8-8b10r8---8—-7h8p7p5--7--|
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Guitar 2b(played along with 1b):
F5 D#5
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|--8-10-11-10-8-10-10----8--|
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Guitar 1c:
F5 D5 G5
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|--8-10-11-10-8-10-11r10—8-10-10b11r10-8--|
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Repeat Chorus two times, let the final chord ring a bit at the end.
Good luck!