Savatage - Price You Pay Chords & Tabs

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			     THE PRICE YOU PAY - Savatage
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Tabbed by: Benjamin Gheysels
Date: 2005-7-12
Album: Hall of the mountain king

Tuning: standard tuning

| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| .  Mute note

This is not completely accurate, but it's close.

Play with distortion and chorus. I've added between brackets when a riff starts
(e.g. Riff 2 starts after 23 seconds)

Riff 1: play 4 times
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--2-2----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--2-2---3p2p0----------------2---------------------------------------|
A|--0--0-0---------0 hold---0h2h3---3-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       . .	

Solo riff 1 (15"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2--2-2-2----------------2-2-2--2-2-2--------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2--2-2-2----3-3--5------2-2-2--2-2-2----3-3--5----------------------|
A|--0-0-0--0-0-0----3-3--5------0-0-0--0-0-0----3-3--5----------------------|
E|-----------3------1-1--3---------------3------1-1--3----------------------|

Riff 2 (23"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2---------------------------------12--10--10--9--9--10--9---------|
D|--------2-----------------5-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------0-----------------5---------------10---8---8--7--7---8--7---------|
E|--------------------------3-----------------------------------------------|
        I know you're all alone tonight

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2----------------------------------9--11--11--12--12\-------------|
D|--------2-----------------5-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------0-----------------5----------------7---9---9--10--10\----0-2------|
E|--------------------------3-----------------------------------------------|
	And I hear...   beyond these lives

Riff 3 (38")
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------2-2-2-2----------------------------|
D|--------3----------5-------------------2-2-2-2----------2-----------------|
A|--------3----------5-------------------0-0-0-0----0h2h3---3---------------|
E|--------1----------3-----------------------3------------------------------|
	You've got dreams inside	They cut...

e|-----------------------------------------------------17~------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------9--11--12-------------------------|
D|--------3------5-----------12--10--9--------------------------------------|
A|--------3------5-----------10---8--7----7---9--10-------------------------|
E|--------1------3----------------------------------------------------------|
	Cut so deep but you never show

Chorus: Riff 1, play 2 times (52"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------5--5------2--2-2------------------------------------------------|
D|----------3--5------2--2-2---3p2p0----------------2-----------------------|
A|--------------------0--0-0---------0 hold---0h2h3---3---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
			 . .
That's the price you pay

Riff 2 (1'01"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2----------------------------------12--10--10--9--9--10--9--------|
D|--------2------------------5----------------------------------------------|
A|--------0------------------5---------------10---8---8--7--7---8--7--------|
E|---------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
        Is your soul on the line my dear

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2----------------------------------9--11--11--12--12\-------------|
D|--------2-----------------5-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------0-----------------5----------------7---9---9--10--10\----0-2------|
E|--------------------------3-----------------------------------------------|
	As you take ...	  that never hears

Riff 3 (1'17"): note that the last part is different
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------2-2-2-2----------------------------|
D|--------3----------5-------------------2-2-2-2----------2-----------------|
A|--------3----------5-------------------0-0-0-0----0h2h3---3---------------|
E|--------1----------3-----------------------3------------------------------|
	Close your eyes for now and leave your rage

e|------------------------------------------17~-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------3------5------------12--10--9-------------------------------------|
A|--------3------5------------10---8--7-------------------------------------|
E|--------1------3----------------------------------------------------------|
	Take my hand and walk the stage
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/savatage/price_you_pay_tab.html ]
Chorus: Riff 1, play 4 times (1'30"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------5--5------2--2-2------------------------------------------------|
D|----------3--5------2--2-2---3p2p0----------------2-----------------------|
A|--------------------0--0-0---------0 hold---0h2h3---3---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
			 . .
That's the price you pay

Riff 4 (1'47"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7--------------7-9-10---------------------------------------------|
A|--------5--------------5-7--8----------10-------------10-8-7--------------|
E|----------------------------------------8--------------8-6-5-----1hold-0-1|
	There's no need to worry	Cause you have tomorrows

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7------7-9-10-----------------------9---9--11--14--12--12--10-----|
A|--------5------5-7--8------------10---10-8--7---7---9--12--10--10---9-----|
E|----------------------------------8----8-6--------------------------------|
	Another phase of life has begun	Am I getting through to you


Solo riff 2 (2'04"): play this riff 3 times, but on the third time you hold 
		     the chord with an * before you play the rest
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-5---2-2-2-2--4-4-4-----5-5-5--------7-7-7----------------------------|
A|---3-3---0-0-0-3--2-2-2--5--3-3-3---2-3--5-5-5-----3p2p0h2hold-p0h3p2p0---|
E|-----------------------------------------*--------------------------------|
	     . .      . .       . .          . .

Riff 1, play 2 times (2'28"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------5--5------2--2-2------------------------------------------------|
D|----------3--5------2--2-2---3p2p0----------------2-----------------------|
A|--------------------0--0-0---------0 hold---0h2h3---3---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
			 . .

Riff 2 (2'36"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2----------------------------------12--10--10--9--9--10--9--------|
D|--------2------------------5----------------------------------------------|
A|--------0------------------5---------------10---8---8--7--7---8--7--------|
E|---------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
        Can your mind reach beyond tonight

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2----------------------------------9--11--11--12--12\-------------|
D|--------2-----------------5-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------0-----------------5----------------7---9---9--10--10\----0-2------|
E|--------------------------3-----------------------------------------------|
	I believe your... never die


Riff 3 (2'50"): note that the last part is different
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------2-2-2-2----------------------------|
D|--------3----------5-------------------2-2-2-2----------2-----------------|
A|--------3----------5-------------------0-0-0-0----0h2h3---3---------------|
E|--------1----------3-----------------------3------------------------------|
	So my 	  child you ask what...

e|------------------------------------------17~-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------3------5------------12--10--9-------------------------------------|
A|--------3------5------------10---8--7-------------------------------------|
E|--------1------3----------------------------------------------------------|
	Cut the chains and...

Chorus: Riff 1, play 4 times (3'04"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------5--5------2--2-2------------------------------------------------|
D|----------3--5------2--2-2---3p2p0----------------2-----------------------|
A|--------------------0--0-0---------0 hold---0h2h3---3---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
			 . .
That's the price you pay


Solo riff 2 (3'21"): play this riff 3 times,but on the third time you hold 
		     the chord with an * before you play the rest
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-5---2-2-2-2--4-4-4-----5-5-5--------7-7-7----------------------------|
A|---3-3---0-0-0-3--2-2-2--5--3-3-3---2-3--5-5-5-----3p2p0h2hold-p0h3p2p0---|
E|-----------------------------------------*--------------------------------|
	     . .      . .       . .          . .

That's it! Enjoy!!!


Structure of the song:

Riff 1: 4x
Solo riff 1
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 1: 2x (chorus)
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 1: 4x (chorus)
Riff 4
Solo riff 2: 3x
Riff 1: 2x
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 1: 4x (chorus)
Solo riff 2: 3x