s - slide
b - half bend from this position
m - mute
h - hammer
p - pull
~ - vibrato
tuning: drop D
Intro: 3/4
e-]-------------|-------3-----|-------------|-------------|
B-]-------------|---------3---|-------------|-------------|
G-]-------8-----|-----5-----5-|-------8-----|-------7-----|
D-]-----6---8---|---5---------|-----6-------|---7-----7---|
A-]---6-------6-s-3-----------|---6-----6---s-5---5-----5-|
D-]-6-----------|-------------|-6-------hold|-------------|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
e-]-------------|-------3-----|-------------|--------------------|
B-]-------------|---------3---|-------------|-------8-let ring---|
G-]-------8-----|-----5-----5-|-----8---8---|-7-------7-let ring-|
D-]-----6---8---|---5---------|-----8-- hold|-hold---------------|
A-]---6-------6-s-3-----------|---6-6-------|--------------------|
D-]-6-----------|-------------|-6-----------|--------------------|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
e-]-------------|-------3-----|-------------|-------------|
B-]-------------|---------3---|-------------|-------------|
G-]-------8-----|-----5-----5-|-------8-----|-------7-----|
D-]-----6---6---|---5---------|-----6-------|---7-----7---|
A-]---6-------6-s-3-----------|---6-----6---s-5---5-----5-|
D-]-6-----------|-------------|-6-------hold|-------------|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
e-]-------------|-------3-----|-------------|
B-]-------------|---------3---|-------------|
G-]-------8-----|-----5-----5-|---------8---|
D-]-----6---6---|---5---------|-----6---8---|
A-]---6-------6-s-3-----------|---6-----6---|
D-]-6-----------|-------------|-6-----------|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
Riff A:
------play 3x--------
e-]---------------------|-----------------|
B-]---------------------|-----------------|
G-]-7-------8s7---------|-8---7---5---3---|
D-]-7-------------------|-8---7---5---3---|
A-]-5---5---6s5---5-5-5-|-6---5---3---1---|
D-]-0---0---------0-0-0-|-----------------|
|_| |_|_|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
Riff B:
e-]---------------------|
B-]---------------------|
G-]-7-------8s7---------|
D-]-7-------------------|
A-]-5---5---6s5---5-5-5-|
D-]-0---0---------0-0-0-|
|_| |_|_|_| |_| |_|
Riff C:
e-]-----------------------|
B-]-----------------------|
G-]-8s7-------------------|
D-]-8s7-------------------|
A-]-6s5---5-5-5-5-5-5-4-5-|
D-]-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|_| |_| |_|_| |_|_|_|
3
m m m m m m m m
Solo1)
(full)B
e-]---------------------------------|------------------------13-13-|
B-]-b--b--b----h--p--h--p--h--p-----|------------------------------|
G-]-12-12-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10---|------------------10-12-------|
D-]---------------------------------|-12---------10-12-------------|
A-]---------------------------------|------10-12-------------------|
D-]---------------------------------|------------------------------|
| |__| |__|__|__| |__|__|__| |__|__|__| |__|__|__| | |
Solo2)
e-]-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B-]-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G-]----------b--------------|------------------------------------~~~|
D-]-12----10-12-12-10-------|-------------------------12-12-12-12---|
A-]-------------------------|-------------12-12-12-12---------------|
D-]-------------------10-10-|-12-12-12-12---------------------------|
|__| |__| |__| |__| |__|__|__| |__|__|__| |__|__|__| |
Solo3)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/savatage/sirens_tab.html ]
e-]-10-12-13-12-10-12-13-12-10-12-10-10-12-13-12-10-|
B-]-------------------------------------------------|
G-]-------------------------------------------------|
D-]-------------------------------------------------|
A-]-------------------------------------------------|
D-]-------------------------------------------------|
|__|__|__| |__|__|__| |__|__|__| |__|__|__|
e-]-13-10----------------------b----~~~|
B-]-------13-10-11-10-------13-13-13---|
G-]-------------------12-10------------|
D-]------------------------------------|
A-]------------------------------------|
D-]------------------------------------|
|__|__|__| |__|__|__| |__| |__|
Solo4) Sorry, I havn't got this :-(
Interlude: 3/4
-----------------------play 6 x------------------------
e-]-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B-]-------------|-6----~~~----|-------------|-----8-------|---let ring--|
G-]-------------|-----7---5---|--~~~--------|-----8-------|-7-----------|
D-]-------------|-------------|-7---5-7-5---|-----5-------|-7-----------|
A-]-----let ring|-------------|-----------8-|-5-----------|-5-----------|
D-]-3-2-0-------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-0-----------|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
m m
End:
e-]-----------------|-----------------|
B-]-----------------|-----------------|
G-]-7-7-7-7-hold and fade out---------|
D-]-7-7-7-7---------|-----------------|
A-]-5-5-5-5---------|-----------------|
D-]-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|
The chords 'C 2)' and 'D 2)' have to be played like this:
C 2) D 2)
e-]-----------| I don't know the real name
B-]-----------| of this chords :-(
G-]-------2---|
D-]-2-----0---| perhaps somebody can help?
A-]-3-----1---|
D-]-5-----0---|
Song structure:
- Intro
- 2x Riff A
Solo1
D5 C5 Riff B Riff B
On the sea they heard the voices sing
Solo2
D5 C5 Riff B Riff B
Through the storm the island's closing in
C 2) D 2) D5 C5
They'd heard tales of lives lost at sea
Riff B Riff B
Deserted beach just beyond their reach
C 2) D 2) D5 C5
You're approaching the island of the
Riff C Riff C
Sirens, Sirens
D#5 D5 D5 C5 A#5 C5 D#5 D5 Riff C
Hung-ry for man to-night
Riff C Riff C
Sirens, Sirens
D#5 D5 D5 C5 A#5 C5 D#5 D5 Riff C
Claiming the sailors lives
Solo3
D5 C5 Riff B Riff B
Nine men made it to the shore
Solo4
D5 C5 Riff B Riff B
A night of terror lies neatly in store
C 2) D 2) D5 C5
Who are those women? Are they real?
Riff B Riff B
Is this just a crazy dream?
C 2) D 2) D5 C5
You're approaching the island of the
Sirens .......
Riff C Riff C
Terror happens quickly
D#5 D5 D5 C5 A#5 C5 D#5 D5 Riff C
Remains till the sailor are gone
Riff C Riff C
They vanished in the night
D#5 D5 D5 C5 A#5 C5 D5 C5 A#5
Sirens are singing their song
A5
Till they're gone...
- interlude
- 5 x Riff A
- End