Lights On The Lake Chords & Tabs
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LIGHTS ON THE LAKE - Swallow The Sun
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Tuning: Drop C
Intro, clean sound (guitar 1):
D|---15--14--15--12-----15--14--15------12---|
A|----------------------------------12-------|
F|-------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------|
Intro, clean sound (guitar 2):
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|---17--15--12--15--12-----13--12--10--8--12---|
F|----------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------|
Intro, distorted sound (when drums kick in):
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---/17\15-15\12-12/15-15-\12-----12h13--p12\10-10\8-8/12-12---|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---/17\15-15\12-12/15-15-\12-----12h13--p12\10-10\8-8\7-7---|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro background chords:
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|----|
F|-------------4--12--4--11--4-------------4--12--4--11--4---|----|
C|---2-----2---------------------7-----10--------------------|-10-|
G|---2-----2---2--10--2---9--2---7-----10--2--10--2---9--2---|-10-|
C|---2-----2---------------------7-----10--------------------|-10-|
(x 2)
Verse: Guitar 2 from intro.
Pre-chorus:
("My child, I carry the burden of sorrow with your soul...")
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------13----------13----------------11--12---|
C|---5-2-2--2-5-----9------------9-7-7-7--------------9-9-----------|
G|---5-2-2--2-5--7----10-9-9-----------------10-9-7-----------------|
C|---5-2-2--2-5-----------------------------------------------------| (x 4)
Interlude, clean sound:
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-------8---8---------8---8---------------|
F|-----9---9---9-----9---9---9----9----9---|
C|---9-------------9-----------10---10-----|
G|-----------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------| (x 3)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/swallow_the_sun/lights_on_the_lake_tab.html ]
Bridge, black metal'ish part begins:
NOTE: Tremolo picking, listen to the song for the rhytm.
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------|
C|----------------10-----9------------------|
G|------7--9--10------9-----7--9--10-9-10---|
C|---9--------------------------------------|
After drums kick in, repeat these 2 bars twice:
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------|
C|----------------10-----9--------10-9-7------|
G|------7--9--10------9-----7--9---------10---|
C|---9----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---|
A|-----------------------------------------|---|
F|-----------------------------------------|---|
C|----------------10-----9-----------------|-9-|
G|------7--9--10------9-----7--9--10-9-10--|---|
C|---9-------------------------------------|---|
(only 1st time)
Break 1 and pre-chorus:
("Through living flesh to the dead...")
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------|
C|---2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2---2-2-3--|
G|---2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2---2-2-3--|
C|---2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2---2-2-3--| (x 3)
PM . . . . . .
("But only one cried...")
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------|
C|---2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2---2-2-3---/15---|
G|---2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2---2-2-3---/15---|
C|---2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2---2-2-3---/15---| (x 2)
PM . . . . . .
Then repeat:
first bar x 1
second bar x 1
first bar x 1
...and start the chorus.
Chorus (repeat twice):
("The tears made circles on the still water...")
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
F|---------------------|
C|---3--2---------10---|
G|---3--2---------10---|
C|---3--2-----7-9-10---| (x 3)
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
F|----------------------|
C|---10--7-----9---10---|
G|---10--7-----9---10---|
C|---10--7-----9---10---|
Break 2 (bend all notes slightly):
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
F|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
C|---2-----1-----2-----1---| (x 3)
Then repeat break 1 like this:
first bar x 1
second bar x 1
first bar x 4
This background melody steps in at:
("Into the deepest pit you silently fell...")
D|------------------------------------|
A|------13-----12-----10------12-13---|
F|---9------9------9------9-----------|
C|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|
...and then to the chorus again, repeated now x 3
(singing stops after the second repeat, but keep playing)
Song ends to:
D|----------|
A|----------|
F|----------|
C|---3--2---|
G|---3--2---|
C|---3--2---|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| b Bend
| br Bend release
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