The Darkest Side Chords & Tabs
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The Darkest Side - The Middle East
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Tabbed by: Kimedog
Email: jak_liveshere@hotmail.com
This is so close to being perfect, it's such a sweet song and no one else
has tabbed it yet (or so i could find). There are little sections where I
couldn't hear the exact picking so I tried my best but it doesn't really
matter, he changes it up when they play live anyway. I hope all you middle
east fans enjoy!
Tuning: Standard - Capo 3rd
Intro
1, 2, 3, 4
e|------------------------------0------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------------1---3-----------------0---------0----------|
G|--0h2-------2-----0h2-------------------0---2-------0-------0------|
D|----------------------------------0h2------------------------------|
A|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3----|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------------1---------------1---------------1----------|
G|--0---------0-----2---------2-----4---------4-----2---------2------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse - These are all just picking of chord shapes moving down the neck, start with a C shape.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------8--------8-------7-------7-------5-------5-------3-------3-|
G|-----0--------0-------7-------7-------5-------5-------0-------0-----|
D|-------9--------9-------7-------7-------5-------5-------4-------4---|
A|-/10-------10-------9-------9-------7-------7-------5-------5-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------------1---------------1---------------1----------|
G|--0---------0-----2---------2-----4---------4-----2---------2------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------------1---------------1---------------1----------|
G|--0---------0-----2---------2-----4---------4-----2---------2------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
On the second time through replace the bit below...
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-----------0---------1---------1--------------------------| 1st
G|--0-------0---0-------0---0-----0---0-----0------------------------| time
D|------2-----------0---------2-----2---2-----2----------------------| only
A|--------------------------3---------3------------------------------|
E|--0---------2-3---------3------------------------------------------|
with this
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-----------0---------3---------3---------3---------3------|
G|--0-------0---0-------0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0----| 2nd
D|------2-----------0-----0---4-----4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----4--| time
A|--------------------------5---------5---------5---------5----------|
E|--0---------2-3----------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------------1---------------1---------------1----------|
G|--0---------0-----2---------2-----4---------4-----2---------2------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------------1---------------1---------------1----------|
G|--0---------0-----2---------2-----4---------4-----2---------2------| x4
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0---------0---------1---------0------------------------------|
G|--0-----0---0-----0---2-----2---0-----0----------------------------|
D|----2---------0-----0---2-----2---2-----2--------------------------|
A|----------------------0--------------------------------------------|
E|--0-------2-3-------------------0----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------------1---------------1---------------1----------|
G|--0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_middle_east/the_darkest_side_tab.html ]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------------1---------------1---------------1----------|
G|--0h2-------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2h4-------4------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse pattern repeated, however on the second time through when she sings "colour
tv" jump to this...
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3---------3---------3---------3-------------------------------| 2nd
G|--0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0-----------------------------| time
D|----4-----4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----4---------------------------|
A|--5---------5---------5---------5-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus pattern repeated, however after the 4 repeats then play this...
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0---------0---------1---------1-------------------------------|
G|--0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0-----------------------------| x2
D|----2---------0---------2-----2---2-----2---------------------------|
A|----------------------3---------3-----------------------------------|
E|--0-------2-3-------3-----------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0---------0---------1---------0------------------------------|
G|--0-----0---0-----0---2-----2---0-----0----------------------------|
D|----2---------0-----0---2-----2---2-----2--------------------------|
A|----------------------0--------------------------------------------|
E|--0-------2-3-------------------0----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------------1---------------1---------------1----------|
G|--0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------------1---------------1---------------1----------|
G|--0h2-------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2h4-------4------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo section play Intro pattern 4x then...
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3---------3---------3---------3-------------------------------|
G|--0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0-----------------------------|
D|----4-----4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----4---------------------------|
A|--5---------5---------5---------5-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse pattern only played once then...
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3---------3---------3---------3-------------------------------|
G|--0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0-----------------------------|
D|----4-----4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----4---------------------------|
A|--5---------5---------5---------5-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus pattern played 4x again then...
On the third repeat hold the C shape picking
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0---------0---------1---------1-------------------------------|
G|--0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0-----------------------------| x3
D|----2---------0---------2-----2---2-----2---------------------------|
A|----------------------3---------3-----------------------------------|
E|--0-------2-3-------3-----------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0---------0---------1---------0------------------------------|
G|--0-----0---0-----0---2-----2---0-----0----------------------------|
D|----2---------0-----0---2-----2---2-----2--------------------------|
A|----------------------0--------------------------------------------|
E|--0-------2-3-------------------0----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------------1---------------1---------------1----------|
G|--0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------------1---------------1---------------1----------|
G|--0h2-------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2h4-------4------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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