Track 04 Of 12 · Dark At Noon
Blind Eye
Track 4 of twelve on Dark At Noon. The words are below, and the full arrangement sits behind the second tab.
The Song
Lyrics
Intro
G5 F5 Eb5
Main riff
Bb5 F5 Eb5 F5
Verse
Bb5 Eb5The forest burns, I look awayF5 Eb5The rivers die, I look awayThe world is crying, I don't hearF5 Eb5I turn my back and disappear(Later verses: same changes.)
Pre-Chorus
Eb5 F5Eb5Close my eyesClose my eyes
Chorus
Gm Bb F D5Gm Bb Eb5 D5Gm BbTurn a blind eye, blind eyeWatch it all go byGm BbTurn a blind eye, blind eyeEb5 D5Let it die, let it die
Bridge
Eb5 F5 G5Eb5 F5Ohhh, what have we doneOhhh, we're blind, everyone
Outro
Bb5 F5 G5
Written to fit the song rather than transcribed off the recording. Strings run low to high on the staves below.
Legend: h = hammer-on, p = pull-off, / = slide up, \ = slide down, x = muted chuck, ~ = let ring, PM = palm mute. Strings top to bottom: e B G D A D (low). CHORD SHAPES (fret numbers, low D string at bottom) -------------------------------------------------- G5 F5 Eb5 Bb5 Gm Bb F D5 e|-------------------------3-----6-----1-----------| B|-------------------------3-----6-----1-----------| G|-------------------------3-----7-----2-----------| D|-5-----3-----1-----8-----5-----8-----3-----0-----| A|-5-----3-----1-----8-----5-----8-----3-----0-----| D|-5-----3-----1-----8-----5-----8-----3-----0-----| [INTRO] PM open D pulse, rolling toms, then into the main riff. e|-----------------|-----------------| x2 B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-5-------3---1---| A|-----------------|-5-------3---1---| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-------3---1---| [MAIN RIFF] PM on the single notes. e|-----------------|-----------------| x2 B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|---------8-----3-|-------------1-3-| A|---------8-----3-|-------------1-3-| D|-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-3-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-1-3-| [VERSE] e|-----------------|-----------------| x4 B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-------------8---|-------------1---| A|-------------8---|-------------1---| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-8---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---| G5 G5 [PRE-CHORUS] e|-----------------|-----------------| x2 B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-1-------1-------|-3-------3-------| A|-1-------1-------|-3-------3-------| D|-1-------1-------|-3-------3-------| D D D D F5 [CHORUS] e|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-1---1---1-1-1-1-|-----------------| B|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-1---1---1-1-1-1-|-----------------| G|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-7---7---7-7-7-7-|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|-----------------| D|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-| A|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-| D|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-| D D D U D U D D D U D U D D D U D U D D D U D U e|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------| B|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------| G|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-7---7---7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------| D|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-1---1---1-1-1-1-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-| A|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-1---1---1-1-1-1-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-| D|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-1---1---1-1-1-1-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-| D D D U D U D D D U D U D D D U D U D D D U D U F D5 [BRIDGE] e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2 B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-1---------------|-3---------------|-5---------------| A|-1---------------|-3---------------|-5---------------| D|-1-----------1-1-|-3-----------3-3-|-5-------0-0-0-0-| G5 D5 [OUTRO] Main riff x2, then stop dead on the hit. e|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|---------8-----3-|-5---------------| A|---------8-----3-|-5---------------| D|-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-3-|-5---------------|
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Twelve songs in running order. Every title opens its own words.