Ebony Tears


Ebony tears by Cathedral from the fabulous '91 album 'forest of equilibrium' transcribed by Christian Reindel(creindel@gmx.de) any questions or corrections- e-mail me Tune down to B (2.5 steps) In some parts you hear two guitars playing some strange chords but I written down only one guitar ~ bend the note normal ~~~~~ bend the note rapidly Intro - Bass Aaaaaahhhhh B |------------| F#|------------| D |------------| A |------------| E |-3--(3)-----| B |-1--(1)-----| Riff 1 B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-2-4-4-4--4~--4-5---2-4-4-4--4~--4~~~~~--2-4-4-4--4~--2-4-/10------| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-2-4-4-4--4~--4-5----2-4-4-4--4~--4~~~~--2-4-4-4--4~--2-4----------| B |----------------------------------------------------------1--(1)---| Riff 1a - together we have discovered ..... B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-2-4-4-4--4~--4-5---2-4-4-4--4~--4~~~~~--2-4-4-4--4~--2-4--5--(5)--| B |-----------------------------------------------------------3--(3)--| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-2-4-4-4--4~--4-5----2-4-4-4--4~--4~~~~--2-4-4-4--4~--2-4--3--(3)--| B |-----------------------------------------------------------1--(1)--| Chorus drowning in B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------------| A |--6-------4----------7-----3~~~---6-------4--------7----3~~~-------| E |--4---5---2----3-----5--0---------4---5---2---3----5--0------------| B |------3--------1----------------------3-------1--------------------| ebony tears B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------------| A |---------------------7-----3~~~---6-------4--------7----3~~~-------| E |--4-~------2~--------5--0---------4---5---2---3----5--0------------| B |------3~--------1~--------------------3-------1--------------------| B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |----7-6----7-6------------------------------7-6---7-9-7-6-------------------------| A |--4-----7------6---6----------------------4-----7---------6--6--------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-----------------------0-5-7-5--0-2-5-2-------------------------0-5-7-5--0-2-5-2--| end chorus B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |----5-4----5-4-------------------------------5-4---5-7-5-4------------------------| E |--2-----5------4---4-----------------------2-----5---------4--4-------------------| B |-----------------------0-5-7-5--0-2-5-2-------------------------0-5-7-5--0-2-5-2--| back to riff 1a - verse 2 than chorus Interlude 2 times B |-------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------| A |---------2---------------------------2-----------------| E |-2-4-4-4---4/---0-2-5~~~-----2-4-4-4---4/-------0-3----| B |--------------------------------------------0-3--------| B |-------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------| D |--------------7---------------------------9------------| A |---------2----7----------------------2----9------------| E |-2-4-4-4---4----0-2-5~~~-----2-4-4-4---4--------0-3----| B |--------------------------------------------0-3--------| B |-------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------| D |--------------12--------------------------14-----------| A |---------2----12----------------------2---14-----------| E |-2-4-4-4---4-----0-2-5~~~-----2-4-4-4---4--------0-3---| B |---------------------------------------------0-3-------| B |-------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------| E |-----------2~~~~-1--------------------2~~~~-1----------| B |--3---2--------------1--0----3---2--------------1------| guitarsolo with riff 1b B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-2-4-4-4--4~--4-5---2-4-4-4--4~--4~~~~~--2-4-4-4--4~--2-4----------| B |----------------------------------------------------------3--(3)---| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-2-4-4-4--4~--4-5----2-4-4-4--4~--4~~~~--2-4-4-4--4~--2-4----------| B |----------------------------------------------------------1--(1)---| back to riff 1a - verse 3 than chorus ending B |-----------------------------------------| F#|-----------------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------| E |-2-4-4-4--4~--(4)------------------------| B |----------------------------3~~~(3)------| end.