------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Plague of Butterflies - Swallow The Sun ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning: C tuning This is the second part of the epic "Plague of Butterflies" 3-part EP. This tab starts at time 12:18 (since all the 3 songs are as one, nearly 35 minutes long track). The other songs of the EP, "Losing the Sunsets" and "Evael 10:00" are tabbed on this site as well. Check them out! Verse: ("Silent people walking by, they are leaving...") ("Village is empty, dead cold empty...") C |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--1--1-1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1--| F |--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--1--1-1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1--| C |--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0---------------------------------------------------|x2 Bridge 1 ("Buried a few of them today, the children and the old by the road..."): C |---------------------------| G |---------------------------| D#|---------------------------| A#|--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7--| F |--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7--| C |--5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5--| (x 8) PM . . . . . . . . . . Bridge 2: ("But they decide to go...") ("But her face I could not find...") ("Maybe I'm the old one sheltered by these woods...") C |---------------------------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------| D#|---------------------------------------------| A#|--7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| F |--7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| C |--5--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--| (x 4) PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quick lead to second verse: C |------------------| G |------------------| D#|------------------| A#|--10-9-9-9--------| F |-----------9-9-7--| C |------------------| Bridge 3: ("But when even the trail of dead ended by the road...") ("Dancing through the flame of a candle...") Second guitar plays bridge 1 at the same time. C |-------------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------------| A#|--7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7--| F |--7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7--| C |--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--| (x 8) Bridge 4: ("Hoping, in this kingdom of my loneliness...") ("Taking me to sleep...") ("When Evael is lost still...") C |-------------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------------------------| A#|--3--2--2-2-2-5--4--2--3--2---3--2--2-2-2-5--4--/5--1--| F |--3--2--2-2-2-5--4--2--3--2---3--2--2-2-2-5--4--/5--1--| C |--1--0--0-0-0-3--2--0--1--0---1--0--0-0-0-3--2--/3-----| (x 2) PM . . . . . . Break 1 ("On this throne of my thoughts..."): C |-----------------------------| G |-----------------------------| D#|-----------------------------| A#|--2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2--2-2-2--| F |--2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2--2-2-2--| C |--0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0--0-0-0--| (x 2 on first time, x 4 other times) PM . . . . . . . . Interlude (clean sound), this continues playing also in background: C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |--12-------12-------12-------12-------11-------11-------11---------------| D#|-----12-11----12-11----12-11----12-11----12-11----12-11---12-11-9-11-12--| A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Interlude, piano transition to guitar (repeated twice): C |------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |--------------------------12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13--------------------| D#|--9-9-9-11-11-11-12-12-12----------------------------14-14-14-14-14-14--| A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |------------------------------------------------------------------------| C |------------------------------------------------------------------------| C |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |--15-15-15-12-12-12-13-13-13-15-15-15-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--| D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Interlude ends, distorted guitar slowly rises (use volume control): C |-----| G |-----| D#|-----| A#|--2--| F |--2--| C |--0--| Bridge 5 ("Hoping for my time to come, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath..."): C |--------------------------------------------------------| G |--------------------------------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------------------------------| A#|-2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7--| F |-2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7--| C |-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-7-7-7--8--8--8--8--8--8-5-5-5-5-5-5--| C |-----------------------------------------------------------------| G |-----------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A#|--12-12-12-9-9-9-10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-| F |--12-12-12-9-9-9-10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-| C |--10-10-10-7-7-7--8--8--8-10-10-10--8--8--8--8--8--8-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Bridge 5 ("The wings, they moved and danced, as a butterfly they kept dancing..."): C |---------------------------------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------| D#|---------------------------------------------------| A#|--2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5--| F |--2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5--| C |--0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3--| C |---------------------------------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------| D#|---------------------------------------------------| A#|--9-9-9-5-5-5-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4--| F |--9-9-9-5-5-5-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4--| C |--7-7-7-3-3-3-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2--| Bridge 5 ("But why are you here when Evael is lost still?"): C |---------------------------------------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------| D#|---------------------------------------------------------| A#|--2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7--| F |--2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7--| C |--0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-7-7-7--8--8--8--8--8--8-5-5-5-5-5-5--| C |-----------------------------------------------------------------| G |-----------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A#|--12-12-12-9-9-9-10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-| F |--12-12-12-9-9-9-10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-| C |--10-10-10-7-7-7--8--8--8-10-10-10--8--8--8--8--8--8-1-1-1-1-1-1-| Then bridge 4 (x 2) and break (x 4) again. And silence. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Time 20:56: Clean melody: C |----7---------------8--5--| G |--5----7--5--7-8--8-------| D#|--------------------------| A#|--------------------------| F |--------------------------| C |--------------------------| (x 4) Then break 1 (x 4), it also has a new lead now: C |--------------|--------------| G |--20--17------|--19--16------| D#|----------16--|----------16--| A#|--------------|--------------| F |--------------|--------------| C |--------------|--------------| (x 2 on first time, x 4 other times) (x 6) | (x 2) Bridge to outro: C |---------------------------------------------------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|--5-5-5-2----4--5-5--/8--8\4----5-5-5-2----4--5-5--8\3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| F |--5-5-5-2----4--5-5--/8--8\4----5-5-5-2----4--5-5--8\3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| C |--3-3-3-0----2--3-3--/6--6\2----3-3-3-0----2--3-3--6\1--1-1-1-1-1-1--| (x 4) PM . . . . . . . . . . . . Outro ("The morning came with its cold caress.."): C |-----| G |-----| D#|-----| A#|--2--| F |--2--| C |--0--| Outro, this starts just before "I curse your light for waking me again...": C |---------------------| G |---------------------| D#|---------------------| A#|--3----2----3--3--2--| F |--3----2----3--3--2--| C |--1----0----1--1--0--| (x 2) Outro ("I opened my window painted by thick ice..."): C |-----------------------------------------| G |-----------------------------------------| D#|-----------------------------------------| A#|------9-------------------------------9--| F |--7-------10--15---15---15\6------9------| C |-----------------------------------------| (x 4) You can now begin playing Evael 10:00 from my other tab (at time 26:26). Cheers! ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down ************************************