The Skeleton Key Chords & Tabs
by Epica
[Content] You can play the rhythm with a 6-string guitar in Drop A (but you need a 7-string guitar to play the solo). 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D|*--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------*| A|*--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------*| E A|-5-1-1---5-1-1---5-1-1---5-1-1---------|-5-0-0---5-0-0---5-0-0---5-0-1-5---------| pm x x x x [Chorus 1] e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G D|----------------------------3-----------------------------------666-------| A|-3--------6--------1--------3--------3--------6--------1--------666-------| E|-3--------6--------1--------1--------3--------6--------1--------444--4444-| A|-3--------6--------1-----------------3--------6--------1-------------4444-| xx xxxx e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G D|----------------------------3--------6--------------------------6--------6666-| A|-3--------6--------1--------3--------6--------3--------1--------6--------6666-| E|-3--------6--------1--------1--------4--------3--------1--------4--------4444-| A|-3--------6--------1--------------------------3--------1----------------------| xxx [Riff 1] e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G D|-6----5-------------5----------------------6---6--------5----------------------------| A|-6----5----3--------5----4----3------------6---6--------5----4----3------------------| E|-4----3----3--------3----4----3------------4-3-4--------3----4----3------------------| A|-----------3-------------4----3------------------------------4----3-----/-15---------| [Riff 3] e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A E|---------------------------------5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-| A|-5-1-1---5-1-1---5-1-1---5-1-1---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-| pm x x x x x x x x x x x x x x e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A E|---------------------------------5-5-5--5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5p0-| A|-5-0-0---5-0-0---5-0-0---5-0-1---5-5-5--5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5p0-| pm x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x [Chorus 1] e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G D|----------------------------3-----------------------------------666-------| A|-3--------6--------1--------3--------3--------6--------1--------666-------| E|-3--------6--------1--------1--------3--------6--------1--------444--4444-| A|-3--------6--------1-----------------3--------6--------1-------------4444-| xx xxxx e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G D|----------------------------3--------6--------------------------6--------6666-| A|-3--------6--------1--------3--------6--------3--------1--------6--------6666-| E|-3--------6--------1--------1--------4--------3--------1--------4--------4444-| A|-3--------6--------1--------------------------3--------1----------------------| xxx [Bridge] e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G D|------------------2------5------------------------5------3---------| A|-0--------3---2---2------5---2----0-------3---2---5------3---------| E|-0------003---2---0------3---2--220-----003---2---3------1----1111-| A|-0------003---2--------------2--220-----003---2---------------1111-| xx xx xx xxxx e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G D|------------------2------5-----------------------------------------| A|-0--------3---2---2------5---2----1------5---1---3-----------------| E|-0------003---2---0------3---2--221----115---1---3-----------------| A|-0------003---2--------------2--221----115---1---3-----------------| xx xx xx (Piano) (Riff 1) [Rhythm during Solo] e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G D|------------------2------5-------------------------5--------3----8---| A|-0--------3---2---2------5---2----0--------3---2---5------333--888---| E|-0------003---2---0------3---2--220------003---2---3------111--666---| A|-0------003---2--------------2--220------003---2---------------------| xx xx xx xx xx [Solo] e|-----------3--|/5--0--5--7--8--0--7--8--|-10--h12p10p0-8--h10p8p0-8-5-7-8-10-7-8-10-| B|-----3--4-----|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------| G|-/5-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------| D|--------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------| A|--------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E|--------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------| A|--------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------| e|/12------12--14--15-----/14--15--|-17--h19p17p0-15--h17p15p0-14--h15p14p0-17b----| B|-----12--------------12----------|-----------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| e|-17~--------------17---19---|-19b------rp17-19~---------| B|------------/17-------------|---------------------------| G|----------------------------|---------------------------| D|----------------------------|---------------------------| A|----------------------------|---------------------------| E|----------------------------|---------------------------| A|----------------------------|---------------------------| e|-15--10--------10p7-------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| B|--------12----------8--------/12--15--|-13~---------13----15----|-15b~------------| G|-----------12\--------7h8h10----------|-------------------------|-----------------| D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| [Chorus 2] e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G D|----------------------------3-----------------------------------666-------| A|-3--------6--------1--------3--------3--------6--------1--------666-------| E|-3--------6--------1--------1--------3--------6--------1--------444--4444-| A|-3--------6--------1-----------------3--------6--------1-------------4444-| xx xxxx e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G D|-------------------------------------333------6--666--66--------------------6--------6666-| A|-3-----------6-----------1-----------333------6--666--663----3----1----1----6--------6666-| E|-3--3--3--3--6--6--6--6--1--1--1--1--111------4--444--443--333--331--111--114--------4444-| A|-3--3--3--3--6--6--6--6--1--1--1--1---------------------3--333--331--111--11--------------| x x x x x x x x x xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xxx e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G D|----------------------------------------5555------| A|----------------------------------------5555------| 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