IQ: The darkest hour From: Ever Copyright Giant Electric Pea Written by IQ Transcribed by marcusenochsson@hotmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The intro: G D E F# |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-.------------------------------------------------------------------------.-| |----------------------------7---7-6-7-9-9----9-8-9-11-11-----11-10-11-12\---| |-.---------------------------7-9---------9-11-----------11-13-------------.-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---2h3-3-2h3-3-2h3-3-etc----------------------------------------------------| (A bass actually) 00:30 G |--10p9p7-------------------------------10-12~--| |--------10p8p7--------------7h10-7h8h10--------| |--------------9p7--------7h9-------------------| |-----------------7~---7h9----------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| 00:36 G |--------------------------------------------------15-17\15----| |--15-----------------------------12h13h15-12h13h15--------15--| |-----14h16p14-12-14p12------12h14-----------------------------| |-----------------------12h14----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| 00:40 G C |--------------------------------------------------------| |--15p13p12-------15p13p12------13p12---13p12---13p12----| |----------14p12----------14p12------14------14------14--| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| D G |-------------------------------| |--15p13p12-----------15--------| |----------12-14-12-14--14-12~--| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| G D |------------| |--8---7-----| |---7---7----| repeat riff |----5--(5)--| lots of times |------------| |------------| I can't hear what's played here, but the above riff works quite OK D Bm C D If I won't live a lie it's in my self defence Bm C D That I remember hiding then Bm C D If I'm eroding all the innocence Bm C G Am I running rigid once again? play riff Am Bm And he won't hear me now in the darkest hour C I'll never see him now G Am Bm Oh I can take the mystery in the darkest hour C And he won't hurt me now D Bm C D If we are lost in paradise Bm C D Our recollection all but gone Bm C Am We will make the only sacrifice Am F G |-----------------------------------------------|---------------| |--1p0--1p0---1p0--1p0---1p0--1p0---1p0--1p0----|-3p1p0-3p1p0---| |-----2----2-----2----2-----2----2-----2----2-0-|------------0--| |-----------2----------3----------3-------------|---this-last---| |-----------------------------------------------|-----piece-----| |-----------------------------------------------|----3-times----| For the strength to carry on 02:42 C F |-----------------7------|---------------------------------------------------| |.----8--7-----------10-.|-----10--8---------10--8--10--13--12---------------| |--9--------7--9---------|-10---------9--10---------------------12------9--7-| |.----------------------.|------------------------------------------10-------| |------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| D Bm C D In spite of everything I recognise the end Bm C D And feel the scars that never heal Bm C Am I keep the purity, buried as I am Am F G |-----------------------------------------------|---------------| |--1p0--1p0---1p0--1p0---1p0--1p0---1p0--1p0----|-3p1p0-3p1p0---| |-----2----2-----2----2-----2----2-----2----2-0-|------------0--| |-----------2----------3----------3-------------|---this-last---| |-----------------------------------------------|-----piece-----| |-----------------------------------------------|----3-times----| In an effort to conceal 03:29 C F |----------------7------|---------------------------------------------12--10-| |.----8--7----------10-.|-----10--8---------10--8--10--13--12------10--------| |--9--------7--9--------|-10---------9--10---------------------12------------| |.---------------------.|----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------| G C F Bb D G D |--15-14---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------15--13-12------------11-10-------------------------------------------| |----------------12--10-9---------10---11--11h12-14-14(16)---9-11-11h12p11~--| |------------------------10--------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G G C F Bb D |-------------------15-14----------------------------------| |------------------------15--13-12------------11p10--------| |--11-12-14-14~\------------------12--10-9---------10------| |-----------------------------------------10---------12~\--| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| D C D C Don't underestimate what I've retained D C D C All my souvenirs, forget-me-nots, Bb C Bb C I'll pretend all you want me to Bb C Bb C I won't believe it if you don't D C D C Burn it up again, it's here and I've D C D C Let it live through other stolen lives Bb C Save your hollow breath Bb C Feast your tired eyes Bb C Bb C You need protection as well as I Dm Bb Bm Bb |-------5~--------6~--------7~--------6~--| |--3h5-6-----3h5-6-----3h5-6-----3h5-6----| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| Dm Bb Bm Bb 05:15 use delay effects Dm Bb Bm F#m Gm |--6~~---5h6p5h6p5---6p5h6p5/11---------12-----------------------| |-------------------------------------12--12---------------------| |---------------------------------9h12------9---5(~6)4-2~--3~~~--| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| 06:10 Gm Eb C Eb |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| repeat |-----------------------------------------------------------| until |-------5------5------6------6------7------7------6------6--| "animal" |--3-5-6--3-5-6--3-5-6--3-5-6--3-5-6--3-5-6--3-5-6--3-5-6---| Gm Eb Nothing any good ever came from me C Eb Thought I could run you in the ground Gm Eb What do I do, what kind of fool C Eb Covers you like an animal? Em A |----7---------5--------------| |----7-7-8-7-5---8-7----------| |----9-9-9---6-------7p4------| x 4 |----9-9-9---7----------7p5---| last time without the 7p4, 7p5 and 7 |----7-7-----7-------------7--| |--0-----------------------0--| Em A Out of the way, Em A I'm anyone wilder than you are Em A Anyone who ever had a heart Em A Wouldn't deny me Gm Eb C Eb |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| repeat |-----------------------------------------------------------| until |-------5------5------6------6------7------7------6------6--| "I would" |--3-5-6--3-5-6--3-5-6--3-5-6--3-5-6--3-5-6--3-5-6--3-5-6---| Gm Eb Woe betide the one, not to be outdone, C Eb Who will remember all that stuff, Gm Eb Didn't I say it then enough? C Eb If I could let it be, I would Em A |----7---------5--------------| |----7-7-8-7-5---8-7----------| |----9-9-9---6-------7p4------| |----9-9-9---7----------7p5---| |----7-7-----7-------------7--| |--0-----------------------0--| Start it again, when does it end? Em A Em A Em |----7----------------------------------5-------------7------------| |----7-7-8-7-5-5------------------------5-------------7-7-8-7-5-5--| |----9-9-9---6-6---7p4------------------6--7p4--------9-9-9---6-6--| |----9-9-9---7-7------7p5---------------7-----7p5-----9-9-9---7-7--| |----7-7-----7-7--------------9---10-9--7--------7----7-7-----7-7--| |--0------------------------------------5--------0--0--------------| I'm in there somewhere Nobody can carry me over 07:49 B F# B |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------14h16~--| |-------------------------------11h13~-11------------------11---------| |------------------11h13-9~-9~------------9~--9/11---13-14------------| |-------9h11p9~-9~----------------------------------------------------| |--7--7---------------------------------------------------------------| |------------12h14~--14p12-11-12p11---11-------------------------------------| |-16p14p12~------------------------12---12-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------11------9/11~-9(11)9-7~-6h7p6p4-6~-| |-------------------------------------------14p13----------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F# |--------11-9-----------------------------------------------------| |-------------12~---11-12-14---12~-\4h5h7-------------------------| |--8h9h11-------------------11-----------4-6-6(8)-6-4~-4-4h6p4----| |-------------------------------------------------------------7~--| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| B G A B |--------------------------------------6~---------------------------------| |--4h7-5p4-------------------4h5-7p5-4---4~~--3~-2~-0~~--7/9-7-------12~--| |---------6h9-8p6-4-------4h6---------------------------------8--8/11-----| |------------------4~--4h6------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------11------9------7~--| |--7(8~)7~-----12-11---11\7-----| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| B F# G#m Now the dead winds have blown G A With the cold rains B F# G#m If I should fall from your side G A Keep it in your mind riff B F# |---------------| |--12----11-----| |----11----11---| riff |------9-----9--| |---------------| |---------------| B How I tried to keep him here riff How I promised he'd be safe riff And he never said a word riff And he never cried B F# G#m Another day leads me on G A And I will follow B F# G#m Whatever it takes now, I'll do G A If it's over riff B And he won't hurt me now, I know riff When I'm losing all the power riff And he won't hurt me now riff In this darkest hour ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7~ hold (longer than other notes) 7h9 hammer-on 9p7 pull-off 7(9) bend (9)7 release (9)r release 7/9 slide up 9\7 slide down <7> natural harmonics 7tr9 trill