Song: Vanishings
By: Secret and Whisper
Album: Great White Whale
2008
Tuning: Drop C
This is my first attempt at tabbing, so don’t be surprised if I’ve made
mistakes. If you find any, please post a correction so that we can make
this as accurate as possible!
Tab legend:
*:Palm mute
/:Slide
^:Pinch harmonic
v: Vibrato
Opening:
Both guitars:
|------|
|------|
|------|
|-xxxx-|
|-xxxx-|
|-xxxx-|
Intro:
|Guitar 1 (With reverb)
|--------------------------------------------------------15-------|
|--17-17-------------------------17-17----------------------15----|
|--------14-14-16-16-17-17-17-17-------14-14-16-16-17-17----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-|
|Guitar 1
|---------------------------------|
|-17-17---------------------------|
|-------14-14-16-16-17-17---------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|Guitar 1
|-/20~~~-19~~~-19h20p19-----------|
|----------------------20~~~------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2-0-2-0-3-0-3-0-5-0-5-0-777-777-|
|-2-0-2-0-3-0-3-0-5-0-5-0-777-777-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *** ***
Repeat, but end with
|Guitar 1
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-/17~~~-16~~~-16h17p16-----------|
|---------------------17~/19~~~~~-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2-0-2-0-3-0-3-0-5-0-5-0-000-000-|
|-2-0-2-0-3-0-3-0-5-0-5-0-000-000-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *** ***
Verse 1
Guitar 1
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------7h10---7h10------------7h10---7h10-|
|---------8656----865-------------865----865-----|
|------------------------------------------------|
| **** *** *** ***
| Some vanishings… conjured mysteries…
|Guitar 2
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0----------------|
Pm* * * * * *
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------^v-------------------------|
|-------------10-10p9-9h10----------------^-10-------------------------|
|------------7-----------------------7h10-7----------------------------|
|---------865---8----8------------865----8-8---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| *** * * *** * *
| Disappear inside of mist and breeze, WHOAOAOA
|Guitar 2
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-----------------0-0-0-0----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-----------------0-0-0-0----------------|
Pm* * * * * *
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------7h10---7h10------------7h10---7h10-----------------------|
|---------8656----865-------------865----865---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| *** * * *** * *
| If I lost you I swear I meeeeeeeeeeant…
|Guitar 2
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0----------------|
Pm* * * * * *
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------^--^----^---------------------^---------------^v---------|
|-------------10-10p9-9h10----------------^-5/9/14~---------12---------|
|------------7-----------------------7h10-7--------12~-10p9------------|
|---------865---8----8------------865----8-8---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| *** * * *** * *
| To give you a second chaaaaaaaaaaaaaance!
|Guitar 2
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-----------------0-0-0-0----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-----------------0-0-0-0----------------|
Pm* * * * * *
Both guitars
|------|
|------|
|------|
|-xxxx-|
|-xxxx-|
|-xxxx-|
Aaand
Chorus
Guitar 1 (All tremolo picked)
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-17-14-16-17~~~16-14~~~17-14-16-17~~~16-14~~~-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
| Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee will goooooooooooooooo
|Guitar 2
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-77777777777777775555555555555555-|
|-77777777777777775555555555555555-|
|-77777777777777775555555555555555-|
|Guitar 1
|-----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------18-15-17-18~~~17-15~~~-|
|-17-14-16-17~~~16-14~~~------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|Where no one ever knooooooooooooooooows!
|Guitar 2
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-333333333333333310101010101010101010101010101010-|
|-333333333333333310101010101010101010101010101010-|
|-333333333333333310101010101010101010101010101010-|
Interlude (both guitars) And I say never a-
|-------------------------15-------------------------------------------|
|-17-17----------------------15-15/17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------|
|-------14-14-16-16-17-17----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Guitar 1
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/10~~~/13/12/15/20~/15~~~~~~~~~--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| -gain… To friends and fads and fitting in, whoaoaoa!
|Guitar 2 (clean)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------0------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------1------------------------------------|
|----------------------3------------------3/1~~~/8---------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/secret_and_whisper/vanishings_tab_ver_2.html ]
Verse 2
Guitar 1
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------^----^-----^-------^------------^----^------^---|
|-----------------10---10p7--7-------7------------10---10p7---10--|
|------------------------------8-6-5------------------------8-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| * * * *
|A phantom walks to the sea! Fades and secretly
|Guitar 2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
pm* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
|Guitar 1
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------^---^--------------------------^----^-----------|
|-----------------7---7p5------------------------10---10p7--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| droooowns untiiiiiiiiil his heeeeeeart’s appeeeaaaaaassssssed!
|Guitar 2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
pm* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
|Guitar 1 (Quietly)
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17-17-------------------------17-17-------------------------|
|-------14-14-16-16-17-17-17-17-------14-14-16-16-17-17-17-17-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|(The timing’s too weird to tab, but it isn’t hard to figure out)
|Guitar 2
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-777777777777777777777777999912121212121212121212121212121212-|
|-777777777777777777777777777710101010101010101010101010101010-|
|-777777777777777777777777777710101010101010101010101010101010-|
If I lost you I swear I meant… to give you a second chance!
Guitar 1
|--------------------------------------------------------15----15~-|
|--17-17-------------------------17-17----------------------15~----|
|--------14-14-16-16-17-17-17-17-------14-14-16-16-17-17-----------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Whammy down on the second 15, bring it back up on the third. You should
|be hitting the first 15 at the same time that guitar 2 hits the last
|power chord.
|Guitar 2
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-14141414141414141414141414141414-|
|-12121212121212121212121212121212-|
|-12121212121212121212121212121212-|
Chorus 2
Guitar 1 (All tremolo picked)
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-17-14-16-17~~~16-14~~~17-14-16-17~~~16-14~~~-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
| Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee will goooooooooooooooo
|Guitar 2
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-77777777777777775555555555555555-|
|-77777777777777775555555555555555-|
|-77777777777777775555555555555555-|
|Guitar 1
|-----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------18-15-17-18~~~17-15~~~-|
|-17-14-16-17~~~16-17~~~------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|Where no one ever knooooooooooooooooows!
|Guitar 2
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-333333333333333310101010101010101010101010101010-|
|-333333333333333310101010101010101010101010101010-|
|-333333333333333310101010101010101010101010101010-|
Guitar 1
|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------17~~~~~-|
|-14~~~~~~~~~~16~~17~~16~~--------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|And weeeeeee will never have to
|Guitar 2
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-777777777777777710101010101010101010101010101010-|
|-777777777777777710101010101010101010101010101010-|
|-777777777777777710101010101010101010101010101010-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------18-15-17-18~~~17-15~-|
|-17-16-14-16~~~14-16~~~---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|Plaaaay the paaart Of afeared in the dark…
|Guitar 2
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-33333333333333335555555555555555-|
|-33333333333333335555555555555555-|
|-33333333333333335555555555555555-|
Guitar 1
|----------|
|-15/17~~~-|
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
Slowly ease down on the rate of your tremolo.
Fade in each note. Play this part three times: The first time,
it’s only guitar 1, the second and third time, both guitars
play it. The third time, don’t do the two slides at the end.
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-7~~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~~~~~~3~~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~~~~~/8/7-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
I’d never meant for you
To mend this heart back in from two
So eeeaaaasilyyyyyy we loost it aaall
Then:
Guitar 1: Tremolo the second 5 and the slides
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-7~~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~~~~~~3~~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~~~~~/8/7-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2:
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-02023-02023-02023-02023-02023-02023-02023-02023-|
|-02023-02023-02023-02023-02023-02023-02023-02023-|
So eeeaaaasilyyyyyy we loost it aaall
Guitar 1 switches to this, all tremolo:
|-18p13~18p13~18p13~18p13~18p13~18p13~18p13~18p13~18p13~|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2:
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-02023-02023-02023-02023-02023-02023-|
|-02023-02023-02023-02023-02023-02023-|
So eeeaaaasilyyyyyy we loost it aaaa-
Then:
Guitar 1
|-18p13h18p13h18p13h18p13h18p13h18p13h18p13h18p13h18~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2: (still the same speed, this is for comparison)
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-0----2----0----2----3-------0----2----0----2----3-|
|-0----2----0----2----3-------0----2----0----2----3-|
-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllll!
Repeat Chorus 2
Repeat Intro (minus the final slide to 19)
Outro:
|Guitar 1
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/17-17-------------------------------8-8-----5-5-----------------|
|--------14-14-16-16-12-12-14-14/10-10-----7-7-----5-5-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|X4
|Guitar 2: (with feedback)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
Fade…
|----------------------------------------------|
|-/17-17-------------------------------8-8-----|
|--------14-14-16-16-12-12-14-14/10-10-----7-7-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
We’re done!
