The Dreadful Hours Chords & Tabs
Arist: My Dying Bride
Song: The Dreadful Hours
Album: The Dreadful Hours
Tabbed for 6 string guitar by Joe (deadkidsongsUK@AOL.com)
Use C# tuning.
Key
/ Slide Up
\ Slide Down
(0) Ghost Note
PM.... Palm Mute
~~~ Hold Note
PH.... Pinch Harmonic
Intro Guitar 1 (clean + reverb. Poss delay)
(1)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(2)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-5/-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7\-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3/-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-5-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12/17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17\12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-12/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-3/-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5/-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7\-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-5-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12/17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-12\(5)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(3)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-3/-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5/-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7\-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-3/-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5/-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-\12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/my_dying_bride/the_dreadful_hours_tab.html ]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-10/17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17\12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro Guitar 2 (clean, poss. acoustic)
(a)
Let notes ring
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-------------------------------------------------|
A :-------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|
B :-------10-~~~~~~~~-7-~~~~------7-~~~-7~~~~~~~~~~-|
F#:-7~~~~~~~~~~-8~~~~~~~~~~-5-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
C#:-------------------------------------------------|
(b)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A :-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B :-10~~~-10~~~-10\9~~9~~~~-9\7~~~7~~-5/7~~~~~~~~~~-|-10~~~-10~~~-10\12~12~~~-12\7~~7~~~~-7~~~~~~~~~~-|
F#:-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#:-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Riff 1
(c) (Guitar 2, Overdriven)
Drums enter (First Repeat Only)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-------------------------|-------------------------|
A :-------------------------|-------------------------|
E :-------------------------|-------------------------|
B :-------------------------|-------PM....------------|
F#:-5~(5)/8~~~~~8~~~~~8~(7)-|-8-\7--o-----3~~3~~~~(3)/|
C#:-------------------------|-6-\5--o-----1~~1~~~~~~~~|
(4.I) (Guitar 1, Distorted)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-------------------------|-------------------------|
A :-------------------------|-------------------------|
E :-------------------------|-------------------------|
B :-3~(3)/7-----7-----7-----|-------PM....------------|
F#:-------------------------|-8-\7--0-----3--3--------|
C#:-------------------------|-------0-----1--1--------|
(4.II)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-------------------------|-------------------------|
A :-------------------------|-10\9--------------------|
E :-------------------------|-------------------------|
B :-3~(3)/7-----7-----7-----|-------PM....------------|
F#:-------------------------|-------0-----3--3--------|
C#:-------------------------|-------0-----1--1--------|
(4.III)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-------------------------|-------------------------|
A :-------------------------|-------------------------|
E :-------------------------|-7-\9--------------------|
B :-3~(3)/7-----7-----7-----|-------PM....------------|
F#:-------------------------|-------0-----3--3--------|
C#:-------------------------|-------0-----1--1--------|
(4.IIII)
(Fade out)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-------------------------|-------------------------|
A :-------------------------|-------------------------|
E :-------------------------|-------------------------|
B :-------------------------|-------------------------|
F#:2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
C#:0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-~|
Riff 2
(Guitars 1 & 2, Distorted, fade in)
(5/d)
(Last Repeat)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-------------------------||-------------------------|
A :-PM......................||-------------------------|
E :-------------------------||-------------------------|
B :-------------------------||-------------------------|
F#:-2--2--2--2--2~~~~-2-----||-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/7\-|
C#:-0--0--0--0--0~~~~-0-----||-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/5\-|
Riff 3
(Guitar 1, Distorted)
(6.I)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-------------------------|-------------------------|
A :-------------------------|-PH......................|
E :-------------------------|-------------------------|
B :-------------------------|-3---3---3---------------|
F#:-2---2---2---3---3---3---|-------------3---3---3---|
C#:-0---0---0---1---1---1---|-------------------------|
(6.II)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-------------------------|-------------------------|
A :-------------------------|-PH......................|
E :-------------------------|-------------------------|
B :-------------------------|-3---3---3---------------|
F#:-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------3---3---3---|
C#:-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------------------------|
(e) (Guitar 2, Distorted. 6/8 feel)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-------------------------|-------------------------|
A :-------------------------|-------------------------|
E :-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|
B :-------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
F#:-------------------------|-------------------------|
C#:-------------------------|-------------------------|
Riff 4 (Guitars 1 & 2, Distorted)
(7/f)
(Not sure on this bit)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A :-PM......................|-------------------------|-PM......................|-------------------------|
E :-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B :-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F#:-3-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-|3-\2~~~~2~~~2/5-~~~~5-~~~|-3-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-|-7-----6-----7/9~~~9-~9-~|
C#:-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-|1-\0~~~~0~~~0/3-~~~~3-~~~|-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-|-5~~~~~4~~~~~5/7~~~7~~7~~|
Riff 5
(8) (Guitar 1, Distorted)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-------------------------|-------------------------|
A :-------------------------|-------------------------|
E :-------------------------|-------------------------|
B :-------------------------|-------------------------|
F#:---------------------7---|-------------------------|
C#:-555555555555-8-7-8---8-7|-444444444444-8-7-8---8-7|
(g) (Guitar 2, Distorted)
(Last Repeat)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
c#:-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A :-PM..........------------|-PM..........------------|-Fade out----------------|
E :-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B :-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F#:-333333333333--------7---|-222222222222------------|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
C#:-555555555555-8-7-8---8-7|-444444444444-8-7-8---8-7|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
Song order.
Guitar 1. Guitar 2.
(1) x 1 (a) x 6
(2) x 1 (b) x 2
(1) x 1 (a) x 4
(rest) (c) x 5
(3) x 1 (a) x 4 (Fade out)
(rest) (d) x 10 (Fade in)
(4.I) x 1 (rest)
(4.II) x 1 (e) x 4
(4.I) x 1 (f) x 6
(4.III) x 1 (g) x 7
(3) x 1 (Fade out) (a) x 4
(5) x 10 (Fade in)
(6.I) x 6
(6.II) x 6
(7) x 6
(8) x 7
(3) x 1
A mammoth a song at just over 9 mins, but a great song. I hope my tab does it justice.
(PS.I know my bars aren't correct, they're just there as a guide to the timing)
