This Sacred Line Tabs & Lyrics by Akira Yamaoka
This Sacred Line
guitar tabs lyrics
E standard tuning (EBGDAE)
This song is heavily based around the open E minor chord for the most part, making it a
song for beginners to learn. Other chords that are used in the song are as follows:
E5
F5
D5
F#5
G5
D#5
C#5
A5
Note for beginners: 'n'5 chords are powerchords. They are named such because they are
up of nothing more than a root and a fifth.
Okay, back to the tab.
Tempo - 90 BPM
Key - E
Clean part:
Riff 1
E------------------0------[------------------------------|
B------------0-------0----[--------------0---------------|
G----------------------0--[------------------------------|
D---------2---------------[-----------2------------------|
A----2h3------------------[------2h3---------------------|
E-0-----------------------[---0--------------------------|
Riff 2a
E--------------------[---0-------------------------------|
B--------------------[---0-------------------------------|
G--------------------[---0-------------------------------|
D-----0-------5--2---[-----------------------------------|
A---4---4---5----2---[-----------------------------------|
E-2-------3------0---[-----------------------------------|
Riff 2b
E----------------0----[-----------------------------------|
B----------------0----[-----------------------------------|
G----------------0----[-----------------------------------|
D-----0-------5--2----[-----------------------------------|
A---4---4---5----2----[-----------------------------------|
E-2-------3------0----[-----------------------------------|
Riff 3a
E------------------[----0---------------------------------|
B------------------[----0---------------------------------|
G------------------[----0---------------------------------|
D--4-4-4-4-5-5-5-2-[--------------------------------------|
A--4-4-4-4-5-5-5-2-[--------------------------------------|
E--2-2-2-2-5-3-3-0-[--------------------------------------|
Riff 3b
E----------------0-[--------------------------------------|
B----------------0-[--------------------------------------|
G----------------0-[--------------------------------------|
D--4-4-4-4-5-5-5-2-[--------------------------------------|
A--4-4-4-4-5-5-5-2-[--------------------------------------|
E--2-2-2-2-5-3-3-0-[--------------------------------------|
Distorted part:
Riff 4a
E-----------------[----------------------------------------|
B-----------------[----------------------------------------|
G-----------------[----------------------------------------|
D-2---------------[----------------------------------------|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-[-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3------------------------|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-[-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1------------------------|
' ' ' ' ' ' '
Riff 4b
E-----------------[----------------------------------------|
B-----------------[----------------------------------------|
G-----------------[----------------------------------------|
D-2---------------[----------------------------------------|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-[-2-3-2-3-2-3-3-2------------------------|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-[-0-1-0-1-0-1-1-0------------------------|
' ' ' ' ' ' '
Riff 5
E-----------------[-----------------[-----------------[------------------|
B-----------------[-----------------[-----------------[------------------|
G-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-[-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-[-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-[-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-[-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-[-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-[-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-[-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-[-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E-----------------[-----------------[-----------------[------------------|
Riff 6
E-----------------[---------0-------------------------------|
B-----------------[-------0----0----------------------------| only play
G-5-5-5-5-4-4-----[-----0--------0--------------------------| this bar
D-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-2-[-----------------------------------------| when riff
A-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-[-----------------------------------------| is first
E---------------0-[-----------------------------------------| played
'
Riff 7a
E-----------------[----------------------------------------|
B-----------------[----------------------------------------|
G-----------------[----------------------------------------|
D-----------------[----------------------------------------|
A--2-2-2-2-2-2-5--[-5-5-7----------------------------------|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-3--[-3-3-5--5b-3----------------------------|
' '
Riff 7b
E-----------------[----------------------------------------|
B-----------------[----------------------------------------|
G-----------------[----------------------------------------|
D-----------------[-----------2----------------------------|
A--2-2-2-2-2-2-5--[-5-5-7-----2----------------------------|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-3--[-3-3-5--5b-0----------------------------|
' '
Riff 7c
E-----------------[----------------------------------------|
B-----------------[----------------------------------------|
G-----------------[----------------------------------------| this bar
D-----------------[-----------2----------------------------| runs into
A--2-2-2-2-2-2-5--[-2-2-7-----2----------------------------| riff
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-3--[-0-0-5--5b-0----------------------------| 4a
' '
Riff 8
E-----------------[-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------[-----------------------------------------| only play
G-5-5-5-5-4-4-----[-----------------------------------------| this bar
D-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-2-[--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------| when riff
A-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-[--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------| is first
E---------------0-[--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------| played
' '
It'll be far more beneficial to you if you figured out the ordering of the song on your own.
Key (for this tab)
' = Palm mute
b = bend
h = hammer on (p = pull off, and t = trill)
