Cemetry Gates Tab

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Tuning: D G D G B D
Capo: no capo
Author connor_whyte [pro] 37.
1 contributor total, last edit on Dec 3, 2020
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Based on the video of Johnny playing in 2020
 
Open G tuning (DGDGBD)
 
Intro:
 
              x2
D|----|--x-x-x-x-x-x--0-4-4-4-|--x-x-x-x-x-0-x-x-|-x-x-x-x--0--|
B|----|--5-5-5-5/7-7--0-0-0-0-|--5-5-5-5/7-0-7-5-|-5-5/7-7--0--|
G|----|--5-5-5-5/7-7--0-0-0-0-|--5-5-5-5/7-9-7-5-|-5-5/7-7--0--|
D|--4-|--x-x-x-x-x-x--0-0-0-0-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x--0--|
G|--4-|--5-5-5-5/7-7--0-0-0-0-|--5-5-5-5/7-9-7-5-|-5-5/7-7--0--|
D|----|----------------------|------------------|-------------|
 
Verse: (a dreaded sunny day...)
 
D|-12-12-12-12-12-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|---------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10-10-|-5-5---6-5-5/7-8-7-7-|
G|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-5-5---7-5-5/7-9-7-7-|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-5-5---5-5-5/7-7-7-7-|
G|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-----0---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
 
'On your side...'
 
D|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-7-5-5-5-5-5/7----|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-7-5-5-5-5-5/7----|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-7-5-5-5-5-5/7----|
D|----------------------------|
 
Verse: (so we go inside...)
 
D|-12-12-12-12-12-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|---------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10-10-|-5-5---6-5-5/7-8-7-7-|
G|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-5-5---7-5-5/7-9-7-7-|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-5-5---5-5-5/7-7-7-7-|
G|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-----0---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
 
'On your side...'
 
D|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-7-5-5-5-5-5/7----|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-7-5-5-5-5-5/7----|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-7-5-5-5-5-5/7----|
D|----------------------------|
 
Bridge 1: 'Ere thrice the sun done saltuation...' this part is a complicated rhythm to type out but
you get the jist
 
     x2 |'But I've read well...'
D|-0--4-|---------|----------0-0-0--0------------|
B|-0--0-|-5-5-6-5-|-7-7-8-7--0-0-0--0------------|
G|-2--0-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7--0-0-0--0------------|
D|-4--0-|-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x--0-0-0--0------------|
G|-4--0-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7--9-9-10-10-----------|
D|------|---------|------------------------------|
 
Verse: (if you must write prose and poems...)
 
D|-12-12-12-12-12-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|---------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10-10-|-5-5---6-5-5/7-8-7-7-|
G|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-5-5---7-5-5/7-9-7-7-|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-5-5---5-5-5/7-7-7-7-|
G|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-----0---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
 
'On your side...'
 
D|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-7-5-5-5-5-5/7----|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-7-5-5-5-5-5/7----|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-7-5-5-5-5-5/7----|
D|----------------------------|
 
Bridge 2: 'Ere long done do does did...' this part is a complicated rhythm to type out but
you get the jist
 
     x2 |'But I've read well...'
D|-0--4-|---------|----------0-0-0--0------------|
B|-0--0-|-5-5-6-5-|-7-7-8-7--0-0-0--0------------|
G|-2--0-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7--0-0-0--0------------|
D|-4--0-|-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x--0-0-0--0------------|
G|-4--0-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7--9-9-10-10-----------|
D|------|---------|-----------------------------|
 
Verse 4: 'A dreaded sunny day'
 
D|-12-12-12-12-12-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|---------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10-10-|-5-5---6-5-5/7-8-7-7-|
G|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-5-5---7-5-5/7-9-7-7-|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-5-5---5-5-5/7-7-7-7-|
G|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-----0---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
 
Outro/Coda:
 
              x2
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x--0-4-4-4-|--x-x-x-x-x-0-x-x-|-x-x-x-x--0--|
B|--5-5-5-5/7-7--0-0-0-0-|--5-5-5-5/7-0-7-5-|-5-5/7-7--0--|
G|--5-5-5-5/7-7--0-0-0-0-|--5-5-5-5/7-9-7-5-|-5-5/7-7--0--|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x--0-0-0-0-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x--0--|
G|--5-5-5-5/7-7--0-0-0-0-|--5-5-5-5/7-9-7-5-|-5-5/7-7--0--|
D|-----------------------|------------------|-------------|
 
 
 
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