ONCE UPON YOUR DEAD BODY As recorded by Coheed and Cambria (From the 2005 Album GOOD APOLLO, I'M BURNING STAR IV - VOLUME ONE: FROM FEAR THROUGH THE EYES OF MADNESS) Words by Claudio Sanchez Music by Coheed and Cambria Transcribed by sprinklerthief Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'dist.' Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'dist.' Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'dist.' Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'w/slide' Gtr V (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'lap steel' Verse Moderate Rock Q=140 N.C. C A5 2/4 4/4 Gtr I H Q E E E E E E Q E H +E |------|--------12---10-8----|----------------------| |------|-----10-----------12-|-10-------------------| |------|-9-------------------|------12-9-------(9)\-| |------|---------------------|----------------------| |------|---------------------|----------------------| |------|---------------------|----------------------| | | Gtrs II, III | PM------------------------------------------ | H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------|---------------------|----------------------| |------|---------------------|----------------------| |------|---------------------|----------------------| |------|---------------------|--2-2----2-2-2--------| |------|-7-7-----7----7-5--0-|--0-0----0-0-0----0---| |------|-8-8-----8-----------|----------------------|

^C Q E E E E Q ^A5 Q E H +E |---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------| |-------9-12---10-9---|---------------------------| |-/10-----------------|-/12---10------------------| |---------------------|----------12-------(12)\---| |---------------------|---------------------------|

| |-----------------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---2-2-----2-2-2-----------| |---7-7----7----7-5-0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-----0-----| |---8-8----8----------|---------------------------|

^C Q E E E E E E ^A5 Q E H +E |---------12---10-8----|----------------------| |------10-----------12-|-10-------------------| |-/9-------------------|------12-9-------(9)\-| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|

| | PM------------------------------------------ | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|--2-2----2-2-2--------| |--7-7-----7----7-5--0-|--0-0----0-0-0----0---| |--8-8-----8-----------|----------------------|

^C Q E E E E Q ^A5 Q E H +E |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |-------9-12---10-9---|-------------------------| |-/10-----------------|-/12---10----------------| |---------------------|----------12-------(12)\-| |---------------------|-------------------------|

| |-----------------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|---2-2-----2-2-2---------| |---7-7----7----7-5-0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-----0---| |---8-8----8----------|-------------------------|

^CQ E Q E Q ^A5 Q. H +E |-----0-3---1-----|-------------------------| |-------------3---|-/12------10-------(10)\-| |-2---------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------|

| | PM----------------------------------------- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|---2--2----2-2-2---------| |-7-7---7---7-5-0-|---0--0----0-0-0-----0---| |-8-8---8---------|-------------------------|

^CQ E Q E Q ^A5 Q. E +H |-----0-3---1-----|----------------------| |-------------3---|-/12------10-(10)\----| |-2---------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------|

| |-------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E Q H |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|---2--2---------------| |-7-7---7---7-5-0-|---0--0--------7\-----| |-8-8---8---------|---------------5\-----|

^CQ E E E E E E ^A5 Q E H +E |--------8---12-10-8-|----------------------| |-----10-------------|-12---10--------------| |-9------------------|---------9-------(9)\-| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------|

| | W W |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| | | Gtrs II, III | PM----------------------------------------- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|--2-2----2-2-2--------| |-7-7----7----7--5-0-|--0-0----0-0-0----0---| |-8-8----8-----------|----------------------|

^C Q E E E E Q ^A5 Q E H +E |---------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------|--------------------------|| |-------9-12---10-9---|--------------------------|| |-/10-----------------|-/12----10----------------|| |---------------------|-----------12-------(12)\-|| |---------------------|--------------------------||

| | Gtrs IV, V | W H. Q |---------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------|------------------0S======|| |---------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------|--------------------------|| | |------------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------|---2--2-----2-2-2-2---2---|| |---7-7----7----7-5-0-|---0--0-----0-0-0-0---0---|| |---8-8----8----------|--------------------------|| Chorus

^GGtrs II, III ^F5 PM----------------------------------| W +W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-3--------|-(3)-----------|------------------|--------------------| |-3--------|-(3)-----------|------------------|--------------------| |-0--------|-(0)-----------|------------------|--------------------| |-0--------|-(0)-----------|------------------|--------------------| |-2--------|-(2)-----------|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3--------|-(3)-----------|-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|---1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

^F5Gtr I ^D5 ^A5 ^G5 q q E E E E q q E E E E q q q q q q E E E E |--5---5--5-3-5-3-|---5---5--5-3-5-3-|---7---7--8--8--|-10---10---------------| |--3---3----------|---3---3----------|---5---5--5--5--|--8----8---------------| |-----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------12-| |-----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|------------------|----------------|----------12-----12----| |-----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------10--------|

| | Gtrs II, III Gtr III | q q H q q H q q h q q Q q |-----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------------| |-10--10----------|---7---7----------|----------------|-----------------------| |--8---8----------|---5---5----------|---7---7--------|--5----5---------------| |-----------------|------------------|---5---5--------|--3----3----------3----| | | Gtrs IV, V | > < | W +W +W H. Q |-----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------------| |-17--------------|-(17)-------------|-(17)-----------|----------------/22----| |-17--------------|-(17)-------------|-(17)-----------|----------------/22----| |-----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------------| Verse C E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |--12---10-12--10-12-10-12-0-||--------12---10-8----| |----------------------------||-----10-----------12-| |----------------------------||-9-------------------| |----------------------------||---------------------| |----------------------------||---------------------| |----------------------------||---------------------| | | Gtrs II, III | PM------------------- | Q H. E E E E E E E E |----------------------------||---------------------| |----------------------------||---------------------| |----------------------------||---------------------| |----------------------------||---------------------| |----------------------------||-7-7-----7----7-5--0-| |-----------3/---------------||-8-8-----8-----------| | | +W W |----------------------------||---------------------| |----------------------------||---------------------| |----------------------------||---------------------| |-(22)\----------------------||---------------------| |-(22)\----------------------||---------------------| |----------------------------||---------------------|

^A5 Q E H +E ^C Q E E E E Q ^A5 Q E H +E |----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| |-10-------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| |------12-9-------(9)\-|-------9-12---10-9---|-------------------------| |----------------------|-/10-----------------|-/12---10----------------| |----------------------|---------------------|----------12-------(12)\-| |----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|

| |----------------------------------------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| |--2-2----2-2-2--------|---------------------|---2-2-----2-2-2---------| |--0-0----0-0-0----0---|---7-7----7----7-5-0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-----0---| |----------------------|---8-8----8----------|-------------------------| | | W W W |----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|

^CQ E Q E Q ^A5 Q. S S H |-----0-3---1-----|-----------------------| |-------------3---|-/12------10-12-10-----| |-2---------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------|

| |----------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E Q H |-----------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|---2--2----------------| |-7-7---7---7-5-0-|---0--0----------7\----| |-8-8---8---------|-----------------5\----|

| | Gtrs IV, V | W H. Q |---------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------|------------------0S======|| |---------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------|--------------------------|| | |------------------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------|---2--2-----2-2-2---------|| |---7-7----7----7-5-0-|---0--0-----0-0-0-----0---|| |---8-8----8----------|--------------------------|| Chorus

| | W Q. Q. Q H H +H. Q |----------|---------------|------------------|--------------------| |-8--------|--6----5-------|------------------|----------------0s==| |----------|------------5--|------------------|--------------------| |----------|---------------|-5s======14-------|-(14)---------------| |----------|---------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------|---------------|------------------|--------------------| G A5 PM----------------------------------- E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-0-0-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-----| | | W Q. Q. Q |-----------------|-------------------| |-8---------------|-6------5----------| |-----------------|---------------5---| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| F5 -----------------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |-3--3-3--3--3-3-3-3-|--3--3-3-3-3-3--3---3-| |-1--1-1--1--1-1-1-1-|--1--1-1-1-1-1--1---1-| | | Q. +E Q Q +H. +Q |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |-4------(4)s5-------|----------------------| |----------------5---|-(5)-----------(5)/---| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| G F5 PM------------------------------------------------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-2-2-|------------------|--------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-0-0-|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-----|-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|---1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| | | W Q. Q. Q H H +H. Q |-----------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------| |-8---------------|-6------5----------|------------------|----------------0s==| |-----------------|---------------5---|------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-5s======14-------|-(14)---------------| |-----------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------| G PM----------------------------------- E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-0-0-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-----| | | W Q. Q. Q |-----------------|-------------------| |-8---------------|-6------5----------| |-----------------|---------------5---| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| F5 ----------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |-3--3-3--3--3-3-3-3-|--3--3-3-3-3-3--3---3-| |-1--1-1--1--1-1-1-1-|--1--1-1-1-1-1--1---1-| | | Q. +E Q Q +H. +Q |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |-4------(4)s5-------|----------------------| |----------------5---|-(5)-----------(5)/---| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------|

^F5Gtr III ^D5 PM------------------------------------------ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-------------------------|-------------------|

| | Gtrs IV, V | > | W +W |--8----------------------|-(8)---------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| A5 G5 -----------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| | | +W W |-(8)---------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|

^F5Gtr I ^D5 q q E E E E q q E E E E |--5-----5-----5--3--5--3-|-5---5---5-3-5-3-| |--3-----3----------------|-3---3-----------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------|

| | PM---------------------------------------- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-------------------------|-----------------|

^A5q q q q ^G5 q q E E E E |-7---7---8---8---|-10---10---10-8-10-8-| |-5---5---5---5---|--8----8-------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------|

| |---------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|

^F5 q q E E E E ^D5q q E E E E ^A5q q q q ^G5 q q E E E E 3x ||---5---5---5--3--5--3-|-5--5--5-7-5---|-7--7--8---8---|-10--10--10-8-10-8---|| ||o--3---3--------------|-3--3--------8-|-5--5--5---5---|--8---8-------------o|| ||----------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|| ||----------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|| ||o---------------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------o|| ||----------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------||

| | Gtrs II, III | q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E 3x ||----------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|| ||o---------------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------o|| ||----------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|| ||--10--10--10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7-7-7-7-|---------------|---------------------|| ||o--8---8---8--8--8--8-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-7--7--7-7-7-7-|--5---5---5-5--5-5--o|| ||----------------------|---------------|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|--3---3---3-3--3-3---||

^F5 q q E E E E ^D5q q E E E E ^A5q q q q ^G5 q q E E E E |--5---5---5--3--5--3-|-5--5--5-7-5---|-7--7--8---8---|-10---10---10-8-10-8-|| |--3---3--------------|-3--3--------8-|-5--5--5---5---|--8----8-------------|| |---------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------||

| | q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|| |-10--10--10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7-7-7-7-|---------------|---------------------|| |--8---8---8--8--8--8-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-7--7--7-7-7-7-|--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|| |---------------------|---------------|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|| Outro F5 D5 Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E ||--------------------------|-----------------| ||o-------------------------|-----------------| ||---2-----2--0--2--4--2--0-|-----------------| ||--------------------------|-2---5-2-0-------| ||o-------------------------|-------------3-3-| ||--------------------------|-----------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|-----------------| ||o-------------------------|-----------------| ||--------------------------|-----------------| ||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| ||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| ||--------------------------|-----------------|

^A5Q E E E E E E ^G5Q E E Q E E 4x |-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|------------------o|| |-2---2-0-2-4-2-0-|-------------------|| |-----------------|-2---5-2-0---------|| |-----------------|-------------3-3--o|| |-----------------|-------------------||

| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x |-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|------------------o|| |-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||

^F5 Q H. +W +W +W |--------------|-------------|-------------|---------*| |--1---0-------|-------------|-------------|---------*| |--2---2-------|--(2)--------|--(2)--------|--(2)----*| |--------------|-------------|-------------|---------*| |--------------|-------------|-------------|---------*| |--------------|-------------|-------------|---------*|

| | Q H. +W +W +W |--------------|-------------|-------------|---------*| |--------------|-------------|-------------|---------*| |--------------|-------------|-------------|---------*| |-10--10-------|-(10)--------|-(10)--------|-(10)----*| |--8---8-------|--(8)--------|--(8)--------|--(8)----*| |--------------|-------------|-------------|---------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide <n> - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths