Coheed and Cambria – The Velorium Camper I – Faint at Heart (Acoustic) READ NOTES FIRST: - Ok, this is the song that made me adore this band. Wouldn't wanna mess up on it now, do I' So, if there are any mistakes, feel free to e-mail me (e-mail's on the bottom). - If you've noticed, there are some changes in the lyrics as well. - There are certain parts here that I won't be writing the chord strumming just the chords itself. It is understood in this tab that the chords I write are triads, what nowadays commonly mistake as "POWER CHORDS" (ex. A – 577XXX). - If there is a "P" under a given note/chord, it means it's "L" means lyrics. - FYI, in the C (X355XX) - open string D & A (X00XXX) – C transition, you may the open notes to an A (577XXX). The latter one sounds lighter though... Standard tuning: EADGBe Intro: 00:00 – 00:16. ====== e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-9-7-9-----------------------------5---5-----5~------| D|-9-7-9--3/5-5-5-4~-0--0-4-7--------5-0-5--3/5---4~-0-| A|-7-5-7-----------------------5-5-0-3-0-3-------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------5------9-7-9-----------------------------5---5-------5~----| D|--------5-5-----9-7-9--3/5-5-5-4~-0--0-4-7--------5-0-5-------5~----| A|-3/5--55---7-5--7-5-7-----------------------5-5-0-3-0-3-------3~----| E|----00--------------------------------------------------------------| P/PPP Verse: 00:17 – 00:47. ====== Riff 1: ------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9-7-9-----------------------------5---5-----5~------------5---5------| D|-9-7-9--3/5-5-5-4~-0--0-4-7--------5-0-5--3/5---4~-0-------5-0-5-0----| A|-7-5-7-----------------------5-5-0-3-0-3-------------3/5---3-0-3-0----| E|--------------------------------------------------------00------------| P/PPP P P P P L: With the worries that I'd give her in, she told the worst of me. Riff 2: ------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9-7-9-----------------------------5---5-----5~--------------5--------| D|-9-7-9--3/5-5-5-4~-0--0-4-7--------5-0-5--3/5---4~-0--------5-5-------| A|-7-5-7-----------------------5-5-0-3-0-3-------------3/5--55---7-5----| E|--------------------------------------------------------00------------| P/PPP L: My wanting just to hold her hand in my arms and feel her breathe. Riff 1 ------ L: No, I'm not gonna give you what you want, so if you please. Riff 1 ------ L: The sin that shapes your voice carries my ears this new disease. Chorus: 00:47 – 01:19. ======= - Give it more or less 8 strums per chord. ------------------------- G *E C C – Do this thrice P P P P *E – 022XXX L: Did somebody take your tongue' L: In worries of the words that you couldn't say (that you wouldn't save) them from. L: But I don't wanna sleep without... ------------------------- A A **E D *C *Hang on C. **E – X799XXX L: So I bid to you goodnight. L: Tonight sleep tight, my love. ------------------------- Verse: 01:20 – 01:50. ====== e|-------| B|-------| G|-7/5-X-| D|-7/5-X-| A|-5/3-X-| E|-------| Riff 2 ------ L: The anxious through the calming storm, you'll sit as you pray for rain. Riff 1 ------ L: I'll touch it if you ask me to, but how is up to you. Riff 2 ------ L: No, I'm not going to let you get up if you struggle willingly. Riff 1 (This time no palm-mute) ------ L: I'll savor all your form to show you how and where I bleed. Chorus: 01:50 – 02:21. ======= This one's basically the same as the first chorus, but add a few more syncopations between the chord patterns and add some normal strums with the palm-mutes. Bridge 1: 02:22 – 02:37. ========= e|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-5-5-5-5|0----------------------------------------------------------| D|-5-5-5-5|0-5~-5h7-5------5~-5h7-5------5~-5-5--5-5-0-9--9--7--7-----| A|*3-3-3-3|0-5~--------5-0-5~--------5-0-5~-5-5--5-5-0-9--9--7--7-----| E|--------|--3~------------3~------------3~-3-3--3-3-0-7--7--5--5-----| *Weak – loud strum. - Do this twice, but exclude the "*" at the second one. Phase 1: 02:38 – 03:10. ======== - Just figure out the changes in the palm-mutes, mutes and the regular strums. be too tiresome for me to tab the whole thing out. A A B B C C (3X) L: You were so well behaved. L: As you arched and made your way... L: A gift's for you engraved. L: You shift and stretch your legs. L: You were so well behaved. L: You were so well... L: You taught these tricks that make... L: You were so well behaved. Phase 2: 03:10 – 03:42. ======== e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------7-5------5--4-----------------------------------------| D|-0-7--7-7-7-0-7-5-7-5--5--4--3--5-----------------------------------| A|-0-7--7-7-7-0-5-3-7-5--3--2--3--5-----------------------------------| E|-0-5--5-5-5-0-----5-3--------1--3-...........-----------------------| - After the last C there's a highly syncopated muted strum pattern (it's is approximately the same as the usual 16 strums or so– i.e. A A). L: If the world stops turning, girl you better not stop when I say. L: And there ain't nothing you could do to count me, count me down. - Do this three times. e|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------7-5------5--4--------|--------------------------------| D|-0-7--7-7-7-0-7-5-7-5--5--4--3--5~-|--------------5~----------------| A|-0-7--7-7-7-0-5-3-7-5--3--2--3--5~-|0-3/5-3-2-----5~----------------| E|-0-5--5-5-5-0-----5-3--------1--3~-|----------5-0-3~----------------| |- Do this twice. L: If the ground starts parting through the silence and the walk of the dead. e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------5--5--------------------------------------------| D|--------------5--5--5--5--------------------------------------------| A|0-3/5-3-2-----5--5--3--3--------------------------------------------| E|----------5-0-3--3--------------------------------------------------| L: Everything here dies alone... Bridge 2: 03:42 – 03:55. ========= e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------8---10--7-8--------5------------------------------------------| G|-5/7~---7---------5----7---7-5-4-5--4---4--5-4--------4-------------| D|---------------------5----------------7--------7--5-7---5-4---------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| - Do this twice. Phase 3: 03:56 – 04:24. ======== - Again, too tiresome to tab... ------------------ D D E C *D P P P * Single strum. L: But I'm not quite sure what you've been told on Labor Day. ------------------ *D D **E ***C P * Ascending. ** Strong single strum then palm-mute. *** Strong single strum then weak strums. L: Oooh, I'm not starting with you but the faint of heart... well, worry's way. ------------------ D D E C (2X) L: But I'm not quite sure what this unfolds on Labor Day. L: Oooh, I'm not starting with you but the faint of heart. ------------------ Chorus: 04:24 – 05:29. ======= - No palm-mutes, more open notes strumming and stronger playing. - Play it twice. So, after the "...my love..." part, don't hang the C first time around. -When the chorus is repeated, you can even hear the open e-string being strummed, but I to not play it. L: Did somebody take your tongue' L: In worries of the words that you couldn't say (that you wouldn't save) them from. L: But I don't wanna sleep without... L: So I bid to you goodnight. L: Tonight sleep tight, my love. (Repeat) End with *F. *The song originally ends with the C, but then he makes a crappy sounding F end the song in this version. ...And that's it!