Tuning: E A D G B E

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # Marillion - Assassing ===================== Tabbed by Mike C (smilock@hotmail.com) Tab Explanation =============== s Slide h Hammer-on p Pull-off T Tap B Bend the note to the fret after the B R Release back to the originally bent note A.H. Artificial Harmonic m Palm Muted // Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible) Gtr. 1 - Clean Electric Gtr, 2 - Slightly Distorted Electric Gtr, 3 - Distorted Electric ============================== Intro (w/Clean Electric) ===== m m m m m m e|------------------------------------------| B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12b14-12~-12-9h12p9----| G|---------------------------------------11-| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|-9~------------------------------------| G|----11p9-11p9----9~-9------------------| D|--------------11------9h11p9-----------| A|-----------------------------11-10p9s7-| E|---------------------------------------| e|-9-9-9-9-9---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| B|-9-9-9-9-9---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| (listen to the song) G|-9-9-9-9-9---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| (to get the idea of) D|----------------------------------| (how this is played) A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| Verse 1 ======= Gtr. 1 e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----6-----4~-----6-----4~-----4-----2~-----4-----2~-| D|---6-----4------6-----4------4-----2------4-----2----| A|-4-----4------4-----4------2-----2------2-----2------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| I am the assassin, with tongue forged from eloquence I am the assassin, providing your nemesis Bridge ====== Gtr. 2 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|-3-1~-4-2~-2-1~-1-3~-| D|-4-2~-4-2~-2-2~-2-4~-| A|-4-2~-2-0~-0-2~-2-4~-| E|-2-0~--------0~-0-2~-| On the sacrificial altar to success, my friend Unleash a stranger from a kiss, my friend No incantations of remorse, my friend Unsheathe the blade within the voice, my friend Verse 2 (as before) ======= Who decorates the scarf with the fugi knot Who camouflaged emotion in a thousand yard stare Who gouged the notches from the family tree Who hypnotised the guilt in career rhythm trance Chorus (as before) ====== Assassing, assassing, assassing, assassing Guitar Solo (Gtr. 3) =========== e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------17b19r17p14-| G|-16b18-16b18r16~-13h16p13----13-16b18-------------| D|--------------------------16----------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------14----12-| B|--------------------------------------16-17----16----| G|-16b18-16b18-16~-13h16p13----13-16b18----------------| D|--------------------------16-------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-11-12-11--------11b12r11---------------------------| B|----------12--------------12------------------------| G|-------------11~-------------11s9s8-9s8-9s8-9s8-9s8-| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| |--x5--| e|------------------12-9~-9-11-12-s14b16r14p12-14-14p12-| B|-----------7s9-12-------------------------------------| G|-11-11-9-9--------------------------------------------| D|-11-11-9----------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-14p12s11--------------------------------9-------14p13-14p13-14~-| B|----------12-------------------------------12b14-----------------| G|-------------11s9s8~-------9~----9-11b13-------------------------| D|------------------------11----11---------------------------------| A|---------------------11------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Synth Solo ========== Gtr. 2 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|-3-1~-4-2~-2-1~-1-3~-| D|-4-2~-4-2~-2-2~-2-4~-| A|-4-2~-2-0~-0-2~-2-4~-| E|-2-0~--------0~-0-2~-| Gtr. 1 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-----6-----4~-----4-----2~-----6-----4~-----8----6~-| D|---6-----4------4-----2------6-----4------8----6----| A|-4-----4------2-----2------4-----4------6----6------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Interlude ========= m m m m m m m m e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-11-11-11-11-9-11~-9-11~-| Gtr. 1 D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| Listen as the syllables of slaughter cat with calm precision Patterned frosty phrases rape your ears and sow the ice incision Apocalyptic alphabet casting spell the creed of tempered diction Adjectives of annihilation bury the point beyond redemption Venomous verbs of ruthless candour plagiarise assassins fervour A friend in need is a friend that bleeds Let bitter silence infect the wound Verse 3 (as before) ======= You were a sentimental mercenary in a free fire zone Parading a Hollywood conscience You were a fashionable objector with a uniform fetish Pavlovian slaver at the cash till ring of success A non com observer - I assassin the collector - defector Chorus (as before) ====== So you resigned yourself to failure, my friend And I emerged the chilling stranger, my friend To eradicate the problem, my friend Unsheathe the blade within the voice Within the voice And what do you call assassins who accuse assassins anyway, my friend?