Keeping the Blade Coheed and Cambria
KEEPING THE BLADE
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)
Music by Coheed and Cambria
Gtr I (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'strings arr. for gtr.'
Gtr II (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'piano arr. for gtr.'
Gtr III (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'piano arr. for gtr.'
Gtr IV (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'strings arr. for gtr.'
Gtr V (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'strings arr. for gtr.'
Intro
Slowly Q=70
N.C.
[4/4] Gtr I
H.. E W H.. E W
|-10---------7-|-9--------|-10---------7-|-9----|| |--------------|----------|--------------|------|| |--------------|----------|--------------|------|| |--------------|----------|--------------|------|| |--------------|----------|--------------|------|| |--------------|----------|--------------|------||
Second Stage Theme
[(F#m)]Gtr I
W
|------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
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| Gtr II
| H +E E +S E.
|------------------------------------------| |-17----------------(17)-14-------(14)-15--| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
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| Gtr III
| S S E S S E E. T T Q
|------------------------------------------| |-20-19-------19---------------------------| |-------19-19----18--18-----18-19----------| |----------------------------------21------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
<[(C#)]
E +Q. Q. E W
|--9-----(9)-----------------------------------7-|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------10-------------------|--7----------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| E. S +E E +S E. +Q H.. E
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------14-(14)-----------------------------|-17-------------------------------14-| |-16--------------------14-(14)-16--------(16)---|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| S S E S S E E. T T Q S S E S S E E. T T Q
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-20--19-------------19--------------------------|-20---19-------19--------------------| |--------19------19-----18--18------18-19--------|---------19-19----18-18--18-19-------| |------------------------------------------21----|-------------------------------21----| |------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
W [(F#m)] W
|--------------------------------------|-14---------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |---9----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|
| +E E +E E +H H +E E +S E.
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-(14)----15-(15)----------------------|-17----------------(17)-14-------(14)-15--| |--------------------16-(16)-----------|------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|
| S S E S S E E. T T Q S S E S S E E. T T Q
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |--20--19---------19-------------------|-20-19-------19---------------------------| |---------19--19-----18--18--18-19-----|-------19-19----18--18-----18-19----------| |----------------------------------21--|----------------------------------21------| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
[B] [B]
|-17-----------------------15------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|
|
| E. S +E E +S E. +Q
|----------------------------------------------| |-----------14-(14)----------------------------| |-16-------------------14-(14)-16--------(16)--| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|
|
| S S E S S E E. T T Q
|----------------------------------------------| |-20--19------------19-------------------------| |--------19-----19-----18--18------18-19-------| |-----------------------------------------21---| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|
[(C#)] H.. E
|-10-------------------------------12-| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
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| H.. E
|-------------------------------------| |-17-------------------------------14-| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
|
| S S E S S E E. T T Q
|-------------------------------------| |-20---19-------19--------------------| |---------19-19----18-18--18-19-------| |-------------------------------21----| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
H=H
[(Fm)]
W [6/4] W.
|---9----------------------------------|-------|| |--------------------------------------|-------|| |--------------------------------------|-------|| |--------------------------------------|-------|| |--------------------------------------|-------|| |--------------------------------------|-------||
|
| >
| +E E +E E +H W.
|--------------------------------------|-------|| |-(14)----15-(15)----------------------|-7-----|| |--------------------16-(16)-----------|-4-----|| |--------------------------------------|-4-----|| |--------------------------------------|-2-----|| |--------------------------------------|-------||
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| >
| S S E S S E E. T T Q W.
|--------------------------------------|-------|| |--20--19---------19-------------------|-7-----|| |---------19--19-----18--18--18-19-----|-4-----|| |----------------------------------21--|-------|| |--------------------------------------|-------|| |--------------------------------------|-------||
Interlude
Faster Q=78
N.C.
[4/4] Gtrs I, IV Gtr I
>
E E E E E E E E Q. +S +S H W
|----------9-10-9----14-|-12----(12)-(12)---------|-----------------| |-12----12--------12----|-------------------------|-----------------| |----11-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
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| Gtrs IV, V
| W H E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|---------------7-| |-----------------------|-----------------4---4-6-|-4---4-6-7-6-4---| |-----------------------|-------------------4-----|---4-------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-3-|
H. Q Q. S S Q E E E Q Q Q Q
|-------------|---------------------|-------------| |-10-------7--|-12----10-8-7--8-7-5-|----5--------| |-------------|---------------------|-7-----6-----| |-------------|---------------------|----------7--| |-------------|---------------------|-------------| |-------------|---------------------|-------------|
Gtr Gtr[5/4]s I, IV
>
H. S +S E Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|----------------|| |-5-------5-(5)-7-|-4--2--0--------|| |-----------------|----------4-----|| |-----------------|----------------||
In Keeping Theme
Faster Q=90
[(B)] [(F#m)]
[4/4] Gtr I
<
Q +S S S S E +Q S S Q +E E E E E E
|---------------7------(7)-----5---|---------------------------| |------------5-------------------8-|--7----------(7)---7-8-----| |-4--(4)-6-7-----------------------|-----------------7-----7-6-| |----------------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------|
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| Gtr IV
| < < <
| Q +Q S E. +Q S E. +H.
|----------------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----2-------(2)-----------| |-4--(4)-----------2-------(2)-----|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------|
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| Gtr V
| <
| H +S Q.. +S S +H..
|------------------7---------------|-(7)-----------------------| |----------------------------------|-----7--(7)----------------| |-4------------(4)-----------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------|
[(B)]Q +S S S S E +Q S S [(F#m)] Q +E E Q Q
|---------------7------(7)-----5---|-------------------------| |------------5-------------------8-|--7----------(7)---------| |-4--(4)-6-7-----------------------|-----------------7-7--6--| |----------------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| < < <
| Q +Q S E. +Q S E. +H.
|----------------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----2-------(2)---------| |-4--(4)-----------2-------(2)-----|-------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| <
| H +S Q.. +S S +H..
|------------------7---------------|-(7)---------------------| |----------------------------------|-----7--(7)--------------| |-4------------(4)-----------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------|
[(B)]Q +S S S S E +Q S S [(F#m)] Q +E E E E E E
|---------------7------(7)-----5---|---------------------------| |------------5-------------------8-|--7----------(7)---7-8-----| |-4--(4)-6-7-----------------------|-----------------7-----7-6-| |----------------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| < < <
| Q +Q S E. +Q S E. +H.
|----------------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----2-------(2)-----------| |-4--(4)-----------2-------(2)-----|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| <
| H +S Q.. +S S +H..
|------------------7---------------|-(7)-----------------------| |----------------------------------|-----7--(7)----------------| |-4------------(4)-----------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------|
[(B)]Q +S S S S E +Q S S [(F#m)] Q +E E Q Q
|---------------7------(7)-----5---|-------------------------| |------------5-------------------8-|--7----------(7)---------| |-4--(4)-6-7-----------------------|-----------------7-7--6--| |----------------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| < < <
| Q +Q S E. +Q S E. +H.
|----------------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----2-------(2)---------| |-4--(4)-----------2-------(2)-----|-------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| <
| H +S Q.. +S S +H..
|------------------7---------------|-(7)---------------------| |----------------------------------|-----7--(7)--------------| |-4------------(4)-----------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------|
[(B)]Q +S S S S E +Q S S [(F#m)] Q +E E E E E E
||----------------7------(7)-----5---|---------------------------| ||o------------5-------------------8-|--7----------(7)---7-8-----| ||--4--(4)-6-7-----------------------|-----------------7-----7-6-| ||-----------------------------------|---------------------------| ||o----------------------------------|---------------------------| ||-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| < < <
| Q +Q S E. +Q S E. +E E E E E E
||-----------------------------------|---------------------------| ||o----------------------------------|---------------------------| ||-----------------------------------|-----2-------(2)-----------| ||--4--(4)-----------2-------(2)-----|-------------------4-5-----| ||o----------------------------------|-----------------5-----5-4-| ||-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| <
| H +S Q.. +S S +H..
||-------------------7---------------|-(7)-----------------------| ||o----------------------------------|-----7--(7)----------------| ||--4------------(4)-----------------|---------------------------| ||-----------------------------------|---------------------------| ||o----------------------------------|---------------------------| ||-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
[(B)]Q +S S S S E +Q S S [(F#m)] Q +E E Q Q
|---------------7------(7)-----5---|--------------------------|| |------------5-------------------8-|--7----------(7)---------o|| |-4--(4)-6-7-----------------------|-----------------7-7--6---|| |----------------------------------|--------------------------|| |----------------------------------|-------------------------o|| |----------------------------------|--------------------------||
|
| < < <
| Q +Q S E. +Q S E. +E E Q Q
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|| |----------------------------------|-------------------------o|| |----------------------------------|-----2-------(2)----------|| |-4--(4)-----------2-------(2)-----|--------------------------|| |----------------------------------|-----------------5-5--4--o|| |----------------------------------|--------------------------||
|
| <
| H +S Q.. +S S +H..
|------------------7---------------|-(7)----------------------|| |----------------------------------|-----7--(7)--------------o|| |-4------------(4)-----------------|--------------------------|| |----------------------------------|--------------------------|| |----------------------------------|-------------------------o|| |----------------------------------|--------------------------||
+W +W +W
|-------------------|----------------|--------*| |-------------------|----------------|--------*| |-(6)---------------|-(6)------------|-(6)----*| |-------------------|----------------|--------*| |-------------------|----------------|--------*| |-------------------|----------------|--------*|
|
| < < <
| E +Q. E +Q. E +H.. +W
|-------------------|----------------|--------*| |-------------------|----------------|--------*| |--2--(2)-----------|----------------|--------*| |-----------5-(5)---|--4--(4)--------|-(4)----*| |-------------------|----------------|--------*| |-------------------|----------------|--------*|
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
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| - 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
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