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The Only Unforgivable Thing

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Marillion - The Only Unforgivable Thing
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Tabbed by Mike C ([email protected])

Tab Explanation
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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)

There's a lot more guitar's in this track than you would think! I might have
doubled up on a guitar or 2 but there's at least 4 but this is what I have come
up with. Enjoy!

Gtr. 1 - Clean Electric (w/Delay)
Gtr. 2 - Distorted Electric (very quiet)
Gtr. 3 - Slightly Distorted Electric
Gtr. 4 - Acoustic Guitar
Gtr. 5 - Distorted Electric (w/Slow Attack)
Gtr. 6 - Clean Electric (w/Slight Trem Effect)
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Intro (Gtr. 1)
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  0:42
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|----15-|----15-|----15-|
G|-DRUMS-|-------|-------|-------|
D|-ENTER-|-17----|-17----|-17----|
A|-------|-------|-------|-------|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|
                                A.H
e|----------------|----------------------|----|
B|-20----------20-|-20-------------------|-20-|
G|----16-17-19----|----16-17-19-19-0--0--|----|
D|----------------|----------------17-19-|----|
A|----------------|----------------------|----|
E|----------------|----------------------|----|

e|----------|-------------------------|----|
B|----------|-------------------------|----|
G|----19-19-|-19----------19----------|-19-|
D|-17-19-17-|----17-19-17----17-19-17-|----|
A|----------|-------------------------|----|
E|----------|-------------------------|----|

Part 1
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The only unforgivable thing
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-19-17-16-|  Gtr. 1
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
Hauls itself out of bed
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-14----12----12----| Gtr. 2
D|----12----12----12-|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Looks so unnaturally
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-16-17-19-|  Gtr. 1
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
At the BloodyEnglishWeather
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-12----12----| Gtr. 2
D|----12----12-|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
The only unforgivable thing
Waits for me in the corner of the room
e|-15----15----15----15----|
B|-------------------------|
G|----17----17----16----16-|  Gtr. 1
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Laughs as I clean my teeth
e|-------------|
B|-10b12r10----|
G|----------9~-| Gtr. 2
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
Laughs as I rub at my eyes
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-17----16----16-------|  Gtr. 2
D|----17----17----17-17-|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
The only unforgivable thing
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|  Gtr. 1
D|-17-17-19~-|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
Is curled up in the wardrobe with my clothes
e|-17b18r17-15-------|
B|-------------18b20-|
G|-------------------| Gtr. 2
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Sticks like chicken bones in my throat
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-(16)b17r16----------|  Gtr. 1
D|------------17-17b19-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------| Ruins...
...the ritual Sunday lunchtimes
e|-------------------|
B|-17----18----------|
G|-------------19----| Gtr. 1
D|----17----17----17-|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
The only unforgivable thing
Watches itself with me
Evernight on the TV
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------| Gtr. 2
D|-17b19r17s12-|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
Follows me across the park
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------| Gtr. 2
D|-----------------|
A|-15-15-15s17-17~-|
E|-----------------|
As I go out walking in the dark
Waits for me in the kitchen cupboards

Part 2/Chorus
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  Gtr. 3
e|-------5~-----|
B|----3~-5~-6-5-|
G|-4~-4~-2~-5-2-| x 2
D|-5~-4~-2~-3-2-|
A|-5~-2~-0~-3-2-|
E|-3~-----------|
The only unforgivable thing
The only unforgivable thing

Bridge (Gtr. 2)
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Gtr. 4 strums chords

   Am     G          Am         G           Am 
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----12s8------------------------------------|
G|-14~------9~-7p5p4-5~-5h7p5p0-4~-------------| We will close down
D|---------------------------------5-7~-2s5-7~-|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Am
  Hide in the corner of the
G
  Lost and Found
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-5~-----7~-|
A|----5s7----|
E|-----------|
Am
  For to live without the ground
e|-----------|
B|-13-13-12~-|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
G
  Is so unsound
e|-15p12-----------|
B|-------13p12-----|
G|-------------14~-|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Am
  Gravity would only
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-14b16r14p12~-|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
G
  Pull us down 
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-------------14~-14s17-16-----|
D|-------14-17--------------17~-|
A|-14s15------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
     Am              G
Will no one help the boys
    Em              F
Who exist only as voices?
e|--0~----0~---0~-1~-----1-----1~---1~---|
B|--0~----0h1~-0~-1~-----1-----1~---1~---|
G|--0~----0~---0~-2~-----2-----2~---2~---| Gtr. 3
D|--2~----2~---2~-3~-----3-----3~---3~---|
A|--2~----2~---2~-3~-----3-----3~---3~---|
E|--0~----0~---0~-1~-----1-----1~---1~---|
|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------15-17-17~-|
G|-----------------------16-17-----------| Gtr. 5
D|----------------17s19~-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

Interlude 1
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Guitar 4 Strums (C G Am F)

  Gtr. 2
e|-13-------12-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------13-------13-------15----13----|
G|----12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12----12-| x8
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Comes in on 5th repeat:

 Gtr. 1
e|-------22-20-------22-20-------22-20-------------------------|
B|-20-22-------20-22-------20-22-------17-18-17----------------|
G|----------------------------------------------17-17-19-17-15-| Gtr. 5
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Interlude 2 (Gtr. 6)
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Bb                    Eb
  I have lost the stars and the sky
Bb                F
  It was so that I could keep the earth
Bb
  So now I?m found 
F/A                     Gm              Eb              Dm
  Beyond the rocket-burst among the burned out fireworks
      G
In No-vember

Guitar Solo (Gtr. 2)
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e|--------------------------------------------------15-15-15-15---17-15-17b19~-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------x-------------|
G|-7-7-7~s19-19-19~-17p16-19~-16-17-16--------------------------x--------------|
D|-------------------------------------19-17-19-19~----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-17-19s22-17----17----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------22-------19~-------------------20~-20b22-22r20-----|
G|-------------------21-----19s17-16--------------------------19~-|
D|-----------------------------------19s17-19---------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Part 2
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The only unforgivable thing
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-16b17r16~-| (Gtr. 5)
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
Is comfortable in it's own skin
Whispers "Why did you do this to me?"
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-17s16-14s12s14~-|
D|-----------------|?til it?s just about all
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Just about all I can see

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