Torch Song tab

Torch Song

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Marillion - Torch Song
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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)

This song has 2 guitars. One is Guitar 1 which is a clean guitar with slight
delay and a capo on the 2nd fret. This plays almost throughout the whole song.
Guitar 2 is an slightly distorted electric which plays over the top and a sort
of bluesy part during the interlude. The fret numbers for guitar 2 are as
written whilst Guitar 1 is relative to the capo for ease of reading.

Guitar 1 - Clean Electric (Capo 2nd Fret)
Guitar 2 - Slightly Distorted Electric
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*** CAPO 2ND FRET ***

Fig. 1 (Gtr. 1)
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e|-----3---------3------------|-----3---------3-----------3--------------------|
B|-----3-1---0---3------------|-----3-1---0---3-------0-----1----------3-1-0---|
G|---2-----2---------4s5-2----|---2-----2---------4s5---2-----2---0~-0-------0-|
D|-0-----------0---0-------0~-|-0-----------0---0---------------0--------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

Intro (w/Fig. 1)
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Part 1 (w/Fig. 1)
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Read some Kerouac and it put me on the tracks to burn a little brighter now
Something about roman candles fizzing out, shine a little light on me now
Found a strange fascination with a liquid fixation, alcohol can thrill me now
It's getting late in the game to show any pride or shame 
I just burn a little brighter now, burn a little brighter now 
Doctor says my liver looks like leaving with my lover, need another time-out now
Like any sort of hero turning down to zero still standing out in any crowd 
Pulling seventeen with experience and dreams, sweating out a happy hour
Where you're hiding 29 you know it ain't a crime
To burn a little brighter now, burn a little brighter now

Interlude
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Dr. Finlay: "And my advice is if you maintain this lifestyle you won't reach 30"

Torch: "Christ - it's a romantic way to go really, it's part of the heritage
It's your round i'n'it?"

Gtr. 2 plays this is the background. I have placed lyrics above to indicate when.

    ..reach 30..        ..christ..      ..romantic way to go..
e|-----|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-12~-|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----|---7-7-----------------------------------------|
D|-----|-9-----9-7h9-7---------------7-9---------------|
A|-----|---------------10~-9b10r9s10-----9s10s9-7s5s7~-|
E|-----|-----------------------------------------------|

        ..heritatge...innit...
e|----------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|-12s10-8-10-8-10b12-|
G|------------7s9-9-12~-|--------------------|
D|--------7s9-----------|--------------------|
A|---7-10---------------|--------------------|
E|-7--------------------|--------------------|

   -rake-
e|----7--10--------------------|
B|---8------7-7s8-7h8p7--------|
G|--x-------------------9p7s9~-|
D|-x---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

Part 2 (w/Fig. 1)
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We burn a little brighter now
Read some Kerouac and it put me on the tracks to burn a little brighter now
It was something about roman candles fizzing out, shine a little light on me now 
Found a strange fascination with a liquid fixation, alcohol thrill me now 
Getting late in the game to show any pride or shame 
Burn a little brighter now, we burn a little brighter now
We burn a little brighter now 

Outro (No Gtr)
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