Posted: Feb 27 2006, 08:20 AM 


EMPIRE SONG. Album : Revelations (1982).
You can play it with the DGCFAD tuning(as on NWOBFG live) or standard tuning (same positions)

INTRO / Break. Let ring…

D#---------------------------------
A#---------------------------------
F#---------------------------------
C#-7-----4---5---6-----6-----6-----
G#---0-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0-
D#---------------------------------

MAIN RIFF / VERSES. 

The main riff of this song is really hard to figure out, so I wrote this one the two different ways I play it.

Example 1 Let ring.

D#--0-5---0---0---0-----------------
A#--7-7---5---0---9---9-9---9-9-----
F#--6-6---6---6---8---8-8---8-8-----
C#----------------------------------
G#------0---0---0---0-----0-----0-0-
D#----------------------------------

Example 2 Let ring.

D#---------0---0---0------------------
A#--7------5---0---9---9-9---9-9------
F#----6----6---6---8---8-8---8-8------
C#------------------------------------
G#-------0---0---0---0-----0-----0-0--
D#------------------------------------


CHORUS. Let ring until X.

D#----------------------------------------------
A#-14-14-14--x-------------14-14-14--x----------
F#-11-11-11--x--0--0--0--x-11-11-11--x--0--x--0-
C#--0--0--0--x--0--0--0--x--0--0--0--x--0--x--0-
G#----------------------------------------------
D#---------------------------------------------- 





Posted: Mar 2 2006, 04:12 AM 


EMPIRE SONG . As played live on No Way Out But Forward Go / Love Like Blood.

INTRO / BREAK. Let ring…

D---------------------------------
A---------------------------------
F-7-----4---5---6-----6-----6-----
C---0-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0-
G---------------------------------
D---------------------------------


VERSES / MAIN RIFF. Let ring…A open = down strokes, F-A-D chords = up-strokes

D-2-2(2)---2---3---4---4-4---4-4-----
A-2-2(2)---2---2---2---2-2---2-2-----
F-2-2(2)---2---2---2---2-2---2-2-----
C------------------------------------
G--------0---0---0---0-----0-----0-0-
D------------------------------------


CHORUS. Let ring until x, Alternating up/down strokes.

D-9-9-9--x------------9-9-9--x----------
A-7-7-7--x------------7-7-7--x----------
F-7-7-7--x--0-0-0--x--7-7-7--x--0--x--0-
C-0-0-0--x--0-0-0--x--0-0-0--x--0--x--0-
G---------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------