Fates Warning - We Only Say Goodbye Tab

Band: Fates Warning
Song: We Only Say Goodbye
Album: Parallels

Guitar 1 - Jim Matheos
Guitar 2 - Frank Aresti

Riff 1 (both guitars) *acoustic

  
          
       3 0  
  
          
            
  
     0    
     2      
  
       2  
   2        
 Play both measures 2 times
  
   2      
 0          
  
 0        
            

Riff 2A (distorted)

  
                  
                   
  
                  
                   
  
                  
          5   9  7 
  
    5             
    5     5   9  7 
 GTR 1
  
               5  
          3   7  5 
  
 0          3     
 0          0      
Riff 2A (clean)                 .

  
    0       0     
    0        0     
  
       2       2  
       2       2   
  
                4 
                 4 
  
                  
                   
 GTR 2
  
                  
                   
  
                  
                   

Riff 2B (distorted)

  
                  
                        
  
                  
                        
  
                  
          5   7         
  
    5             
    5     5   7   5  2  
 GTR 1
  
               5  
          3   5   5  2  
  
 0          3     
 0          0   0 3  0  

GTR 2 plays Riff 2A (clean) over Riff 2B.
Riff 3 (clean) *verse
“As I watched your shadow disappear”

  Strum chords

  
 3          
 0       0  
  
 3          
 3     3    
  
 2          
 2          
  
            
 0          
 GTR 1
  
            
            
  
            
            
|            |            |

  
   0    0   
   0     3  
  
      3     
       3    
  
          4 
            
  
            
            
 GTR 2
  
            
            
  
            
            

Riff 4
“I thought I heard you
”


  
                
                 
  
       8        
                 
  
 5     7 9      
 5     9         
  
 5     5 9      
 5     9         
 GTR 1
  
 3       7      
 3     7         
  
                
                 
|                |                 |

  
    0      0    
   0      3  2 0 
  
      3      3  
     3           
  
                
                 
  
                
                 
 GTR 2
  
                
                 
  
                
                 

“But you only
”


  
                
             
       
  
       8        
             
       
  
 5     7 9 7    
 5     9     
 5   7 
  
 5     5 9 7    
 5     9     
 5   7 
 GTR 1
  
 3       7 5    
 3     7     
 3   5 
  
                
             
       
|                |             |       |

  
    0      0    
   0         
       
  
      3      3  
     3       
       
  
                
             
 5   7 
  
                
             
 5   7 
 GTR 2
  
                
             
 3   5 
  
                
             
       

Riff 5
“Across the miles
”


  
                       
  
                       
  
      4   5   12  9  7 
  
 7                     
 GTRS 1&2
  
      2   3   10  7  5 
  
 5                     

“But it’s so hard
”


  
                             
  
                             
  
      4   5   12 10  9  7  9 
  
 7                           
 GTRS 1&2
  
      2   3   10  9  7  5  7 
  
 5                           

Solo – Jim

  
         
                                          
  
         
                                          
  
         
 9h11h12p11    9  7                       
  
 7/9 \7~ 
                     7  9     7           
  
         
                           10   10  9 7 \ 
  
         
                                          


  
       14 15 14 
  
 15 17          
  
                
  
                   *Frank comes in w/ harmony
  
                
  
                


  
 14^(15)—14p12                                      
  
               15  12  15  12  8  10  8  7 7h8p7—5~ 
  
                                                    
  
                                                    
 GTR 1
  
                                                    
  
                                                    


  
 17^(19) 17p15 14                                       
  
                   15  17  15  12 13  12 10 10h12p10 8~ 
  
                                                        
  
                                                        
 GTR 2
  
                                                        
  
                                                        

 Notation Key:

 h = hammer on
 p = pull off
 / = ascending slide
 \ = descending slide
 ^ = bend
() = note bent to
 r = release
 ~ = vibrato