"Snake Eater" (Main Title Theme)
This is the song from the opening
sequence of Metal Gear Solid 3
"Snake Eater". The tab is a lead
guitar thing based on the vocal
line sung by Cynthia Harrell. All
notes represent her voice, except for
the orchestrated parts (1 & 22).
Snake Eater was written by composer Norihiko Hibino for the 2004
Hideo Kojima game "Metal Gear Solid 3" for Playstation 2.
For help, listen to "Snake Eater" at YouTube:
NOTES:
Spacing between notes isn't calibrated. I tried to sinc lyrics up to the
corresponding notes but some may be off by a space or two, so feel it out.
I'm not sure about the final orchestra note at the end. It probably needs
a tweak. I didn't add any of the orchestrated fills during the song but
they are pretty easy to figure out and add into the mix. I just included
the intro and outro only.
LEGEND:
/ = Slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer on
p = pull off
v = vibrato
b = bend
1) Orchestrated Intro:
| e+ |
| B+ |
| G+ 13 11 |
| D+ 0h11 11 11h14v |
| A+ |
| E+ |
2) "What a thrill w/ darknss & silence thr/the night"
| e+ |
| B+ |
| G+ 13 11 |
| D+ 11v 11 11 14 12 11\9 |
| A+ 12 14 12h14 |
| E+ |
3) "(What a thr ii- ill)"
| e+ |
| B+ |
| G+ |
| D+ 9 |
| A+ 9 12 12 9v |
| E+ |
4) "Im searching & Ill melt in/to yo- oou"
| e+ |
| B+ |
| G+ 14 13 11 |
| D+ 11 11 14 11 |
| A+ 12h14 14v |
| E+ |
5) "Whaat a fe- ar in my he- ea- rrt" 6) "But yo'r so su- pr/ee\mme"
| e+ e+ |
| B+ B+ |
| G+ 14 13 11 G+ 16 14 13 13h14p13v |
| D+ 11 14 14 11v D+ 14 |
| A+ 12 A+ |
| E+ 12h14 E+ |
7) "Id give my li- ii- ife" 8) "Not for ho- nor but fooor y/ouu"
| e+ e+ |
| B+ 12 B+ 12 12 12h14 |
| G+ 11 11 14 14 11v G+ 11 14 14v 0h13v |
| D+ D+ |
| A+ A+ |
| E+ E+ |
9) "In my time th'll be no/o\one el/se\ee"
| e+ |
| B+ |
| G+ 11 14 11 14h16p14 13h14p13 |
| D+ 11 11 |
| A+ |
| E+ |
10) "Crime, its the wa/aa aay I fly toooo yo/oo\uu"
| e+ |
| B+ 14 18/19 |
| G+ 16 14 14h16 14b 16 13h14p13 |
| D+ 16 |
| A+ |
| E+ |
11) "Im still in a dreaam Snaake Eat eer rrr"
| e+ |
| B+ |
| G+ 14v 13 14 14/16v 16/18v 16 14v |
| D+ 11 16v |
| A+ |
| E+ |
12)"Some/day you/go thru the raa aa- ain"
| e+ |
| B+ |
| G+ 11 |
| D+ 11v 11v 11v 11v 11 11 14 11v |
| A+ |
| E+ |
13)"Some/day you/feed on a tree frr oo oog"
| e+ |
| B+ |
| G+ 13 11 |
| D+ 11v 11v 11v 11v 11 11 14 11v |
| A+ |
| E+ |
14)"This or-deal the trial to sur vi ii iive"
| e+ |
| B+ |
| G+ 14 13 11v |
| D+ 11 11 11 11v |
| A+ 12 14 14 |
| E+ |
15) "For the daaaay we see neeeew liight"
| e+ |
| B+ |
| G+ 11 14 14/16v 14v 14v 16/18v 18v |
| D+ |
| A+ |
| E+ |
16) "I'd giv my li-ii ife" 17) "Not for hon/o\or but for yo/uu\uu"
| e+ e+ |
| B+ 17 B+ |
| G+ 18 18 16p14 G+ 14 14h16p14v 16 18v 13h14p13v |
| D+ 16v D+ 16 |
| A+ A+ |
| E+ E+ |
18) "In my time th'l be no/o\one ee/ls\seee"
| e+ |
| B+ |
| G+ 14v 14v 11 14h16p14v 13h14p13v |
| D+ 11 11 |
| A+ |
| E+ |
19) "Crime. Its the wa/aa\aay I fly to ooo yo/ou\uu"
| e+ |
| B+ 14 16/17v |
| G+ 16 14 14h16p14v 16 13h14p13v |
| D+ 16 |
| A+ |
| E+ |
20) "Im still in a dreaaam Snaaake Eat err er"
| e+ |
| B+ |
| G+ 14v 13 14 14/16v 16/18v 16 14v |
| D+ 11 16v |
| A+ |
| E+ |
21) "I-ii iii'mm st/ii\ll in a dream Snaake Eat err rr"
| e+ |
| B+ |
| G+ 14/16v 16/18v 14h16p14v 13 14 16v 16/18v 16 14 |
| D+ 16v |
| A+ |
| E+ |
22) Orchestrated Ending:
| e+ 16/17v |
| B+ 0h14 15/16v |
| G+ 0h11 11h14 |
| D+ |
| A+ |
| E+ |
(Whisper) "Snaaaaaaaake Eeeeeaaaaater."
LYRICS:
What a thrill,
With darkness and silence through the night
What a thrill
I'm searching and I'll melt into you
What a fear in my heart
But you're so supreme
I'd give my life
Not for honour, but for you
In my time there'll be no one else
Crime, it's the way I fly to you
I'm still in a dream,
Snake Eater
Someday you go through the rain
And someday, you feed on a tree frog
This ordeal, the trial to survive
For the day we see new light
I'd give my life
Not for honour, but for you
In my time there'll be no one else
Crime, it's the way I fly to you
I'm still in a dream,
Snake Eater
I am still in a dream,
Snake Eater