PLEASE READ:
MCR's new sound incorporates quite a lot of dubbed guitars in order to get
that Bryan May esque sort of sound in the lead. I've tried my best to tab all
the guitar parts, but there is only one part that your lead guitarist should
concern himself with. But, if you have more than two guitarists then thats
great!
UPDATE - added lyrics for easier following
WELCOME TO THE BLACK PARADE - My Chemical Romance
Off the Album - THE BLACK PARADE (Out 10.24.06)
Key:
[n] - Guitar 'n'
~ - vibrato
^(n) - Bend to fret (n)
r - release from bend
/ - slide
. - palm mute
n* - natural harmonic at fret 'n'
[1] - Guitar one - piano
[2] - Guitar two - rhythm
[3] - Guitar three - Lead
[4] - Guitar four - Lead (dubbed)
[5] - Guitar five - Lead (dubbed)
[1]
| e | 15 14 19 15 12 | |
| B | 17 15 13 12 15 | |
| G | 14 | |
| D | | |
| A | | x8 |
| E | | |
" When I was a young boy,
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band... "
[2] - clean, very quiet.
| e | | |
| B | 12 15/17/15 12 13 15/17/15 12 12/13/12 | |
| G | 12 12 14 12/14 | |
| D | 12 | |
| A | | x4 |
| E | | |
" He said, Son when you grow up, will you be the saviour of the broken,
The beaten and the damned?
He said Will you defeat them, your demons, and all the non believers,
the plans that they have made?
Because one day I leave you, A phantom to lead you in the summer,
To join the black parade. "
((( Then comes the May-esque Riff. Your lead guitarist need only concern
himself with guitar [3], guitars [4] and[5] will only be really used
if you have a ridiculous amount of guitarists, or you're recording it.
To get a good sound with guitars [3] to [5], I would suggest using the
neck pickup with tone all the way down at zero )))
[3] LEAD
| e | | / |
| B | | 12 15^(17)r15 12~~ 15^(17)r15 12~/ |
| G | | 12~ 12 14~ 12 14 / |
| D | 12^(14)r12 10~ | 12 / |
| A | | / |
| E | | / |
| | |
[4]| LEAD
| e | | / |
| B | | / |
| G | | 16^(17)r16 16^(17)r16 / |
| D | | 14~ 14 16~ 14 16 17 17~~ 17 / |
| A | | 14 / |
| E | | / |
| | |
[2]| RHYTHM - Distortion
| e | | / |
| B | | / |
| G | | 7 5 4 / |
| D | | 5 4 2 7 5 4 7 / |
| A | | 5 4 2 5 3 2 7 / |
| E | | 3 2 0 5 / |
[3] LEAD
| e | | / |
| B | 12^(13)r12 | / |
| G | 12 14~~ | / |
| D | | / |
| A | | x2/ |
| E | | / |
| | |
[4]| LEAD
| e | | / |
| B | | / |
| G | 12^(14)r12 | / |
| D | 14 16~~ | / |
| A | | x2/ |
| E | | / |
| | |
[5]| LEAD
| e | | / |
| B | 15^(17)r15 12 13~~ | / |
| G | | / |
| D | | / |
| A | | x2/ |
| E | | / |
| | |
[2]| RHYTHM
| e | | / |
| B | | / |
| G | 7 | / |
| D | 7 | / |
| A | 5 | x2/ |
| E | | / |
((( Lyrics second time only )))
" When I was a young boy, My father took me into the city
To see a marching band. He said,
Son when you grow up, will you be the saviour of the broken,
The beaten and the damned?"
Final time:
[3]
| e | |
| B | 12^(13)r12 |
| G | 12 14~12~~~~ |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| | |
| [4] |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 12^(14)r12 |
| D | 14 16~14~~~~ |
| A | |
| E | |
| | |
| [5] |
| e | |
| B | 15^(17)r15 12 13~12~~~~ |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| | |
| [2] |
[1] - Guitar one - distort
[2] - Guitar two - distort - Go back to Bridge pickup
Verse intro:
[1]
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 444444444 5555555555555555 7777777777777777 |
| D | 55555555 55555555 22222222 444444444 5555555555555555 7777777777777777 |
| A | 55555555 55555555 22222222 222222222 3333333333333333 5555555555555555 |
| E | 33333333 22222222 00000000 |
| [2] |
| e | / |
| B | 15151515/17/15 12121212/13/12 / |
| G | 12121212 14141414 121212121212121212 / |
| D | 12121212/14/12 9 9 9 9 /10/9 / |
| A | 10101010 12121212 101010101010101010 / |
| E | / |
|
| / |
| / 12121212/13 |
| / 14 |
| / 9 9 9 9 /10 |
| / 12 |
| / |
Main verse part:
[1] - Bass part
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 33333333333333333 555555555 |
| E | 33333333 22222222 11111111 3333333333 |
| | ........ ........ ........ ................. .......... ..........
[2]|
| e | |
| B | 5* |
| G | 5 5 5 7 7 7/9 9 5 5* |
| D | 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5/7 7 |
| E | |
. . .
" Sometimes I get the feeling she's watching over me.
And other times I feel like I should go. "
[1]
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 33333333333333333 555555555 |
| E | 33333333 22222222 11111111 3333333333 |
| | ........ ........ ........ ................. .......... ..........
[2]|
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 777777777 |
| D | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 777777777 |
| A | 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 555555555 |
| E | 33333333 22222222 |
........ ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
" Through it all, the rise and fall, the bodies in the streets.
When you're gone we want you all to know..."
[1]
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 444444444 5555555555555555777777777777777 | |
| D | 55555555 55555555 22222222 444444444 5555555555555555777777777777777 | |
| A | 55555555 55555555 22222222 222222222 3333333333333333555555555555555 | x2 |
| E | 33333333 22222222 00000000 | |
| | |
| [2] |
| e | | | F |
| B | | |
| G | 12121212/11111111/9999 12/14 | 1717171717171717 161616/17/14141414 | R |
| D | | | S |
| A | 10101010/9 9 9 9 /7777 10/12 | 1515151515151515 141414/15/12121212 | T |
| E | | | |
|
| | | S |
| | | E |
| | 1717/16/1414/999 16161616/17/14141414 | C |
| | | O |
| | 1515/14/1212/777 14141414/15/12121212 | N |
| | | D |
" We'll Carry on, We'll Carry on, And
Though your dead and gone believe me Your memory will carry on
Carry on, We'll carry on
And in my heart I cant contain it
The anthem wont explain it. "
[1] - Bass part
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 33333333333333333 555555555 |
| E | 33333333 22222222 11111111 3333333333 |
| | ........ ........ ........ ................. .......... ..........
[2]|
| e | |
| B | 5* |
| G | 5 5 5 7 7 7/9 9 5 5* |
| D | 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5/7 7 |
| E | |
. . .
"And we will send you reeling from decimated dreams
Your misery and hate will kill us all "
[1]
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 33333333333333333 555555555 |
| E | 33333333 22222222 11111111 3333333333 |
| | ........ ........ ........ ................. .......... ..........
[2]|
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 777777777 |
| D | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 777777777 |
| A | 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 555555555 |
| E | 33333333 22222222 |
........ ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
" So paint it black and take it back, Lets shout it loud and clear
Defiant to the end We hear the call to "
[1]
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 444444444 5555555555555555777777777777777 | |
| D | 55555555 55555555 22222222 444444444 5555555555555555777777777777777 | |
| A | 55555555 55555555 22222222 222222222 3333333333333333555555555555555 | x2 |
| E | 33333333 22222222 00000000 | |
| | |
| [2] |
| e | | | F |
| B | | |
| G | 12121212/11111111/9999 12/14 | 1717171717171717 161616/17/14141414 | R |
| D | | | S |
| A | 10101010/9 9 9 9 /7777 10/12 | 1515151515151515 141414/15/12121212 | T |
| E | | | |
|
| | | S |
| | | E |
| | 1717/16/1414/999 16161616/17/14141414 | C |
| | | O |
| | 1515/14/1212/777 14141414/15/12121212 | N |
| | | D |
" To carry on, We'll carry on
Though your dead and gone believe me Your memory will
carry on, We'll carry on
And though you're broken and defeated You're weary widow marches on "
[1]
| e | | | |
| B | | | |
| G | | | 9~ |
| D | 44 4 4 4 4 4 4 99 9 9 9 9 9 9 | | 9~ 9 8 7 4 |
| A | 22 2 2 2 2 2 2 77 7 7 7 7 7 7 | x2 | 7~ 7 6 5 2 |
| E | | | |
| | |
[2]| Follow the vocal pattern
| e | | | |
| B | | | |
| G | 16 17 14 12 14 12 11 99 9 9 9/11 11/12 | | 16171414 1612 17 16 14 16 |
| D | | | |
| A | 14 15 12 10 12 10 9 77 7 7 7/9 9 /10 | x2 | 14151212 1410 15 14 12 14 |
| E | | | |
" And on we carry through our fears | " Take a look at me
Disappointed faces of your peers" | I could not care at all"
[1] - Guitar one - distort
[2] - Guitar two - distort - Go back to Neck pickup (tone zero)
[3] - Guitar three - dubbed - Neck pickup
[1]
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 4 5 5 7 | |
| A | 5 5 2 2 3 5 3 5 | x2 |
| E | 3 2 0 3 | |
" Do or die, You'll never make me, Cause the world,
will never take my heart, You can try,
you'll never break me, Want it all,
I'm gonna play this part, Wont explain or say i'm sorry
I'm not ashamed, I'm gonna show my scar
You're the chair, for all the broken"
[2] - Going into key change
| e | 14h17 |
| B | 12h1315~~ 14h15h17 |
| G | 12h14 14h16 |
| D | 12h14h16 14h16 |
| A | 12 12h14h15 14h16h17 |
| E | |
" listen here, because its only..."
[1]
| e | / |
| B | / |
| G | / |
| D | / |
| A | 7 7 4 / |
| E | 5 4 2 / |
| | |
| [2] |
| e | 19^(21)~~r19p17 19 21 19p17 / |
| B | 19~~ 17h19p17 19^(21)r19 17~ / |
| G | / |
| D | / |
| A | / |
| E | / |
| | |
| [3] |
| e | 16^(17)~~r16p14 16 17 16p14 |
| B | 15~~ |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
" I'm just a man, I'm not a hero
Just a boy, who's meant to sing this song "
[1]
| e | / |
| B | / |
| G | / |
| D | 6 / |
| A | 4 5 7 / |
| E | 5 / |
| | |
| [2] |
| e | / |
| B | 15^(17)r15 15p14 / |
| G | 16^(18)r16p14 16 16^(18)r16 16^(18)r16p14 14h16p14 / |
| D | 16~~ / |
| A | / |
| E | / |
" Just a man, I'm not a hero, I, don't...
[1]
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 777777777777777799999999 9 |
| A | 444444445555555577777777 7 |
| E | |
| | ........................
[2]|
| e | 19^(21)r19 17h19p17 14~~ |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
" ... care!"
For the outro, play the chorus one step (two frets) up the fretboard, as
the key was changed in the previous section.
There you have it! Let me know what you think