Anybody Listening?
by
Queensryche
This is a great song from one of my favorite bands. I have taken the
song without permission from the songbook for Empire. I am doing
this from memory and I don't remember the lyrics or the lead.
Hope this is useful to someone. I also didn't try to annotate the rhythm.
You'll have to listen to the song for that.
clean:
| e 3 3 3 3 |
| B 3 3 3 3 |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 1 |
| A 3 1 0 0 |
| E |
^
| e 3 3 3 3 3 |
| B 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 0 1 1 3 |
| A 3 |
| E 3 |
| e 3 3 3 3 3 |
| B 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 0 1 |
| A 3 1 3 |
| E 3 |
| e 3 3 3 2 2 |
| B 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 |
| D 0 1 |
| A 3 5 |
| E 3 |
| e 3 3 3 5 5 5 10 11 11 |
| B 3 3 3 3 3 8 10 0 0 |
| G 2 2 2 2 |
| D |
| A 0 0 |
| E |
| e 9 9 11 11 9 9 4 |
| B 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 |
| G 6 6 |
| D 6 |
| A 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 |
| E |
| e 11 11 9 9 11 12 9 9 |
| B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G |
| D |
| A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E |
| e |
| B 5 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 5 5 |
| G 6 4 6 |
| D 6 4 2 2 6 |
| A0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 |
| E |
| e |
| B 4 4 4 4 2 2 5 4 2 |
| G 4 6 4 2 |
| D 4 2 2 6 4 2 |
| A 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 |
| E |
| e 3 3 3 3 |
| B 3 3 3 3 |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 1 |
| A 3 1 0 0 |
| E |
| e 3 3 3 3 3 |
| B 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 0 1 1 3 |
| A 3 |
| E 3 |
| e 3 3 3 3 3 |
| B 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 0 1 |
| A 3 1 3 |
| E 3 |
| e 3 3 3 3 |
| B 3 3 3 3 |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 0 1 |
| A 3 1 0 0 |
| E 3 |
| e 3 3 3 3 |
| B 3 3 3 3 |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 0 1 |
| A 3 1 0 0 |
| E 3 |
| e 3 3 3 3 3 |
| B 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 0 1 1 3 |
| A 3 |
| E 3 |
| e 3 3 3 3 3 |
| B 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 0 1 |
| A 3 1 3 |
| E 3 |
overdrive: 'Is there anybody listening?'
| e 2 |
| B 3 |
| G 2 5 8 8 |
| D 0 5 5 5 3 5 5 8 8 |
| A 5 5 3 3 0 1 0 5 5 6 6 |
| E 3 3 1 1 3 3 |
^
| e 2 |
| B 3 |
| G 5 5 2 2 3 2 3 3 5 5 8 8 3 3 |
| D 5 5 0 5 5 3 3 5 5 8 8 5 5 3 3 |
| A 3 3 5 5 1 1 3 3 6 6 5 5 1 1 |
| E 3 3 3 3 |
(solo begins here:)
| e 2 3 5 |
| B 3 3 3 3 |
| G 2 2 2 2 |
| D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 3 5 1 0 1 |
| A 3 3 0 1 0 |
| E 3 1 1 3 |
| e 2 3 |
| B 3 3 |
| G 2 2 |
| D 5 5 1 0 1 5 3 5 5 5 0 0 |
| A 3 5 5 3 0 1 0 5 6 3 |
| E 3 1 1 3 |
clean:
| e 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 14 |
| B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 15 |
| G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14 |
| D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A |
| E |
^
| e 14 13 13 13 12 10 |
| B 15 15 15 15 13 |
| G 14 14 14 14 14 12 |
| D 0 0 0 |
| A |
| E |
| e 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 |
| B 13 13 11 11 10 10 10 |
| G 12 10 10 9 9 9 9 |
| D 0 0 |
| A |
| E |
| e 7 7 11 11 9 9 11 |
| B 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G 9 9 9 |
| D |
| A 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E |
| e 11 9 9 4 11 11 9 |
| B 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 |
| G 6 6 |
| D 6 |
| A 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 |
| E |
| e 9 11 12 9 9 |
| B 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 4 4 |
| G 6 4 |
| D 6 4 |
| A 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 |
| E |
| e |
| B 4 4 2 2 5 5 4 4 4 4 |
| G 6 4 |
| D 2 2 6 4 2 |
| A 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 |
| E |
| e 3 3 3 |
| B 2 2 5 4 2 3 3 3 |
| G 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 2 6 4 2 1 |
| A 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 3 |
| E |
overdrive: 'Is there anybody listening?'
| e 2 2 | |
| B 3 3 | |
| G 2 2 | o 5 8 8 5 5 |
| D 0 0 | o 5 5 5 3 5 5 8 8 5 5 |
| A | 5 5 3 3 0 1 0 5 5 6 6 3 3 |
| E | 3 3 1 1 3 3 |
^
| e 2 |
| B 3 3 |
| G 2 2 3 2 3 3 5 5 8 8 3 3 2 |
| D 5 5 3 3 5 5 8 8 5 5 3 3 0 |
| A 5 5 1 1 3 3 6 6 5 5 1 1 |
| E 3 3 3 3 |
| e | |
| B 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G 2 o | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D 0 o | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | |
| E | |
clean:
| e 14 14 13 13 13 12 |
| B 15 15 15 15 15 |
| G 14 14 14 14 14 14 |
| D 0 0 0 |
| A |
| E |
^ rit.
| e 10 8 8 7 7 7 |
| B 13 13 13 11 11 10 10 |
| G 12 12 10 10 9 9 9 |
| D 0 0 0 |
| A |
| E |
| e 7 7 7 7 11 11 "9 |
| B 10 10 10 10 0 0 "0 |
| G 9 9 9 9 "9 "9 |
| D "7 "7 |
| A "0 0 0 "0 |
| E |
Notation:
^ --> for clean and overdrive parts, the note the clean or overdrive comes in on
" --> means this is chord is almost arpeggiated/strummed smoothly and slowly
|o --> means repeat this section
Here is the lead for the song Anybody Listening? by Queensryche.
I don't have this part memorized (which is why I didn't include it before)
so I am taking this right from the book. I hope you can use this.
Intro: (listen to the song for the exact timing.)
| e |
| B 8 8b10r8 8 8 10 11 8\ 7 8b10 |
| G 7 7 \ |
| D \ |
| A |
| E |
This next part comes in after the line: "I've just begun to see the light."
the first time and after "...and there's not much I can do..." the second
time.
(volume swell) (tremolo bar dive)
(to coda second time after "...alone")
|
G------7-----------------------5---3--------------------------------------------|
| e 10 |
| B 8 8 8 8 |
| G 2h3 5 5p3 5h7 7 7h8 7 10 10 10 |
| D 5 |
| A |
| E |
here singing begins again:
"Long ago there was a dream, ..."
| e |
| B 10 11 11 10 8 11b13 10h11 10b12 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
vocals: "Is there anyone that sees what's going on?"
| e 3 5 3 3 5 3 3 5 3 2 2 3 2 3 5 3 |
| B 3 4 4 3 3 3 |
| G 3 3 5 2 2 3 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| e 1 2 3 5 10 |
| B 3 4 4 3 3 3 10 |
| G 3 5 3 2 2 2 11 |
| D 5 5 12 |
| A |
| E |
Solo:
| e |
| B 8 10 |
| G 7 |
| D 7h8 10 10p8 10p8 10b12 10b12r10p8h10 7 7h8 7h8h10 8 |
| A 10 |
| E |
________ ________
| 3 | | 3 |
| e 13 |
| B 10b11r10p8 11 10 11 13 11 13 11 10b15 |
| G 10 "12 10 10 10 10 10 |
| D "12 |
| A "12 |
| E "10 |
________ ________ ________ ________
| 3 | | 3 | | 3 | | 3 |
| e 13 13 13b15 |
| B 13b15r13p11 13 10h11 11p10 13 11 10 11 10 15 15 |
| G h12 12 10 10 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
________ ________
(hold) | 3 | | 3 |
| e 13b15 18 18 17 18 20 18 20 22 22 22 22 22 |
| B 18b20 18p15 18 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
________ ________
| 3 | | 3 |
| e 22 22 20b22r20p18 20 18 20 18 20 18 17 17 18 17 15 17 17b18 |
| B |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| e 17b18(18)r17p15 15 18 15 12 |
| B 18b20 18b20 15b17 15b17 15b17 15b17r15p13 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
(feedback sustain)
| e 17 17 17 |
| B 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 |
| G 14 14 14 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
Coda: "Is there anybody listening? Is there anyone who..."
| e 2 2 | 3 5 3 3 5 3 3 5 |
| B 3 3 | 3 4 4 |
| G 2 2 | o 3 3 5 |
| D | o |
| A | |
| E | |
| e 3 2 2 3 2 3 5 3 1 4 4 3 5 3 1 |
| B 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 |
| G 2 2 3 3 5 5 3 3 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
____________
|1 |2
| e 2 2 | |
| B 3 3 | 8 8 10 12 13 15 15 17 |
| G 2 2 o | 10b12 10b13 12b14 14b16 16b17 17b19 17b19 19b21 |
| D o | |
| A | |
| E | |
hold the note on fret 22 while bending here:
(sustained feedback)
| e |
| B 17 20 22 (22) (22) (22) |
| G 19b21 21b23 21b23 21b23 21b23 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
That is all of the lead guitar parts for the song. I hope that this is useful
and understandable.
If you want other Queensryche songs, I also have the music for:
Another Rainy Night (Without You)
Best I Can
Empire
Jet City Woman
One And Only
Resistance
Silent Lucidity
Revolution Calling
I Don't Believe In Love
They are all from tab books or magazines and not my own interpretations.