MEADOWS OF SILENCE
As recorded by Extol
(From the 2000 Album UNDECEIVED)
Words by Instrumental (Vocals and lyrics on rest of album done by Peter Espevoll) Music
Christer Espevoll, Ole Borud, Tor Magne S. Glidje, David Husvik
Gtr I (B E A D F# B) - 'Christer Espevoll'
Gtr II (B E A D F# B) - 'Ole Borud'
1st Verse
Q=84
Dsus2/A D5/A
3/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-^5--5---5-----|--------5----|
|-^8------------|-8--6-8---8--|
|-^7----7---7---|-7-----------|
|-^5------------|-5-----------|
|-^5----------5-|-5-----------|
|---------------|-------------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~
| Q. E E E H.
|--5------3-3s5-|-5-----------|
|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|
Dsus2/A D5/A
E E E E E E E E H
|-^5-5---5-------|------5----|
|-^8-------------|-8--6------|
|-^7---7----7----|-7---------|
|-^5-------------|-5---------|
|-^5-----------5-|-5---------|
|----------------|-----------|
|
| ~~
| Q E E Q H.
|--5---6-8-10\---|-5---------|
|----------------|-----------|
|----------------|-----------|
|----------------|-----------|
|----------------|-----------|
|----------------|-----------|
Dsus2/A D5/A
E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-^5-5---5-----|----------5-----|
|-^8-----------|-8-6---8----8---|
|-^7---7---7---|-7--------------|
|-^5-----------|-5--------------|
|-^5---------5-|-5--------------|
|--------------|----------------|
|
| ~~
| Q Q Q Q a Q. E
|--------------|-----3s5------8-|
|----------8---|-6--------------|
|------7-------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|
N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----6----5-----6-------|------6---5--|
|---6---6----------------|----6---6----|
|------------------------|-------------|
|------------------------|-------------|
|-6----------------------|-6-----------|
|------------------------|-------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H +S.. S S +X H.
|-6-------(6)--5---6-(6)-|-3-----------|
|------------------------|-------------|
|------------------------|-------------|
|------------------------|-------------|
|------------------------|-------------|
|------------------------|-------------|
2nd Verse
Dsus2/A D5/A
E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-^5--5---5-----|--------5----|
|-^8------------|-8--6-8---8--|
|-^7----7---7---|-7-----------|
|-^5------------|-5-----------|
|-^5----------5-|-5-----------|
|---------------|-------------|
|
| ~~
| Q. E E E H.
|--5------3-3s5-|-5-----------|
|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|
Dsus2/A D5/A
E E E E E E E E H
|-^5-5---5---------|------5----|
|-^8---------------|-8--6------|
|-^7---7------7----|-7---------|
|-^5---------------|-5---------|
|-^5-------------5-|-5---------|
|------------------|-----------|
|
| ~~
| Q E E a Q H.
|--5---6-8-8s10\---|-5---------|
|------------------|-----------|
|------------------|-----------|
|------------------|-----------|
|------------------|-----------|
|------------------|-----------|
Dsus2/A D5/A
E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-^5-5---5-----|----------5-------|
|-^8-----------|-8--6-8------8----|
|-^7---7---7---|-7----------------|
|-^5-----------|-5----------------|
|-^5---------5-|-5----------------|
|--------------|------------------|
|
| ~~
| Q Q Q Q. a E. E.
|--------------|--------3s5----8--|
|----------8---|-6----------------|
|------7-------|------------------|
|--------------|------------------|
|--------------|------------------|
|--------------|------------------|
N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----6----5--6-|---------6---5-----------|
|---6---6-------|-------6---6-------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|
|-6-------------|--6----------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|
|
| H +E E +T H +S. S S
|-6-------(6)-6-|-(6)-3---------(3)-------|
|---------------|-------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------10s12-|
|---------------|-------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|
Interlude
N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E Q
|------3-5---3-------|------3-----5--------|
|----4------------4--|----4---4------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--3-----------------|--3------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H +E E H +E S S
|-15-------(15)-(15)-|-15-------(15)-15p11-|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------3-5-3---------|--------3-5-3----|
|---------3-------------3-|------3--------3-|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|---2---------------------|---2-------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| +T H +E.. +H E E
|-(11)--------------------|-----------------|
|------15---------(15)----|-(15)-------8-10-|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
N.C.
~~
E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-------3------5-3---|-------3---------|
|-----3------------3-|-----3---3-------|
|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|
|-1------------------|--1---------3----|
|--------------------|-----------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| S Q +Q.. +Q E E E E
|-5s6-----(6)--------|-(6)---6-8-10-11-|
|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|
N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------3---5----3-------------|------3--5--2----|
|-----3-------------------3----|----3----------3-|
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|--5---------------------------|-5---------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Q. +T E +T S. S. Q. E E E
|-10------(10)-8---(8)-6----5--|-----------------|
|------------------------------|-7---------10-11-|
|------------------------------|--------12-------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|
N.C.
E E E E E E
|-------3-5-3---|
|-----4-------4-|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|--6------------|
|---------------|
|
| ~~~
| H.
|---------------|
|---------------|
|-12------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------3------------------------------------------------|
|----------------4--------------------------------------4--------------------4----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---6--------------------------------------------------------------5--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |-------------6-------------| |-------------6--------------|
| +S T.. +T.. T.. +T.. T.. +T.. T.. +T.. S. +S S. +S S. S +T
|------13---(13)p==10---(10)h11---(11)p==10---(10)--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------13----(13)-11----(11)-10h==11-(11)--|
|-(12)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------3-5-3---------|----------3--5--3----|
|---------4-------------4-|-------4-----------4-|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|---3---------------------|---3-----------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| +T H +E.. +E E E E E E
|-------------------------|------------15-15s17-|
|-(11)--------------------|---------------------|
|------12---------(12)----|-(12)-10s12----------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
N.C. A N.C.
E E E E E E E E H
|------3-5---3------------|--2----5----|
|----3--------------3-----|-----3------|
|-------------------------|------------|
|-------------------------|------------|
|--5----------------------|--5---------|
|-------------------------|------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H +S S. S. H.
|-17-------(17)-10----15--|-14---------|
|-------------------------|------------|
|-------------------------|------------|
|-------------------------|------------|
|-------------------------|------------|
|-------------------------|------------|
3rd Verse/Outro
Dsus2/A D5/A
E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-^5-5-----5-----|--------5----|
|-^8-------------|-8--6-8---8--|
|-^7----7----7---|-7-----------|
|-^5-------------|-5-----------|
|-^5-----------5-|-5-----------|
|----------------|-------------|
|
| ~~
| Q E E E E H.
|--5---(3)-3-3s5-|-5-----------|
|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|-------------|
Dsus2/A D5/A
E E E E E E E E H
|-^5-5---5--------|--------5------|
|-^8--------------|---8--6--------|
|-^7---7------7---|---7-----------|
|-^5--------------|---5-----------|
|-^5------------5-|---5-----------|
|-----------------|---------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~
| Q E E a Q +Q E E Q
|--5---6-8-8s10---|-(10)---5s6-5--|
|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|
Dsus2/A D5/A
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-^5-5---5-----|----------5---------|
|-^8-----------|-8--6-8------8----6-|
|-^7---7---7---|-7------------------|
|-^5-----------|-5------------------|
|-^5---------5-|-5------------------|
|--------------|--------------------|
|
| ~~
| Q Q Q Q. a E. E.
|--------------|--------3s5----8----|
|----------8---|-6------------------|
|------7-------|--------------------|
|--------------|--------------------|
|--------------|--------------------|
|--------------|--------------------|
H.=H
N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------6---5-6-|--------6---5-6-|
|----6---6-----|-----6----6-----|
|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|
|-6------------|--6-------------|
|--------------|----------------|
|
| ~~
| H. E E H
|-6------------|-------13-------|
|--------------|-10s11----------|
|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|
N.C.
E E E E E E H.
|--------6---5-6-|---------*|
|-----6----6-----|---------*|
|----------------|---------*|
|----------------|---------*|
|--6-------------|---6-----*|
|----------------|---------*|
|
| E E H +H.
|-------13-------|-(13)----*|
|-10s11----------|---------*|
|----------------|---------*|
|----------------|---------*|
|----------------|---------*|
|----------------|---------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths