A Legacy Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays483

A Legacy by Marillion is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			

s       Slide 
h       Hammer-on 
p       Pull-off 
T       Tap 
B       Bend the note to the fret after the B 
R       Release back to the originally bent note 
A.H.    Artificial Harmonic 
m       Palm Muted 
//      Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible) 

A weirdly set out track here. There's so many different parts but I have taken 
a stab at what's what. Good luck! 

Guitar 1 - Slightly Distorted Electric 
Guitar 2 - Distorted Electric 
Guitar 3 - Distorted Electric 
Guitar 4 - Acoustic Guitar 
============================== 
Verse 
===== 
When I leave you 
I will leave you  
Things that might not help you 
Things that might  
Problems that I never solved 
Dreams to keep you up at night  
As I leave you 
I will leave you 
Things that stick for ever  
Things that slide 
Mysteries I swallowed whole 

Chorus 
====== 
 |---------x6---------| 
e|----10-10-10-10--10-|----9--9--9--9----9-------7-7-7-7---7-| 
B|----10-10-10-10--10-|----10-10-10-10---10------8-8-8-8---8-| 
G|----11-11-11-11--11-|----9--9--9--9----9-------7-7-7-7---7-| Gtr. 1 
D|--------------------|--------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------|--------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------|--------------------------------------| 
 | 
e|--------------------|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------|--------------------------------------| Gtr. 3 
G|-7--7--------7---7--|--------------------------------------| 
D|-7--7--------7---7--|-7~-------------------5~--------------| Gtr. 2 
A|-5--5--------5---5--|-7~-------------------5~--------------| 
E|--------------------|-5~-------------------3~--------------| 
Happiness I couldn't share I will leave you 
Promises I never kept, I will leave you 
e|-----------| 
B|-----------| 
G|-9b10r9p7~-| Gtr. 3 
D|-----------| 
A|-----------| 
E|-----------| 
Stories that I never told  
Principles betrayed or sold 
e|-------------| 
B|-8b10~-10r8~-| 
G|-------------| Gtr. 3 
D|-------------| 
A|-------------| 
E|-------------| 
Love I tried to spread too wide I will leave you 
Muscles you can grow in hate I will leave you 
e|--------| 
B|-10-----| 
G|-12b14~-| Gtr. 3 
D|--------| 
A|--------| 
E|--------| 
Summer darkness  
Winter light  
Young mans shame and  
Old mans pride  
e|-17-----17-----| 
B|-20b22~--------| 
G|-----------19~-| Gtr. 3 
D|---------------| 
A|---------------| 
E|---------------| 

Interlude (i) 
============= 

e|---2---0-0---2----3-| 
B|---2---0-0---2----3-| 
G|---3---3s4---4----4-| Gtr. 1 
D|--------------------| 
A|--------------------| 
E|--------------------| 
 | 
e|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|-----------4--------| Gtr. 2 
D|-4---2~----4---5~---| 
A|-4---2~----2---5~---| 
E|-2---0~--------3~---| 

Interlude (ii) 
============== 
Doo doo doo doo doo 
Doo doo doo doo doo 
e|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-| 
B|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-| 
G|------------------------| Gtr. 1 
D|------------------------| 
A|------------------------| 
E|------------------------| 

Chorus (as before) 
====== 
Happiness I couldn't share I will leave you 
Promises I never kept I will leave you 
Stories that I never told  
Principles betrayed or sold  
Love I tried to spread too wide I will leave you 
e|-----------| 
B|-13-15-----| 
G|-------14~-| 
D|-----------| 
A|-----------| 
E|-----------| 
Muscles you can grow in hate I will leave you 
e|-----| 
B|-----| 
G|-7s0-| 
D|-7s0-| 
A|-----| 
E|-----| 
Summer darkness  
Winter light 
e|-15b17--------15~-| 
B|-------17~-15-----| 
G|------------------| Young mans shame and  
D|------------------| Old mans pride 
A|------------------| 
E|------------------| 

Breakdown 
========= 
  Gtr. 1 
e|--3-3-3--3-3-0----0-0-0---------3-|--3-3-3--3-3-0----0-0-0---------------| 
B|--3-3-3--3-3-2----2-2-2---3-3-2-0-|--3-3-3--3-3-2----2-2-2-------0-------| 
G|--0-0-0--0-0-2----2-2-2---2-2-2-0-|--0-0-0--0-0-2----2-2-2---2h4---2p0---| 
D|--2-2-2--2-2-2----2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2--2-2-2----2-2-2-------------2-| 
A|----------------0-------0---------|----------------0-------0-------------| 
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 
When I leave you 
I will hate to leave you  
That's the heat that grows  
With growing old 
When I leave you 
I will hate to leave you  
That's the heat that grows  

Guitar Break (All Gtr. 2) 
============ 
e|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|-----------4--------| Gtr. 3 (repeat til change) 
D|-4---2~----4---5~---| 
A|-4---2~----2---5~---| 
E|-2---0~--------3~---| 
                    m                                     w/Wah 
e|-7-------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12s0-----------| 
B|-10b12-12r10------------------------10----------------------4-----| 
G|-------------9-9~---7~----------------------------------4-4-4b5r4-| 
D|------------------9-------8s7-------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------10-----10-7~-------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
     w/bar              w/bar 
e|---------|-----------------| 
B|---------|-10b12-10b12~~~~-| 
G|---------|-----------------| Happiness I couldn't share 
D|-7b9~~~~-|-----------------| 
A|---------|-----------------| 
E|---------|-----------------| 

   |----x4----|         A.H 
e|----------------------10-12b14~-| 
B|-10h12p10-------10h12-----------| 
G|----------11-12-----------------| Promises I never kept 
D|--------------------------------| Love I tried to spread too wide 
A|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|  
   A.H-----| 
e|-10b11r10~--------| 
B|-----------10b12~-|  
G|------------------| Young mans shame and  
D|------------------| Old mans pride 
A|------------------| 
E|------------------| 

               A.H------| 
e|-------------------------------------------------------7-8-9-10s13-| 
B|-10b12r10-------------------------------7-8-9-10-10b12-------------| 
G|----------9~-9-9-9-9-9---------7-8-9-10----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------7b9r7-9-------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 


e|-12-10--12--13--13--12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------10b12r10p8---------10b12-| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------9-9~~~~-------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-----------| 
B|-----------| 
G|--------5~-| Gtr. 3 
D|-2-5~-4-5~-| 
A|-2-5~-4-3~-| 
E|-0-3~-2----| 

  I will hate... 
e|-Hold--------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-10b12-12-12-10-10b12-10-8h10-10b12-10-8-10~---------3-5~-5-5-3-2~-| 
G|-------------------------------------------------2h4---------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------2-5-------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-0-2b3-0h2p0-2b3-0h2p0-2b3-0h2p0-2b3-2b3-2b3-2b3-2b3-0h2p0-2b3-------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------0h2p0-| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
      \1/ 
e|--------------------------10b12~-| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|--------2b3-0h2p0----------------| 
D|------------------0h2p0----------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|-0~--0~-----------------0--------| 

Outro (All Gtr. 4) 
===== 
So never let me leave you  
Never let me leave you  
Cold 

 ***Repeat this figure with the given endings in order 
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----| 
B|-------0-----------0-----------0-----| 
G|-----0---0-------0---0-------0---0---| 
D|---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4-| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-0-----------3-----------2-----------| 

e|-------------|---------2-0-|-------------|---------2-0-| 
B|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----| 
G|-----0---0---|-----0-------|-----0---0---|-----0-------| 
D|---4-------4-|---4---------|---4-------4-|---4---------| 
A|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------| 
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 

e|---------2-0-|-----------0-|-----------0-|-------------| 
B|-------0-----|-------------|-------0-----|-------0-----| 
G|-----0-------|-----0-------|-----0---0---|-----0---0---| 
D|---4---------|---4-----4---|---4---------|---4-------4-| 
A|-3-----------|-3-----3-----|-3-----------|-3-----------| 
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 

e|-----------0-|---------2-0-|---------0---|----| 
B|-------------|-------0-----|-------0---0-|----| 
G|-----0-------|-----0-------|-----0-------|----| 
D|---4-----4---|---4---------|---4---------|----| 
A|-3-----3-----|-3-----------|-3-----------|----| 
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-0~-| 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante