The Blue Ghost Shedding Qliphoth Chords
The Blue Ghost Shedding Qliphoth by Maudlin Of The Well is a guitar song played in the key of D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tuning: D F# D F# C# E
Guitar intro (free time):
e|---<5>----------------<5>-------------<7>-------10-------------------------|
C#|-------<5>----------------<5>------------------8--------8----7----5-------|
F#|------------<5>----------------<5>----------------------10---9----5-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Use a long delay so that some of the notes overlap
e|---<5>-------------<7>-------10---------------------------------0----------|
C#|-------<5>------------------8--------8----7----5--------------0-----------|
F#|------------<5>----------------------10---9----5-------------0------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------0--------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------0---------------|
e|----9----7---------9----7----5---5s7----------9----7----9---9s10---10s12---|
C#|---8--------------8--------------------------8----------------------------|
F#|---7--------------7--------------------------7----------------------------|
D|-------------------0--------------------------0----------------------------|
F#|------------------0--------------------------0----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------0----------------------------|
e|-----9----7----5----5s7---------------------------0------------------------|
C#|----8---------------------3s5-------------------0-------------------------|
F#|----7---------------------------5s7------------0--------------------------|
D|-----0-----------------------------------------0---------------------------|
F#|----0----------------------------------------0----------------------------|
D|-----0---------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
e|--------------14-----14s17--------10-------------------------------0-------|
C#|--------12-----------------------8---------8----7----5-----------0--------|
F#|---10--------------------------------------10---9----5----------0---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------0----------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
e|---<5>----------------<5>-------------<7>------------10--------------------|
C#|-------<5>----------------<5>----------------------8----------------------|
F#|------------<5>----------------<5>----------------0-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------0------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------0-------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------0--------------------------|
e|-----5h7p5----------4----------2---------------------------------0---------|
C#|-----------3-----------1----------0----------------------------0----------|
F#|-----------------------------------------3---3s5---2----------0-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------0--------------|
Harmonic theme 1:
e|---<5>----------------<5>-------------<7>--------|
C#|-------<5>----------------<5>-------------------|
F#|------------<5>----------------<5>--------------| x4 solo
D|-------------------------------------------------| then x4 with guitar 2 + sax
F#|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
Acoustic guitar rhythm part:
e|---------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------|
D|----0-----0---0--0---0---0---0---------|
F#|---0-----0---0--0---0---0---0---------|
D|----0-----0---0--0---6---5---4---------|
Harmonic theme 2:
e|-----------------------<12>--------------|-----------------<12>------------|
C#|-----------<12>-----------<12>----------|------<12>-----------------------|
F#|----------------<12>----------<12>------|------------<12>-----------------| x4
D|---<12>----------------------------<12>--|---------------------------------|
F#|-------<12>-----------------------------|--<12>---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Lead melody:
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|
C#|--------------------------------|---12---10--12-------10h12---|---12------|
F#|---12--10---10--12--10--9h10----|----------------12-----------|-----------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|
F#|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|
This is a 3 bar phrase made up of 2 bars of 4/4 followed by a bar of 3/4. Listen to the melody as there are hammered on grace notes in this melody. It is played 4 times with these variations:
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|
C#|--------------------------------|---12---10--12-------10h12---|---12h13---|
F#|---12--10---10--12--10--9h10----|----------------12-----------|-----------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|
F#|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|---12------|
C#|--------------------------------|---12---10--12-------10h12---|-----------|
F#|---12--10---10--12--10--9h10----|----------------12-----------|-----------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|
F#|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|---12---10--12-------10h12---|
F#|---12--10---10--12--10--9h10----|----------------12-----------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
(cont)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------10--12---10--10--10-------------------------------------------------|
D|---12----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Go back to the intro, this time when the band comes in there are drums and bass but it’s the same riff
When the lead melody is played the 2nd time it ends this way:
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|
C#|--------------------------------|---12---10--12---------------|-----------|
F#|---12--10---10--12--10--9h10----|----------------12--10--12---|------10---|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|--12-------|
F#|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|
The last bar here is a bar of 1 beat.
Repeat the whole lead melody section, building in intensity and switch to distortion after a few repeats. That’s it!
Also the saxophone line that starts at 2:30ish starts like this:
e|----------------------------------------4-----5---2------------------------|
C#|----------------------------3------0-3------------------------------------|
F#|---7----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------9-7--6------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This is played twice with the rhythm varying.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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