/---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ / The following is the authorīs own interpretation of the song, to be / / used for private use and studying / /---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ IT WASN'T MEANT TO END THIS WAY from Skyclad's album Jonah's Ark Transcribed by Eddie Millen L- let ring till X P- pull off. Riff 1- twice 1||-------------------------------------------5-7-8-7-5-7 2||5---7-8-----------------------5-7-8------------------- 3||------------5---4-2-4-----4---------------------------- 4||------------------------------------------------------------ 5||------------0L------------X------------0L------------X 6||0L------X------------------0L-----X------------------ Riff 2- twice 1||-----------7------------7-8-7---------- 2||8----10----8---10-----------8------- 3||--9-------9------------------------9---- 4||------------------------------------------- 5||-------------------0L---------------X--- 6||0L------------X------------------------- Riff 3a - once 1||----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2||5-7P-5------------------------------------------------------------- 3||----------7P-4----5P-4------------------------------------------- 4||-----------------------------7P-5-7----5P-4-------------4P-2- 5||---------------------0L---------------X----------7P-5-7---------- 6||0L------------X------------------------0L------------------------X Riff 4 - lots of times. Bring in backing guitar, piano and lots else. 1||------------------------------------------- 2||-------X--------------------------5L-- 3||0-------0----------------2-4-4-4------- 4||--2------------------2--------------------- 5||----3L------------X----------------------- 6||--------------------------------------------- Riff 5 - A difficult streach, but if you can do it, it sounds brilliant. 1||--------------------------------------------------------------0----------------------------------- 2||----------------------------------0--------------------------------------------------0----------- 3||4----2----4----5------5---------5----7------7-------------7------2------2------2------- 4||----------------------7------7---------------9------9----------------------4------------4L-- 5||2----0----2----3L---------------X----5L-------------------X-----0L--------------X----- 6||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1||------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2||---------------------------------------------0-------------------------0--------------------0------- 3||-----------------0--2--4----5-----5---------5-------7-----7--------7-----2------2------2--- 4||2L-----X--4-------------------7-----7------------------9-----9----------------4-------------4 5||-------------------------------3L--------------X-------5L-------------X----0L----------------X 6||0L------------------------X------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1||---------------0L-- 2||----------0L------- Let these ones ring till they fade 3||-----0L------------ then go into riff 6. 4||2------------------- 5||--------------------- 6||0L----------------- Riff 6 - once, easier this time, but sounds better. 1||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2||-------------------------------0---------------------0-----------------------------------------0----- 3||4----2-------------------0------0-------------0------0---------2---2-----------------0-----0-- 4||-------------5-----4----------------4---2-----------------2--------------5----4-----------------4 5||2----0----------------5---------------------3--------------------0-----------------5-------------- 6||-------------3-----2---------------------0---------------------------------3----2------------------ 1||------------------------------------------------- 2||------------------------------------------------- 3||------------------------2---4---4---5---4--- 4||2---2---4---5---5--------------------------- 5||------------------------0---2--------3---2--- 6||0--------2---3-------------------------------- Then go back to Riff 1 twice. Riff 3a once ( do not play riff 2) Riff 4 lots - Martin "sometimes I belive..." Riff 5 once - Martin " You have the influence...." Riff 6 once - Martin plus female voice "when death is the helmsman.."
This is one of my favourite Skyclad songs and Greame English has outdone himself this time. Still, I know I've got one duff note in it, so if anyone wants to correct it (or Mr.English himself) then E-Mail me at Eddi Millen