The Dead Waltz Tablatura

	  Radical Face 
The Dead Waltz 


 
 

All chords relative to Capo. Notes for Intro and Bridge not relative to Capo. 
I think it's less confusing that way. 

Chords Used 

E|-3-| |-5-| |-7-| |-3-| |-7-| |-5-| 
B|-3-| |-5-| |-7-| |-5-| |-8-| |-7-| 
G|-4-| |-6-| |-7-| |-5-| |-9-| |-7-| 
D|-5-| |-7-| |-5-| |-5-| |-9-| |-7-| 
A|-5-| |-7-| |-5-| |-3-| |-7-| |-5-| 
E|-3-| |-5-| |-7-| |-3-| |-7-| |-5-| 
   G     A     Bm    C     Em    D 
   
               or 

E|-3-| |-0-| |-2-| |-0-| |-0-| |-3-| 
B|-0-| |-2-| |-3-| |-1-| |-0-| |-2-| 
G|-0-| |-2-| |-4-| |-0-| |-0-| |-3-| 
D|-0-| |-2-| |-4-| |-2-| |-2-| |-0-| 
A|-2-| |-0-| |-2-| |-3-| |-2-| |-0-| 
E|-3-| |---| |-2-| |-3-| |-0-| |---| 
   G     A     Bm    C     Em    D 

I like using bar chords version of the chords for G, A, and Bm. I think it 
sounds better and it's easier to switch quickly between them that way, but 
you can use the non-barred versions of those chords if you want. Doesn't 
really matter. 


INTRO 

Guitar I 
   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   
e|-8----------------------------------|-8----------------------------------| 
B|-------9-----8----------------------|-------9-----8----------------------| 
G|-------------------8----------------|-------------------8-----------7----| 
D|-------------------------10\---6----|-------------------------10---------| 
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 

   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   
e|------------------------------------|-------------------------8-----6----| 
B|-------8-----6-----------8-----6----|-------8-----6----------------------| 
G|-8-----------------8----------------|-8-----------------8----------------| 
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 

   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   
e|-8----------------------------------|-8----------------------------------| 
B|-------9-----8----------------------|-------9-----8----------------------| 
G|-------------------8----------------|-------------------8-----------7----| 
D|-------------------------10\---6----|-------------------------10---------| 
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 

   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
B|-------8-----6-----------8-----6----|-------8-----6----------------------| 
G|-8-----------------8----------------|-8----------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------|-------------------8----------------| 
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 

Guitar 2 
   G                                                      Am 
   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   
e|-------3-----3-----------3-----3----|-------3-----3-----------5-----5----| 
B|-------3-----3-----------3-----3----|-------3-----3-----------5-----5----| 
G|-------4-----4-----------4-----4----|-------4-----4-----------6-----6----| 
D|-------5-----5-----------5-----5----|-------5-----5-----------7-----7----| 
A|-------5-----5-----------5-----5----|-------5-----5-----------7-----7----| 
E|-3-----------------3----------------|-3-----------------5----------------| 

   Bm                                                     Am 
   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   
e|-------7-----7-----------7-----7----|-------7-----7----------------------| 
B|-------7-----7-----------7-----7----|-------7-----7----------------------| 
G|-------7-----7-----------7-----7----|-------7-----7----------------------| 
D|-------9-----9-----------9-----9----|-------9-----9----------------------| 
A|-------9-----9-----------9-----9----|-------9-----9----------------------| 
E|-7-----------------7----------------|-7----------------\5----------------| 


VERSE 

upstrokes marked with ^ 
downstrokes marked with v 

(basic strumming pattern for about the first half of the song) 
   G     v     v  ^        v     v  ^         v     v  ^        v     v  ^ 
   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   
e|-------3-----3--3--------3-----3--3-|-------3-----3--3--------3-----3--3-| 
B|-------3-----3--3--------3-----3--3-|-------3-----3--3--------3-----3--3-| 
G|-------4-----4-(4)-------4-----4-(4)|-------4-----4-(4)-------4-----4-(4)| 
D|-------5-----5-----------5-----5----|-------5-----5-----------5-----5----| 
A|-------5-----5-----------5-----5----|-------5-----5-----------5-----5----| 
E|-3-----------------3----------------|-3-----------------3----------------| 

G 
I saw your daughter yesterday 
         A           Bm 
as I was idle on the porch 
    A                 G 
she slept-walked from your house down the walkway 
                A              Bm  
as though she'd done it all before 
        A        G 
and the moon was out 


Interlude: 
A Bm   A G   A Bm   A G 


and in her gown beside the riverbed 
    A               Bm 
she got down on her knees 
                     A          G                      
and wrapped her long hair up in vines, and leaves, and branches 
             A                Bm 
and with the wind beneath her feet 
        A 
oh, she waltzed with the dead 


Interlude: 
C Em D C Em 

(Piano part)        and everything was?. 
   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  
e|-13---------------------------------| 
B|-------13---------------------------| 
G|-------------13\---10---------------| 
D|-------------------------10---------| 
A|-------------------------------11---| 
E|------------------------------------| 

D 
bathed 
   C              Em 
in light white as milk 

(when changing from Em to G in this verse, do this) 
   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   
e|-0--------0--0--0-------------------|-3----------------------------------| 
B|-0--------0--0--0-------------------|-0----------------------------------| 
G|-0--------0--0--0-------------------|-0----------------------------------| 
D|-2--------2--2--2-------------------|-0----------------------------------| 
A|-2-----------2--2--2-----0----------|-2----------------------------------| 
E|-0-----------0-----------------3----|-3----------------------------------| 

                  G 
as the impossible began 
                      D       C  
she danced across the water's edge 
        Em                G 
but her feet, they didn't sink 
              D     C    Em    D    G 
as though she flew 


(optional guitar part. i wanted to include the vocal melody in the guitar 
because it sounds cool, but it's kind of hard to play smoothly and it's not 
really necessary if you're singing) 

she flew?? 
   D                                    C 
   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   
e|-2--------2--2--2--3-----0-----2--3-|-3--------3--3--3--3-----0-----3--5/| 
B|-3--------3--3--3--2-----2-----3----|-1--------1--1--1--1-----1-----1----| 
G|-2--------2--2--2--3-----3-----3----|-0--------0--0--0--0-----0-----0----| 
D|-0-----------------0----------------|-2-----------------2----------------| 
A|-0-----------------0----------------|-3-----------------3----------------| 
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 

   Em                                   D                      
   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   
e|-7--------7--7--7--7-----5\----3/-5-|-5--------5--5--5--5-----5\----3----| 
B|-8--------8--8--8--8----------------|-7--------7--7--7--7----------------| 
G|-9--------9--9--9--9----------------|-7--------7--7--7--7----------------| 
D|-9-----------------9----------------|-7-----------------7----------------| 
A|-7-----------------7----------------|-5-----------------5----------------| 
E|-7-----------------7----------------|-5-----------------5----------------| 
(if you do all the sliding parts with your 1st finger it makes it a little 
easier) 


G (hold for a long time) 

piano part 
   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   
e|-8----------------------------------|-8----------------------------------| 
B|-------9-----8----------------------|-------9-----8----------------------| 
G|-------------------8----------------|-------------------8----------------| 
D|-------------------------10\---6----|-------------------------10\---6----| 
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| x3 

and then 
   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   
e|-8----------------------------------|-8----------------------------------| 
B|-------9-----8----------------------|------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------8----------------|------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------10\---6----|------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 

pause. 


Guitar I 
   Bm                                   A 
   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
G|-------8-----8-----------8-----8----|-------7-----7-----------7-----7----| 
D|----10----10----10-----10---10----10|----10----10----10----10----10----10| 
A|-10----------------10---------------|-10----------------10---------------| 
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
   G                                     
   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
G|-------5-----5-----------5-----5----|-------3-----3-----------3----------| 
D|----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-|----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-| 
A|-6-----------------6----------------|-6-----------------6-----------6----| 
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| x3 

Guitar II 
(piano accompaniment) 
   Bm                                   A 
   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   
e|-------------11----10----8----------|-------------10----8----------------| 
B|-------11----------------------11---|-------11----------------11----11---| 
G|----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-|----12----12----12----12----12----12| 
D|-10---------------------------------|-12---------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
   G                               
   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   
e|-------------8----------------------|-------------------8-----10----10---| 
B|-------9-----------11----9-----9----|-------9-----11---------------------| 
G|----12---12-----12----12----12----12|----12----12----12----12----12----12| 
D|-10---------------------------------|-10---------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| x2 

                
 I ran out in the water          with a lantern in my hand            I was 
   Bm                                   A 
   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
G|-------8-----8-----------8-----8----|-------7-----7-----------7-----7----| 
D|----10----10----10-----10---10----10|----10----10----10----10----10----10| 
A|-10----------------10---------------|-10----------------10---------------| 
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 

   waste deep and shivering     took her wrist and walked her in 
   G                                     
   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
G|-------5-----5-----------5-----5----|-------3-----3-----------3----------| 
D|----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-|----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-| 
A|-6-----------------6----------------|-6-----------------6-----------6----| 
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 

I was loathe to interrupt her       but i had to get her home             if 
   Bm                                   A 
   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
G|-------8-----8-----------8-----8----|-------7-----7-----------7-----7----| 
D|----10----10----10-----10---10----10|----10----10----10----10----10----10| 
A|-10----------------10---------------|-10----------------10---------------| 
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 

  people were to see this        they'd gather up, raise hell and burn her alive 
   G                                     
   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +   
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
G|-------5-----5-----------5-----5----|-------3-----3-----------3----------| 
D|----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-|----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-| 
A|-6-----------------6----------------|-6-----------------6-----------6----| 
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 

(here i would use bar chords, it gives it a more full sound) 


D A G D A G D A G 


G         A               G 
don't you mind, don't you mind 
          A 
she'll be fine 
      G               A 
tie a bell around her ankle 
           G            A 
before she lays down at night 
        G            A 
and the sound of her footsteps 
     G          A 
will wake me in time 
          G               A 
don't you mind, don't you mind 
           G 
I'll watch over her 
   A                D 
as though she were mine 

END