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::: :: "Snake Eater" (Main Title Theme)
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::: :: This is the song from the opening
::::: :: sequence of Metal Gear Solid 3
::::: :: "Snake Eater". The tab is a lead
:::::::::::: guitar thing based on the vocal
line sung by Cynthia Harrell. All
notes represent her voice, except for
the orchestrated parts (1 & 22).
Snake Eater was written by composer Norihiko Hibino for the 2004
Hideo Kojima game "Metal Gear Solid 3" for Playstation 2.
For help, listen to "Snake Eater" at YouTube:
Link 1 ---- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CbFAZ2ztlE (Cinematic Intro)
Link 2 ---- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aHQnDTd1y4 (Audio Only)
PSP ------- http://www.sendspace.com/file/90x7ml (Portable MP4 Video)
NOTES:
Spacing between notes isn't calibrated. I tried to sinc lyrics up to the
corresponding notes but some may be off by a space or two, so feel it out.
I'm not sure about the final orchestra note at the end. It probably needs
a tweak. I didn't add any of the orchestrated fills during the song but
they are pretty easy to figure out and add into the mix. I just included
the intro and outro only.
Expand or build on this tab or make an arrangement out of it and rewrite
a more complex Snake Eater tab if you want. This tab is accurate and plays
along well to the song on the Soundtrack.
LEGEND:
/ = Slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer on
p = pull off
v = vibrato
Standard Tuning
1) Orchestrated Intro:
e+-------------------------------------------------
B+-------------------------------------------------
G+----------------------------13----11-------------
D+-----------------------11--------------11--14----
A+-------------------------------------------------
E+-------------------------------------------------
2) "What a thrill w/ darknss & silence thr/the night"
e+--------------------------------------------------------
B+--------------------------------------------------------
G+----------------------13--11----------------------------
D+-----------11v----11----------11--14--12-----------11\9-
A+---12--14----------------------------------12h14--------
E+--------------------------------------------------------
3) "(What a thr ii- ill)"
e+--------------------------------------------------------
B+--------------------------------------------------------
G+--------------------------------------------------------
D+------------9-------------------------------------------
A+---9---12-------12---9v---------------------------------
E+--------------------------------------------------------
4) "Im searching & Ill melt in to yo- oou"
e+------------------------------------------------------------
B+------------------------------------------------------------
G+--------14---13------------11-------------------------------
D+---11-------------11--11--------14--------11----------------
A+-------------------------------------12-------14v-----------
E+------------------------------------------------------------
5) "What a fear in my he- ea- rrt" 6) "But a yo'r so o su- pr/e\emme"
e+--------------------------------------- e+-------------------------------------
B+--------------------------------------- B+-------------------------------------
G+-----------14---13--11--13--11--------- G+----------16---14\13-14--11h13p11v---
D+--------------------------------14v---- D+---16--16----------------------------
A+-------12------------------------------ A+-------------------------------------
E+--14----------------------------------- E+-------------------------------------
7) "Id give my li- i- i- ife" 8) "Not for ho- nor but fooor y/ou\u"
e+-------------------------------- e+-------------------------------------------
B+---------------12--------------- B+-----------12--------12--12h14-------------
G+---11--11--14------14--11--11v-- G+---11--14------14v--------------13h14p13v--
D+-------------------------------- D+-------------------------------------------
A+-------------------------------- A+-------------------------------------------
E+-------------------------------- E+-------------------------------------------
9) "In my time th'll be no/o\one el/se\ee"
e+--------------------------------------------------------
B+--------------------------------------------------------
G+-----------11v------14---11----14h16p14---13h14p13------
D+---11--11-----------------------------------------------
A+--------------------------------------------------------
E+--------------------------------------------------------
10) "Crime, its the wa aay I fly too yo/oo\uu"
e+---------------------------------------------------
B+--------------------------------14---17------------
G+---16---------14---16-14v---16------------13h14p13-
D+----------16---------------------------------------
A+---------------------------------------------------
E+---------------------------------------------------
11) "Im still in a dreaam Snaake Eat ee rrr"
e+--------------------------------------------------------
B+--------------------------------------------------------
G+-------14v----13--14---16v-------16/18v---16--14v-------
D+---11----------------------------------------------16v--
A+--------------------------------------------------------
E+--------------------------------------------------------
12)"And Some/day you/go thru the raa a- a- ain"
e+---------------------------------------------------
B+---------------------------------------------------
G+------------------------------------11-------------
D+--11---11v-11v---11v-11v---11--11-------14-11-11v--
A+---------------------------------------------------
E+---------------------------------------------------
13)"And Some/day you/feed on a tree frr oo oog"
e+--------------------------------------------------------
B+--------------------------------------------------------
G+------------------------------------13---11-------------
D+-----------11v---11v-11v---11--11------------14--11v----
A+---14--14v----------------------------------------------
E+--------------------------------------------------------
14)"This or-deal the trial to sur vi ii iive"
e+--------------------------------------------------------
B+--------------------------------------------------------
G+------------------------------------14--13--11v---------
D+------------11-----11--11------11v----------------------
A+---12--14------------------14---------------------------
E+--------------------------------------------------------
15) "For the day we see neeeew liight"
e+-----------------------------------------------------
B+-----------------------------------------------------
G+---11--14---16v----14v--13v---16/18v---18v-----------
D+-----------------------------------------------------
A+-----------------------------------------------------
E+-----------------------------------------------------
16) "I'd giv my li-ii ife" 17) "Not for honor but for yo/uu\uu"
e+-------------------------- e+---------------------------------------
B+-------17----------------- B+---------------------------------------
G+---18------18--16p14------ G+-------14--16p14v--16--18v--13h14p13v--
D+---------------------16v-- D+---16----------------------------------
A+-------------------------- A+---------------------------------------
E+-------------------------- E+---------------------------------------
18) "In my time th'l be no/o\one ee/ls\seee"
e+--------------------------------------------------------
B+--------------------------------------------------------
G+-----------14v-----14v-11---14h16p14v---13h14p13v-------
D+---11--11-----------------------------------------------
A+--------------------------------------------------------
E+--------------------------------------------------------
19) "Crime, its the wa aay I fly too yo/oo\uu"
e+---------------------------------------------------
B+--------------------------------14---17------------
G+---16---------14---16-14v---16------------13h14p13-
D+----------16---------------------------------------
A+---------------------------------------------------
E+---------------------------------------------------
20) "I- im still in a dreaam Snaake Eat ee rrr"
e+-----------------------------------------------------------
B+-----------------------------------------------------------
G+---13/14--14v----13--14---16v-------16/18v---16--14v-------
D+------------------------------------------------------16v--
A+-----------------------------------------------------------
E+-----------------------------------------------------------
21) "I-im still in a dream Snaake Eat err rr"
e+-------------------------------------------------------
B+-------------------------------------------------------
G+---16/18v--16p14v---13--14--16v----16/18v--16--14------
D+---------------------------------------------------16v-
A+-------------------------------------------------------
E+-------------------------------------------------------
22) Orchestrated Ending:
e+---------------------16---------------------
B+---------------14----15---------------------
G+---13----14---------------------------------
D+--------------------------------------------
A+--------------------------------------------
E+--------------------------------------------
(Whisper) "Snaaaaaaaake Eeeeeaaaaater."
e+--------------------------------------------------------
B+--------------------------------------------------------
G+--------------------------------------------------------
D+--------------------------------------------------------
A+--------------------------------------------------------
E+--------------------------------------------------------
LYRICS:
What a thrill,
With darkness and silence through the night
What a thrill
I'm searching and I'll melt into you
What a fear in my heart
But you're so supreme
I'd give my life
Not for honour, but for you
In my time there'll be no one else
Crime, it's the way I fly to you
I'm still in a dream,
Snake Eater
Someday you go through the rain
And someday, you feed on a tree frog
This ordeal, the trial to survive
For the day we see new light
I'd give my life
Not for honour, but for you
In my time there'll be no one else
Crime, it's the way I fly to you
I'm still in a dream,
Snake Eater
I am still in a dream,
Snake Eater
Tuning
Hey, I'm liking it, but I was wondering - does the + at the beginning of each tab mean that the string should be tuned up a half step? In which case, if I don't do that, I should play it consistently one fret higher than as written?
The + does not mean anything.
The + does not mean anything. I don't know why the tabber put that at the start of each string line. Just play standard tuning the way the notes are written :)