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Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (Multi-platform)
"Hell Frozen Rain"

Originally composed by: Akira Yamaoka
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Tabbed by: Deezer (deezer AT videogamejam DOT com)
For http://www.videogamejam.com
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Standard tuning - (low to high) EADGBe

Symbols used:
 * = rolled chord (strummed slightly slower)
 X = muffled string
 / = slide up
 \ = slide down
 > = accented note(s)
 h = hammer-on
 p = pull-off
 rit. = ritardando (gradually slow down)
 

Intro
=====

Guitar 1 enters, loosely strumming an Am-C-F-E chord progression.
The strumming is something like this:

  Am                C                 F             E
|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------1---------|-------0---------|
|-------1---------|-------1-------1-|-1---1-1-----1---|-0-----0---0-----|
|-2---2-2-----2-0-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2---2-2---|-1-----1---1-X-0-|
|-2---2-------2-2-|-2---2-----2-2---|-3-----3---3-3-2-|-2---2-2---2-X-0-|
|-0---0-------0---|-3---3-------3---|-3-----3-------2-|-2---2-------X---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1-------------0-|-0---------------|


  Am                C                 F             E
|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------1---------|-----------0-----|
|-------1---1-----|-------1-------1-|-1---1-1-----1---|-0---------0-----|
|-2---2-2---2-2-0-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2---2-2---|-1---------1-----|
|-2---2-----2-2-2-|-2---2-----2-2---|-3-----3---3-3-2-|-2---------2-----|
|-0---0-------0---|-3---3-------3---|-3-----3-------2-|-2---------2-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1-------------0-|-0---------0-----|


(Guitar two enters.)

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0---1---0-1--/3-|---1---1-0-1-0-1-|-0---1---0-1--/3-|---1---1-0-1-0-1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| Am
|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  *                                   *

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0---1---0-1--/3-|---1---1-0-1-0-1-|-0---1---0-1--/3-|---1---1-1-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| Am
|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  *                                   *


Verse 1
=======

(One guitar.)

  Am
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  *

  Am
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------X-X-|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------X-X-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------X-X-|
  *


Pre-chorus
==========

(Two guitars.)

  E5                                  C5                B5
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|\4---4-4---4-4-4-|
|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|\4---4-4---4-4-4-|
|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|\2---2-2---2-2-2-|
|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
|
|
|-----0---------0-|-----0---------0-|-----0---------0-|-----0---------0-|
|---0---------0---|---0---------0---|---0---------0---|---0---------0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------2-----|-----------2-----|-----------2-----|-----------2-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  E5                                  C5                B5
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|\4---4---4-------|
|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|\4---4---4-------|
|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|\2---2---2-------|
|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
|                                                               >
|
|-----0---------0-|-----0---------0-|-----0---------0-|-----0-----------|
|---0---------0---|---0---------0---|---0---------0---|---0-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------2-----|-----------2-----|-----------2-----|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Chorus
======

(Two guitars. Guitar 1 is loosely strumming like in the intro.)


  Am                C                 F             E
|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------1---------|-------0---------|
|-------1---1-----|-------1-------1-|-1---1-1-----1---|-0-----0---0---0-|
|-2---2-2---2-2-0-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2---2-2---|-1-----1---1-1-1-|
|-2---2-----2-2-2-|-2---2-----2-2---|-3-----3---3-3-2-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|
|-0---0-------0---|-3---3-------3---|-3-----3-------2-|-2---2-------2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1-------------0-|-0---------------|
|
|
|-----------------|-----0-3---0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------0---1-----|---1-----------1-|-------1-------0-|-------0---1-----|
|-----2-------2-0-|-----------------|-----2-----2-----|-----1---------2-|
|---2-------------|-----------------|---3-------------|---2-------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2
  ^ omit this A note on repeats


Post-chorus
===========

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0---1---0-1--/3-|---1---1-0-1-0-1-|-0---1---0-1--/3-|---1---1-0-1-0-1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| Am
|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  *                                   *

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0---1---0-1--/3-|---1---1-0-1-0-1-|-0---1---0-1--/3-|---1---1-1-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| Am
|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  *                                   *


Verse 2
=======

The second verse is basically a variation of the intro rhythm with Am.
Improvise a bit until it sounds similar, something like this:

  Am
|-----0-----------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|
|-1---1-1---------|-----1-1-------1-|-1---1-1-------1-|-1---1-1-------1-|
|-2---2-2---2-----|-----2-2-------2-|-2---2-2-------2-|-2---2-2-------2-|
|-2---2-2---2-----|-----2-2-------2-|-2---2-2-------2-|-2---2-2-------2-|
|-0---0-0---0-----|-----0-----------|-0---0---------0-|-0---0-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  Am
|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|---------0-------|
|-1---1-1-------1-|-1---1-1-------1-|-1---1-1-------1-|-1---1---1-------|
|-2---2-2-------2-|-2---2-2-------2-|-2---2-2-------2-|-2---2---2-------|
|-2---2-2-------2-|-2---2-2-------2-|-2---2-2-------2-|-2---2---2-------|
|-0---0-0---------|-0---0-----------|-0---0---------0-|-0---0---0-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
                                                                >

Play Pre-chorus.

Play Chorus x4.

Play Post-chorus.

 Guitar 3 enters at the end of Post-chorus:

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------/9-10-12-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|


Solo
====

(My apologies for the temporary tab spacing change.)

Guitar 3 plays solo.
Guitar 1 plays Am-C-F-E from Chorus.
Guitar 2 tacit.

   Am                             C
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------12-|
|-9--10--12------------9--10--|--12------------9--10--12-----|
|------------10----10---------|------10----10----------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

   F                    
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|--13----13--/15----15--13----|--13--12----12----\---12h13p|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|


|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|12------------------12h13p|12------------------12h13p|
|-----14---14--------------|-----14---14--------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|


|----------12----12--12-/15--|------15--13--13--13\--------|
|12--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----14---------------------|-----------------------/9----|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|

 [Guitar 2 comes in here and plays its Chorus figure.
  Guitar 1 continues with Am-C-F-E like in the Chorus.]

|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|--10---------10-----10-/12--|-----/13----12--13--12--13--/-|
|----------9------9----------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|


|------------------12------|--12--------------------|
|--15-----\10----------12--|--------12\-------------|
|--------------------------|------------------/9----|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
                   let ring........

|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|--10---------10-----10-/12--|-----/13----12--13--12--13--/-|
|----------9------9----------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|


|------------------12------|------------17-------\----|
|--15-----\10----------12--|-----/17-------------\----|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                   let ring...    let ring......

Bridge
======

(Doubled by second guitar.)

  F           G                       Am           F
|-1-1-1-1-----3---|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-----1--|-----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-----3---|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-----1--|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-----4---|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-----2--|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-----5---|------------(5)/-|/7-7-7-7\5---3--|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-----5---|------------(5)/-|/7-7-7-7\5---3--|-----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-----3---|------------(3)/-|/5-5-5-5\3---1--|-----------------| x2

 Then:

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-------------X-X-|
|-------------X-X-|
|-------------X-X-|

Play Chorus x4.

Play Post-chorus.

Outro:
======

(Starts with two guitars.)

  Am                C                 F             E
|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------1---------|-------0---0-----|
|-------1---1-----|-------1-------1-|-1---1-1-----1---|-0-----0-----0---|
|-2---2-2---2-2-0-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2---2-2---|-1-----1-----1---|
|-2---2-----2-2-2-|-2---2-----2-2---|-3---3-3---3-3---|-2---2-2-----2-2-|
|-0---0-------0---|-3---3-------3---|-3-----3-------2-|-2---2---------2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1-------------0-|-0---------------|
|
|
| Am
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 [Guitar 2 holds that Am chord for as long as possible.]

  Am                C                 F                 E
|-------0---------|-------0---------|-1---------------|-0---------------|
|-------1---1-----|-------1-------1-|-1---------------|-0---------------|
|-2---2-2---2-2-0-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2---------------|-1---------------|
|-2---2-----2-2-2-|-2---2-----2-2---|-3---------------|-2---------------|
|-0---0-------0---|-3---3-------3---|-3---------------|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-0---------------|
                                      *                 *
                                      rit.

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------2-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------2--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------0---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Last modified: 12/07/2009