A Funeral Request
                            
by Cathedral

from the fabulous '91 album 'forest of equilibrium'

transcribed by Christian Reindel([email protected]) 
any questions or corrections- e-mail me

Tune down to B (2.5 steps) 
 

 ~         bend the note normal

 ~~~~~     bend the note rapidly


 Intro

   Riff 1  - 2 times
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------|
E |------2----1----0---------------3---4----------------------|
B |--0------------------5~-----2-----------3~~----------------|

   Riff 1a - 2 times  
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------|
E |------2----1----0--------------3---4-----------------------|
B |--0------------------------2-----------3~~-----------------|

B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------|
E |------2----1----0---------------3---4----------------------|
B |--0------------------5~-----2-----------3~~----------------|

   
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------|
E |--7-/-6-----------7-/-6-----------7-/-6-----------7-/-6----|
B |--5-/-4------0-0--5-/-4------0-0--5-/-4------0-0--5-/-4----|


   Riff 2 - 3 times with guitarsolo
B |----------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|
D |----------------------------|
A |----------------------------|
E |-2-----1-----2-----8--8-7---|
B |-0--0--2--0--3--/--6--6-5---|
      p.m.  p.m.

B |-------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------|
A |---9---11--12---9----12--11----|
E |--10---12--13---10---13--12----|
B |-------------------------------|


   white rose perfume ...
   
   Riff 2a 
                3x                         1x
B |----------------------------|---------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D |----------------------------|---------------------------|
A |----------------------------|---------------------------|
E |-2-----1-----2-----8--8-7---|-2-----1-----2-------------|
B |-0--0--2--0--3--/--6--6-5---|-0--0--2--0--3--/--6~-6-5~-|
      p.m.  p.m.                   p.m.  p.m.

 
                3x                         1x
B |----------------------------|---------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D |----------------------------|---------------------------|
A |----------------------------|---------------------------|
E |-2-----1-----2-----8--8-7---|-2-------------------------|
B |-0--0--2--0--3--/--6--6-5---|-0--0--2~--3~-/---6~-6-5~--|
      p.m.  p.m.                   p.m.


   Riff 3 - Chorus

   O'you , you fell away my love
B |--------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------|
A |-------------7------------------------|
E |-2--(2)------5--8---8--7--------------|
B |-0--(0)----0----6---6--5----5~~~~~~~--|

      like all earthly things
B |--------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------|
A |-------------7------------------------|
E |-2--(2)------5--8---8--7----5~~~~~~~--|
B |-0--(0)----0----6---6--5--------------|


  vanish into deaths cold mysteries
B |------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------7----------------------------------|
E |-2--(2)------5--8---8-7-------------------------|
B |-0--(0)----0----6---6-5--5-8-5--5-8-5--5-6-5----|


back to Riff 2a - verse 2 - serpents marked with azure rings...


   Riff 3 - Chorus 2 

   O'you , you fell away my love
B |--------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------|
A |-------------7------------------------|
E |-2--(2)------5--8---8--7--------------|
B |-0--(0)----0----6---6--5----5~~~~~~~--|

      like all earthly things
B |--------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------|
A |-------------7------------------------|
E |-2--(2)------5--8---8--7----5~~~~~~~--|
B |-0--(0)----0----6---6--5--------------|


  vanish into deaths cold mysteries
B |------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------7----------------------------------|
E |-2--(2)------5--8---8-7-------------------------|
B |-0--(0)----0----6---6-5--5-8-5--5-8-5--0-2-3-2--|


   Riff 1b  - 4 times
B |------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------3---4------------|
B |--0---7----6----5~~~~~~----2-----------3~~~~~~~-|

  
  Riff 4 - 4 times with guitarsolo
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------4--5----|
E |---4-4-4----4-4--4-4--3--4-----4-4-4----4-4-4-4--4-4--2--3----|
B |-0-2-2-2--0-2-2--2-2--1--2---0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2-2--2-2----------|


  acoustic guitar part - 4 times 
B |------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|
D |------------------------------|
A |------------------------------|
E |--0-/-9--9---9-9---0-/-9--9---|
B |------------------------------|
  

   Riff 5  - you promised me laughter in autumn days....
B |-------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------1-----------------------------------|
E |---------------------1-3---4-------------------1--3~~~~~-----|
B |-1h3-3-3-3--1h3-3-3------------1h3-3-3-3--1h3----------------|

B |-------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------1---------------------3--5----------|
E |---------------------1-3---4-------------------1--3----------|
B |-1h3-3-3-3--1h3-3-3------------1h3-3-3-3--1h3----------------|

B |-------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------1-----------------------------------|
E |---------------------1-3---4-------------------1--3~~~~~-----|
B |-1h3-3-3-3--1h3-3-3------------1h3-3-3-3--1h3----------------|

B |-------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------1---------------------3--5--(5)-----|
E |---------------------1-3---4-------------------1--3--(3)-----|
B |-1h3-3-3-3--1h3-3-3------------1h3-3-3-3--1h3-----3--(3)-----|


now faster  

   Riff 6 - 4 times - come travel naked lovers ....

          3x                 1x
B |-------------------|-----------------|
F#|-------------------|-----------------|
D |-------------------|-----------------|
A |-9-9-9-9-9-9--12---|-----------------|
E |-7-7-7-7-7-7--10---|-8-8-8--8-8-7----|
B |-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|-6-6-6--6-6-5----|


  Riff 7 - 2 times
B |-------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------/9-----------------------------/9-------------9--10---|
B |--0--------8--7h8p7-6--7h8p7-6---0-------8--7h8p7-6--7--8----|


back to Riff 6  - 4 times  - in all animate sources ...

than Riff 7 - 2 times 

 
guitarsolo starts with Riff 8 - 4 times
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------/12------------------------------------/12-----------------12-13---|
B |--0--------11--10h11p10-9--10h11p10-9---0--------11--10h11p10-9--10-11---|


guitarsolo continues with Riff 7 - 2 times


now slower

   Riff 9 - 4 times 

   ethereal architects masters of all faith
B |-----------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------|
B |--3h5-5-5-5--3h5-5-5--5-5-5-3------|
  
   Riff 10 - 2 times 
B |----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------5------|
E |---------------8-7-----5-----------------------5-7---8----|
B |-5h7-7-7-7-5h7-----7-7------5h7-7-7-7-5h7--5-7------------|

B |----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------8-7-----5-------------------5---7~~~~~-----|
B |-5h7-7-7-7-5h7-----7-7------5h7-7-7-7-5h7-----------------|


  Riff 11 - 8 times
B |---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
D |---------------------------|
A |-----------5h6--5----------|
E |-----7-----------------7---|
B |--0-----6-----------0------|
                      p.m.
end.