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Flowers and Rust – Von Hertzen Brothers
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Tabbed by: Pimmyjage
E-mail: jamsalm@utu.fi
Date: 25/03/2014
This is a tablature for a great song called Flowers and Rust by finnish progressive rockband Von Hertzen Brothers.
I made this tab because I couldn’t find any existing tablatures of this song anywhere from the internet.
I did put kinda lot of effort in it, so please RATE IT and LEAVE YOUR FEEDBACK at the comment section! ?
Enjoy!
Tuning: Standard
h – hammer on
p – pull off
/ – slide
b – bend
x – muted string
Main riff (Gtr. 1)
e|————-|–6-6-6-6–5h6p5p3-5-5-5b6r5–3——-|
B|-5b6r5—–3-|———————————6–5-|
G|——-3–5–|————————————–|
D|————-|————————————–|
A|————-|————————————–|
E|————-|————————————–|
e|—————————————————-|
B|–5h6p5——-5h6p5——–5-3h5p3——————|
G|———3–3——–3–3———-5–3–2p0——–|
D|———————————————3h5—-|
A|—————————————————-|
E|—————————————————-|
e|—6–6–6–6—5h6p5p3–5–5–5b6-r5—3———–|
B|———————————————–6–5-|
G|—————————————————-|
D|—————————————————-|
A|—————————————————-|
E|—————————————————-|
e|—————————————————-|
B|–5h6p5——-5h6p5——–5-3h5p3——————|
G|———3–3——–3–3———-5—-3—2p0—–|
D|————————————————3h5-|
A|—————————————————-|
E|—————————————————-|
Main Riff (Gtr. 2)
e|—————————————————-|
B|—————————————————-|
G|———————5-5-5–(3)–(3)—5-5-5——–|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5–3-3-3–5-5-5–(3)–(3)—5-5-5–5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5–3-3-3–3-3-3–(1)–(1)—3-3-3–5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3–1-1-1—————————3-3-3-|
e|—————————————————-|
B|—————————————————-|
G|———————5-5-5–(3)–(3)—5-5-5–7-7-7-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5–3-3-3–5-5-5–(3)–(3)—5-5-5–7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5–3-3-3–3-3-3–(1)–(1)—3-3-3–5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3–1-1-1———————————|
Verse
Gm Dm
She’s been a loner ever since she gave in
D# Cm Gm D
To the lingering ghost of her past
Gm Dm
And she was doing everything she could to stay still
D# Cm Gm F
But the grip of its hold was to last
Second riff (Gtr. 1)
A# G# Cm
She became, a wanderer, a foreigner, a living lost
e|———————————————————|
B|———6—————-6——————————|
G|——-7—8-7h8p7——7—8-7h8p7——–10-8-7h8p7—-|
D|—–8————-8–6————-8—-10———–8–|
A|————————————–/10—————-|
E|———————————————————|
D# A#
cause In the shade
e|–5——-6——-5——-6———-|
B|—–4-3—–4-3—–4-3—–4-3—–|
G|————————————-|
D|————————————-|
A|————————————-|
E|————————————-|
Cm
and dark corridors
e|————————————-|
B|——6——————————|
G|—-7—8-7h8p7——–10-8-7h8p7—-|
D|–8————-8—-10———–8–|
A|——————/10—————-|
E|————————————-|
Pre-chorus (Gtr. 1)
Stories would tell that she was, yea
e|—————————————————————–|
B|—————————————————————–|
G|–7-7-7-7-7-7–8-8-8-8-8-8–10-10-10-10-10-10—7b8r7~———-|
D|—————————————————————–|
A|–5-5-5-5-5-5–6-6-6-6-6-6—8–8–8–8–8–8——————–|
E|—————————————————————–|
Pre-chorus (Gtr. 2)
e|—————————————————————–|
B|—————————————————————–|
G|—————————————————————–|
D|–7-7-7-7-7-7–8-8-8-8-8-8–10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10–|
A|—————————————————————–|
E|–5-5-5-5-5-5–6-6-6-6-6-6—8–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–|
Chorus (Gtr. 1)
Born with a curse, turning diamonds to dust
e|–6–6–6—5–3–5—5–5–5–3–1–0———|
B|———————————————–|
G|———————————————–|
D|———————————————–|
A|———————————————–|
E|———————————————–|
Diamonds to dust
e|———————————————–|
B|-5h6p5——-5h6p5——–5-3h5p3————–|
G|——-3–3——–3–3———–5–3–2p0—-|
D|——————————————–3h-|
A|———————————————–|
E|———————————————–|
An innocent world to withered flowers and rust
e|–6–6–6–6–6–6–5–3—5b6r5—3–1–0—–|
B|———————————————–|
G|———————————————–|
D|———————————————–|
A|———————————————–|
E|———————————————–|
Flowers and rust
e|———————————————–|
B|5h6p5——-5h6p5——-5-3h5p3—————-|
G|—–3–3——–3–3———-5–3~(let ring)-|
D|———————————————–|
A|———————————————–|
E|———————————————–|
Chorus (Gtr. 2)
e|——————————————————|
B|——————————————————|
G|———————5-5-5–(3)—-(3)—5-5-5——–|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5–3-3-3–5-5-5–(3)—-(3)—5-5-5–5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5–3-3-3–3-3-3–(1)—-(1)—3-3-3–5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3–1-1-1—————————–3-3-3-|
e|——————————————————|
B|——————————————————|
G|———————5-5-5–(3)—-(3)—5-5-5–3-3-3-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5–3-3-3–5-5-5–(3)—-(3)—5-5-5–3-3-3-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5–3-3-3–3-3-3–(1)—-(1)—3-3-3–1-1-1-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3–1-1-1———————————–|
Second verse (Gtr. 2)
I don’t remember the day when she fell.
e|——————-6———————————-|
B|———————–6———–10–11–10———|
G|————7————–7——-10———–5—5-|
D|—————-8————-8—-10———–5—–|
A|———8————————–8———–3—–|
E|—–6————————————————|
My only memory as far as I can tell
e|——————————————————|
B|—————-6——————6–4———3—–|
G|———-8——–8————————–2——-|
D|——-8—–8——–8———5———–0———|
A|3-5-6——————–6—3————————|
E|——————————————————|
Is the trembling of my hands when they held withered
e|————–3—————————————|
B|——–3——————————-6————-|
G|——————–3————-7———–7——-|
D|———–5—–5—–5——-7—–7—–7—–7—-|
A|—–5———————-5————————-|
E|–3—————————————————|
flowers with her farewell. I became
e|—————————3—3—3—-1————-|
B|———————6—–3—3—3—-1———1—|
G|——–5———5——–3—3—3—-2—–3——-|
D|—–5—–5—————5—5—5—-3————-|
A|–3———–3————5—5—5—-3————-|
E|—————————3—3—3—-1————-|
Third riff (Gtr. 1)
A# G#
a charlatan, a bohemian
e|———————————————————————————|
B|———————————————————————————|
G|——-7-10p7–8p7–7h8p7—-7-10——7-10p7–8p7–7h8p7—-8-10—————-|
D|—-8———————-8——-6———————–6———————|
A|———————————————————————————|
E|———————————————————————————|
Cm D#
A clown without shame. Wide awake
e|————————————————5——–6——–5————–|
B|—————————————————4–3—–4–3—–4–6–4–3–|
G|———10——————————-10————————————-|
D|——10—-10–13–10–12h13p12–10–12—————————————–|
A|–/10—————————————————————————-|
E|———————————————————————————|
/
{{ Gtr. 3 plays bend from e-string’s 5th fret to 6th fret at that place }}
A# Cm
and in delirium. I can
e|———————————————————————————|
B|———————————————————————————|
G|——-7–10p7-8p7–7h8p7—–7-10———10—————————12——-|
D|—-8———————-8————10—-10–13–10–12h13p12–10——10—|
A|————————————/10——————————————|
E|———————————————————————————|
D D# F F
hear myself calling her name, yea
e|———————————————————————————|
B|———————————————————————————|
G|–(Not 100% sure of this picking part)—————————–7b8r7———|
D|———————————————————————————|
A|———————————————————————————|
E|———————————————————————————|
Chorus (Gtr. 1)
Born with a curse turning diamonds to dust.
e|–6–6–6—5–3–5—5–5–5–3–1–0————|
B|————————————————–|
G|————————————————–|
D|————————————————–|
A|————————————————–|
E|————————————————–|
Diamonds to dust.
e|————————————————–|
B|—5h6p5——-5h6p5——–5-3h5p3—————|
G|———3–3——–3–3———–5–3–2p0—–|
D|———————————————-3h5-|
A|————————————————–|
E|————————————————–|
An innocent world to withered flowers and rust,
e|–6–6–6–6–6–6–5–3—5b6r5—3–1–0——–|
B|————————————————–|
G|————————————————–|
D|————————————————–|
A|————————————————–|
E|————————————————–|
clearly I was.
e|————————————————–|
B|-5h6p5——-5h6p5——–5-3h5p3—————–|
G|——-3–3——–3–3———–5–3~(let ring)-|
D|————————————————–|
A|————————————————–|
E|————————————————–|
Born with a curse turning diamonds to dust.
e|–6–6–6—5–3–5—5–5–5–3–1–0————|
B|————————————————–|
G|————————————————–|
D|————————————————–|
A|————————————————–|
E|————————————————–|
Diamonds to dust
e|————————————————–|
B|—5h6p5——-5h6p5——–5-3h5p3—————|
G|———3–3——–3–3————5–3–5/7-7–|
D|————————————————–|
A|————————————————–|
E|————————————————–|
An innocent world to withered flowers and rust,
e|–6–6–6–6–6–6–5–3—5b6r5—3–1–0——–|
B|————————————————–|
G|————————————————–|
D|————————————————–|
A|————————————————–|
E|————————————————–|
flowers and rust.
e|————————————————–|
B|-5h6p5——-5h6p5——–1—–1—–3—–3—–|
G|——-3–3——–3–3—3b5—3b5—5b7—5b7—|
D|————————————————–|
A|————————————————–|
E|————————————————–|
e|———————|
B|—3—————–|
G|—5b7(let ring)—–|
D|———————|
A|———————|
E|———————|
Chorus (Gtr. 2)
e|——————————————————|
B|——————————————————|
G|———————5-5-5–(3)—-(3)—5-5-5——–|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5–3-3-3–5-5-5–(3)—-(3)—5-5-5–5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5–3-3-3–3-3-3–(1)—-(1)—3-3-3–5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3–1-1-1—————————–3-3-3-|
e|——————————————————|
B|——————————————————|
G|———————5-5-5–(3)—-(3)—5-5-5——–|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5–3-3-3–5-5-5–(3)—-(3)—5-5-5–5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5–3-3-3–3-3-3–(1)—-(1)—3-3-3–5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3–1-1-1—————————–3-3-3-| REPEAT x2
[[ Rest for 7 and a half 6/4 bars ]] then
Instrumental part (Gtr. 1)
e|——————————————————-|
B|–PICK SLIDE!——————————————|
G|–!!—————————————————|
D|–12————————————————–|
A|–12————————3-5–5–5-7-8–7h8p7p5—-|
E|–12——3–3–3-5-6–6–6—————————|
e|——————————————————-|
B|——————————————————-|
G|——————————————————-|
D|——-8———————————————–|
A|–7h8—–8–7–5-7——–7h8p7——3h5p3————|
E|——————–6-8–8——-6–6——-3–5——-|
e|——————————————————-|
B|——————————————————-|
G|——————————————————-|
D|——————————————————-|
A|————————-3-5–5–5-7-8–7h8p7p5——–|
E|——3–3–3-5-6–6–6——————————–|
e|——————————————————-|
B|——————————————————-|
G|——————————————————-|
D|——8————————————————|
A|-7h8—-8–7–5-7———-7h8p7——-9h10p9——7—|
E|——————-6-8–8——–8–8———-10——|
Last chorus (Gtr. 1)
Born with a curse Turning diamonds to dust.
e|—–5—————-3—————-5———————-|
B|—–5—————-3—————-7———————-|
G|—–5—————-4—————-7———————-|
D|—–7—————-5—————-7———————-|
A|—–7—————-5—————-5———————-|
E|—–5—————-3—————————————|
Diamonds to dust
e|————————————————————–|
B|–7h8p7——–7h8p7————7–5h7p5———————-|
G|———5–5——–5–5—————-7–5–4————–|
D|————————————————–7–5——–|
A|——————————————————–7—–|
E|————————————————————–|
An innocent world to withered flowers and rust,
e|—8–8–8–8–8—8–7–5—-7b8r7—5———————–|
B|——————————————-8–7—————|
G|————————————————5————-|
D|————————————————————–|
A|————————————————————–|
E|————————————————————–|
e|—————————————–8–10–10b12r10p8—-|
B|-7h8p7——7h8p7——-7–5h7p5————————–10–|
G|——-5–5——-5–5————7–5/7———————-|
D|————————————————————–|
A|————————————————————–|
E|————————————————————–|
Born with a curse Turning diamonds to dust.
e|———————-7-7-7-5———————15-15b17r15-|
B|—–10—-8h10–10———–7-6——–13-17b19————-|
G|————————————————————–|
D|————————————–14b16——————-|
A|————————————————————–|
E|————————————————————–|
Diamonds to dust
e|-14h15p14———14–12h14p12———–12-12——-12-15—-|
B|———13–13—————-15–15b17——-15b17———-|
G|————————————————————–|
D|————————————————————–|
A|————————————————————–|
E|————————————————————–|
An innocent world to withered flowers and rust,
e|——–20———————–19–19–19-17—————-|
B|–20b22—-20b22–20b22–20b22—————–20-19———-|
G|————————————————————–|
D|————————————————————–|
A|————————————————————–|
E|————————————————————–|
flowers and rust.
e|————————————————————–|
B|-19h20p19———-19h20p19———–19–17h19p17————|
G|———–17–17————17—17—————-19—17—|
D|————————————————————–|
A|————————————————————–|
E|————————————————————–|
Last chorus (Gtr. 2)
Born with…
e|——————————————————–|
B|——————————————————–|
G|————————7——(5)—-(5)–7-7-7——–|
D|-7————–5——-5——(5)—-(5)–7-7-7–7-7-7-|
A|-7————–5——-5——(3)—-(3)–5-5-5–7-7-7-|
E|-5————–3———————————5-5-5-|
An innocent world..
e|——————————————————–|
B|——————————————————–|
G|———————-7-7-7—-(5)—-(5)–7-7-7——–|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7—5-5-5–5-5-5—-(5)—-(5)–7-7-7–7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7—5-5-5–5-5-5—-(3)—-(3)–5-5-5–7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5—3-3-3——————————5-5-5-|
Born with a..
e|——————————————————–|
B|——————————————————–|
G|———————-7-7-7—-(5)—-(5)–7-7-7——–|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7—5-5-5–5-5-5—-(5)—-(5)–7-7-7–7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7—5-5-5–5-5-5—-(3)—-(3)–5-5-5–7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5—3-3-3——————————5-5-5-|
An innocent.. ..flowers and rust.
e|——————————————————–|
B|——————————————————–|
G|———————-7-7-7—-(5)—-(5)–7-7-7——–|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7—5-5-5–5-5-5—-(5)—-(5)–7-7-7–7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7—5-5-5–5-5-5—-(3)—-(3)–5-5-5–7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5—3-3-3——————————5-5-5-|
END
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| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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