OCR01919 - Xenogears "When the Smoke Clears"

[a_d]

You're awesome, dude! Thanks a ton!

[Geoffrey Taucer]

You're awesome, dude! Thanks a ton!

Actually, I got one of the chords wrong (that fourth one should be 5x0000 instead of 4x0000. Editing now

[a_d]

Actually, I got one of the chords wrong (that fourth one should be 5x0000 instead of 4x0000. Editing now

Thanks. Hopefully I can get a YouTube performance vid of it up soon (along with the chords for those who wish to learn it, if you don't mind).

btw, hope you're healing well. You were in the hospital, right?

[Geoffrey Taucer]

Thanks. Hopefully I can get a YouTube performance vid of it up soon (along with the chords for those who wish to learn it, if you don't mind).

btw, hope you're healing well. You were in the hospital, right?

Fine with me; send me a link (or post it here) when you do!

And yes, I was in the hospital for ankle surgery, but I seem to be doing fine so far.

[Crulex]

Amzing guitar melody here. Very beautiful and peaceful, but in an active way rather than a chill way. Love the acoustic human feel of this, which goes really well with the idea of the album. The woodwinds that join in, simple gorgeous. Gotta agree that this is one of, if not, the best track off the album.

[Asterai]

Possibly the most feel-good melody I have ever heard. I'm normally resistant to feel-good melodies, but this one ignores armor.

In my top three from OC Remix. Download it now.

[Schmendrick]

For those interested, I've tabbed out the first 2:15 of it, before the percussion and flute come in. After that it becomes hard to hear the guitar, though it sounds like it just repeats the first part over and over with some variations. Probably not perfect, but it sounds kinda right.

D|-------------0-----------|-------------0h2p0---------|-------------0-----------|---------0---<12>-------| x2
A|-------0-------0---0-----|-------0-----------0-------|-------0-------0---0-----|-------0---0-<12>-------|
G|-----2-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----------0---|-----2-----0-----0-----0-|-----0------------------|
D|---0-----0-----------0---|---0-----0-----------0---0-|---0-----0-----------0---|---0--------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-0----------------------|

D|-0-----------------0-----|-------------0h2p0-----0h2-|-4-----5-----2-----4-----|-0-------0---<12>---------| x2
A|-------0-----4---0-------|-0-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-------0---0-<12>-----0---|
G|-----2-----0-----------0-|-----0-----0---------------|---------------0-----0---|-----0--------------0---0-|
D|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----------0-----|---0-----0---------------|---0--------------0-------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-0------------------------|

D|-0-------0-----------0---|-2---0---2---4-------0---|-7-----5-----0-----2-----|---------0---<12>---------|
A|-----4-------0---4-------|-----------------0-------|-----0-----0-----0-------|-0-----0---0-<12>-----0---|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------0-|-----0--------------0---0-|
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0--------------0-------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-5-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-5------------------------|

D|-0-------0-----------0---|-2---0---2---4-------0---|-7-----5-----0-----5-----|-2-----------<7>---------|
A|-----4-------0---4-------|-----------------0-------|-----0-----0-----0-------|-------0---0-<7>-----2---|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------0-|-----0---0---------0---0-|
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-------------0-------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|-0-----------4-----------|-5-----------0-----------|-5-----------------------|-------------------------|

D|-----0-------2-------4---|-----------------------------|---------0---2-------4---|-0-------0---<12>---------|
A|---------0-------0-------|-2-----0h2p0-----0-----0-----|-----0-----------0-----0-|-------0---0-<12>-----0---|
G|-------------------------|-----0-------0-------0-------|-------------------------|-----0--------------0---0-|
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0-----------0---0---------|---0---0---0---0---0-----|---0--------------0-------|
A|-2-----------------------|-------------------------5-4-|-2-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------4-----------|-5---------------0-----------|-------------4-----------|-5------------------------|

D|-----0-------2-------4---|-----------------------------|-------------0-----4-----|-2-----------<7>------|
A|---------0-------0-------|-2-----0h2p0-----0-----0-----|-----0---4-------0-----0-|-------0---0-<7>------|
G|-------------------------|-----0-------0-------0-------|-------------------------|-----2----------------|
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0-----------0---0---------|---0---0---0---0-----0---|---0-----0------------|
A|-2-----------------------|-------------------------5-4-|-2-------0---------------|-0--------------------|
D|-------------4-----------|-5---------------0-----------|-------------5-----------|----------------------|

D|-------------0-----------|-------------0h2p0---------|-------------0-----------|---------0---<12>-------| x2
A|-------0-------0---0-----|-------0-----------0-------|-------0-------0---0-----|-------0---0-<12>-------|
G|-----2-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----------0---|-----2-----0-----0-----0-|-----0------------------|
D|---0-----0-----------0---|---0-----0-----------0---0-|---0-----0-----------0---|---0--------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-0----------------------|

Edited September 25, 2013 by Schmendrick
tab fix

[Geoffrey Taucer]

For those interested, I've tabbed out the first 2:15 of it, before the percussion and flute come in. After that it becomes hard to hear the guitar, though it sounds like it just repeats the first part over and over with some variations. Probably not perfect, but it sounds kinda right.

D|-------------0-----------|-------------0h2p0---------|-------------0-----------|---------0---<12>-------| x2
A|-------0-------0---0-----|-------0-----------0-------|-------0-------0---0-----|-------0---0-<12>-------|
G|-----2-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----------0---|-----2-----0-----0-----0-|-----0------------------|
D|---0-----0-----------0---|---0-----0-----------0---0-|---0-----0-----------0---|---0--------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-0----------------------|

D|-0-----------------0-----|-------------0h2p0-----0h2-|-4-----5-----2-----4-----|-0-------0---<12>---------| x2
A|-------0-----4---0-------|-0-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-------0---0-<12>-----0---|
G|-----2-----0-----------0-|-----0-----0---------------|---------------0-----0---|-----0--------------0---0-|
D|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----------0-----|---0-----0---------------|---0--------------0-------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-0------------------------|

D|-0-------0-----------0---|-2---0---2---4-------0---|-7-----5-----0-----2-----|---------0---<12>---------|
A|-----4-------0---4-------|-----------------0-------|-----0-----0-----0-------|-0-----0---0-<12>-----0---|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------0-|-----0--------------0---0-|
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0--------------0-------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-5-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-5------------------------|

D|-0-------0-----------0---|-2---0---2---4-------0---|-7-----5-----0-----5-----|-2-----------<7>---------|
A|-----4-------0---4-------|-----------------0-------|-----0-----0-----0-------|-------0---0-<7>-----2---|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------0-|-----0---0---------0---0-|
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-------------0-------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|-0-----------4-----------|-5-----------0-----------|-5-----------------------|-------------------------|

D|-----0-------2-------4---|-----------------------------|---------0---2-------4---|-0-------0---<12>---------|
A|---------0-------0-------|-2-----0h2p0-----0-----0-----|-----0-----------0-----0-|-------0---0-<12>-----0---|
G|-------------------------|-----0-------0-------0-------|-------------------------|-----0--------------0---0-|
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0-----------0---0---------|---0---0---0---0---0-----|---0--------------0-------|
A|-2-----------------------|-------------------------5-4-|-2-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------4-----------|-5---------------0-----------|-------------4-----------|-5------------------------|

D|-----0-------2-------4---|-----------------------------|-------------0-----4-----|-2-----------<7>------|
A|---------0-------0-------|-2-----0h2p0-----0-----0-----|-----0---4-------0-----0-|-------0---0-<7>------|
G|-------------------------|-----0-------0-------0-------|-------------------------|-----2----------------|
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0-----------0---0---------|---0---0---0---0-----0---|---0-----0------------|
A|-2-----------------------|-------------------------5-4-|-2-------0---------------|-0--------------------|
D|-------------4-----------|-5---------------0-----------|-------------5-----------|----------------------|

D|-------------0-----------|-------------0h2p0---------|-------------0-----------|---------0---<12>-------| x2
A|-------0-------0---0-----|-------0-----------0-------|-------0-------0---0-----|-------0---0-<12>-------|
G|-----2-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----------0---|-----2-----0-----0-----0-|-----0------------------|
D|---0-----0-----------0---|---0-----0-----------0---0-|---0-----0-----------0---|---0--------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-0----------------------|

Awesome!

The guitar in the second part is pretty much the same as the first half, but minus the melody and plus the bass line (ie the guitar copies the bottom note on the piano). In this recording, I didn't play both the melody and the bass at the same time, but it's certainly doable.