Victim of the Past (Guitar)
Other versions:
Band: Paradise Lost
Album: The Plague Within
Song: Victim of the Past
Tuning: ADGCFAD
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Notes
+ Chorus Lead: Listen to the record for the number of plays. Tap the 13th fret with your
right hand index finger. Both hands employ a steady rhythm. Once you find that sweet spot you’ll be good.
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Intro
Lead
D |---------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------|
F |--------------------9~--8~-------------|
C |-11~--9~--8~(8)/6~----------6~----6----|
G |---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------|
Rhythm
D |---------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------|
C |----------8~---------------------------|
G |--7~--8~-------------------------------|
D |----------------7~---(7)~---9~----9----|
A |---------------------------------------|
Verse 1 part 1
“Lost faith in others Lost faith in all”
Lead
D |---------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------|
F |--------------------9~--8~-------------|
C |-11~--9~--8~(8)/6~----------6~----6----|
G |---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------|
Rhythm
D |---------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------|
C |----------8~---------------------------|
G |--7~--8~-------------------------------|
D |----------------7~---(7)~---9~----9----|
A |---------------------------------------|
Verse 1 part 2
“Fading trust evermore Ashamed of what we endure”
“Into the grave...consoled in darkness A lack of faith”
Lead
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-9~---(9)/12—(12)/------/11-------/12-8~---------|
F |-------------------7~-------8~---------------8~--|
C |-------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------|
C |-----------R-E-S-T----------R-E-S-T--------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
Pre Chorus
“No one can save you now...”
“Thorns you wear as a shroud...”
Lead and Rhythm x2
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------/10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9----------------8-8-8-8-----------|
G |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-/ 8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9/10-6-6-6-6-8/9/4/(6)-|
D |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------7-7-7-7-7-7/ 8---------6/7/2/(4)-|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
“Born to save, the night has fallen”
“Born to save, just save us from the past”
Lead+
T* T* T* T* T*
D |-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A |-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
F |-13-6^8^6^8^8-13-|-4^6^4^6^4-13-|-3^4^3^4^3-13-|-1^3^1^3^1-13-|
C |-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G |-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D |-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A |-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Rhythm
D |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|
D |---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-|-------------|---------------|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------|-5-5-4-4-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Break
Rhythm x2
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------/10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9----------------8-8-8-8-----------|
G |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-/ 8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9/10-6-6-6-6-8/9/4/(6)-|
D |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------7-7-7-7-7-7/ 8---------6/7/2/(4)-|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre Chorus
“No one can save you now...”
“Fortune tears as you drown...”
Lead and Rhythm x2
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------/10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9----------------8-8-8-8-----------|
G |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-/ 8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9/10-6-6-6-6-8/9/4/(6)-|
D |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------7-7-7-7-7-7/ 8---------6/7/2/(4)-|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
“Sworn disdain, the knife has fallen”
“Sworn to save, the victims of the past”
Lead+
T* T* T* T* T*
D |-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A |-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
F |-13-6^8^6^8^8-13-|-4^6^4^6^4-13-|-3^4^3^4^3-13-|-1^3^1^3^1-13-|
C |-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G |-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D |-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A |-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Rhythm
D |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|
D |---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-|-------------|---------------|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------|-5-5-4-4-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Intro Revisited
“The others...the guiding flame”
“Lost faith in others...lost faith in all”
Lead x4
D |---------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------|
F |--------------------9~--8~-------------|
C |-11~--9~--8~(8)/6~----------6~----6----|
G |---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------|
Rhythm x4
D |---------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------|
C |----------8~---------------------------|
G |--7~--8~-------------------------------|
D |----------------7~---(7)~---9~----9----|
A |---------------------------------------|
Verse
“Fading trust evermore Ashamed of what we endure”
“Into a veil of darkness...consoled in darkness A lack of faith”
Lead
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-9~---(9)/12—(12)/------/11-------/12-8~---------|
F |-------------------7~-------8~---------------8~--|
C |-------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------|
C |-----------R-E-S-T----------R-E-S-T--------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
Pre Chorus
Lead and Rhythm x2
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------/10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9----------------8-8-8-8-----------|
G |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-/ 8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9/10-6-6-6-6-8/9/4/(6)-|
D |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------7-7-7-7-7-7/ 8---------6/7/2/(4)-|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
“Born to save, the night has fallen”
“Born to save, just save us from the past”
Lead+
T* T* T* T* T*
D |-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A |-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
F |-13-6^8^6^8^8-13-|-4^6^4^6^4-13-|-3^4^3^4^3-13-|-1^3^1^3^1-13-|
C |-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G |-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D |-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A |-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Rhythm
D |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|
D |---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-|-------------|---------------|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------|-5-5-4-4-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Outro
“No one can save you now”
“Thorns you wear as a shroud all victims of the past”
Lead and Rhythm x4
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------/10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9----------------8-8-8-8-----------|
G |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-/ 8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9/10-6-6-6-6-8/9/4/(6)-|
D |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------7-7-7-7-7-7/ 8---------6/7/2/(4)-|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|