N.C.
e:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------5-------------5-5b----------------5--------------5-5-5b--|
A:----7---5----------7--5---------------7--5-----------7--5-------------|
E:-0---------7----0--------7---------0--------7-----0--------7----------|

[Riff 1a]                            [Riff 1b]
   A5                                C5
e:---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G:-2-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|-5-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5|
D:-2-------------------------------|-5------------------------------|
A:-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
E:---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

[Riff 2]
   C5
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--5-5-------------------------------------------|
D:-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--5-5-------------------------------------------|
A:-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 3]
    D  C# B                                Asus2
e:--------------------0~----------------|----0~---------------------|
B:--------------------0~----------------|----0~---------------------|
G:--7--6--4~--5--4----3~----7--6--4--5--|----2~---------------------|
D:--7--6--4~--5--4----4~----7--6--4--5--|----2~---------------------|
A:--5--4--2~--3--2----4~----5--4--2--3--|----0~---------------------|
E:--------------------2~----------------|---------------------------|

[Riff 4a]               [Riff 4b]            [Riff 4c]
   C#m        Em         Ab        G Ab  G
e:--------------------|--4-4-4-----3--4--3--|-----------------------|
B:--5-5-5------8-8-8--|--4-4-4-----3--4--3--|-----------------------|
G:--6-6-6------9-9-9--|--5-5-5-----4--5--4--|-----------------------|
D:--6-6-6------9-9-9--|--6-6-6-----5--6--5--|------------------4~-5~|
A:--4-4-4------7-7-7--|--6-6-6-----5--6--5--|-------2~-3~-5~-6~-----|
E:--------------------|--4-4-4-----3--4--3--|--3~-4~----------------|

[Riff 5a]
     Cm              Bm F#                   Ebm             Dm
e:---3--3-3--3-3--3-3-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--6--6-6--6-6--6-6-5------|
B:---4--4-4--4-4--4-4-3-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--7--7-7--7-7--7-7-6------|
G:o--5--5-5--5-5--5-5-4-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3--8--8-8--8-8--8-8-7-----o|
D:o--5--5-5--5-5--5-5-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4--8--8-8--8-8--8-8-7-----o|
A:---3--3-3--3-3--3-3-2-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4--6--6-6--6-6--6-6-5------|
E:----------------------2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--------------------------|

[Riff 5b]

e:--3--3-3--3-3--3-3-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2----|
B:--4--4-4--4-4--4-4-3-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2----|
G:--5--5-5--5-5--5-5-4-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3----|
D:--5--5-5--5-5--5-5-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4----|
A:--3--3-3--3-3--3-3-2-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4----|
E:---------------------2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2----|

Song progression:

[Spoken]:

In this constellation of Cygnus
There lurks a mysterious, invisible force
The Black Hole of Cygnus X-1
Six Stars of the Northern Cross
In mourning for their sister's loss
In a final flash of glory
Nevermore to grace the night...

[Intro] x5 (after fade-in repeats)

[Riff 1a] x1
[Riff 1b] x1
[Riff 1a] x1

[Riff 2] x1

[Riff 3] x2 (no Asus2 second time)

[Riff 4a] x1
[Riff 4b] x1
[Riff 4a] x1

(tacet during drum fill)

[Riff 4a] x1
[Riff 4b] x1
[Riff 4a] x1
[Riff 4c] x1

[Riff 5a] x9
[Riff 5b] x1

Invisible to telescopic eye.
Infinity, the star that would not die.

 A                         [Riff 2] x1
All who dare to cross her course

      A                     [Riff 2] x1
are swallowed by a fearsome force

[Fill 1] x2 /w lyrics:

e:-----------------0--------------0~--------0------------------------|
B:---------------0---0------------0~------0---0------------0~--------|
G:-7--6--4~----4---------5--4-----3~----3---------7-6-4-5--2~--------|
D:-7--6--4~--4-----------5--4-----4~--4-----------7-6-4-5--2~--------|
A:-5--4--2~--------------3--2-----4~--------------5-4-2-3--0~--------|
E:--------------------------------2~---------------------------------|

Through the void, to be destroyed, or is there something more?
Atomized at the core, or through the Astral Door,

 G  G
to soar...

Play: C~ F~ D~ G~, then:

e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-9~---10~---7~----12b14r12~---------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|

                   [133211]
   C                  F           D              G
I set a course just east of Lyra,   northwest of Pegasus.
             [133211]
  C             F             D                   G
Flew into the light of Deneb,   sailed across the Milky Way.
              [133211]
 C               F          D                    G
On my ship, the Rocinante, wheeling through the galaxies,
              [133211]
 C               F              D              G
headed for the heart of Cygnus,   headlong into mystery.

    G
e:--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3------------------------------|
B:--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3------------------------------|
G:--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4------------------------------|
D:--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------------------------------|
A:--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------------------------------|
E:--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3------------------------------|

     Cm
The X-ray is her siren song;

    Ab
my ship cannot resist her long.

  F                      [Riff 4c] x1                 [Begin Solo]
Nearer to my deadly goal until the Black Hole gains control.

[Guitar Solo] /w wah-wah pedal

e:-20~-20-20-18-17--------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------20-18-18~--20-18-17~-----------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------12-12-13-13-14-14-15-15-16--|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:--------------------20-18-17------17-----------------------------|
B:------------------------------20-----20--18~\--------------------|
G:-16-17-17b19~~r17-----------------------------------14--------12-|
D:----------------------------------------------12-12----12--10----|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------------------|-10~-15~-18~|
B:-----------------------------------------------------|------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------|------------|
D:-------10~\-----15p13p12---------------------/17\----|------------|
A:--------------------------15p13p12-------------------|------------|
E:-------------------------------------14--14----------|------------|
                                                            /\
[Riff 4c] x1, then end of solo (/w wah-wah) ----------------||

     C
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:o--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------------------o|
D:o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
A:--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Ab          B
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:o---------------4---4-----5---5---5---5--------------------------o|
D:o---6----6-------------------------------------------------------o|
A:--------------2---2-----3---3---3---3-----------------------------|
E:--4----4----------------------------------------------------------|

[on second repeat, omit last two]
         \/
e:--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
G:o--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|----5---5------------------o|
D:o-------------------------------------|---------------------------o|
A:--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3---3---------------------|
E:--------------------------------------|----------------------------|

e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:o---------------4---4-----5---5---5---5--------------------------o|
D:o---6----6-------------------------------------------------------o|
A:--------------2---2-----3---3---3---3-----------------------------|
E:--4----4----------------------------------------------------------|

[on second repeat, omit last two]
        \/
e:--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
G:o--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|----5---5------------------o|
D:o-------------------------------------|---------------------------o|
A:--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3---3---------------------|
E:--------------------------------------|----------------------------|

                   Bb      A       Ab  G   F#  F
e:-------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------|
G:---4---4---4---4---3---3---2----2----------------|
D:-----------------------------------6---5---4---3-|
A:-2---2---2---2---1---1---0----0------------------|
E:---------------------------------4---3---2---1---|

[Repeat 8 times]
    E
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:o----------------------------------------------------------------o|
D:o---2~---------2-------------------------------------------------o|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--0~---0-0-0-0---0------------------------------------------------|

[Repeat 4 times]
      F#
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:o----------------------------------------------------------------o|
D:o-------4~----------4--------------------------------------------o|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----2~------2-2-2-2---2-------------------------------------------|

[Block 1]:
                 _
[Riff 4a] x1      |
[Riff 4b] x1      |
[Riff 4a] x1      |----repeat this whole block four times
[Riff 2] x1      _|

[Block 1] x1 /w lyrics:

Spinning, whirling, still descending, like a spiral sea, unending.

[Block 1] x1 but last C's are 2 triplet sets

[Block 1] x1

[Block 1] x1 but last C's are 2 triplet sets

[Block 1] x1

[Block 1] x1 /w lyrics:

Sound and fury drown my heart, every nerve is torn apart!!!!!

Wallop C repeatedly

End on Cm

Strum while fading out:

   Cm         Ebm     Em(addF#) Em
e:--3----------6----------0-----0-|
B:--4----------7----------0-----0-|  (fade out on 3rd repeat)
G:--5----------8----------0-----0-|
D:--5----------8----------4-----2-|
A:--3----------6----------2-----2-|
E:------------------------0-----0-|

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