Apparitions
View chords used in this chart
*I have to give credit to Adam Bishop, Spencer Edwards and John Metzler.
Their tab gave me a good starting point, helped me with chord names, and shaved a few
hours off my completion time. Thanks guys.*
Verse:
0 0 4 9
0 0 4 9
8 8 4 9
9 9 6 11
9 7 6 11
7 x 4 9
bsus4 E5? G#m C#m
Chorus:
0 2 0 0 4 7 0 0
0 2 0 0 4 7 0 0
8 3 6 1 4 8 1 4
9 4 7 2 6 9 2 5
9 4 7 2 6 9 2 5
7 2 5 0 4 7 0 3
bsus4 F# Asus2 E G#m B E G6
Solo:
x x x 0 0
x x x 0 0
x 8 x 1 4
4 8 9 2 5
4 6 9 2 5
2 x 7 0 3
F#5 Eb5 B5 E G6
Verse 1 is acoustic only
Verse 2 is acoustic with an electric getting feedback
Verse 3:
bsus4(Acoustic and clean electric strumming)
Clean electric
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0-----------------------0---|
|---------0-----------------------------0---------|
|---------------8-----------------8---------------|
|---9---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| X2
E5?
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0-----------------------0---|
|---------0-----------------------------0---------|
|---------------8-----------------8---------------|
|---6---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| X2
G#m
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0-----------------------0---|
|---------0-----------------------------0---------|
|---------------8-----------------8---------------|
|---9---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| X2
C#m
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0-----------------------0---|
|---------0-----------------------------0---------|
|---------------8-----------------8---------------|
|---6---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E5?
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0-----------------------0---|
|---------0-----------------------------0---------|
|---------------8-----------------8---------------|
|---9---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
C#m
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0-----------------------0---|
|---------0-----------------------------0---------|
|---------------8-----------------8---------------|
|---6---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E5?
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0-----------------------0---|
|---------0-----------------------------0---------|
|---------------8-----------------8---------------|
|---9---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E5?
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|--------------------0----------------------------|
|---------------0-----------------------0---------|
|---------8-----------------------8---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Chorus has mildly distorted electric strumming:
bsus4, F#, Asus2, E
Dirty electric strums power chords, let feedback
2nd half of chorus
Mildly distorted electric strumming
Clean electric
G#m B
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------2--------2--------2--------2--------2---|
|------0--------0--------0--------0--------0------|
|---1--------1--------1--------1--------1---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|------2--------2--------2--------2--------2------|
|---0--------0--------0--------0--------0---------|
|1--------1--------1--------1--------1--------0---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
G#m B
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------2--------2--------2--------2--------2---|
|------0--------0--------0--------0--------0------|
|---1--------1--------1--------1--------1---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E G6
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|------2--------2-----3---------------------------|
|---0--------0------------------------------------|
|1--------1--------1------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Verse 4
Acoustic and clean electric strumming
Clean electric
bsus4
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---9--------9-----------------9--------9---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| X2
E5?
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---6--------6-----------------6--------6---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| X2
G#m
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---9--------9-----------------9--------9---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| X2
C#m
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---6--------6-----------------6--------6---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E5?
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---9--------9-----------------9--------9---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| X2
bsus4 (Only acoustic strumming)
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---9--------9-----------------9--------9---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|Mildly distorted electric (Hold note) |
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---1---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
bsus4
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---9--------9-----------------9--------9---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| |
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--(1)--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E5?
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---6--------6-----------------6--------6---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| |
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---2---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E5?
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---6--------6-----------------6--------6---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| |
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--(2)---------------------/4---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
G#m
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---9--------9-----------------9--------9---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| |
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-/11---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
G#m
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---9--------9-----------------9--------9---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| |
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-(11)--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
C#m
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---6--------6-----------------6--------6---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| |
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-/14----------------------------------\7---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E5?
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---9--------9-----------------9--------9---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| |
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---6---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
C#m
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---6--------6-----------------6--------6---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| |
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-/14---------------------------------\11---/16---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E5?
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---9--------9-----------------9--------9---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| |
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-(16)--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E5?
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---9--------9-----------------9--------9---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| |
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-/18---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Solo (Heavy distortion)
F#5 Eb5
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------2-----4-----------4b-5r-4---------|
|---------3-----------------------------------2---|
|---4---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
B5
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4-----3-----------5b-6r-5-----3---|
|---4---------------------------------------------|
|---------4---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
F#5 Eb5
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------2-----4-----------4b-5r-4---------|
|---------3-----------------------------------2---|
|---4---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
B5
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4-----3-----------5b-6r-5b-6r-5b-6|
|---4---------------------------------------------|
|---------4---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
F#5 Eb5
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------2-----4-----------4b-5r-4---------|
|---------3-----------------------------------2---|
|---4---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
B5
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4-----3-----------5b-6r-5-----3---|
|---4---------------------------------------------|
|---------4---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
F#5 Eb5
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------2-----4-----------------4---------|
|---------3-----------------2----------------2h4p2|
|---4-----------------------------4---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------3---------------------------|
|---1-----------------0---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
The last chorus has something hitting a high E and B.
Could be a guitar or piano or keyboard. Not sure.
How to play Apparitions
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E5. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.