Biography:
Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic metal band formed in 1996 in Waddinxveen, Netherlands. The group consists of Sharon den Adel (vocals), Robert Westerholt (guitars), Jeroen van Veen (bass), Martijn Spierenburg (keyboards), Ruud Adrianus Jolie (guitars), Mike Coolen (drums) and Stefan Helleblad (guitars). Despite being labeled by the media as a Gothic metal band, Within Temptation consider themselves "more a symphonic rock/metal band".
In 1996 the vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt founded Within Temptation.
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Other songs:
- Angels
- Are You The One
- Bittersweet
- Covered By Roses
- Faster
- Forgiven
- Ice Queen
- Let Us Burn
- Memories
- Never Ending Story
- Our Farewell
- Our Solemn Hour
- Pale
- See Who I Am
- Truth Beneath The Rose
- Utopia
- What Have You Done
- A Demons Fate
- All I Need
- And We Run
- Edge Of The World
- Empty Eyes
- Fire And Ice
- Firelight
- Forsaken
- Hand Of Sorrow
- I Dont Wanna
- In The Middle Of The Night
- In Vain
- Iron
- Its The Fear
- Jane Doe
- Jillian Id Give My Heart
- Lost
- Mercy Mirror
- Mother Earth
- Murder
- Overcome
- Paradise What About Us
- Raise Your Banner
- Restless
- Say My Name
- Shot In The Dark
- Sinead
- Somewhere
- Sounds Of Freedom
- Stairway To The Skies
- Stand My Ground
- Supernova
- The Cross
- The Howling
- The Last Dance
- The Reckoning
- The Swan Song
- The Truth Beneath The Rose
- The Unforgiving
- Where Is The Edge
- Whole World Is Watching
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----NOTES----
Main motif is on a seven-string tuned down to standard --Bb--.
LINE GUIDE FOR TAB PART:
1-7: tab
8: articulation markings (m = palm mute)
9: counting
10: Chords as they'll sound in the tuning provided (B tuning)
11: Chords as they sound in the original recording
'eb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
'Bb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-----6---7---4---6-------4--------|-----6---7---4---6-------4--------|
Ab|---------------------7-------6-7--|---------------------7-------6-7--|
Eb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-2-2------------------------------|-2-2------------------------------|
m m m m
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
10 C#m C#m
11 Cm Cm
'eb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
'Bb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-----6---7---4---6-------4--------|-----6---7---4---6-------4--------|
Ab|-0-0-----------------7-------6-7--|---------------------7-------6-7--|
Eb|----------------------------------|-7-7------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
m m m m
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
10 AM7 B ( E B/D# )
11 AbM7 Bb ( Eb Bb/D )
--END NOTES--
ORDER: I V1 PC1 C1 INT1 V2 PC2 C2 INT2 B INT3 C3 O
[INTRO] - RIFF IT
C#m C#m AM7 B
C#m C#m AM7 B E B/D#
C#m C#m AM7 B E B/D#
[VERSE 1]
C#m E
I've been walking this road of desire
B C#m G#m B
I've been begging for blood on the wall
C#m E
I don't care if I'm playing with fire
B C#m
I'm aware that I'm frozen inside,
A B B G#m
I have known all along
C#m E
So much more going on, no denying
B C#m C#m7/B
But I know I'm not standing alone
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
A B
You've been playing my mind through my wishes
C#m E
You can feel that we're haunting the truth
A F#m G#
Don't know I can't hold on always losing control
[CHORUS 1] (motif plays through strings)
E B/D#
In the middle of the night
C#m A B
I don't understand what's going on, it's a world gone astray
In the middle of the night
C#m
I can't let it out
A B
Someone keeps searching and shatters your life
F# A B G#m
It will never be afraid in the middle of the night
[INTERLUDE 1]
C#m | C#m E F#
C#m | C#m
[VERSE 2] (much tritone action first two lines; palm-mute chugging starting at third line)
C#m
No more tears, no, 'cause nothing else matters
B C#m
I've been closing my eyes for too long
C#m E
Only vengeance will make me feel better
B C#m C#m7/B
There's no rest till I know that it's done
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
A B
You've been playing my mind through my wishes
C#m E
You can feel that we're haunting the truth
A F#m G#
Don't know I can't hold on always losing control (always losing control)
[CHORUS 2] (motif plays through strings)
E B/D#
In the middle of the night
C#m A B
I don't understand what's going on, it's a world gone astray
In the middle of the night
C#m
I can't let it out
A B
Someone keeps searching and shatters your life
F# A B G#m
It will never be afraid in the middle of the night
[INTERLUDE 2]
C#m D | C#dim B | C#4 D | C#m C#m7 C#dim
C#m D | C#dim B | C#4 D | C#m C#m7 C#dim
[BRIDGE] (Choral)
C#m AM7 B#dim7/A
C#m
E
D#m7b5 B#dim7/A G#7
[INTERLUDE 3] - LET IT RIFF
C#m C#m AM7 B E B/D#
C#m C#m AM7 B E B/D#
In the middle of the night
C#m C#m AM7 B
In the middle of the night
[CHORUS 3]
E B/D#
In the middle of the night
C#m A B
I don't understand what's going on, it's a world gone astray
In the middle of the night
C#m
I can't let it out
A B
Someone keeps searching and shatters your life
F# A B G#m
It will never be afraid in the middle of the night
[OUTRO]
C#m D | C#dim B | C#4 D | C#m C#m7 C#dim
C#m D | C#dim B | C#4 D | C#m C#m7 C#dim
C#m D | C#dim B | C#4 D | C#m C#m7 C#dim
(quieter)
C#m D | C#dim B | C#4 D | C#m C#m7 C#dim
Main motif is on a seven-string tuned down to standard --Bb--.
LINE GUIDE FOR TAB PART:
1-7: tab
8: articulation markings (m = palm mute)
9: counting
10: Chords as they'll sound in the tuning provided (B tuning)
11: Chords as they sound in the original recording
'eb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
'Bb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-----6---7---4---6-------4--------|-----6---7---4---6-------4--------|
Ab|---------------------7-------6-7--|---------------------7-------6-7--|
Eb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-2-2------------------------------|-2-2------------------------------|
m m m m
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
10 C#m C#m
11 Cm Cm
'eb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
'Bb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-----6---7---4---6-------4--------|-----6---7---4---6-------4--------|
Ab|-0-0-----------------7-------6-7--|---------------------7-------6-7--|
Eb|----------------------------------|-7-7------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
m m m m
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
10 AM7 B ( E B/D# )
11 AbM7 Bb ( Eb Bb/D )
--END NOTES--
ORDER: I V1 PC1 C1 INT1 V2 PC2 C2 INT2 B INT3 C3 O
[INTRO] - RIFF IT
C#m C#m AM7 B
C#m C#m AM7 B E B/D#
C#m C#m AM7 B E B/D#
[VERSE 1]
C#m E
I've been walking this road of desire
B C#m G#m B
I've been begging for blood on the wall
C#m E
I don't care if I'm playing with fire
B C#m
I'm aware that I'm frozen inside,
A B B G#m
I have known all along
C#m E
So much more going on, no denying
B C#m C#m7/B
But I know I'm not standing alone
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
A B
You've been playing my mind through my wishes
C#m E
You can feel that we're haunting the truth
A F#m G#
Don't know I can't hold on always losing control
[CHORUS 1] (motif plays through strings)
E B/D#
In the middle of the night
C#m A B
I don't understand what's going on, it's a world gone astray
In the middle of the night
C#m
I can't let it out
A B
Someone keeps searching and shatters your life
F# A B G#m
It will never be afraid in the middle of the night
[INTERLUDE 1]
C#m | C#m E F#
C#m | C#m
[VERSE 2] (much tritone action first two lines; palm-mute chugging starting at third line)
C#m
No more tears, no, 'cause nothing else matters
B C#m
I've been closing my eyes for too long
C#m E
Only vengeance will make me feel better
B C#m C#m7/B
There's no rest till I know that it's done
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
A B
You've been playing my mind through my wishes
C#m E
You can feel that we're haunting the truth
A F#m G#
Don't know I can't hold on always losing control (always losing control)
[CHORUS 2] (motif plays through strings)
E B/D#
In the middle of the night
C#m A B
I don't understand what's going on, it's a world gone astray
In the middle of the night
C#m
I can't let it out
A B
Someone keeps searching and shatters your life
F# A B G#m
It will never be afraid in the middle of the night
[INTERLUDE 2]
C#m D | C#dim B | C#4 D | C#m C#m7 C#dim
C#m D | C#dim B | C#4 D | C#m C#m7 C#dim
[BRIDGE] (Choral)
C#m AM7 B#dim7/A
C#m
E
D#m7b5 B#dim7/A G#7
[INTERLUDE 3] - LET IT RIFF
C#m C#m AM7 B E B/D#
C#m C#m AM7 B E B/D#
In the middle of the night
C#m C#m AM7 B
In the middle of the night
[CHORUS 3]
E B/D#
In the middle of the night
C#m A B
I don't understand what's going on, it's a world gone astray
In the middle of the night
C#m
I can't let it out
A B
Someone keeps searching and shatters your life
F# A B G#m
It will never be afraid in the middle of the night
[OUTRO]
C#m D | C#dim B | C#4 D | C#m C#m7 C#dim
C#m D | C#dim B | C#4 D | C#m C#m7 C#dim
C#m D | C#dim B | C#4 D | C#m C#m7 C#dim
(quieter)
C#m D | C#dim B | C#4 D | C#m C#m7 C#dim
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