Misc Cartoons - Neon genesis evangelion - a cruel angels thesis
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Yoko Takahashi's single version of the Neon Genesis Evangelion theme song.
Music composed by SatÅ Hidetoshi.
Transcribed by Isaac Sumizone 08/2016
Approx. 128 BPM after the four measures of voice at the beginning straight through.
Each pair of dashes represents a 16th note except during the verse, where each
pair of dashes represents an 8th note. Verses were condensed to save space.
[Vox intro]
4 bars of rest. Bar 4 is held; come in after the drum fill.
[Instrumental intro]
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------1---3-3---3---2-----|------------0---1-1---1-1---0---|
A|3---3---3-------------------3---|1---1---1-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------1---3-3---3---2-----|--------------------------------|
A|3---3---3-------------------3---|1---1---1---2---3-3---3-1-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|6---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|6---------------|8-------6-------|4---------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|6---------------|5---------------|--------10-----\|
E|6-------6-------|--------8-------|----------------|3---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|6---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|6---------------|8-------6-------|4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|6---------------|5---------------|----------------|
E|6-------6-------|--------8-------|----------------|3---3---3---3---|
[Pre-chorus 1]
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|4---4---4---3h4---4---4-4---4---|3---3---3---6-8---8---8-8---8---|
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------6---6-6-4---4-----------|
E|1---1---1---4-6---6---6-6---1--/|6---6-------------------8---6---|
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|4---4---4---3h4---4---4-4---4---|3---3---3---6-8---8---8-8---8---|
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a Trip-a- let |
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|10--10--10--1010--10--1010--10--|3--------------/15---15---15---|
(Quarter-note triplet over beats 3 and 4)
[Chorus 1]
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------1---3-3---3---2-----|------------0---1-1---1-1---0---| x3
A|3---3---3-------------------3---|1---1---1-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------1---3-3---3---2-----|--------------------------------|
A|3---3---3-------------------3---|1---1---1---2---3-3---3-1-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------1---3-3---3---2-----|--------------------------------|
A|3---3---3-------------------3---|1---1-------1---3---r-----------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Guitar solo]
8 bars rest. A synth is arpeggiating chords. Feel free to improvise something!
[Bridge]
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|1---1---1---1-1---1---1-1---1---|3---3---3---3-3---3---3-3---3---|
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|4---4---4---4-4---4---4-4---4---|3---3---3---3-3---3---3-3---3---|
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|1---1---1---1-1---1---1-1---1---|3---3---3---3-3---3---3-3---3---|
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|4---4---4---4-4---4---4-4---4---|6---6---6---6---7---7---8---8---|
(Bonus points if you play the first two notes of every bar except the last staccato.)
[Transition to Verse 2]
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------1---3-3---3---2-----|------------0---1-1---1-1---0---|
A|3---3---3-------------------3---|1---1---1-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------1---3-3---3---2-----|--------------------------------|
A|3---3---3-------------------3---|1---1---1---2---3-3---3---------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------3---1---|
[Verse 2]
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|6---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|6---------------|8-------6-------|4---------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|6---------------|5---------------|--------10-----\|
E|6-------6-------|--------8-------|----------------|3---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|6---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|6---------------|8-------6-------|4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|6---------------|5---------------|----------------|
E|6-------6-------|--------8-------|----------------|3---3---3---3---|
[Pre-chorus 2]
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|4---4---4---3h4---4---4-4---4---|3---3---3---6-8---8---8-8---8---|
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------6---6-6-4---4-----------|
E|1---1---1---4-6---6---6-6---1--/|6---6-------------------8---6---|
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|4---4---4---3h4---4---4-4---4---|3---3---3---6-8---8---8-8---8---|
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a Trip-a- let |
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|10--10--10--1010--10--1010--10--|3--------------/15---15---15---|
[Chorus 2]
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------1---3-3---3---2-----|------------0---1-1---1-1---0---| x3
A|3---3---3-------------------3---|1---1---1-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------1---3-3---3---2-----|--------------------------------|
A|3---3---3-------------------3---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|1---1---3---3---4---4---6---6---|
[Pre-chorus 3]
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|4---4---4---3h4---4---4-4---4---|3---3---3---6-8---8---8-8---8---|
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------6---6-6-4---4-----------|
E|1---1---1---4-6---6---6-6---1--/|6---6-------------------8---6---|
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|4---4---4---3h4---4---4-4---4---|3---3---3---6-8---8---8-8---8---|
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a Trip-a- let |
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|10--10--10--1010--10--1010--10--|3--------------/15---15---15---|
[Chorus 3]
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------1---3-3---3---2-----|------------0---1-1---1-1---0---| x3
A|3---3---3-------------------3---|1---1---1-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------1---3-3---3---2-----|--------------------------------|
A|3---3---3-------------------3---|1---1-------1---3-----3-1-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------3-----------------------|
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------1---3-3---3---2-----|--------------------------------|
A|3---3---3-------------------3---|1---1-------1---3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------3-----------------------|
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