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Dark Light Bass Tab

Send "Dark Light" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

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                                   DARK LIGHT 
                              As recorded by H.I.M.
                        (From the 2005 Album DARK LIGHT)



Tuning: D,A,D,G (drop D)

 Intro
  Q=80
 1/4    4/4
  Gtr I
  Q      S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---||


   Verse
    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||


 Pre-Chorus
  E. E. E +H       E. E. E. S S S S E.   E. E. E +H       +W
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|--------|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|--------|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|--------|
|-0--0--2-(2)----|-0--0--2--2-2-2-2-2--|-0--0--2-(2)----|-(2)----|


   Chorus
    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---||


   Verse
    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||


 Pre-Chorus
  E. E. E +H       E. E. E. S S S S E.   E. E. E +H
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|
|-0--0--2-(2)----|-0--0--2--2-2-2-2-2--|-0--0--2-(2)----|


   Chorus
    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---||


 Breakdown
  W          W          W          W          E. E. E. +Q   E.
|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------------------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------------------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------------------|
|-3--------|----------|----------|----------|-5--5--7--(7)--3----|


  E. S S S E. S S S S E.   E. S S S E. T T S S T T S E
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----0-2-0-2--0-2-0-2-0--|----0-2-0-2--4h5p4---4h5p4---|
|------------------------|-------------------5-------5-|
|-2----------------------|-2---------------------------|


  E. S S S E. S S S S E.   E. E. E. +Q   E.
|------------------------|--------------------|
|----0-2-0-2--0-2-0-2-0--|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|-2----------------------|-5--5--7--(7)--3----|


  E.  E. E. +Q   E.   E.  E. E +H       +W
|-------------------|-----------------|--------|
|-------------------|-----------------|--------|
|-------------------|-----------------|--------|
|-5--/9--7--(7)--3--|-5--/9--7-(7)----|-(7)----|


   Out-Chorus
    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   4x
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---||


 Outro
  W            S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------||----------------------------------|
|----------||o---------------------------------|
|----------||o---------------------------------|
|-5--------||--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||


  W          +W           +W           +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------*|
|----------|------------|------------|--------*|
|----------|------------|------------|--------*|
|-6--------|-(6)--------|-(6)--------|-(6)----*|

Hope you enjoy jammin to this song, happy bass playing

Dark Light Bass Tab

Send "Dark Light" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Source: http://www.bassmasta.net/h/him/141091.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Brad Lead Player	#1 by Brad Vincent at Dec 9, 2005 at 6:16 PM EST
	This song is awful, it sounds like something by Bryan Adams. And about the lyrics, I don't think they actually mean anything in particular, they're just a recopilation of HIM commonplace metaphors for anything. Every verse in it sounds plain old and unoriginal. It makes me think of a collage made with lyrics from their older songs. And this is NOT trolling, as a fan from year 2000 that is stil supporting them I have the right to voice my negative opinion just as I have always voiced my positive ones.

No Picture london calling Average	#2 by london calling at Dec 19, 2005 at 1:33 AM EST
	I like this song, it's a nice, dark, fairly typical HIM song thanks to Ville Valo's spectacular ability to write a song so wonderfully. I believe each HIM album just keeps getting better and better with each release, and this is no exception. I wish HIM would come to Australia so badly, however, just so I could listen to Ville sing Heartache Every Moment live (my fave HIM song). I heart HIM.

No Picture UknownSoldier Lead Player	#3 by UknownSoldier Nightmare at Dec 19, 2005 at 12:10 PM EST
	I havent seen or heard Twin Peaks, but I can rely on you. Ville has alot of good songs and alot of talent its just ashame he had to come out with this song.

No Picture Lance Average	#4 by Lance at Dec 31, 2005 at 2:03 AM EST
	i agree with surfryder about the meaning of this song. i also think it could be a negative thing that she turns to, hence the "dark" but it is also a "light" because for her it is a positive thing as she is able to be herself and be free from her troubles. ..that might not make sense.. but i know what im trying to explain =P and tapsatdawn ..shuldnt u enjoy music becuz it simply is good music.. not becuz of wat the singer looks like? you say you liked it.. but once you saw ville vallo you cant take it seriously? thats rather sad.. you dont have to like what he or HIM as a whole look like.. but it shouldnt alter your thoughts on the music.

No Picture Bodom Lake Murd Average	#5 by Bodom Lake Murderer at Apr 18, 2006 at 12:31 AM EST
	to put it simply, i love it, HIM rules....bitches

No Picture julius Average	#6 by julius vaisanen at Apr 19, 2006 at 4:20 AM EST
	very melodic. beautful vocal job

No Picture Tom Wanna Be	#7 by Tom Giles at Jul 11, 2006 at 10:50 AM EST
	Well actually, I think that this song is about the guy, he loves this girl but she refuses him, so everytime she is in pain, it gives him hope of her breaking down and accepting him. But this is deffinately the worst song HIM has come out with, deffinately not one of the best!

No Picture Steve Lead Player	#8 by Steve Baker at Aug 22, 2006 at 12:56 PM EST
	this is a song about a young girl who is cast from society, and her ability to cope with it. she wants to feel love from something IE: parents rejecting her for who she is, or society for that matter she recedes into a "dark light" for it tells her to remain who she is, and washes away her fears of a world so cold to her. and to be strong, for it will make her a better person

No Picture bethan Average	#9 by bethan jones at Dec 14, 2006 at 12:28 AM EST
	i agree with surfryder about the meaning of this song. i also think it could be a negative thing that she turns to, hence the "dark" but it is also a "light" because for her it is a positive thing as she is able to be herself and be free from her troubles. ..that might not make sense.. but i know what im trying to explain =P and tapsatdawn ..shuldnt u enjoy music becuz it simply is good music.. not becuz of wat the singer looks like? you say you liked it.. but once you saw ville vallo you cant take it seriously? thats rather sad.. you dont have to like what he or HIM as a whole look like.. but it shouldnt alter your thoughts on the music.

No Picture Jeff Average	#10 by Jeff Berg at Feb 18, 2007 at 11:06 PM EST
	If you view the series Twin Peaks, you'll hear the melody from the chorus of Dark Light in the background. KISS also released a song of the same title years before this.

No Picture Craig Average	#11 by Craig Brotschi at Apr 27, 2007 at 8:36 PM EST
	All you bitches dissing HIM...GO HOME! HIM is an amazing band, with amazing lyrics, amazing songs, and Ville has an amazing voice. If you don't like it, don't listen to it, but don't diss!