In The Dark chords

Billy Squier

Key: 

Simplify chords 

  			


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Billy Squier - Electric Guitar' 
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Cary Sharaf - Electric Guitar' 
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Cary Sharaf - Nylon String Acoustic Guitar' 


 Intro 
  Q=118 
  N.C. 
 4/4 
  Gtr I 
                                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
  H    Q  E  E        +W                   +H.          +E    E 
|-----------12-----|-(12)---------------|-(12)---------(12)--12-----| 
|-----------15b17==|=(15)---------------|-(15)---------(15)r-15b17==| 
|------------------|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|------------------|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|------------------|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|------------------|--------------------|---------------------------| 
| 
| Gtr II 
| H    Q  E  E        +E  E E E E E E E    +E  Q  E Q    E    E 
|------------------|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|------------------|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|------------------|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|------------2-----|--(2)-4-2-4-5-4-2-0-|--(0)-2----2---------2-----| 
|------------2-----|--(2)-4-2-4-5-4-2-0-|--(0)-2--------------2-----| 
|------------------|--------------------|---------0-----------------| 


                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
   +W                   +H.          +E    E 
|-(12)---------------|-(12)---------(12)--12------| 
|-(15)---------------|-(15)---------(15)r-15b17===| 
|--------------------|----------------------------| 
|--------------------|----------------------------| 
|--------------------|----------------------------| 
|--------------------|----------------------------| 
| 
|  +E  E E E E E E E    +E  Q  E Q    E    E 
|--------------------|----------------------------| 
|--------------------|----------------------------| 
|--------------------|----------------------------| 
|--(2)-4-2-4-5-4-2-0-|--(0)-2----2---------2------| 
|--(2)-4-2-4-5-4-2-0-|--(0)-2--------------2------| 
|--------------------|---------0------------------| 


                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
   +W                   +H.          +E    E 
|-(12)---------------|-(12)---------(12)--12-----| 
|-(15)---------------|-(15)---------(15)r-15b17==| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
| 
|  +E  E E E E E E E    +E  Q  E Q    E    E 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--(2)-4-2-4-5-4-2-0-|--(0)-2----2---------2-----| 
|--(2)-4-2-4-5-4-2-0-|--(0)-2--------------2-----| 
|--------------------|---------0-----------------| 


                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
   +W                   +H.          +Q 
|-(12)---------------|-(12)---------(12)---|| 
|-(15)---------------|-(15)---------(15)r--|| 
|--------------------|---------------------|| 
|--------------------|---------------------|| 
|--------------------|---------------------|| 
|--------------------|---------------------|| 
| 
|  +E  E E E E E E E    +E  Q  E H 
|--------------------|---------------------|| 
|--------------------|---------------------|| 
|--------------------|---------------------|| 
|--(2)-4-2-4-5-4-2-0-|--(0)-2----2---------|| 
|--(2)-4-2-4-5-4-2-0-|--(0)-2--------------|| 
|--------------------|---------0-----------|| 


   1st - 3rd Verses 
    $ 
    C5                                                              D5 
    Gtr II 
    PM------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E 
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
||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-|-5-5-5-5-5s7-7-7--| 
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5s7-7-7--| 
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3s5-5-5--| 
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 


  E5                                C5 
  Gtr I 
  Q  Q  E E +Q     Q  Q  E E +Q     W                 W 
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|----9--9-7-(7)--|----9--9-7-(7)--|-----------------|-----------------| 
|----9--9-7-(7)--|----9--9-7-(7)--|-----------------|-----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-0--------------|-0--------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
| W                W 
| 
| Gtr II 
|                                   PM------------------------------| 
| Q  Q  E E +Q     Q  Q  E E +Q     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E 
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|----9--9-7-(7)--|----9--9-7-(7)--|-----------------|-----------------| 
|----9--9-7-(7)--|----9--9-7-(7)--|-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-| 
|----------------|----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 
|-0--------------|-0--------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
  W                W 


                              D5  E5 
  W                 W                 Q  Q  E E +Q     Q  Q  E E +Q 
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|| 
|-----------------|-----------------|----9--9-7-(7)--|----9--9-7-(7)--|| 
|-----------------|-----------------|----9--9-7-(7)--|----9--9-7-(7)--|| 
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|| 
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|| 
|                                     W                W 
| 
| PM------------------------------| 
| E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  E E +Q     Q  Q  E E +Q 
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|| 
|-----------------|-----------------|----9--9-7-(7)--|----9--9-7-(7)--|| 
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-|----9--9-7-(7)--|----9--9-7-(7)--|| 
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-|----------------|----------------|| 
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-|----------------|----------------|| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|| 
                                      W                W 


 Chorus 
  D         G5      D         G5      D         G5      D         G5 
  Q   E E E Q   E   Q   E E E Q   E   Q   E E E Q   E   Q   E E E Q   E 
|-2---2-2-2-3---3-|-2---2-2-2-3---3-|-2---2-2-2-3---3-|-2---2-2-2-3---3-| 
|-3---3-3-3-3---3-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-| 
|-2---2-2-2-0---0-|-2---2-2-2-0---0-|-2---2-2-2-0---0-|-2---2-2-2-0---0-| 
|-0---0-0-0-0---0-|-0---0-0-0-0---0-|-0---0-0-0-0---0-|-0---0-0-0-0---0-| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------3---3-|-----------3---3-|-----------3---3-|-----------3---3-| 
| 
| E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E 
|-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-| 
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-| 
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------3-3-3-|-----------3-3-3-|-----------3-3-3-|-----------3-3-3-| 


  C5                        D5    C5 
  Gtr II 
  PM------------------------------------------------| 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 


                                     1. 
          D5    E5                            D5    C5 
  PM------------------------------------------------| 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E 
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| 
|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-5--|| 
|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-5--|| 
|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-3-o|| 
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| 


  2.,D.S. 
  E5      D5    C5                            D5    C5 
  PM------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 


                             To Coda 
          D5    E5                                    N.C. 
  Gtr I 
  W                 W                  H       Q    E  E 
|-----------------|------------------|----------------12-----|| 
|-----------------|------------------|----------------15b17==|| 
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------------|| 
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------------|| 
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------------|| 
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------------|| 
| 
| Gtr II 
| PM---------------------------------------------| 
| E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E  E  E 
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------------|| 
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------------|| 
|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-9-9-9-9-9-9\----------|| 
|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-9-9-9-9-9-9\----2-----|| 
|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7\----2-----|| 
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------------|| 


 Interlude 
                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
   +W                   +H.          +E    E 
|-(12)---------------|-(12)---------(12)--12-----| 
|-(15)---------------|-(15)---------(15)r-15b17==| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
| 
|  +E  E E E E E E E    +E  Q  E Q    E    E 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--(2)-4-2-4-5-4-2-0-|--(0)-2----2---------2-----| 
|--(2)-4-2-4-5-4-2-0-|--(0)-2--------------2-----| 
|--------------------|---------0-----------------| 


                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
   +W                   +H.          +E    E 
|-(12)---------------|-(12)---------(12)--12-----|| 
|-(15)---------------|-(15)---------(15)r-15b17==|| 
|--------------------|---------------------------|| 
|--------------------|---------------------------|| 
|--------------------|---------------------------|| 
|--------------------|---------------------------|| 
| 
|  +E  E E E E E E E    +E  Q  E Q    E    E 
|--------------------|---------------------------|| 
|--------------------|---------------------------|| 
|--------------------|---------------------------|| 
|--(2)-4-2-4-5-4-2-0-|--(0)-2----2---------2-----|| 
|--(2)-4-2-4-5-4-2-0-|--(0)-2--------------2-----|| 
|--------------------|---------0-----------------|| 


 Bridge 
                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
   +W                   +H.          +E    E 
|-(12)---------------|-(12)---------(12)--12-----| 
|-(15)---------------|-(15)---------(15)r-15b17==| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
| 
|  +E  E E E E E E E    +E  Q  E Q    E    E 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--(2)-4-2-4-5-4-2-0-|--(0)-2----2---------2-----| 
|--(2)-4-2-4-5-4-2-0-|--(0)-2--------------2-----| 
|--------------------|---------0-----------------| 


                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
   +W                   +H.          +E    E 
|-(12)---------------|-(12)---------(12)--12-----| 
|-(15)---------------|-(15)---------(15)r-15b17==| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
| 
|  +E  E E E E E E E    +E  Q  E Q    E    E 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--(2)-4-2-4-5-4-2-0-|--(0)-2----2---------2-----| 
|--(2)-4-2-4-5-4-2-0-|--(0)-2--------------2-----| 
|--------------------|---------0-----------------| 


                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
   +W                   +H.          +E    E 
|-(12)---------------|-(12)---------(12)--12-----| 
|-(15)---------------|-(15)---------(15)r-15b17==| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
| 
|  +E  E E E E E E E    +E  Q  E Q    E    E 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------| 
|--(2)-4-2-4-5-4-2-0-|--(0)-2----2---------2-----| 
|--(2)-4-2-4-5-4-2-0-|--(0)-2--------------2-----| 
|--------------------|---------0-----------------| 


                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
   +W                   +H.          +Q 
|-(12)---------------|-(12)---------(12)---|| 
|-(15)---------------|-(15)---------(15)r--|| 
|--------------------|---------------------|| 
|--------------------|---------------------|| 
|--------------------|---------------------|| 
|--------------------|---------------------|| 
| 
|  +E  E E E E E E E    +E  Q  E H 
|--------------------|---------------------|| 
|--------------------|---------------------|| 
|--------------------|---------------------|| 
|--(2)-4-2-4-5-4-2-0-|--(0)-2----2---------|| 
|--(2)-4-2-4-5-4-2-0-|--(0)-2--------------|| 
|--------------------|---------0-----------|| 


 Guitar Solo 
  E E E E E E E E   E  E E E +H              E E E E Q   E E 
|-----------------|------------------------|------------------| 
|---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-|-3\-1-1-1-(1)-----------|---5-5-5-5---5-7--| 
|-----------------|------------------------|------------------| 
|---5-5-5-5-4-4-4-|-4\-2-2-2-(2)-----------|---5-5-5-5---5-7--| 
|-----------------|------------------------|------------------| 
|-----------------|------------------------|------------------| 
| 
| PM-------------------------------------------------------| 
| E E E E E E E E   E  E E E  E    E   E E   E E E E E E E E 
|-----------------|------------------------|------------------| 
|-----------------|------------------------|------------------| 
|-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-|-5--5-5-5--5----5---5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3--3----3---3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
|-----------------|------------------------|------------------| 
| 
| Gtr III 
| W                 H         S  S S S E E   W 
|-----------------|--------------0---------|------------------| 
|-----------------|----------------3p1p0-1-|------------------| 
|-----------------|------------------------|------------------| 
|-----------------|------------------------|------------------| 
|-----------------|------------------------|------------------| 
|-----------------|------------------------|------------------| 


                                            D.S. al Coda 
                 D5    E 
                       TP                TP 
  E E E E +E  Q.       W                +W 
|--------------------|----------------|------------------|| 
|-8-7-5-7-(7)-8------|----------------|------------------|| 
|--------------------|----------------|------------------|| 
|-9-7-5-7-(7)-9------|----------------|------------------|| 
|--------------------|----------------|------------------|| 
|--------------------|-0--------------|-(0)--------------|| 
| 
| PM---------------| 
| E E E E  E  E  E E   Q  Q  E E +Q      Q   Q  E E +Q 
|--------------------|----------------|------------------|| 
|--------------------|----9--9-7-(7)--|------9--9-7-(7)--|| 
|-5-5-5-5--5--5--7-7-|----9--9-7-(7)--|------9--9-7-(7)--|| 
|-5-5-5-5--5--5--7-7-|----------------|------------------|| 
|-3-3-3-3--3--3--5-5-|----------------|------------------|| 
|--------------------|-0--------------|--0---------------|| 
                       W                 W 


 Outro 
  & 
  E5      D5    C5                            D5    C5 
  Gtr II 
  PM------------------------------------------------| 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-| 
|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-| 
|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 


                              D5  E5 
  PM----------------------------------| 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +Q   Q  H 
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------*| 
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------*| 
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-|-(9)----------*| 
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-|-(9)----------*| 
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-|-(7)----------*| 
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------*| 


Duration Legend 
--------------- 
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura 
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted 
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) 
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line 
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the 
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi- 
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low 
melody durations appear below the staff 

Tablature Legend 
---------------- 
 h   - hammer-on 
 p   - pull-off 
 b   - bend 
 pb  - pre-bend 
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) 
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") 
 s   - legato slide 
 S   - shift slide 
  - natural harmonic 
n  - artificial harmonic 
n(n) - tapped harmonic 
 ~   - vibrato 
 tr  - trill 
 T   - tap 
 TP  - trem. picking 
 PM  - palm muting 
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip 
 \n  - tremolo bar down 
 n/  - tremolo bar up 
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip 
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls 
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer) 
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash 
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash 

Misc Legend 
----------- 
 |  - bar 
||  - double bar 
||o - repeat start 
o|| - repeat end 
*|  - double bar (ending) 
 :  - bar (freetime) 
 $  - Segno 
 &  - Coda 
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths