Dancers on a String (Bioshock) Guitar Tab

Standard Tuning

Song: Dancers on a String
Artist: Garry Schyman
Album: Bioshock Soundtrack
August 18, 2010

Tabbed by Austin (A Dead Fly)

I have split the tab into 6 different instruments:
The Piano right hand, the piano left hand,
the Viola, The Violin, The Cello, and the strings.


All instruments transcribed for guitar, written in 4/4

Piano
plays from 0:10 seconds until about 0:47 seconds
 
Right Hand
(some of the notes on the right hand are offset 8th notes, I have marked 
them with a star (*), you have to listen to get them perfectly though)
     
               *         *
el-15------------l------15-16-----l----15------10-l-15--------------l
Bl------------13-l----------------l---------------l-----------------l
Gl---------------l----------------l---------------l-----------------l
Dl---------------l----------------l---------------l-----------------l
Al---------------l----------------l---------------l-----------------l
El---------------l----------------l---------------l-----------------l
        *
el-----15-16-----l-------------15-l----15--16--18-l------16--15-----l
Bl---------------l----------------l-13------------l-----------------l
Gl---------------l----------------l---------------l-----------------l
Dl---------------l----------------l---------------l-----------------l
Al---------------l----------------l---------------l-----------------l
El---------------l----------------l---------------l-----------------l

el-11---------11-l-13-------------l---------------l
Bl-----13--------l----------------l(12)-----------l
Gl---------------l----------------l---------------l
Dl---------------l----------------l---------------l
Al---------------l----------------l---------------l
El---------------l----------------l---------------l

Left Hand
el---------------l----------------l---------------l-----------------l
Bl---------------l------8---------l-8-----------8-l-----------------l
Gl---------12----l-8------------7-l---------7-----l---------12------l
Dl-10--13-----10-l----------9-----l-----9---------l-10--13------10--l
Al---------------l----------------l---------------l-----------------l
El---------------l----------------l---------------l-----------------l

el---------------l----------------l---------------l-----------------l
Bl-----8---------l(8)-----------8-l---------------l-----------------l
Gl-8-----------7-l----------7-----l-----12--13----l-----13--12------l
Dl---------9-----l------9---------l-10----------9-l-12----------13--l
Al---------------l----------------l---------------l-----------------l
El---------------l----------------l---------------l-----------------l

el---------------l----------------l---------------l-----------------l
Bl---------------l----------------l---------------l-----------------l
Gl-12----------8-l--------(12)-12-l---------------l-12--------------l
Dl---------10----l-----12---------l-----12--------l-----------------l
Al-----11--------l-10-------------l-10------------l-----------------l
El---------------l----------------l---------------l-----------------l

Viola
Plays from about 0:10 seconds until 0:32 seconds
(Add Vibrato to every note and hold every single note until the next one)

el---------------l----------------l---------------l----------------l
Bl---------------l----------------l------------8--l-------------8--l
Gl-----5-------8-l----------4-----l---------------l-5--------------l
Dl---------------l----------------l---------------l----------------l
Al---------------l----------------l---------------l----------------l
El---------------l----------------l---------------l----------------l

el---------------l----------------l---------------l
Bl----------6----l----------------l---------------l
Gl---------------l-----4----------l-5-------------l
Dl---------------l----------------l---------------l
Al---------------l----------------l---------------l
El---------------l----------------l---------------l

Violin
Plays from about 0:30 Seconds until 0:48 seconds
(Add Vibrato to every note and hold every single note until the next one)

el-----------15--l-----15--16--18-l-----16--15----l-11----------11-l
Bl---------------l-16-------------l---------------l-----13---------l
Gl---------------l----------------l---------------l----------------l
Dl---------------l----------------l---------------l----------------l
Al---------------l----------------l---------------l----------------l
El---------------l----------------l---------------l----------------l

el-13---------15-l--let-15-ring---l
Bl---------------l----------------l
Gl---------------l----------------l
Dl---------------l----------------l
Al---------------l----------------l
El---------------l----------------l

Cello
Plays from about 0:34 Seconds Until 0:45 seconds
(Add Vibrato to every note and hold every single note until the next one)

el---------------l----------------l---------------l----------------l
Bl---------------l----------------l---------------l----------------l
Gl---------------l----------------l---------------l----------------l
Dl---------------l----------------l---------------l-------------12-l
Al------------2--l----------3-----l-6---11--------l-10-------------l
El---------------l----------------l---------------l----------------l

el---------------l
Bl---------------l
Gl---------------l
Dl--Let-12-Ring--l
Al---------------l
El---------------l

Then there's a break in the middle with all the weird noises
Then strings start playing a simialar theme

Strings
Plays from about 0:52 Seconds until 1:21 Seconds
(one of the notes for the strings is an offset 8th note, I have marked 
it with a star (*))
(hold every single note until the next one)
                          *
el-15------------l-------15-16----l-15---------15-l-------------15-l
Bl--------13-----l----------------l---------------l----16----------l
Gl---------------l----------------l---------------l----------------l
Dl---------------l----------------l---------------l----------------l
Al---------------l----------------l---------------l----------------l
El---------------l----------------l---------------l----------------l

el-16---------15-l-----15--16--18-l--Hold-18------l----hold--18----l
Bl---------------l-16-------------l---------------l----------------l
Gl---------------l----------------l---------------l----------------l
Dl---------------l----------------l---------------l----------------l
Al---------------l----------------l---------------l----------------l
El---------------l----------------l---------------l----------------l

Listen to the song to get pauses correct
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I can provide sheet music, a guitar pro file, or note names if you message me
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