GLAY-Glorious
Lyrics/Music: Takuro
(Transcribed and tabbed by Kevin Aparicio)
Note from Kevin: This is so far the hardest song I have ever tabbed, so pleeeeeease if anyone has any corrections, e-mail me at GuitaRock@aol.com. Ok, lets get to it s=) This song is a perfect example of guitar texturing and layering, so I will tab out as many guitar parts as I can and try to be as exact as possible s=) The trick in the intro comes NOT from the guitar but from the bass. The guitars continue to play one rhythm figure while the bassist switches octaves around the F chord. During the chorus, I put the chords which Takuro plays over what Hisashi plays, since Hisashi flirts with dyads and harmonies within the chords. The first guitar solo is a nice little nugget from Hisashi. Get a twangy sound with lots of treble to make sure that your notes are distinct. In the beginning, I tabbed out Hisashi playing a high F chord because he begins his solo at a weird time, and I put it there to give you a sense of where his solo starts. Hitting random natural harmonics by resting your remaining fingers over the 5th fret of the rest of the strings will help you attain the sounds. The second guitar solo is harmonized, but I forget to which musical degree it is harmonized. I have the standard way of playing it unharmonized. When I figure out how it is harmonized, I will note it. This particular transcription is dedicated to Aciel, the host of "Glad to be Glay" website! (Thanks! ~aciel) 
Legend:
 h - hammer on
 p - pull off
/\ - slide up or down
 X - muted strings (muted by placing fretting hand over strings)
pm - palm mute strings
 b - bend
 r - release bend
 ~ - vibrato
 * - placed over notes that are individually palm muted
G1 - Guitar 1 (Takuro)
G2 - Guitar 2 (Hisashi)
All other guitars are overdubbed

Intro (distorted guitar with delay)

E-8-8--8--8---8------|-8-8--8--8---8------|-8-8--8--8---8------|
B-6-6--6--6---6------|-6-6--6--6---6------|-6-6--6--6---6------|
G--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E-8-8--8--8---8------|(band enters)
B-6-6--6--6---6------|
G--------------------|
D--------------------|
A--------------------|
E--------------------|

intro with band repeat 6 times

Guitars 1 & 2

E------------------------|------------------------|
B------------------------|------------------------|
G------------------------|------------------------|
D-2h3--3-2h3-------------|-2h3--3-2h3-------------|
A-3----3-3---------------|-3----3-3---------------|
E------------------------|------------------------|

Guitar 3 (continue w/delay)

E-----------8-8-8-8-8-8--|-----------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
B-----------6-6-6-6-6-6--|-----------6-6-6-6-6-6--|
G------------------------|------------------------|
D------------------------|------------------------|
A------------------------|------------------------|
E------------------------|------------------------|

Guitars 1 & 2

F      C(on E) Dm         C
pm throughout
E----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------
B----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------
G----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------
D----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------
A-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8|----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E----------------|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|---------------
Da re ka no sa bita ano inosensu

Bb       F(on A)    Gm C
E-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------
B-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------
G-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------
D-----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-----------------|---------------
A-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E-----------------|---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------
komorebi ni yureteiru

* * * * * * * * * * * *

E----------------------|------------------|-----5------5----5---|
B-----10------10----10-|-----5-------5--5-|-----6------6----6---|
G-----10------10----10-|-----5-------5--5-|-----7------7----7---|
D-----10------10----10-|-----5-------5--5-|-----7------7----7---|
A-8-8-8---8-8-8-----8--|-3-3-3-3--3--3--3-|-5-5-5--5-5-5----5---|
E----------------------|------------------|---------------------|
Umare ta machi no

* * * * * * * * * * * 

E------------8------|-----6---------6--6-|----------------------|
B-----8-------8-----|-----6---------6--6-|-----10------10----10-|
G-----9---------9---|-----7---------7--7-|-----10------10----10-|
D-----10---------10-|-----8---------8--8-|-----10------10----10-|
A-------------------|-----8---------8--8-|-8-8-8---8-8-8-----8--|
E-8-8-8---8---------|-6-6-6--6-6----6--6-|----------------------|
katasumi ni      tooi hi no wasure

E-----3-------3---3---|---------------------8----|
B-----3-------3---3---|--8--------------8-----8--|
G-----3-------3---3---|--9--------------9--------|
D-----0-------0---0---|--10-------------10-------|
A-----X-------X---X---|--10---10--10----10-------|
E-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-/-|--8----8---8-----8--------|
mono A r u

Bb                      A7
bamu wo hiraku tabi oh [ao kusai koida] to
Dm                  Gm     Am      Dm C
Chotto tereta youna hidari teno ringu

F    C(on E) Dm       C
pm throughout
E----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------
B----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------
G----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------
D----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------
A-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8|----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E----------------|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|---------------
Do yo u no gogono aozora to

Bb     F(on A) Gm   C
E-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------
B-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------
G-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------
D-----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-----------------|---------------
A-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E-----------------|---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------
namaiki na egao ta chi

* * * * * * * * * * * *

E----------------------|------------------|-----5------5----5---|
B-----10------10----10-|-----5-------5--5-|-----6------6----6---|
G-----10------10----10-|-----5-------5--5-|-----7------7----7---|
D-----10------10----10-|-----5-------5--5-|-----7------7----7---|
A-8-8-8---8-8-8-----8--|-3-3-3-3--3--3--3-|-5-5-5--5-5-5----5---|
E----------------------|------------------|---------------------|
Ate no na i ke shiki wo

* * * * * * * * * * *

E------------8------|-----6---------6--6-|----------------------|
B-----8-------8-----|-----6---------6--6-|-----10------10----10-|
G-----9---------9---|-----7---------7--7-|-----10------10----10-|
D-----10---------10-|-----8---------8--8-|-----10------10----10-|
A-------------------|-----8---------8--8-|-8-8-8---8-8-8-----8--|
E-8-8-8---8---------|-6-6-6--6-6----6--6-|----------------------|
nagamete onaji chi zu egai

E-----3-------3---3---|---------------------8----|
B-----3-------3---3---|--8--------------8-----8--|
G-----3-------3---3---|--9--------------9--------|
D-----0-------0---0---|--10-------------10-------|
A-----X-------X---X---|--10---10--10----10-------|
E-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-/-|--8----8---8-----8--------|
teta Da re

Bb                       A7
hitori betsu betsu no oh goruni mukau koto
Dm  C    Bb Am Gm F
Sayonara wo

Both guitars

E------------------------------|----------------------------|
B------------8------------6----|--------5-------------------|
G------------9------------7----|--------5-------------------|
D----10--10--10-------8-8-8----|---7-7--7---5-----5---------|
A----10--10--10-------8-8-8----|---7-7--7---5-----5---------|
E----8---8---8------X-6-6-6----|-X-5-5--5---3-----3---------|

C
Kotoba niwa dekizu hashaideru

G1
F                          Am    A7(on C#)
G2
E-----------------|-----------------|----------|----0--------------|
B-----1------1----|-----1-----1-1---|--1-------|----2--------------|
G-2---2-2-2--2-2--|-2---2-2-2-2-2---|--2-------|----0--------------|
D-3---3-3-3--3-3--|-3---3-3-3-3-3---|--2-------|----2--------------|
A-3---3-3-3--3-3--|-3---3-3-3-3-3---|--0-------|----0--------------|
E-1---1-1-1--1-1--|-1---1-1-1-1-1---|----------|-------------------|
Koi ni koikogare koi ni na ku    Kokoro ka

G1
Dm  Am      Bb               C    F
G2
E-----|------|---------|-------------|-----------------|
B-----|------|---------|-------------|-----1------1----|
G--7--|---5--|--3------|----3--5-----|-2---2-2-2--2-2--|
D-----|------|---------|-------------|-3---3-3-3--3-3--|
A--5--|---3--|--1------|----1--3-----|-3---3-3-3--3-3--|
E-----|------|---------|-------------|-1---1-1-1--1-1--|
ra Ah itoshii oh Teenage Memories E i en

G1
      Am A7(on C#)   Dm     C
G2
E-----------------|----------|-----0------------|-----------------|
B-----1-----1-1---|--1-------|-----2------------|-------X---------|
G-2---2-2-2-2-2---|--2-------|-----0------------|--7----X-7-------|
D-3---3-3-3-3-3---|--2-------|-----2------------|--7----X-7-------|
A-3---3-3-3-3-3---|--0-------|-----0------------|--5----X-5-------|
E-1---1-1-1-1-1---|----------|------------------|-----------------|
no hi bi wa sure na i Glory days

G1
      Bb       C         Db
G2
E--------------|--------|------------|
B--------------|--------|------------|
G--5----X-5----|--3-----|------5-----|
D--5----X-5----|--3-----|------5-----|
A--3----X-3----|--1-----|---/3-------|
E--------------|--------|------------|
Glory days     kagayaiteiru

Eb                F
Yes, Yes, Dear my Glorious

Guitar Solo 1
(random harmonics here only)
F
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-----------------------------------------
G--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5---------------------------------------2-
D--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3---------3/5~~--3-2--------------2-3-5---
A--------------------------3/5-3--------------5-3-1h3/5----------
E----------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------X-X-6-X-X-6-5---8--6-X-X-6-5------
B------3-5-6p3----5b-5b--6p3---X-X-6-X-X-6-5---6--6-X-X-6-5------
G-3-5--------------------------X-X---X-X------------X-X----------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------

E------10----10-11-----11/13~~-11-10----------------------
B--11----11-------11-----------------13-11-10-------------
G----------------------------------------------10/12~~----
D---------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------

Guitar solo 2
(palm mute throughout)
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B------1-----3-----5-----6-----8-----10-----11-----13--13-13-13---
G--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0----0-0-----12-12-12---
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------
B--17b-15h17p15/13~~--15~~~---
G-----------------------------
D-----------------------------
A-----------------------------
E-----------------------------
O  i

Bb              A7                Dm
kakeru renai mo owareru shigotomo chikagoro no News ga
Gm   Am       Dm C
Tame ikini kaeru
    Bb                 A7                Dm   C   Bb Am Gm F
Shinkokyuu atarashii jidai no yukue wo terasu merodii

E------------------------------|----------------------------|
B------------8------------6----|--------5-------------------|
G------------9------------7----|--------5-------------------|
D----10--10--10-------8-8-8----|---7-7--7---5-----5---------|
A----10--10--10-------8-8-8----|---7-7--7---5-----5---------|
E----8---8---8------X-6-6-6----|-X-5-5--5---3-----3---------|

C
Takara kani ubugoe wo agetekure

G1
  F                       Am        A7(on C#)Dm
G2
E-----------------|-----------------|----------|----0--------------|
B-----1------1----|-----1-----1-1---|--1-------|----2--------------|
G-2---2-2-2--2-2--|-2---2-2-2-2-2---|--2-------|----0--------------|
D-3---3-3-3--3-3--|-3---3-3-3-3-3---|--2-------|----2--------------|
A-3---3-3-3--3-3--|-3---3-3-3-3-3---|--0-------|----0--------------|
E-1---1-1-1--1-1--|-1---1-1-1-1-1---|----------|-------------------|
Bukiyou na hibi to  yume no wadachi Dakishimeru

G1
 Am        Bb              C  F
G2
E-----|------|---------|-------------|-----------------|
B-----|------|---------|-------------|-----1------1----|
G--7--|---5--|--3------|----3--5-----|-2---2-2-2--2-2--|
D-----|------|---------|-------------|-3---3-3-3--3-3--|
A--5--|---3--|--1------|----1--3-----|-3---3-3-3--3-3--|
E-----|------|---------|-------------|-1---1-1-1--1-1--|
Ah   yukumori ga kie nu ma ni A ko

G1
         Am     A7(on C#)Dm      C
G2
E-----------------|----------|-----0------------|-----------------|
B-----1-----1-1---|--1-------|-----2------------|-------X---------|
G-2---2-2-2-2-2---|--2-------|-----0------------|--7----X-7-------|
D-3---3-3-3-3-3---|--2-------|-----2------------|--7----X-7-------|
A-3---3-3-3-3-3---|--0-------|-----0------------|--5----X-5-------|
E-1---1-1-1-1-1---|----------|------------------|-----------------|
gare te ita     ano kumowo Glory days

G1
      Bb         C
G2
E--------------|--------|------------|
B--------------|--------|------------|
G--5----X-5----|--3-----|------5-----|
D--5----X-5----|--3-----|------5-----|
A--3----X-3----|--1-----|---/3-------|
E--------------|--------|------------|
Glory days     oikakete yuku

Db                       Eb                       Dmadd9 Cadd9
I sing my dream forever, I wish you will be happy life

G4 (acoustic)
E----------0--------------3------------3--------------------
B-----6------6------3-------3---------------3--------3------
G-------7------7-------0------0----0-----------3--------3---
D--7----------------------------2---------------------------
A----------------3-----------------------1------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
Poketto no yume     sorezo

E-----------0--------2--------------------------------------
B-----3--------3-----2--------------------------------------
G--------0--------0--0--------------------------------------
D--------------------2--------------------------------------
A--3------------------------------1~~~------3~~~------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
re no jinsei wo kaketa ne Tayo

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----8------3-----5--------3--------1----------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
ri na i  demo kachiki na

       C
hitomi Azayakana wakasa no kizu wo nigirishime

G1
F                          Am     A7(on C#)
G2
E-----------------|-----------------|----------|----0--------------|
B-----1------1----|-----1-----1-1---|--1-------|----2--------------|
G-2---2-2-2--2-2--|-2---2-2-2-2-2---|--2-------|----0--------------|
D-3---3-3-3--3-3--|-3---3-3-3-3-3---|--2-------|----2--------------|
A-3---3-3-3--3-3--|-3---3-3-3-3-3---|--0-------|----0--------------|
E-1---1-1-1--1-1--|-1---1-1-1-1-1---|----------|-------------------|
Koi ni koikogare koi ni na ku     Itsumade

G1
Dm  Am       Bb               C   F
G2
E-----|------|---------|-------------|-----------------|
B-----|------|---------|-------------|-----1------1----|
G--7--|---5--|--3------|----3--5-----|-2---2-2-2--2-2--|
D-----|------|---------|-------------|-3---3-3-3--3-3--|
A--5--|---3--|--1------|----1--3-----|-3---3-3-3--3-3--|
E-----|------|---------|-------------|-1---1-1-1--1-1--|
mo Ah itoshii oh Teenage Memories Torimodo

G1
      Am A7(on C#)Dm         C
G2
E-----------------|----------|-----0------------|-----------------|
B-----1-----1-1---|--1-------|-----2------------|-------X---------|
G-2---2-2-2-2-2---|--2-------|-----0------------|--7----X-7-------|
D-3---3-3-3-3-3---|--2-------|-----2------------|--7----X-7-------|
A-3---3-3-3-3-3---|--0-------|-----0------------|--5----X-5-------|
E-1---1-1-1-1-1---|----------|------------------|-----------------|
se na i  a  noki setsu Glory days

G1
      Bb   C
G2
E--------------|--------|------------|
B--------------|--------|------------|
G--5----X-5----|--3-----|------5-----|
D--5----X-5----|--3-----|------5-----|
A--3----X-3----|--1-----|---/3-------|
E--------------|--------|------------|
Glory days     kagayaiteiru

Db                       Eb
I sing my dream forever, I wish you will be happy!
Db                       Eb                       F
I sing my dream forever, I wish you will be happy life

Guitars 1 & 2

E------------------------|------------------------|
B------------------------|------------------------|
G------------------------|------------------------|
D-2h3--3-2h3-------------|-2h3--3-2h3-------------|
A-3----3-3---------------|-3----3-3---------------|
E------------------------|------------------------|

Guitar 3 (continue w/delay)

E-----------8-8-8-8-8-8--|-----------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
B-----------6-6-6-6-6-6--|-----------6-6-6-6-6-6--|
G------------------------|------------------------|
D------------------------|------------------------|
A------------------------|------------------------|
E------------------------|------------------------|

Guitars 1 & 2

E------------------------|------------------------|
B------------------------|------------------------|
G------------------------|------------------------|
D-2h3--3-2h3-------------|-2h3--3-2h3-------------|
A-3----3-3---------------|-3----3-3---------------|
E------------------------|------------------------|

Guitar 3 (continue w/delay)

E-----------8-8-8-8-8-8--|-----------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
B-----------6-6-6-6-6-6--|-----------6-6-6-6-6-6--|
G------------------------|------------------------|
D------------------------|------------------------|
A------------------------|------------------------|
E------------------------|------------------------|

Guitars 1 & 2

E------------------------|------------------------|
B------------------------|------------------------|
G------------------------|------------------------|
D-2h3--3-2h3-------------|-2h3--3-2h3-------------|
A-3----3-3---------------|-3----3-3---------------|
E------------------------|------------------------|

Guitar 3 (continue w/delay)

E-----------8-8-8-8-8-8--|-----------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
B-----------6-6-6-6-6-6--|-----------6-6-6-6-6-6--|
G------------------------|------------------------|
D------------------------|------------------------|
A------------------------|------------------------|
E------------------------|------------------------|

Guitars 1 & 2

E------------------------|------------------------|
B------------------------|------------------------|
G------------------------|------------------------|
D-2h3--3-2h3-------------|-2h3--3-2h3-------------|
A-3----3-3---------------|-3----3-3---------------|
E------------------------|------------------------|

Guitar 3 (continue w/delay)

E-----------8-8-8-8-8-8--|-----------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
B-----------6-6-6-6-6-6--|-----------6-6-6-6-6-6--|
G------------------------|------------------------|
D------------------------|------------------------|
A------------------------|------------------------|
E------------------------|------------------------|

Hisashi
E----------------------------
B---6-8-6-8-6--8-6-5---------
G---5-5-5-5-5--------5~~~~---
D----------------------------
A----------------------------
E----------------------------

Note from Kevin: An additional thanks to Aciel for helping me correct this tab!
Questions? Comments? E-mail Kevin at GuitaRock@aol.com s=)