Building the Nations Tabs & Lyrics by Oh, Sleeper
Building the Nations
guitar tabs lyrics
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BUILDING THE NATIONS - Oh, Sleeper
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Tabbed by: ViciousGray
So while I was trying to figure out the last riff in
"Vices like Vipers", I got bored and tabbed this song
out. It's pretty easy but lots of fun to play.
Firstly, lead and rhythm guitar don't really matter here, so
all the important stuff is "guitar 1" and the rest is "guitar 2".
ALSO, a LOT of these octaves have slight bends in them
so instead of putting little "b"s next to all of them I'm
gonna let you figure out the extent of the bends and stuff.
A good technique for the octave bends is to bend the "g" (or normally the A) string
keeping the "f" (or normally the g) string unbent. It gives a nice healthy sounding
to everything.
Tuning: Drop C
"I've found the pit to find yourself..."
Both Guitars
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--15------14---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----(x32)---(x32)----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--13------12---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Both Guitars-(this is the only place I'm gonna show
the bend thing. The rest you can figure out).
d|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
F|--15----14----15----14----14-14----14--|
C|---------------------------------------|x4
G|--13b---12b---13b---12b---12-12----12--|
C|------0-----0-----0-----0-------00-----|
. . . . ..
..."SURROUNDED!!!!"
Guitar 1
d|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
F|--14-14-xx-14-14-xx-14-14-xx-14-xx-14-14-14-|
C|--------------------------------------------|
G|--12-12-xx-12-12-xx-12-12-xx-12-xx-12-12-12-|
C|--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
d|--------------------------------------------|
A|--11~---------------------------------------|
F|--14~---------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------|
"To the husbands and daughters, brides and sons,
You put a tyrannic terror up on his throne.
He's collecting blood like diamonds from all.
Behind this door we face a war, and it's claiming more"
Both Guitars
d|-------------------------------------|-----------------------|
A|---------------------------10-10-----|-----------------------|
F|--7-7-7-7-7---------8-8------------8-|-7-7-7-7-7---------8-8-|
C|----------------------------8--8-----|-----------------------|x4
G|--5-5-5-5-5-----5---6-6------------6-|-5-5-5-5-5-----5---6-6-|
C|------------0h1---0-----00-------0---|-----------0h1---0-----|
.. .
On the fourth time, play this at the end:
d|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|-7-7-7-7-7---------8-8-------|
C|-----------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-----5---6-6---8-8-|
C|-----------0h1---0-----0-8-8-|
. .
"Step back and take a look around you because we will..."
Guitar 1
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------3-3-------------------------------------|
G|-00000--0--00-00--0-0--xx-1-1---3--00000--0--00-00--0-0-000000000-|
C|-00000--0--00-00--0-0--xx-----0-3--00000--0--00-00--0-0-000000000-|
..... . .. .. . . . ..... . .. .. . . .........
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------3-3-------------------------------------|
G|-00000--0--00-00--0-0--xx-1-1---3--00000--0--00-00--0-0-00000-8-8-|
C|-00000--0--00-00--0-0--xx-----0-3--00000--0--00-00--0-0-00000-8-8-|
..... . .. .. . . . ..... . .. .. . . .....
Guitar 2- starts playing just before the end of the first
chugging phrase, and lines up with guitar 1 with the two
8th fret "power chords".
d|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------10-10-----|-----------------------------|
F|--7-7-7-7-7---------8-8------------8-|-7-7-7-7-7---------8-8-------|
C|----------------------------8--8-----|-----------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-----5---6-6------------6-|-5-5-5-5-5-----5---6-6---8-8-|
C|------------0h1---0-----00-------0---|-----------0h1---0-----0-8-8-|
.. . .
"DESTROY! REBUILD! Plant the seeds to reclaim victory!
On this day we will..."
Guitar 1
d|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
F|------------------------|
C|------------------------|x8
G|--0---------0---------3-|
C|--0-7-8-7---0-7-8-7-0-3-|
.
Guitar 2
d|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
F|--7------10-------9-------5-------|
C|---(x32)---(x32)---(x32)---(x32)--|x2
G|--5-------8-------7-------3-------|
C|----------------------------------|
"THROUGH STRUGGLE, WE PRESS ON!
Mark my words, you can't find comfort in the
arms of..."
Guitar 1
d|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
F|------------------------|
C|------------------------|x4
G|------------------------|
C|-8-0-7--0000--8-0-7-0-7-|
....
The 1st and 3rd time Guitar 1 plays that, guitar 2 plays:
d|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
F|------------------------|
C|-8----------------------|
G|------------------------|
C|---0-7--0000--8-0-7-0-7-|
....
"CONSTRICTORS!"
Both Guitars
d|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
F|--15----14-----15----14---14--|
C|------------------------------|x4
G|--13b-0-12-----13b-0-12---12--|
C|------0----0-0-----0----0-----|
. . .
"Lift back the scabs of content and prepare for a change"
Guitar 1
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------3-3-------------------------------------|
G|-00000--0--00-00--0-0--xx-1-1---3--00000--0--00-00--0-0-000000000-|
C|-00000--0--00-00--0-0--xx-----0-3--00000--0--00-00--0-0-000000000-|
..... . .. .. . . . ..... . .. .. . . .........
d|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------3-3-------------------------------------|
G|--0--00-00--0-0--xx-1-1---3--00000--0--00-00--0-0-000000000-|
C|--0--00-00--0-0--xx-----0-3--00000--0--00-00--0-0-000000000-|
. .. .. . . . ..... . .. .. . . .........
Guitar 2
d|-------------------------------------|-----------------------|
A|---------------------------10-10-----|-----------------------|
F|--7-7-7-7-7---------8-8------------8-|-7-7-7-7-7---------8-8-|
C|----------------------------8--8-----|-----------------------|x2
G|--5-5-5-5-5-----5---6-6------------6-|-5-5-5-5-5-----5---6-6-|
C|------------0h1---0-----00-------0---|-----------0h1---0-----|
.. .
d|-------------|
A|-------------|
F|--7-7-7-7-7--|
C|-------------|
G|--5-5-5-5-5--|
C|-------------|
"The door swings wide, and we're drawn inside.
The gold-stained bones give off the only light."
Both Guitars
d|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------3-3-------------------------------------|x2
G|--0--00-00--0-0--xx-1-1---3--00000--0--00-00--0-0-000000000-|
C|--0--00-00--0-0--xx-----0-3--00000--0--00-00--0-0-000000000-|
. .. .. . . . ..... . .. .. . . .........
Guitar 1 (finger tapping)-I'll give the finger use too
(R means right hand, L means left... unless you play lefty)
1R 3L 1L 2L 1R 1R 3L 1L 2L 1R 2L 1R
d|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--13t---8tp6-----12t----13t---8tp6-----12t-----13t--|
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------7t--------------------7t------7t------|x4
G|----------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
d|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------|x2
G|--0~-------0--------0-0~-------0------|
C|--0~-------0--------0-0~-------0------|
. . . . .
BRIDGE
"Oh, I found your prints on a fleshy pulse.
You made the waves to meet my foot
And all the siren songs that ring on and on and on.
I watched your vipers bring down the bishop and
bait the chains to leave me hit.
Well I've brought all the archers, we lit all
the pyres, we've come to..."
Guitar 1
d|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------|
C|--12---14-15-14h15p14-----------------|x2
G|----------------------15~---12-10-12--|
C|--------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
d|--------------------------------------|
A|--15---17-18-17h18p17-----------------|
F|----------------------18~---15-13-15--|
C|--------------------------------------|x2
G|--------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------|
"DESTROY! REBUILD! Plant the seeds to reclaim victory!
On this day we will.."
Guitar 1
d|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
F|------------------------|
C|------------------------|x8
G|--0---------0---------3-|
C|--0-7-8-7---0-7-8-7-0-3-|
.
Guitar 2
d|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
F|--7------10-------9-------5-------|
C|---(x32)---(x32)---(x32)---(x32)--|x2
G|--5-------8-------7-------3-------|
C|----------------------------------|
"Through struggle we press on.
We are the army of the far from perfect.
This is the call, the call to..."
Guitar 1
d|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
F|------------------------|
C|------------------------|x4
G|------------------------|
C|-8-0-7--0000--8-0-7-0-7-|
....
The 1st and 3rd time Guitar 1 plays that, guitar 2 plays:
d|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
F|------------------------|
C|-8----------------------|
G|------------------------|
C|---0-7--0000--8-0-7-0-7-|
....
"TEAR DOWN, TEAR DOWN
and rebuild this world."
Both Guitars
d|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
F|--15----14-----15----14---14--|
C|------------------------------|x4
G|--13b-0-12-----13b-0-12---12--|
C|------0----0-0-----0----0-----|
. . .
