Composing Tabs & Lyrics by Boys Night Out
Composing
guitar tabs lyrics
tuning: Half Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
h = hammer on
p = pull off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
x = stop sound
* = palm muting
s = scratching
` = rapidly slide up and down the string
there is a video of myself and a friend playing this song here:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2PqC4hHWy04
im not trying to show it off haha, its just a reference for strumming rhythms and
timing and stuff.
Intro
lead guitar
10----8----10h13-10p8---------10----8---------8---------|
---10---10------------10-8-------10---10----------------|
-----------------------------------------9h10---10-9----|
-----------------------------------------------------10-|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
-------0---------------------8h10-10/13---10p8-------------------------------|
--6---------------------8h10-------------------10-8--------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------5-----------7------------|
------------8p7-----------------------------------------5-7-5-------5-7-5----|
----------------8h10---------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ start the song here, then when you get back to the first line theres
3 repeats of the whole thing.
acoustic guitar - strum each chord once
--------------------------1-----------------------5-----5-----|
10-----------10-----------1-----------5-----------6-----6-----|
10-----------10-----------2-----------5-----------5-----7-----|
-8------------8-----------0-----------3-----------5-----5-----|
-8------------8-----------0-----------3-----------5-----5-----|
-8------------8-----------0-----------3-----------5-----5-----|
^ start song here
then, the intro ends with both guitars doing this
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10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
Chorus 1 - acoustic guitar only
1--1-11-11--1-11-11--1-11-11--1-11-1---------------------------------------|
1--1-11-11--1-11-11--1-11-11--1-11-1---------------------------------------|
2--2-22-22--2-22-22--2-22-22--2-22-2---------------------------------------|
0--0-00-00--0-00-00--0-00-00--0-00-05--5-55-57--7-77-711--11-1111-11-11----|
0--0-00-00--0-00-00--0-00-00--0-00-05--5-55-58--8-88-8-8---8--8-8--8-12----|
0--0-00-00--0-00-00--0-00-00--0-00-05--5-55-57--7-77-7-8---8--8-8--8-11----|
"they're allowing visitation" to "live this song ive been living incessantly" (play two times)
rhythm guitar
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---------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------777-777-555-55x----------------------|
8-8-8888-88888883-3-3333-3333333777-777-555-55x-5--55x--5x-5--5x-555-|
8-8-8888-88888883-3-3333-3333333555-555-333-33x-5--55x--5x-5--5x-555-|
8-8-8888-88888883-3-3333-3333333----------------5--55x--5x-5--5x-555-|
** ** ** *
lead guitar
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10/12-1212121212-10\7777777-12/14-1414141414-12\101010101010-|
-x/-x--x-x-x-x-x--x\xxxxxxx--x/-x--x-x-x-x-x--x\-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
-8/10-1010101010--8\5555555-10/12-1212121212-10\-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
141414-141414/17-141414-1414x------------------7/10-|
-x-x-x--x-x-x/-x--x-x-x--x-xx-5--55x--5x-5--5x-x/-x-|
121212-121212/15-121212-1212x-5--55x--5x-5--5x-5/-8-|
------------------------------5--55x--5x-5--5x------|
* * * * * * *
"through these poison pills and chemicals i know that you'll hear something beautiful"
rhythm
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------10101010101010101010101010101010-|
1010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010
12121212121212121212121212121212-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
-----------------------------------|
-----------------555555555-5-5-5\--|
5555555555555555-555555555-5-5-5\--|
5555555555555555-333333333-3-3-3\--|
3333333333333333-333333333-3-3-3\--|
3333333333333333-333333333-3-3-3\--|
* *
lead
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-------------------------------------------------------------|
10/12-1212121212-10\7777777-12/14-1414141414-12\101010101010-|
-x/-x--x-x-x-x-x--x\xxxxxxx--x/-x--x-x-x-x-x--x\-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
-8/10-1010101010--8\5555555-10/12-1212121212-10\-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
14141414141414141414141412121212-171717171717171717-17-17-17\--|
-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x\--|
12121212121212121212121210101010-151515151515151515-15-15-15\--|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
* *
"and brilliance together we'll witness, sorry it's the only way"
rhythm
--------------------------------------------------------0--------|
-----------------------------------------------------------3-1---|
777-777-555-555-----------------------------------------------2--|
777-777-555-555-555-555-555-55--888-------------3----------------|
555-555-333-333-555-555-555-55--888-------------3----------------|
----------------555-555-555-55--888-------------3----------------|
** ** ** ** ** ** ** * **
lead
------10----13p10----10---17-17-17-15-13------------------------|
10-10----10-------10---------------------15---------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------7/10--|
----------------------------------------------555-555-555-x/-x--|
----------------------------------------------555-555-555-5/-8--|
----------------------------------------------555-555-555-------|
* * * * ** ** **
---------------------------3--1-0---|
---------------------------------1--|
101010-------------5----------------|
101010-------------5----------------|
-8-8-8-------------3----------------|
-8-8-8-------------3----------------|
* *
Chorus 2 (2X)
rhythm
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7--7-77-77--7-77-77--7-77-77-------------------------------------------------------|
7--7-77-77--7-77-77--7-77-77--------5--5-55-57--7-77-711--11-1111-1111--11-1111-11-|
5--5-55-55--5-55-55--5-55-55--------5--5-55-58--8-88-8-8---8--8-8--812--12-1212-12-|
------------------------------8--7--5--5-55-57--7-77-7-8---8--8-8--811--11-1111-11-|
^ standard strumming pattern starts here on second repeat
lead
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14--14-1414-1412-10-1010-1014--14-1414-1412--7--5--|
-x---x--x-x--x-x--x--x-x--x-x---x--x-x--x-x--x--x--|
12--12-1212-1210--8--8-8--812--12-1212-1210--5--3--|
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------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
7--9-910-105--9-910-106--9-910-1012--12-1212-12-|
x--x-x-x--xx--x-x-x--xx--x-x-x--x-x---x--x-x--x-|
5--7-7-8--83--7-7-8--84--7-7-8--810--10-1010-10-|
------------------------------------------------|
^ standard strumming pattern starts here on second repeat
then,
lead 3X
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777\--5x----7x---------------------------------|
777\--5x-7x-7x-5555-535ss-7x-------------------|
555\--3x-7x-5x-3333-535ss-xx-8x--7x-1010101010-|
---------7x----3333-535ss-7x-7x-10x-1111111111-|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
777\--5x----7x--------------------------------|
777\--5x-7x-7x-5555-535ss-7x------------------|
555\--3x-7x-5x-3333-535ss-xx-8x--7x-----------|
---------7x----3333-535ss-7x-7x-10x-5-5h7-5-3-|
rhythm goes like this at first, and then it jumps in with the lead guitar
playing the same thing.
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777-x-----------------------------------------|
777-x----------5555-x-------------------------|
555-x----------3333-x-------------------------|
---------------3333-x-------------------------|
bridge
lead
------0---------------0-------------13------------------------------------|
---6---------------6--------------------13-----------13-------------------|
--------------------------------10----------14--12h14---10--9-------------|
-------------------------8--7----------------------------------10---------|
5---------------5-------------8-------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------13----------------------13------------------|
----------------------------------------13-----------13---------13-----------13-|
--------------------------------10----------14--12h14---10----------14--12h14---|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3---------------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
---7--5------------7--5-----`---------------------------------------------------|
^ second time stop here and go to the next part
rhythm
1-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1--------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
2--------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
0--------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
0--------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
0--------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------10----------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------10----------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------8----------------------------------------------|
3---------------3----------------8----------------------------------------------|
---7--5------------7--5-----`----8----------------------------------------------|
^ second time stop here and go to the next part
"every time i dismember the flesh, hide the evidence and start again because"
lead guitar keeps strumming
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-----10------|
-----10------|
------8------|
------8------|
------8------|
rhythm guitar keeps strumming
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-----10------|
-----10------|
------8------|
------8------|
then the acoustic guitar plays Chorus 1 again, and on the 8811 chord,
both electric guitars cut in with this
---0---|
---1---|
---1---|
-------|
-------|
-------|
then Chorus 2 is played 6X
and both guitars end on this chord
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-------|
---7---|
---7---|
---5---|
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