The Casket of Roderick Usher Tabs & Lyrics by Finch

The Casket of Roderick Usher

guitar tabs lyrics

Finch

THE CASKET OF RODERICK USHER
As recorded by Finch
(From the 2005 Album SAY HELLO TO SUNSHINE)

Transcribed by Jonathan Rose


Words and Music by Finch

Gtr I (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Left Channel'
Gtr II (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Right Channel'

"Human flesh.."
Flatted Fun Q=126
Gbb5Gb5 Fb5 Cb5 Gbb5Gb5 Fb5 Cb5
6/8 9/8
Gtrs I, II
S S S S S S E Q E Q E Q S S S S S S E Q E Q E Q E Q
||-------------------|-----------|------------------|------------------||
||o------------------|-----------|------------------|-----------------o||
||--------------5----|-5----5----|-------------5----|-5----5----5------||
||--4-4-5-5-3-3-4----|-4----4----|-4-4-5-5-3-3-4----|-4----4----4------||
||o-3-3-4-4-2-2-3----|-3----3----|-3-3-4-4-2-2-3----|-3----3----3-----o||
||--4-4-5-5-3-3------|-----------|-4-4-5-5-3-3------|------------------||


Gbb5 EbEbb5Eb5 Ebb5DbDbb5Gbb5 Eb5 EbEb5 Ebb5Db5 Dbb5
6/8 8/8
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|------------------------|------------------------------||
|------------------------|------------------------------||
|-10---9-8---9---8---7-6-|-10---9---8-9---8---7---7-6---||
|--9---8-7---8---7---6-5-|--9---8---7-8---7---6---6-5---||
|--8---7-6---7---6---5-4-|--8---7---6-7---6---5---5-4---||
|------------------------|------------------------------||


"This body cold and.."
Gbb5 EbEbb5Eb5 Ebb5DbDbb5Gbb5 Eb5 EbEb5 Ebb5Db5 Dbb5
6/8 7/8
Gtrs I, II
S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|-10---9-8---9---8---7-6-|-10---9---8-9---8---7---7-6-|
|--9---8-7---8---7---6-5-|--9---8---7-8---7---6---6-5-|
|--8---7-6---7---6---5-4-|--8---7---6-7---6---5---5-4-|
|------------------------|----------------------------|


Gbb5 EbEbb5Eb5 Ebb5DbDbGbb5 EbEbb5Eb5 Ebb5DbDbb5
15/16 6/8
S S S S S S S S S S E S E S S S S S S S S S S E
||------------------------------|-------------------------||
||o-----------------------------|------------------------o||
||--10---9-8---9---8---7-6-10---|-10---9-8---9---8---7-6--||
||---9---8-7---8---7---6-5--9---|--9---8-7---8---7---6-5--||
||o--8---7-6---7---6---5-4--8---|--8---7-6---7---6---5-4-o||
||------------------------------|-------------------------||


Gbb5 Eb5 EbEb5 Ebb5Eb5 Gbb5
5/8
S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S Q
|--------------------------|-------------||
|--------------------------|-------------||
|-10---9---8-9---8---9---9-|-10----10----||
|--9---8---7-8---7---8---8-|--9-----9----||
|--8---7---6-7---6---7---7-|--8-----8----||
|--------------------------|-------------||


"Buried with your face.."
Fb5D5 Abb5 D5
6/8
Gtrs I, II
PM
E. E. Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------|-------------------|------------------|
|------------|-------------------|------------------|
|------------|-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13---|
|-3--0--(6)--|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12---|
|-2--0--(5)--|-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-0-|
|-3--0--(6)--|-------------------|----------------0-|


Fb5D5 Abb5 D5
5/8 6/8
PM
E. E. Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------|-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13---|
|-3--0--6--|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12---|
|-2--0--5--|-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-0-|
|-3--0--6--|-------------------|----------------0-|


Fb5D5 AbbDb5 Abb5 D5
7/8 10/8
PM
E. E. Q Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|------------------------------|
|-------------|------------------------------|
|----------7--|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---|
|-3--0--6--6--|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
|-2--0--5--5--|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0-|
|-3--0--6-----|----------------------------0-|


Fb5D5 Abb5 D5
5/8 10/8
E. E. Q E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|-----------------------------|
|----------|-----------------------------|
|----------|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-7---|
|-3--0--6--|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-0---|
|-2--0--5--|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0---|
|-3--0--6--|-------------------------0---|


Fb5D5 FbBb5D5 Abb5DbAbb5 DbAbb5 D5
9/8
Gtr I
PM
E. E. a E. E. E E a E E a E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-7s13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---|
|-3--0--3s9--0--6---6s12---|-6s12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
|-2--0--2s8--0--5---5s11---|-5s11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0-|
|-3--0--3s9--0--6----------|---------------------------0-|
|
| Gtr II
| PM
| E. E. a E. E. E E a E E a Q Q Q Q E
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-7s13----13----13----13------|
|-3--0--3s9--0--6---6s12---|-6s12----12----12----12------|
|-2--0--2s8--0--5---5s11---|-5s11----11----11----11----0-|
|-3--0--3s9--0--6----------|---------------------------0-|


Fb5D5 AbbDbAbb5 DbAbb5 D5
7/8 9/8
PM
E. E. Q a E E a E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|------------------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------------------o||
||------------------|-7s13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13----||
||--3--0--6--6s12---|-6s12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----||
||o-2--0--5--5s11---|-5s11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0-o||
||--3--0--6---------|---------------------------0--||
|
| PM
| E. E. Q a E E a Q Q Q Q E
||------------------|------------------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------------------o||
||------------------|-7s13----13----13----13-------||
||--3--0--6--6s12---|-6s12----12----12----12-------||
||o-2--0--5--5s11---|-5s11----11----11----11----0-o||
||--3--0--6---------|---------------------------0--||


Fb5D5 AbbDbAbb5 DbAbb5 D5
7/8 13/8
PM
E. E. Q a E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------|-7s13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-----|
|-3--0--6--6s12---|-6s12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----|
|-2--0--5--5s11---|-5s11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0---|
|-3--0--6---------|------------------------------------0---|
|
| PM
| E. E. Q a E E a Q Q Q Q Q E E E
|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------|-7s13----13----13----13----13----13-----|
|-3--0--6--6s12---|-6s12----12----12----12----12----12-----|
|-2--0--5--5s11---|-5s11----11----11----11----11----11-0---|
|-3--0--6---------|------------------------------------0---|


BbAbbBbAbb5 D5
6/8 4/4
Gtrs I, II
E.E. E.E. E E E E E E E E
|-----------|---------------------||
|-----------|-10---10---10---10---||
|-----------|--7----7----7----7---||
|-----------|--0----0----0----0---||
|-8S5--8S5--|--0----0----0----0---||
|-9S6--9S6--|--0----0----0----0---||


"Unearthed hands of.."
F5 FsuF5 Fsus2F5 FsuBb5 Bbsus2
5/4
E. S Q E. S Q E. S Q E. S E. S E E
||------------------|---------------------------|
||o-----------------|---------------------------|
||------------------|---------------------------|
||--3--3-5--3--3-5--|-3--3-5--8--8-10--10-10-10-|
||o-3--3-3--3--3-3--|-3--3-3--8--8--8---8--8--8-|
||--3--3-3--3--3-3--|-3--3-3--8--8--8---8--8--8-|


D5 N.C. F5
4/4 7/8
PM------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S
|----------------|--------------------||
|----6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-----------o||
|----9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9------------||
|-0--------------|--------------------||
|-0--------------|---------3-3-3-3-3-o||
|-0--------------|---------3-3-3-3-3--||


Csus4b5 Gbb5Gb5 Fb5 Csus4b5 Gbb5Gb5 Fb5
6/8 9/8
E Q E Q E Q S S S S S S E Q E Q E Q E Q S S S S S S
|-----------|------------------|-----------|-----------------------|
|-6----6----|-6----------------|-6----6----|-6----6----------------|
|-5----5----|-5----------------|-5----5----|-5----5----------------|
|-4----4----|-4----4-4-5-5-3-3-|-4----4----|-4----4----4-4-5-5-3-3-|
|-3----3----|-3----3-3-4-4-2-2-|-3----3----|-3----3----3-3-4-4-2-2-|
|-----------|------4-4-5-5-3-3-|-----------|-----------4-4-5-5-3-3-|


Csus4b5 Gbb5Gb5 Fb5 D5
6/8
E Q E Q E Q S S S S S S E Q E Q E Q E Q H.
|-----------|------------------|-------------|-------------|-------||
|-6----6----|-6----------------|-10----10----|-10----10----|-------||
|-5----5----|-5----------------|--7-----7----|--7-----7----|-------||
|-4----4----|-4----4-4-5-5-3-3-|--0-----0----|--0-----0----|-------||
|-3----3----|-3----3-3-4-4-2-2-|--0-----0----|--0-----0----|-------||
|-----------|------4-4-5-5-3-3-|--0-----0----|--0-----0----|-------||


Outro
Gbb5 EbEbb5Eb5 Ebb5DbDbb5Gbb5 Eb5 EbEb5 Ebb5DbDbGbb5
6/8 15/16
S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S E
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-10---9-8---9---8---7-6-|-10---9---8-9---8---7-6-10---|
|--9---8-7---8---7---6-5-|--9---8---7-8---7---6-5--9---|
|--8---7-6---7---6---5-4-|--8---7---6-7---6---5-4--8---|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|


EbEbb5Eb5 Ebb5DbDbb5Gbb5 EbEbb5Eb5 Ebb5DbDbb5
6/8
S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-10---9-8---9---8---7-6-|-10---9-8---9---8---7-6-|
|--9---8-7---8---7---6-5-|--9---8-7---8---7---6-5-|
|--8---7-6---7---6---5-4-|--8---7-6---7---6---5-4-|
|------------------------|------------------------|


Gbb5 Fb5 Gbb5
E Q E Q E Q S S S S E
|-------------|-------------------*|
|-------------|-------------------*|
|-11----11----|-11----------------*|
|-10----10----|-10----9-9-10-10---*|
|--9-----9----|--9----8-8--9--9---*|
|-------------|-------------------*|



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


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