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Beautiful Disaster

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Tab
4.6(89)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Riff 1a

(w/ heavy distortion)

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--0--2----------------0--------------------------------|
E|-------------3--2--3--2-----------------------------------|

Riff 1b

(w/ heavy distortion)

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--0--------2-------------------------------------------|
E|--------2--3----------------------------------------------|

Riff 2

(w/ heavy distortion)

NOTE: There are two guitars playing two different parts simultaneously here,

one is using only the "B" string and one is using only the "G" string:

Guitar #1

          e|------------------------------------------------------------|
          B|--7----7--8--7--5--7--5--3----3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--7--5--|
          G|------------------------------------------------------------|
          D|------------------------------------------------------------|
          A|------------------------------------------------------------|
          E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar #2

          e|------------------------------------------------------------|
          B|------------------------------------------------------------|
          G|--7----7--9--7--6--7--6--4----4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--7--6--|
          D|------------------------------------------------------------|
          A|------------------------------------------------------------|
          E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar #1

          e|------------------------------------------------------------|
          B|--7----7--8--7--5--7--5--3----3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--7--5--|
          G|------------------------------------------------------------|
          D|------------------------------------------------------------|
          A|------------------------------------------------------------|
          E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar #2

          e|------------------------------------------------------------|
          B|------------------------------------------------------------|
          G|--7----7--9--7--6--7--6--4----4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--7--6--|
          D|------------------------------------------------------------|
          A|------------------------------------------------------------|
          E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar #1

          e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
          B|--7--8--10---12--10--8---8--10--12--10--8--10--12--10--8--10--12-|
          G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
          D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
          A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
          E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar #2

          e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
          B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
          G|--7--9--11---12--11--9---9--11--12--11--9--11--12--11--9--11--12-|
          D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
          A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
          E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar #1

          e|----------------------------------------------------------|
          B|--10--8--7--5--7--5--3-----3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--7--5---|
          G|----------------------------------------------------------|
          D|----------------------------------------------------------|
          A|----------------------------------------------------------|
          E|----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar #2

          e|----------------------------------------------------------|
          B|----------------------------------------------------------|
          G|--11--9--7--6--7--6--4-----4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--7--6---|
          D|----------------------------------------------------------|
          A|----------------------------------------------------------|
          E|----------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 3

(with dirty distortion sound, perhaps less "gain" used)

Bm G Em F#

e|--2--2---3--3---0--0---2--2---------------------------|
B|--3--3---3--3---0--0---2--2---------------------------|
G|--4--4---4--4---0--0---3--3---------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 4

(w/ heavy distortion)

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4--4-4--2-2-----------------------------------------|
A|--2--2-2--0-0-5--5--5-5-5--2--2-2-2-2--4--4--4-4-4----|
E|--------------3--3--3-3-3--0--0-0-0-0--2--2--2-2-2----|

Riff 5a

(w/ heavy distortion)

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--2--2--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4------------------|
A|--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--2--2--2------------------|
E|--0--0--0--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--2--2------------------|

Riff 5b

(w/ heavy distortion)

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2--2--2--2--6-6--6--6--6--4-4--4--4--4--4-4--4--4--4----|
A|--2-2--2--2--2--4-4--4--4--4--4-4--4--4--4--2-2--2--2--2----|
E|--0-0--0--0--0--4-4--4--4--4--2-2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--2----|

Riff 5c

(w/ Heavy distortion, palm muffling the sound a bit)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|

Riff 6

(w/ heavy distortion)

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-2--2--2------2--2------2-----2-------|
A|-2--2--2------2--2------2-----2-------|
E|-0--0--0--3b5-0--0--3b5-0-3b5-0-------|

NOTE ON Riff 6: I don't think what I have listed above is exactly how this

part is played, but I can't figure it out just by listening. It sounds

like there may be two guitars playing two different things here, and that

they may be using a slide instead of a bend. Another suggestions as to how

you might play this part:

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-2--2--2-------2--2-------------------|
A|-2--2--2-------2--2-------------------|
E|-0--0--0--3s12-0--0---3s12-0-3s12-0---|

Solo

NOTE: HereÆs the two simultaneous guitar thing again, one playing only the

"B" string, and one playing only the "G" string:

Guitar #1

          e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
          B|--7--8--10----12--14--15----14--15--17--15--17--19--17--19-|
          G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
          D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
          A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
          E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar #2

          e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
          B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
          G|--7--9--11----12--14--16----14--16--18--16--18--19--18--19-|
          D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
          A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
          E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar #1

          e|-----------------------------------------------|
          B|--20--19--17--17--15---15--14--15---14--12--14-|
          G|-----------------------------------------------|
          D|-----------------------------------------------|
          A|-----------------------------------------------|
          E|-----------------------------------------------|

Guitar #2

          e|-----------------------------------------------|
          B|-----------------------------------------------|
          G|--21--19--18--18--16---16--14--16---14--12--14-|
          D|-----------------------------------------------|
          A|-----------------------------------------------|
          E|-----------------------------------------------|

Guitar #1

          e|---------------------|
          B|--12--10--12--10--7--|
          G|---------------------|
          D|---------------------|
          A|---------------------|
          E|---------------------|

Guitar #2

          e|---------------------|
          B|---------------------|
          G|--12--11--12--11--7--|
          D|---------------------|
          A|---------------------|
          E|---------------------|

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

| b Bend

| s Slide

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

Lyrics/Song Structure:

Play Riff 1a (x7)

Play Riff 1b (x1)

Play Riff 2 (x1)

Play Riff 3 (x2) over:

Today seems like a good day, to burn a bridge or two

The one with the old wood creaking that would burn away right on cue

Play Riff 4 (x2) over:

I try to be not like that, but some people really suck

Some people need to get the axing, chalk it up to bad luck

Play Riff 1a (x3)

Play Riff 1b (x1)

Play Riff 3 (x2) over:

I know a drugstore cowgirl so afraid of getting bored

She's always runnin' from something, so many things ignored

Play Riff 4 (x2) over:

I might do that stuff if it didn't make me feel like shit

I'm on some old reality tip, so many trips in it

Play Riff 1a (x3)

Play Riff 1b (x1)

Play Riff 5a (x2) over:

Beautiful disaster

Flying down the street again

Play Riff 5b (x2) over:

I tried to keep up

You wore me out and left me ate up

Now I wish you all the luck

You're a butterfly in the wind without a

Play Riff 5c (x2) over:

Ca a a a a a a are

A pretty train crash to me and I can't

Ca a a a a a a are

I do, I don't, whatever

Play Riff 6 (x2)

Play Solo

Play Riff 3 (x2) over:

I know a drugstore cowgirl so afraid of getting bored

She's always runnin' from something, so many things ignored

Play Riff 4 (x2) over:

I try to be not like this, but I thought it'd make a good song

There's nothing to see shows over, people just move along

Play Riff 1a (x3)

Play Riff 1b (x1)

Play Riff 5a (x2) over:

Beautiful disaster

Flying down the street again

Play Riff 5b (x2) over:

I tried to keep up

You wore me out and left me ate up

Now I wish you all the luck

You're a butterfly in the wind without a

Play Riff 5c (x2) over:

Ca a a a a a a are

A pretty train crash to me and I can't

Ca a a a a a a are

I do, I don't, whatever

Play Riff 6 (x4)

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