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The Blue

Acid Bath
Tab
4.3(13)

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

Song

Acid Bath - “The Blue”

Words and Music by: Dax Riggs, Mike Sanchez, Sammy Duet, Audie Pitre, and

Jimmy Kyle

As heard on Acid Bath’s Rotten recording “When the Kite String Pops”

Transcribed by: Michael Hagler - Neo10169@cs.com

bass intro:

F----------------------------|
C----------------------------| . X4
G---------5------------------| .
C-0----5-----6---0--3--5--3--|

“Across your...

D--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|
F--------------------------------|  . x4
C--------------------------------|  .
G--0--------5-----------3--5--3--|
C--0-----5-----6-----0--3--5--3--|

Face, I see what you

Are, you want to kill the

Sun, and blot out the stars

I know you you’re...

D-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------|  . x4
C-----------------------------------^----^--|  .
G--0---------------3------3--5--3---5----5--|
C--0--0--0---5--7-----7---------------------|

Nothing, you’re so

Small, you’re fuckin

Nothing, nothing at

All,

The sun burns...

D--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|
F--------------------------------|  . x4
C--------------------------------|  .
G--0--------5-----------3--5--3--|
C--0-----5-----6-----0--3--5--3--|

On, It reminds me of

You, The slit wrists of the

Sky, Bleeding into the blue

We twist beneath

D-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------|  . x4
C-----------------------------------^----^--|  .
G--0---------------3------3--5--3---5----5--|
C--0--0--0---5--7-----7---------------------|

Forever, but do you know what you’ve

Done?, ants in the

Afterbirth, slugs under the

Sun,

bass riff:

F-------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------|
G--5--3--0--3----0-----------3--------|
C-------------------3--0--3-----3--0--|

“Go!”

D--------x3---------|--------------------------|
A-------------------|--------------------------|
F-------------------|--------------------------|  .  x2
C-------------------|--------------------------|  .
G--0----------5-----|-0---------5-----5-----5--|
C--0--0--5h7-----7\-|-0--0--5h7---5h7---5h7----|
D-------------------------------|
A-------------------------------|
F-------------------------------|  . X4
C-------------------------------|  .
G--0--------8----0--------------|
C--0--0--0-------0--0--0--0--1--|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
F----------------------------------------------------------------|
C-----------------------1-1-1-1-------------------------1-1-1-1--|
G---------8-------------1-1-1-1------------8------------1-1-1-1--|
C-----------------------1-1-1-1-------------------------1-1-1-1--|

I could not wake the dead man dreaming... yea

D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
F----------------------------------------------------------------|
C--------------1-1-1-1-------------------------------------------|
G-------8------1-1-1-1-----------------8---8--8------------------|
C--------------1-1-1-1-------------------------------------------|

acid party murder at the late show Oh yea

D-------------------------------|
A-------------------------------|
F-------------------------------|  . x4
C-------------------------------|  .
G--0--------8----0--------------|
C--0--0--0-------0--0--0--1--1--|

Mutate me and breed yourselves a

savior,

I could not kill the dead man

screaming...

D---------|------------------------------------------------------|
A---------|------------------------------------------------------|
F---------|------------------------------------------------------| .x4
C-1-1-1-1-|------------------------------------------------------| .
G-1-1-1-1-|-0--------7--12\-0------------------------------------|
C-1-1-1-1-|-0--0--0--7--12\-0--0--0--0---1-----------------------|

Eat my dead cock Oh yea!

Eat my dead cock Oh yea!

D-----------------------------------------------|-1st-----|-2nd--------

A-----------------------------------------------|-ending--|-ending-----

F-----------------------------------------------|---------|------------
C----------------------1-1-1-1------------------|-1-1-1-1-|--------111
G-------7--12----------1-1-1-1-----------7--12--|-1-1-1-1-|-7-12-7-111
C-------7--12----------1-1-1-1-----------7--12--|-1-1-1-1-|-7-12-7-111

I have fallen deep in love with the sky

Fragments of a sunbeam glaring on a kitchen knife

D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
F------------------------------| . X4
C------------------------------| .
G--0--------7--12\-0-----------|
C--0--0--0--7--12\-0--0--0--1--|

Leaves wioll fall as everything must

follow,

kill your idol come on jump into the

void, Eat My cold shit...

D-----------------------|
A-----------------------|
F-----------------------| . X2
C-----------------------| .
G--5\4--4\5--4\5--8--8--|
C--5\4--4\5--4\5--8--8--|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
F-----------------6----------------6--| . x4
C-----------------6----------------6--| .
G-------5--4--5---4------5--4--5---4--|
C-------5--4--5----------5--4--5------|

everybody whispers where birds fall dead

(play thru)

I smell the yellow sickness churning in-

side your head

D--------------------|
A--------------------|
F--------------------| . x2
C--------------------| .
G--4/1--1--4/1--8-8--|
C--4/1--1--4/1--8-8--|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
F-----------------6----------------6--| . x4
C-----------------6----------------6--| .
G-------5--4--5---4------5--4--5---4--|
C-------5--4--5----------5--4--5------|

wiping flecks of foam twisting with rabies

(play thru)

bloody, we run through these fields of dasies

(play thru)

D--------------------|
A--------------------|
F--------------------| . x4
C--------------------| .
G--4\1--1--4\1--8-8--|
C--4\1--1--4\1--8-8--|

Solo: w/wah (rythm backing solo is intro riff)

D----------------------------------------------------------------------

A----------------------------------------------------------------------

F--------------------------^---^---------------------------------------

C-----7--5--7--10--7-10-7--12--12--------12-^--------------------------
G-5h7---------------------------------12----10----12-10----------------
C-------------------------------------------------------10--10h12-1212

D----------------------------------------------------------------------

A----------------------------------------------------------------------

F----------------------------------------------------------------------

C----------------------------------------------------------------------

G-8-8--------------------8-8--------------------8-8-10-10-12-12-10-10--
C-----12-12--10-10-12-12-----12-12--10-10-12-12------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------14----18----------
A--------------------------------------15------17----16^---17^---------

F--------------^-----------^-----------18^-----18^---------------------

C--------------12----------10------------------------------------------
G-12-12-10-10----------------------------------------------------------

C----------------------------------------------------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------------------

A-----------------------15------15-------------------------------------
F-14----14-17-16-13---------13------13----^---^---^----^---^---^---^---
C-----------------------------------------5---5---5----5---5---5---5---

G----------------------------------------------------------------------

C----------------------------------------------------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------------------

A--------------------------------------------^-------------------------

F------------------------------10h12-12--10--12------------------10h12

C------------------------10h12------------------------------10h12------

G-5--3--5----------10h12------------------------------10h12------------

C----------------------------------------------------------------------

D---------------------------------------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------------------------------------

F-12--10--12-------10-------------------------------------------------
C------------10-12----12-10----------13~-----12~-----13~-----12~------

G---------------------------------------------------------------------

C---------------------------------------------------------------------

“How can I...

D-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------|  . x4
C-------------------------------------------|  .
G--0---------------3------3--5--3---5----5--|
C--0--0--0---5--7-----7---------------------|

ever, make you know what you’ve

done, ants in the

afterbirth, slugs under the

sun

D--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|
F--------------------------------|  . x4
C--------------------------------|  .
G--0--------5-----------3--5--3--|
C--0-----5-----6-----0--3--5--3--|

I have fallen in love with the

sky,

fragments of a sunbeam, glaring on a

kitchen knife

^ = bend

h = hammer

po = pulloff

\ or / = slide

I'm pretty sure this tab is right, it took me about two hours to tab, the

solo may be a little rusty though. If you have any questions, email me at

Neo10169@cs.com .

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