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Emotional Flatline

Carcass
Tab

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

Song

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/ The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be used /

/ for private use and studying /

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CARCASS EMOTIONAL FLATLINE

From the Album WAKE UP AND SMELL THE CARCASS

Copyright 1996 EARACHE RECORDS

Version 1.0 - SEPTEMBER 1997

Transcribed by: Scott King

For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact

Scott: jameking@infoave.net

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. - palm mute / - slide up to

\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato

h - hammer on b - bend

p - pull off Suffixes for bend

ph - pinch harmonic f - full bend h - half bend

* - see comment r - release t - tap bend

X - percussion mute ~ - vibrato bend

@ - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note

Tune Down 2.5 steps to B

Intro

|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|--5---3---2--------|
|--3---1---0---3--2-|
|--------------1--0-|

Riff 1 Play 2 Times

|------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------|GTRS

|------------------------------------------------------------------|1&2
|--------3-----3-2--------5-----5-----------3-----3-2--------5-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3-333---333------3-333---333---3---1-111---111------1-111---111-|

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5----------3-----3-2-------5-----5-----------3-----3-2-----------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---1--3-333---333-----3-333---333---3---1-111---111-----1-111-----|

... ... ... ... ... ... ...

|--------------|
|--------------|END

|--------------|RIFF

|-5H7---5H7\---| 1
|--------------|
|----000-------|

...

Riff 2 Play 1 Time

|------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------|GTRS

|------------------------------------------------------------------|1&2
|-----------------3-----------------------------------------3---5--|
|--5---3----------1---3----5------------------5---3---------1---3--|
|--3---1---0000-------1----3-------/10--10\---3---1---0000---------|

.... ....

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------3----------------------------|
|--5----x\--------------5---3---------1---3---5--------------5---3-|
|--3----x\-----/15\-----3---1---0000------1---3----/10--10\--3---1-|

....

|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|END

|-------------------------|RIFF

|--------5---3---2--------| 2
|--------3---1---0---3--2-|
|--0000--------------1--0-|

....

Play Riff 1 2 Times

Play Riff 2 1 Time

Riff 3 Play 2 Times

|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|GTRS

|-----7----5----2-2-2b3r2-2p0---------8-----7-----5---3-0-2----|1&2
|---7-------------------------3-----8---8-----8-------------3--|
|-5-----55---55-------------------6-------6-----6---6----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

. . .. .. . . . . . .

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|END
|-----7----5----2-2b4r2-0-2p0-----2-3-2-3-5--5-7-5-7-7b9~-7----|RIFF
|---7-------------------------3-----------------------------8--| 3
|-5-----55---55------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

. . .. ..

Riff 4 Play 2 Times

|----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|GTRS

|----------------------------------------------------------|1&2
|----------------6-----------------------------------------|
|--5---2--3---2--4---5-5--5-2--22222222--------0-1-1p0-----|
|--3---0--1---0------3-3--3-0--00000000--1-0-1---------3-1-|

........

Play Riff 2 1 Time

Play Riff 1 2 Times

Play Riff 2 1 Time

Solo (Incomplete)

|--------15-17-18-15H17H18---15---------------------------|
|-------------------------18----18-16~---(16)\--/13-15-16-|GTR
|-9/12~---------------------------------------------------| 1
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------15-17-18-15H17H18---15------------------------|
|--13H15H16---13---------------------------18----18--18b20--18b20r18-16~|
|----------15----15-12~-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------22-22-22-22-18-15--------|
|-/13-15-16-13h15h16---------------------15------|
|-------------------15---------------------15----|
|--------------------------------------------17--|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

Play Riff 3 (with Solo) 2 Times

Play Riff 4 4 Times

Play Riff 2 1 Time

Outro

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|GTRS

|--------------------------------------------------|1&2
|--------5---3---2----------5---3---2--------------|
|--------3---1---0---3--2---3---1---0---3--2-------|
|--0000--------------1--0---------------1--0-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------/---------------------|GTR
|----------------------------------/-----------15-(15)\---| 1
|-----------------------------*---/------------15-(15)\---|
|-7--8--7---/12-10--/14~~--------/-------------13-(13)\---|
|----------------------------/14\-------------------------|

| |

| |

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------/----------------------|GTR
|---------------------------------/------------15-(15)\---| 2
|----------------------------*---/-------------15-(15)\---|
|-----------------/10~~---------/--------------13-(13)\---|
|-8--6--5---1-0-------------/11\--------------------------|

*Not sure what they are doing here, I think they are sliding

down from the selected notes slowy and depressing the whammy

bar at the same time.

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