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Lovers

Deftones
Tab
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Song

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Lovers - Deftones

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Tabbed by:Jonathan Mojica

9/23/03

Email:xcrossx1@yahoo.com

Tuning:Really Stef plays it on a 7-string baritone tuned down half a step

I play it on a six string baritone 1/2 step down

Low to High G#,Eb,G#,C#,F#,Bb

intro/Verse

Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------12-12-12-11-11-11-----------|
G#|--9-10-9-10-9--9-10-9-10-9--9-10-9-10-9--5------------------------------|
Eb|--9-10-9-10-9--9-10-9-10-9--9-10-9-10-9--5--10-10-10--9--9--9-----------|
G#|--9-10-9-10-9--9-10-9-10-9--9-10-9-10-9--5------------------------------|

Chorus

Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--7-8-7--7-7----7-8-7--7/5-5--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--7-8-7--7-7----7-8-7--7/5-5--------------------------------------------|
G#|--7-8-7--7-7----7-8-7--7/5-5--------------------------------------------|

Breakdown Just strum these chords

Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--2---------------1-----------------------------------------------------|
C#|--4---------------4-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|--4---------------4-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chino plays this during the breakdown listen to the song for timing.

Bb|-15-14--9---7----7--9---7-15--7--9--------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Song Structure:

Verse x6

Chorus x4

Verse x4

Chorus x8

breakdown x8

Chorus x8

verse x4

Verse x8 Modified verse Just leave out the ending its starts to fade out at

about 5 times round.

ATF tuning for all of you who don't want to tune your guitar down to G#

Intro/verse

D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------7-7-7--6-6-6-----------------------|
C#|-4-5-4-5-4--4-5-4-5-4--4-5-4-5-4--0-------------------------------------|
G#|-4-5-4-5-4--4-5-4-5-4--4-5-4-5-4--0--5-5-5--4-4-4-----------------------|
C#|-4-5-4-5-4--4-5-4-5-4--4-5-4-5-4--0-------------------------------------|

Chorus

D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-2-3-2--2-2----2-3-2--2/0-0---------------------------------------------|
G#|-2-3-2--2-2----2-3-2--2/0-0---------------------------------------------|
C#|-2-3-2--2-2----2-3-2--2/0-0---------------------------------------------|

Just strum these parts about five times each

Breakdown

D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--2---------------1-----------------------------------------------------|
C#|--4---------------4-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|--4---------------4-----------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chino's part. You can use the D# string if you want.

A#|-15-14--9---7----7--9---7-15--7--9--------------------------------------|

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

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