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Root

Deftones
Tab
3.9(11)

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

Song

Person: Cyprian

song: Root

artist: Deftones

tab: Listen to the song to figure out the beat... The more hyphens

between notes the longer the pause between playing.

Intro/Main Riff

E----------------------------------------

B----------------------------------------

G-----9-9------------7-7-----------------
D---------9-9--10-10-----10-10--9-9------
A-7-7-------------------------------10-10

E----------------------------------------

P.M.---

E-----------------

B-----------------

G----------3-x-3-x

D-1-1-1-1--2-x-2-x ~ Repeat the "1,2,3" lick a couple times

A-1-1-1-1--1-x-1-x
E-0-0-0-0---------

Riff/Chorus-

E-----------|-----------------------------------
B-----------|-----------------------------------
G-----------|-----------------------------------
D-2-2--2-2--|--2-2-9-9-----------7-7-5-5-4-4----
A-2-2--2-2--|--2-2-7-7-9-9-10-10-5-5-3-3-2-2-5-5
E-0-0--0-0--|--0-0-----7-7-8--8--------------3-3

Bass Line-

E-----------------------------------

B-----------------------------------

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

D----2-2-----------0-0--------------
A---------2-2--3-3-----3-3--2-2-----
E-0-0---------------------------3-3-

After 2nd Chorus Riff (You won't find me...)

E-x------------------------

B-x------------------------

G-x------------------------

D-x-7/6/5/4/3/3------------

A-x-5/4/3/2/1/1--4-4-x-4-4-
E-x--------------2-2-x-2-2-

("I...and me...we go. With jesus...in a bowl...of dirt")

E-------7*---------------------

B-------7*--/12-(12)-\6\5-(5)--

G-------7*---------------------

D-2----------------------------
A-2----------------------------
E-0----------------------------

("Yeah!!!!! Yeah!!!!! So poor...that I...will...

E-------------------------

B-------------------------

G-9-12-14-15-14-12-7-7-7--

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

A-7-10-12-13-12-10-5-5-5--

E-------------------------

("Fly...")

E--------------3

B--------------0

G--------------0

D-2-2--3--3-3--0
A-2-2--1--3-3--2
E-0-0-----1-1--3

E-mail me to bitch at me about you being wrong and me being right at

xcyprianx@aol.com

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