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Artist: Faith No More
Song: Surprise! You're Dead!
Standard tuning, 12/8 and 4/4 (I think!) time.
Most of this was written by some other dude, I've just elaborated and added a few parts
you might find easier.
Listen carefully to the song, and start off really slow. The rhythm is counter-intuitive
once you get it right you'll love it.
Play loud and with big distortion :)
12/8
E-|-----------------|--------------------| B-|-----------------|--------------------| G-|-----------------|--------------------| D-|-----------------|--------------------| A-|-2---2---2---2---|4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5---| E-|-0---0---0---0---|2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3---| E-|-------------------------|------------------------| B-|-------------------------|------------------------| G-|-------------------------|------------------------| D-|-------------------------|------------------------| A-|-------------------7-----|------------------7-----| E-|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-00007-0-0-|7-0-0-6-0-8-7-0-0-7-0-0-| E-|-------------------------|------------------------| B-|-------------------------|------------------------| G-|-------------------------|------------------------| D-|-------------------------|--------------8---8---8-| A-|-------------------7-----|--------------8---8---8-| E-|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-0-0-7-0-0-|7-0-0-6-0-8-7-6-0-6-0-6-| E-|-------------------------|------------------------| B-|-------------------------|------------------------| G-|-------------------------|------------------------| D-|-------------------------|------------------------| A-|-------------------------|------------------7-----| E-|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-000000000-|7-0-0-6-0-8-7-0-0-7-0-0-| E-|-------------------------|------------------------| B-|-------------------------|------------------------| G-|-------------------------|------5-7-7-------7-8-8-| D-|-------------------------|5-7-7-5-7-7-7-9-9-7-8-8-| A-|-------------------7-----|5-7-7-------7-9-9-------| E-|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-0-0-7-0-0-|------------------------|
Alternative riff to ^^ that
D|------------------------|
A|------3h5-5-------5h6-6-|
E|3h5-5-------5h7-7-------|It's just easier.
E-|-------------------------|------|------|-------------------------| B-|-------------------------|------|------|-------------------------| G-|-------------------------|--0/--|--0/--|-------------------------| D-|-------------------------|--/0--|--/0--|---------------8---8---8-| A-|-------------------7-----|------|------|---------------8---8---8-| E-|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-0-0-7-0-0-|------|------|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-6-0-6-0-6-| E-|-------------------------|------|------|-------------------------| B-|-------------------------|------|------|-------------------------| G-|-------------------------|--0/--|--0/--|-------5-7-7-------7-8-8-| D-|-------------------------|--/0--|--/0--|-5-7-7-5-7-7-7-9-9-7-8-8-| A-|-------------------7-----|------|------|-5-7-7-------7-9-9-------| E-|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-0-0-7-0-0-|------|------|-------------------------|
(Or alt. riff ^^)
Time change - 4/4 I think
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-|-9-----9---9-----|-10----10--7---9-|-----------------|-7-----7---7-----| A-|-7-----7---7-----|-8-----8---5---7-|-----------------|-8-----8---8-----| E-|-----0---0---0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-| E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-|-6---------------|-10----10--7---9-|-----------------|-7-----7---7---7-| A-|-7---------------|-8-----8---5---7-|-----------------|-8-----8---8---8-| E-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0---| E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-|-6-----9---9-----|-10----10--7---9-|-----------------|-7-----7---7-----| A-|-7-----7---7-----|-8-----8---5---7-|-----------------|-8-----8---8-----| E-|---0-0---0---0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-| E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-|-6---------------|-10----10--7---9-|-----------------|-7-----7---7-----| A-|-7---------------|-8-----8---5---7-|-----------------|-8-----8---8-----| E-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-|
Now back to 12/8!
E-|-------------------------|------|------|-------------------------| B-|-------------------------|------|------|-------------------------| G-|-------------------------|--0/--|--0/--|-------------------------| D-|-------------------------|--/0--|--/0--|---------------8---8---8-| A-|-------------------7-----|------|------|---------------8---8---8-| E-|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-0-0-7-0-0-|------|------|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-6-0-6-0-6-| E-|-------------------------|------|------|-------------------------| B-|-------------------------|------|------|-------------------------| G-|-------------------------|--0/--|--0/--|-------5-7-7-------7-8-8-| D-|-------------------------|--/0--|--/0--|-5-7-7-5-7-7-7-9-9-7-8-8-| A-|-------------------7-----|------|------|-5-7-7-------7-9-9-------| E-|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-0-0-7-0-0-|------|------|-------------------------| E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-|-9-----9---9-----|-10----10--7---9-|-----------------|-7-----7---7-----| A-|-7-----7---7-----|-8-----8---5---7-|-----------------|-8-----8---8-----| E-|-----0---0---0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-| E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-|-6---------------|-10----10--7---9-|-----------------|-7-----7---7---7-| A-|-7---------------|-8-----8---5---7-|-----------------|-8-----8---8---8-| E-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0---| E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-|-6-----9---9-----|-10----10--7---9-|-----------------|-7-----7---7-----| A-|-7-----7---7-----|-8-----8---5---7-|-----------------|-8-----8---8-----| E-|---0-0---0---0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-| E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-|-6---------------|-10----10--7---9-|-----------------|-7-----7---7-----| A-|-7---------------|-8-----8---5---7-|-----------------|-8-----8---8-----| E-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-|
Now the fun part - really hard to get the rhythm down but once you do it's AWESOME.
E-|-------|-------------|---------|------------|---------------| B-|-------|-------------|---------|------------|---------------| G-|-------|-------------|---------|------------|---------------| D-|-------|-------------|---------|------------|---------8-7---| A-|-0-000-|-000-000-000-|8-7-10-9-|000-000-000-|8-7-10-9-------| E-|-------|-------------|---------|------------|---------------| E-|-------|-------|-------| B-|-------|-------|-------|
G-|-0////-|-0////-|-0////-|
D-|-////0-|-////0-|-////0-|
A-|-------|-------|-------| E-|-------|-------|-------| E-|-----------|----------------|----------|------------------| B-|-----------|----------------|----------|------------------| G-|-----------|----------------|----------|------------------| D-|-----4---5-|----4---7---8-7-|----4---5-|----4---5---8---7-| A-|-2---2---3-|----2---5---6-5-|----2---3-|----2---3---6---5-| E-|-0---------|0-0-------------|0-0-------|0-0---------------| E-|-------------|----------------|------------|------------| B-|-------------|----------------|------------|------------| G-|-------------|----------------|------------|------------| D-|-------------|----------4-3---|-----2--3---|----2--3----| A-|-----5---6---|----5---6-------|-0-0--------|0-0---------| E-|-3-3---------|3-3-------------|------------|------------|
My favourite part:
E-|---------------|----------------------| B-|---------------|----------------------| G-|1p0---0---2----|----------------------| D-|----2---1---0h1|----------------------| A-|---------------|-------2-1-0----------| E-|---------------|-------------4-3-2-1-0|
Back to 12/8 verse riff
E-|-------------------------|------------------------| B-|-------------------------|------------------------| G-|-------------------------|------------------------| D-|-------------------------|------------------------| A-|-------------------7-----|------------------7-----| E-|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-0-0-7-0-0-|7-0-0-6-0-8-7-000-7-0-0-| E-|-------------------------|------------------------| B-|-------------------------|------------------------| G-|-------------------------|------------------------| D-|-------------------------|--------------8---8---8-| A-|-------------------7-----|--------------8---8---8-| E-|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-0-0-7-0-0-|7-0-0-6-0-8-7-6-0-6-0-6-| E-|-------------------------|------|------|------------------------|------|----| B-|-------------------------|------|------|------------------------|------|----| G-|-------------------------|--0/--|--0/--|------5-7-7-------7-8-8-|--0/--|-9!-| D-|-------------------------|--/0--|--/0--|5-7-7-5-7-7-7-9-9-7-8-8-|--/0--|-9!-| A-|-------------------7-----|------|------|5-7-7-------7-9-9-------|------|-7!-| E-|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-0-0-7-0-0-|------|------|------------------------|------|-0!-|
Alternate riff for above:
G|------------------------|------5h7-7-------7h8-8-|-9!-|
D|------------------------|5h7-7-------7h9-9-------|-9!-|
A|------3h5-5-------5h6-6-|------------------------|-7!-|
E|3h5-5-------5h7-7-------|------------------------|-0!-|Lyrics - try to keep up :D
Surprise! You're dead!!
Ha ha! Open your eyes
See the world as it used to be when you used to be in it
When you were alive and when you were in love
And when I took it from you!
It's not over yet
You don't remember?
I won't let you forget
The hatred I bestowed
Upon your neck with a fatal blow
From my teeth and my tongue
I've drank and swallowed, but it's just begun
Now you are mine
I'll keep killing you until the end of time
Surprise! you're dead!
Guess what?
It never ends...
The pain, the torment and torture, profanity
Nausea, suffering, perversion, calamity
You can't get away
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Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?
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