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Motel of the White Locust

Glassjaw
Tab

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

Song

Artist - GlassJAw

Song - Motel Of The White Locust

Album - Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silence

Tuning - DADGBE

Tabbed by David Diuguid (aka bmskate/DEFreak13)

pm... = palm mute

s = slide

/\ = hammer on/off

<#> = harmonic

(#) = don't pick the note; slide down/up to that # or start at that # (relative, not

approximate)

Intro - Guitar 2 [distortion]

pm..... .....

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0-|
|------------0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0-|
|-(7)s15s(3)-0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0-|

..... .....

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

|-----------------------------------------------------------------<5>-(let ring)-|

|------------0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0------------<5>----------------|
|------------0-0-0-(let ring)----------------0-0-0--------<5>--------------------|
|------------0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0----<5>------------------------|

Intro - Guitar 1 [distortion]

pm..... .....

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|------------0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0-----------------------------|
|------------0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0-----------------------------|
|-----12s(3)-0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0-----------------------------|

..... .....

|------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------|
|------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|------------0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0-----------------------------|
|------------0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0-----------------------------|
|------------0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0-----------------------------|

Verse - Both Guitars [distortion]

For this part, mute the strings with one hand at the 1st fret (& pm. w/other hand)

pm.......................... only guitar 2 does this 000 thing

|---------------------------|----------------------0--------|
|---------------------------|----------------------0--------|
|---------------------------|----------------------0--------|
|---------------------------|-0/2/3--5------3---------2/3\2-|
|---------------------------|-0/2/3--5------3---------2/3\2-|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0/2/3--5------3---------2/3\2-|

Chorus - Guitar 1 [distortion]

pm....... ....... ....... .......

|---------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|---------------|
|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|---------------|
|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-3/5-2-|-0-7\6-0-3/5-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-3/5-2-|-0-7\6-0-3/5-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-3/5-2-|-0-7\6-0-3/5-2-|

Chorus - Guitar 2 [distortion]

pm....... ....... .......

|---------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------0-----------0-----------0-------------|-----------------|
|-------0-----------0-----------0-------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-3--5s6--8-7-|-5s6--6s8---10s9-|
|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-------------|-----------------|

Fill - Guitar 2 [distortion]

(right before "UUAAHHHHHH, WIPE IT OFF YOUR MOUTH!!!)

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

|-(7)s13s(5)-|

Interlude - Guitar 1 [distortion]

pm.....

|---------------------------------|
|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0---------------------------|
|-0-0-0---------------------------|
|-0-0-0---------------------------|

Interlude - Guitar 2 [distortion]

pm..... ..... .....

|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------|
|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------|
|-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------|
|-0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0----0-0-0------------|
|-0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0----0-0-0------------|
|-0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0----0-0-0---1s15s(3)-|

... ...

|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-0-0-6----0-0-5/6\5/6\5/6\5-3-|
|-0-0-6----0-0-5/6\5/6\5/6\5-3-|
|-0-0-6----0-0-5/6\5/6\5/6\5-3-|

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

|---------3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3---------3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
|---------3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3---------3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
|---------1-1-1-1--1--1--1--1---------1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0----------------------0-0-0------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0----------------------0-0-0------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0----------------------0-0-0--------------6/5-0-6/5-0-6/5-|

Outro - Guitar 1 [distortion]

pm.......

|---------|

|---------| random fast *** is done in-between these 4

|---------| every 4 of these notes such as pickscrapes,

|-0-0-0-0-| sliding hands down & up strings, picking muted

|-0-0-0-0-| strings and just picking random strings

|-0-0-0-0-| including bending and pinch harmonics sometimes

Outro - Guitar 1 [distortion]

pm.......

|-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-|

For ending, both guitars hit same chords 5 times instead of 4

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