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East Hastings

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

5:25

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------6-6-6-5-5---------6-6-6\2-2---------6-6-6/8-8---------6-6-6/3-3~---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----6----------------6-----------------6-----------------6---------------|

Riff 2: At:[4:33]

5:59

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----6-6-6-7-4---------4-4-4-6-2---------2-2-2-4-1--------1-1-1b2r1------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------3~--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---6----------------6-----------------6----------------6-----------------|

Drums Enter: [6:16]

Riff 1 (Again): [6:16]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------6-6-6-5-5---------6-6-6\2-2---------6-6-6/8-8---------6-6-6/3-3~---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----6----------------6-----------------6-----------------6---------------|

Riff 1B: [6:33]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------1b2-------------------------------------|
G|------6-6-6-5-5---------6-6-6\2-------3--6-6-6/8-8-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----6----------------6----------------6-----------------6-(let-ring)-----|

Riff 3: [6:49]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----6-7p6-6-7p6-6-7p6-6-7p6-7p6-4----4-6p4-4-6p4-4-6p4-4-6p4-6p4-2-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2-4p2-2-4p2-2-4p2-2-4p2-4p2-1----1-2p1-1-2p1-1-2p1-1-2p1-2p1---------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------3-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 3B: [7:05]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----6-7p6-6-7p6-6-7p6-6-7p6-7p6-4----4-6p4-4-6p4-4-6p4-4-6p4-6p4-2-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2-4p2-2-4p2-2-4p2-2-4p2-4p2-(1)--1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1b2-(let-ring)------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 4: [7:20] (Cello Transposed For Guitar)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8-8-9-8--8-8-9-8--6-6-8-6--6-6-8-6--4-4-6-4--4-4-6-4--3-3-4-3-1-let----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------ring--|

Riff 5: [7:35] (Violin Transposed For Guitar)

e|-----------------------------------------------|------|------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|------|------------------|
G|--6----6----6----6------5----5----5----5-------|Repeat|---(let all-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|Again-|----notes ring----|
A|-----8----8----8----8------6----6----6----6----|------|----for best------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|------|----effect)-------|

Riff 6: [7:50] (Violin Transposed For Guitar)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6-------6---------5-------5---------3-------3-----------------------|
D|--8----8-8-8---8---6-6---6-6-6---6---4-4---4-4-4---4---3--4--3--1--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 4B: [8:05] (Cello Transposed For Guitar)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8-8-9-8--8-8-9-8--6-6-8-6--6-6-8-6--4-4-6-4--4-4-6-4--3-3-4-3-(1)-let--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------ring--|

Riff 7: [8:23] (Very Soft Guitar; Drums Stops, Singing Enters)

e|-----------------------|--------|-----------------|
B|-----------------------|--------|-----------------|
G|-----------------------|-Repeat-|-----------------|
D|-----------------------|-3-Times|--Then:----------|
A|-------4-------8-------|--------|---End:-------4--|
E|-----2-------6---------|--------|----On:-----2----|

Riff 8: [8:49] (Singing Stops)

e|------13---13---11---11--------11---11---9----9--------9----9----8----8--|
B|-----(18)-(18)-(16)-(16)------(16)-(16)-(14)-(14)-----(14)-(14)-(13)-(13)|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---8------------------------4-----------------------8--------------------|
E|-6------------------------2-----------------------6----------------------|
e|------8----8----6----6--------6----6----8----8---------8----8----9----9--|
B|-----(13)-(13)-(11)-(11)-----(11)-(11)-(13)-(13)------(13)-(13)-(14)-(14)|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---4-----------------------8------------------------4--------------------|
E|-2-----------------------6------------------------2----------------------|
e|------------9----9----11---11-------------11---11---13---13------|
B|-----------(14)-(14)-(16)-(16)-----------(16)-(16)-(18)-(18)-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------8----------------------------4---------------------------|
E|-----6----------------------------2------------------------------|

Drums Enter [9:19]:

Riff 9: [9:19] (Cello Transposed For Guitar)

Played ALONG With Riff 8

e|-------These Chords Are Simply Played Over The Bass Section Of Riff 8----|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-----------------------4-4-------------------------------------------|
A|-8-8-----------------------4-4-------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-----------------------2-2-------------------------------------------|

Riff 10: [9:48]

e|--------13---13---11---11-/-9----9----8----8----6-----6h8-6--6h8-6--6h8--|
B|-------(18)-(18)-(16)-(16)/(14)-(14)-(13)-(13)-(11)----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------4-4-------------------------8-8---------|
A|-----8---------------------------4-4-------------------------8-8---------|
E|---6-----------------------------2-2-------------------------6-6---------|
e|--6-/-1---2--/-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------2----1h2-1b2--------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------3--(let-ring)--------------------------|
D|----------4-4---------------8-8------------------------------------------|
A|----------4-4---------------8-8------------------------------------------|
E|----------2-2---------------6-6------------------------------------------|

Riff 11: [10:15] (Cello Transposed For Guitar)

e|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|---Play--------|
D|-(8)(8)----------------------(4)(4)----------------------|---Again-------|
A|--8--8--9-9-8-8-9-9-8-6-4-6---4--4--6-6-4-6-4-4-3-1------|---------------|
E|-(6)(6)----------------------(2)(2)----------------------|---------------|

Riff 12: [10:28]

e|--6----6----8----8----6----6----8----8--6-6-8-8--6-6-4-4--|--------------|
B|(11)-(11)-(13)-(13)-(11)-(11)-(13)-(13)-------------------|--Repeat------|
G|------------------------------------------------/\--------|-Three Times--|
D|----------------------------------------(Just Harmonize)--|--------------|
A|----------------------------------------(On B-String...)--|--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------|

Riff 12B: [10:47] (This Part Is Improv Mainly, But This Is The Basic)

e|--4-6B7-X-6B8-X-6B7-X-6B8-X-6B8-X-6B8-X-6B8-8-8-8-8-8-r7-b8-8-8-8-8-8-r6-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 13: [10:59] (Distorted Guitar)

e|--------------------------|----------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|----------|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|----------|-----------------------------------|
D|-------8----------4-------|-8------4-|---:Repeat: Fades Completely Out---|
A|--9Q---8-----6Q---4-------|-8------4-|------------At About 11:40 Or So---|
E|-------6----------2-------|-6------2-|-----------------------------------|

Riff 14: Starts As Early As [10:54] (Cello Transposed For Guitar)

Played Along With Riff 13 For Accompaniment

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8-8-9-9-8-8-9-9-8-8-6-6-8-8-6-6-4-4-6-6-4-4-6-6-4-4--3--4--1------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Just Pound This Chord Or An Alteration Of It

Start Ringing It Around [11:22] To The Final Stroke At [11:59]

I'm Not Too Sure Of This Chord, But Oh Well

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|--(10)------------|
D|---8--------------|
A|---8--------------|
E|---6--------------|

Therefore,

Order:

Riff 1 (X 2)

Riff 2 (X 2)

Riff 1 (X 2)

Riff 2 (X 2)

Riff 1 (X 1)

Riff 1B (X 1)

Riff 3 (X 1)

Riff 3B (X 1)

Riff 4 (X 1)

Riff 5 (X 2)

Riff 6 (X 1)

Riff 4B (X 1)

Riff 7 (X 3)

Riff 8 (X 1)

Riff 8 Along With Riff 9 (X 1)

Riff 10 (X 1)

Riff 11 (X 2)

Riff 12 (X 3)

Riff 12B (X 1)

Riff 13 (X ~8)

Riff 14 (x 12)

End Chord (X ALOT)

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