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Tab2
This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
Song
The other tab for this song isn't right.
I've sat at my computer with my guitar replaying that song over and over to get it right.
I'm not completely sure about some things but this is close enough...
Tune all strings half-step down
INTRO
The weird beginning electronic sound is hard to do with just a guitar and an amp,
but I've heard it played like this live...
(Heavily Palm Muted) x16
|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4/5-5-5-5-5-44-2--| |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4/5-5-5-5-5-44-2--| |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2/3-3-3-3-3-22-0--| |----------------------------------|
Now back to the album version...
|----------------------| |----------------------| |--9~~--9~~--9~~--9~~--| |--9~~--9~~--9~~--9~~--| |--7~~--7~~--7~~--7~~--| |----------------------|
^
A pickslide is done by
Flattus here.
"An End to GWAR" x4
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |--9---9---9/11/12-12-12-11-11-9--| |--9---9---9/11/12-12-12-11-11-9--| |--7---7---7/-9/10-10-10--9--9-7--| |----0---0------------------------|
. .
|------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|
|--10/9-9-9-9-10/9-9-9-9-10/9-9-10/9-9-10/9\10/9\10/9--|
|--10/9-9-9-9-10/9-9-9-9-10/9-9-10/9-9-10/9\10/9\10/9--|
|---8/7-7-7-7--8/7-7-7-7--8/7-7--8/7-7--8/7\-8/7\-8/7--| |------------------------------------------------------|
"Barber of Seville" Part
|----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |--7-7-7-8-7----7-7-7-8-7----7-7-7-8-7---5-5-3---2-2-0-0~--| |----------------------------------------------------------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------2-------------------------------2b~~--| |--3-3-3-2-0--3-2-0--3---3-2~--2-3-5-5-3-3-2-2-0-------------| |------------------------------------------------3-2-0-------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------2b~~-------------------------2b~~~--| |----------------------------------------------| |--0-3-2-0------0-3-2-0-3-3-2-0-3-3-2-0--------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MAIN RIFF/VERSE x4
|-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |--10-9-----------10-9-----------10-9-------------------------| |--10-9-----------10-9-----------10-9------------9--9-9-10\7--| |---8-7------------8-7------------8-7------------9--9-9-10\7--| |-------0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0--7--7-7--8\5--|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"GWAR must die!" x4
|------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |--5---------5-5---------5-5---------5-5--5/8\7--| |--5-7-7-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5--5/8\7--| |--3-7-7-7-7-3-3-7-7-7-7-3-3-7-7-7-7-3-3--3/6\5--| |----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-------------|
PRE-CHORUS x4
|----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |--7-------------7-------------7-------------10-----10-10--| |--7-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-----10-10--| |--5-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-9-9-9-9-9-9--8------8--8--| |----7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7----0-0--------|
PM . .
CHORUS x2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-55-------------------8-8-8-88-8-8-8-88-------------------| |-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-55-8-8-8-88-8-8-8-88-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-33-| |-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-33-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-55-6-6-6-66-6-6-6-66-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-33-| |-------------------3-3-3-33-3-3-3-33-------------------1-1-1-11-1-1-1-11-|
^
The second time, play |
something like this...here _____________________________________|
|--------------| |--------------| |-10--9--7--5--| |--x--x--x--x--| |--8--7--5--3--| |--------------|
"You Can't Kill Me" x4
|----------------------| |----------------------| |--5-5-------8-8-------| |--5-5--5-5--8-8--3-3--| |--3-3--5-5--6-6--3-3--| |-------3-3-------1-1--|
"Chain Me! Beat Me!..."
|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |--5-55----------8-88---------| |--5-55---5-55---8-88---3-33--| |--3-33---5-55---6-66---3-33--| |---------3-33----------1-11--|
"You'll Just Make Me..."
|-------------------| |-------------------| |--8~~-8~~-8~~-8~~--| |--8~~-8~~-8~~-8~~--| |--6~~-6~~-6~~-6~~--| |-------------------|
INTERLUDE (Album Version)
|-----------------------| |--10~~-9-10--9~~-------| |-----------------10~~--| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------|
INTERLUDE (Star Trek Version)
Start after "You'll Just Make Me..."
Part 1
|-----------| |-----------| |-----------| |-----------| |--5---5-8--| |----7------| x3
PM . . . .
Part 2
|-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |--5-8--| |-------|
PM . .
Repeat - Part 1 x1
Part 2 x1
Part 3
|----------------------| |----------------------| |--7-9-10~~--9-10-9-7--| |--7-9-10~~--9-10-9-7--| |--5-7--8~~--7--8-7-5--| |----------------------| x1.5
^
Play to here
the second time.
Part 4
|---------------------------8-7--| |--10~-9-10-9~------10-9-10------| |--------------10----------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|
Repeat - Part 3
Part 4
Return of Techno Destructo
|-----------8-7---| |--10~-9-10-------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------|
MAIN RIFF/VERSE 2
A small bend is added, but the rhythm is still the same.
(Bend the note quickly and release)
|-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |--10-9---------10-9---------10-9-----------------------| |--10-9-----9b--10-9-----9b--10-9-----9b--9~-9-9-10\7~--| |---8-7----------8-7----------8-7---------9~-9-9-10\7~--| |-------0-0----------0-0----------0-0-----7~-7-7--8\5~--|
PM . . . . . .
Repeat - "GWAR must Die!"
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
"You Can't Kill Me"
"Chain Me! Beat Me!..."
"You'll Just Make Me..."
"STRONGER!!!!" x3
|---------------| |---------------| |--9-9/10\9-7~--| |--9-9/10\9-7~--| |--7-7/-8\7-5~--| |---------------|
OUTRO
|--------------------------| |--------------------------| |---------------------2~~--| |---------------------2~~--| |---------------------0~~--|
|----\\Pickscrape\\--------|
(Or just Slide)
Legend
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PM | Palm Muting
/ | Slide Up
\ | Slide Down
~ | Hold Note/Vibrato
And there it is. I hope this was helpful. At least now there's a good tab for this song.
-DH
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