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Pistola

Incubus
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Song

Incubus - Pistola (Studio Version)

Album: A Crow Left of the Murder

Tabbed by: TheTuneman (1/23/04)

This tab is the whole song played straight through with a couple

of repeats. The times above each bar will only match the studio

version from the CD. Comments are appreciated.

(0:18)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------13--------13-------13--------13--------------------------   X2
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----11--------11----0------------------11-----------------------
E|--0-------12----------10-----10-11------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------13--------13----------13--------13-----------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----11--------11----0---------------------11--------------------
E|--0-------12----------10-10-----10-11---------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------13--------13-------13-------13---------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----11--------11----0-----------9-----9-------------------------
E|--0-------12----------10-----10---------------------------------

(0:30)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------13--------13-------13--------13--------------------------   X2
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----11--------11----0------------------11-----------------------
E|--0-------12----------10-----10-11------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------13--------13----------13--------13-----------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----11--------11----0---------------------11--------------------
E|--0-------12----------10-10-----10-11---------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------13--------13-------13-------13---------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----11--------11----0-----------9-----9-------------------------
E|--0-------12----------10-----10---------------------------------

"My

(0:41)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------14-------14-------14------14-----------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------    X2
D|----11-------11-------------------------------------------------
A|--0-------0--------0--11----11-9----9---------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------

intention a bullet, my body a trigger finger."

(0:47)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------13--------13----------13--------13-----------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----11--------11----0---------------------11--------------------
E|--0-------12----------10-10-----10-11---------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------13--------13-------13--------13--------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----11--------11----0------------------11-----------------------
E|--0-------12----------10-----10-11------------------------------

(0:52)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-10-----------
A|--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-10-----------
E|--8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8--8------------

"Yeah, my pen is a pistola..."

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------
A|--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------
E|--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------

(0:58)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-10-----------
A|--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-10-----------
E|--8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8--8------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--7-7-7--7--7-7----X-2--2-2-------------------------------------
A|--7-7-7--7--7-7----X-2--2-2-------------------------------------
E|--5-5-5--5--5-5----X-0--0-0-------------------------------------

(1:04)

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

(1:09)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-10-----------
A|--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-10-----------
E|--8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8--8------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--7-7-7--7--7-7----X-2--2-2-------------------------------------
A|--7-7-7--7--7-7----X-2--2-2-------------------------------------
E|--5-5-5--5--5-5----X-0--0-0-------------------------------------

(1:15)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------13--------13-------13--------13--------------------------   X2
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----11--------11----0------------------11-----------------------
E|--0-------12----------10-----10-11------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------13--------13----------13--------13-----------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----11--------11----0---------------------11--------------------
E|--0-------12----------10-10-----10-11---------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------13--------13-------13-------13---------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----11--------11----0-----------9-----9-------------------------
E|--0-------12----------10-----10---------------------------------

(1:26)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------14-------14-------14------14-----------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------    X2
D|----11-------11-------------------------------------------------
A|--0-------0--------0--11----11-9----9---------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------13--------13----------13--------13-----------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----11--------11----0---------------------11--------------------
E|--0-------12----------10-10-----10-11---------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------13---------13--------13--------13------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----11---------11-----0------------------11---------------------
E|--0--------12-----------10-----10-11----------------------------

(1:37)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-10-----------
A|--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-10-----------
E|--8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8--8------------

"Yeah, my pen is a pitola..."

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------
A|--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------
E|--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------

(1:43)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-10-----------
A|--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-10-----------
E|--8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8--8------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--7-7-7--7--7-7----X-2--2-2-------------------------------------
A|--7-7-7--7--7-7----X-2--2-2-------------------------------------
E|--5-5-5--5--5-5----X-0--0-0-------------------------------------

(1:49)

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

(1:54)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-10-----------
A|--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-10-----------
E|--8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8--8------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--7-7-7--7--7-7----X-2--2-2-------------------------------------
A|--7-7-7--7--7-7----X-2--2-2-------------------------------------
E|--5-5-5--5--5-5----X-0--0-0-------------------------------------

(2:00)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|--3-3--X-3--3-3-3--3-3-3----------------------------------------   X8
D|--2-2--X-2--2-2-2--2-2-2----------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------

(2:22)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------4-4---------------------------------------------   X4
D|--4-------------4-4---4-------------4---------------------------
A|----2-2-0-------2-2-----2-2-0---------2-------------------------
E|----------4-2-0---------------4-2-0-----0-2-0-------------------

During the solo there are 2 guitar parts. The following part

(Part 1) is played to back up the solo:

(2:40) Guitar Part 1 w/phaser:

E|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-   X4
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------

(2:40) Guitar Solo:

E|-2/14--14-14--14-14-14-14-14p11-11-11-11-11-11-11---------------
B|--------------------------------------------------12-12-10-10-10
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------/11-11-11-14p11-11-11--
B|--12-12-9b10r9--7-(crazy effects here)--------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|--14p11-11-11--------------11-13-14-11-13-14-11-11-13-14-13-----
B|--------------14-12-11-12-----------------------------------\3--
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------

(3:00)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|--3-3--X-3--3-3-3--3-3-3----------------------------------------   X4
D|--2-2--X-2--2-2-2--2-2-2----------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------

(3:11)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------13--------13-------13--------13--------------------------   X2
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----11--------11----0------------------11-----------------------
E|--0-------12----------10-----10-11------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------13--------13----------13--------13-----------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----11--------11----0---------------------11--------------------
E|--0-------12----------10-10-----10-11---------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------13--------13-------13-------13---------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----11--------11----0-----------9-----9-------------------------
E|--0-------12----------10-----10---------------------------------

(3:22)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------13--------13-------13--------13--------------------------   X4
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----11--------11----0------------------11-----------------------
E|--0-------12----------10-----10-11------------------------------

(3:33)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-10-----------
A|--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-10-----------
E|--8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8--8------------

"Yeah, my pen is a pitola..."

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------
A|--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------
E|--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------

(3:39)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-10-----------
A|--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-10-----------
E|--8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8--8------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--7-7-7--7--7-7----X-2--2-2-------------------------------------
A|--7-7-7--7--7-7----X-2--2-2-------------------------------------
E|--5-5-5--5--5-5----X-0--0-0-------------------------------------

(3:45)

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

(3:50)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-10-----------
A|--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-10-----------
E|--8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8--8------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--7-7-7--7--7-7----X-2--2-2---X-2--2-2---X-2--2-2---X-2--2-2----
A|--7-7-7--7--7-7----X-2--2-2---X-2--2-2---X-2--2-2---X-2--2-2----
E|--5-5-5--5--5-5----X-0--0-0---X-0--0-0---X-0--0-0---X-0--0-0----

(4:00)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--X-2--2-2---X-2--2-2---X-2--2-2---X-2--2-2---X-2--2-2----------
A|--X-2--2-2---X-2--2-2---X-2--2-2---X-2--2-2---X-2--2-2----------
E|--X-0--0-0---X-0--0-0---X-0--0-0---X-0--0-0---X-0--0-0----------

(Downstroke the muted strums, upstroke the played ones. Strum

near the bridge of the guitar.)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--X-2--2-2---X-2--2-2---X-2--2-2----2---------------------------
A|--X-2--2-2---X-2--2-2---X-2--2-2----2---------------------------
E|--X-0--0-0---X-0--0-0---X-0--0-0----0---------------------------

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