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Dont Tell a Soul

Katatonia
Tab

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

Song

Notation:

.. - palm mute / - slide up to

\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato

h - hammer on b - bend

p - pull off Suffixes for bend

ph - pinch harmonic

f - full bend h - half bend

* - see comment r - release t - tap bend

X - percussion mute ~ - vibrato bend

@ - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note

Tune Gtr down to D

--D O N ' T T E L L A S O U L--

Riff A (Bass notes transcribed on Gtr II)

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----9-9-9-0-7---7-7-------------12-12------10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-----9-9-9---5---5-5-5-7--8-------8--8-------8--8--8--8--8--8-|Gtr
|-----7-7-7---7---7-7-7-9-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-| I
|-0------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|--------------------------------------------------------------| II
|-0-------------------0-2-3------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-0-7---7-7------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9---5---5-5-5-7--8----8--8-7-5---5-5-5-5-|Gtr
|-7-7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-9-10---10-10-9-7---7-7-7-7-| I
|-0------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

| |

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|--------------------------------------------------| II
|-0-------------------0-2-3------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

Riff A'

|-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---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---3-3-3-3-3--|Gtr
|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5--| I
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-12----------12----------10----------8------------12---------12-| II
|-10----------8-----------7-----------6------------10---------8--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-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---3-3-3-3-3---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---3-3-3-3-3-|Gtr
|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-| I
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|--------10-----------8-----------7-----------7-----------7-| II
|---------7-----------6-----------5-----------5-----------5-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Riff B *

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9---9---9---9---9---9-x-x-9--9--x-x-9-9---9---9---9---9-|Gtr
|-8-8---8---8---8---8---8-x-x-8--8--x-x-8-8---8---8---8---8-| I
|-7-7---7---7---7---7---7-x-x-7--7--x-x-7-7---7---7---7---7-|
|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0-x-x-0--0--x-x-0-0---0---0---0---0-|

| |

|-----7---------------7p6---------------5---------------3---|
|-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-----------------------------------------------------------| II
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

* Fill in

|-------------|
|-------------|
|-x-x-7--7--7-|both
|-x-x-7--7--7-|Gtrs
|-x-x-5--5--5-|
|-------------|

Riff C (clean)

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|Gtr
|-2-------------------------------------| I
|-2-------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------|

| |

|-------0-----------------------0-------|
|---------0------------------------0--3-|
|-----------3-------------------------2-|Gtr
|-2-----------2-------2-2-------------0-| II
|-2-------------1---1---2---------------|
|-0---------------0-----0---------------|

Bridge

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

|---------------------------------|both

|-7-7---7---7---3---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|Gtrs
|-7-7---7---7---3---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-5-5---5---5---1---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|

Solo

Lead Guitar

|-13------------17--13--12h13p12--------------10-------|
|-17bhr-17--15-------------------13~-----10bh-----10bh-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|

|-10---11-10-5h6p5\1~~-|

|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
|-15-15-15-18-18-18-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------|

Riff D

|-8---8---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|------------6--5--6--8--8--8-6--6--6---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7---7--7-7-7--7--7--8--8--8-7--7--7---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|Gtr
|-0---0--0-0-0--0--0-----0-------0------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| I
|------------------------6------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|
|-----------------3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|Gtr
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-| I
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|-------------------|

Riff D'

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------|Gtr
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-7-7-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| I
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|---------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|

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