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One Step Closer

Linkin Park
TabTuningDrop Db
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Song

One Step Closer - Linkin Park

Tabbed by: CatWithAMustach

E-mail:brentvanderpol@gmail.com

Tuning: Dropped Db

[Intro] (0:00): (Low Output)

eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|---------------------| x4
Ab|--------7------------|
Db|-0-5*-0----8-7*-0-3--|

. . . . - Pay Attention to the Palm Mutes

[Riff] (0:10): (Distortion)

eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|------x-9-------x-5--|
Db|------x---------x----| x12
Ab|-0-0--x-7--8-7--x-3--|
Db|-0-0-------8-7-------|

[Pre-Chorus] (0:40): (Filter)

eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-5--5--xx--x5--5--xx--x5--5-xx--x--|
Db|-5--5--xx--x5--5--xx--x5--5-xx--x--|

[Chorus] (0:44): (Distortion)

eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-0--0--12-12---10--10--7-7---10-10-5-5---7--7--3-3--| x2
Ab|-0--0--12-12---10--10--7-7---8--8--5-5---7--7--1-1--|
Db|-0--0--12-12---10--10--7-7---8--8--5-5---7--7--1-1--|

< < < <

[Verse] (0:55): (Distortion)

eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|------x-9-------x-5--|
Db|------x---------x----| x8
Ab|-0-0--x-7--8-7--x-3--|
Db|-0-0-------8-7-------|

[Pre-Chorus] (1:15): (Filter)

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------6*6*----|
Gb|-------------------------------6*---|
Db|--------------------------------6*--|
Ab|-5--5--xx--x5--5--xx--x5--5---------|
Db|-5--5--xx--x5--5--xx--x5--5---------|

[Chorus] (1:18): (Distortion)

eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-0--0--12-12---10--10--7-7---10-10-5-5---7--7--3-3--| x4
Ab|-0--0--12-12---10--10--7-7---8--8--5-5---7--7--1-1--|
Db|-0--0--12-12---10--10--7-7---8--8--5-5---7--7--1-1--|

< < < <

eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
Ab|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|
Db|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|

[Buildup] (1:41): (Low Output)

eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|---------------------| x4
Ab|--------7------------|
Db|-0-5*-0----8-7*-0-3--|

. . . .

[Interlude] (1:51): (Distortion)

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-1--0--x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3--| x3
Ab|-1--0--x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3--|
Db|-1--0--x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3--|
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-1--0--x-x---x-0-3-1-0-x--x--x--|
Ab|-1--0--x-x---x-0-3-1-0-x--x--x--|
Db|-1--0--x-x---x-0-3-1-0-x--x--x--|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-1--0--x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3--| x3
Ab|-1--0--x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3--|
Db|-1--0--x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3--|
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-1--0--x-x---x-0-3-1-0-x-x-x-x--|
Ab|-1--0--x-x---x-0-3-1-0-x-x-x-x--|
Db|-1--0--x-x---x-0-3-1-0-x-x-x-x--|

[Chorus] (2:11): (Distortion)

eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-0--0--12-12---10--10--7-7---10-10-5-5---7--7--3-3--| x4
Ab|-0--0--12-12---10--10--7-7---8--8--5-5---7--7--1-1--|
Db|-0--0--12-12---10--10--7-7---8--8--5-5---7--7--1-1--|

< < < <

eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
Ab|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|
Db|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|

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| b Bend

| * Natural harmonic

| . Palm mute

| x Dead note

| < Accent

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