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Wormboy

Marilyn Manson
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Tab3

Bass1

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

Intro

Rhythm Guitar:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4---------7-7-----------------------------------------------|   (Play the harmonics rapidly strumming
D|--4-4---3-3---7-7-------<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-----|    up and down.)
A|--2-2---3-3---5-5-------<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-----|
E|--------1-1-----------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------<5>---<5>---<5>-------|
G|--4-4---------7-7-------<5>---<5>---<5>-------|
D|--4-4---3-3---7-7-----------------------------|
A|--2-2---3-3---5-5-----------------------------|
E|--------1-1-----------------------------------|

Pre-Verse

Rhythm Guitar:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------2b3r-------------0-------------------2b3r-----------------------| Play 2 times.
D|--2----------------2-------------------2----------------2---------0---------|
A|------2-3-4------------2-3-4---------------2-3-4------------2-3-4-----------|
E|----0----------------0---------3~~~~~----0----------------0---------3~~~~~--|

Lead Guitar:

e|------7-------7-------------------------7-------7----------------------|
B|--10b12---12r10---------------------10b12---12r10----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------7/9\7/9\7-------|  Play 1 time. (Listen for timing.)
D|---------------------/9~~~~~(9)\---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1

("When will you realize you're already there?......")

Rhythm Guitar:

(This part is slightly different at the beginning the first time through. Listen for the rhythm.)

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------| Play 1 time.
D|--2---------0--2------------0--2------------0--2--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----0------------0--0------------0--0------------0--0--|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------| Play 1 time.
D|--0--2------------0--2------------0--2------------0--2---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------0--0------------0--0------------0--0------------0--0---|

Lead Guitar:

(The timiing is going to be impossible to show here so I'm just going to note a few things that are

repeated. Listen for the timing, Especially for the single accent harmonics. Don't forget to play the

harmonic clusters rapidly, strumming up and down.)

e|-------<5>--------------------------------------------------------<5>------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Play 1 time.
D|-----------------<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-----------------------------|
A|-----------------<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------<5>---------------------<5>----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Play 1 time.
D|---------------------------------------<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>------|
A|---------------------------------------<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus

("I know I'm slipping, I know I'm slipping......")

Rhythm Guitar:

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------| Play 2 times.
D|--0--2---------------------0--2-------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------0--0------5b6------------0--0-------|

Then play...

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------| Play 2 times.
D|--0--2---------------------0--2--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------0--0------5b6------------0--0------5b6-----|

Lead Guitar:

(Really there is only one thing that the lead guitar does in the pre-chorus and it

only plays once. Listen for the timing.)

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------| Play 1 time.
D|--------<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>----------|
A|--------<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

("Oh no, it is......")

Rhythm Guitar:

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--4--4----------7--7----2--2--3--3-----| Play 3 times.
D|--4--4---3--3---7--7----2--2--3--3-----|
A|--2--2---3--3---5--5----0--0--1--1-----|
E|---------1--1--------------------------|

Then play...

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--4--4----------7--7----2--2--3--3--4\---| Play 1 time.
D|--4--4---3--3---7--7----2--2--3--3--4\---|
A|--2--2---3--3---5--5----0--0--1--1--2\---|
E|---------1--1----------------------------|

Lead Guitar:

(The lead doesn't play much during the first chorus except at the end on the drum break. This could easily

be keyboard too though.)

e|-----<5>---<5>---<5>---<5>------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|  Play 1 time.
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

Pre-Verse

("When you get to Heaven, you will wish you're in Hell......")

Rhythm Guitar:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------| Play 1 time.
D|--0--2------------0--2------------0--2------------0--2---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------0--0------------0--0------------0--0------------0--0---|

Then play...

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------| Play 2 times.
D|--0--2---------------------0--2--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|--------0--0------5b6------------0--0--------|

Lead Guitar:

e|---/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\--------|
B|---/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\--------|
G|----------------------------------------------12\--------| Play 2 times.
D|----------------------------------------------14\--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

Then play....

e|---<5>-----<5>-----<5>---|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|  Play 2 times.
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Verse 2

("When will you realize you're already here?......")

Rhythm Guitar:

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------| Play 4 times.
D|--0--2---------------------0--2---------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------0--0------5b6------------0--0------5b6------|

Lead Guitar:

(Listen for the timing on when to play these parts.)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---9\8~~~~~-------------9\8~~~~~-------------------------------|    (I'm pretty sure they used a slide on
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|     the last part. Slide up evenly
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|     and smooth from the open E to the B.)
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------0////////////////19--|

Chorus

("Oh no, it is......")

Rhythm Guitar:

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--4--4----------7--7----2--2--3--3-----| Play 4 times.
D|--4--4---3--3---7--7----2--2--3--3-----|
A|--2--2---3--3---5--5----0--0--1--1-----|
E|---------1--1--------------------------|

Lead Guitar:

e|----7-----7------------------------|
B|---10b12r10------------------------|
G|-------------------------7/9\7-----|  Play 4 times.
D|-----------------/9----------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Bridge

("Then I got my wings.....")

(This part is really hard to hear what is being played exactly. It sounds sloppy, on purpose for effect

I'm sure, and there is a kind of high pass filter so you can't hear any bass. It seems to be an acoustic

guitar that is in drop D. You can hear the low d droning throughout. I was only able to approximate.)

Acoustic in Drop D:

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------3-3---3--3-3------------3-3---3--3-3----|
G|------------2-1---1--1-1------------2-1---1--1-1----|  Play 3 times.    (Listen for strum pattern)
D|---0--0--0--0-0---0--0-0---0--0--0--0-0---0--0-0----|
A|---0--0--0--0-0---0--0-0---0--0--0--0-0---0--0-0----|
D|---0--0--0--0-0---0--0-0---0--0--0--0-0---0--0-0----|

Then play....

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7-----|
A|---6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7-----|
D|---6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7-----|

p.m . . . . . . .

Pre-Chorus

("When you get to Heaven.......")

Rhythm Guitar:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------2b3r-------------0-------------------2b3r-----------------------| Play 2 times.
D|--2----------------2-------------------2----------------2---------0---------|
A|------2-3-4------------2-3-4---------------2-3-4------------2-3-4-----------|
E|----0----------------0---------3~~~~~----0----------------0---------3~~~~~--|

Lead Guitar 1:

e|------7-------7-------------------------7-------7----------------------|
B|--10b12---12r10---------------------10b12---12r10----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------7/9\7/9\7-------|  Play 2 times.
D|---------------------/9~~~~~(9)\---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Lead Guitar 2:

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|----8-------10b11------8--------------------|
G|------8---8--------------8---8--------------|  Play 2 times.
D|--------9------------------9----------------|
A|-------------------------------9b10---------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

Chorus

("Oh no, it is.......")

Rhythm Guitar:

(I haven't been able to find any tabs that actually have this last chorus correct. It is different than

the other choruses.)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4--4------------7--7----2--2--3--3--4--4----7--7------------10--10---9---9------| Play 5 1/2 times or
D|--4--4----3--3----7--7----2--2--3--3--4--4----7--7----7--7--- 10--10---9---9------|   until end.
A|--2--2----3--3----5--5----0--0--1--1--2--2----5--5----7--7-----8---8---7---7------|
E|----------1--1----------------------------------------5--5------------------------|

Lead Guitar 1:

e|----7-----7------------------------|
B|---10b12r10------------------------|
G|-------------------------7/9\7-----|  Play 9 times.
D|-----------------/9----------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Lead Guitar 2:

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|----8-------10b11------8--------------------|
G|------8---8--------------8---8--------------|  Play 4 times.
D|--------9------------------9----------------|
A|-------------------------------9b10---------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

End

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| (n) Ghost note

| r Release

| b Bend

| br Bend release

| pb Pre-bend

| pbr Pre-bend release

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| ~ Vibrato

| PM Palm mute

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