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Shevil

Melvins
Tab
★4.7(5)

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

Song

Normal Tuning.

Riff 1 (5x)

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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

(1:06) - As the Gong sounds and the rhythm section comes in, the riff changes:

Riff 2

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2

 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------|
 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------|
 D|---------0-----------------------|-----------------0---------------|---------|
 A|---2-----------4-----2-----0-2/7-|-7---7-0---2-----------4-----2---|---------|
 E|-0-----0-----0---0-0--------(0)--|---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|-3h5-5-3b|

Play the above line again

 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|---------0-----------------------|---------5---5---5---2---2-2-2-5-|
 A|---2-----------4-----2-----0-2/7-|-7---7---5---5---5---0---0-0-0-5-|
 E|-0-----0-----0---0-0--------(0)--|-------0-3---3---3-0-----------3-|

Repeat Riff 2

Bridge

 E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 G|-------3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------------3--------|
 D|-------3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-5---5-5-5---2---2-2-2-3--------|
 A|-2-2-2-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|-5---5-5-5---0---0-0-0-1-3------|
 E|-0-0-0-------------------------0-|-3---3-3-3-0-------------3b-----|

. . .

Play Riff 1 (2x).

Riff 3 - Palm Mute all

(3:19)

 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------|---------------2---2---2---2-2-2-|
 A|-2---2---2-2-2-2---2---2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2---2-2-2-0---0---0---0-0-0-| 2x
 E|-0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0---0-0-0-------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 A|-5---5---5-5-5-5---5---5---5-5-0-|-2---2---2-2-2-2---2---2---2-2-2-|
 E|-3---3---3-3-3-3-0-3-0-3---3-3---|-0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0-|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 A|-5---5---5-5-5-3---3---3---5-5-0-|-2---2---2-2-2-2---2---2---2-2-2-|
 E|-3---3---3-3-3-1---1---1---3-3---|-0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0-|

Play Riff 1 again (2x).

Outro

 E|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------| 10x
 D|---------------------------------|
 A|---2-----------2---2-------------|
 E|-0-----------0---0---------------|

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