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TabTuningDrop C
4.8(59)

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

Rythm figure one.

D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|-----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
C|-6-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-|play four times.

Then both guitars play rythm figure one eight times.

then james plays this alone

Rythm figure two.

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-18-15-0-17~-17~-17-18-15-0-17~-17~-17-18-15-0-17~-17~-17-18-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-|

then both guitars play this.

Rythm figure three.

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-18-15-0-17-17--17-18-15-0-17-17--17-18-15-0-17-17--17-18-15-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

play this four times.

[verse] (played by both guitars)

rythm figure four.

D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
F|-----------------|
C|-----------------|
G|-6\3-------------|

C|-6\3-0-0-0-0-0-0-|play this eight times

rythm figure five.

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
C|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|

then play rythm figure four 4x (both guitars)

rythm figure six. (played by just james)

D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
C|-18-15-0-17-17--17-18-15-0-17-17-|

then rythm figure six is played once by both guitars

then it is played once by just james

rythm figure seven. (played by both guitars)

D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|x2

rythm figure eight. (played by both guitars)

kirks part

D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-11--8--10~~~-11--8--10~~~-----------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------12--10--9--------12--10--9--------|
G|-------------------------------------10====-----------10====-|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------|x2

james part these two are played together

D|---------------------------------| (listen to song for right timing)
A|-----0-----0---------0-----0-----|
F|---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-|
C|-5-----3-----5---5-----3-----5---|
G|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|x4

then for the chorus rythm figure one is played eight times

this is how the rest of the song goes

rythm figure two x2 (both guitars)

rythm figure four x8 (both guitars)

rythm figure five x1 (both guitars)

rythm figure four x4 (both guitars)

rythm figure six x1 (just james, kirk is silent)

rythm figure six x1 (both guitars)

rythm figure six x1 (just james, kirk is silent)

rythm figure seven x2 (both guitars)

rythm figure eight played in the way it is written

rythm figre two x24 (both guitars)

then kirk plays the intro riff twice while james keeps playing rythm figure two.

then

rythm figure seven x1 (both guitars)

then this is played by both guitars

D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
C|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

then

rythm figure seven x2

rythm figure eight (just as it is written)

rythm figure two x8

end riff

rythm figure nine (both guitars)

D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|-----------------------------|
C|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----|
G|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----|
C|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----|x1

then james keeps playing rythm figure none once more and kirk plays this

rythm figure ten

D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------12----|

C|-0-0-12p10h12p10h12-12-0-0-12p10h12p10h12----12-|x2

then both guitars play rythm figure ten four times and then the song ends with one final chord

final chord.

D|---|
A|---|
F|---|

C|-0-|

G|-0-|

C|-0-|

end song

there ya go. This here is a very accurate tab. See the DVD video and you will know that it is right.

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key

p = pull off

h = hammer on

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

= = let ring

~ = vibrato

x = muted note

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