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Song
THE AIR THAT YOU BREATH *** (transcription by Antonio)16/04/01
Mourning Widows -- Mourning Widows
Music- N. Bettencourt (I?m not sure)
Lyrics- N. Bettencourt (I?m not sure)
TUNE GUITAR STANDAR (E) E A D G B E
these points mean enlarge notes by picking several times
..... ..... ... ...
|-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|last note is
|--5-5-5--5------5-5-5--5-----5-5-6-7---5-6-7---5-6-(noise)---|some slide
|-------------------------------------------------------------|noise
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |--2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---| |--2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---| |--0--X--X--X--X--X-X---0--X--X--X--X--X-X---0--X--X--X--X--X-X---|
GUITAR I PM. same as before
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--2---2--2----2-2--2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X...---------2--X--X-...| |--2---2--2----2-2--2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X...---------2--X--X-...| |--0---0--0----0-0--0--X--X--X--X--X-X---0--X--X...---------0--X--X-...|
| |
|GUITAR II ...... ...... |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------3-3-3---3-------------3-3-3--3------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G I
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------| Though it is recorded with
|--------------------------------------| two guitars you can do it
|--2----2---2-------2-2--2-------------| with one. At least that?s |--2----2---2-------2-2--2-------------| how I play it. |--0----0---0-------0-0--0-------------|
| |
|G II .... ... ... |
|--------------------------------------| |---3-3-4--5---3-4-5--3-4-5------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|
VERSE I
..... .....
|----------------------------------------------------------| |-3--3--3--3--3-----3----------3--3--3--3--3----3----------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------|
I got a big great smile but I got rotten teeth
..... ..... ....
|----------------------------------------------------------| |--3--3--3---3--4---5---------3--4--5---------3--4--5------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------|
my posture?s kinda good from my knees to my feet
*(same as before with these verses)
2- And if I cut my hair most people they won't stare
But if people don't stare, who will care, who will care
3- I got me a tatto, it makes me feel so tough
Someone would fight me please God I need to be touched
4- The closest that I get to ever feel your kiss
I get to take a drag off a used cigarette
*(silence)
Sometimes I think I'm better off dead
But then if I'm dead, they'll bury my head
If I can't use my lips, can't kiss the air
Why kiss the air?
(Cause it's the air you breathe)
CHORUS
PM. PM.
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-2-2--2---X--X-----X-------X-X---X----X-X----2-2--2---X--X-----X------| |-2-2--2---X--X-----X-------X-X---X----X-X----2-2--2---X--X-----X------| |-0-0--0---X--X-----X-------X-X---X----X-X----0-0--0---X--X-----X------|
sometimes I think I?m better off dead but then if I?m dead
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--X--X-----X----X-----2-2--2-------------2----------X-----X-----------| |--X--X-----X----X-----2-2--2-------------2----------X-----X-----------| |--X--X-----X----X-----0-0--0-------------0----------X-----X-----------|
they?ll bury my head If I can?t use my lips can?t kiss the air
PM.
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-2-2--2------2--2--------------------------X---X-----X--X-------------| |-2-2--2------2--2--------------------------X---X-----X--X-------------| |-0-0--0------0--0--------------------------X---X-----X--X-------------|
Why kiss the air? cause it?s the air that you breath
AH. AH.bend 1/4
|----------------------------------------------| In this sections I tried
|----------------------------------------------| to keep notes in time
|----------------------------------------------| over the words.That could
|-X-X------------------------------------------| help.
|-X-X----7----7---7----5-----------------------| |-X-X----------------------7---5----3bu--0-----|
Sometimes think I?m better off dead
AH. AH. AH. AH.
|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-------7---5---7---7-----5--------------------| |------------------------------7--5--3bu--0----|
but then if I?m dead they?ll bury my head
AH. PM. AH. AH.b1/2 PM. PM. PM. AH.
|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |--5---5---5---6bu------5---5----5---7---------| |----------------------------------------------|
can?t use my lips can?t kiss the air
AH. AH. AH. w/bar
|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |--5---5-------7-------------------------------| |----------7---------5bu-bd--3--0-3-0~~~~------|
why kiss the air
(back to this part)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| etc. |--2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---| |--2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---| |--0--X--X--X--X--X-X---0--X--X--X--X--X-X---0--X--X--X--X--X-X---|
(then the VERSE - same as before)
5- Sometimes I wish I wish I wish that I was sick
Cause then I would belong to a popular plauge
6- Sometimes I wish I wish I wish that I was green
I could fight for my rights, I would march standing tall
7- All I wanted was you, all I wanted was you
But you don't notice me (silence here) you despise, you despise
CHORUS
AH. AH.bend 1/4
|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |--------7----7---7----5-----------------------| |--------------------------7---5----3bu--0-----|
Sometimes think I?m better off dead
AH. AH. AH. AH.1/4
|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------5bu-------| |-------7---5---7---7-----5---------------7----| |------------------------------7--5------------|
but then if I?m dead they?ll bury my head
AH. PM. AH. AH.b1/2 PM. PM. PM. AH.
|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |--5---5---5---6bu------5---5----5---7---------| |----------------------------------------------|
can?t use my lips can?t kiss the air
AH. AH. AH. w/bar
|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |--5---5-------7-------------------------------| |----------7---------5bu-bd--3--0-3-0~~~~------|
why kiss the air
(bass doing that cool thing whil guitar is silenced...then)
PRESOLO
almost clean PM.
|----------------------------------------------| |--8-------8---8---8---7----5-~~---------------| |--7-----7---7---6---6---6--4------------------| |--5--------------------------------3--3---3-3-| |-----------------------------------3--3---3-3-| |-----------------------------------1--1---1-1-|
SOLO
scratch more scratch
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--2-----X----X----X--X---X--X-----2----X---X---X----X--X---X-X-X-X----| |--2-----X----X----X--X---X--X-----2----X---X---X----X--X---X-X-X-X----| |--0-----X----X----X--X---X--X-----0----X---X---X----X--X---X-X-X-X----|
though I wrote muted strings, I think that Nuno rubs the strings
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--2-----X--X--X---X----X--X-X-----2-----X-XXX-X---X---X-X-XXX---------| |--2-----X--X--X---X----X--X-X-----2-----X-XXX-X---X---X-X-XXX---------| |--0-----X--X--X---X----X--X-X-----0-----X-XXX-X---X---X-X-XXX---------|
Here guitar seems to play artificial harmonics all the time(dunno how,
maybe a pedal effect)so I will save the AH. over every note.
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--11----12-----12---------------------------11-12----15-------12------| |------------------11----12--14---12--14-14----------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-12----12--13--13-13---15-15---12-----12--13--12------------12--13----| |-------------------------------------------------14------14-----------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
\\dive down sliding
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--14---11--12-/14----11-----11-/-12--\--9--9----12\\----------/12-----| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----12----12------------12------------------------------12------------| |-9-----9---------------------------------11--14------14------------11-| |---------------------12----12--------12-------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b1/4 b1/4
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----9--11------11bu---------9--11-----12bu----------9--11------------| |---9---------9-------------9---------9-------------9---------9--8-----| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b1 slowly
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9----9----9---------------------------------------11-12---11-12-9---| |----7----8-----7----7-7-7-\5-~~~~----7bu(9)-----9---------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
this is wrong
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------2------------| |--11-9\7---9-7\5---7-5\4---5\4------4-5-4---3-4-3---2-3-5----very-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------fast-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
dunno this so do something fast
|---------------------------------| Now enters a second guitar
|--very---------------------------| doing that thing that was
|-fast part-----------------------| heard in the verses but 1
|---------------------------------| octave lower.
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|
..... ..... ... ... ....
|-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| x2 |--5-5-5--5------5-5-5--5-----5-5-6-7---5-6-7---5-6-7---------| |-------------------------------------------------------------|
While the other guitar does this.
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |------11--12--------------12--10---------------12---12-13----15----13-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9--------------9-----10-----------10--12----------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
lil dive down
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--12------------------12----------------13---13--13-12-13-12\---------| |------------------9-------------9-------------------------------------| |---------9--9--9-------------------9-9--------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
solo ends
|-----14-----------14----------14--------------------------------------| |--12----12-----12----11----11----10----10-10--8-8-8-8-----------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Last verse
..... ......
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |---5---5--5---5---5--5-------------5--5--5--5---5----5----------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
The closest that I get to ever feel your kiss
..... ..... .....
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--5--5--5----5--6--7---------------5--6--7---------5--6--7------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
I get to take a drag off a used cigarette
..... ......
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |---5---5--5---5---5--5-------------5--5--5--5---5----5----------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
All I wanted was you All I wanted was you
..... ..... .....
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--5--5--5----5--6--7---------------5--6--7---------5--6--7------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
But you don't notice me you despise, you despise
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |------2---------------------------2-----------------------------------| |------2---------------------------2-----------------------------------| |-X-X--0----------------------X-X--0-----------------------------------|
If all you wanted was If all you wanted was
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |------2-----------------------------2-------2-2\----------------------| |------2-----------------------------2-------2-2\----------------------| |-X-X--0-------------------------X-X-0-------0-0\----------------------|
all you wanted was life you will then recognize me
*************************** END (enjoy it!)***********************
Thanx godness I finished.The solo had some parts quite difficult
for me; moreover the artificial harmonics could hurt your ears cause of
the very high frequencies.I hope you could use this, I know sometimes looks
a bit chaotic but the song is very easy, no rare chords, no 100 notes/second
tapping, just a plain Em chord and a suitable solo. Any suggestion or comment
bout this , email me asc12@alu.um.es or nunozowie@mixmail.com
By the way, if you see this symbol ? it?s supposed to be an
apostrophe but this keyboard hates me.
Things I?ve used for the transcription:
-Transcribe! 2.00 (Unregistered version). It slowsdown Wavs. Get it at
www.harmony-central.com
www.seventhstring.demon.co.uk
-Winamp
-My shitty Samick Artists Series
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******************************S Y M B O L S*****************************
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h ======>hammer on
p ======>pull off
b ======>bend 1=one step(two frets) ==>bu(bend up) bd(bend down)
A.H. ====>Artificial harmonics
P.M. ====>Palm Mute
/ and \ =>slide
+ ======>fret board tapping
X ======>Muted strings
~~~ ===>vibrato
w\bar =>whammy bar
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And this is the end. Really. Start playing. Why are you still
reading? OK. It?s up. Get it? >:/
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