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Cradle

Mudvayne
Tab
3.9(3)

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

Song

bandname: Mudvayne

songname: Cradle

tabtype: guitar

Tuning: dropped B(B,F#,B,E.G#,C#)

This tab is fairly accurate, if you are getting

frustrated with a part it may be wrong.

INTRO- (clean with flanger or courus and reverb)

C#|---------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------15-----15-15---|
E |----p---------p---------p---------p----------------------|
B |--13-12-12--13-12-12--13-12-12--13-12-12----12-----------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF 1 - 0:36

C#|--------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------|
B |---p-------p------------p-------p--6--|
F#|--2-0--0--1-0--0-0-----2-0--0--1-0-5--|
B |--2-0--0--1-0--0-0-----2-0--0--1-0----|

RIFF 2 - 1:12 Fill

C#|--------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------|
E |--------------------x-----------------|
B |---p-------p--------x---p-------p--6--|
F#|--2-0--0--1-0--0-0--x--2-0--0--1-0-5--|
B |--2-0--0--1-0--0-0--x--2-0--0--1-0----|

RIFF 3 - 1:24 (semi-pinch harminics and 1/4 step bends, listen to the song to it figure out)

|<---repeat-->|

C#|---------|-------------|
G#|---------|-------------|
E |---------|-------------|
B |---------|-------------|
F#|---------|-------------|
B |-0-1-0-1-|-0-1-0-1-0-1-|

RIFF 4 - 1:36

C#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------x-x-x-x-----x-x-----x-x--|
B |-------------------5/7---5/8-----------x-x-x-x--h--x-x--h--x-x--|
F#|-3-2-0-2-3-0-3/5---3/5---3/6---3-2-0-3-x-x-x-x-4-5-x-x-5-6-x-x--|
B |-3-2-0-2-3-0-3/5-0-----0-------3-2-0-3-x-x-x-x-4-5-x-x-5-6-x-x--|

RIFF 4

Cont..

C#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-x-x--|
B |-------------------5/7---5/8-----------x-x-x-x--h--x-x-x-x-x-x--|
F#|-3-2-0-2-3-0-3/5---3/5---3/6---3-2-0-3-x-x-x-x-4-5-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
B |-3-2-0-2-3-0-3/5-0-----0-------3-2-0-3-x-x-x-x-4-5-x-x-x-x-x-x--|

RIFF 5 - 2:13

C#|-------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|
B |------------------------p------|
F#|-------------5------5--6-5-----|
B |-0-2-3-0-3-4---0-4-5-5-----6~--|

2:24 (slowly let off the palm mute at 2:32)

PM.........................

C#|-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|
B |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|-------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------|

RIFF 6 - 2:34

C#|-------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------|
F#|-0-2-3-0-3-4-5-0-4-5-6-5-6-5-3-|
B |-0-2-3-0-3-4-5-0-4-5-6-5-6-5-3-|

RIFF 7 - 2:45

PM............ ...............

C#|-------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------|
F#|-------------5-----------------|
B |-0-2-3-0-3-4--0-4-5-6-5-6-5-3--|

RIFF 8 - 2:56

PM....................

C#|---------------------|
G#|---------------------|
E |----------------p----|
B |-0--3--5--0--0-6-5-0-|
F#|-0--3--5--0--0-6-5-0-|
B |-0--3--5--0--0-6-5-0-|

RIFF 8 fill..... - 3:05

PM....................

C#|---------------------|
G#|---------------------|
E |---------x-x---------|
B |-0--3--5-x-x---0-3-5-|
F#|-0--3--5-x-x---0-3-5-|
B |-0--3--5-x-x---0-3-5-|

RIFF 8 - 3:08 FILL 2- 3:18

C#|---------------------|
G#|---------------------|
E |----------------p----|-x-x-------|
B |-0--3--5--0--0-6-5-0-|-x-x--0-0--|
F#|-0--3--5--0--0-6-5-0-|-x-x--0-0--|
B |-0--3--5--0--0-6-5-0-|-x-x--0-0--|

FILL 3 - 3:24

PM............

C#|-------------|
G#|-------------|
E |-------------|
B |-5-----------|
F#|-3-6-5-4-3-2-|
B |---6-5-4-3-2-|

RIFF 9 - 4:42

(repeat 3x then let off palm mute and raise tempo to flow into RIFF 4)

PM..................

C#|-------------------|
G#|-------------------|
E |-------------------|
B |-------------------|
F#|-------------------|
B |--6-5-4-0-5-4-3-0--|

That's the song please email questions or comments to K_D_K_D_K@hotmail.com

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