This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
Song
Title: Erotic Literature
Artist: My Dying Bride
Album: As the Flowers Wither
Instrument: Guitar
Tabbed by: Andy Briones (House_Of_Shame@msn.com)
Tuning: 1 1/2 Steps Down (Db Gb Cb Fb Ab Db)
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
ph - pinch harmonic
f - full bend h - half bend
* - see comment r - release t - tap bend
X - percussion mute ~ - vibrato bend
@ - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
(tr) - trill to fret indicated " - trem pick
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Riff 1
Db|---------------------------------|| Ab|---------------------------------|| Fb|---------------------------------|| Cb|---------------------------------|| Gb|----------6"-5"--------6"-5"-3"--|| Db|--0"--3"--------1"--4"-----------||
Riff 2
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|| Fb|-----------------------------------------------------|| Cb|-----------------------------------------------------|| Gb|--------------6-6-6-5-5-5-------------6-6-6-5-5-3----|| Db|--0-0-0-3-3-3-------------1-1-1-4-4-4----------------||
Fill
Db|----------------|| Ab|----------------|| Fb|----------------|| Cb|-gtr2-7~---8~---|| Gb|-gtr1-5~---6~---|| Db|----------------||
Riff 3
Db|------------------------------------------------|| Ab|------------------------------------------------|| Fb|------------------------------------------------|| Cb|----------5-4-3---------------------------------|| Gb|--2-2-2-2-5-4-3---------2(tr3)-1(tr2)-3(tr4)----|| Db|--0-0-0-0-3-2-1----0-0--------------------------||
. . . . . .
Riff 4
Db|------------------------------------------------|| Ab|------------------------------------------------|| Fb|------------------------------------------------|| Cb|----------5-4-3---------------------------------|| Gb|--2-2-2-2-5-4-3---------2(tr3)-3(tr4)-1(tr2)----|| Db|--0-0-0-0-3-2-1----0-0--------------------------||
. . . . . .
Riff 5
Db|----------------|| Ab|----------------|| Fb|----------------|| Cb|----------------|| Gb|--2-2-----(2)---|| Db|--0-0-----(0)---||
.
Riff 6
Db|--------------------------------------------------|| Ab|--------------------------------------------------|| Fb|--------------------------------------------------|| Cb|--------------------------------------------------|| Gb|--2-2----7-8-7-5-7-5---5--2-2----7-8-7-5-7-5------|| Db|--0-0----------------8----0-0----------------7----||
. . . .
Riff 7 (Accompanied w/Riff 6)
Db|---------------------------------------------------|| Ab|---------------------------------------------------|| Fb|---------------------------------------------------|| Cb|---------------------------------------------------|| Gb|--2-2----9-10-9-7-9-7----7--2-2----9-10-9-7-9-7----|| Db|--0-0-----------------10----0-0-----------------9--||
. . . .
Riff 8
Db|-------------------------------------------|| Ab|-------------------------------------------|| Fb|-------------------------------------------|| Cb|--7----6--8--7----6----5---4--6--5----4----|| Gb|--5----4--6--5----4----3---2--4--3----2----|| Db|--5----4--6--5----4----3---2--4--3----2----||
. . . .
Riff 9
Db|----------------------------------------------------|| Ab|----------------------------------------------------|| Fb|--------------([])=-(gtr2)--------------------------|| Cb|----------------------------------------------------|| Gb|--2--[5"-4"]--3--[4"-3"]--2--[3"-2"]--3--[2"-1"]----|| Db|--0-----------1-----------0-----------1-------------||
That's about all you need to know. Just figure the timing out for yourself and the structure. I hope it makes sense and sounds good to you. Enjoy! Questions, comments, or suggestions please email me.
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