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Decompression Period

Papa Roach
Tab
★4.7(13)

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Song

Papa Roach – Decompression Period

From The Album ‘LoveHateTragedy‘

Tabbed By Jai Flannery (jaif2k2@hotmail.com)

This is my first tab. I hope it's alright. Listen to the CD for

the rhythm of the song.

Drop D tuning

X = Muted Strum

Intro/Verse 1

e|--------------------------------------
b|--------------------------------------
g|--------------------------------------
d|----7---6-7-4-------------------------
a|--4---4-------4-----------------------
D|-4--------------3---------------------

Intro/Verse 2

e|--------------------------------------
b|--------------------------------------
g|--------------------------------------
d|-----2/4-----4/6-----2-----4----------
a|---0-------2-------0-----2------------
D|-0-------2-------0-----2--------------

Intro/Verse 3

e|--------------------2--------------------------
b|----------------------2------------------------
g|------------------------2----------------------
d|--------------2-4-2-------------2-------2-----2
a|-4-5-2-4-0---2----------------2------2h3--2h3--
D|------------2-------------0-2------------------

Chorus 1

e|----------------------------------------------
b|----------------------------------------------
g|-------6-7-4-6-2------------------------------
d|-4--2--x-x-x-x-x--0--2--4--2xxx2-2--3xxx3--3--
a|-4--2--4-5-2-4-0--0--2--4--2xxx2-2--3xxx3--3--
D|-4--2-------------0--2--4--2xxx2-2--3xxx3--3--

Chorus 2

e|----------------------------------------------
b|----------------------------------------------
g|-6----6-----5----5-----4----4-----2----2------
d|-4xxxx4xxxx-3xxxx3xxxx-2xxxx2xxxx-0xxxx0xxxx--
a|-4xxxx4xxxx-3xxxx3xxxx-2xxxx2xxxx-0xxxx0xxxx--
D|-4xxxx4xxxx-3xxxx3xxxx-2xxxx2xxxx-0xxxx0xxxx--

Chorus 3

e|----------------------------------------------------
b|----------------------------------------------------
g|----------------------------------------------------
d|-4xxxx4xxxx-7xxxx7xxxx-9xxxx9xxxx-12-12-12—-11-11-11
a|-4xxxx4xxxx-7xxxx7xxxx-9xxxx9xxxx-12-12-12—-11-11-11
D|-4xxxx4xxxx-7xxxx7xxxx-9xxxx9xxxx-12-12-12—-11-11-11

Solo 1

e|----------------------------------------------------
b|----------------------------------------------------
g|----------------------------------------------------
d|-2h4/6-4-2-4-2h4/6-4-2-4-2h4/6-4-6-7-6-7-9-7-9-11~--
a|----------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------

Solo 2

e|----------12--------------------------
b|--7-10-7-----10-9---------------------
g|--------------------------------------
d|--------------------------------------
a|--------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------

Structure

Verse 1 X3

Verse 2 X1

Verse 1 X1

Verse 3 X1

Verse 1 X1

Verse 2 X1

Verse 1 X1

Verse 3 X1

Chorus 1 X1

Chorus 2 X1

Chorus 3 X1

Verse 1 X1

Verse 2 X1

Verse 1 X1

Verse 2 X1

Verse 1 X1 (drums stop here)

Verse 3 X1

Chorus 2 X1

Chorus 3 X1

Chorus 2 X1 (minus the palm mutes)

Chorus 3 X1 (minus the palm mutes)

Solo 1 X 2 (with chorus in background)

Solo 2 X 8 (with chorus in background)

Chorus 2 X1 (with Verse A in background)

Chorus 1 X1 (with Verse C in background)

Any questions or comments?

E-mail me at jaif2k2@hotmail.com

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