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Tightrope

Papa Roach
Tab
★4.4(5)

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

Song

I transcribed this from, their live perfomance from MTV Five Night Stand in London.

This works for me however, there might be some errors!

enjoy :-)

Tuning is Drop-D: DADGBE (low-to-high)

Distortion with delay

Intro and Verse (1) (Damp each chord and let delay repeat the sound)

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-10-----8-----
-9---9--7--7--
-7---7--5--5--

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Distortion with delay

Chorus (1)

----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
------10---------8--------5--------5----|-----10--------8--------5--------6------------------
----9----9-----7---7-----4---4----4---4-|----9----9----7---7----4---4----5---5----------------
--7----------5---------2--------2-------|--7---------5--------2--------3---------------------
----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------

Distortion with delay

Verse (2)

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-7h97h9-7/5-7-4--\12121212121212----------------------------------------------

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These are 12 not 1's and 2's

Chorus (2) Without delay

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-7-7777-5-5555-2-2222-02222----7-777-5-555-2-222-0-3-0-3----------------------
-7-7777-5-5555-2-2222-02222----7-777-5-555-2-222-0-3-0-3----------------------
-7-7777-5-5555-2-2222-02222----7-777-5-555-2-222-0-3-0-3----------------------

Solo Without delay

-----------|----------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------
-----------|-------5--|-------8---|--------------------------------------------------------
-------5---|----------|---------7-|--------------------------------------------------------
-5h777--7--|-5h777--7-|-5h777-----|--------------------------------------------------------
-----------|----------|-----------|-5h7777--------------------------------------------------
-----------|----------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------

In order as follows:

Intro x 2

Verse (1) x 6

Chorus (1) x 2

Intro x 2

Verse (1) x 3 (Miss last chord on the thrid time round)

Verse (2) x 1

Chorus (1) x 2

Intro x 2

Chorus (1) x 2

Chrous (2) x 2

Solo repeat and fade out

Comments

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