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Virus

Pitchshifter
Tab

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

Song

"Virus" by Pitch Shifter

from Infotainment? ('96)

tuning - high to low: DAFCGD (down 1 whole step)

intro bass riff

repeat 3x end

F |-----------------|-----------------|-|
C |-----------------|-----------------|-|
G |-----------------|-----------------|-|
D |-5p3p0-0---0---0-|-2p0-2---2p0-2---|-|

palm muting = .

accent = ^

main riff

d |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-|
A |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-|
F |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-|
C |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-|
G |-14\-----2-------5/7-----5---5-5--|-5-------2-------2---2---2---2-2--|-|
D |-12\-----0---0-0-3/5p0---3---3-3--|-3-------0-------0---0---0---0-0--|-|

^ ^ . . ^ ^ ^ ^ . . . . .

the end of the above riff there is this crazy syncopated rhythm with a

bunch of different variations. you have to listen to the cd and memorize it

to really get it; doesn't make much sense written out. it's just different

patterns of low D5 chords

d |----------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|
C |----------------------------------|
G |-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2------------|
D |-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0------------|

pm . . . . . . . . . . "tame?"

"beat." etc.

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