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In Limbo

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

KEY

H - hammer on

P - pull off

x - muted scratch

[INTRO RIFF](4/4, 2/4)

Here is the little riff before it kicks in. It might

have a short delay on, that's why it was so damn hard

to tab..!

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 +

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-3-3-3-----1-3-3---3---3-3-3-3-5-3-1-3---3-3--|
G|---H-----------H-------------------P---H---------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 +

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-3-3-3-3-3-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-3-3-3---3-1-3--|
G|---H-----------H-------------------H-----------H---|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Then it all kicks in but this guitar still continues

quietly throughout the verses, varying a little.

[VERSE RIFF](4/4, 2/4)

This is the main riff, playing triplets:

1 2 3 4 1 2

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----3-----------0--------0-----------------0--------0--|
A|--5-----------3--------2--------2--------2--------3-----|
E|-----------5--------0--------------0--3--------1--------|

Jonny does delayed scratching a lot and sometimes plays

little delayed licks on the 4th beat:

4 + 4 +

e-------|       e-------|
B-------|       B--2-4--|- (discordant)
G--2-0--|       G---H---|
D---P---|       D-------|
A-------|       A-------|
E-------|       E-------|

[CHORUS RIFF](4/4)

Still playing triplets

1 2 3 4 1 2 (3) (4)

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0--------0--------0--------0--------------|
D|-----1--------0--------5--------2-----2-----------|
A|--3--------1--------6--------3-----------3--2-----|
E|--------------------------------------------0--0--|

Jonny does more delayed licks on the final 4th beat

of the above riff

CHORUS ONE

4 4 4 4

e|--0--|         e|--3--|         e|--3--|         e|--x--|
B|--0--|         B|-----|         B|-----|         B|--x--|
G|--0--|         G|-----|         G|-----|         G|--x--|
D|-----|         D|-----|         D|-----|         D|--x--|
A|-----|         A|-----|         A|-----|         A|--x--|
E|-----|         E|-----|         E|-----|         E|--x--|

CHORUS TWO

4 4 4 4

e|--3--|         e|-----|         e|-----|         e|--x--|
B|-----|         B|--3--|         B|--3--|         B|--x--|
G|-----|         G|-----|         G|-----|         G|--x--|
D|-----|         D|-----|         D|-----|         D|--x--|
A|-----|         A|-----|         A|-----|         A|--x--|
E|-----|         E|-----|         E|-----|         E|--x--|

CHORUS THREE

4 4 4

e|--3--|         e|--3--|         e|-----|
B|--0--|         B|-----|         B|--4--| - rpt. this to end
G|-----|         G|-----|         G|-----|
D|-----|         D|-----|         D|-----|
A|-----|         A|-----|         A|-----|
E|-----|         E|-----|         E|-----|

SONG STRUCTURE

[INTRO 4/4, 2/4 - play INTRO RIFF, then VERSE RIFF x4]

VERSE 4/4, 2/4 - play VERSE RIFF×6

[CHORUS 4/4 - play CHORUS RIFF to end]

The chorus riff to "in limbo" has an incorrect part. At

the end of the "chorus riff", it ends on what looks like an Eminor or a

C/B. It actually ends on a C. Here's how it should look:

1 2 3 4 1 2

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--0--|
D|-----1--------0--------5--------2-----2-----2--2--|
A|--3--------1--------6--------3-----------3--3--3--|
E|--------------------------------------------0--0--|

And the into to Everything in it's right place shouldn't have an F in

it, so it should be:

C C# D# C

And it should probably even lack the C at the end (kind of useless)

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