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Bite to Break Skin

Senses Fail
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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.

Song

Drop D

GUITAR 1

Intro Verse 1

e|-----------8---------8-----8--------|
B|---5h6h5h6---5h6h5h6---5h6----------| 10X
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Intro Verse 2 Play Verse two 2X

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-6-6-8-8-5-5-6-6-8-8-5-5-8-8-3-3-5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-6-6-3-3-6-6|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

CONTINUED

e|----------8-8---------8-8-----8---------8-8---------8-8----8-8-|
B|--5-5-6-6-----5-5-6-6-----6-6---5-5-6-6-----5-5-6-6-----6-6----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0~---8-8------0~---8-8----0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-7-7-8-8-8-8-|
A|-0~---8-8------0~---8-8----0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-7-7-8-8-8-8-|
E|-0~---8-8------0~---8-8----0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-7-7-8-8-8-8-|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Verse 1 Continued

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-7-7-8-8-8-8--|
A|-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-7-7-8-8-8-8--|
E|-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-7-7-8-8-8-8--|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pre Chorus

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10x---|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10x---|
E|--7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10x---|

Chorus 2X

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-6-6-8-8-5-5-6-6-8-8-5-5-8-8-3-3-5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-6-6-3-3-6-6|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

CONTINUED

e|----------8-8---------8-8-----8---------8-8---------8-8----8-8-|
B|--5-5-6-6-----5-5-6-6-----6-6---5-5-6-6-----5-5-6-6-----6-6----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Then go back and Play Verse 1, the Pre-Chorus, and the Chorus..then..

Figure out the strumming here..It's very easy.

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|  Play 3X
G|--14-------10-------5-------10---|
D|--x---------x-------x--------x---|
A|--10--------8-------3--------8---|
E|---------------------------------|

Bridge

e|--------8~-------10-8-|
B|--5-6-5----5-6-5------|Play 3X
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

1st time through

e|-------8~--5-6-5-8-6-5--| After that go back and play the
B|-5-6-5------------------| beginning of the bridge & play
G|------------------------| my 2nd time through part below.
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

2nd time through

e|-------8~----------------|
B|-5-6-5-------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----------7-8-7-10-8-7x--|
A|----------7-8-7-10-8-7x--|
E|----------7-8-7-10-8-7x--|

GUITAR 2

Intro Verse 1 2X

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|--0~--8~--7~--8~--|
A|--0~--8~--7~--8~--|
E|--0~--8~--7~--8~--|

Intro Verse 2 2X (Figure out the strumming yourself)

e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-0--8--7--8--|
A|-0--8--7--8--|
E|-0--8--7--8--|

Verse 1

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0~---8-8------0~---8-8----0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-7-7-8-8-8-8-|
A|-0~---8-8------0~---8-8----0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-7-7-8-8-8-8-|
E|-0~---8-8------0~---8-8----0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-7-7-8-8-8-8-|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Verse 1 Continued

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-7-7-8-8-8-8--|
A|-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-7-7-8-8-8-8--|
E|-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-7-7-8-8-8-8--|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pre-Chorus

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10x---|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10x---|
E|--7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10x---|

Chorus 2X (Figure out the strumming)

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|--0---8---3---2---|
A|--0---8---3---2---|
E|--0---8---3---2---|

Then go back and play Verse 1, Pre-Chorus, and Chorus again then it goes..

Bridge Play 4X

e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-0--8--7--8--|
A|-0--8--7--8--|
E|-0--8--7--8--|

...........

Breakdown 2X (Again, Figure out the strumming)

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-0--8--7--8--7-8-7-10-8-7-----|
A|-0--8--7--8--7-8-7-10-8-7-----|
E|-0--8--7--8--7-8-7-10-8-7-----|

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