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Quicksand Jesus

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Tab
★4.8(14)

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

1st, 2nd Verses

(w/Rhy. Fig. 1(2 times) (2nd time w/Fill 1)

(Emadd9 Em9 Emadd4 Emadd9 Em9 Emadd4 Emadd9

(1. She caught_ the melt- ing sky.It burned,but still the winter pas-

(Cmaj7#11 Cadd9#11 C6add#11 Cmaj7#11 Emadd9 Em9 Emadd4 N.C(em))

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------#-----------------|-----------------#---------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

ses by_ and by,_ to the oth-er side.______________

Emadd9 Em9 Emadd4 Emadd9 Em9 Emadd4 Emadd9

[Gtr. II](Elec.)

e|~0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|~0-------------------------------|----------------------0----------|
G|~0-------------------------------|----------------------0----------|
D|~2-------------------------------|------------------------2f--(2)p0|
A|~2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|~0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

A slow_ pa-rade of wind,_____That blows through trees_that wil-ted

2nd time substitute Rhy. Fill 1

(Gtr. II)

(Cmaj7#11 Cadd9#11 C6add#11 Cmaj7#11 Emadd Em9 Emadd4 N.C(Em))

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------0-0-2/4-|-------------------------------0-|
A|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------2-2-0-|
E|---------------------------------|-0---------------------(0)-0-0---|

with_ the sea-sons chil-dren______________________________

[Fill 1] (Gtr. II)-elec.)

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------15)f/---|-(15)----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------0------|---------------------------------|

[This section plays Guitar I and II together]

D5 Cadd9 Em9 Em Em7

[GtrII] let it ring----| let ring

e|---------------------------------|------7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7---|
B|--3--------------------3-3-------|------7-8-----8-7-----7-7-----8p7-|
G|--2------------------0---0-------|------7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7---|
D|--0--------------0---------------|------7-9-----9-9-----9-9-----9---|
A|--0----------------3-------------|------7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7---|
E|---------------------------------|--0-0-------------0-0-----0-0-----|

[Gtr II](let it ring throughout)

e|----------0---------------0------|------7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7---|
B|--3-----3---3-----------3---3----|------7-8---8-8-7---7-7-7---7-7---|
G|--2---2-------2-------0-------0--|------7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7---|
D|--0-0-----------0---2-----------2|------9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9---|
A|------------------0--------------|------7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7---|
E|---------------------------------|--0-0-----------------------------|

Are we saved by the words_ of bas-tard saints_________________

D5 Cadd9 To Coda Bmb6 N.C

[GtrII] let it ring------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---------------------3---------|---------3-----------------------|
|-2-------------------0-----------|-----0-----0---0---0---0-----0---|
|-0---------------0---------------|---4---4-----4-------4-----0-----|
|-0-----------------3-----------3-|-2---------------2---------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-------|\

[GtrI] let it ring throughout)

e|---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-3-----3---3--------------3------|---------------------------------|
G|-2---2-------2-------0------1----|---------7-------------------0---|
D|-0-0-----------0---2---2------0--|-----5-----5---5---5---5---0-----|
A|-----------------0--------------2|---6---6-----6-------6-----------|
E|---------------------------------|-7---------------7-------0-------|

Do we live in fear_ or faith___? Tell me now,_who's behind the rain?

[Rhy. Fill 1](Gtr. II)

let ring| let ring - - - - - - - - - - -|

e|------------------------7--------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------8----|----------------------------------|
G|-------------0------------------7|----------------------------0-----|
D|-------------0----4/7------------|--10-------------(4)--0--0----2/4-|
A|---------0-----------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------0----0--|
B|-------------------------0----0--|
G|-------------------------0----0--|
D|--2----------------------2----2--|
A|-------------------------2----2--|
E|-------0-----------------0----0--|

w/Rhy.Fig.1

Emadd9 Em9 Emadd4 Emadd9 [fdbk] Em9 Emadd4 Emadd9

~~~~~~ f

e|---------------------------------|-------------------0----0-----------|
B|---------------------0---------0-|-----------03/5\\\\\\\\\\\\3------------3-|
G|---------------------0-----------|-(0)--------------------2-(2)p0---0-|
D|---------------------0---2-------|--------------------------------2---|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|------------------------------------|

(Feedback pitch D)

(Rain)_______________________________________________ Oh!__________

D.S. al Coda

(Cmaj7#11 Cadd9#11 C6add#11 cmaj7#11 Emadd9 Em9 Emadd4 N.C.)

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--3------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--0---------------2---0----------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------0-----4p2p0--2-|--(2)----------------------------|
A|--3------------0---------------2-|--(2)----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------0-|--(0)----------------------------|

^let ring|

[ GTR I and II play together onset of] (6)19fr

Gtr.III(dist.elec.) = B\\sl.

Bmaddb6 Bbm6

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------3------------------|--------------3------------------|
G|----------0--------0------0------|----------0----------------------|
D|-------4--------------4----------|------3--------------------------|
A|----2----------------------------|--1------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

GTR I

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------7------------------|--------------7------------------|
D|----------5--------5------5------|----------5----------------------|
A|-------6--------------6----------|------5--------------------------|
E|----7----------------------------|--6------------------------------|

Tell me, whoUs_ be-hind_______________ the rain?.____________________

Bridge

E5 G5

what do we need?

A5 G5

where do we go?

E5 G5 D5 C5add9 D5\\ G5\\

when we get where we don't know_________

E5 G5

Why should we doubt____

A5 (end rhy.fig 2) B5 D5 E5

the virgin white of fallen snow,_ when faith's our shel-ter from the

Gtr IV

rake|

e|----------------------------12-14|
B|---------------------------12----|
G|--------------------------14-----|
D|-------------------------x\\-----|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

^pick sl.

cold?_____________________________

Solo

D5 C5 E5viii A5 E5

Rhy.Fig.3

a/ a/ ta\\~~~ (end fig.3)~~~

e|--14---------14----(14)p12-14----|-12-----------------------10------------|
B|---------------------------------|------12--(12)\\-10------12--12--(12)\\9|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------11h12----------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

*Depress bar 1/2 note before striking

+ slight vib. with bar

W./rhy.fig 3(2 times i.e: next two bars)

D5 C5 E5iv

s f f a

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------8--------------------8-----10--8------8-----------------|
D|-----7--9-----9--7--9---7---9-----9-x---------9-----9--7-----------|
A|-/9------------------------------------------------------9-8-7\\---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A5 E5

g let ring - - - - - - - - -

e|-------------------------3-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------3---------------------------------|
G|--2-------------------------------------2---------(2)p0--2---------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

D5 C5 E5(vii)

~~~~~p h ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ P.M.- - - |

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------0----0-----|
G|--12\\11---11\\9---9---(9)--7--7--9/12--7--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A5 E5 let ring - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|

e|------------0------0-------------0-------0----0---0----------------|
B|---3 / 7--------7-------5 / 8-------8----7----8---8 \\ 12----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

D5 C5 E5(vii) A.H.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ (15ma)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0------------------7--9 / 12-------------------10-----------11---|
D|----------5--7 / 9-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

B5

A.H(15ma) [bend up & down on same note]

a/ a/ - \\ - a/ - \\ - a/ - \\ -| s/

e|--------------------------------------------------14--------12-----|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------12--10--------------------12-|
D|-11-----11------------------------------------12-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Oh!_________________________________________________________________

E5 G5

f/ *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15----------------------(15)-------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------(15)-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

What do we need?________________________________________________

*catch 3 stg. at 15ft. while vibrating.

A5 G5

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (w/echo repeats)

e|-----------------------------------------------15------(15) \\ -----|
B|-(15)--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-(15)--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

where do we go, ___________________________

E5 G5 D5 C5add9 D5 G5

when_ we get_ where we don't know?_____________________

E5 G5

Why should_ we doubt____ the

GtrIV A.H.(15ma) type 2

f/ \\f/grad bend\\ B5 C5 C5 D5v E5

e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------8---------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------#-----------------|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

virgin white of fallen snow,__when faithUs our shel-ter from the cold?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Fdbk.

e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------(0)-----------------|
D|-----------------------------2--|--(2)-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

feedback pitches: D, G#

Chorus

Rhy. Fig. 4

(end Rhy. Fig. 4)

C5 D5v E5vii E5

e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------/12-|--------7--7--7--7*---3p2----------|
G|--------------------------------|--------7--7--7--7*-------3--------|
D|-(0)----------------------------|----------------------------2-----|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--0-------------------------------|

Quicksand Jesus I'm so far away without you_________________

* From bar above: string 5- half bend up

string 4- full bend up

w/Rhy. Fig. 4 (3 times)

C5 D5 E5vii

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

Quicksand Jesus I'm so far away without you_________________

E5

e|--0----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----------------------------------------------7h8-----10\\------|
G|--0------------------------7/9----9\\8----9---9-------------7\\------|
D|--2----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2------------------------5/7----7\\6----7-------------------------|
E|--0----------------------------------------------------------------|

Oh____________________________________

C5 D5v E5vii

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

Quick -sand Jesus I'm so far away

E5

e|-------------------------0------------------------7----------------|
B|-------------------------0-----------------------------8h10--------|
G|--0-----------------------------------------2/7--------------------|
D|--2----------------------------------------------------------9\\----|
A|--2----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0----------------------------------------------------------------|

a - way_______________________________________

C5 D5v* E5vii

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

Quick -sand Jesus I'm so far away_________

E5 harm.----------| harm.--------------|

e|---0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-----------------7--------12------------7----------------------|
G|---0-------------5-------7-------------5----------------5----------|
D|---2---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0---------------------------------------------------------------|

_________________________________ (let ring--------|)

C5 D5

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

Quicksand Jesus I need you

(C5 D5 *A.H. pitch B

let ring - - - - -| ~~~~~~

e|-----------------------------2-------------3 p 2------3*-----------|
B|-----------------------------3-------------3-----------------------|
G|---5--------------5----------2-------------2-----------------------|
D|---5--------------5----------0-------------0-----------------------|
A|---3--------5/7------------------------0---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Quick sand jesus_____ I believe you

(C5 D5)

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

Quick sand I'm so

(E5)

e|--------------------------------------------------------0---0------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------0---0------|
G|--7/9--9--9--9/11--11--11---11/12----12---12---12/14--------0------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5/7--7--7--7/9---9---9----9/10-----10---10---10/12---------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

*for this bar, first three slides are tied, last is not- if that means

anything to Tya!

far______ a - way!________________________________________

Rhy. Fig. 5

(C5add9 D/A Em)

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

_______________(YYYYYEEEAAAAHHHHH)________________________

f ~~~~~ (end rhy.fig5)

e|---0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0---------17----------------------------------------------------|
G|---0-------------------------16---(16)\\4-------------(4)-/**-------|
D|---2---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0---------------------------------------------------------------|

w/ Rhy. fig 5 (till fade)

C5add9 D/A Em

AH~~~~~

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-----(7)\\----x--------x---------x---------x--------x--------x---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

AH pitch A * Scrape edge of pick against unwound stg 3 in rhythm

________ Yeah_________________________________

(Harm)

trem bar. pick sl.

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------ta\\----------------------|
G|--------5---------------------5------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5-----------------------------------x\\------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

___________________________________ take me away.______

[Outro] w/ vocal (till fade)

(C5add9 D/A Em)

f f PM

e|-----12------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------15----------------------12--------------12-12--------------|
G|--14-------14-(14)p12-14-12-----12--------------12-12--------------|
D|----------------------------14------14--14--12---------14-(14)\\---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A.H - - -~~~~| PM- - - - - -| pick sl.

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------12--------------------7---7---------------------x\\----|
D|-9--------------14--14--(14)\\/9-----------9---8--7----------------|
A|------4/14------------------------------------------10----(10)-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

AH pitch B ~~~~~~~

(C5add9 D/A Em)

pick sl. ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x/----12------------12--------------------------------------------|
G|-x/----12------------12--------14------(14)------------------------|
D|---------------14--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

f/ f/ f/ f/ f/ f/

e|--------------------------12-15p12---12----------------------------|
B|----/12-12-15--(15)p12--12---------15----12-14p12--12-15p12--------|
G|----------------------14---------------14--------14--------14-14p12|
D|-14\\--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(C5add9 D/A (trem bar) Em)

f/ \\1/\\1/\\1/

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12---------------12-----------------------------------------------|
G|-12-----12--------12----14----------(14)--------------------(14)\\-|
D|--------12--14-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

AH(8va)

f f f f f f

e|---------12---------------15-----12--------12--------12------------|
B|-----12------15------12--------------15--------15---------15-------|
G|-14----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Begin fade

C5add9 D/A Em

a fdbk semi- harm. AH

e|---17--(17)p-15h-17p-15--------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------17p-15h-17--17-------------------------17-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

f ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

e|--15---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------17p15h17--17----------------------------20p17----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(C5add9 D/A Em)

semi-

harm.

f ~~~~~~~~~ f

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---20-------------17--15h17--17---------(17)\\3/12--15-------17----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------16----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

f f+a/ *spring noise

e|------------------------------h(19)-----------------------19--19---|
B|----(17)-----------------------------17----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------x---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------x---------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(C5add9 D/A Em)

f ~~~~~~~~~~~

e|-------------------------------------------14--15--17-------15-----|
B|---22----------22----------(22)\\-------15-------------------------|
G|----------------------------------/16------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(trem. bar )

f /\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\

e|--14h15p14--14-----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------15--------------------------------------------/13|
G|-----------------------14--12----12--14------------------(14)\\----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

************************************

| p Pull-off

| ~ Vibrato

| / Slide up

| (n) Ghost note

| \ Slide down

| h Hammer-on

| x Dead note

| s Slap

| * Natural harmonic

| PM Palm mute

************************************

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