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TabTuningDrop Db

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

Intro

Clean

eb|-------10-----------11--|    |-----------------------------|    |-----------------|
Bb|----8------8-----9------|    |---3------2------6------9----|    |----3------4-----|
Gb|-0------------0---------|    |-0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--|    |-0----0--0-------|
Db|------------------------| x4 |-----------------------------| x4 |-----------------|
Ab|------------------------|    |-----------------------------|    |-----------------|
Db|------------------------|    |-----------------------------|    |-----------------|

Dist.

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|----3------2------6------9----|
Gb|-0----0--0---0--0---0--0---0--|
Db|------------------------------| x4
Ab|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|

Gtr 1 Gtr 2

eb|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
Ab|-0--------5-----------1---------------------6--6---|-6----0----(0)---|
Db|-0--0--0--6--0--0--0--1--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--6--6---|-6----0----(0)---|

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

eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-0--------5-----------1---------------------6--6---|
Db|-0--0--0--6--0--0--0--1--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--6--6---|

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

Verse 1

Gtr 1

eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------| x4
Ab|------5--------3--6--5---------5---------1/--8--7---|
Db|-0-0-----7--6-------------0-0-----6--7---1/--8--7---|

. . . .

Gtr 2

eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------5--------3--6--5---------5---------1/--8--7---|
Db|-0-0-----7--6-------------0-0-----6--7---1/--8--7---|

. . . .

eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------3--6--5------------------------------|
Ab|------5------------------------5---------1/--8--7---|
Db|-0-0-----7--6-------------0-0-----6--7---1/--8--7---|

. . . .

eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------5--------3--6--5---------5---------1/--8--7---|
Db|-0-0-----7--6-------------0-0-----6--7---1/--8--7---|

. . . .

eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------5--8--7------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------5------------------------5---------1/--8--7---|
Db|-0-0-----7--6-------------0-0-----6--7---1/--8--7---|

. . . .

Pre-Chorus

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|--5-5-5--4-4-4--6-6-6--9-9-9--|
Db|--5-5-5--4-4-4--6-6-6--9-9-9--|

Chorus

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|----3------2------6------9----|
Gb|-0----0--0---0--0---0--0---0--|
Db|------------------------------| x4
Ab|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|

Verse 1

Gtr 1

eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------| x4
Ab|------5--------3--6--5---------5---------1/--8--7---|
Db|-0-0-----7--6-------------0-0-----6--7---1/--8--7---|

. . . .

Gtr 2

eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------5--------3--6--5---------5---------1/--8--7---|
Db|-0-0-----7--6-------------0-0-----6--7---1/--8--7---|

. . . .

eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------3--6--5------------------------------|
Ab|------5------------------------5---------1/--8--7---|
Db|-0-0-----7--6-------------0-0-----6--7---1/--8--7---|

. . . .

eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------5--------3--6--5---------5---------1/--8--7---|
Db|-0-0-----7--6-------------0-0-----6--7---1/--8--7---|

. . . .

eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------5--8--7------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------5------------------------5---------1/--8--7---|
Db|-0-0-----7--6-------------0-0-----6--7---1/--8--7---|

. . . .

Pre-Chorus

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|----3------2------6------9----|
Gb|-0----0--0---0--0---0--0---0--|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|

Chorus

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|----3------2------6------9----|
Gb|-0----0--0---0--0---0--0---0--|
Db|------------------------------| x4
Ab|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|

Solo 1

Rhythm gtr

eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|x6
Ab|-5-5-5-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-|
Db|-5-5-5-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-|

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

Lead gtr (with wah)

eb|-1/10~~~~--10h11p10--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------11p10--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------9-8p7-8h9p8--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------9p8p7--------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------7h9-10--9-10-9~~~--|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|

bend slowly

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------2h3p2---3---5---7------------|
Gb|-----------------11------------2h3---------------------9b10~~~--|
Db|-----------12-11----------5-------------------------------------|
Ab|-/11-12-11------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-9p7p6-------9p7p6-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------9p7p6-------9p7p6----7~----7/9---12--11--12~~~--|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|

T T T T

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-11h12-16p14p12p11h12-16p14p12p11h12-16p14p12p11h12-16p14p12p11--------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------13\---|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr 1 Gtr 2

eb|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
Ab|-0--------5-------------1---------------------6--6---|-6----0----(0)---|
Db|-0--0--0--6--0--0-0--0--1--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--6--6---|-6----0----(0)---|

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

eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-0--------5-------------1---------------------6--6---|
Db|-0--0--0--6--0--0-0--0--1--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--6--6---|

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

Solo 2

Rhythm gtr

eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-0--------5----------------1------------------6--6---|
Db|-0--0--0--6--0--0-0--0--0--1--0--0--0--0-0-0--6--6---|

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

eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------| x2
Ab|-0--------5-------------1---------------------6--6---|
Db|-0--0--0--6--0--0-0--0--1--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--6--6---|

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

Lead gtr

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------x\--------------------------|
Gb|-13~--13~-13~-13~~----------------(1)/10b11~~~---x\-----12PHb15~~~-----------|
Db|-12~--12~-12~-12~~-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------(1)/9\(1)----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

bend behind nut

eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-0tr2---------------------------(1)/17\(1)------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-/16----16----------------/19-----19-----19-----19-----19-----19\---|
Bb|-/15----15----------------/22b24--22b24--22b24--22b24--22b24--22\---|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------(1)/16\(1)---------------------------------------------|

Breakdown

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-0--------5----------------1---------------------6--6---|
Db|-0--0--0--6--0--0-0--0--0--1--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--6--6---|

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

eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------| x4
Ab|-0--------5-------------1---------------------6--6---|
Db|-0--0--0--6--0--0-0--0--1--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--6--6---|

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

Pre-Chorus

eb|-------------------------|-----------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-----------------|
gb|-------------------------|--7---6----------|
Db|-------------------------|--5---4---6---9--|
Ab|-5-5-5-4-4-4-6-6-6-9-9-9-|----------6---9--|
Db|-5-5-5-4-4-4-6-6-6-9-9-9-|-----------------|

Chorus

eb|-----------------------------|    |--------------------|
Bb|----3------2------6------9---|    |-----3--------4-----|
Gb|-0----0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|    |--0-----0--0--------|
Db|-----------------------------| x4 |--------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|    |--------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|    |--------------------|

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

| x Dead note

| b Bend

| (n) Ghost note

| . Palm muting

| / Slide up

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| ~ Vibrato

| * Natural harmonic

| \ Slide down

| T Tap

| PH Pinch harmonic

| tr Trill

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