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Shes the Blade

Sugarcult
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Bass2

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

Song

Title – She's the Blade

Artist- Sugarcult

Album – Palm Trees and Power Lines

Tabbed by: Larry A

Tuning: Standard

Guitar 1 – Distortion

Guitar 2 – Distortion

Guitar 3 - Distortion

_________________

|Intro (0:00-0:13)|

|_________________|

Guitar 1

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |o9-9-8-8-------------------------|-9-9-8-8------------------------o|
G| |---------8-8-----8-8-----8-81010-|---------8-8-----8-8-----8-81010-|
D| |------------1010----1010---------|------------1010----1010---------|
A| |o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
E| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

1. |

2. |

|

Guitar 2 |

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
G| |-------------------------6-6-5-5-|-------------------------6-6-5-5-|
D| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-x-x-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-x-|
A| |o6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-3-3o|
E| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|

_________________

|Verse (0:14-0:26)|

|_________________|

Guitar 1

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D| |-(Sustaining)--------------------|(3)~-----------------------------|
A| |---------------------------------|(3)~-----------------------------|
E| |---------------------------------|-1~~-----------------------------|

Don't you make a move tonight You can only stagger

Guitar 1

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D| |(6)~-----------------------------|(3)~-----------------------101010|
A| |(6)~-----------------------------|(3)~-----------------------------|
E| |-4~~-----------------------------|-1~~-----------------------------|

Won't she has got you in her sights Your the one she's after

______________________

|Pre-Chorus (0:26-0:44)|

|______________________|

Guitar 1

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |o9-9-8-8-------------------------|--------------------------------o|
G| |---------8-8-----8-8-----8-81010-|1010--101010--101010--1010101010-|
D| |------------1010----1010---------|-x-x---x-x-x---x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-|
A| |o--------------------------------|-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8o|
E| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

1. Cause' she's the blade and your just paper |

2. And your afraid cause' she got closer |

|

Guitar 2 |

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
G| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-|
A| |o6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3o|
E| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-|

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

Guitar 1

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G| |-3---------5---------7--------10-|-8-------10-------12-----x-x-x-x-|
D| |-x---------x---------x---------x-|-x--------x--------x-----x-x-x-x-|
A| |-1---------3---------5---------8-|-6--------8-------10-----x-x-x-x-|
E| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Your back stepping and she's backstabbing everything in your life |

|

Guitar 2 |

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G| |-3~------------------------------|-8~----------------------x-x-x-x-|
D| |-3~------------------------------|-8~----------------------x-x-x-x-|
A| |-1~------------------------------|-6~----------------------x-x-x-x-|
E| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

__________________

|Chorus (0:44-0:56)|

|__________________|

Guitar 1

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
G| |-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|
D| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A| |o6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6o|
E| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|

1. She stole everything your heart desired now you want it back |

2. She stole everything your heart desired now you want it back |

|

Guitar 2 |

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
G| |-----------------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|-----------------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|
D| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A| |o6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3o|
E| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|

_________________

|Verse (0:57-1:14)|

|_________________|

Guitar 1

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |-9-9-8-8-------------------------|-9-9-8-8-------------------------|
G| |---------8-8-----8-8-----8-81010-|---------8-8-----8-8-----8-81010-|
D| |------------1010----1010---------|------------1010----1010---------|
A| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|

Guitar 2 |

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G| |-------------------------6-6-5-5-|-------------------------6-6-5-5-|
D| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-x-x-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-x-|
A| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-3-3-|
E| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|

Guitar 1

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D| |-(Sustaining)--------------------|(3)~-----------------------------|
A| |---------------------------------|(3)~-----------------------------|
E| |---------------------------------|-1~~-----------------------------|

One by one you count the fights Doesn't even matter

Guitar 1

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D| |(6)~-----------------------------|(3)~-----------------------------|
A| |(6)~-----------------------------|(3)~---------------------///////-|
E| |-4~~-----------------------------|-1~~---------------------\\\\\\\-|

That she's got you by surprise Misery's you master

______________________

|Pre-Chorus (1:15-1:33)|

|______________________|

Guitar 1

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |o9-9-8-8-------------------------|--------------------------------o|
G| |---------8-8-----8-8-----8-81010-|1010--101010--101010--1010101010-|
D| |------------1010----1010---------|-x-x---x-x-x---x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-|
A| |o--------------------------------|-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8o|
E| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

1. She's the blade and your just paper |

2. And your afraid cause' she's got closer |

|

Guitar 2 |

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
G| |-----6b------8b------9b-----11b--|---------------------------------|
D| |---------------------------------|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-|
A| |o--------------------------------|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3o|
E| |---------------------------------|-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-|

Guitar 1

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G| |-3---------5---------7--------10-|-8-------10-------12-----x-x-x-x-|
D| |-x---------x---------x---------x-|-x--------x--------x-----x-x-x-x-|
A| |-1---------3---------5---------8-|-6--------8-------10-----x-x-x-x-|
E| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Your back stepping and she's out wrecking everything in your life |

|

Guitar 2 |

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G| |-3~------------------------------|-8~----------------------x-x-x-x-|
D| |-3~------------------------------|-8~----------------------x-x-x-x-|
A| |-1~------------------------------|-6~----------------------x-x-x-x-|
E| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

__________________

|Chorus (1:33-1:45)|

|__________________|

Guitar 1

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
G| |-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|
D| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A| |o6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6o|
E| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|

1. She stole everything your heart desired now you want it back |

2. She stole everything your heart desired now you want it back |

|

Guitar 2 |

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
G| |-----------------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|-----------------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|
D| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A| |o6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3o|
E| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|

__________________

|Bridge (1:46-1:57)|

|__________________|

Guitar 1

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
G| |-131313131212121210101010-8-8-8-8|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|
D| |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A| |o1111111110101010-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1o|
E| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

1. She stole everything She controlled everything |

2. She stole everything She controlled everything... |

|

Guitar 2 |

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
G| |-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|
D| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A| |o6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3o|
E| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|

_____________________

|Interlude (1:58-2:15)|

|_____________________|

Guitar 1

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |o--------------------------------|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9o|
G| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D| |-11111111101010108-8-8-8-10101010|1111111110101010-----------------|
A| |o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
E| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

1. (Everything...) |

2. She's the blade She's the blade |

|

Guitar 2 |

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
G| |-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
D| |-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A| |o4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6o|
E| |-----------------4-4-4-4---------|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

|

Guitar 3 (Come in on second repeat) |

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G| |----13---13\12---12\10---12\10/13|----13---13\12---12\10---12\10/13|
D| |-----x----x--x----x--x----x--x--x|-----x----x--x----x--x----x--x--x|
A| |----11---11\10---10\-8---10\-8/11|----11---11\10---10\-8---10\-8/11|
E| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Guitar 1

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D| |-11111111101010108-8-8-8-10101010|1111111110101010-----------------|
A| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

She's the blade and your just paper She's the blade and your just |

|

Guitar 2 |

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G| |-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
D| |-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
A| |-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
E| |-----------------4-4-4-4---------|---------------------------------|

|

Guitar 3 |

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G| |----13------13\12---13------13\12|----13------13\12---10---------x-|
D| |-----x-------x--x----x-------x--x|-----x-------x--x----x---------x-|
A| |----11------11\10---11------11\10|----11------11\10----8---------x-|
E| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

______________________

|Pre-Chorus (2:16-2:28)|

|______________________|

Guitar 1

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |-9-9-8-8-------------------------|-9-9-8-8-------------------------|
G| |---------8-8-----8-8-----8-81010-|---------8-8-----8-8-----8-81010-|
D| |------------1010----1010---------|------------1010----1010---------|
A| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Cause' she's the blade and your just paper |

|

Guitar 2 |

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-|
A| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-|
E| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-|

Guitar 1

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |-9-9-8-8-------------------------|-9-9-8-8-------------------------|
G| |---------8-8-----8-8-----8-81010-|---------8-8-----8-8-----8-------|
D| |------------1010----1010---------|------------1010----1010---------|
A| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

And your afraid cause' she got you closer |

|

Guitar 2 |

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-------|
A| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-------|
E| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-------|

|

Guitar 3 |

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G| |-----6b------8b------9b-----11b--|---------------------------------|
D| |---------------------------------|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-------|
A| |---------------------------------|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-------|
E| |---------------------------------|-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-------|

__________________

|Chorus (2:28-2:40)|

|__________________|

Guitar 1

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G| |-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|
D| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-|
E| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|

She stole everything your heart desired now you want it back |

|

Guitar 2 |

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G| |-----------------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|-----------------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|
D| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|
E| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|

Guitar 1

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G| |-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|
D| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-|
E| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|

She stole everything your heart desired now you want it back |

|

Guitar 2 |

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G| |-----------------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|-----------------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|
D| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|
E| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|

_________________

|Outro (2:40-3:01)|

|_________________|

Guitar 1

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
G| |-131313131212121210101010-8-8-8-8|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-|
D| |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A| |o1111111110101010-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6o|
E| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

1. She stole everything She controlled everything |

2. She stole everything And controlled everything... |

|

Guitar 2 |

e| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| |o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
G| |-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|
D| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A| |o6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3o|
E| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|

Guitar 1

e| |---------------------------------|
B| |---------------------------------|
G| |---------------------------------|
D| |-6---6---6---6---6\--------------|
A| |-6---6---6---6---6\--------------|
E| |-4---4---4---4---4\--------------|

________

| Legend |

|________|

b - Bend

* - Palm Mute

(0) - Slightly Played

~ - Sustain

x - Mute

/ - Slide up

\ - Slide down

|o o|

| | - Repeat to and from

|o o|

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