A Darker Whole

Song

Artist: Tallman

Song: A Darker Whole

Album: Mechanism [2002] (www.mp3.com/Tallman)

Tabbed by: Adam Muirhead (mada_emanon@yahoo.com)

Tabbed for: The Ladder (http://theladder.audioearth.com)

The Ladder - Your online source for Tallman!

Tallman is: Jason Toner - Vocals (Lyrics)

Andrew Lauzon - Bass (FX)

Paul Agricola - Guitar

Rick Welbanks - Drums

. = palm mute (don't palm mute right on the bridge,

place your palm about 2-3 finger

width's from it)

* = sutained note

Drop D (DADGBe)

RIFF A

0:00 - 0:44 (intro/verse)

e-------------|    |---------|
B-------------|    |---------|
G-----8-8-8-7-|    |-----7-8-|
D-0-0---------|    |-0-0-----|
A-0-0---------|    |-0-0-----|
D-0-0---------| X3 |-0-0-----|

. . . .

RIFF B

0:44 - 1:06 (chorus)

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|

G-55555555-3333-2222-22222222122222222-|

D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|

THEN

e--------------------------------------|

B-55555555-3333-7777-222222212222222-7-|

G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|

1:06 - 1:39 (RIFF A)

1:39 - 2:00 (RIFF B)

2:00 - 2:12: RIFF C

e-------------|
B-------------|
G-------------|
D-1*--111-111-|
A-1*--111-111-|

D-1*--111-111-| X4

... ...

For the above part, the 111 means tremelo

strumming while holding the first fret,

Paul plays it down-up-down very quickly, twice.

2:12 - 2:45 RIFF D

e-----------|
B-----------|
G-----------|
D-0*-1-3-0*-| X4
A-----------|
D-----------|

2:45 - 3:40 RIFF E

e-x-| This is played above the nut, not even on

B-x-| the neck of the guitar, Paul plays a 6 string

G-x-| guitar, with half the strings fastened on

each side of the guitar head, Paul only strikes the

3 thinnest strings (for the first sound)

RIFF E CONT'D:

e-x-x-| This is played right where the strings

B-x-x-| come out of the bridge, make sure to

G-x-x-| mute the strings (with your hand)

D-x-x-| Paul strikes from e up to D.

3:40 - 4:05

RIFF F

e-----|------|
B-----|------|
G-----|---7--|
D-3-5-|-1----|
A-----|-1----|
D-----|-1----|

.

RIFF A Again

4:28 - 4:50

RIFF G

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

These are just the chords, don't play each

only once, but I can't count the exact # of

times to play each

4:50 - 5:12

RIFF H

e--------------------------------------|

B-7777777-9999999-1111111111-99999999--|

G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------| X3

(111111 = 11 really fast)

5:12 - 5:24

RIFF I

e-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------------|
D-1--1--0-0--0--1-1-|
A-1--1--0-0--0--1-1-|
D-1--1--0-0--0--1-1-|

AND

e---------------------|
B---------------------|
G---------------------|
D-111-111-1--1--1-1-0-|
A-111-111-1--1--1-1-0-|
D-111-111-1--1--1-1-0-|

... ...

Most of this is pretty accurate, not 100% but close

I watched Paul play this live twice and reviewed the

videotape, so some of this (the intro) is correct,

some of it was tabbed by ear.

LYRICS:

A darker whole concealed, within the folds of a truth revealed

A blank passage, unread chapter, in my book of memories

It crawls though the space behind my face

trying to complicate the scene that surrounds me

slapped in the face, a bitter taste

lingers to penetrate, amuse and astound me

Striving to widen the spaces of consciousness

It still keeps me locked up inside myself

Searching for some sort of revelation

Failing to confront the situation

I keep slipping

I push it down, beneath the surface

Ive forgotten, but Its still there

It crawls though the space behind my face

rying to complicate the scene that surrounds me

slapped in the face, a bitter taste

lingers to penetrate, amuse and astound me

and I cant forget

and I cant forgive

and I still regret

and I still re-live

standing on the edge I see

emptiness and fading dreams

shallow pools of everything

nothing seems to comfort me

born into obscurity

cannot find security

clouded by the hate I feel

look to what I know is real

nothing but the world around me

still I fall, back through

still I fall, in to

a darker hole

a darker whole

and I cant forget

and I cant forgive

and I still regret

and I still re-live