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What You Deserve

Theory of a Deadman
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Song

What You Deserve

Theory of A Deadman

Theory of A Deadman (2002)

Words & Music by Tyler Connolly

GTR I - Drop B Tuning "Tyler Connolly" (c#,G#,E,B,F#,B)

GTR II - Drop B Tuning "Dave Brenner" (c#,G#,E,B,F#,B)

Intro

GTR I

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|--5--------3-----3--5-----------5-----3h-5-------|
 B|-----0--0--------------0-----0-----0--------3----|

GTR I

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------3~---|
F#|--5--------3-----3--5-------(5)(5)(5)-3h-5-------|
 B|-----0--0--------------0-------------------------|

|

|GTR II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
F#|-----------------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
 B|-----------------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|

Main Riff

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|--5--------3-----3--5-----------5-----3h-5-------|
 B|-----0--0--------------0-----0-----0--------3~---|

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|--5--------3-----3--5----------------------------|
 B|-----0--0--------------0-------------------------|

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|--5--------3-----3--5-----------5-----3h-5-------|
 B|-----0--0--------------0-----0-----0--------3~---|

GTR I

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|--5--------3-----3--5----------------------(5)(5)|
 B|-----0--0--------------0-------------------------|

|

|GTR II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------(12|12)------|

Verse

GTR II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|
 B|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|

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

GTR II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|
 B|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|

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

GTR II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|
 B|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|

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

GTR II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|
 B|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|

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

Verse 2

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-10-11-12--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|
F#|-10-11-12--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|
 B|-10-11-12--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|
F#|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|
 B|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-10-11-12--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|
F#|-10-11-12--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|
 B|-10-11-12--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----3-------|
F#|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----3-------|
 B|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----3-------|

Pre Chorus

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
F#|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
 B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----3-------|
F#|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----3-------|
 B|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----3-------|

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
F#|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
 B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------3-------|
F#|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----3-------|
 B|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----3-------|

. . . . . . . . . . .

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
F#|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
 B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----3-------|
F#|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----3-------|
 B|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----3-------|

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
F#|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
 B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
F#|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Main Riff

Verse

Verse 2

Pre Chorus

Chorus

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
 B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
 B|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
 B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
 B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
 B|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
 B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|

Post Chorus

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|--5--------3-----3--5-----------5-----3h-5-------|
 B|-----0--0--------------0-----0-----0--------3~---|

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|--5--------3-----3--5----------------------------|
 B|-----0--0--------------0-------------------------|

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|--5--------3-----3--5-----------5-----3h-5-------|
 B|-----0--0--------------0-----0-----0--------3~---|

GTR I

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------5----------------|
 E|--------------------------------5----------------|
 B|--------------------------------3----------------|
F#|--5--------3-----3--5-----------3----------------|
 B|-----0--0--------------0--0--0--3----------------|

. .

Bridge

GTR II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|
 B|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|

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

GTR II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|
 B|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|

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

GTR II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|
 B|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|

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

GTR I

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------1/---------|
 B|--------------------------------------1/---------|

|

|GTR II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|
 B|--3--5--3--0--3--5--3--0--3--0-----0-----0-----0-|

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

Interlude

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
 B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|

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

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

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

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
 B|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|

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

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
 B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|

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

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
 B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|

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

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

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

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
 B|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|

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

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----3-------|
F#|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--0--3-------|
 B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--0--3-------|

.

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----3-------|
F#|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--0--3-------|
 B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--0--3-------|

.

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
F#|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Chorus

Outro

GTR I

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|--5--------3-----3--5-----------5-----3h-5-------|
 B|-----0--0--------------0-----0-----0--------3----|

GTR I

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
F#|--5--------3-----3--5----(5)-x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
 B|-----0--0--------------0-----x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|

GTR I

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------3~---|
F#|--5--------3-----3--5-----------5-----3h-5-------|
 B|-----0--0--------------0-----0-----0-------------|

|

|GTR II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|--5--------3-----3--5-----------5-----3h-5-------|
 B|-----0--0--------------0-----0-----0--------3~---|

GTR I,II

c#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------5----------------|
 E|--------------------------------5----------------|
 B|--------------------------------3----------------|
F#|--5--------3-----3--5-----------3----------------|
 B|-----0--0--------------0--0--0--3----------------|

. .

| b bend

| r release bend

|trp triplet

|PH. pinch harmonic

|fbk feedback

| . palm-mute

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

|(7) harmonic

| x Mute note

===============================================================================

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