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Third Eye

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Third Eye

drop D tuning

-This is a modified and corrected version of the tab at Tooltabs.net.-

***Intro with slide***

(medium light distortion with flange and delay)

0:05

e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--2/4--4/7--7////12----\\\\\\\--0---1//5\\1-0--1//5\\1-0--1//5\\1-0---|
a--2/4--4/7--7////12----\\\\\\\--0---1//5\\1-0--1//5\\1-0--1//5\\1-0---|
d--2/4--4/7--7////12----\\\\\\\--0---1//5\\1-0--1//5\\1-0--1//5\\1-0---|
e----------------------------|

b---(slowly)-----------------|

g----------------------------|

d--////////////-(past neck---|

a--////////////--pickup)-----|

d--////////////--------------|

*move the slide over the neck pickup and vibrate the slide

as you move the slide down the neck slowly*

e---------------------------|
b---------------------------|
g--\\\\7////-17-------------|
d--\\\\7////-17----(hold)---|
a--\\\\7////-17-------------|
d------------17-------------|

*move the slide over the neck pickup and vibrate the slide

as you move the slide down the neck slowly*

e-----------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------|
g--\\\\7////-17----\\-/17-/20-\-----|
d--\\\\7////-17----\\-/17-/20-\-----|
a--\\\\7////-17----\\-/17-/20-\-----|
d------------17----\\-/17-/20-\-----|

*move the slide over the neck pickup and vibrate the slide

as you move the slide down the neck slowly*

e---------------------------|
b---------------------------|
g--17//-------------\17-----|

d--17//-(over neck--\17-----|

a--17//--pickup)----\17-----|

d--17//-------------\17-----|
e----------------------|
b----------------------|
g--/20---\15----/17----|
d--/20---\15----/17----| x3
a--/20---\15----/17----|
d--/20---\15----/17----|

*hold last chord*

*stike over the neck pickup on the high e string and quickly move

the slide down the neck*

***end of intro***

(get rid of the slide)

2:33 1st verse

e-------------------------| (this riff in 9/8 time)

b-------------------------|
g-------------------------|
d-------------------------| x8
a----8-10---8-10---5-7----|
d--0------0------0--------|
  pm - - - - - - - -|

(gradually increase strike strength)

e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g--------------------|
d-------12-------14--| x8
a--------------------|
d--0-10-----0-12-----|

pm pm

3:05 2nd verse

e-----------------------|
b-----------------------|
g-----------------------|
d-----------------------| x8
a----8-10---8-10---5-7--|
d--0------0------0------|
  pm - - - - - - - -|

(gradually increase strike strength)

e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g--------------------|
d-------12-------14--| x16
a--------------------|
d--0-10-----0-12-----|

pm pm

3:52

*distorted bass part*

e--------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------|

a--12~~~~~~~~~-12~~~~~~~~~-12~~~~~~~~~-12~~~~~~~~~-|

d--------------------------------------------------|

4:05 (pick scrape section)

e------------------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---0---\xxx------0---\xxxxx-------0------/xxxxx--0---\xx----------|
a---0------\xx----0-------\xxx-----0---/xx--------0-----\xxxxxxx---|
d---0-------------0----------------0--------------0----------------|

4:20 - first solo

*note : there is another solo being played in the background*

gtr1

e----------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------|

d--7~~~~~~~~~\5------3/5/12~~~~~~~12/13-10~~~~~\\-3/5--5/7-|

a----------------------------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------------|

gtr 2

e-------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------|
d--12~~~~~~---12h13p12-10-12p10-----etc-----------------------|
a-------------------------------12----------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------|

g 1

e-----------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------|

d--7~~~~~~~~~\5------3/5/12~~~~~~~12/13-10~~~~~(10)b--|

a-----------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------|

g2

e-----------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------|
a---17h18p17p15---------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------|

g1

e-----------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------|
d--12--10--12--10--12--10--12--10---| x4
a-----------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------|
  pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|

g2

e-----------------------------------        --------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------        --------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------        --------------------------------------|

d--10trem---------12trem------------ x3 --5trem-----------3trem-------------|

a-----------------------------------        --------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------        --------------------------------------|

(improvise tremolo with these notes)

--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|

-10h12h10h13h12p10h13p10h12h10h13h12p10h13--|

--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|

5:02

---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|

-/15\14-14~~-14h15p14\12-14-12-10/12-12~~~\\-|

---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|

-//14/15-15--15/17-17--17/19-19--|

---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|

*descend from 19 with random notes tremolo picked*

*take fret hand up and down the FULL neck FOUR (4) times quickly*

*background solo continues through next section*

different timing

gtr. 2

e------------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------------------| x2

d--7~~~~~~~\5----3/5/12~~~~~~~12/13-10~~~~~\\-3/5--5/7-------|

a------------------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------------------|

5:34

(This riff has an odd syncopated rhythm that is very hard to transcribe. It's along the

of this but this isn't quite right)

-------------------|
-------------------|
-------------------| x2
-------------------|
-3h5-5-5--3h5-3h5--|
-------------------|
--------------------------|
------------------------5-|
------------------------4-|
--------------------------|
-3h5-5-5--3h5-3h5-3h5-----|
--------------------------|
--------------------------|
------------------------6-|
------------------------5-|
--------------------------|
-3h5-5-5--3h5-3h5-3h5-----|
--------------------------|
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|
--------------------------12-|
-3h5-5-5--3h5-3h5------11----|
--------------------10-------|

5:48

e------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--0-----------12--0-----------12--0----------12-------12--0-------------|
a--0--------11-----0--------11-----0-------11-------11-----0-------11----|
d--0-----10--------0-----10--------0----10-------10--------0----10----0--|

(flange and delay off)

*(x) is a one beat rest*

e----------|
b----------|
g------7---|
d------6---| x47
a------5---|
d--(x)-----|

(at 6:37 background solo ends)

*rest for two beats*

6:55

("A child's rhyme...")

e--------------|
b---------3----|
g--2------2----|
d--0------0x---| x4
a--0------0x---|
d--0------0x---|

*live he actual slides down and up the neck, but on the

album he just plays the notes with out sliding, you pick

how you want to do it*

7:12

("So good to see you... ")

e----------------------------------|
b----------------------------------|
g----------------------------------|
d-----14\\\\----------10\\\\-------| x4
a-12--12\\\\--2///-8--8\\\\\--2///-|
d-12--12\\\\--2///-8--8\\\\\--2///-|

*rest for 4 bars*

*quiet interlude w/ maynard wispering*

8:06

(volume low, clean with delay, picking behind the bridge)

e----------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------|
g--2------------------2------------------|
d----------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------|
e------------------------------|------------------------------|
b------------------------------|------------------------------|
g--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2------|--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3------|
d------------------------------|------------------------------| x2
a------------------------------|------------------------------|
d------------------------------|------------------------------|
e------------------------------|------------------------------|
b--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3------|--4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4------|
g--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2------|--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3------|
d------------------------------|------------------------------| x2
a------------------------------|------------------------------|
d------------------------------|------------------------------|

(turn up volume, distortion)

8:49

e-------------------------------------------------------|
b-------17--------17---\\-------13----131313-131313-\\--|
g-------14--------14---\\-------10----101010-101010-\\--|
d--14---14---14---14---\\--//10-10-10-101010-101010-\\--|
a--12--------12--------\\--//8-----8--------------------|
d--12--------12------------//8-----8--------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------|
b------17----17-171717-171717-\\-------13----131313-131313b-\\--|
g------14----14-141414-141414-\\-------10----101010-101010b-\\--|

d--/14-14-14-14-141414-141414-\\--//10-10-10-101010-101010b-\\--|

a--/12----12------------------\\--//8-----8---------------------|
d--/12----12----------------------//8-----8---------------------|

9:07

"Came out to watch you play."

e-----------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------|
d-----14------12------14-----12-----14----|
a---12------12------12-----12—----12------|
d-12------12------12-----12-----12--------|

"Why are you running away?"

e-----------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------|
d-----10------8-------10-------8-------10-|
a---8-------8-------8--------8-------8----|
d-8-------8-------8--------8-------8------|
e----------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------|
d-----14------12------14-----12-14b15r14-|
a---12------12------12-----12—-----------|
d-12------12------12-----12--------------|

(9:20) (something like this)

-----------------------------------10trem--|

--------------------------------10---------|
----------------------------8-10-----------|
-----10------8------10-8-10----------------|
---8-------8------8------------------------|
-8-------8------8--------------------------|

9:24 (very loud)

"PRYING OPEN MY THIRD EYE!"

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

----------------------|
-3--3--3--3--3--3--3x-|
-1--1--1--1--1--1--1x-| x4
-0--0--0--0--0--0--0x-|
-0--0--0--0--0--0--0x-|
-0--0--0--0--0--0--0x-|

*let last chord ring*

e------------------------|
b------------------------|
g------------------------|
d--x\\\\\--\\-\--\\-(0)--|
a------------------------|
d------------------------|
e-----------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------|
d-------14------12------12------14--| x4
a-----------------------------------|
d--0-12----0-10----0-10----0-12-----|

pm pm pm pm

(gradually increase strike strength)

e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g--------------------|
d-------14-------12--| x8
a--------------------|
d--0-12-----0-10-----|

pm pm

10:21 (noises in background)

e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g--------------------|
d-------14-------12--| x4
a--------------------|
d--0-12-----0-10-----|
  pm - - - - - - -|
e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g--------------------|
d-------14-------12--| x4
a--------------------|
d--0-12-----0-10-----|

pm pm

10:35

e---------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------|
g-------7---------------19------19------19------19--------|
d-----------7---5-----------19------19------19-----(19)---|
a--5------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------|
b---------------------|
g---------------------|
d----3-5---3-5---0-2--| x5
a--0-----0-----0------|
d---------------------|

pm-- pm-- pm-

e-----------|
b-----------|
g-----------|
d-------12--|
a-----------|
d--0-10-----|

pm

(gradually increase strike strength)

e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g--------------------|
d-------14-------12--| x8
a--------------------|
d--0-12-----0-10-----|

pm pm

*rest for 1 beat*

11:15

e-------------------|
b-------------------|
g-------------------|
d--10-12-0-12-14-0--| x4
a--10-12-0-12-14-0--|
d--10-12-0-12-14-0--|
e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g--------------------|
d-------14-------12--| x6
a--------------------|
d--0-12-----0-10-----|

pm pm

e--------------|
b--------------|
g--------------|
d--5--7--3--1--|
a--5--7--3--1--|
d--5--7--3--1--|

"***Note: Much of the remaining tab up until the repeated open D and the end was sent in by

Kyle Rogers (bkrogers717@msn.com). Thanks man. The solo hasn't

changed much, except for the position, which is how Adam actually plays it.

This part can only be played the way Adam plays it by using a guitar with a

fixed bridge setup like a Les Paul. The string is actually plucked between

the bridge and the stop tail piece. Try it, you'll be astounded." -tooltabs.net

11:34

(clean, delay)

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--3--3-3--3--3-3--3/4--4-4--4--4-4-4/6--6-6--6--6-6--6\4--4-4--4--4--4--4--4-------|
g--2--2-2--2--2-2--2/3--3-3--3--3-3-3/5--5-5--5--5-5--5\3--3-3--3--3--3--3--3-------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

11:53 - second solo

(distortion with flange)

e-----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
b-///15--15--15-15--15--15--15|/16--16--16--16\13-13-13--|/18-18-18-18-18-18--|
g-///14--14--14-14--14--14--14|/15--15--15--15\12-12-12--|/17-17-17-17-17-17--|
d-----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
a-----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
d-----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
e----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|--------|
b--18\16-16-16-16\13-13|-10-----10--10-10--10-10-|-10-----10---10--10-|--------|
g--17\15-15-15-15\12-12|-12b14--14--14-14--14-14-|-14r12--12---12--12-|--------|
d----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|--------|

a----------------------|-----*****hold-bend******|***-----------------|--------|

d----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|--------|
e-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
b-10-----10--10-10--10-10-|-13v--13v--13v-13v-13v--|-20\18-18-18-18-18/20-20--|
g-12b14--14--14-14--14-14-|-14v--14v--14v-14v-14v--|-19\17-17-17-17-17/19-19--|
d-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|

a-----*****hold-bend******|*********************---|--------------------------|

d-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
e-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
b-20\18-18-18-18\-15-15-|-18\15-15-15-15----------|-------------------------------------------|
g-19\17-17-17-17\-14-14-|-17\14-14-14-14--12-12---|-10h12-12-12~--10h12p10--------------------|
d-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------12~-10h12p10-------|
a-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------12~\--|
d-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------|
b-----------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------|
g-12\10--10--10-10/12--12--12-|-12\10--10\7-7-7-|-10\7--7--7-7--7-7-|-5v-5v-5v-|
d-----------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------|
a-10\12--8---8--8-/10--10--10-|-10\8---8-\5-5-5-|-8-\5--5--5-5--5-5-|-3v-3v-3v-|
d-----------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------|

(wah open)

*slowly close wah over the 4 times to give the riff that really trebley tone

(this is what Adam was doing on the live video to get this interesting

sound. He's got one interesting wah pedal)*

e-----------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------|
d--00-0-0-11-1-0-33-3---------------| x4
a--00-0-0-11-1-0-33-3-------3-------|
d--00-0-0-11-1-0-33-3-0-3h5--h5-3p0-|
  pm - - - - - - - -|
e-----------------------|
b-----------------------|
g-----------------------|
d--0--0x----------------| x4
a--0--0x--------3-------|
d--0--0x--0-3h5--h5-3p0-|

(wah off)

"Prying open my third eye!"

>

e---------|
b--3x-----|
g--2x-----|
d--0x-----| x26
a--0x-----|
d---------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------|

g------------------(feedback)----(some noises up--------------|

d--0--(hold)----------------------around the 22nd fret)-------|
a--0----------------------------------------------------------|
d--0----------------------------------------------------------|

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