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Archives
by Pærish
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Guiar 1 and 2 both have light disortion, perhaps with some compression too.
Legend:
| x Dead note
| () Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| t Tapping
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| v Vibrato
| N Tremolo
| ~ Used for Tremolo/Vibrato durations
| NH Natural Harmonic
************************************
[Intro]
Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| (x2)
Guitar 2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----9--------------9--------------9-------------9---------------|
G|--------6\3-3/6--------6\3-3/6--------6\3-3/6---------6\3-3/6----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----9--------------9--------------9-------------9---------------|
G|--------6\3-3/6--------6\3-3/6--------6\3-3/6---------6\3-3------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro Pt. 2]
Guitar 1
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|-1--1--1-1-1-1/9--9-9--9-9-9-9-|\-4--4--4-4-4-4/11--11-11--11-11-11-11------|
A|-1--1--1-1-1-1/9--9-9--9-9-9-9-|\-4--4--4-4-4-4/11--11-11--11-11-11-11------|
D|-1--1--1-1-1-1/9--9-9--9-9-9-9-|\-4--4--4-4-4-4/11--11-11--11-11-11-11------|
Guitar 2
N N N N
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10b11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\3b4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Guitar 1
All strummed lightly:
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| (x2)
Guitar 2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|~3-(let ring)----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----(10)-10---------10-----------------11\6v~~~~~~~~4\3~~~~~~~~~~|
D|------------(11)-11----11-----------11---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
Guitar 1
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D|--1--1--1-1-1-/-9--9-9--9-9-9-9-|-\-6--6--6-6-6-/-9--9-9--9-9-9-9-----------|
A|--1--1--1-1-1-/-9--9-9--9-9-9-9-|-\-6--6--6-6-6-/-9--9-9--9-9-9-9-----------|
D|--1--1--1-1-1-/-9--9-9--9-9-9-9-|-\-6--6--6-6-6-/-9--9-9--9-9-9-9-----------|
Guitar 2
E|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|11----------------------------------|-11-------------------------------------|
G|---10-10b11r10----11p10----10h11-11-|----10-10b11r10----11p10----10h11-11----|
D|---------------11-------11----------|----------------11-------11-------------|
A|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--6--6--6-6-6-/-9--9-9--9-9-9-9--------|
A|--6--6--6-6-6-/-9--9-9--9-9-9-9--------|
D|--6--6--6-6-6-/-9--9-9--9-9-9-9--------|
Guitar 2
E|---------------------------------------|
B|--11-----------------------------------|
G|-----10-10b11r10----11p10----10h11-11--|
D|-----------------11--------11----------|
A|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Guitar 1
Upstroke(with B chord as harmonic).
Note at end. Notation "NH". -> NH NH
E|-----------------------------------0--|-------------------------------------0-|
B|-----------------------------------0--|-------------------------------------0-|
G|-----------------------------------0--|-------------------------------------0-|
D|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9--|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9-9-|
A|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9--|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9-9-|
D|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9--|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9-9-| (x2)
x x
Guitar 2
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------20\-|
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------7--6--------|
B|--6---7---9----7--6-------7--9------7--|-6---7---9----7--6----7----------------|
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
Guitar 1
All Palm Muted:
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| (x2)
Guitar 2
All Palm Muted:
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-11-10----10-11-10----10-11-10----10-11-10----------|
D|----------11----------11----------11----------11-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
v Only played first time
E|------------------------------------------------||-----|
B|-11-------11-------11----11-------11-------11---||-----|
G|----11-------11-------11----11-------11---------||-11--|
D|-------11-------11-------------11-------11------||-----|
A|------------------------------------------------||-----|
D|------------------------------------------------||-----| (x2)
[Pre-Chorus]
Guitar 1
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D|--1--1--1-1-1-/-9--9-9--9-9-9-9-|-\-6--6--6-6-6-/-9--9-9--9-9-9-9-----------|
A|--1--1--1-1-1-/-9--9-9--9-9-9-9-|-\-6--6--6-6-6-/-9--9-9--9-9-9-9-----------|
D|--1--1--1-1-1-/-9--9-9--9-9-9-9-|-\-6--6--6-6-6-/-9--9-9--9-9-9-9-----------|
Guitar 2
Let ring:
E|-9-------9-------9----|-9-------9-------9---|-13---------13----------|-13---------13----------|
B|---11-11---11-11---11-|--11-11---11-11---11-|---11----11----11----11-|---11----11----11----11-|
G|----------------------|---------------------|------13----------13----|------13----------13----|
D|----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
[Chorus]
Guitar 1
NH NH
E|-----------------------------------0--|-------------------------------------0-|
B|-----------------------------------0--|-------------------------------------0-|
G|-----------------------------------0--|-------------------------------------0-|
D|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9--|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9-9-|
A|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9--|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9-9-|
D|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9--|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9-9-| (x2)
x x
NH
E|-----------------------------------0--|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------0--|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------0--|---------------------------------------|
D|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9--|-4--4--4--6--6--6--1--1-1-1-/-9-9-9-9--|
A|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9--|-4--4--4--6--6--6--1--1-1-1-/-9-9-9-9--|
D|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9--|-4--4--4--6--6--6--1--1-1-1-/-9-9-9-9--| (x2)
x
Guitar 2
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14 (let ring)-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------7--6----|
B|--6---7---9----7--6-------7--9------7--|-6---7---9----7--6----7------------|
G|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------------|
B|----------------------11-|-------------------------|-11----9---|-----------------|
G|-10----10-11-10----10----|-10----10-11-10----10-11-|-----------|-10-10-10-10-10b-|
D|----11----------11-------|----11----------11-------|-----------|-----------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------------|
B|----------------------11-|-------------------------|-11----9---|-----------------|
G|-10----10-11-10----10----|-10----10-11-10----10-11-|-----------|-10-10-10-10-10b-|
D|----11----------11-------|----11----------11-------|-----------|-----------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------------|
[Bridge]
Guitar 1
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4------------------------------------9-----------------------4----|
A|-4------------------------------------9-----------------------4----|
D|-4------------------------------------9-----------------------4----|
Guitar 2
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-(let ring)-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------13-\-8-8----13-\-8-8----13-\-8-8----13-\-8-8----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------9--------------------------|
A|--------------------9--------------------------|
D|--------------------9--------------------------|
Guitar 2
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-13-\-8-8----13-\-8-8----13-\-8-8----13-\-8----|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-1--1--1-1-1-/-9--9-9--9-9-9-\-1--1--1-1-1-/-9--9-9--9-9-9------|
A|-1--1--1-1-1-/-9--9-9--9-9-9-\-1--1--1-1-1-/-9--9-9--9-9-9------|
D|-1--1--1-1-1-/-9--9-9--9-9-9-\-1--1--1-1-1-/-9--9-9--9-9-9------|
Guitar 2
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-----13-\-8-8---------13-\-8-8------13-\-8-8--------13-\-8----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-1--1--1-1-1-/-9--9-9--9-9-9-\-1--1--1-1-1-/-9--9-9--9-9-9------|
A|-1--1--1-1-1-/-9--9-9--9-9-9-\-1--1--1-1-1-/-9--9-9--9-9-9------|
D|-1--1--1-1-1-/-9--9-9--9-9-9-\-1--1--1-1-1-/-9--9-9--9-9-9------|
Guitar 2
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8------13-\-8-8--------13-\-8-8------13-\-8-8------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Guitar 1
NH NH
E|-----------------------------------0--|-------------------------------------0-|
B|-----------------------------------0--|-------------------------------------0-|
G|-----------------------------------0--|-------------------------------------0-|
D|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9--|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9-9-|
A|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9--|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9-9-|
D|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9--|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9-9-| (x2)
x x
NH
E|-----------------------------------0--|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------0--|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------0--|---------------------------------------|
D|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9--|-4--4--4--6--6--6--1--1-1-1-/-9-9-9-9--|
A|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9--|-4--4--4--6--6--6--1--1-1-1-/-9-9-9-9--|
D|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9--|-4--4--4--6--6--6--1--1-1-1-/-9-9-9-9--|
x
NH
E|-----------------------------------0--|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------0--|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------0--|---------------------------------------|
D|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9--|-4--4--4--6--6--6--1-------------------|
A|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9--|-4--4--4--6--6--6--1-(let ring)--------|
D|-4--4--4-4-/-6-6-\-1--1-1--1-/-9-9-9--|-4--4--4--6--6--6--1-------------------|
x
Guitar 2
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14 (let ring)-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------20\-|
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------7--6----|
B|--6---7---9----7--6-------7--9------7--|-6---7---9----7--6----7------------|
G|------------------x--------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------------|
B|----------------------11-|-------------------------|-11----9---|-----------------|
G|-10----10-11-10----10----|-10----10-11-10----10-11-|-----------|-10-10-10-10-10b-|
D|----11----------11-------|----11----------11-------|-----------|-----------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------------|
B|----------------------11-|-------------------------|-11----9---|-----------------|
G|-10----10-11-10----10----|-10----10-11-10----10-11-|-----------|-10--------------|
D|----11----------11-------|----11----------11-------|-----------|-----------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------------|
_______________________
A note about the upstroke harmonic:
At first, I thought it may have been a simple open strum, but you can hear in the record
that that's not the case. I have no doubt advanced or intermediate guitarists will
recognise it, but for beginners or those that don't - you need to upstroke and hit the
bottom 3 strings, while keeping your finger lightly holding the B power chord to create
a harmonic effect. This results in something sort of dissonant, but correct as far as my
reckoning goes. If someone knows what this is called let me know. Closest I have is B power
chord harmonic over open high strings.About Archives Tab by Pærish
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