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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
The song is very straight forward from a rhythm guitar stand point.
There's mainly 2 repeating sections until about 2:35 when it changes
slightly. There really is no defined chorus or verse in the song, only
times when Travis sings and when he doesn't so that's why I have sections
that are Verse/Chorus.
Also there are multiple guitars in this song, but I'm only
going to tab it for solo guitar.
Structure:
Verse/Chorus
Instr. Breakdown
Verse/Chorus x2
Instr. Breakdown
Verse/Chorus x2
Alt Verse/Chorus
Verse/Chorus x2
Instr. Breakdown x2
Chords:
Em G C Gsus2 Bm Am/D A7/F
E|-------------------------------------|
B|------------------------7-----8------|
G|------------------------7-----9------|
D|---5--5--5----5----4----5-----7------|
A|---7--5--3----0----2----7-----8------|
E|--(0)--------------------------------|
Verse/Chorus:
{Begin by playing the Em and accenting it with an open bottom E string
for 4 measures}
well Emi, i am a tiGme bomb and Emi, i lay forgGotten at the bottom of yCour heart...
Gsus2 Bm C(hold)
i'm fine, ticking away the hours to blow your world apart
Instr. Breakdown:
Am/D A7/F
Am/D A7/F
Verse/Chorus
Emi, i am a pGoison and Emi, i am still cGoursing through your bloodstream lCike
Gsus2 Bm C(hold)
a ghost, like wine, gathering vintage for the day i hurt the most
Emi, i am a lGand mine and Emi, i lay on Gthe soil burned out by battles you
C Gsus2 Bm C(hold)
thought you'd won, i've got time... to wait for the footsteps.. of a memory that's on
run
Instr. Breakdown:
{lyrics: yeah! yeah! yeah!}
Am/D A7/F
Am/D A7/F
Chorus/Verse:
well Emi, i am a Gtar pit and Emi, i swell like a liviGng thing all at the
C Gsus2 Bm C(hold)
slightest touch.. a black grime, swallowing everything.. a cold and timeless clutch
Emi, well i am a Gtrip wire, and Emi, i'm stretching acroGss the road you're
C Gsus2 Bm C(hold)
barreling down tonight...a thinish twine, waiting to be released right beyond
sight
Alt Verse/Chorus:
{this is pretty much the same, but since it sounds different here's
what can be played}
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
i, well am fault and
I a line
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
i, i'm apart ground lay
pulling the that be..
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
neath newest so fine, moving in
your seed.
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
inches now, I'm crawling, cutting cleaving a
I'm I'm like
E|-14---------14-14-14s~0--------------------------|
B|-14---------14-14-14s~0--------------------------|
G|-x----------x--x--x------------------------------|
D|-11---------11-11-11s~0--------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
knife.
Verse/Chorus:
{palm mute}
{like the beginning, play the Em for 4 measures)
well Emi, i am a Gtime bomb and Emi, i only lGive in that one moment in wChich you
Gsus2 Bm C(hold)
die... its not right, its not what i wanted then but you know and i know there's no
back
Emi, i am a Glost soul and Emi, i send out a sGickened light for anyCone to see... a
Gsus2 Bm C(hold)
cry for help, yeah, a warning to stay away... the burning... the blinding...
the reaching in darkness...
Instr Breakdown:
(lyrics: why! yeah!)
Am/D A7/F
Am/D A7/F
Am/D A7/F
Am/D A7/F
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Time Bomb
by The Dismemberment Plan
Chords in this song · guitar
Em
G
C
Gsus2
Bm
Am/D
A7
F
The song is very straight forward from a rhythm guitar stand point.
There's mainly 2 repeating sections until about 2:35 when it changes
slightly. There really is no defined chorus or verse in the song, only
times when Travis sings and when he doesn't so that's why I have sections
that are Verse/Chorus.
Also there are multiple guitars in this song, but I'm only
going to tab it for solo guitar.
Structure:
Verse/Chorus
Instr. Breakdown
Verse/Chorus x2
Instr. Breakdown
Verse/Chorus x2
Alt Verse/Chorus
Verse/Chorus x2
Instr. Breakdown x2
Chords:
Em G C Gsus2 Bm Am/D A7 F
/
E|-------------------------------------|
B|------------------------7-----8------|
G|------------------------7-----9------|
D|---5--5--5----5----4----5-----7------|
A|---7--5--3----0----2----7-----8------|
E|--(0)--------------------------------|
Verse/Chorus:
{Begin by playing the Em and accenting it with an open bottom E string
for 4 measures}
Em G Em G C
well i, i am a time bomb and i, i lay forgotten at the bottom of your heart...
Gsus2 Bm C
(hold)
i'm fine, ticking away the hours to blow your world apart
Instr. Breakdown:
Am/D A7 F
/
Am/D A7 F
/
Verse/Chorus
Em G Em G C
i, i am a poison and i, i am still coursing through your bloodstream like
Gsus2 Bm C
(hold)
a ghost, like wine, gathering vintage for the day i hurt the most
Em G Em G
i, i am a land mine and i, i lay on the soil burned out by battles you
C Gsus2 Bm C
(hold)
thought you'd won, i've got time... to wait for the footsteps.. of a memory that's on
run
Instr. Breakdown:
{lyrics: yeah! yeah! yeah!}
Am/D A7 F
/
Am/D A7 F
/
Chorus/Verse:
Em G Em G
well i, i am a tar pit and i, i swell like a living thing all at the
C Gsus2 Bm C
(hold)
slightest touch.. a black grime, swallowing everything.. a cold and timeless clutch
Em G Em G
i, well i am a trip wire, and i, i'm stretching across the road you're
C Gsus2 Bm C
(hold)
barreling down tonight...a thinish twine, waiting to be released right beyond
sight
Alt Verse/Chorus:
{this is pretty much the same, but since it sounds different here's
what can be played}
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
i, well am fault and
I a line
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
i, i'm apart ground lay
pulling the that be..
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
neath newest so fine, moving in
your seed.
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
inches now, I'm crawling, cutting cleaving a
I'm I'm like
E|-14---------14-14-14s~0--------------------------|
B|-14---------14-14-14s~0--------------------------|
G|-x----------x--x--x------------------------------|
D|-11---------11-11-11s~0--------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
knife.
Verse/Chorus:
{palm mute}
{like the beginning, play the Em for 4 measures)
Em G Em G C
well i, i am a time bomb and i, i only live in that one moment in which you
Gsus2 Bm C
(hold)
die... its not right, its not what i wanted then but you know and i know there's no
back
Em G Em G C
i, i am a lost soul and i, i send out a sickened light for anyone to see... a
Gsus2 Bm C
(hold)
cry for help, yeah, a warning to stay away... the burning... the blinding...
the reaching in darkness...
Instr Breakdown:
(lyrics: why! yeah!)
Am/D A7 F
/
Am/D A7 F
/
Am/D A7 F
/
Am/D A7 F
/
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