Copyright 2009 Ian Marquis, all rights reserved.
Tuning: Standard - E A D G B E
Tone: Bridge humbucker, full distortion
First, we have a zipper effect, followed by heavy breathing
and a rising delay effect, which occurs throughout the song.
See the tab of Such a Mess for more information on the effect.
Then, we get the acoustic intro:
|--0---0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0---0-0--| |--0--|
|--0h1-1-1-1-1--1-1--1-1--1---1-1--| |--0--|
|--2---2-2-2-2--2-0--0-0--0---0-0--| Repeat |--0--|
|--2---2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2--0h2-2-2--| 2x, then |--2--|
|--0---0-0-0-0--0-3--3-3--3---3-3--| end on... |--2--|
|--X---X-X-X-X--X-X--x-x--x---x-x--| |--0--|
As the acoustic plays, we get a little lead riff:
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|--5/7v------------------------------------|
|--------9-9/10v---------------------------|
|----------------7v--8-8/10v---------------|
|-------------------------------10-7/8\7v--|
Now, the distortion comes in. Both guitars are playing the
same basic thing, but first, one of them gives us a little
harmonic, like this:
|--X----X----------------------------|
|--X----X----------------------------| At the end,
|--X-0--X----------------------------| we've got a
|--X-0-<3>---------------------------| big slide up
|--X-0--X----------------------------| and down, then:
|--X----X----///////////\\\\\\\\\\\--|
This is what the second guitar initially plays over the
harmonic. Then, both play it together.
|--------------------------| |-------------------|
|--------------------------| |-------------------|
|--2--2-2--X-5--5-5--5-XX--| 2x, |--5-5-X--5-5---XX--|
|--2--2-2--X-5--5-5--5-XX--| then: |--5-5-X--5-5---XX--|
|--0--0-0--X-3--3-3--3-XX--| |--2-2-X--2-2---XX--|
|----------X-3--3-3--3-XX--| |--2-2-X--2-2---XX--|
The verse is simple:
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|--2--------------XX--| Play 2x,
|--2----3--X-5----XX--| then...
|--0----3--X-5----XX--|
|-------1--X-3----XX--|
Before I tab the next part, I wanted to mention an effect that
comes in on the second repetition of the verse riff. It's created
using the Small Clone chorus pedal. It only has one knob for speed,
and a switch for depth. To get that sound, I played a single note
(I don't remember which one) with the speed set all the way down,
and recorded it, gradually turning the speed up as the note decayed.
In the mix, I reversed the clip, so the note starts off chaotic and
low, and gradually builds to a sweeping chorus effect.
Then, we get the breakdown, which eventually leads into the chorus.
One guitar plays: And the other plays:
|--------------| |---------------------|
|--------------| |---------------------|
|--2-2----2-2--| |--7-7----7-7----<5>--| Play both
|--2-2----2-2--| |--7-7----7-7----<5>--| 2x, then...
|--0-0----0-0--| |--5-5----5-5----<5>--|
|--0-0----0-0--| |--5-5----5-5---------|
On the last repetition, the first guitar adds a little riff
to the end, as it leads into the chorus:
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|--0-X-X-5/3-2h3--|
|-----------------|
Then, enter the chorus. The riffs are familiar, but there are now
little embelishments thrown into the mix. Both guitars play the
same basic thing, but only the first guitar plays the little riffs.
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--2--2-2--X-5--5-5--5-XX-2--2-2--X-5--5-X-X-5\4/5--|
|--2--2-2--X-5--5-5--5-XX-2--2-2--X-5--5-X-X-X-X-X--|
|--0--0-0--X-3--3-3--3-XX-0--0-0--X-3--3-X-X-3\2/3--|
|----------X-3--3-3--3-XX---------X-3--3-X-X--------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|--5-5-X--5--5----------------| Play the whole
|--5-5-X--5--5----------------| thing twice,
|--2-2-X--2--2-0-X-X-5/3-2h3--| then...
|--2-2-X--2--2----------------|
The second verse is the same as the first.
After that, the breakdown is shortened to one repetition.
The second chorus has the riff played once through, and then we
get to the solo.
This is played over the chorus riffs:
|------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------13h12-13v-------------------|
|--12/14-14--12-12v------------12/14-14--12-12v--|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------13h12-13v-13/15v--12v--|
|--12v--12/14-14--12-12v-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------13h12-10---------------------------|
|--12/14-14--12-12v-----------h12-12/14-14--12-12--12v--|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------13h12-10---------------------------|
|--12/14-14--12-12v-----------h12-12/14-14--12-12--12v--|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--15h13---------------|
|--------15h13-13/15v--|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
The solo and distorted guitar fade to the intro acoustic,
delay noise, and eventually a zipper effect.
