this is basically Madsun's original tab, which i've reformatted to
hopefully be a little easier to follow. i've also made a few corrections.
both guitars: F# F# F# F# E B
GUITAR 1:
intro:
B------
E------
F#--0--
F#--0--
F#--0--
F#--0--
"stretch me to the point where i stop":
BEND STRINGS UP AND BACK DOWN
B-----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------- furious trem picking
F#---19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--------
F#---19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-------- keep picking while
F#---------------------------------------------19\\\-- sliding down fretboard...
F#----------------------------------------------------
"run me out a thin wire":
B-------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------
F#------------------------------------------ bend strings up slowly
F#------------------------------------------ and return, trem picking
F#--19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-- rapidly......
F#---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
instrumental:
B------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------
F#--3-3-3--3-3-3-3\5-5-5--5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5--
F#--3-3-3--3-3-3-3\5-5-5--5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5--
F#-----------------------------------------------------
F#-----------------------------------------------------
bend......
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12--
F#--3-3-3--3-3-3-3\5-5-5--5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--
F#--3-3-3--3-3-3-3\5-5-5--5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--
F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------keep trem picking while bending string
up
E----5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3--9b------------------------------
F#---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---
F#---3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---
F#-------------------0---0---0---0----------------------------------
F#-------------------0---0---0---0----------------------------------
"i'm not moving doesn't mean i can't":
B-------
E---9b-- keep bending string up and down
F#--7--- trem pick furiously...
F#--7---
F#------
F#------
"he was mistaken for sane":
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------- trem
pick
F#--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--
F#--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--
F#---------------------------------------------------------------------
F#---------------------------------------------------------------------
"we move and groove and cut loose from fear":
B---------------------
E---------------------
F#---7------12----19-- trem pick (same pattern as "mistaken for sane")
F#---7------12----19--
F#---/-------/-----/--
F#---/-------/-----/--
then:
B--------------------------- ----------------- --------------
E---2-2--2-0-2--2-2--2-0-2-- ---2--0----2--0-- --2--2-2-2-0--
F#--0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-- change to: ---2--0----2--0-- then: --2--2-2-2-0--
F#--0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-- ---2--0----2--0-- --0--0-0-0-0--
F#-------------------------- ---2--0----2--0-- --------------
F#-------------------------- ----------------- --------------
drift off into "kill time" free time...
GUITAR 2:
intro: w/ wah
B-----------
E-----------
F#--17--10--
F#--17--10--
F#---0---0--
F#---0---0--
"stretch me to the point where i stop":
B---------
E----21b-- keep bending up and down
F#---19---
F#---19--- rapidly pick w/ wah
F#--------
F#--------
"run me out a thin wire":
B-------
E---9b-- keep bending up and down
F#--7---
F#--7--- rapidly pick...
F#------
F#------
INSTRUMENTAL BASICALLY SAME AS FIRST GUITAR (SEE ABOVE)
"i'm not moving doesn't mean i can't":
B----------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------- repeat simile...
F#--21-18-20-18-21-18-20----21-18-20-18-21-18-20---12-12--15-12--
F#--21-18-20-18-21-18-20----21-18-20-18-21-18-20---12-12--15-12--
F#---------------------------------------------------------------
F#---------------------------------------------------------------
next part:
B------ -----4-- --0--
E------ --4--4-- repeat..... --0--
F#--7-- drone this --2----- --0-- strum this a few times...
F#--7-- til "endless --2----- --0--
F#--0-- revolt" -------- --0--
F#--0-- -------- --0--
basically begin playing similar riff to guitar 1 for "kill time" outro...
=> improv
=> rock
=> roll
last updated: 3/3/02
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