H = hammer-on
P = pull-off
8b9 = bend 8th fret half a note
8b10 = bend 8th fret whole note
B9 = bend 8th fret half a note and strike just after bending
8b9r8 = bend 8th fret half a note and release to first position
~ = vibrato
~~ = much vibrato
/ = slide up
= slide down
( ) = is played now and then
Cursive = let chords ring
(intro riff - guitar 1)
E |---------------------------|-------------------|
B |---------------------------|-6h7~--------------|
G |---------------------------|-------------------|
D |-7h8b9~--b9-5-7--7h8b9~---|-------------------|
A |---------------------------|-------------------|
E |---------------------------|-------------------|
(intro riff guitar 2 - light distortion)
Em Em Emadd9 Em
E |-------0-----|-------0-----|-------2-----|-------0-----|
B |-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|
G |---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|
D |-2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------|
A |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
(main riff)
B5
E |--------------------|
B |--------------------|
G |-4--4-4--4-4-4------|
D |-4--4-4--4-4-4------|
A |-2--2-2--2-2-2------|
E |(2)-------------2h5-|
(riff a)
E |--------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------|
D |-------------2------------------|
A |-2-----4-------4---4------------|
E |---5-2---5-2-----5---5--5-2-5-2-|
(riff b)
A A/G# A/G
E |------------------------|
B |------------------------|
G |------------------1-1---|
D |-----2-----2----------2-|
A |---4-----4--------------|
E |-5-----4-----3----------|
(interlude a)
A/E
E |------------------------------|
B |---------------------------2--|
G |---------------------------2--|
D |---------------------------2--|
A |------------------------------|
E |-2--2-0-2--2(0)2--2(0)-0h2----|
(interlude b)
E5 F#5 F#7
E |---------------------|
B |-------------------5-|
G |-4/6-6-64-4-4/6-6-6-|
D |-2/4-4-42-2-2/4-4-4-|
A |---------------------|
E |---------------------|
(interlude c)
F#7
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-7p5------7p5------7p5---|-------------------------|
G |-----6-6------6-6------6-|-6-----------------------|
D |-------4--------4--------|---4~--------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|
(interlude d) (sirens: descending tone from F#)
F#5 F#4 F# F#5 F#4 F#
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|
G |------6--4--3------------|------6--4--3h4-3--------|
D |-2/4--4--4--4------------|-2/4--4--4--4---4--------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|
F#5 F#4 F# A4 A4 Ab4 F#4 F# B4 F#
| first time | second time |
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G |------6--4--3h4-3--4-/7~-|------7--6--4--3-------.-|------/9~--------3-------|
D |-2/4--4--4--4---4--4-/7~-|------7--6--4--4-------.-|------/9~------4---------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
(interlude e - guitar 1)
F#5 A5 B5 C#5 B5 C5 B5 C5 A5
E |--------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------|
G |------2--4/6-4--4/5-4~-4/5-4--2-|
D |-4-4--2--4/6-4--4/5-4~-4/5-4--2-|
A |-4-4--0--2/4-2--2/3-2~-2/3-2--0-|
E |-2-2----------------------------|
(interlude e - guitar 2) (guitar 3)
E |-----------------------| e ------------------------------|
B |-/7~~-5----------------| b -/19~~-17---------------------|
G |--------6-4~~---2--4-2-| g ----------18-16~~---14--16-14-|
D |-----------------------| d ------------------------------|
A |-----------------------| a ------------------------------|
E |-----------------------| e ------------------------------|
(outro guitar 1 clean with reverb or delay effect)
1st 2nd and 4th time | 3th time |
E |---3---5---7---5---3--|---2---3---5---3---2--|
B |----------------------|----------------------|
G |----------------------|----------------------|
D |---5---7---9---7---5--|-0-4-0-5-0-7-0-5-0-4--|
A |----------------------|----------------------|
E |-0---0---0---0---0----|----------------------|
(outro - guitar 2 tune down low E to D )
D5 E5 D5 D5/A etc.
E |--------------------------|------------------------------|
B |--------------------------|------------------------------|
G |------------2-------------|----------------2-------------|
D |-0-2------0-0-2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0-0-2--2-2------|
A |-0-2------0-0-2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0-0-2--2-2------|
D |-0-2------0---2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0---2--2-2------|
E |--------------------------|------------------------------|
B |--------------------------|------------------------------|
G |--------------------------|----------------2-------------|
D |-2--2-2-------2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0-0-2--2-2------|
A |-2--2-2-------2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0-0-2--2-2------|
D |-2--2-2---0-7~2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0---2--2-2------|
(outro guitar 3) (guitar 4 plays the same thing an octave higher)
E |---------------------------|---------------------------|
B |---------------------------|---------------------------|
G |---------------------------|---------------------------|
D |-------------5-------------|-----------5---------------|
A |-/7--7-7~--5---/7--7-7~--7-|--5--5-5~----5-/7--7-7~----|
E |---------------------------|---------------------------|
(continuing outro guitar 5 - play last lick more times)
E |-12-----12--12----12--15p12----15p12----|-12-----12--12--------------------12----|
B |-15b17-b17-b17--------------15-------15-|-15b17-b17-b17--------------------15b17-|
G |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E |-10-----10--10--------------------10----|-12-----12--12----12--15p12----15p12----|
B |-13b15-b15-b15--------------------13b15-|-15b17-b17-b17--------------15-------15-|
G |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|