DEATH TO OUR FRIENDS

tabbed by Chris Lawrence (mustang@islandnet.com)

TUNING: F# F# F# F# E B

Both guitars are playing slightly different patterns, this tab
is sort of a combination of both parts, though tends to stick
to the louder one in the right speaker.

intro:

B---0------------
E-----7----------
F#------6---6----  X 8
F#--------5---5--
F#---------------
F#---------------

B------------------bend up slowly-
E---------------------------------
F#--0--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6--  X 4
F#--0--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6--  
F#--0--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
F#--0--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--

listen to LP for picking pattern of next part, and let the open low F#
strings bleed in as you please:

B-------------------------------------------------
E---14----18----14----18----19----20----19----20--
F#--13----17----13----17----18----19----18----19--
F#--12----16----12----16----17----18----17----18--
F#------------------------------------------------
F#------------------------------------------------

then:

B----------------------
E----------------------
F#--0----------0------- (or 12th fret harmonics)
F#--0----------0-------
F#--0----------0-------
F#--0----------0-------

the natural dissonance provided by the tuning should be enough to
trash up the chords for this song, but if not, drop the fretting
on the E string down a half step (for instance, the first chord
in the passage below would be 00556x instead of 00557x). use
this technique throughout the song if its not atonal enough for you.

RIFF A (for reference below)

B---------------------------------------------------------------
E---7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-8-8-8-8-
F#--5-5-5-5--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9-6-6-6-6-  X 4
F#--5-5-5-5--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9-6-6-6-6-
F#--0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-
F#--0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-

RIFF B (for reference below)

B----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
F#--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-- X 2
F#--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--
F#--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
F#--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--

B---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
E---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
F#--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- then dissolve into random high pitched
F#----------------------- sliding/picking crazy rock out noisefest
F#-----------------------
F#-----------------------

then:

B--------------------------
E--------------------------
F#--0--------0---------0---  other gtr continues random high picking
F#--0--------0---------0---
F#--0--------0---------0---
F#--0--------0---------0---

THEN repeat RIFF A, and back into RIFF B til the end. one gtr continues 
to freak out way up on the neck, rapid picking on the middle F# strings, 
basically... eventually he settles into one riff, something like:

B-------------------------------------
E---21----19----21----19----------14--
F#--20----18----20----18----13----13-- listen to LP for trem picking pattern.
F#--19----17----19----17----13----13--
F#------------------------------------
F#------------------------------------

END ON:

B--------
E--------
F#--*7*-- 
F#--*7*-- (harmonics)
F#--*7*--
F#--*7*--

last updated: 3/2/02

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