PIPELINE/KILL TIME

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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