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“HATESONG” off album “Lightbulb Sun”(2000)
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Tabbed by: Les Gibson
Tuning: Standard
–Bass riff (plays in verse; can be played on guitar as well):
G|———————————-|—————————+12———|
D|—————————–4—-|————————+12————|
A|-2—2—0—–2—2–0–2——–|-2—2—0——2—2/——-+12——-|
E|—2——–2—-2————–2-|—2———2—-2————–7–2-|
G|———————————-|——————————7——–|
D|———————————-|————————–7h9—9——|
A|-2—2—0—–2—2–0–2——–|-2—2–0—-2—-2-0–7h9————-|
E|—2——–2—-2————–2-|—2——-2—2———————2-|
G|———————————-|—————————————|
D|———————————-|—————————————|
A|-2—2—0—–2—2–0–2——–|-2—2—0——2—2——————|
E|—2——–2—-2————–2-|—2———-2—2—2b—0—2—–2-|
…Repeated, with slight variations.
–Guitar (v.quiet) over riff, with some kind of wah effect (0:32):
e|———————————|———————————————–|
B|———————————|———————————————–|
G|———————————|———————————————–|
D|-x-x–9—–7–x-7-7/9-x-9–7-9–|-7/9-x-x-9–7———-7/9-x—7/9——–7h9–|
A|-x-x–9—–7–x-7-7/9-x-9–7-9–|-7/9-x-x-9–7-x-7-x-x–7/9-x-x-7/9-x-x-7h9—–|
E|-x-x—-7-7-5——5/9———–|—–x-x-7–5-x-5-x-x–5/7-x-x-5/7-x-x———|
e|———————————|————————————————|
B|———————————|————————————————|
G|———————————|————————————————|
D|-x-9-9—–9-7–7—7/9-x-x–7-9-|-x-10-10—-10–7—–7/9-x-x-12–9-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-x-9-9-x-x-9-7–5-x-7/9-x-x–7-9-|-x-9–9-x-x-9—7-x-x-7/9-x-x-12–7-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-x-7—x-x-7-5–5-x———-5-7-|—7–7-x-x-7—5-x-x-5/7-x-x-10–7-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
…Repeated, with slight variations.
–Verse 1(1:06):
B Badd5b2 B
This is a hatesong, just meant for you
B Badd5b2 B
I thought that i’d write it down, while I still could.
B Badd5b2 B
I hope when you hear this, you’ll want to sue…
–Guitar, with distortion(1:38):
yeah yeah yeah
e|———————————————–|
B|—————————7–7—————-|
G|–8–8—7—–7–7–8—–8–8–7—–7—–8-|
D|–9–9—9—–7–7–9—–9–9–9—–7–7–9-| X 2
A|–9–9—9—–7–7–9—–9–9–9—–7–7–9-|
E|–7–7—7—–7–7–7—–7–7–7—–7–7–7-|
–Verse 2(2:02):
B Badd5b2 B
Oh it’s a lonely life in my, empty bed
B Badd5b2 B
And it’s a quiet life that leaks, from my head
B Badd5b2 B
These are the last rites, the line is dead
–Guitar, with distortion(2:34):
yeah yeah yeah
e|———————————————–|
B|—————————7–7—————-|
G|–8–8—7—–7–7–8—–8–8–7—–7—–8-|
D|–9–9—9—–7–7–9—–9–9–9—–7–7–9-| X 2
A|–9–9—9—–7–7–9—–9–9–9—–7–7–9-|
E|–7–7—7—–7–7–7—–7–7–7—–7–7–7-|
–Middle/Chorus: power chords on guitar (2:56):
E G B A B A
Yes, I’m hearing voices too
E G B D
But I’m more cut up than you
A A/D A
yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah
–Break (there are at least 2 guitars here, here are the main two)(3:24):
e|——————————|—————————|
B|–5h7-7—–8–5h7-7-7-10-9-7-|-5h7-7–5–8-5h7-7-7——-|
G|———4——————–|———————7-6-4-|
D|——————————|—————————|Guitar 1(acoust)
A|——————————|—————————|
E|——————————|—————————|
| | |
e|——————————|—————————|
B|——————————|—————————|
G|——————————|—————————|Guitar 2(elec)
D|———4————–4-2-0-|——–4——————|
A|–0h2-2—–0–0h2————|–0h2-2—-0-0h2-2-2-5-4-2-|
E|——————————|—————————|
…that repeats, with this(distortion guitar) over the top, at cross-rhythms:
PALM MUTED, part doubled
e|—————————————————————————|
B|—————————————————————————|
G|—————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————|
A|–0-2-2-0-2-0-3—–0-2-2-0-2-0-3—–0-2-2-0-2-0-3—-0-2-2-0-2-0-3——-|
E|—————————————————————————|
–Solo (3:51): all other parts drop out. This riff plays through solo:
e|—————————————————-|
B|—————————————————-|
G|—————————————————-|
D|—————————————————-|
A|–0-2-2-0-2-0-3—–0-2-2-0-2-0-3———–3-3-3p0-|
E|————————————–2–3———-|
–Second solo: distant guitar (+acoustic), with distortion as before (5:06):
e|———————————————–|
B|—————————7–7—————-|
G|–8–8—7—–7–7–8—–8–8–7—–7—–8-|
D|–9–9—9—–7–7–9—–9–9–9—–7–7–9-| X 6
A|–9–9—9—–7–7–9—–9–9–9—–7–7–9-|
E|–7–7—7—–7–7–7—–7–7–7—–7–7–7-|
–Chorus(6:01):
E G B A B A
Yes, I’m hearing voices too
E G B D
But I’m more cut up than you
A A/D
yeah yeah yeah
–Guitar break (6:28):
e|———————————–|
B|———————————–|
G|———————————–|
D|———————————–| X4
A|–0-2-2-0-2-0-3—–0-2-2-0-2-0-3–|
E|———————————–|
–Bass riff returns at cross rhythms with drums (6:50):
G|———————————-|—————————+12———|
D|—————————–4—-|————————+12————|
A|-2—2—0—–2—2–0–2——–|-2—2—0——2—2/——-+12——-|
E|—2——–2—-2————–2-|—2———2—-2————–7–2-|
G|———————————-|——————————7——–|
D|———————————-|————————–7h9—9——|
A|-2—2—0—–2—2–0–2——–|-2—2–0—-2—-2-0–7h9————-|
E|—2——–2—-2————–2-|—2——-2—2———————2-|
Repeats until end: fade out.
Phew! That crazy solo is untabbable! I love steven’s guitar playing because its so
he’s got his own style.
Enjoy playing this strange but brilliant song…
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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