Artist/Band: Unwound
Song: “Side Effects of Being Tired”
Album: Challenge for a Civilized Society (1998)
standard tuning
Intro riff:
e|————————————————|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10————|
G|————————————-8–8–8–8-|
D|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–6–6–6–6-|
A|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–8–8–8–8-|
E|————————————————|
Verse riff:
e|————————————————|
B|-8–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–8————-|
G|————————————-8–8–8–8-|
D|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–6–6–6–6-|
A|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–8–8–8–8-|
E|————————————————|
Pre-Chorus riff:
e|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0-|
B|————————————————|
G|-9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
D|————————————————|
A|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0-|
E|————————————————|
+
e|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0-|
B|————————————————|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13|
D|————————————————|
A|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0-|
E|————————————————|
Chorus riff:
e|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0-|
B|————————————————|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9-|
D|————————————————|
A|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0-|
E|————————————————|
+
e|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0-|
B|————————————————|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13|
D|————————————————|
A|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0-|
E|————————————————|
+
e|————————————————|
B|————————————————|
G|-14—————————————-12—|
D|———-14——-15——-11——-12———|
A|————————————————|
E|————————————————|
+
e|————————————————|
B|————————————————|
G|-14————————-12——————|
D|———-14——-15—————-12—-11—|
A|————————————————|
E|————————————————|
+
e|————————————————|
B|————————————————|
G|-14—————————————-12—|
D|———-14——-15——-11——-12———|
A|————————————————|
E|————————————————|
+
e|————————————————|
B|————————————————|
G|-14————————-12——————|
D|———-14——-15—————-12—-11—|
A|————————————————|
E|————————————————|
Bridge riff (after improvised noise w/ delay):
e|(0)———————(0)———————|
B|————————————————|
G|-9———————–10———————|
D|————————————————|
A|-0———————–0———————-|
E|————————————————|
+
e|(0)———————(0)———————|
B|————————————————|
G|-12———————-13———————|
D|————————————————|
A|-0———————–0———————-|
E|————————————————|
Outro riff:
e|————————————————|
B|————————-10~——————–|
G|————————————————|
D|————————————————|
A|/9———————————————-|
E|/10———————————————|
+
e|————————————————|
B|————————-12—-12—-12—-12—|
G|————————-13—-13—-13—-13—|
D|————————————————|
A|-9—–9—–9—–9—————————-|
E|-10—-10—-10—-10—————————|
Song structure:
Intro riff x 4
Verse riff x 8
Pre-chorus riff x 2
Chorus riff x 1
Verse riff x 8
Pre-chorus riff x 2
Chorus riff x 1
Intro riff x 4
Verse riff into improvised noise with delay approx. x 8
Bridge riff x 4
Outro riff x ad infinitum, treat with delay/effects noise
That’s it. Feel free to leave comments, corrections, suggestions, requests, etc. Cheers!
-Bennyshambles78-
定西热河
