Artist: Katatonia
Song: "Deadhouse"
Album: Discouraged Ones (1998)
Bass player: Anders Nyström (Micke Oretoft also appears on the album)
Riff 1 - Intro
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| }
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| }
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + }
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e } x2
}
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-|-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
Riff 2
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Ab|-7-7-R---5-5-R---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Eb|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-8-8-8-3-3-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e e q e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
Verse Riff* ("Somehow better without this...")
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------r10p7h9-|| x4
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------||
Eb|-5---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-----------------||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
w w w h e e e e
Riff 1 - Chorus ("Somehow I never leave this deadhouse...")
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| }
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| }
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + }
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e } x2
}
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-|-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
Riff 2
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Ab|-7-7-R---5-5-R---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Eb|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-8-8-8-3-3-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e e q e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/katatonia/deadhouse_btab.html ]
Verse Riff* ("What do you say when you speak...")
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------r10p7h9-|| x4
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------||
Eb|-5---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-----------------||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
w w w h e e e e
Riff 1 - Chorus ("Somehow I never leave this deadhouse...")
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| }
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| }
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + }
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e } x2
}
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-|-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
Interlude (guitar only, 16 bars)
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-0---------------|-r---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
w
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x3
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Riff 2
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Ab|-7-7-R---5-5-R---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Eb|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-8-8-8-3-3-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e e q e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
Riff 1 - Chorus ("Somehow I never leave this deadhouse...")
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| }
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| }
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + }
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e } x2
}
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-|-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
Conclusion
Gb|-----------------||
Db|-----------------||
Ab|-----------------||
Eb|-0---------------||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
(let ring)
Pretty cool song. Easy to embellish with slides. I like the alternative verse
Fingering below, makes it easier to transition to those higher notes.
*Verse riff alternative fingering (open string)
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------r10p7h9-|| x4
Ab|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
w w w q e e e e
Legend:
w - whole note
h - half note
q - quarter note
e - eighth note
s - sixteenth note
t - thirty-second note
r - in the tab denotes a rest.
p - pull off
h - hammer on
