Universal Mind Chords & Tabs
Liquid Tension Experiment
Universal Mind
Track 08 off Liquid Tension Experiment
Standard Tuning
Intro repeat x3 00:00
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Intro end fill
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Then repeat the intro again
Intro end fill 2
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Main riff 00:24
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-7------------5~-9-5-7------------5-9---------5-7------------5~-9-5-7------------5-|
----------5-7-----------------5-7-----5~--5h7------------5-7-----------------5-7-5-|
---5~-7-8--------------5~-7-8---------------------5~-7-8--------------5~-7-8-----3-|
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* * * * * * 3---3 * * * * * * ^Let ring
Then guitar 1 repeats the \"Main riff\"
Solo (over the main riff) w/wah guitar 2 00:36
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-12-12---------------------12p10-11^-11~-10~---------------11h12h13-----------|
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Solo(continued)
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-14^-13-----------15----15~-----14-------------|
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Riff 2 Guitar 1 00:49
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-5------------3~-7-3-5------------3-7---------3-5------------3-~-7-3-5------------3~-|
----------3-5-----------------3-5-----3~--3h5------------3-5------------------3-5----|
---3~-5-6--------------3~-5-6---------------------3~-5-6---------------3~-5-6--------|
3---3
Riff 3 (keyboard solo) 01:01
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-7----------------------5--------------------7---------------------7---3---5-|
-7-------8------5-------5------7---8--3------7-------8------5------7---3---5-|
-5-------8------5-------3------7---8--3------5-------8------5------5---1---3-|
---------6------3--------------5---6--1--------------6------3----------------|
Guitar 1 repeats Riff 3, Guitar 2 plays 01:13
Solo
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-14--------------------------------------------10-----------14---14----14-------------|
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Solo (continued)
-14^-12-----16~-20-17-15----------------------------17-20-18~-17-15-------------------|
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Intro repeat x3 01:28
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Intro end fill
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Then repeat the intro again
Intro end fill 2
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Main riff (dubbed an octave above) 01:40
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-7------------5~-9-5-7------------5-9---------5-7------------5~-9-5-7------------5-|
----------5-7-----------------5-7-----5~--5h7------------5-7-----------------5-7-5-|
---5~-7-8--------------5~-7-8---------------------5~-7-8--------------5~-7-8-----3-|
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* * * * * * 3---3 * * * * * * ^Let ring
Fill 01:51
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Riff 1 x3 01:52
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-7-5-7----------------7-5-7---------7-5-7----------------7-5r-------|
-7-5-7--3-5~----------7-5-7--3-5~---7-5-7-3-5~-----------7----5r----|
-5-3-5-------1-3--3-4-5-3-5---------5-3-5-------1-3--3-4-5----------|
Riff 2 02:31
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-4-2-4-0-2~-0-2-------4-2-4--0-2~---4-2-4-0-2~--0-2------4-5r-2r---|
-2-0-2--------0---0-1-2-0-2---------2-0-2---------0--0-1-2---------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/liquid_tension_experiment/universal_mind_tab.html ]
Riff 1 02:56
Riff 2 03:21
Bridge x2 04:30
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* **** ** * * *******
Bridge 2 x2 04:43
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-2-022022-4~-5~-2-0220202-0-2-|
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* ****** * ******* * *
Bridge (keyboard solo) 04:57
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-4--------6--------7---------4----------------------------|
-4--------6--------7---------4---------7---------5--------|
-2--------4--------5---------2---------7---------5--------|
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^Let ring these chords
Bridge (keyboard solo continued) 05:11
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-4--------6--------7---------9---------7---------5-|
-4--------6--------7---------9---------7---------5-|
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Bridge solo 05:25
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Bridge solo(continued)
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Melodic Solo 05:39
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Melodic Solo(continued)
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Bridge 05:50 x4
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-5---5-----3-------------3-5---------5-----8---10-7------------5-7-8-|
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Bridge(continued) 06:19 x2
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-------3-5-----------------2---------3-2-|
-5---------0-3---0-5-----0---------------|
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Keyboard solo 06:26 x2
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-----5---3---------------5---|
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Codetta fill 06:41
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-------3-5-----------------2-----3-------5---7-8------|
-5---------0-3---0-5-----0----------------------------|
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Fill 06:47 tr
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(This section is VERY fast!!)
Then play the intro riffs (including intro end fill and end fill 2) at 07:00 x2
Coda (piano led ragtime coda) x4 07:25
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^In short bursts
Circus ending (dubbed with keyboard) 07:39
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Ending notes
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