Pushing The Envelope Chords & Tabs
Author/Artist: American Head Charge
Title: Pushing the Envelope
Album: The War of Art
Email: imnotinsane
By: imnotinsane
Tuning: Drop D down 1 1/2 steps (B,F#,B,E,G#,C#)(Low to High)
<> natural harmonics
p pull off
h hammer on
B bend
) tremelo pick while sliding
riff 1
|---------------------| |-----|
|---------------------| |-----|
|---------------------| |-----|
|--7-6-000--4-7-6-000-| |-7-6-|
|--7-6-000--4-7-6-000-| |-7-6-|
|--7-6-000--4-7-6-000-| X3 then end with |-7-6-|
PM ... ...
verse riff: Turn off volume knob than hit this chord, then turn it back up with the chord still
ringing after he says "the way that i am" (listen to song)
|---|
|---|
|---|
|-0-|
|-0-|
|-0-|
now..
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---------|
|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1--5555---|
|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---------|
PM ....
chorus
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|---0--------------------------------------------|
|---0--------------------------------------------| X4
|-0-0-1bp0-1bp0-1bp0-1bp0-1bp0-1bp0-1bp0-1bp0-1b-|
^-^
omit these the 3rd time (just rest)
riff 2
|------|
|------|
|------|
|-11-1-|
|-11-1-| X8
|-11-1-|
PM ..
During "Killing myself like a tool..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/american_head_charge/pushing_the_envelope_tab.html ]
GTR 1 (w/ effect)
riff 3a
|----------|
|----------|
|--7h8-8-8-|
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
riff 3b
|----------|
|----------|
|--6h7-7-7-|
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
riff 3c
|----------|
|----------|
|--8h9-9-9-|
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
GTR 2
Play riff 3a most of the time. then switch to the others on the repeats when he sings "like a
tool..." so play 3a the first time through, then 3b the second, and 3c the 3rd time through.
riff 3a
|------|
|------|
|------|
|--1-1-|
|--1-1-|
|--1-1-|
PM .
riff 3b
2:22-2:26
|------|
|------|
|------|
|--0-0-|
|--0-0-|
|--0-0-|
PM .
riff 3c
2:32
|------|
|------|
|------|
|--2-2-|
|--2-2-|
|--2-2-|
PM .
GTR 1&2
2:37
|------|
|------|
|------|
|--0-0-|
|--0-0-|
|--0-0-|
PM .
Then...
|---------------------------------|
|--------<9>----<3>)))))))<9>-----|
|--------<9>----<3>)))))))<9>-----|
|--00-0---------------------------|
|--00-0---------------------------|
|--00-0---------------------------|
PM ..
and then
riff 4
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|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-----------000-4-7-6-000-|
|-----------000-4-7-6-000-| X4
|-7bp0-6bp0-000-4-7-6-000-|
PM ... ...
ending..
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|-0--------------0--------------0--------------0---|
|-0-mother***er-0-mother***er-0-mother***er-0------|
|-0--------------0--------------0--------------0---|
