Paint It Black Chords & Tabs
The Black Dahlia Murder
Paint It Black
This is the C tuning version for the song, not Drop C, just C.
They have two guitarists but they harmonize over a rythem a couple times,
Which makes it sound like three guitars...
But, this is how I play it.
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|7-9-10-12-10-9-7-7-6-7-9-6h7h9~--9p7-6~-|
|0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0---0--|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
Gtr 1
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------|---------7----------------------------7------------------|
|10-9--10-12|--7-9-10---10-9-7--6-7-9-7-6---7-9-10---10-9-7--6-7-9-7-6|
|8--7--8--10|0----------------------------0---------------------------|
" " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "|
Gtr 2 |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------|--------------------------------------7------------------|
|10-9--10-12|2--------------------------x\--7-9-10---10-9-7--6-7-9-7-6|
|8--7--8--10|0--------------------------x\0---------------------------|
" " " " " " " " " " " "
Both Gtrs
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|-----------------------------------------------------| x2
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|-----------------------------------------------------|
|----7---5---5p2-----5------7-----7---6---7---9-7-6-7-|
|0-0---0---0-----3-3----5-5---7-7---7---7---7---------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . " " " "
Both Gtrs
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------7--------------------------------------|
|----7---9---10-------10---9---7---7---6---7---9---7---6-|
|0-0---0---0----0---0----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . "
Both Gtrs
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|-----------------------------------------------------| x2
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|----7---5---5p2-----5------7-----7---6---7---9-7-6-7-|
|0-0---0---0-----3-3----5-5---7-7---7---7---7---------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . " " " "
Gtr 1
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|---------------------|
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|---------------------|
|6h-7p6-9~--6h-7p6-10~|
|---------------------|
Gtr 2 |
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-------7~----------8~|
|9h10p9-----9h10p9----|
|---------------------|
Gtr 1(PM open note on C string.) Play twice.
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|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|---------7-------------------|
|--7-9-10---10-9-7--6-7-9-7-6-|
|0----------------------------|
" " " " " " " " " " " " "
Gtr 2(Timing is off, it's hard to line up right.) Play twice.
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|2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222|
|0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000|
.... .... .... .... .... .... .... ....
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/black_dahlia_murder/paint_it_black_tab_ver_3.html ]
Gtr 1(PM Open note on C string.) Play twice.
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|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|----------7---------------------|
|--7--9-10---10-9-7--6-7--9-7--6-|
|0-------------------------------|
" " " " " " " " " " " " " |
Gtr 2(PM Open note on C sring.) Play twice.
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|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-----7-9-10-9--7---------7------|
|--10-------------10-9-10---10-9-|
|0-------------------------------|
" " " " " " " " " " " " "
Both Gtrs
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------| x2
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-2222-|
|0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-|
.... .... .... .... .... .... .... ....
Gtr 1(With effect)
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------7------------------------------7----------------------|
|--7-9-10---10-9-7-7-6-7-9-7-6~---7-9-10---10-9-7-7-6-7-9-7-6~--|
|0------------------------------0-------------------------------|
Gtr 2 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|2~----------------9~-----------2---------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|0~----------------7~-----------0---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
. . . . . . . .
Both Gtrs
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------x1|----------------------------x2| x2
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|9~--7~-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|7~--5~------5---5~------7-----7---7--|----7---6---7---9---7---6---7~|
|7~--5~--3-3---3-----5-5---5-5---5---5|7-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Both Gtrs
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|2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Continued from above)
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|---------------------------------------| x2
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|9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
This is played over above riff.
Gtr 1
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|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|------------7----------------|
|7~--10-9~------10~---9--7-6~-|
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Gtr 2 | x2
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|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----9------10--9~-----------|
|10~----12~----------12-10-9~-|
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Gtr 1(PM open note on C string)
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|---------7-------------------|
|--7-9-10---10-9-7--6-7-9-7-6-|
|0----------------------------|
" " " " " " " " " " " " "
Gtr 2(Timing may be off.)
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|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|2--------2-2-2-2-2-------x\-|
|0--------0-0-0-0-0-------x\-|
. . . . . .
Both Gtrs(PM open note on C string)
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|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|---------7-------------------|
|--7-9-10---10-9-7--6-7-9-7-6-|
|0----------------------------|
" " " " " " " " " " " " "
Play numerous times and fade out.
It's not 100% but it's very close.
Key:
Palm mute = .
Bend = b
Hammer on = h
Pull of = p
Pick Scrape = x\
Slide up = /
Slide down = \
Tremolo Pick = "
Ring out/Vibrato = ~
Natural Harmonic = #
Pinch Harmonic = *