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Coward - Black Light Burns
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Tabbed By: Stephen McFall
Email: smboo28@aim.com
Tuning: Gtrs. 1, 2, & 3 are in 1 & ½ steps down Drop D Tuning.
low to High (B,F#,B,E,G#,C#)
Intro Riff Gtrs. 1 & 2 (Distorted) play 4x
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-2-0----0-2-5-2-0----0-0-2-3-2-0----0-2-0-0-3--------------------------|
F#|-0-2-0-/7-0-2-5-2-0-/7-0-0-2-3-2-0-/7-0-2-0-0-3--------------------------|
B|-0-2-0----0-2-5-2-0----0-0-2-3-2-0----0-2-0-0-3--------------------------|
PM *
Verse Riff Gtr. 1 (Distorted) play 4x This is 100% correct notes Borland may play it a
way but these are definitely the correct notes BTW This is played with Neck Pickup
C#|---------------10----------5---------------------------------------------|
G#|-----7---------10----------5---------------------------------------------|
E|-----9------14----14-0---------------------------------------------------|
B|---9---9-----------------7---7-----9-7-----------------------------------|
F#|-7-------10------------5-------5-5-----7-9/10----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus Gtr. 1 (Distorted) play 4x
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5-2-2-2-5-2--2--0-2-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM * * * * * * * * * * *
Pre-Chorus Gtr. 2 (Distorted + Envelope Filter/Auto-Wah + delay) play once. This comes in just
the Chorus.
These are even eight notes played on beats N-2-N-3-N-4------------------------|N
C#|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus Gtrs. 1 & 2 (Distorted) play line 1 then line 2 then repeat both
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
then
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5b6-------|
F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5b6-------|
B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5b6-------|
Gtr. 1 plays the Verse Riff 2x for the Guitar Break
Guitar Break Gtr. 2 (Distorted w/Delay & Reverb)
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-9-10-12-12-12-13-12-10-12-10-8-7-7-7-8-10-5-5-5-3-5-5-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then last notes are more of a rake across the 3 strings
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------7---8---10---12----13----12-------------------|
E|-1-2-4-4-4-4h5-4-2-4-2-0---------------------------x---------------------|
B|-------------------------4---5---7----9----10-----9----------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 1 plays Verse Riff 4x for 2nd Verse
Gtr. 2 tacet for 2nd Verse
Gtrs. 1 & 2 play Pre-Chorus 2 the same way as Pre-Chorus 1
Gtrs. 1 & 2 play Chorus 2 the same way as Chorus 1
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/black_light_burns/coward_tab_ver_3.html ]
Interlude Pt. 1 Gtr. 1 (Distorted) play 8x
This part gets improvised a bit with more or less muted notes
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-xx-9-9-9-xx-12-12-12-xx-7-xx-7-xxxx-7-9---------------------------------|
B|-xx-9-9-9-xx-12-12-12-xx-7-xx-7-xxxx-7-9---------------------------------|
F#|-xx-7-7-7-xx-10-10-10-xx-5-xx-5-xxxx-5-7---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude Pt. 1 Gtr. 2 (Distorted w/Light Delay + Reverb) comes in halfway through
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-12-8-12-10p8p7-10-8p7p5-8-3-3-3-3/5-5-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
then
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-12-8-12-10p8p7-10-8p7p5-8-3-3-3-3/5-0-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
then
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-12-8-12-10p8p7-10-8p7p5-8-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-3-5-0~~-5-3-5-0~~~------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude Pt. 1 Gtr. 3 (Distorted w/Auto-Wah,Medium Delay + Reverb)
C#|-19-15-19-17p15p14-17-15p14p12-15-10-10-10-10/12-12----------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
then
C#|-19-15-19-17p15p14-17-15p14p12-15-10-10-10-10/12-7-----------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
then
C#|19-15-19-17p15p14-17-15p14p12-15-10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12-10-12-7-7-7~-12-10-12-7~|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude Pt. 2 Gtr. 1 (Distorted) play 2x This starts when singing comes in
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
F#|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Interlude Pt. 2 Gtr. 2 (Distorted) play 2x
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------|
B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------|
F#|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Interlude Pt. 2 Gtr. 3 (Distorted + Envelope Filter/Auto Wah + delay) This comes in just before
Chorus
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtrs. 1, 2, & 3 play Chorus Riff 8x for last Chorus
Gtrs. 1, 2, & 3 play Intro Riff 1x for Outro
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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