Artist :: Cauterize
Song :: Closer
Album :: Paper Wings
Tuning :: DADGBE
Tabbed By :: Tyler Perin
E-Mail :: tylerperin @ hotmail.com
Hey, just a few quick notes
This song is in drop D tuning on the E string
The interlude isn't exactly correct
. = palm mute
x = mute
***Order***
INTRO
VERSE
BRIDGE
CHORUS
VERSE
BRIDGE
CHORUS
INTERLUDE
BRIDGE
CHORUS X2
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:::::::::INTRO:::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::
-Guitar 1 and 2 have different timings (listen to hear)
-Intro is basically the same as the Chorus
Guitar 1 do 3 times (once alone)
[E]--------------------------------------------------|
[B]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
[G]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
[D]--------------------------------------------------|
[A]--------------------------------------------------|
[D]--------------------------------------------------|
[E]--------------------------------------------------|
[B]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
[G]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
[D]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
[A]--------------------------------------------------|
[D]--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 do 2 times
[E]--------------------------------------------------|
[B]--------------------------------------------------|
[G]----------4-4-4-4-----------6-6-6-6---------------|
[D]-1-1-1-1--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6---------------|
[A]-1-1-1-1--2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4---------------|
[D]-1-1-1-1-----------4-4-4-4------------------------|
:::::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::VERSE:::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::
Guitar 1 do 2 times
[E]----------------------------------------------------|
[B]-11-11-11-11-11-----11-11-11-1112-12---------------|
[G]--11-11-11-11-11-11--11-1111-11-11-11-11-----------|
[D]---11-11-11-11-11-----11-11-11-1111-11-------------|
[A]----------------------------------------------------|
[D]----------------------------------------------------|
start on
and I need
:::::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::BRIDGE::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::
Guitar 1 do throughout in staccato for 4 bars (listen for timing)
[E]--------------------------------------------------|
[B]--------------------------------------------------|
[G]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--------------------------|
[D]-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---------------------------|
[A]-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---------------------------|
[D]--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 do 3 times
[E]--------------------------------------------------|
[B]--------------------------------------------------|
[G]-4-4---6-6---6-6---10-10--------------------------|
[D]-4-4---6-6---6-6---10-10--------------------------|
[A]-2-2---4-4---4-4----8-8---------------------------|
[D]--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 on the 4th bar in the bridge slowly build up louder and less muted
(by the end the chords should pretty much not be muted)
[E]-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[B]-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[G]-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
[D]-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
[A]-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
[D]-------------------------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
:::::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::CHORUS::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::
-Guitar 1 and 2 have different timings (listen to hear)
-Chorus is basically the same as the Intro
Guitar 1 do 4 times
[E]--------------------------------------------------|
[B]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
[G]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
[D]--------------------------------------------------|
[A]--------------------------------------------------|
[D]--------------------------------------------------|
[E]--------------------------------------------------|
[B]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
[G]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
[D]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
[A]--------------------------------------------------|
[D]--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 do 2 times
[E]--------------------------------------------------|
[B]--------------------------------------------------|
[G]----------4-4-4-4-----------6-6-6-6---------------|
[D]-1-1-1-1--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6---------------|
[A]-1-1-1-1--2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4---------------|
[D]-1-1-1-1-----------4-4-4-4------------------------|
:::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::VERSE 2::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::
Guitar 1 do 2 times
[E]--------------------------------------------------|
[B]-11-11-11-11-11-----11-11-11-1112-12-------------|
[G]--11-11-11-11-11-11--11-1111-11-11-11-11---------|
[D]---11-11-11-11-11-----11-11-11-1111-11-----------|
[A]--------------------------------------------------|
[D]--------------------------------------------------|
start on
and I need
:::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::BRIDGE 2:::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::
Guitar 1 do throughout in staccato for 4 bars (listen for timing)
[E]--------------------------------------------------|
[B]--------------------------------------------------|
[G]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--------------------------|
[D]-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---------------------------|
[A]-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---------------------------|
[D]--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 do 3 times
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cauterize/closer_tab.html ]
[E]--------------------------------------------------|
[B]--------------------------------------------------|
[G]-4-4---6-6---6-6---10-10--------------------------|
[D]-4-4---6-6---6-6---10-10--------------------------|
[A]-2-2---4-4---4-4----8-8---------------------------|
[D]--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 on the 4th bar in the bridge slowly build up louder and less muted
(by the end the chords should pretty much not be muted)
[E]-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[B]-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[G]-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
[D]-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
[A]-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
[D]-------------------------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
:::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::CHORUS 2:::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::
-Guitar 1 and 2 have different timings (listen to hear)
-Chorus is basically the same as the Intro
Guitar 1 do 4 times
[E]--------------------------------------------------|
[B]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
[G]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
[D]--------------------------------------------------|
[A]--------------------------------------------------|
[D]--------------------------------------------------|
[E]--------------------------------------------------|
[B]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
[G]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
[D]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
[A]--------------------------------------------------|
[D]--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 do 2 times
[E]--------------------------------------------------|
[B]--------------------------------------------------|
[G]----------4-4-4-4-----------6-6-6-6---------------|
[D]-1-1-1-1--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6---------------|
[A]-1-1-1-1--2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4---------------|
[D]-1-1-1-1-----------4-4-4-4------------------------|
:::::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::INTERLUDE:::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::
Guitar 1 - CLEAN - do 2 times
[E]--------------------------------------------------|
[B]--------------------------------------------------|
[G]-----3------3------------6------6-----------------|
[D]---4--4---4--4---4-----8--8---8--8---8------------|
[A]--------------------------------------------------|
[D]-6------6------6-----8------8------8--------------|
[E]--------------------------------------------------|
[B]--------------------------------------------------|
[G]-----6------6------------6----6---6---6-----------|
[D]---9--9---9--9---6-----6--6----6---6---6----------|
[A]---------------------4-----4----4---4---4---------|
[D]-9------9------9----------------------------------|
Guitar 1 & 2 - DIST - do 2 times
[E]-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[B]-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[G]-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
[D]-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
[A]-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
[D]-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------------------------------------|
:::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::BRIDGE 2:::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::
Guitar 1 ONLY LAST 2 BARS - do throughout in staccato for last 2 bars (listen for timing)
[E]--------------------------------------------------|
[B]--------------------------------------------------|
[G]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--------------------------|
[D]-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---------------------------|
[A]-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---------------------------|
[D]--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 do 3 times
[E]--------------------------------------------------|
[B]--------------------------------------------------|
[G]-4-4---6-6---6-6---10-10--------------------------|
[D]-4-4---6-6---6-6---10-10--------------------------|
[A]-2-2---4-4---4-4----8-8---------------------------|
[D]--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 on the 4th bar in the bridge slowly build up louder and less muted
(by the end the chords should pretty much not be muted)
[E]-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[B]-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[G]-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
[D]-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
[A]-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
[D]-------------------------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
:::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::CHORUS 2:::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::
-Guitar 1 and 2 have different timings (listen to hear)
-Chorus is basically the same as the Intro
Guitar 1 do 6 times
[E]--------------------------------------------------|
[B]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
[G]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
[D]--------------------------------------------------|
[A]--------------------------------------------------|
[D]--------------------------------------------------|
[E]--------------------------------------------------|
[B]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
[G]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
[D]-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
[A]--------------------------------------------------|
[D]--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 do 3 times
[E]--------------------------------------------------|
[B]--------------------------------------------------|
[G]----------4-4-4-4-----------6-6-6-6---------------|
[D]-1-1-1-1--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6---------------|
[A]-1-1-1-1--2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4---------------|
[D]-1-1-1-1-----------4-4-4-4------------------------|
I did this in about an hour. If you have corrections, feel free to send them to me via email
Thanks
Tyler