Things Beyond Things Chords & Tabs
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Things Beyond Things – Devin Townsend (Ocean Machine)
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Tabbed by: TallNerdGuy
Email: tallnerdkid@yahoo.com
Tuning: DADGBe
My first tab. I sat down and tried to get it as close as possible.
Get yourself a nice delay effect going, and it should sound just like
Devin. The song is set at a smooth 120 BPM.
(You could either strum notes, muting the high D string, or just
fingerpick. Using a pick sounds a bit stronger, though)
Intro
(Let all these notes ring)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-0------------------------|
D|-x--------------3---------|
A|-3--------------3---------|
D|--------------------------|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|----0---------------------|
D|----x----3----------------|
A|----3----3----------------|
D|-0------------------------|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|----0---------------------|
D|----x----3----------------|
A|----3----3----------------|
D|-3------------------------|
(enter bass and cymbal)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|----0---------------------|
D|----x----3----------------|
A|----3----3----------------|
D|-0------------------------|
(enter beat)
(play twice until first verse)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0----------------0----------------0----------------------------------|
D|----x----3-----------x----3-----------x----3---------(feedback?)---------|
A|----3----3-----------3----3-----------3----3-----------------------------|
D|-3----------------3----------------0-------------------------------------|
(First verse follows same pattern as above, only played three times until this pre-chorus)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0----------------0----------------0----------------------------------|
D|----x----3-----------x----3-----------x----3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
A|----3----3-----------3----3-----------3----3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E|-3----------------3----------------0-------------------------------------|
Chorus
e|-------------------3---------------------3------|
B|-----------------1---1-----------------1---1----|
G|----0----------------------0--------------------|
D|----x----3-----3-----------x--3------3----------|
A|----3----3---3-------------3--3----3------------|
D|-3---------3------------3--------3--------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/devin_townsend/things_beyond_things_tab.html ]
e|------------------3----------------------3------|
B|----------------1---1------------------1---1----|
G|---0-----------------------0--------------------|
D|---x----3-----3------------x--3------3----------|
A|---3----3---3--------------3--3----3------------|
D|-0--------3-------------0--------3--------------|
e|-------------------3---------------------3-0----------------------|
B|-----------------1---1-----------------1--------------------------|
G|----0----------------------0--------------------------------------|
D|----x----3-----3-----------x--3------3----------------------------|
A|----3----3---3-------------3--3----3------------------------------|
D|-3---------3------------3--------3-----------0-(let ring)---------|
Verse 2
(play 3 times)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0----------------0----------------0----------------------------------|
D|----x----3-----------x----3-----------x----3---------(let ring)----------|
A|----3----3-----------3----3-----------3----3-----------------------------|
D|-3----------------3----------------0-------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0----------------0----------------0----------------------------------|
D|----x----3-----------x----3-----------x----3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
A|----3----3-----------3----3-----------3----3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E|-3----------------3----------------0-------------------------------------|
Chorus 2
e|-------------------3---------------------3------|
B|-----------------1---1-----------------1---1----|
G|----0----------------------0--------------------|
D|----x----3-----3-----------x--3------3----------|
A|----3----3---3-------------3--3----3------------|
D|-3---------3------------3--------3--------------|
e|------------------3----------------------3------|
B|----------------1---1------------------1---1----|
G|---0-----------------------0--------------------|
D|---x----3-----3------------x--3------3----------|
A|---3----3---3--------------3--3----3------------|
D|-0--------3-------------0--------3--------------|
e|-------------------3---------------------3-0----------------------|
B|-----------------1---1-----------------1--------------------------|
G|----0----------------------0--------------------------------------|
D|----x----3-----3-----------x--3------3----------------------------|
A|----3----3---3-------------3--3----3------------------------------|
D|-3---------3------------3--------3-----------0-(let ring)---------|
(play next part very softly, and however many times necessary)
e|---1-1---1-----1-1---1------------|
B|-3-----3---3-3-----3---3-3--------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
The End
To quote Devin himself: “METAAAALL!!!”
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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