Credits for this go to JordiOnly on YouTube for figuring this out. You can view his
amazing cover of the song here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjOHDnL45-c
This tab is based on the above interpretation of the main guitar riffs.
Intro
E --------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------|
G (11)----------------------------------|
D (11)----------------------------------|
A --------------------------------------|
E --------------------------------------|
E --------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------|
G (6)-----------------------------------|
D (6)-----------------------------------|
A --------------------------------------|
E --------------------------------------|
Do not press down on the fret, but bow the string above the fret with the tip of a
Phillips head screwdriver.
Bending section
Slight improvisation is recommended in this section
E --------------------------------------|
B (22)b20---(20)b18---(16)b14-(18)b16---|
G --------------------------------------|
D --------------------------------------|
A --------------------------------------|
E --------------------------------------|
Screwdriver Part II
E ---------------------------------------|
B 15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
G ---------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------|
Do not pluck the string, but gently tap it near the saddle with the tip of the screwdriver.
Transition
E --------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------|
D --------------------------------------|
A 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E --------------------------------------|
Gradually crescendo, then transition to this next part:
E ----------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------------------|
G ----------------------------------------------------------------|
D 6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|
A 6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|
E 6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|
Build-up
E --------------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------------|
D 10-8------------------------4---3-----------|
A -------10-9---7-6-------4-------------------|
E --------------------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|
B --------------------------------|
G --------------------------------|
D --------------------------------|
A --------------------------------|
E 4/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
Repeat this, then:
E --------------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------------|
D 10-8------------------------4---3-----6-----|
A -------10-9---7-6-------4-------------------|
E --------------------------------------------|
x3
E ----------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------------------|
G ----------------------------------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------7b------------------------------7b--|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------|
E 4/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----4/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----|
E --------------------------------|
B 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
G 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D --------------------------------|
A --------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------------------|
G ----------------------------------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------7b------------------------------7b--|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------|
E 4/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----4/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----|
bend the notes toward the end of this measure:
E --------------------------------|
B --------------------------------|
G 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D --------------------------------|
A --------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|
x9
E --------------------------------|
B --------------------------------|
G --------------------------------|
D 4/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A 4/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E 4/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E --------------------------------|
B --------------------------------|
G --------------------------------|
D 4/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----|
A 4/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----|
E 4/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----|
“Arabic” solo
x4
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------11-------12---11-------------------------11-------12---11----12---11-------|
G 8-9-11-12------------------12-11-9---8---8-9-11-12------------------12----------12---|
D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x4
E ----------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------7-8---7---|
G 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9---------9-|
D ----------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/godspeed_you_black_emperor/mladic_tab.html ]
x2
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------11-------12---11-------------------------11-------12---11----12---11-------|
G 8-9-11-12------------------12-11-9---8---8-9-11-12------------------12----------12---|
D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x4
E ----------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------7-8---7---|
G 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9---------9-|
D ----------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------|
x2
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------11-------12---11-------------------------11-------12---11----12---11-------|
G 8-9-11-12------------------12-11-9---8---8-9-11-12------------------12----------12---|
D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x4
E ----------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------7-8---7---|
G 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9---------9-|
D ----------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------|
x4
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------11-------12---11-------------------------11-------12---11----12---11-------|
G 8-9-11-12------------------12-11-9---8---8-9-11-12------------------12----------12---|
D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------|
G ----------------------------------------|
D 6---------------------------------------|
A 6---------------------------------------|
E 6---------------------------------------|
Transition
E -------------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------------------------|
D 999999999999999988888888888888885555555555555555-------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
x6
E --------------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------------|
D --9-9---9-----8---------5-5---5-----6-------|
A 6-----6-----6---------6-----6-----6---------|
E --------------------------------------------|
x4
E --------------------------------|
B --------------------------------|
G --------------------------------|
D 9---9-998-------5---5-5-6-------|
A 6---6-666-------6---6-6-6-------|
E --------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------------------|
G ----------------------------------------------------------------|
D 6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---7---7---4---4---|
A 6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---7---7---4---4---|
E 6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---7---7---4---4---|
x2
E --------------------------------------------------------------------|
B 11---9-------------------------------11---9---------------------9b--|
G ---------11---10-------8---11---10------------11---10-------8-------|
D -------------------9------------------------------------9-----------|
A --------------------------------------------------------------------|
E --------------------------------------------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|
B 11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------|
G --------------------------------|
D --------------------------------|
A --------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|
Climax 1
x5
E ------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D 7-7-7-9-9-9-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-2-14-14-14-11-------------|
A 7-7-7-9-9-9-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-2-14-14-14-11-------------|
E 7-7-7-9-9-9-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-2-14-14-14-11-------------|
Transition
Repeat the into for a while, then:
E ------------------------|
B ------------------------|
G ------------------------|
D ------------------------|
A 6-6-6-7-7-7-6-6-6-7-7-7-|
E ------------------------|
Climax 2
x3
E ------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D 7-7-7-9-9-9-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-2-14-14-14-11-11-11-9-9-9-|
A 7-7-7-9-9-9-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-2-14-14-14-11-11-11-9-9-9-|
E 7-7-7-9-9-9-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-2-14-14-14-11-11-11-9-9-9-|
E ------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D 7-7-7-9-9-9-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-2-14-14-14-6--------------|
A 7-7-7-9-9-9-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-2-14-14-14-6--------------|
E 7-7-7-9-9-9-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-2-14-14-14-6--------------|
Outro
Just repeat the into a bit until it fades out. Also, you can optionally knock on the
guitar to the beat of the protesters at the end.
