Ill Nino - The Depression Chords & Tabs

Ill Nino: The Depression

Transcribed by: mysticguitar77

YouTube Channel: MysticGuitar77

Date last modified: September 25, 2012

Tuning: Drop C (C,G,C,F,A,D)

Notes: Just the foundation of the song, there's some lead stuff near the end
that I haven't learned yet. As always, I'll continue to update it as I learn
it. But, this is pretty much it for the most part.

Riff 1    "This thought sets in..."
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----4---4---4-------------------------4---4-----------------|
F|---7---7---7---7---------------------7---7-------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0---------------5h6---5h6---5h6-0-----------5h6---5h6---5h6-|
C|-0-------------------0-----0-----0---------------0-----0-----|

Play Riff 1 x3

Riff 1a   "This thought just makes me sick!"
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----4---4---4---------------------------------|
F|---7---7---7---7-------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-0---------------5h6---5h6---5h6-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-0-------------------0-----0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-|
                                       * * * *

Riff 2   "Push the mindless rebel..."
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------8---7---5---7---8\7-------------8---7---5---7---|
G|-0---0-0-0-0-6-0-5-0-3-0-5-0-6\5-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-5-0-3-0-5-0-|
C|-0---0-0-0-0---0---0---0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0---0---0-|
       * * * *   *   *   *   *     * * * * * *   *   *   *   *

D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------4---4---3---3-|
F|---------------------------------------------7---7---5---5---|
C|-------------8---7---5---7---8\7-----------------------------|
G|-0---0-0-0-0-6-0-5-0-3-0-5-0-6\5-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
C|-0---0-0-0-0---0---0---0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
       * * * *   *   *   *   *     * * * * * *

Play Riff 2 x2   "Cut up into pieces..."

Riff 2 ending    "Slaving to the anger inside..."
D|------------|
A|------------|
F|------------|
C|-5~---------|
G|-5~---------|
C|-5~---------|

Riff 3   "This depression is mine..." ***not exact strumming pattern***
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3~-------|
F|-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2~----|
C|-x-x-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0~-|
G|-x-x-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
C|-x-x-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
C|-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
G|-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-5-5/6-6-0-|
C|-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------0-|
                                       * * *

Play Riff 3 x2   "This obsession is mine..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/ill_nino/the_depression_tab.html ]
Riff 3a   "...to save you..."   ***not exact strumming pattern***
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3~-------|
F|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------2-2-2-2----2~----|
C|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------0-0-0-0-------0~-|
G|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1-0--0-0-0-0----------|
C|-------------------------------0-1-0--0-0-0-0----------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
C|-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
G|-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-5-5/6-6-0-|
C|-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------0-|
                                       * * *

    "All is lost..."
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-----------------------|
C|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---3-3--3--3-3-3-3------5~-|
G|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1-3--3--3-3-3-3-rest-5~-|
C|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---3--3--3-3-3-3------5~-|

Riff 4   "I'm sick, suppressed and now..."
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3---1-|
G|-x-x-------------------------------------------------x-x-1-1-1-1-x-1-|
C|-x-x-13-13-13-0--12-12-12-0--10-10-10-0--10h12-10h12-x-x---------x-1-|

D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------3---|
G|-------------------------------------------------x-x-1---|
C|-13-13-13-0--12-12-12-0--10-10-10-0--10h12-10h12-x-x-----|

Play Riff 2 x2   "Pray, broken pieces..."

Riff 2 second time through ending alteration:
       "I'm slaving to the anger inside!"
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|--------------------------|
C|-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-5~-------|
G|-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-5~-------|
C|-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-5~-------|

Play Riff 3  x2   "This depression is mine..."
Play Riff 3a x1   "All is lost, it's stripped away somehow..."

Riff 5
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|-----------------------------|
C|-x-x-------------------------|
G|-x-x-0---0-0-0-0-5h6-6-6b7-6-|
C|-x-x-0---0-0-0-0-------------|
           * * * *

Play Riff 5 x3 (only first time with those 2 string chugs in the beginning)

Riff 5a
D|-----------------------------|
A|---------------4---4---3---3-|
F|-------------7---7---5---5---|
C|-----------------------------|
G|-0---0-0-0-0-----------------|
C|-0---0-0-0-0-----------------|
       * * * *

Play Riff 5 followed by Riff 5a x4

Riff 6
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|----------------7/8--8--8--8-|
C|----------------x-x--x--x--x-|
G|-0--0-0---0-0-0-5/6--6--6--6-|
C|-0--0-0---0-0-0--------------|
      * *   * * *

Play Riff 6 x8 (ends with open C chord)

Enjoy!