The Will To Death Chords & Tabs
John Frusciante
The Will To Death
***The Mirror***
Intro:
(Piano arranged for Guitar)
(Am)
E--5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5---| (X2)
B------5-------5-------5-------5-----|
G----5-------5-------5-------5-------|
D------------------------------------|
A--0---------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|
In order to fill the sound out I always let the bass note at the start of
these arpeggios (the open A string in the example above) ring out whilst
I'm playing the top three notes.
Verse 1:
Hit in the face...
(Am)
E--5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5---|
B------5-------5-------5-------5-----|
G----5-------5-------5-------5-------|
D------------------------------------|
A--0---------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|
Unconsiderate...
(F)
E--5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5---|
B------6-------6-------6-------6-----|
G----5-------5-------5-------5-------|
D------------------------------------|
A--8---------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|
Always.. Tune...
(Dm) (G)
E--7-----7-7-----7-3-----3-3-----3---|
B------6-------6-------3-------3-----|
G----7-------7-------4-------4-------|
D--0---------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|
E------------------3-----------------|
You
(C)
E--3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3---|
B------5-------5-------5-------5-----|
G----5-------5-------5-------5-------|
D------------------------------------|
A--3---------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|
Verse 2 (From "Stepping out..." to "...an unknown eye" ) repeats Verse 1.
Chorus 1:
There... Always...
(F) (G)
E--1----1--1-1----3----3--3-3------|
B--1----1--1-1----3----3--3-3------|
G--2----2--2-2----4----4--4-4------|
D--3----3--3-3----5----5--5-5------|
A--3----3--3-3----5----5--5-5------|
E--1----1--1-1----3----3--3-3------|
Place... Hide
(C) (C/B) (Am)
E--0--0--0--0----0----0--0-0-------|
B--1--1--1--1----1----1--1-1-------|
G--0--0--0--0----2----2--2-2-------|
D--2--2--0--0----2----2--2-2-------|
A--3--3--2--2----0----0--0-0-------|
E----------------------------------|
Everyone... Knows...
(F) (G)
E--1----1--1-1----3----3--3-3------|
B--1----1--1-1----3----3--3-3------|
G--2----2--2-2----4----4--4-4------|
D--3----3--3-3----5----5--5-5------|
A--3----3--3-3----5----5--5-5------|
E--1----1--1-1----3----3--3-3------|
Becomings... Die
(C) (C/B) (Am)
E--0--0--0--0----0----0--0-0-------|
B--1--1--1--1----1----1--1-1-------|
G--0--0--0--0----2----2--2-2-------|
D--2--2--0--0----2----2--2-2-------|
A--3--3--2--2----0----0--0-0-------|
E----------------------------------|
The Face... Not Me
(Dm) (G7)
E--1----1--1-1---1----1--1-1-------|
B--3----3--3-3---0----0--0-0-------|
G--2----2--2-2---0----0--0-0-------|
D--0----0--0-0---0----0--0-0-------|
A----------------2----2--2-2-------|
E----------------3----3--3-3-------|
Hey...
(C) (C/B) (Am)
E--0--0--0--0----0----0--0-0-------|
B--1--1--1--1----1----1--1-1-------|
G--0--0--0--0----2----2--2-2-------|
D--2--2--0--0----2----2--2-2-------|
A--3--3--2--2----0----0--0-0-------|
E----------------------------------|
The Face... Not Me
(Dm) (G7)
E--1----1--1-1---1----1--1-1-------|
B--3----3--3-3---0----0--0-0-------|
G--2----2--2-2---0----0--0-0-------|
D--0----0--0-0---0----0--0-0-------|
A----------------2----2--2-2-------|
E----------------3----3--3-3-------|
Verse 3:
How many times...
(Am)
E--8------8-8------8-8------8-8------8---|
B------10-------10-------10-------10-----|
G----9--------9--------9--------9--------|
D----------------------------------------|
A--0-------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|
No one...
(F)
E--8-------8-8-------8-8-------8-8-------8---|
B-------10--------10--------10--------10-----|
G----10--------10--------10--------10--------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--8-----------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|
Going.. Everywhere...
(Dm) (G)
E--10-------10-10-------10-10-------10-10-------10-----|
B--------10----------10----------12----------12--------|
G-----10----------10----------12----------12-----------|
D--0---------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------10--------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|
Once
(C)
E--12-------12-12-------12-12-------12-12-------12----|
B--------13----------13----------13----------13-------|
G-----12----------12----------12----------12----------|
D--10-------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2:
Repeat Chorus 1, this time repeating the "Face in the mirror" part before
returning to this Am phrase:
(Am)
E--8------8-8------8-8------8-8------8---|
B------10-------10-------10-------10-----|
G----9--------9--------9--------9--------|
D----------------------------------------|
A--0-------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|
And ending with this chord:
E--12---|
B--10---|
G--9----|
D--10---|
A--0----|
E-------|
Here are the lyrics with the chords written above them if you want to just strum
the song instead:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_frusciante/the_will_to_death_tab_ver_4.html ]
Am
Hit in the face when you open a door
F
Unconsiderate to yourself you are
Dm G C
Always out of tune with you
Am
Nevers angle is one for all
Dm G C
Fired by an unknown eye
F G C C/B Am
There wasn't always a place for you to cry
F G C C/B Am
Everyone knows becomings what you do when you die
Dm G7
The face in the mirror is not me
Am
How many times have you been to the back
F
No one to see, nothing to laugh at
Dm G C
Going everywhere at once
F G C C/B Am
Time does a crawl back to where it doesn't show
F G C C/B Am
No one means me when they say people don't grow
Dm G7
The face in the mirror is not me
C C/B Am
Dm G7
The face in the mirror is not me
Am
***A Loop***
Standard Tuning
intro
el---------------------------------------------------|
Bl---------------------------------------------------|
Gl---------------------------------------------------|
Dl------9-9---9-9---9-9----------9-9---9-9---9-9-----|
Al-7-7------7-----7------7--7-7------7-----7-----7---|
El---------------------------------------------------|
Play until singing starts
verses
el-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bl-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gl-----------------------------------------------------------|
Dl-----9-9--------7-7----------5-5---------4-4---------2-2---|
Al7-7------7--5-5-----5--3-3-----3--2-2------2--0-0-------0--|
El-----------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|
-----5-5----------3-3----------2-2-----|
-------3-3------3--1-1-----1--0-0---0--|
Repeat this for all verses
After playing the verses, you play these chords
el------------------------------------------------------------|l
Bl------------------------------------------------------------|l
Gl-5-5--7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------------l--------| Play for rest of song
Dl-5-5--7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------------|l
Al-3-3--5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------|l
El------------------------------------------------------------|l
***The Days Have Turned***
standard tuning
Verse
Bm A Em
|-------------|---------------|
|------3------|-----2---------|
|------4---4--|-----2------0--|
|----4-----4--|---2--------2--|
|-2-----------|-0--------2----|
|-------------|-------0-------|
Chorus Chorus End
G D A Bm G D A
||------3-------3-2-|-----------------||-----3-------3-2-|--------------|
||o-----3-------3-3-|-----2------3---o||-----3-------3-3-|----2------2--|
||--------0---2-----|-----2------4----||-------0---2-----|----2------2--|
||----0-----0-------|---2------4---4--||---0-----0-------|---------2----|
||o-----------------|-0------2-------o||-----------------|-0-----0------|
||--3---------------|-----------------||-3---------------|--------------|
Chorus Variation
|-------------------|
|-----2------3h5p3--|
|-----2------4------|
|---2------4--------|
|-0------2----------|
End onBm
***The Will to Death***
Standard tuning
Intro (Repeat)
e---------7-------5-- e-------7-------|
B---------7-------5-- B-------7-------|
G-----9---8--11---6-- G----9--8---11--|(Fractured Strumming on Last)
D-----9---9--11---7-- D----9--9---11--| (Chord Before Signing Starts)
A-----7---9---9---7-- A----7--9----9--|
E---------7-------5-- E-------7-------|
Verse
e------7------5----|
B------7------5----|
G---9--8--11--6----|
D---9--9--11--7----|
A---7--9---9--7----|
E------7------5----|
"And they're thought to be lies....."
Bridge (~1:06---1:35)
(Continue to Strum Lightly)
e-------------------------------------------------------7-----|
B-------------------------------------------------------7-----|
G--11--------------------------------------11------9----8-----|
D--11--------------------------------------11------9----9-----|
A--9---------------------------------------9-------7----9-----|
E-------------------------------------------------------7-----|
"...Awful..................... And Have you Seen?........"
Verse
e------7------5----|
B------7------5----|
G---9--8--11--6----|
D---9--9--11--7----|
A---7--9---9--7----|
E------7------5----|
"Have You Put Them Aside.............."
Bridge (~2:20---2:45)
(Continue to Strum Lightly)
e-------------------------------------------------------7-----|
B-------------------------------------------------------7-----|
G--11--------------------------------------11------9----8-----|
D--11--------------------------------------11------9----9-----|
A--9---------------------------------------9-------7----9-----|
E-------------------------------------------------------7-----|
".....All the Way...........................And Have You Seen?"
Interlude
(Lighly Strummed until Outro)
e--------|
B--------|
G---11---|
D---11---|
A---9----|
E--------|
Outro
So far as i can see there are two or maybe more
guitars playin lil riffs here.
It sounds really nice and i have tabbed what
i deem to be guitar 1.
Gtr 1--
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----12--12--10--9--5---7-9---12--10--9--5--7--9--7----------|
G-----------------------------------------------------9-/-11--|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B----12--12--10--9--5--7-9----12--10--9--5--7--9--7--------9---|
G---------------------------------------------------9--8/9---9-|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B---12-14-12-10-9---12-14-12-10-9---12-14-12-10-9-10-----------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B---9-10-9-7-5----9-10-9-7-5-/9-/5-/7~~------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
WELL I HOPE THAT THESE TABS HAVE HELPED YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND PLAYING
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