One Step Closer Live Chords & Tabs
One Step Closer (Live) - tabbed by Asat put up by Nieper
Guitar 1 - Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb (Brad) (Distorted)
Guitar 2 - Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb (Mike) (Distorted)
This tab is for all performances of this song starting in 2007, when Mike started
guitar on it.
Intro - Guitar 1 (w/lo-fi and palm mute) *See Variations #1 and 2 at end*
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|----------7--------------------------7-----------------|
|-0--5*--x------8--7*--0-3---0--5*--x------8--7*--0-3---|
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|----------7--------------------------7-----------------|
|-0--5*--x------8--7*--0-3---0--5*--x------8--7*--0-3---|
Heavy Intro - Guitars 1 and 2
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|---------9-----------5--|
|-0--0--x-x---8--7--x-x--|x4
|-0--0--x-7---8--7--x-3--|
|-0--0--x-----8--7--x----|
First Verse - Guitar 1 *See Variation #3 at end*
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|---------9-----------5--|
|-0--0--x-x---8--7--x-x--|x4
|-0--0--x-7---8--7--x-3--|
|-0--0--x-----8--7--x----|
Guitars 1 and 2
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|---------9-----------5--|
|-0--0--x-x---8--7--x-x--|x4
|-0--0--x-7---8--7--x-3--|
|-0--0--x-----8--7--x----|
Pre-Chorus - Guitar 1 (w/lo-fi)
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|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-5--5--x-x--x-5--5--x-x--x-5--5--x-x--x-|
|-5--5--x-x--x-5--5--x-x--x-5--5--x-x--x-|
|-5--5--x-x--x-5--5--x-x--x-5--5--x-x--x-|
Chorus - Guitars 1 and 2
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|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---10--10--x-5---7--7--x-3---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
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|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---10--10--x-5---7--7--x-3---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
2nd Verse - Guitar 1
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|---------9-----------5--|
|-0--0--x-x---8--7--x-x--|x4
|-0--0--x-7---8--7--x-3--|
|-0--0--x-----8--7--x----|
Guitars 1 and 2
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|------------------------|
|---------9-----------5--|
|-0--0--x-x---8--7--x-x--|x4
|-0--0--x-7---8--7--x-3--|
|-0--0--x-----8--7--x----|
Pre-Chorus - Guitar 1 (w/lo fi except on harmonics)
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|---------------------------------2.7*----------------|
|--------------------------------------2.7*-2.7*------|
|-5--5--x-x--x-5--5--x-x--x-5--5-----------------2.7*-|
|-5--5--x-x--x-5--5--x-x--x-5--5----------------------|
|-5--5--x-x--x-5--5--x-x--x-5--5----------------------|
Chorus - Guitars 1 and 2
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|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---10--10--x-5---7--7--x-3---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
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|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---10--10--x-5---7--7--x-3---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
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|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---10--10--x-5---7--7--x-3---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
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|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---10--10--x-5---7--7--x-3---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
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|-------------------------|
|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
Breakdown - Guitar 1 (w/lo-fi and palm mute)
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|----------7--------------------------7-----------------|
|-0--5*--x------8--7*--0-3---0--5*--x------8--7*--0-3---|
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|----------7--------------------------7-----------------|
|-0--5*--x------8--7*--0-3---0--5*--x------8--7*--0-3---|
Bridge - Guitars 1 and 2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6---0-3-|
|-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6---0-3-|
|-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6---0-3-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-x--x--x-|
|-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-x--x--x-|
|-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-x--x--x-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6---0-3-|
|-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6---0-3-|
|-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6---0-3-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-x-x-x-x-|
|-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-x-x-x-x-|
|-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0---x-x---x-0-3-1-0-x-x-x-x-|
Final Chorus - Guitars 1 and 2 *See Variations #4 and 5 at end*
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|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
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|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---10--10--x-5---7--7--x-3---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
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|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---10--10--x-5---7--7--x-3---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
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|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---10--10--x-5---7--7--x-3---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
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|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
Variation #1: This song was usually played with a new intro from 2007-early 2008, as it
was either the opening song or the first song after the encore break. It starts with
playing by himself, before being joined by Brad:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/linkin_park/one_step_closer_live_tab.html ]
Guitar 2
****-same wait as others
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|---------------------------------------------------------------7-----|
|-0---0----0---0-------------0---0-------------0---0----------x-x-----|
|-0---0----0---0-------------0---0-------------0---0----------x-5-----|
|-0---0----0---0-------------0---0-------------0---0----------x-------|
****-same wait as others
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------7-----|
|-0---0----0---0-------------0---0-------------0---0----------x-x-----|
|-0---0----0---0-------------0---0-------------0---0----------x-5-----|
|-0---0----0---0-------------0---0-------------0---0----------x-------|
****-same wait as others
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------7-----|
|-0---0----0---0-------------0---0-------------0---0----------x-x-----|
|-0---0----0---0-------------0---0-------------0---0----------x-5-----|
|-0---0----0---0-------------0---0-------------0---0----------x-------|
****-same wait as others
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------7-----|
|-0---0----0---0-------------0---0-------------0---0----------x-x-----|
|-0---0----0---0-------------0---0-------------0---0----------x-5-----|
|-0---0----0---0-------------0---0-------------0---0----------x-------|
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|----------7--------------------------7-----------------|
|-0--5*--x------8--7*--0-3---0--5*--x------8--7*--0-3---|
|Guitar 1
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|-0--0-----------------------0--0-----------------------|
|-0--0-----------------------0--0-----------------------|
|-0--0-----------------------0--0-----------------------|
|Guitar 2
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|----------7--------------------------7-----------------|
|-0--5*--x------8--7*--0-3---0--5*--x------8--7*--0-3---|
|Guitar 1
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|---------------------------------------------------7---|
|-0--0-----------------------0--0-----------------x-x---|
|-0--0-----------------------0--0-----------------x-5---|
|-0--0-----------------------0--0-----------------x-----|
|Guitar 2
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|----------7--------------------------7-----------------|
|-0--5*--x------8--7*--0-3---0--5*--x------8--7*--0-3---|
|Guitar 1
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|-0--0-----------------------0--0-----------------------|
|-0--0-----------------------0--0-----------------------|
|-0--0-----------------------0--0-----------------------|
|Guitar 2
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|----------------------------0--0-----------------------|
|----------7-----------------0--0-----------------------|
|-0--5*--x------8--7*--0-3---0--0-----------------------|
|Guitar 1
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|-0--0-----------------------0--0-----------------------|
|-0--0-----------------------0--0-----------------------|
|-0--0-----------------------0--0-----------------------|
|Guitar 2
From there, it goes into "Heavy Intro" normally.
Variation #2: In the summer of 2008, this song recieved another new intro. It follows a
formula: Mike starts off by himself and is joined by Brad, but this intro is based
the bridge riff instead:
Guitar 2
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|-0-3-1---0---------------------0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0----------|
|-0-3-1---0---------------------0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0----------|
|-0-3-1---0---------------------0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-3-1---0---------------------0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0----------|
|-0-3-1---0---------------------0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0----------|
|-0-3-1---0---------------------0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0----------|
Guitars 1 and 2
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|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-3-1---0---------------------0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0----------|
|-0-3-1---0---------------------0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0----------|
|-0-3-1---0---------------------0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-3-1---0------0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0------0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0-----------|
|-0-3-1---0------0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0------0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0-----------|
|-0-3-1---0------0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0------0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0---------------------------|
|-0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0---------------------------|
|-0-3-1-0-6---0-3-1---0---------------------------|
From there, it goes into "Heavy Intro" normally.
Variation #3: Mike sometimes adds a little more guitar to the first part of both verses:
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|---------9-----------5--|
|-0--0--x-x---8--7--x-x--|x4
|-0--0--x-7---8--7--x-3--|
|-0--0--x-----8--7--x----|
|Guitar 1
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|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--0------------------------------------------x-x-0--0---|
|-0--0------------------------------------------x-x-0--0---|
|-0--0------------------------------------------x-x-0--0---|
Variation #4: Starting in 2008, this song recieved an extended outro (only at some shows
January-March, but all shows starting in June). This is also based on the bridge riff,
tabbed it here starting with the final chorus:
Final Chorus - Guitars 1 and 2
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|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---10--10--x-5---7--7--x-3---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
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|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---10--10--x-5---7--7--x-3---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
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|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---10--10--x-5---7--7--x-3---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
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|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---10--10--x-5---7--7--x-3---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
|-0--0--x-12---10--10--x-7---8---8---x-5---7--7--x-1---|
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|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------|
|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-------|
|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-------|
Outro - Guitars 1 and 2
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|-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3-|
|-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3-|
|-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-x--x-----|
|-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-x--x*12--|
|-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-x--x-----|
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|-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3-|
|-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3-|
|-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-x--x-----|
|-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-x--x*12--|
|-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-6--0-3-1--0--x-x--x-0-3-1-0-x--x-----|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0~----|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0~----|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0~----|
Variation #5: In 2009, Mike changed up the extended outro a bit by playing some octaves
the second half of it, while Brad continued as usual. These were improvised and
every time, so I won't attempt to tab them.
