Melodyssey-The Pitch
A forward slash / means to slide up to next indicated pitch.
A bracket ( indicates palm muting.
b = Bend
r = Release
The main riff for this song uses a pitch sweep pedal effect to sweep up a whole
octave. If you don't have a pedal, you could just finger an octave jump thus:
Intro/Chorus:
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|------4---------|------6---------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|2-----------2/--|4---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
Variation 1:
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|------4---------|------6-6b7r6---|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|2-----------2/--|4---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
Variation 2:
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|------4---------|----------------|
D|----------------|---(6------(6---|
A|2-----------2/--|4--(4------(4---|
E|----------------|---(4------(4---|
Using the pedal is more difficult to explain, but if you're good enough to
coordinate your foot, you could probably figure out this easy riff anyway.
Verses use a lighter distortion and a fast vibrato/tremolo effect.
Easy three note chords.
Verse:
(You must have caught me unaware...)
Bm D+
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|------------7---|----------------|------------6---|----------------|
|------------7---|----------------|------------7---|----------------|
|------------7---|----------------|------------7---|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/melodyssey/pitch_tab.html ]
G A7 Em7
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|3---------------|----------------|9---------------|10--------------|
|3---------------|----------------|8---------------|8---------------|
|4---------------|----------------|9---------------|9---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Bm Bdim
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|------------2---|----------------|------------1---|----------------|
|--------3-------|----------------|--------3-------|----------------|
|----4-----------|----------------|----4-----------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B13 (?)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|------------0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------3-------|------------3---|----------------|----------------|
|----4-----------|----------------|----4-----------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Back into Intro/Chorus as above.
Then another Verse
...And chorus.
Then the breakdown/synth solo.
Now the first part of the breakdown is the same as first 8 bars of the
verse above. But the second time it is played, the last 3 chords are
changed. Now I blame my human imperfection for not letting me figure out
these last three chords. I THINK they may be:
A A again and Em
|---5-----------5-----------3----|
|---5-----------5-----------5----|
|---6-----------6-----------4----|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
Here's the synth solo. I think it sounds best with huge gain and wah,
and played in a legato slide style, only picking the first note and
vibrato-ing each subsequent note heavily to keep the sustain going.
You can play it however you like of course...
|--------------------------------|
|-7/--12-----11\--7/---10\--8--9-|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
Then just go back to the chorus and then the verse until the cymbal solo
outro. Final chord is a B minor (surprise, surprise).
Josh Vadas: ddprv@hunterlink.net.au
