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Vices Like Vipers - Oh, Sleeper
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Alright, Vices like Vipers! This is sort of my take on the
song, because there are many effects and the metality
kinda drowns out the lead sometimes, so I had to
figure it out on my own a bit. I put in the lyrics to give
this thing some sort of order, so hopefully that helps.
Uh, it's pretty tough so good luck!
*May 08- I saw some live stuff and heard suggestions and
decided this needed some editing. I added stuff too. Word.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute strings
| . palm mute
Tuning: Drop C
Intro
'You're scarlet soaked and bold and the sheep's eyes locked to mine,
sink to my bones. Though your lips still drip, intentions, they keep me wanting more...
d|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
F|-----7~------3~------3~------3~-----|
C|--0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0---|x3
G|---0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0--|
C|------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------5~---------------|
F|-----7~------3~---------------------|
C|--0-0---0-0-0---0--3~---------------|
G|---0---0-0-0---0-0------------------|
C|------------------------------------|
"It's rising against all the walls we built for falling.
All the walls we built just stand in vain to draw you near.
It's the wool to hide the wolves."
Guitar 1
d|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|---------10------10-------|
C|-0--------8-(x8)--7-(x16)-|x2
G|-0-(x8)---8-------8-------|
C|-0--------8-------7-------|
Guitar 2
d|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|--------------------------|
C|-0-------8------8---------|x4
G|-0-(x8)--8-(x8)-7-(x16)---|
C|-0-------8------7---------|
Guitar 1... ARPEGGIOS (in case you don't know how to play
these, I included the finger positioning above the notes.
Then its up to you to sweep pick.
1 4 3 3 2 1 4 1 2 3 3 4
d|-----------5-10p5---------|
A|---------6--------6-------|
F|-------7------------7-----|
C|-----7----------------7---|(x2)
G|-5h8--------------------8-|
C|--------------------------|
1 4 3 3 2 1 4 1 2 3 3 4
d|-----------5--9p5---------|
A|---------6--------6-------|
F|-------7------------7-----|
C|-----7----------------7---|(x2)
G|-5h8--------------------8-|
C|--------------------------|
1 4 3 3 2 1 4 1 2 3 3 4
d|------------18-22p18----------|
A|----------19--------19--------|
F|--------20------------20------|
C|------20----------------20----|(x2)
G|-17h21--------------------21--|
C|------------------------------|
1 4 3 3 2 1 4 1 2 3 3 4
d|------------18-21p18----------|
A|----------19--------19--------|
F|--------20------------20------|
C|------20----------------20----|(x1)
G|-17h21--------------------21--|
C|------------------------------|
1 4 3 3 2 1 4 1 2 3 3 4
d|------------17-21p17------------|
A|----------18--------18----------|
F|--------19------------19--------|
C|------19----------------19--20\-|(x1)
G|-16h20--------------------20----|
C|--------------------------------|
"And under these toes from where we last spoke, Your words laid so firm.
But I did not shed that skin like You said.
When the mason neglects the mortar, looks become deceiving
and when the bricks start to fall, I'll be the one crawling
down this road so dark."
(For the sake of ease, I'm going to say both guitars play
this riff even though its pretty complicated.)
Guitar 1
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------6-6---------------------------10-10-10-10-10---|
F|----------------9-9--------------------------------------------|
C|------5/7-------------------------------7p0----8--8--8--8--8---|
G|-10-------8\5-------------5-----5h8----------------------------|
C|----0---------0-----0h2/3---5/7-----3p0-----0----------------0-|
. . .
Guitar 2
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------6-6---------------------------10-10-10-10-10---|
F|----------------9-9--------------------------------------------|
C|------5/7-------------------------------7p0----8--8--8--8--8---|
G|-10-------8\5-------------5-----5h8----------------------------|
C|----0---------0-----0h2/3---5/7-----3p0-----0----------------0-|
. . .
/|\
This | is the riff, but it might start, instead
of on the 10th fret of the "G" string, sliding down
from the 20th fret on the "F" leading from the
arpeggio section... like this:
d|----------------|
A|----------------|
F|----------------|
C|-20\-5/7--------|
G|---------8\5...-|
C|----------------|
To make the space used more efficiently, I'm gonna just list the endings
of the riffs, since those are the only things that change.
Ending 2
Guitar 1
d|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
F|--15-15-15-xx-15-xx-15-15-15-15--15-15-15--|
C|-------------------------------------------|
G|--13-13-13-xx-13-xx-13-13-13-13--13-13-13--|
C|-------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
d|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------|
G|---8--8--8-xx--8-xx--8--8--8--8---8--8--8\-|
C|---8--8--8-xx--8-xx--8--8--8--8---8--8--8\-|
Or with just one guitar...
d|-------------------------------------------|
A|--11-11-11----11----11-11-11-11--11-11-11\-|
F|-------------------------------------------|
C|---8--8--8-----8-----8--8--8--8---8--8--8\-|
G|---8--8--8-xx--8-xx--8--8--8--8---8--8--8\-|
C|---8--8--8-xx--8-xx--8--8--8--8---8--8--8\-|
Ending 3-same as ending 1
Ending 4-guitar 2 has the same ending as ending 2
but plays it twice. Guitar 1 plays the same pattern
as ending 2, but the second time plays the octave a fret
lower.
d|---------| |---------|
A|---------| |---------|
F|--15...--| |--14...--|
C|---------| |---------|
G|--13...--| |--12...--|
C|---------| |---------|
Or again, just one guitar...
d|---------| |---------|
A|-11...---| |-10...---|
F|---------| |---------|
C|--8...---| |--8...---|
G|--8...---| |--8...---|
C|--8...---| |--8...---|
"Vices like vipers
Speak in whispers.
My heel's the meat to sink their teeth,
Like the viper I kept when You said, "Let go!"
This is what it took for me to see."
Both guitars
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------7-7-7-----------7-7-7-------|x4
G|-------5-5-5-----------3-3-------------------------------------|
C|-0-0-0-------3-3-3-5-5-----5-5-8-8-------8-8-8-8-8-------8-8-8-|
Both guitars
d|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------|
C|-----5-5-5-----------3-3-----2-2--|
G|----------------------------------|
C|-7-7-------7-7-7-5-5-----3-3------|
'When I am God, this church is unsound."
Both guitars
d|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-0------------00000000-0--------0------33332222-|
C|-0-0------------00000000-0--------0------33332222-|
........ ........
Guitar 1
d|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8---7---12---10---00000000-8---7---12---10---33332222-|
C|---5---3----8----7-00000000---5---3----8----7-33332222-|
........ ........
Guitar 2
d|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-0------------00000000-0--------0------33332222-|
C|-0-0------------00000000-0--------0------33332222-|
........ ........
Both Guitars
d|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
F|----------------------------|
C|----------------------------|
G|-8---7---12---10----------5-|
C|---5---3----8----7--0-2-3---|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/oh_sleeper/vices_like_vipers_tab.html ]
"Slithering in the shade of a sinking church,
surprise is no excuse for the traps that you left
in the wake of warning. So this is the warning
you fail to learn."
Both Guitars-(the actual song may not begin this way, but it sounds good).
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------6-6---------------------------10-10-10-10-10---|
F|----------------9-9--------------------------------------------|
C|--5p0-5/7-------------------------------7p0----8--8--8--8--8---|
G|----------8\5-------------5-----5h8----------------------------|
C|--------------0-----0h2/3---5/7-----3p0-----0----------------0-|
. .
Both Guitars
d|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------6-6---------------------------------|
F|----------------9-9---------------------------------|
C|------5/7-------------------------------7p0---------|
G|-10-------8\5-------------5-----5h8-----------------|
C|----0---------0-----0h2/3---5/7-----3p0-----0...----|
. . .
Guitar 1- Ending 2
d|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
F|--15------14------15------14------|
C|-----(x7)----(x9)----(x7)----(x9)-|
G|--13------12------13------12------|
C|----------------------------------|
Guitar 2- Ending 2
d|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
F|--7-------10-------9------5-------|
C|----(x16)----(x8)----(x4)---(x4)--|
G|--5--------8-------7------3-------|
C|----------------------------------|
Bridge (buildup)
"And to the girls
You're worth more than the cheap words.
You see your body as beauty but your pulse is worth more."
Guitar 1
d|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
F|--7-------14-------15---------|
C|---(x8)-----(x8)-----(x16)----|x2
G|--5-------12-------13b--------|
C|------------------------------|
Guitar 2
d|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
F|------------------------------|
C|--0--------8--------7---------|x2
G|--0-(x8)---8-(x8)---7-(x16)---|
C|--0--------8--------7---------|
Just one guitar?
d|------------------------------|
A|----------10-------11---------|
F|--7---------------------------|
C|--0--------8--------8---------|x2
G|--0-(x8)---8-(x8)---7-(x16)---|
C|--0--------8--------7---------|
BRIDGE
Both guitars
d|---------------|
A|---------------|
F|---------------|
C|-0--0----------|x2
G|-0--0--5-5b~---|
C|-0--0----------|
"Hear me, its not what it seems, though the feeding
tastes of honesty.
This is the warning, you're just a hit to coax
my urgency (my urgency!)"
Both Guitars (lots of effects)
d|---------------|
A|---------------|
F|--7-7/14-14~---|
C|---------------|x4
G|--5-5/12-12~---|
C|---------------|
Here I can't really tell what guitar 1 is doing. But...
Guitar 2
d|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
F|--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7---|
C|------------------------------|x2
G|--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5---|
C|------------------------------|
"Why do we keep what holds us?
Why do I keep what holds me down?
Lose the weight of defeat.
It's time to stand your ground!"
Guitar 1
d|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|-12-12-12--------11-11-11----------------|
C|----------9(x13)----------7(x9)----------|x2
G|--------------------------------7-7-7-7--|
C|-----------------------------------------|
"Vices like Vipers
Speak in whispers.
My heel's the meat to sink their teeth,
Like the Viper
I kept when You said...
Both guitars
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------7-7-7-----------7-7-7-------|x2
G|-------5-5-5-----------3-3-------------------------------------|
C|-0-0-0-------3-3-3-5-5-----5-5-8-8-------8-8-8-8-8-------8-8-8-|
Guitar 1
d|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
F|---------------14--------|
C|-----------------(x16)---|
G|----5-----3----12--------|
C|--0---3-5---5------------|
Guitar 2
d|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
F|-------------------------|
C|----------------8--------|
G|----5-----3-----8(x16)---|
C|--0---3-5---5---8--------|
Guitar 1
d|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|
G|--------5-5-5-------------3-3--------|
C|--0-0-0-------3-3-3-5-5-5-----5-5...-|
"LET GO!
Since all the alibis of ignorance are void..."
1 4 3 3 2 1 4 1 2 3 3 4
d|-----------5-10p5---------|
A|---------6--------6-------|
F|-------7------------7-----|
C|-----7----------------7---|(x2)
G|-5h8--------------------8-|
C|--------------------------|
1 4 3 3 2 1 4 1 2 3 3 4
d|-----------5--9p5---------|
A|---------6--------6-------|
F|-------7------------7-----|
C|-----7----------------7---|(x2)
G|-5h8--------------------8-|
C|--------------------------|
1 4 3 3 2 1 4 1 2 3 3 4
d|------------18-22p18----------|
A|----------19--------19--------|
F|--------20------------20------|
C|------20----------------20----|(x2)
G|-17h21--------------------21--|
C|------------------------------|
1 4 3 3 2 1 4 1 2 3 3 4
d|------------18-21p18----------|
A|----------19--------19--------|
F|--------20------------20------|
C|------20----------------20----|(x1)
G|-17h21--------------------21--|
C|------------------------------|
1 4 3 3 2 1 4 1 2 3 3 4
d|------------17-21p17----------|
A|----------18--------18--------|
F|--------19------------19------|
C|------19----------------19----|(x1)
G|-16h20--------------------20--|
C|------------------------------|
Guitar 2
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------8------7------8------7-----5-----3-----|
G|--------5-5-5-------------3-3-----8(x16)-7(x16)-8(x16)-7(x8)-5(x4)-3(x4)-|
C|--0-0-0-------3-3-3-5-5-5-----5-5-8------7------8------7-----5-----3-----|
And the ridiculously sick final breakdown. This was
the hardest part of the song to work out, and I'm not
100% sure, so feel free to tinker with it.
"This, my lust, the pornos and the sluts.
Take, my lust, this world's love.
Great Councilor, take what's left
Great Councilor, take what's left..."
Guitar 1
(1)
d|--------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------12/17--------------|
F|----------9-----------11-------16\14-14-----|
C|--0h8\5-----5-9/11/12-------------------12--|
G|--------------------------------------------|
C|--------0-----------------------------------|
.
(2)
d|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
F|----------9-------------------9p0-----------|
C|--0h8\5-----5---------------7---------------|
G|--------------0h2\3-------------------------|
C|--------0-----------8\7\5-0-----------------|
. .
(3)
d|--------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------12/17--------------|
F|----------9-----------11-------16\14-14-----|
C|--0h8\5-----5-9/11/12-------------------12--|
G|--------------------------------------------|
C|--------0-----------------------------------|
.
(4)
d|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
F|----------9---------------------------------|
C|--0h8\5-----5--------------3----------------|
G|--------------0h2\3--------3(x8)------------|
C|--------0-----------8\7\5--3----------------|
. .
Now repeat 1 through 3 again, and the last time do
something like this:
d|-------------------------------16p12----15p12-----|
A|-------------------------12/17------13-------13---|
F|----------9-----------11--------------14-------14-|
C|--0h8\5-----5-9/11/12-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--------0-----------------------------------------|
.
Guitar 2
d|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
F|----------------------------|
C|-0-0-----------0---0--3-----|x2
G|-0-0-----------0---0--3(x8)-|
C|-0-0-----------0---0--3-----|
.
d|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
F|----------------------------|
C|-0-0------0----0---0--3-----|x2
G|-0-0------0(x8)0---0--3(x8)-|
C|-0-0------0----0---0--3-----|
. .
"... OF ME"
Guitar 2
d|---------|
A|---------|
F|---------|
C|-0-0-----|x2
G|-0-0-----|
C|-0-0-----|
