I worked this out by ear, but its very accurate.
Everything's there, listen to the song for an exact order.
The timing's there mostly.
(note, there are four beats to a bar, hence 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &)
Drop D tuning, high-low: EBGDAD
note, 'H' stands for 'hammer on'
eg:
1 2
-----|-----------
-----|-----------
-----|-----------
-2H3-|-3H2-------
-2H3-|-3H2-------
-2H3-|-3H2-------
1) Play the E chord with your first finger and hammer onto
the F chord with your second.
2) Play the F chord with your second finger and hammer off
leaving the first on the E chord.
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INTRO
This riff is played twice, with
1 bar (4 beats) of each chord:
F A
----------------|-----------------
----------------|-----------------
----------------|-----------------
-3--------------|-7---------------
-3--------------|-7---------------
-3--------------|-7---------------
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
F (octave) E (ocatve)
----------------|-----------------
----------------|-----------------
-10-------------|-9---------------
-X--------------|-x---------------
-8--------------|-7---------------
----------------|-----------------
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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VERSE
Note that two bars (8 beats) of
each chord are played:
E (octave) D (octave)
----------------|-----------------
----------------|-----------------
-9--------------|-7---------------
-X--------------|-X---------------
-7--------------|-5---------------
----------------|-----------------
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Every now and then, this riff is
thrown in between plays of the
verse riffs:
RIFF A
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/papa_roach/snakes_tab.html ]
A A# A A#
----------------|-----------------
----------------|-----------------
----------------|-----------------
-7H8-8----------|-7H8-8-----------
-7H8-8----------|-7H8-8-----------
-7H8-8----------|-7H8-8-----------
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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CHORUS
Each chord is played for one bar:
A F D E F E
-----|-----|-----|----------------
-----|-----|-----|----------------
-----|-----|-----|----------------
-7---|-3---|-0---|-2H3-2----------
-7---|-3---|-0---|-2H3-2----------
-7---|-3---|-0---|-2H3-2----------
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RIFF B
This riff is used just before the
second chorus:
A G A A# G
----------------|
----------------|
----------------|
-7-5H7-8-55-----|
-7-5H7-8-55-----|
-7-5H7-8-55-----|
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END RIFF
This riff is a variation of the
chorus. Again, each chord is
played for one bar:
A D A# F E F E
-----|-----|-----|----------------
-----|-----|-----|----------------
-----|-----|-----|----------------
-7---|-0---|-8---|-3H2-3H2--------
-7---|-0---|-8---|-3H2-3H2--------
-7---|-0---|-8---|-3H2-3H2--------
After playing through the above
riffa few times, this is used to
end the song:
F E F E A
----------------
----------------
----------------
-3H2-3H2--7-----
-3H2-3H2--7-----
-3H2-3H2--7-----
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SONG ORDER:
Here is the the order of the song
up to the second verse:
INTRO X2
VERSE X4
RIFF A X1
VERSE X2
RIFF A X1
VERSE X3
RIFF A X1
CHORUS X4
