This song is one of my favorites, it has a really high-energy, upbeat sound to it. I
there were no tabs for it on this site, so I made my own, because this is a really fun
to play. It's not hard either, except in the pre-chorus after the bridge where you get
tremolo picking a tough riff that requires you to stretch out like 5 frets, but it will
fall in place with some practice.
I put the tab into 2 guitar parts: the rhythm and lead guitars. I think that the lead
be harmonized, but I find it easier to play it this way, at least to learn the song.
Guitar 1 (rhythm)
Murder, Drop D, intro pt. 1
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|----------------------------------------------|
|-7-7--------7\3-3--------3-3-7-7--------7\3-3-|
|-7-7--------7\3-3--------3-3-7-7--------7\3-3-|
|-7-7--------7\3-3--------3-3-7-7--------7\3-3-|
pm . . . .
Intro pt. 2 (pre-chorus)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Intro pt. 3 (chorus) (play twice)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Verse (play 4x)
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|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7--------7-7--------7-7\3-3--------3-3--------3-3/-|
|-7-7--------7-7--------7-7\3-3--------3-3--------3-3/-|
|-7-7--------7-7--------7-7\3-3--------3-3--------3-3/-|
pm . . . .
Repeat chorus, verse, chorus x2, then bridge (x4):
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7----5-7-7----5-7-7----5-7-7~---0~--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7----5-7-7----5-7-7----5-7-7~---0~--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7----5-7-7----5-7-7----5-7-7~---0~--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
pm. . .
Then repeat pre-chorus, chorus x2, then bridge (x4) for outro, and that's it
Guitar 2 (lead), can be in drop d or standard tuning
intro pt. 1 (play twice)
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|-----13-13-13-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-8-8~-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-----13-13-13-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-15-15~-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
intro pt. 2
|----------------12~---12----------------12~---12-|
|-13-12-13-12-13----------13-12-13-12-13----------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/powerman_5000/murder_tab.html ]
|----------------------------------------|
|-13-12-13-12-13-15~---15-13-12-13-12-13-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
intro pt. 3 (chorus)
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10/12-13-13-10-10-10-10-10/12-13-13-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
ending 1
|-------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
ending 2
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12\10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12/17-17-17-17-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
verse (comes in during second half, leads straight into pre-chorus)
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------7---------------7---7---|
|-7-7-7-9-7-7-7---7-7-7-9-7-7-7---7---7-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
play the above three times, lead into pre chorus with:
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------7-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7-9-7-7-7---7-7-7-9-7-7-------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
pre-chorus
|-----------------------------------10-8------|
|----------------------------------------10-8-|
|-7---\5----/9----\7--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
repeat chorus (ending 1) x2, verse, pre-chorus, chorus 1 x3, chorus 2, then play the
(# of notes isn't exact, you get the point)
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17~---------------17171717171717171717171717171717-17-13---\-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-12~---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-\-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-17~---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-\-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
(tough part) Play with tremolo picking as many times as necessary, goes through pre-chorus
|-17-15-12-15-17-15-12-15-|
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repeat chorus (ending 1) x3, chorus (ending 2) x1
play the main chorus riff (tens, twelve, thirteens) in the outro where there is a lead guitar.
Any questions or comments, post a comment and rate the tab, the rating lets me know you
and I will check the comments more often if I see people are rating the tab. Even if
tub sucks, still rate it anyway. I don't mind. Most of all, have fun. This song rules.
