Dalai Lamma by Rammstein
3rd track on the Reise,Reise album (2004)
tuned to Drop C,
this tab was transcribed by ear and above all just listen to the song to get the proper
and time.
1st verse (clean tone)
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|*------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|*---7-----7-------7---7-------6-5---7-----7-------7---7-------6-5--|
G|----5-----5-------5---5-------6-5---5-----5-------5---5-------6-5--|
C|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------*|
C|----7-----7-------7---7-------6-5---7-----7-------7---7---6-*|x4
G|----5-----5-------5---5-------6-5---5-----5-------5---5---6--|
C|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---6--|
this is the 2nd guitar quietly backing the previous guitar part during the verses and
gets louder in the first 2 bars of the intro but never exceeds the volume of the clean
guitar.
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|*------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|*------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5-----5-------5---5-------------5-----5-------5---5------------|
C|--0-----0-----0-0---------0-0-6-5-0-----0-----0-0---------0-0-6-5--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------*|
C|------------------------------------------------------------*|x4
G|----5-----5-------5---5-------------5-----5-------5---5------|
C|--0-----0-----0-0---------0-0-6-5-0-----0-----0-0---------6--|
pre chorus (distortion)
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|*------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|*-----------------------------6-5-----------------------------6-5--|
G|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5--|
C|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------*|
C|------------------------------6-5-------------------------6-*|x2
G|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---6--|
C|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---6--|
backing guitar (played with wah)
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|*14----------13-------14-------7------------------|
C|*-------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----------11-------12-------5------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|-14----------13----15\14-------7-----------------*|
C|-------------------------------------------------*|2x
G|-12----------11----13\12-------5------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
2nd verse:
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----7-----7-------7---7-------6-5---7-----7-------7---7---6--|
G|----5-----5-------5---5-------6-5---5-----5-------5---5---6--|
C|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---6--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rammstein/dalai_lama_tab_ver_3.html ]
|- - - - - - - - -(first time only)
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|*--------------------------------|--------------------------------*|
C|*---7-----7-------7---7-------6-5|--7-----7-------7---7-------6-5-*|2x
G|----5-----5-------5---5-------6-5|--5-----5-------5---5-------6-5--|
C|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5|0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5--|
(play this the 2nd time)
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|
C|--7-----7-------7---7---6--|
G|--5-----5-------5---5---6--|
C|0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---6--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----7-----7-------7---7-------6-5---7-----7-------7---7---6--|
G|----5-----5-------5---5-------6-5---5-----5-------5---5---6--|
C|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---6--|
Pre chorus again with backing guitars.
Bridge (played with a wah pedal)
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|-14-14-14-14--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm for the bridge
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--|
G|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--|
C|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
G|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
C|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
Fill
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------6-5-----------------------------5----|
G|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-3-3---3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-5----|
C|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-3-3---3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-5----|
(Bridge and bridge rythmn played once more.)
Chorus
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|*------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|*-----------------------------6-5-----------------------------6-5--|
G|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5--|
C|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5--|
(keys backing the chorus arranged for guitar
D|-17------------------------------18--------------------------------|
A|---18------------------------------19------------------------------|
F|*----19------------------------------20----------------------------|
C|*------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------*|
C|------------------------------6-5-------------------------6-------*|x2
G|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---6--------|
C|--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-6-5-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---6--------|
D|-15------------18-------------------------------------17----17-----|
A|---16------------19-------------------------------------18----18---|
F|-----17------------20-------------------------------------19----19*|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------*|2x
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
anyway, I have given enough notation for you to figure out the entire song.
all you need now is that kick ass drum beat, anyway, hope this works out for you.
-Mitch Savage
