"Liar"
album: Weight
year: 1994
translated by Michiel Hautus, May 3th 03, The Netherlands
MORE MORE MORE ROLLINS TABS (i.a. What Am I Doing Here, Black And White, Disconnect,
What Have I Got, Do It, Step Back.....):
http://home.hccnet.nl/michiels.gitaarparadijs/
general note 1: many riffs in this song return ever
in a little changed way but not all the versions are written out
general note 2: guitar plays besides the distortion
the whole song with kind of light effect
explanation signs:
7h8 = hammer-on
7p5 = pull-off
7b8r7 = bend 7th fret to 8th and release to old position
7b = bend the string a little bit
~ = vibration
~~ = much vibration
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
x = percussionstrike
(2) = is played sometimes
^7^ = natural harmonic
>7 = give accent
^7 = upstroke
( = striked as arpeggio
R = rest
INTRO clean tone
E ----------------|------------------|-----------------------|
B ----------------|------------------|-----------------------|
G ------->2-------|(hold)->2---------|-----------------------|
D ----------------|------------------|------2h4-R----2h4-----|
A --2-------------|--0---------------|-------------------2h4-|
E ----------------|------------------|-3--------0------------|
|--let ring-------------| |________|_ these two tones played by bass
note: bass plays: B - A - G - E
E ------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
B ------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
G ------------------|--2------------------|----------------------------|
D ---2--2h4--2h4~---|----2----2-2h4-2h4~--|--4b5r4-2--2h4-2--------2h4-|
A -2----------------|--0---0--------------|--------------------2h4-----|
E ------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
|-let ring-----------------------------|
note: bass plays: B - A - G - E
E ------------------|--------------------|-louder----------------|----------------|
B ------------------|--------------------|-4-------^4-R----------|----------------|
G ------------------|--2-----------------|-4-------^4-R-4--------|---------drum---|
D ---2--2h4-2h4~----|----2---2-2/4-2/4~--|-4------------4--------|-hold----fill---|
A -2----------------|--0---0-------------|-6------------x--------|chord-----------|
E ------------------|--------------------|-4------------4--------|----------------|
|-let ring----------------------------|
note: bass plays: B - A - G#
RIFF A VERSE clean tone
(basis version which has many additional fills)
E --------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B -(7)-----^7-R-(7)---------------|-------------------------------|
G --7------^7-R--7----------------|--------------7----------------|
D --7-----(^7)R--7----------------|--------------7----------------|
A --9------------x----------------|--------------0----------------|
E --7------------7----------------|-5--------R--------------------|
|
|-played by bass
E -----------------------|-----------------------|
B -4-------^4-R----------|-----------------------|
G -4-------^4-R-4--------|-----------------------|
D -4------------4--------|--(hold chord)---------|
A -6------------x--------|-----------------------|
E -4------------4--------|-----------------------|
RIFF A2 VERSE clean tone
last time before transition to riff B
E --7-^7-R------------------------|-------------------------------|
B --7-^7-R------------------------|--------------------7/-9--9\---|
G --7-^7-R----x--7----------------|--------------7-----7/-9--9\---|
D --7---------x--7----------------|--------------7----------------|
A ---------------x----------------|--------------0----------------|
E ---------------7------------7-0-|-5--------R--------------------|
|bass-|
TRANSITION RIFF A TO B distortion
E -----------------------|-----------------------|
B -4---------4-----------|-----------------------|
G -4---------4-----------|--------tremelo/-------|
D -4---------4-----------|---------noise---------|
A -x---------x------(hold chord)-----------------|
E -4-----4---4-----------|-----------------------|
|-let ring------------|
RIFF B CHORUS distortion (. marked tones: bend slowly)
E ----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B ----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
G ----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D ----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A ------------------>2b-|------------------>2b-|------------------>2b-|
E -4b---1-4b---1-4b-----|-4b---1-4b---1-4b-----|-4b---1-4b---1-4b-----|
. . . . . .
E ----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B ----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
G --------4b------6-5-4-|----------------------|----------------------|
D -6b---3------3--------|----------------------|----------------------|
A ----------------------|------------------>2b-|--------2b-------->2b-|
E ----------------------|-4b---1-4b---1-4b-----|-4b---1------1-4b-----|
. . . . . .
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rollins_band/liar_tab.html ]
E ----------------------|----------------------------|
B ----------------------|----------------9b11r9--9~\-|
G ----------------------|----------7--10-------------|
D ----------------------|-----6--9-------------------|
A ------------------>2b-|-5-8------------------------|
E -4b---1-4b---1-4b-----|----------------------------|
. .
RIFF A2 VERSE distortion
(basis version which has many additional fills)
E ------------------------|-------------------^7-R-|
B -7---^7-R----7-----^7-R-|-----------x-------^7-R-|
G -7---^7-R--x-7-----^7-R-|-7--^7-R---x-7-----^7-R-|
D -7---------x-7-----^7-R-|-7--^7-R-----7---7------|
A -x-----------x----------|-0--^0-R-----0----------|
E -7-----------7---x------|------------------------|
| | | |
|-----------|------------|-----------|--mute these tones slightly
E ------------------------|------------------6-----|
B ------------------------|--4-R-4-R---4-----6-----|
G -4--------4-------------|--4-R-4-R---4-----6-----|
D -4--------4-------------|--4-R-4-R-----x-x---x-x-|
A -x--------x-------------|------------------------|
E -4---x-x--4----4\-------|------------------------|
| |
|--------|---mute these tones slightly
SOLO (bass plays in key of F)
E --------------------------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------------------------|
D -------------------->3----------------------------------|
A -2----2h3p2----2h3R----2~--2h-3p-2---2h3p2---2h3-2->4\--|
E ---1--------1----------------------1-------1------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------->9--------->9---------->9--------|
G -/7~----7h8p7-----7h8-7-R----7~--7h8----7~\--7h8----7\/8\--|
D -----6--------6~-------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------->4---------------------------------|
D -3----3h4p3-----3h4-R----3~\--3-4-3---3-4-3-3~--3-4-7~\--|
A ---2--------2~----------------------2--------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | |
|-|-|---|-|-|-- play these tones staccato with light accent
E ----------------------------->11------------11-----------11-------------|
B -/10----10h11-10-----10h11-x-----10~--10-11----10-----10----10---11~~\--|
G -----8-----------8~-------------------------------9\8----------8--------|
D ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------| play this part staccato with light accent
INTERLUDE clean tone
Here is repeated more or less the intro, which is followed by a variation (see below)
variation:
E -------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
B -------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
G ------^2----------^2-----|------^2----------^4-----|---------------------------|
D ----2----^4-----2----^4--|----2----^4-----2----^2--|---2--2h4-2~---2h4-2h4p2~--|
A -2-----------2-----------|-0-----------0-----------|---------------------------|
E -------------------------|-------------------------|-3-------------------------|
|-let ring----------------------------------------|
E -------------------------|-------------------------|
B -------------------------|-------------------------|
G ------^2----------^2-----|------^2----------^4-----|
D ----2----^4-----2----^4--|----2----^4-----2----^2--|
A -2-----------2-----------|-0-----------0-----------|
E -------------------------|-------------------------|
|-let ring----------------------------------------|
E -----------------------|-----------------------|
B -4---------4-----------|-----------------------|
G -4---------4-----------|--------tremelo/-------|
D -4---------4-----------|---------noise---------|
A -x---------x------(hold chord)-----------------|
E -4-----4---4-----------|-----------------------|
|-let ring------------|
note: starting with the 4th bar, the distortion is slowly activated again
RIFF C distortion
E ------------------|--------------------|-----------|
B ------------------|-5------------------|-----------|
G -7--7----7--7-----|-7---7--7/9-9-7-9-7-|-0---------|
D -7--7----7--7-----|-7---7--7/9-9-7-9-7-|-0-----2---|
A -x--x----x--x-----|-0------------------|-2-----2---|
E -7--7--x-7--7-\---|--------------------|-3---x-0---|
|-mute slightly--| |-let |-mute slightly-|
ring-|
END (instead of 3th bar riff C)
distortion
E --------------------------------------(7~----------------|
B --------------------------------------(7~----------------|
G --------------------------------------(7~----------------|
D --------------------------------------(7~----------------|
A -0---------7~---------------^12^-------------------------|
E -3~--------0---------0-2-0-------------------------------|
|-let ring-| |mute slightly-----|
note: a second guitar produces meanwhile extra sounds
