The Writhing South Chords & Tabs
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THE WRITHING SOUTH: Say Anything
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Tabbed by: TheThirdDay
Email: TheThirdDaySH@gmail.com
This tab is of the album version, on one guitar. I'm pretty sure there are
actually two guitars on the record. Standard tuning.
For the most up to date Say Anything tabs, go to playsa.net.
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INTRO:
Order: Riff A
Ending A
Riff A
Ending B
Riff B
Ending A
Riff B
Ending C
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E SS E E E E E E E SS
e|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
b|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
g|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
d|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-1111|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-|
a|-9--11-9--7--7--7--7--7-7-|-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-44-|-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-44-| Riff A
e|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E SS E E E E E E E SS
e|----------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-------0~~~~~~~~~-|-------0~~~~~~~~~-|
b|----------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-------0~~~~~~~~~-|-------0~~~~~~~~~-|
g|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
d|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-1111|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-|
a|-9--11-9--7--7--7--7--7-7-|-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-44-|-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-44-| Riff B
e|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
E E E E Q Q E E E Q. Q
e|---------2-------| e|------------------|
b|---------2-------| b|------------------|
g|---------2-------| g|------------------|
d|-4-4-4---4---4---| d|-4-4-4-4-----4/---|
a|-2-2-2---4---4---| Ending A a|-2-2-2-4-----2/---| Ending B
e|-------2-2---2---| e|-------2----------|
E E E E +H +W +H Q Q
e|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
b|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
g|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
d|-4-4-4-4-(4)-------|-(4)-------------|-(4)---------------|
a|-2-2-2-4-(4)-------|-(4)-------------|-(4)---------------| Ending C
e|-------2-(2)-------|-(2)-------------|-(2)-------2/------|
pm . . . ^Vibrato like crazy
VERSE 1:
E E E E E E E E E E E * E E E SSE
e|-----------------|-------------------|
b|-----------------|-------------------|
g|-----------------|-----2~------------|
d|---7~~~~~7~~~7~~-|-----------7~~~67~-|
a|-5~~~5-4~~~4~~~4-|---4~~~4/7~~~7~~~7-| x3
e|-----------------|-2~~~~~------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E * E Q Q
e|-----------------|--------------<12>--|
b|-----------------|--------------<12>--|
g|-----------------|-----2~-------<12>--|
d|---7~~~~~7~~~7~~-|--------------------|
a|-5~~~5-4~~~4~~~4-|---4~~~4/7----------|
e|-----------------|-2~~~~~-------------|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
e|-------------0---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-------------0---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
g|-7-7-7-6-6---0---|-------9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-6-6-------|-------9-9-9-9-9-|
d|-7-7-7-7-7-------|-4-4---9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-------|-4-4---9-9-9-9-9-|
a|-5-5-5-4-4-------|-4-4---7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-4-4-------|-4-4---7-7-7-7-7-|
e|-----------------|-2-2-------------|-------------15\-|-2-2-------------|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
g|-7-7-7-6-6-------|-------9-9-9-9-9-|-----------------|-----2-----------|
d|-7-7-7-7-7-------|-4-4---9-9-9-9-9-|-----7~~~7~~~7~~-|------~~~7~~~6~~-|
a|-5-5-5-4-4-------|-4-4---7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5~~~4~~~4~~~4-|-------7~~~7~~~7-|
e|-------------15\-|-2-2-------------|-----------------|-2-2-------------|
PRE-CHORUS 1:
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---|
g|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-----------------|-7-7---7-7-7-7---|
d|-----------------|-6-6---6-6-6---6-|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-----------------|
a|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|-5-5---5-5-5-5---|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E
e|-----------------|------------------|---------------------------|
b|-----------------|------------------|---------------------------|
g|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|------------------|---------------------------|
d|-6-6---6-6-6---6-|-6-6-6-9---9---11-|-(11)-11-11----11-11-11-11-|
a|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-4-4-4-7---7---9--|-(9 )-9--9-----9--9--9--9--|
e|-----------------|------------------|---------------------------|
pm . . .
CHORUS 1:
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
e|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|
b|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|
g|-7-------------7-|-7---------------|-7-------------9-|-9---------------|
d|-7-----7-7-----7-|-7-----7-7-6-6---|-7-----7-7-----9-|-9-----7-7-6-6---|
a|-5-----7-7-----5-|-5-----7-7-7-7---|-5-----7-7-----7-|-7-----7-7-7-7---|
e|-------5-5-------|-------5-5-4-4---|-------5-5-------|-------5-5-4-4---|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
e|-----0-------0---|-----0-------------|-----0-------0---|-------0---------|
b|-----0-------0---|-----0-10-10-9-9\--|-----0-------0---|-------0---------|
g|-7-------------7-|-7---------------7-|-7-------------9-|-9-9-9-----------|
d|-7-----7-7-----7-|-7---------------7-|-7-----7-7-----9-|-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-|
a|-5-----7-7-----5-|-5---------------5-|-5-----7-7-----7-|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|
e|-------5-5-------|-------------------|-------5-5-------|---------5-5-5-5-|
INTERLUDE:
W W W E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E S S
e|---|---|---|-----------0-----|--------------------------|
b|---|---|---|-----------0-----|--------------------------|
g|---|---|---|-----------------|--------------------------|
d|---|---|---|-------------4/--|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-1111|
a|---|---|---|-------------2/--|-9--11-9--7--7--7--7--7-7-|
e|---|---|---|-----------------|--------------------------|
E E E E E E E SS E E E E E E E SS E E E E E E Q
e|------------------|------------------|-------------<12>--|
b|------------------|------------------|-------------<12>--|
g|------------------|------------------|-----------x-<12>--|
d|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-|-4-4-4-4-4-x-------|
a|-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-44-|-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-44-|-2-2-2-2-2-x-------|
e|------------------|------------------|-----------x-------|
VERSE 2:
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
e|-------------<12>--|-----------------|------------<7>--|-----------------|
b|-------------<12>--|-----------------|------------<7>--|-----------------|
g|-7-7-7-6-6---<12>--|-------9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-6-6-------|-------9-9-9-9-9-|
d|-7-7-7-7-7---------|-4-4---9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-------|-4-4---9-9-9-9-9-|
a|-5-5-5-4-4---------|-4-4---7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-4-4-------|-4-4---7-7-7-7-7-|
e|-------------------|-2-2-------------|-----------------|-2-2-------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
g|-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-|-------9-9-9-9-9-|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-9-|-----7~~~7~~~7~~-|-----7~~~7~~~6~~-|
a|-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5~~~4~~~4~~~4-|-------7~~~7~~~7-|
e|-----------------|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|-2-2-------------|
H. Q H E E Q H. Q H. Q
e|---------<12>--|--------<12>-------|---------<7>---|---------------|
b|---------<12>--|--------<12>-------|---------<7>---|---------------|
g|---------<12>--|-------------<9>---|---------------|---------------|
d|---------------|-------------<9>---|---------------|---------------|
a|---------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|
e|---------------|-------------------|---------------|----------12\--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/say_anything/the_writhing_south_tab.html ]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SSSSSSSS
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
g|-----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|-----2---xxxxxxxx|
d|---7~~~~~7~~~7~~-|---------7~~~6~~-|---7~~~~~7~~~7~~-|---------xxxxxxxx|
a|-5~~~5-4~~~4~~~4-|---4~~-7~~~7~~~7-|-5~~~5-4~~~4~~~4-|---4---7-xxxxxxxx|
e|-----------------|-2~~~~-----------|-----------------|-2~~-----xxxxxxxx|
PRE-CHORUS 2:
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---|
b|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-----------------|-7-7---7-7-7-7---|
g|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-7-7---7-7-7-7---|
d|-----------------|-6-6---6-6-6---6-|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-----------------|
a|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|-5-5---5-5-5-5---|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E
e|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
b|-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-|------------------|-------------------|
g|-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-9---9------|-------------------|
d|-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-9---9----4-|-(4)-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
a|-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-7---7----4-|-(4)-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
e|-----------------|----------------2-|-(2)-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
pm . . .
CHORUS 2:
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
e|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|
b|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|
g|-7-------------7-|-7---------------|-7-------------9-|-9---------------|
d|-7-----7-7-----7-|-7-----7-7-6-6---|-7-----7-7-----9-|-9-----7-7-6-6---|
a|-5-----7-7-----5-|-5-----7-7-7-7---|-5-----7-7-----7-|-7-----7-7-7-7---|
e|-------5-5-------|-------5-5-4-4---|-------5-5-------|-------5-5-4-4---|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
e|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|-----0-------0---|-------0---------|
b|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|-----0-------0---|-------0---------|
g|-7-------------7-|-7---------------|-7-------------9-|-9-9-9-----------|
d|-7-----7-7-----7-|-7-----7-7-6-6---|-7-----7-7-----9-|-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-|
a|-5-----7-7-----5-|-5-----7-7-7-7---|-5-----7-7-----7-|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|
e|-------5-5-------|-------5-5-4-4---|-------5-5-------|---------5-5-5-5-|
BREAK-DOWN:
Most people seem to play this routed on 5 on the the A string, but
I think the heavy bass of playing it at 10 on the E string sounds
better. It can be played either way, but always play the harmonics
in the same play.
E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
e|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
b|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
g|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
d|------------------9--------|----11--11--11--11--11--9-1011--|
a|--------------------/12-11-|-9------------------------------| x2
e|-10-101010109--7-----------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
e|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
b|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
g|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
d|------------------9--------|-11-11--11--11--11--11--9-1011--|
a|-12-1212121211-9----/12-11-|-9------------------------------| x2
e|-10-101010109--7-----------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E
e|-----------------<5>---<5>-| e|---------------------------|
b|-----------------<5>---<5>-| b|---------------------------|
g|---------------------------| g|---------------------------|
d|---------------------------| d|------------------9--------|
b|-12-1212121211-9-----------| x2 a|-12-1212121211-9----/12-11-|
e|-10-101010109--7-----------| e|-10-101010109--7-----------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S H Q E
e|---------------------------------| e|-----------------0-----0--|
b|---------------------------------| b|-----------------0-----0--|
g|---------------------------------| g|--------------------------|
d|-----11------11------11------11--| d|-3/4-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
a|-9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----| x3 a|-3/4-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-| x2
e|---------------------------------| e|-1/2-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S S S
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------|-------------------------x-x-x-x-|
d|-3/4-4---3/4-4---3/4-4---3/4-4---|-3/4-4---3/4-4---3/4-4---x-x-x-x-|
a|-3/4-4---3/4-4---3/4-4---3/4-4---|-3/4-4---3/4-4---3/4-4---x-x-x-x-|
e|-1/2-2---1/2-2---1/2-2---1/2-2---|-1/2-2---1/2-2---1/2-2---x-x-x-x-|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S S S
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
g|---------3-3-3-----------3-3-3---|---------3-3-3---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
d|-3/4-4---3-3-3---3/4-4---3-3-3---|-3/4-4---3-3-3---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
a|-3/4-4---1-1-1---3/4-4---1-1-1---|-3/4-4---1-1-1---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
e|-1/2-2-----------1/2-2-----------|-1/2-2-----------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
PRE-CHORUS 3:
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
g|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
d|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-----------------|
a|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E
e|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
b|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------7-|-(7)-7-7---7-7---7-|
g|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-9---9----7-|-(7)-7-7---7-7---7-|
d|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-9---9------|-----------------6-|
a|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-7---7----5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5---7-|
e|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
pm . . .
+E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|-------------------|-----------------|
b|-(7)-7-7---7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
g|-(7)-7-7---7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|
d|-(6)-6-6---6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|
a|-(7)-7-7---7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|
e|-------------------|-----------------|
CHORUS 3:
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
g|-----6-------6---|-----6-----6---6-|-----6-------6---|-----6-----x-x-x-|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------x-x-x-|
a|-5-------------7-|-5-----------7---|-5-------------7-|-7---------x-x-x-|
e|-------5-5-------|-------5-5-------|-------5-5-------|-------5-5-x-x-x-|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
e|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|-----0-------0---|-------0-|
b|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|-----0-------0---|-------0-| (This last
g|-7-------------7-|-7---------------|-7-------------9-|-9---9---| measure
d|-7-----7-7-----7-|-7-----7-7-6-6---|-7-----7-7-----9-|-9---9---| is in 2/4
a|-5-----7-7-----5-|-5-----7-7-7-7---|-5-----7-7-----7-|-7---7---| time.)
e|-------5-5-------|-------5-5-4-4---|-------5-5-------|---------|
Q E E E E E E E E E SSSSSSSS
e|---------------|-----------------|
b|---------------|-----------------|
g|---------------|-----------------|
d|-4---4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-44444444|
a|-4---4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-44444444|
e|-2---2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-22222222|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
g|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-|-9---9-----------|
d|-7---7-----------|-7---7-----------|-7---7-----------|-9---9-7-7-7-7-7-|
a|-5---5-7-7-7-7-7-|-5---5-7-7-7-7-7-|-5---5-7-7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
e|-------5-5-5-5-5-|-------5-5-5-5-5-|-------5-5-5-5-5-|-------5-5-5-5-5-|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
e|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|
g|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-|
d|-7---7-----------|-7---7-----------|
a|-5---5-7-7-7-7-7-|-5---5-7-7-7-7-7-|
e|-------5-5-5-5-5-|-------5-5-5-5-5-|
OUTRO:
The tempo from here out is pretty much non existant, so I'll
just write the chords lol. Strum the last two like crazy.
e|-----------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------|
g|----6--------6----------9----------------------|
d|----7-------------------9---------7--------10--|
a|----5--------7----------7---------7------------|
e|-------------5--------------------5--------8---|
"I hope to watch you writhe again soon." "Dah-dah-dah..."
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Legend:
W: Whole Note
H: Half Note
Q: Quarter Note
E: Eighth Note
S: Sixteenth Note
*: Grace note
x.: Note is dotted (Equal to 1.5x the note's normal duration)
+x: Note is tied to the previous note
/: Slide up
\: Slide down
~: Let note ring out
: Natural harmonic
A note with no number underneath denounces a rest
