Skindred: Ninja
Transcribed by: mysticguitar77
YouTube Channel: MysticGuitar77
Date last modified: November 1, 2013
Tuning: Drop A# (A#,F,A#,D#,G,C)
Riff 1
C|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------|
A#|-/20-20-0-/20-20-0--18-15-18-15-17-15-0-15-|
Play Riff 1 x8 (slide down from the 15th fret last time through)
Riff 2
C|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------|
F|------------------------------|
A#|-8\3-0-3p0-0--6-3-6-3-5-3-0-3-|
Play Riff 2 x7
Fill
C|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------|
A#|-0-10-10\-0-10-10\--6-3-6-3-5-3-0-3-|
No guitar during this part of the verse.
Riff 3
C|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------/15\-/15\-/15\----------------------------|
D#|---------------------/14\-/14\-/14\-------------/14\-/14\-/14\-|
A#|------------------------------------------------/12\-/12\-/12\-|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-x-x-x-x-3-5-3-6b-0------------------3-5-3-6b-0----------------|
Play Riff 3 x2 (those 4 string chugs only get played first time)
Riff 4
C|----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------/15\-/15\-/15\-|
D#|-------------------------/14\-/14\-/14\-|
A#|----------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------|
A#|-15-18-15-17-15-0-15--------------------|
Play Riff 4 x2
Play Riff 1 x4 (ending bit is excluded last time through)
Riff 5 "We are the ninja!!"
C|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------| x2
F|------------------------------|
A#|-8\3-0-3p0-0--6-3-6-3-5-3-0-3-|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-0-10-10\-0-10-10\-0-10-10\-0-10-10\-0-6-6\-0-6-6\--6-3-6-3-5-3-0-3-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/skindred/ninja_tab.html ]
C|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-12\-x-0--0--6-3-6-3-5-3-0-3--8\3-0-3p0-0--6-3-6-3-5-3-0-3-|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-0-10-10\-0-10-10\-0-10-10\-0-10-10\-0-6-6\-0-6-6\--6-3-6-3-5-3-0-3-|
No guitar during this part of the verse.
Play Riff 3 x2
Play Riff 4 x2
Play Riff 1 x4
Play Riff 5 x1
*random 80's 8-bit video game music*
Riff 6
C|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D#|---------------------------|
A#|---------------------------| x3
F|---------------------------|
A#|-12\-x-0--0--3*--3*-4*--4*-|
C|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D#|--------------------|
A#|--------------------|
F|--------------------|
A#|-10\-x-0--0-8-7-5-3-|
C|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D#|---------------------------|
A#|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|
A#|-12\-x-0--0--3*--3*-4*--4*-|
C|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D#|------------------------|
A#|------------------------|
F|------------------------|
A#|-12\-x-0--0--3*-3*---4*-|
C|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D#|---------------------------|
A#|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|
A#|-12\-x-0--0--3*--3*-4*--4*-|
C|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D#|--------------------|
A#|--------------------|
F|--------------------|
A#|-10\-x-0--0--8\-/6\-|
Play Riff 1 x8 (gets cut short last time through)
Play Riff 5 x1
Riff 7
C|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------|
A#|-12\-x-0--0--3--5--12\-x-0--0--3--5-|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-0-10-10\-0-10-10\-0-10-10\-0-10-10\-0-6-6\-0-6-6\-6-3-6-3-5-3-0-3-|
Play Riff 7 x2
Enjoy!!