Smile Empty Soul - Black And Blue Chords & Tabs

Smile Empty Soul: Black And Blue

Transcribed by: mysticguitar77

YouTube Channel: MysticGuitar77

Date last modified: January 28, 2014

Tuning: Drop C# (C#,G#,C#,F#,A#,D#)

Riff 1
D#|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-4-4-4-4-3-4-7-7-7-7-----------------------------|
C#|-4-4-4-4-3-4-7-7-7-7-2-4-5-5-5-5-4-2-5-5-5-5-2-0-|
G#|-2-2-2-2-1-2-5-5-5-5-2-4-5-5-5-5-4-2-5-5-5-5-2-0-|
C#|-4-4-4-4-3-4-7-7-7-7-2-4-5-5-5-5-4-2-5-5-5-5-2-0-|

I know those chords look funky, but I'm 100% sure based on a live video that
that is how Shaun plays it. You can omit those notes on the low C# string
if you want and it'll still sound relatively close, just won't sound as
heavy as it does on the record.

Play Riff 1 x2

Riff 1 (lead guitar bit that comes in second time through)
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-4-4-4-4-3-4-7-7-7-7-9-11-12-12-12-12-11-9-12-12-12-12-9-7-|
C#|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x--x--x--x--x-x-|
G#|-2-2-2-2-1-2-5-5-5-5-7-9--10-10-10-10-9--7-10-10-10-10-7-5-|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2   "You're crossing over, faulting your weakness..."
D#|---------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-4-4-4-4-4-3-4-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
C#|-4-4-4-4-4-3-4-7-7-7-7-7-2-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-5-5-5-5-5-2-0-|
G#|-2-2-2-2-2-1-2-5-5-5-5-5-2-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-5-5-5-5-5-2-0-|
C#|-------------------------2-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-5-5-5-5-5-2-0-|
      * * *         * * *         * * *         * * *

Play Riff 2 x2   "Time to discover, where its the deepest..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/smile_empty_soul/black_and_blue_tab.html ]
Riff 3   "I don't understand how you look right through it..."
D#|-2--2-2-2--2-2-----------------------------------------|
A#|-3--3-3-3--3-3-----------------------------------------|
F#|-4--4-4-4--4-4--------------7--7-7-7--7-7--------------|
C#|-4--4-4-4--4-4-5-5--5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7--7-7-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
G#|-2--2-2-2--2-2-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
C#|---------------5-5--5-5-5-5---------------2-2--2-2-2-2-|

D#|--------------------------|
A#|--------------------------|
F#|--------------------------|
C#|-2/5-5-5-5--5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
G#|-2/5-5-5-5--5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
C#|-2/5-5-5-5--5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|

Riff 4   "Black and blue you stare into the void..."
D#|-------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-7-7------------------------------|
C#|-4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-7-7---5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5---7-7---|
G#|-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-5-5---5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5---5-5---|
C#|-4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-7-7-0-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-0-4-4-0-|

D#|----------------------------------------------------|
A#|-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-------------------------------|
F#|-4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-2-2---7--7-7-7--7-7-9-9-9-9-9-|
C#|-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-0-0---5--5-5-5--5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
G#|-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-0-0---5--5-5-5--5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
C#|-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-0-0-0-5--5-5-5--5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|

Play Riff 1 x2   "Black and blue!!"
Play Riff 2 x2   "You coulda caught it, you know the season..."
Play Riff 3 x1   "I don't understand how you look right through it..."
Play Riff 4 x2   "Black and blue you stare into the void..."

Riff 5
D#|-----------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|-4-4-4-4-/7-----------/7-----------------------------|
C#|-4-4-4-4-/7-7-5-5-5-5-/7-7-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2/4-2-0-|
G#|-2-2-2-2-/5-7-5-5-5-5-/5-7-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2/4-2-0-|
C#|-4-4-4-4----7-5-5-5-5----7-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2/4-2-0-|

Play Riff 5 x4   "Losing ground!!"

Fill 1
D#|--------------------|
A#|--------------------|
F#|--------------------|
C#|-5-5-0-5----7-7-0-7-|
G#|-5-5-0-5----7-7-0-7-|
C#|-5-5-0-5----7-7-0-7-|

Play Riff 4 x2   "Black and blue you stare into the void..."
Play Riff 1 x2   "Black and blue!!"

Enjoy!!