Underneath The Waves Chords & Tabs
Band: Strapping Young Lad
Album: City
Song: Underneath the Waves
Copyright (c) Century Media - 1997 (?)
Version 1.0 - October, 23 2005
Transcribed By: Daniel Gainer
Email: Wraithninja5000@yahoo.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on ^ - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
*- pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
b - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
C G C G C E
Riff 1 x 4
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-----2------3------2----1-1-|
|-----4------5------4----3-3-|
|0000-2-0000-3-0000-2-00-1-1-|
|0000---0000---0000---00-----|
.... .... .... ..
Riff 2 (Played during second 2 times of Riff 1)
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|5555555555555555-|
|7777777777777777-|
|5555555555555555-|
|-----------------|
Filler 1
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------|
|4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------|
|2-2-2-2-2-2------1111-------------1111-|
|------------9\1--1111 (long wait) 1111-|
.... ....
Riff 3 x 4 (6*^ is only played the first time Replace it with 8 afterwards)
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|8-5-6-----5-6-5-6-5-|
|8-5-6-6*^-5-6-5-6-5-|
Riff 4 x 3
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|8-55668866885555-|
|8-55668866885555-|
..............
Filler 2
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------9\0---------------------|
|------------7\0-1111---1111---11111-|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-----1111---1111---11111-|
.... .... .....
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|000000-00-00-00-000000-00-00-00-000000-00-00-00-000000-00-00-00-|
|000000-00-00-00-000000-00-00-00-000000-00-00-00-000000-00-00-00-|
...... .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. ...... .. .. ..
Riff 3 x 4
Riff 4 x 3
Filler 3
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
. . . . . .
Riff 5 x 4
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/strapping_young_lad/underneath_the_waves_tab.html ]
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|----------------5555555555555555-|
|44444444444444447777777777777777-|
|44444444444444445555555555555555-|
|4444444444444444-----------------|
Filler 5
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|11\4-|
Riff 6 x 2
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5----5----5----5-|
|---4----4----4----4-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-|
|44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-|
|44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4---------------------|
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Riff 7 x 2
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5----5----------|
|---4----4----4----4-77-7-77-7-77777777-|
|44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4-55-5-55-5-55555555-|
|44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4--------------------|
.. .. .. .. .. .. ........
Riff 6 x 2
Riff 7 x 2
Riff 8 x 3
|------|
|------|
|------|
|2-0-6-|
|2-0-6-|
|2-0-6-|
Riff 9
|------|
|------|
|------|
|2-3-1-|
|2-3-1-|
|2-3-1-|
RIff 8 x 2
Riff 9 x 2
Riff 8 x 3
RIff 9 x 1
Riff 8 x 2
Filler 6
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|22-33-22-2331-|
|22-33-22-2331-|
.. .. .. ....
Riff 8 x 3
Riff 9 x 1
Riff 8 x 2
Riff 9 x 1
Filler 7
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|22223311-|
|22223311-|
........
Riff 8 x 3
Riff 9 x 1
Riff 8 x 2
Riff 8 x 1
Filler 7
RIff 10 x 8 (This is probably wrong)
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-33223322332233-|
|-33223322332233-|
|000000000000000-|
...............
Filler 8
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|14\0-|
Riff 11 x 4
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-7575757--7575757--7575757---------|
|-7575757--7575757--7575757-110-110-|
|00000000-00000000-00000000-110-110-|
........ ........ ........ ... ...
Riff 12 x 4
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|4--------4--------4--------4----4----|
|4-444444-4-444444-4-444444-4-44-4-44-|
|4-444444-4-444444-4-444444-4-44-4-44-|
...... ...... ...... .. ..
Riff 11 x 2
Riff 12 x 4
Riff 11 x 4
Filler 9 (Play instead of 000 00 in Riff 11)
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|1-2-3-1-2-3-|
|1-2-3-1-2-3-|
RIff 5 x 4
Filler 5
Riff 6 x 2
Riff 7
RIff 6 x 2
Riff 7
Riff 13
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|33333333333333332222222222222222-|
|33333333333333332222222222222222-|
|33333333333333332222222222222222-|
|33333333333333332222222222222222-|
|33333333333333332222222222222222-|
Riff 8 x 6 (Palmmuted last 2 times)
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