You Cant Bring Me Down Chords & Tabs
You Cant Bring Me Down Tab
Band: Suicidal Tendencies
Album: Lights..Camera..Revolution
Song: You Can't Bring Me Down
Copyright (c) (Epic) (1990)
Version 1.0 - (06/05/05)
Transcribed By: Steve
Email: stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tunning E A D G B E
Intro
Fade in
Play all notes as volume swells with long delay.
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E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------12--------------(12)--------------15--------------|
G-9--------------(9)---------------12--------------(12)-------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------|
B-(15)-------------------------|
G--15--------------(15)--------|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|
Clean guitar with chorus effect
Guitar 1
E[-----------------0-----------------------------0---------------|
B[---------3---3-2---2-----0---0---------3---3-2---2-----0---0---|
G[-------0---0---------0-3---3---------0---0---------0-3---3-----|
D[-----0-----------------------------0---------------------------|
A[---2-----------------------------2-----------------------------|
E[-0-----------------------------0-------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[---------------------------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------0----(0)------------------------------------------------|
D[-----0------(0)------------------------------------------------|
A[---2--------(2)------------------------------------------------|
E[-0----------(0)------------------------------------------------|
Rpt.
PM
E--------0-------------------------0------------------------|
B-----0----0---3---0------------0----0---3-----1p0----------|
G---0--------0---0---0--------2--------2---2-2-----2p0------|
D----------------------2----2--------------------------3p0--|
A-3-----------------------0---------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
E--------0-----5--3---------0---(0)-------|
B-----0----0--------------0-----(0)-------|
G---0--------0----------2-------(2)-------|
D---------------------2---------(2)-------|
A-3-----------------0-----------(0)-------|
E-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------0---------------|
B---------3---3-2-----------------------3---3-2---2-----0---0---|
G-------0---0-------------------------0---0---------0-3---3-----|
D-----0-----------------------------0---------------------------|
A---2-----------------------------2-----------------------------|
E-0-----------------------------0-------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------0---------------|
B---------3---3-2-----------------------3---3-2---2-----0-------|
G-------0---0-------------------------0---0---------0-3---3-0---|
D-----0-----------------------------0---------------------------|
A---2-----------------------------2-----------------------------|
E-0-----------------------------0-------------------------------|
E-0---------|
B--0--------|
G----0------|
D------2----|
A--------2--|
E-----------|
Distorted guitar
[-PM-] [-PM-] [-PM-]
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-2----(2)----2-2-2-5----(5)----5---5-2----(2)----2-2-2-|
E-0----(0)----0-0-0-3----(3)----3p0-3-0----(0)----0-0-0-|
[-PM-]
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-7----(7)----7\5-5-2----(2)----2-2-2-5----(5)----5---5-|
E-5----(5)----5\3-3-0----(0)----0-0-0-3----(3)----3p0-3-|
[-PM-]
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-2----(2)----2-2-2-3------------------(3)--------------|
E-0----(0)----0-0-0-1------------------(1)--------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/suicidal_tendencies/you_cant_bring_me_down_tab_ver_3.html ]
Main Riff
[---PM---] h h[PM] h hPM [---PM--] h h[PM] h hPM
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D-2-------------------------3\2-------------------------3\-|
A-2-------------------------3\2-------------------------3\-|
E---0-0-0-0-0-3-5-0-0-3-5-0-----0-0-0-0-0-3-5-0-0-3-5-0----|
[---PM---] h h[PM] h hPM [PM]
E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G---------------------------0----------|
D-2-------------------------0---3------|
A-2-----------------------------3-3/5--|
E---0-0-0-0-0-3-5-0-0-3-5-0-------1/3--|
Rpt Main Riff 3 X
Riff A
[----PM----] [----PM----] [----PM----] [----PM----]
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A-7-------------5-------------4-------------3-------------|
E-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Rpt Main Riff 4 X
Rpt Riff A
Chorus
Guitar 1
[----PM----]
E[---------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------|
G[---------------------------------------|
D[-------------5---4\2--2---2-2----------|
A[-------------7---5\4--3---3-3-3p2------|
E[-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-----------------3p2---|
[Guitar 2 Clean
E[-----------------------0---------------|
B[----------------------0-0--------------|
G[--------------0---0--0---0-------------|
D[-------------2---0---------------------|
A[-------------------4-------------------|
E[---------------------------------------| Rpt 3 X
Guitar 1
[----PM-----] [PM]
E[-------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------5---4\2--3---2----------------------------|
A[-------------7---5\4--3---2--5---(5)---5\3-2---(2)-----|
E[-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-------------3---(3)---3\1-0---(0)-----|
[Guitar 2 Clean
E[-----------------------0----------7----------0---------|
B[----------------------0-0-------0------------0---------|
G[--------------0---0--0---0-----------------------------|
D[-------------2---0-------------------------------------|
A[-------------------4-----------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------|
Backing for guitar solo is Main Riff 4 X
Rpt Riff A and Chorus
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-2---------------------------(2)-----------------------------------|
E-0---------------------------(0)-----------------------------------|
Guitar 1 Clean
E[---------------------------------------------|
B[---------3----------0-----------0---------0--|
G[-------0---0------0---0-------0---0-----0----|
D[-----0----------4-------4---2---------2------|
A[---2----------5-----------4---------3--------|
E[-0-------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 distorted
E[---------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------------|
G[---------------------------------------------|
D[---------------------------------------------|
A[-2-----------------------(2)-----------------|
E[-0-----------------------(0)-----------------|
Guitar 1 Clean
E[---------------------------------------------|
B[---------3----------0-----------0---------0--|
G[-------0---0------0---0-------0---0-----0----|
D[-----0----------4-------4---2---------2------|
A[---2----------5-----------4---------3--------|
E[-0-------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 distorted Pick scrape
E[---------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------------|
G[---------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------\-\-----|
A[-(2)----------------------------------\-\----|
E[-(0)-----------------------------------\-\---|
[PM] [PM] [PM] [PM] [PM] [PM] [PM]
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G-------0-----------0-----------0-------------------|
D-------2-----4-----4-----6-----6-----5-----5\4-----|
A-2-----------5-5-5---5-5\4-4-4---4-4\3-3-3-3\2-5\4-|
E-0-0-0---0-0-----------------------------------3\2-| Rpt 4 X
[PM] [PM] [PM] [PM] [PM] [PM] [-PM-]
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------0---------------------5\4-2-4---------------|
D-5-----5-----5-----4-----4-----4-----5\4-2-4-5-----5-----5-|
A-5-----5-----5---0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------|
[-PM]
E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|
D-4/5/8----------(8)-----------|
A-2/3/6----------(6)-----------|
E------------------------------|
Rpt Verse
Rpt Chorus 2 X
To Feedback
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-2---------------------------(2)-----------------------------------|
E-0---------------------------(0)-----------------------------------|
END