Author/Artist: Taproot
Title: Poem
Album: Welcome
Transcribed by: StarFox5k
Email: frzn_drgn@hotmail.com
Tuning: Drop A [A-E-A-D-Gb-B]
Standard 4/4 Time
Well this is my first official tab so bare with me on this one.
I think this is one of the best Taproot songs out there and it
took me a while to figure out the right tuning and, hopefully,
the right chords. So tell me what you guys think and send any
comments and/or corrections to me at frzn_drgn@hotmail.com
Intro (Clean) (Light Dist.)
B--|------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb-|--10---6---13---8--10---|o---------------------------o|
D--|---9---5---12---7---9---|---5/7-7-7--5/7-7-7--10-10---|
A--|---7---3---10---5---7---|---x/x-x-x--x/x-x-x---x--x---|
E--|---7---3---10---5---7---|o--3/5-5-5--3/5-5-5---8--8--o|
A--|------------------------|-----------------------------|
Verse A (Heavy Dist.)
B--|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb-|o-------------------------------------------------o|
D--|---------------------------------------------------|
A--|---0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2--3-3---0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2--3-3---|
E--|o--0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2--3-3---0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2--3-3--o|
A--|---0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2--3-3---0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2--3-3---|
Verse B (Light Dist.)
B--|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-|o----------------------------------------------------o|
D--|---7/9-9-9--7/9-9-9--10-10--7/9-9-9--7/9-9-9--10-10---|
A--|---x/x-x-x--x/x-x-x---x--x--x/x-x-x--x/x-x-x---x--x---|
E--|o--5/7-7-7--5/7-7-7---8--8--5/7-7-7--5/7-7-7---8--8--o|
A--|------------------------------------------------------|
Fill (Light Dist.)
B--|-----------------------------|
Gb-|o---------------------------o|
D--|---5/7-7-7--5/7-7-7--10-10---|
A--|---x/x-x-x--x/x-x-x---x--x---|
E--|o--3/5-5-5--3/5-5-5---8--8--o|
A--|-----------------------------|
** I can't tell if the Chorus uses different chords **
** from the intro or not, because of the distortion **
** but here is the closest I could figure out **
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/taproot/poem_tab_ver_18.html ]
Chorus (Medium Dist.)
B--|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb-|-------------------------|o---------------------------o|
D--|--9------12------9-------|---5/7-7-7--5/7-7-7---8--8---|
A--|--9--10--12--12--9--10---|---x/x-x-x--x/x-x-x---x--x---|
E--|--7--10--10--12--7--10---|o--3/5-5-5--3/5-5-5---6--6--o|
A--|-----10------12-----10---|-----------------------------|
**At the bridge the song switches back and forth between**
** standard 4/4, 3/4 and 5/4 time **
Bridge A (3/4 Time - Heavy Dist.)
B--|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb-|o-------------------------------------------------o|
D--|---------------------------------------------------|
A--|---0h2-2-2-----0h2-2-2-----0h2-2-2------BREAK!-----|
E--|o--0h2-2-2-----0h2-2-2-----0h2-2-2----------------o|
A--|---0h2-2-2-----0h2-2-2-----0h2-2-2-----------------|
Bridge B (4/4 Time - Heavy Dist.)
B--|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-|o-------------------------------------------------------------------------o|
D--|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--|---0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2--3-3---0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2--3-3---0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2--3-3---|
E--|o--0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2--3-3---0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2--3-3---0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2--3-3--o|
A--|---0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2--3-3---0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2--3-3---0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2--3-3---|
Bridge C (5/4 Time - Heavy Dist. - 2 beats after where BREAK! would have been)
B--|----------------|
Gb-|----------------|
D--|----------------|
A--|---0h2-2-2\\\---|
E--|---0h2-2-2\\\---|
A--|---0h2-2-2\\\---|
[Slide or whammy bar dive]
Outro (Heavy Dist.)
B--|------------|
Gb-|------------|
D--|------------|
A--|---2-2-2-2--|
E--|---2-2-2-2--|
A--|---2-2-2-2--|
**Song Breakdown**
Intro [x1]
Verse A [x2]
Fill [x1]
Verse B [x2]
Verse A [x2]
Chorus [x2]
Fill [x1]
Verse B [x2]
Verse A [x2]
Chorus [x3]
Fill [x1]
Bridge A [x1]
Bridge B [x2]
Bridge A [x1]
Bridge C [x1]
Intro [x1]
Intro/Chorus
(Switches on the 3rd chord to the Chorus)
Chorus [x2]
2nd half of the Chorus [x2]
Outro [x1]
