Anew Revolution: Head Against The Wall
Transcribed by: mysticguitar77
Date last modified: March 11, 2012
Tuning: Drop C (C,G,C,F,A,D)
I'm doing this without a guitar in my hands and just going by my cover on YouTube so I
apologize for any mistakes now. I haven't played this song in a few months. This is just
the rhythm, there is a lead guitar in a few obvious parts, but I haven't learned those
parts yet. I may go back and add those parts in later.
Riff 1 - Clean
D|---------------------------|------|
A|---------------------------|------|
F|-8p7---7---8p7---7---5h7---|---2~-|
C|-----0---0-----0---0-----0-|---0~-|
G|---------------------------|------|
C|---------------------------|------|
Play Riff 1 x7 (final time, let that chord ring out at the end)
Riff 2 - Distortion
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-6-0--0--0-1-0--0--0-3--5--6-6-6-6-6-3-6-5--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-|
G|-6-0--0--0-1-0--0--0-3--5--6-6-6-6-6-3-6-5--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-|
C|-6-0--0--0-1-0--0--0-3--5--6-6-6-6-6-3-6-5--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-|
Play Riff 2 x4
Play Riff 1 x4 "All I can see is a shell of me from years ago..."
Riff 3 "I wanna burn myself, I wanna cut my skin..."
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0000-1-0--0-0000-0--0--0---0000-1-0--0-0000-0--0--0-6\-|
G|-0000-1-0--0-0000-0--0--0---0000-1-0--0-0000-0--0--0-6\-|
C|-0000-1-0--0-0000-0--0--0---0000-1-0--0-0000-0--0--0-6\-|
**** *** **** *** *
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/a/anew-revolution/309950.html ]
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0000-1-0--0-0000-0--0--0---0000-1-0--0-0000-0--0--0-0-|
G|-0000-1-0--0-0000-0--0--0---0000-1-0--0-0000-0--0--0-0-|
C|-0000-1-0--0-0000-0--0--0---0000-1-0--0-0000-0--0--0-0-|
**** *** **** ***
Note: The rhythm is pretty tricky here, I tried to portray it in the tab as best I
could. I recommend breaking it down into beats and listen very carefully to the song.
Play Riff 2 x4 "I keep banging my head against this wall..."
Play Riff 1 x5 (w/ that added chord at the end for the final time)
Play Riff 3 "I grind my teeth to stone..."
Play Riff 2 x4 "I keep banging my head against this wall..."
(note: there's a upward slide heading into the chorus after
playing Riff 3 this time)
Riff 4
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0-1-0-10\-0-1-0--0--0-1-0-0-1-0-10\-0-1------------------|
G|-0-1-0-10\-0-1-0--0--0-1-0-0-1-0-10\-0-1------------------|
C|-0-1-0-10\-0-1-0--0--0-1-0-0-1-0-10\-0-1-5555888833333333-|
* * * * * * * * * * ****************
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
F|-----------------------|
C|-------------------10\-|
G|-------------------10\-|
C|-3*4*5*6*7*8*9*10*-10\-|
Note: Those are natural harmonics at the end. Keep hitting them at each fret as you go up.
Riff 4 - cont'd
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------|
C|-0-1-0--0--0-1-0-0-1-0-10\-0-1-0--0--0-1-0--0-|
G|-0-1-0--0--0-1-0-0-1-0-10\-0-1-0--0--0-1-0--0-|
C|-0-1-0--0--0-1-0-0-1-0-10\-0-1-0--0--0-1-0--0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
Note: Let that last chord ring out while another guitar plays Riff 1 underneath w/ that
last chord ringing out at the end.
Play Riff 2 x4 "I keep banging my head against this wall..."
Play Riff 4 w/ the following alteration at the end (listen to the song)
"I keep banging my head!"
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
F|---------------|
C|-0-1-0--1--1-0-|
G|-0-1-0--1--1-0-|
C|-0-1-0--1--1-0-|
* *
Enjoy!
