Gunpowder: A Ballet by Dr. Manhattan
Tabbed by Nick Culliton, bid_you_Farewell@live.com (send corrections!)
Dr. manhattan plays with a keyboard and a guitar. I’ve attempted to tab most of both
Note that it will sound a little weird with guitar alone. Some of the chords in this tab
the ones that are really used but sound fine. This is a simplified version of the real song.
This is my second full song tab. Please comment/rate
~ Sustain
x Staccato (short)
V Down strokes
_ Tenuto
\ Slide
In the beginning and ending there’s a keyboard part that can be played like
e-------------------|
B--16-15------------|
G---------15-12~----|
D-------------------|
A-------------------|
E-------------------|
Or
e-------------|
B--4-3--------|
G------3-0~---|
D-------------|
A-------------|
E-------------|
Intro/Chorus
Part 1
e-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-8-----------8----------x----x-|
D-8-x12-6-----8-x12-8----8-88-8-|
A-6-----6-x12-6-----8-x8-8-88-8-|
E-------4-----------6----6-66-6-|
Intro/Chorus
Part 2
e------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------x---x-------------|
D-8-x12-6----55-555------------|
A-6-----6-x8-55-555------------|
E-6-----4----33-333------------|
Intro/Chorus
Part 3
e----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G-8-----------x--------------|
D-8-x12--4----4-44-----------|
A-6------4-x8-4-44-----------|
E--------2----2-22-----------|
Pre-verse (Guitar)
e------|
B------|
G-8----|
D-8-x16
A-6----|
E------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/d/dr-manhattan/186182.html ]
Pre-verse (Piano, its not perfect, but close)
e-----------15--15----------------|
B-15-16-15-16-16-16--x2-end on 15-|
Verse
(Guitar/keyboard, clean, echo and reverb)
e-------------|
B-------------|
G-8~-------3~-|(you could play
D-8~-8~-3~-3~-| the first chord here
A-6~-8~-3~-1~-| too)
E----6~-1~----|
Pre-chorus
Play Verse with a “bouncing” rhythm and distorted
Bridge (guitar, distorted)
e------|
B------|
G----_-
D-66-66
A-66-66
E-44-44
Chorus/Verse
Interlude (guitar and piano)
e-------------|
B-------------|
G-8~----------|
D-8~-3~-5~----|
A-6~-3~-5~----|
E----1~-3~----|
I can’t figure out the keyboard or the guitar part, but this sounds decent when the vocals come in:
e--------|
B--------|
G-8-7----|
D-8-7----|x6
A-6-5----|
E--------|
Breakdown
keyboard/guitar chords:
e------|
B------|
G-V----
D-3----
A-3-x16
E-1----
Lead part over that:
e--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12\-|
D-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12\-|
(Note: the D string is optional, depending on your distortion,
it might clash and sound bad)
Middle 8 thing (keyboard plays these chords and the intro/chorus riff)
e--------------|
B--------------|
G-8~----8~-----|x2
D-8~-6~-8~-8~--|
A-6~-6~-6~-8~--|
E----4~----6~--|
Bridge 2:
e----------|
B----------|
G----------|
D-8-8-8----|
A-8-8-8----|
E-6-6-6----|
Then
Chorus Part 2, 3, 1, 2, 3
End on
e----
B----
G-8~-
D-8~-
A-6~-
E----
Keyboard plays intro/chorus riff until fade out.
