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Metropolis Part 1 - Drum Tab
Author - Jordan "Wolfman" Hill
METROPOLIS - PART 1 "The Miracle And The Sleeper"
For all lines: ( - )is equal to one 32nd note, unless
otherwise noted (i.e. when he is playing odd divisions
of the beat: triplets, etc.) A larger font is used
when he plays odd divisions of the beat (you can't
miss 'em).
The key for each separate line is as follows:
Perc 1
S = shaker
T = tambourine
Perc 2
B = sleigh bells
Perc 3
W = wood block
B= glissando down bell tree
Cymbal
X = closed hihat
O = open hihat
H = half open hihat
B = bell of ride
C = crash
F = finger choke crash
S = splash
T = trash/china
D = disc crotale
Snare & Toms 1-5
U = unaccented stroke
A = accented stroke
F = accented flam
Bass 1
K = right kick drum
Bass 2
K = left kick drum
X = left foot on hihat
METROPOLIS - PART 1 "The Miracle And The Sleeper"
Time Signature: 4/4
Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I
Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I
Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I
Repeat this measure 9 times
Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I
Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I
Perc 3 I W------- -------- -------- -------- I
Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I
Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I
Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I
Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I
Cymbal I D-D-D-D- D------- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I
Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I
Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I
Perc 3 I -------- -------- -------- ----B\ I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I
Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I
Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I
Repeat this measure 1 time
Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- -------- -------- I
Perc 2 I B------- B------- -------- -------- I
Cymbal I -------- -------- C-----C- ----C--- I
Snare I -------- ----A-A- ----U--- --U----- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K-----K- ----K--- I
Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I
Cymbal I H---H--- H------- C-----C- ----C--- I
Snare I -------- A---A-A- ----U--- --U----- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I
Repeat the previous two measures 1 time
Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I
Cymbal I H---H--- H------- C-----C- ----C--- I
Snare I --A----- A---A-A- ----U--- --U----- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I
Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I
Cymbal I H---H--- H------- C-----C- ----C--- I
Snare I --A----- A---A-A- --A-A--- A-A----- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I
Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare I --A----- A-A----- --A----- A-A----- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I
Cymbal I H---H--- H------- C-----C- ----C--- I
Snare I --A----- A---A-A- ----U--- --U----- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I
Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I
Cymbal I H---H--- H------- C-----C- ----C--- I
Snare I -------- A---A-A- ----U--- --U----- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I
Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare I -------- A------- A------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I
Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- C---H--- H---C--- I
Snare I A------- A------- A------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ------K- ----K--- I
Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare I A------- A------- A------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ------K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K--- I
Cymbal I -------- -------- C-----C- ----C--- I
Snare I AAA-A-AA A-A-A-A- ----U--- --U----- I
Bass 1 I -------- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I
Cymbal I T------- -------- -------- ----O--- I
Tom 2 I ------U- --U----- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3 I -------- ----U-U- -------- -------- I
Snare I A------- -------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4 I ----U--- U------- ----U-U- -------- I
Bass 1 I -------- K------- K------- K-K----- I
Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- ----O--- I
Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3 I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4 I U---U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I
Repeat this measure 7 times
Tom 1 I -------- -------- -AA--- ------ I
Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- ---AA- ------ I
Tom 3 I -------- -------- -----A A----- I
Snare I -------- A------- A----- ------ I
Tom 4 I U---U--- ----U--- ------ -AA--- I
Tom 5 I -------- -------- ------ ---AAA I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- ------ ------ I
Beats 3 and 4 are 16th note triplets
Cymbal I C------- O------- O------- O------- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I
Bass 2 I -------- --X----- --X----- --X----- I
Cymbal I O------- O------- O------- O------- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I
Bass 2 I --X----- --X----- --X----- --X----- I
Repeat this measure 2 times
Cymbal I C------- O------- O------- O------- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I
Bass 2 I -------- --X----- --X----- --X----- I
Cymbal I O------- O------- O------- O------- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I
Bass 2 I --X----- --X----- --X----- --X----- I
Repeat this measure 6 times
Cymbal I O------- ----O--- -------- O------- I
Snare I --AAA-A- A-A---AA A-A-A-A- --AAA-A- I
Bass 1 I K------- ----K--- -------- K------- I
Bass 2 I --X----- ------X- -------- --X----- I
Cymbal I ----O--- -------- C-----C- ----C--- I
Snare I A-A---AA A-A-A-A- ----U--- --U----- I
Bass 1 I ----K--- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I
Bass 2 I ------X- -------- -------- -------- I
Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I
Time Signature: 9/8
Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- C--------- C--------- I
Snare I -------- A------- --A-A-A-A- --A-A-A-A- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K--- K--------- K--------- I
Time Signature: 4/4
Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K---K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I
Time Signature: 9/8
Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- C--------- C--------- I
Snare I -------- A------- --A-A-A-A- --A-A-A-A- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K--- K--------- K--------- I
Time Signature: 4/4
Cymbal I C------- T------- T------- T------- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K---K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I
Time Signature: 9/8
Cymbal I T------- T------- O---O----- O---O----- I
Snare I -------- A------- --U---U-U- --U---U-U- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- K---K----- K---K----- I
Bass 2 I -------- -------- --X---X--- --X---X--- I
Time Signature: 4/4
Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- ----O--- I
Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3 I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4 I ----U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I
Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- ----O--- I
Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3 I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4 I U---U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I
Repeat this measure 4 times
Time Signature: 7/8
Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- ---- I
Tom 3 I -------- -------- ----U-U- ---- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- A-A- I
Tom 4 I U---U--- ----U--- -------- ---- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- ---- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- ---- I
Time Signature: 4/4
Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- ----O--- I
Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3 I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4 I ----U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I
Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- ----O--- I
Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3 I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4 I U---U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I
Time Signature: 7/8
Tom 1 I -------- -------- --UU---- ---- I
Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- ----U-U- ---- I
Tom 3 I -------- -------- -------- U-U- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- ---- I
Tom 4 I U---U--- ----U--- U------- ---- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- ---- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- ---- I
Time Signature: 4/4
Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- ----O--- I
Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3 I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4 I ----U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I
Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- ----O--- I
Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3 I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4 I U---U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I
Time Signature: 7/8
Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- -------- ---- I
Snare I -------- A------- A-A----- A-A- I
Tom 4 I U---U--- ----U--- -------- ---- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- ----K-K- ---- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- ---- I
Time Signature: 4/4
Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- ------O- I
Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3 I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- U------- I
Tom 4 I ----U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- --K----- I
Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- ------O- I
Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3 I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- U------- I
Tom 4 I U---U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- --K----- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I
Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- -------- -------- I
Snare I -------- A------- --AAA-A- A-A-A-A- I
Tom 4 I U---U--- ----U--- U------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- -------- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I
Cymbal I C---X--- X---X--- X---X--- X---X--- I
Snare I -------- A-A----- A-A----- A-A----- I
Bass 1 I K-----K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I
Cymbal I C---X--- X---O--- ------ ------ I
Snare I A------- A------- AAAAAA AAAAAA I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K--- ------ ------ I
Bass 2 I -------- -------- X----- ------ I
Beats 3 and 4 are 16th note triplets
Cymbal I C---B-- B---B--- B--B--- B--B--- I
Snare I ------- A------- ---A--- ---A--- I
Bass 1 I K----K- ----K--- -K----- -K----- I
Bass 2 I ------K -------- --K---- --K---- I
The + of 1 & beats 3 & 4 are 16th note triplets
Cymbal I B---B-- B---B--- B--B--- B--B--- I
Snare I ------- A------- ---A--- ---A--- I
Bass 1 I K----K- ----K--- -K----- -K----- I
Bass 2 I ------K -------- --K---- --K---- I
Repeat this measure 1 time (See Above)
Cymbal I B---B-- H------- B---B-- H------- I
Snare I ------- A---A-A- ------- A---A-A- I
Bass 1 I K----K- -------- K----K- -------- I
Bass 2 I ------K -------- ------K -------- I
The +'s of beats 1 & 3 are 16th note triplets
Cymbal I C---B-- B---B--- B--B--- B--B--- I
Snare I ------- A------- ---A--- ---A--- I
Bass 1 I K----K- ----K--- -K----- -K----- I
Bass 2 I ------K -------- --K---- --K---- I
The + of 1 & beats 3 & 4 are 16th note triplets
Cymbal I B---B-- B---B--- B--B--- B--B--- I
Snare I ------- A------- ---A--- ---A--- I
Bass 1 I K----K- ----K--- -K----- -K----- I
Bass 2 I ------K -------- --K---- --K---- I
Repeat this measure 1 time(See Above)
Tom 1 I --UU---- -------- ------ ------- I
Tom 2 I ----U-U- -------- ------ ------- I
Tom 3 I -------- U-U----- ------ ------- I
Snare I -------- -------- AAAAAA AAAA-A- I
Tom 4 I -------- ----U-U- ------ ------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- ------ ------- I
Beat 3, the + of 3, & beat 4 are 16th note triplets
Cymbal I C-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- O------- I
Snare I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I
Cymbal I X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- O------- I
Snare I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I
Repeat this measure 2 times
Cymbal I X-X-X--- X---X--- X-X-X--- X---X--- I
Snare I -------- ----U--- -------- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K-----K- K------- K-----K- K------- I
Repeat this measure 3 times
Cymbal I B-X-B--- B---B--- B-X-B--- B---B--- I
Snare I -------- ----U--- -------- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K-----K- K------- K-----K- K------- I
Repeat this measure 3 times
Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare I -------- U------- ------U- -------- I
Bass 1 I K-----K- -------- K------- K---K--- I
Cymbal I -------- -------- C-----C- ----C--- I
Snare I A-----A- A---A-A- ----U--- --U----- I
Bass 1 I -------- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I
Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I
Time Signature: 9/8
Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- C--------- C--------- I
Snare I -------- A------- --A-A-A-A- --A-A-A-A- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K--- K--------- K--------- I
Time Signature: 4/4
Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K---K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I
Time Signature: 9/8
Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- C--------- C--------- I
Snare I --A----- A---A--- --A-A-A-A- --A-A-A-A- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K--------- K--------- I
Time Signature: 4/4
Cymbal I C------- T------- T------- T------- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K---K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I
Time Signature: 9/8
Cymbal I T------- T------- O---O----- O---O---- I
Snare I -------- A------- --U---UUU- --U---UUU I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- K---K----- K---K---- I
Bass 2 I -------- -------- --X---X--- --X---X-- I
Count 9 is a 16th note triplet
Time Signature: 6/8 (this next part is actually
in 12/8, but I'm writing it in 6/8 + 6/8)
Cymbal I T----------- T----------- I
Snare I ------------ A----------- I
Bass 1 I K-------K--- --------K--- I
Repeat this measure 2 times
Cymbal I T----------- T----------- I
Snare I ------------ A-------A-A- I
Bass 1 I K-------K--- ------------ I
Time Signature: 5/8
Cymbal I F------- ------------ I
Bass 1 I K------- ------------ I
Repeat this measure 1 time
Time Signature: 6/8
Cymbal I C---O------- XXX X------- I
Snare I --------A--- --- -------- I
Bass 1 I K----------- --- ----K--- I
Bass 2 I --------X--- --- -------- I
Count 4 is a 16th note triplet
Time Signature: 7/8
Cymbal I ----O--- ----X--- ----X------- I
Snare I -------- A------- A----------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- --------K--- I
Bass 2 I -------- X------- ------------ I
Repeat the previous two measures 2 times
Time Signature: 6/8
Cymbal I C---O------- XXX X------- I
Snare I --------A--- --- -------- I
Bass 1 I K----------- --- ----K--- I
Bass 2 I --------X--- --- -------- I
Count 4 is a 16th note triplet
Time Signature: 7/8
Cymbal I ----O--- ----X--- ------------ I
Tom 2 I -------- -------- ----U-U----- I
Tom 3 I -------- -------- --------U-U- I
Snare I -------- A------- U-U--------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- ------------ I
Bass 2 I -------- X------- ------------ I
Time Signature: 4/4
Cymbal I C---B-B- B---B-B- B---B-B- B---B-B- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I
Time Signature: 5/8
Cymbal I B---B-B- B---B-B----- I
Snare I -------- A----------- I
Bass 1 I K------- --------K--- I
Time Signature: 4/4
Cymbal I B-B-B--- B-B-B--- B-B-B--- B-B-B--- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I
Time Signature: 5/8
Cymbal I B-B-B--- B-B-B---B--- I
Snare I -------- A----------- I
Bass 1 I K------- --------K--- I
Repeat the previous four measures 1 time
Time Signature: 3/4
Cymbal I H------- H------- H------- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I
Time Signature: 7/8
Cymbal I H------- H------- H----------- I
Snare I A------- -------- A-------A-A- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K---K--- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K---K- I
Time Signature: 3/4
Cymbal I C---T--- ----T--- ----T--- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I
Time Signature: 7/8
Cymbal I ----T--- ----T--- ----T------- I
Snare I A------- -------- A-------A-A- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K---K--- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K---K- I
Repeat the previous four measures 1 time
Time Signature: 6/8
Cymbal I C---O------- XXX X------- I
Snare I --------A--- --- -------- I
Bass 1 I K----------- --- ----K--- I
Bass 2 I --------X--- --- -------- I
Count 4 is a 16th note triplet
Cymbal I ----O------- X-------X--- I
Snare I --------A--- ----A------- I
Bass 1 I K----------- ------------ I
Bass 2 I --------X--- ------------ I
Cymbal I C---O------- C---O------- I
Snare I --------A--- --------A--- I
Bass 1 I K----------- K----------- I
Bass 2 I --------X--- --------X--- I
Cymbal I C-------O--- ----O------- I
Snare I --------A--- ----A------- I
Bass 1 I K---K------- K-------K--- I
Bass 2 I ------------ X-------X--- I
Cymbal I C---O------- O----------- I
Snare I --------A--- ----A-A-A-A- I
Bass 1 I K----------- ------------ I
Bass 2 I --------X--- ----X------- I
The next 18 measures (the drum break) are
a bit sketchy, but the general format is correct.
Time Signature: 4/4
Cymbal I T------- T------- T------- T------- I
Snare I -------- -------- A-----A- -------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- ----K--- -------- ----K--- I
Bass 2 I -------- -------- -------- ------K- I
Cymbal I T------- T------- T------- T------- I
Snare I -------- A-----A- -------- ----A-A- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- -------- ----K--- K------- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- -------- -------- -------- I
Cymbal I C---C--- -------- -------- -------- I
Snare I -------- -------- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- -------- -------- -------- I
Ad. Lib. beats 2, 3, and 4 on timbales
Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- -------- I
Snare I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I
Bass 1 I -------- -------- -------- -------- I
Ad. Lib. beats 1, 2, and 3 on timbales
Cymbal I C---C--- -------- -------- -------- I
Tom 3 I -------- A---A--- ----A--- A------- I
Snare I -------- -------- F------- ----F--- I
Tom 4 I -------- -A---A-- -----A-- -A------ I
Bass 1 I K---K--- --K---K- ------K- --K----- I
Bass 2 I -------- ---K---K -------K ---K---- I
Tom 2 I ------ ----AAA- A------- -------- I
Tom 3 I ------ -------- --AAA-A- -------- I
Snare I AAAAAA A-A----- -------- -------- I
Tom 4 I ------ -------- -------- A-A----- I
Tom 5 I ------ -------- -------- ----A-A- I
Beat 1 is 16th note triplet
Cymbal I C---C--- -------- -------- -------- I
Snare I -------- -------- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- -------- -------- -------- I
Ad. Lib. beats 2, 3, and 4 on timbales
Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- -------- I
Snare I -------- -------- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I -------- -------- -------- -------- I
Ad. Lib. beats 1, 2, and 3 on timbales
Time Signature: 9/8
Cymbal I C---C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare I ------------ A------- A------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K---K-----K- ----K--- ------K- ----K--- I
Time Signature: 4/4
Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare I A------- A------- A------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ------K- ----K--- ------K- ----K--- I
Cymbal I C------- F------- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- -------- -------- I
Tom 1 I AAA-A--- -------- -------- -------- I
Tom 2 I ------AA A-A----- -------- -------- I
Tom 3 I -------- ----AAA- A------- -------- I
Tom 4 I -------- -------- --AAA-A- A-A----- I
Tom 5 I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I
Perc 1 I -------- -------- ----T--- ----T--- I
Cymbal I ----C-C- C-C-C--- -------- -------- I
Snare I -------- -------- A------- A------- I
Tom 5 I A-A----- -------- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I ----K--- K---K--- -------- -------- I
Bass 2 I ------K- --K----- -------- -------- I
Perc 1 I ----T--- ----T--- -------- -------- I
Tom 1 I -------- -------- -------- A-A----- I
Tom 2 I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I
Snare I A------- A------- A---A--- -------- I
Bass 1 I -------- -------- ------K- -------- I
Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare I -------- A------- A------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ------K- ----K--- ------K- ----K--- I
Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H---- H---H--- I
Snare I A------- A------- A-------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ------K- ----K--- ------K-K ----K--- I
Bass 2 I -------- -------- -------K- -------- I
The ah of beat 3 is a 32nd note triplet
Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare I A------- A------- A------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ------K- ----K--- ------K- ----K--- I
Cymbal I H---H--- --H---H- ----H--- H---H--- I
Snare I A---A--- --A---A- ----A--- A---A--- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I
Snare I F------- -------- ----F--- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I
Snare I ----A-A- A------- -------- ----F--- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I
Snare I F------- -------- A-A-A--- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I
Snare I -------- -------- ----F--- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I
Tom 3 I -------- -------- -------- ----A-- I
Snare I F------- ----F--- -------- ------- I
Tom 4 I -------- -------- -------- -----A- I
Tom 5 I -------- -------- -------- ------A I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------ I
The + of beat four is a 16th note triplet
Cymbal I -------- T------- -------- -------- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- -------- ----K--- I
Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare I A------- A------- A------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ------K- ----K--- ------K- ----K--- I
Tom 2 I U-U----- -------- -------- -------- I
Tom 3 I -------- U---U-U- -------- -------- I
Snare I ----U-U- --U----- U-U----- F---A-A- I
Tom 4 I -------- -------- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I -------- -------- ----K-K- -------- I
Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I
Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I
Cymbal I T---B--- B---B--- B-B---B- B---B--- I
Snare I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I
Cymbal I B---B--- B-B---B- --B---B- B---B--- I
Snare I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I
Repeat the previous two measure 1 time
Cymbal I T---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Tom 2 I -------- -------- -------- U-U----- I
Snare I ----U--- --U----- U-U----- -------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I
Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- -------- I
Tom 2 I -------- -------- -------- U-U----- I
Tom 3 I -------- -------- -------- ----U-U- I
Snare I ------U- ------U- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I
Cymbal I T---B--- B---B--- B-B---B- B---B--- I
Snare I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I
Cymbal I B---B--- B-B---B- --B---B- B---B--- I
Snare I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I
Cymbal I T---B--- T---B--- T---B--- T---B--- I
Snare I A------- A------- A------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I
Cymbal I T-----B- ----B--- T-----B- ----B--- I
Snare I A------- -------- A------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I
Cymbal I B---B--- B-B---B- --B---B- B---B--- I
Snare I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I
Cymbal I T---B--- B---B--- B-B---B- B---B--- I
Snare I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I
Cymbal I T---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare I ----U--- --U----- U-U----- U------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I
Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B------- -------- I
Snare I U-----U- ----U--- U---A-A- A---A-A- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I
Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare I -------- A------- A------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I
Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare I A------- A------- A------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I
Repeat this measure 2 times
Time Signature: 6/8
Cymbal I C---------B- ------------ I
Snare I --A-A-A----- A---A---A--- I
Bass 1 I K----------- ------------ I
Repeat this measure 3 times
Cymbal I X-X-X-X---X- X---X---X--- I
Repeat this measure 2 times
Cymbal I X-X-X-X---X- X---X---O--- I
Snare I A-A-A-A---A- A---A---A--- I
Bass 1 I K----------- ------------ I
Bass 2 I X----------- ------------ I
Snare I A-A-A-A---A- A---A---A--- I
Bass 1 I K----------- ------------ I
Repeat this measure 2 times
Snare I A-A-A-A---A- A---A---A--- I
Bass 1 I K-------K--- ----K------- I
Repeat this measure 3 times
Cymbal I B-----B---B- ----B---B--- I
Snare I ------A----- A---A---A--- I
Bass 1 I K---K------- ------------ I
Bass 2 I --K--------- ------------ I
Repeat this measure 3 times
Perc 1 I T---------T- --------T--- I
Cymbal I ------B----- ----B------- I
Snare I ------A----- A---A---A--- I
Bass 1 I K---K------- ------------ I
Bass 2 I --K--------- ------------ I
Perc 1 I T----------- ----T---T--- I
Cymbal I ------B---B- ------------ I
Snare I ------A----- A---A---A--- I
Bass 1 I K---K------- ------------ I
Bass 2 I --K--------- ------------ I
Repeat this measure 1 time
Perc 1 I T----------- ------------ I
Cymbal I ------B---B- ----C---C--- I
Snare I ------A----- A---A---A--- I
Bass 1 I K---K------- ------------ I
Bass 2 I --K--------- ------------ I
Cymbal I C-----B---B- ----C---C--- I
Snare I ------A----- A---A---A--- I
Bass 1 I K---K------- ------------ I
Bass 2 I --K--------- ------------ I
Time Signature: 9/8
Cymbal I C-----H----- H-----H--------- H---H--- I
Snare I ------A----- ------A--------- A---A--- I
Bass 1 I K---K---K--- K---K---K---K--- -------- I
Bass 2 I --K---K---K- --K---K---K---K- -------- I
Repeat this measure 3 times
Time Signature: 7/8
Cymbal I T------- T------- T----------- I
Snare I -------- A------- ----A-A----- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K----------- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K--------- I
Time Signature: 9/8
Cymbal I T------- T------- T----------- C------- I
Snare I -------- A------- ----A-A----- A------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K----------- -------- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K--------- -------- I
Time Signature: 7/8
Cymbal I T------- T------- T----------- I
Snare I -------- A------- ----A-A----- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K----------- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K--------- I
Time Signature: 2/4 (the next 2 measures are actually
a 19/16 bar, but I'm writing it as 2/4 + 11/16)
Tom 1 I ----U-U- -------- I
Tom 2 I F-U----- -------- I
Snare I -------- A-A----- I
Time Signature: 11/16
Perc 1 I T------- -------- ------ I
Cymbal I -------- ------S- S----- I
Snare I ------A- A------- ------ I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- ------ I
Time Signature: 13/16
Cymbal I T------- T------- T--------- I
Snare I -------- A------- ----A-A--A I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K--------- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K------- I
Time Signature: 7/8
Cymbal I C------- T------- T----------- I
Snare I -------- A------- ----A-A----- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K----------- I
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K--------- I
Repeat the previous two measures 1 time
Time Signature: 6/8 (this next part is actually
in 12/8, but I'm writing it in 6/8 + 6/8)
Cymbal I ------------ O----------- I
Snare I A---A---A--- ----A---A--- I
Bass 1 I ------------ K----------- I
Bass 2 I ------------ ----X------- I
Snare I F-------F--- ----F------- I
Bass 1 I ----K------- K-------K--- I
Cymbal I ------------ O----------- I
Snare I A-A-A-A-A--- ----A---A--- I
Bass 1 I ------------ K----------- I
Bass 2 I ------------ ----X------- I
Snare I F-------F--- ----F------- I
Bass 1 I ----K------- K-------K--- I
Repeat the previous two measures 1 time
Time Signature: 9/8
Cymbal I ------------ O----------- ------------ I
Snare I A-A-A-A-A--- ----A---A--- F----------- I
Bass 1 I ------------ K----------- ----K---K--- I
Bass 2 I ------------ ----X------- ------------ I
Time Signature: 5/8
Cymbal I O------ O----------- I
Snare I ---U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I K------ K----------- I
Bass 2 I ---X--- ----X------- I
Time Signature: 7/8
Cymbal I O------ O------- X---O------- I
Snare I ---U--- ----U--- --------U--- I
Bass 1 I K------ K------- ----K------- I
Bass 2 I ---X--- ----X--- --------X--- I
Repeat the previous two measures 3 times
Time Signature: 5/8
Cymbal I S------ S----------- I
Snare I ---U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I K------ K----------- I
Time Signature: 7/8
Cymbal I S------ S----------- S------- I
Snare I ---U--- ----U---U--- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K------ K----------- K------- I
Repeat the previous two measures 2 times
Time Signature: 5/8
Cymbal I S----------- S------- I
Snare I ----U---U--- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K----------- K------- I
Time Signature: 7/8
Cymbal I S------ S----------- S------- I
Snare I ---U--- ----U---U--- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K------ K----------- K------- I
Time Signature: 6/8
Cymbal I ---- B------- B----------- I
Snare I U--- ----U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I ---- K------- K----------- I
Cymbal I B------- B------- B---B--- I
Snare I ----U--- ----U--- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K---K--- I
Repeat the previous two measures 2 times
Cymbal I ---- B------- B----------- I
Snare I U--- ----U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I ---- K------- K----------- I
Cymbal I B------- B------- B------- I
Snare I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I
Cymbal I T----------- T----------- I
Snare I ----U---U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I K----------- K----------- I
Time Signature: 5/8
Cymbal I T------- T----------- I
Snare I ----U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I K------- K----------- I
Time Signature: 7/8
Cymbal I T------- T------- T----------- I
Snare I ----U--- ----U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K----------- I
Repeat the previous two measures 1 time
Time Signature: 5/8
Cymbal I T------- T----------- I
Snare I ----U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I K------- K----------- I
Repeat the above measure 1 time
Time Signature: 9/8
Cymbal I T------- T------- T----------- T------- I
Snare I ----U--- ----U--- ----U---U--- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K----------- K------- I
Time Signature: 5/8
Cymbal I O------ O----------- I
Snare I ---A--- ----A-A-A--- I
Bass 1 I K------ K----------- I
Bass 2 I ---X--- ----X------- I
Repeat this measure 3 times
Cymbal I F------- ------------ I
Bass 1 I K------- ------------ I
Repeat this measure 1 time
Time Signature: 4/4
Perc 1 I ------- -------- -------- T------- I
Cymbal I X---XXX O------- ----S--- ----O--- I
Snare I U------ ----A-A- -------- U------- I
Bass 1 I K------ K------- K------- K------- I
Bass 2 I ------- ----X--- -------- -------- I
The + of beat 1 is a 16th note triplet
Perc 1 I ------- -------- -------- T------- I
Cymbal I X---XXX O------- ----S--- ----O--- I
Snare I U------ ----A-A- -------- U------- I
Bass 1 I K------ K------- K------- K------- I
Bass 2 I X------ ----X--- -------- -------- I
Repeat this measure 4 times(See Above)
Time Signature: 3/4
Cymbal I X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- X-X----- I
Snare I -------- -------- ----A-A- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- I
Repeat this measure 3 times
Cymbal I X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- -------- I
Snare I -------- -------- A-A---A- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I
Cymbal I X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I
Cymbal I S-X-X-X- S-X-X-X- S-X-X-O- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I
Snare I A-A-A-A- A-A-A-A- A-A-A-A- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- I
Tom 2 I -------- -------- F-U----- I
Tom 3 I -------- -------- ----U-U- I
Snare I A-A-A-A- A-A-A-A- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I
Time Signature: 4/4
Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- ----K--- I
Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I
Repeat this measure 1 time
Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H------- --C---C- I
Snare I -------- A------- --A---A- F------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- --K---K- I
Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- A---A-A- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K-----K- -------- I
Repeat this measure 1 time
Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I
Tom 2 I -------- -------- -A---- -------- I
Snare I F-A---F- A---F--- A----- F---A-A- I
Tom 5 I -------- -------- --AA-- -------- I
Bass 1 I ----K--- --K----- ----K- -------- I
Bass 2 I -------- -------- -----K -------- I
Beat 3 is a 16th note triplet
Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare I -------- A------- A------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- ------K- ----K--- K---K--- I
Bass 2 I -------- -------- ------K- --K---K- I
Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare I A------- A------- A------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ----K--- ------K- ----K--- K---K--- I
Bass 2 I -------- -------- ------K- --K---K- I
Repeat this measure 1 time
Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B------- I
Snare I A------- A------- A------- A---A-A- I
Bass 1 I ----K--- ------K- ----K--- K---K--- I
Bass 2 I -------- -------- ------K- --K---K- I
Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Tom 3 I -------- -------- -------- ------UU I
Snare I -------- ----A--- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K-----K- --K----- ----K--- -------- I
Repeat this measure 3 times
Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- -------- I
Tom 1 I -------- -------- ----A-A- -------- I
Tom 2 I -------- -------- -------- A-A----- I
Tom 3 I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I
Snare I ----A-A- A-A-A-AA A-A----- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- -------- -------- I
Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B------- I
Tom 1 I -------- -------- ------U- -------- I
Tom 2 I -------- -------- -------- --U----- I
Tom 3 I -------- -------- -------- ----U-U- I
Snare I -------- --U----- A------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K-----K- ----K-K- -------- -------- I
Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- C---C- --C--- I
Snare I -------- -------- A----- ------ I
Bass 1 I K-----K- ----K-K- ----K- --K--- I
Beats 3 & 4 are a quarter note triplet
Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B------- I
Tom 1 I -------- -------- ------U- -------- I
Tom 2 I -------- -------- -------- --U----- I
Tom 3 I -------- -------- -------- ----U-U- I
Snare I -------- -------- A------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K-----K- ----K-K- -------- -------- I
Cymbal I C------- ------ ------ ------ I
Tom 3 I -------- ------ A-A--- ------ I
Snare I -------- F----- ------ ------ I
Tom 4 I -------- ------ ----A- A----- I
Tom 5 I -------- ------ ------ --A-A- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- --K-K- ------ ------ I
Beats 2, 3, and 4 are 8th note triplets
Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- -------- -------- I
This is the last metered measure. There are six more unmetered
measures that are rock star tom/kick fills and guitar feedback.
Well, that is all she wrote. The majority of this tab is pretty
accurate, but there are some parts that are speculation on my part
(so don't hold me to any of this stuff). But let it be know that
while making this I popped a blood vessel in my eye from looking
at the stupid computer screen so much.
Hope ya enjoy!
Jordan "Wolfman" Hill
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