LIFE OF AGONY
"Depression"
on the album "1989-1999" (track 2)
Transcribed by Erik theonemanorgy (figliodicane@yahoo.com)
any questions or corrections, email me.
Tuning: D STANDARD! (EVERY Life Of Agony song is in D STANDARD)
INTRO
RIFF 1
D:|-----------------------------------------|
A:|-----------------------------------------|
F:|-----------------------------------------|
C:|------5---------8-7------5---------6-----|
G:|-0000-3-0-6-888-6-5-0000-3-0-6-000-4-----|
D:|----------4-666--------------4-----------|
pm .... . .... . ...
D:|-----------------------------------------|
A:|-----------------------------------------|
F:|-----------------------------------------|
C:|------5---------8-7------5---------6-----|
G:|-0000-3-0-6-888-6-5-0000-3-0-6-000-4-----|
D:|----------4-666--------------4-----------|
pm .... . .... . ...
RIFF 2
fast downstroke palm muting
D:|---------------------------------|
A:|---------------------------------|
F:|---------------------------------|
C:|--------------8-7--------------6-|
G:|-8-7-10-9-6-7-6-5-8-7-10-9-6-7-4-|
D:|-6-5--8-7-4-5-----6-5--8-7-4-5---|
pm . . . . . . . . . . . .
D:|---------------------------------|
A:|---------------------------------|
F:|---------------------------------|
C:|--------------8-7--------------6-|
G:|-8-7-10-9-6-7-6-5-8-7-10-9-6-7-4-|
D:|-6-5--8-7-4-5-----6-5--8-7-4-5---|
pm . . . . . . . . . . . .
RIFF 3
downstrokes, slower tempo
D:|---------------------------------|
A:|---------------------------------|
F:|---------------------------------|
C:|--------------8-7--------------6-|
G:|-8-7-10-9-6-7-6-5-8-7-10-9-6-7-4-|
D:|-6-5--8-7-4-5-----6-5--8-7-4-5---|
D:|----------------------------------------|
A:|----------------------------------------|
F:|----------------------------------------|
C:|--------------8-7--------------6--------|
G:|-8-7-10-9-6-7-6-5-8-7-10-9-6-7-4-4~~~~~~|
D:|-6-5--8-7-4-5-----6-5--8-7-4-5---2~~~~~~|(let it ring)
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/l/life-of-agony/143817.html ]
RIFF 4 (2x)
D:|-----------------------------------------|
A:|-----------------------------------------|
F:|-----------------------------------------|
C:|-11-11-666-4-444444-11-11-666-4-444-9999-|(11's, not 1's)
G:|--9--9-444-2-222222--9--9-444-2-222-7777-|
D:|-----------------------------------------|
pm ... ......
"Frustration is getting the best of me..."
Lyrics start after RIFF 4 is played the second time. RIFF 4 continues to be played until
first verse ends and then it goes something like this
RIFF 5a
D:|------------------------------------------------|
A:|------------------------------------------------|
F:|------------------------------------------------|
C:|------------------------------------------------|
G:|-4-44-7-77-2-22-3-5-4-3--4-44-7-77-2-22-33-6----|
D:|-2-22-5-55-0-00-1-3-2-1--2-22-5-55-0-00-11-4----|
pm .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. ..
RIFF 5b
D:|------------------------------------------------|
A:|------------------------------------------------|
F:|------------------------------------------------|
C:|------------------------------------------------|
G:|-4-44-7-77-2-22-3-5-4-3--4-44-7-77-2-22-33-6666-|
D:|-2-22-5-55-0-00-1-3-2-1--2-22-5-55-0-00-11-4666-|
pm .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .. ....
RIFF 6(Chorus)
D:|---------------------------|
A:|---------------------------|
F:|---------------------------|
C:|-11-(x6)-5-6--11-(x6)-5-6--|
G:|--9------3-4---9------3-4--|
D:|---------------------------|
(alternate playing once cleanly and once with palm muting. listen to song for timing)
DEEEEEEPRESSION!!
(play this riff twice with vocals, then twice without, then twice with vocals again)
end on
D:|-----|
A:|-----|
F:|-----|
C:|-11~-| let it ring out
G:|-9-~-|
D:|-----|
after that comes riff 4 again...
RIFF 4 (2x)
D:|-----------------------------------------|
A:|-----------------------------------------|
F:|-----------------------------------------|
C:|-11-11-666-4-444444-11-11-666-4-444-9999-|(11's, not 1's)
G:|--9--9-444-2-222222--9--9-444-2-222-7777-|
D:|-----------------------------------------|
pm ... ......
Well they say that every dog has it's day...
