Song: Supermonstars (The Anthem of the Phantoms)
Band: Lordi
Tabbed by: unspeakable.elvis@gmail.com
Tuning: D standard (low to high: D G C F A D)
Legend:
. palm mute
h hammer on
p pull off
/ slide up to note
\ slide down from note
7b9 bend 7th fret major second up
9r7 release previous bend
x dead note
(n) ghost note
~ vibrato
[9] artificial (pinch) harmonic on 9th fret
7b9-b9 bend 7th fret up major second, then strike string again while bent
Intro
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|-4-------------------------------| |
|-2-------------------------------| |
> Play x2
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|-------------------------4-------| |
|-----------------2-------2-------| |
|-----------------0---------------| |
|---------------------------------| /
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-------------4---------------2---|
|-4-----------2---4-----------0---|
|-2---------------2---------------|
|---------------------------------|
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|-------------------------4-------|
|-----------------2-------2-------|
|-4---------------0---------------|
|-2-------------------------------|
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|-4-------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|
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Main Riff (Play x2)
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|---5-4---2-4---5-4---5-4---2-5-4-|
|-0-3-2-2-0-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-0-3-2-|
. . . . .
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|---5-4---2-4---5-4---5-4---2-5-4-|
|-2-3-2-2-0-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-0-3-2-|
. . . . .
Lick just before first verse
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|-9-------9-------9---------12p11p9-12b14~~~--|
|-12b14---12b14---12b14-b14-------------------|
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Verse (play x2)
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|-------------------------------6-|
|-4-------------4---------------4-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
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|-7-------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-2---2---4-5-4---2-5-4-|
|-----------0-0-0-0-2-3-2-2-0-3-2-|
. . . . . . . .
Bridge
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|---------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|
|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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|---------------------------------|
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|---------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|
|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-------|
|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-------|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-----------------|
loose palm mute
Chorus
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[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/l/lordi/213008.html ]
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|-3-------------------------------|
|-2---x-5-5---x-5-----------------|
|-0---x-5-3---x-3-5-5-5-5-3-----3-|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-1-----1-|
|---------------------------------|
. .
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|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3---5---|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-1---3---|
|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
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|-3-------------------------------|
|-2---x-5-5---x-5-----------------|
|-0---x-5-3---x-3-5-5-5-5-3-----3-|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-1-----1-|
|---------------------------------|
. .
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|-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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. . . . . . . . . . .
Then back to Main Riff (x1), Verse, Bridge, Chorus, after which:
Solo Rhythm
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|-------------------------------6-| |
|-4-------------4---------------4-| |
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| |
. . . . . . . . . . . . . |
> Play x2
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|-7-------------------------------| |
|-5-5-5-5-5-2---2---4-5-4---2-5-4-| |
|-----------0-0-0-0-2-3-2-2-0-3-2-| /
. . . . . . . .
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|---------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|
|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-----------------|
loose palm mute
Solo
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|-----------14---------------14---------------|
|-14--------16b18--14--------16b18r16-16b18---|
|-16b18------------16b18----------------------|
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|-7-------------9------10---------------------|
|-9b11----------11b13--12b14------------------|
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|-------------------------|
|-17b19r17-14-17p14-------|
|-------------------16p14-| Play
|-------------------------| x4
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|-------------------------|
|-17b19r17-14-17p14-------17b19r17-14-17p14--------------|
|-------------------17p14-------------------17p14-17b19~-|
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|--------------------------------------------------------|
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|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
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|---------7-----------9-------6h7-| Play
|-7h9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-----9-9-----| x2
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. . . . . . . .
|--------------------------------------14-------------|
|----------------15---------17--------------------15--|
|-14b16-16-16-16------16-16------16-16------16-16-----|
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|-------17-------17-/21-22~~~------\------------------|
|-14h15----14h15--------------------------------------|
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After solo: Back to Chorus x2, then Main Riff ad nauseum while fading out.
