NOTHING IS SOMETHING
MD45
(From The 2004 Album The Carving)
Transcribed by Jonathan Casper (confinedforever)
Gtr 1 & 2 - Standard Tuning - (E A D G B E)
Intro x4
eb|-----------------------|-----|
Bb|-----------------------|-----|
Gb|-----------------------|-----|
Db|----------5--5--2------|-----|
Ab|-2--------3--2--0--5-4-|--2--|
Eb|-0-----------------3-2-|--0--|
Riff 1
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|----------5---7p5---------------|
Ab|-2----5h7---7-----7-6-5---------|
Eb|-0--0-------------------7-6-5-3-|
* * * * * * * * *
"Dig in the trash..."
Riff 2
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------5--5--2------|
Ab|-2------------------------------3--2--0--5-4-|
Eb|-0--0-3-0-5-0-7-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-7----------3-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Open the fridge..."
Final time:
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-2--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|-0--0-3-0-5-0-7-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-7-0-------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...only things..."
Riff 3
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-/12--9-9-9-9-9-9-/12--9-9-9-9-9\--5--5--2------|
Ab|-/10--7-7-7-7-7-7-/10--7-7-7-7-7\--3--2--0--5-4-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------3-2-|
"Nothing is something..."
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Final time:
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-/12--9-9-9-9-9-9-/12--9-9-9-9-9\--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-/10--7-7-7-7-7-7-/10--7-7-7-7-7\--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
"Nothing is something..."
Chord leading into next section:
eb|-----|
Bb|-----|
Gb|-----|
Db|--9--|
Ab|--7--|
Eb|--0--|
Play Riff 1 "Going to a party..."
Play Riff 2 "Things I do..."
Play Riff 3 "Nothing is something..."
Lead into next section:
eb|----------|
Bb|----------|
Gb|----------|
Db|----------|
Ab|--3----3--|
Eb|--1----1--|
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-9-----------9------------|
Ab|-7--5--7--2--7--5--7--8-9-|
Eb|----3--5--0-----3--5--6-7-|
* *
Final time:
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|
Ab|-3----3----3----3--|
Eb|-1----1----1----1--|
Solo
eb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------|
Bb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-...--|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 3 "Nothing is something..."
Riff 5
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-/12--9-9-9-9-9-9-/12--9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Ab|-/10--7-7-7-7-7-7-/10--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
"Nothing is something..."
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
[10]12 = pre-bend.
[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.
{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
<17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
