SOMETIMES IT'S OUR MISTAKES THAT MAKE FOR THE GREATEST IDEAS
As recorded by Norma Jean
(From the 2004 Album BLESS THE MARTYR, KISS THE CHILD)
Transcribed by James Martyn
Words by Josh Scogin Music by Norma Jean
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Verse
Q=140
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
H E E E E E E E E H
|--------------|------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------|
|------2-2-0-0-|--1---1---1---1---1-----|
|--------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W E E E E H
|--------------|------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------|
|--------------|-----------------<5>----|
|--------------|-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>--------|
|--------------|------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------|
Q H. +W +H E E E E
|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|--2------------------|--------------|----------2-2-0-0--|
|----------3----------|--(3)---------|--(3)--------------|
|
| E E H Q +W +W
|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|---------<5>---------|--------------|-------------------|
|-<5>-<5>--------<5>--|-(<5>)--------|-(<5>)-------------|
|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|
N.C.
E E E E H Q H. +W +H E E E E
|------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|--1---1---1---1---1-----|--2---------------|--------------|----------2-2-0-0--|
|------------------------|----------3-------|--(3)---------|--(3)--------------|
|
| E E E E H E E H. +W +W
|------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|-----------------<5>----|---------<5>------|-(<5>)--------|-(<5>)-------------|
|-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>--------|-<5>-<5>----------|--------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|
N.C.
E E E E H Q H.
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|--1---1---1---1---1-----|--2------------------|
|------------------------|----------3----------|
|
| E E E E H E E H Q
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------<5>----|---------<5>---------|
|-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>--------|-<5>-<5>--------<5>--|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
+W +H E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|----------2-2-0-0--|
|--(3)------------|--(3)--------------|
|
| +H. Q +W
|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------<5>--|-(<5>)-------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-(<5>)-----------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
N.C.
E E E E H Q H.
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|--1---1---1---1---1-----|--2------------------|
|------------------------|----------3----------|
|
| E E E E H E E H Q
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------<5>----|---------<5>---------|
|-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>--------|-<5>-<5>--------<5>--|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
+W +H E E E E
|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|----------2-2-0-0--|
|--(3)---------|--(3)--------------|
|
| +W +W
|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|
|-(<5>)--------|-(<5>)-------------|
|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|
N.C. Gm
E E E E H Q H.
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|-1--1-1-1--1------|---2-------------|
|------------------|-------3---------|
|
| Q. Q. Q +H H
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------11----|
|------------------|-----------12----|
|------------------|-----------12----|
|-8------9-----10--|-(10)------10----|
|------------------|-----------------|
+W +H E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------2--2--0--0--|
|--(3)--------------|-(3)-----------------------|
|
| +H E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-(11)----11-11-11--|-11--11-11-11-------11-----|
|-(12)----12-12-12--|-12--12-12----12-12----12--|
|-(12)----12-12-12--|-12--12-12-----------------|
|-(10)----10-10-10--|-10--10-10-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|
N.C. Gm
E E E E H Q H. +W +H E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-1--1-1-1--1------|---2-------------|------------------|----------2-2--0-0--|
|------------------|-------3---------|--(3)-------------|-(3)----------------|
|
| Q. Q. Q +H H +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-----------11----|-(11)--11-----11--|------11------11----|
|------------------|-----------12----|-(12)--12-----12--|------12------12----|
|------------------|-----------12----|-(12)--12-----12--|------12------12----|
|-8------9-----10--|-(10)------10----|-(10)--10-----10--|------10------10----|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
N.C. Gm
E E E E H Q H.
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|-1--1-1-1--1------|---2-------------|
|------------------|-------3---------|
|
| Q. Q. Q +H H
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------11----|
|------------------|-----------12----|
|------------------|-----------12----|
|-8------9-----10--|-(10)------10----|
|------------------|-----------------|
+W +H E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------2--2--0-0--|
|--(3)-----------------|-(3)---------------------|
|
| +Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-(11)--11-11-11-11----|-11--11-11-11---11-11----|
|-(12)--12-12-12-12----|-12--12-12-12---12-12----|
|-(12)--12-12-12-12----|-12--12-12-12---12-12----|
|-(10)--10-10-10-10----|-10--10-10-10---10-10----|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
N.C. Gm
E E E E H Q H.
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|-1--1-1-1--1------|---2-------------|
|------------------|-------3---------|
|
| Q. Q. Q +H H
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------11----|
|------------------|-----------12----|
|------------------|-----------12----|
|-8------9-----10--|-(10)------10----|
|------------------|-----------------|
+W +H E E E E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|------------2-2--0-0--|
|--(3)-----------------|-(3)------------------|
|
| +Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-(11)--11-11----11-11-|------11-11-----11----|
|-(12)--12-12----12-12-|------12-12-----12----|
|-(12)--12-12----12-12-|------12-12-----12----|
|-(10)--10-10----10-10-|------10-10-----10----|
|----------------------|----------------------|
N.C. Gm
W W
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|
|
| Q. Q. Q +H H
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------11----|
|---------------|---------12----|
|---------------|---------12----|
|-8----9----10--|-(10)----10----|
|---------------|---------------|
W H H
|----------------------|-------------!-0----------|
|----------------------|-------------!-0----------|
|----------------------|-------------!(0)---------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|
| +Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|-(11)--11-11-11-11----|-11-11-11-11------11-11---|
|-(12)--12-12-12-12----|-12-12-12-12------12-12---|
|-(12)--12-12-12-12----|-12-12-12-12------12-12---|
|-(10)--10-10-10-10----|-10-10-10-10------10-10---|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
Guitar Break
H=H
(Em)
W +H.. S S W +W 4x
||-----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)-----||
||o----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)----o||
||-----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)-----||
||--2--------|-(2)------------|------------|---------||
||o-2--------|-(2)------------|------------|--------o||
||--0--------|-(0)------------|------------|---------||
|
| W +H.. S S W +W 4x
||-----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)-----||
||o----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)----o||
||-----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)-----||
||-----------|----------------|-(0)--------|-(0)-----||
||o-2--------|-(2)------------|------------|--------o||
||--0--------|-(0)------------|------------|---------||
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Breakdown
Q=160
G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||o--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--||
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o||
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
Bb5 B5 G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||---8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||o--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||---6--6--6--7--7--7--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb5 B5 G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--||
|--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o||
|--6--6--6--7--7--7--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
Chorus
Bb5 B5 G5
Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E
||--------------------|--------------------------|
||o-------------------|--------------------------|
||--------------------|--------------------------|
||--8------9------5---|-(5)--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||o-8------9------5---|-(5)--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||--6------7------3---|-(3)--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------|--------------------------|
||o-------------------|--------------------------|
||--------------------|-----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||--8--8-8-9--9-9-5-5-|--5--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||o-8--8-8-9--9-9-5-5-|--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
||--6--6-6-7--7-7-3-3-|--3-----------------------|
Bb5 B5 G5
Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------------o||
|-------------------|---------------------------||
|-8------9------5---|-(5)--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--||
|-8------9------5---|-(5)--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o||
|-6------7------3---|-(3)--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------------o||
|-------------------|-----10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
|-8--8-8-9--9-9-5-5-|--5--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
|-8--8-8-9--9-9-5-5-|--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8-o||
|-6--6-6-7--7-7-3-3-|--3------------------------||
Bb5 B5 G5
Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E
||-------------------|-------------------------------|
||o------------------|-------------------------------|
||-------------------|-------------------------------|
||--8------9------5--|-(5)-5-5-----5-----5-----5-5-5-|
||o-8------9------5--|-(5)-5-5-----5-----5-----5-5-5-|
||--6------7------3--|-(3)-3-3-----3-----3-----3-3-3-|
|
| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
||-------------------|-------------------------------|
||o------------------|-------------------------------|
||--3--3-3-4--4-4----|--3--5-5b5.5-5b5.5-5b5.5p3-----|
||--3--3-3-4--4-4-5--|---------------------------5---|
||o-1--1-1-2--2-2-5--|-------------------------------|
||----------------3--|-------------------------------|
Bb5 B5 G5
Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E
|------------------|--------------------------------||
|------------------|-------------------------------o||
|------------------|--------------------------------||
|-8------9------5--|-(5)-5-5-----5-----5-----5-5-5--||
|-8------9------5--|-(5)-5-5-----5-----5-----5-5-5-o||
|-6------7------3--|-(3)-3-3-----3-----3-----3-3-3--||
|
| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|------------------|--------------------------------||
|------------------|-------------------------------o||
|-3--3-3-4--4-4----|--3--5-5b5.5-5b5.5-5b5.5p3------||
|-3--3-3-4--4-4-5--|---------------------------5----||
|-1--1-1-2--2-2-5--|-------------------------------o||
|---------------3--|--------------------------------||
Bridge
G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||o--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--||
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o||
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
F5 F#5 G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||o--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--10-10-10-11-11-11-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
||--10-10-10-11-11-11-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
||o--8--8--8--9--9--9-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
F5 F#5 G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--||
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o||
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-10-10-10-11-11-11-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--||
|-10-10-10-11-11-11-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--||
|--8--8--8--9--9--9-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
Out-Chorus
Bb5 B5 G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||---8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||o--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||---6--6--6--7--7--7--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb5 B5 G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--||
|--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o||
|--6--6--6--7--7--7--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
G5
>
W +W +W W
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*|
|--5--------|--(5)--------|--(5)--------|---------*|
|--5--------|--(5)--------|--(5)--------|---------*|
|--3--------|--(3)--------|--(3)--------|---------*|
|
| >
| W +W +W +W
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*|
|-10--------|-(10)--------|-(10)--------|-(10)----*|
|-10--------|-(10)--------|-(10)--------|-(10)----*|
|--8--------|--(8)--------|--(8)--------|--(8)----*|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
