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The Ballad Of Tommy Clayton & The Rawdawg Millionaire- Of Mice And Men
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Tabbed by: Cameron McCurdy
Email:cameron.mccurdy@insightbb.com
Hey this is my first tab and I figured this was a pretty easy song to start with
and its still got great riffs and nice breakdowns.
I spent about 2 hours creating this and I hope it helps.
I focused mainly on the rhythm part because thats the only part could make out.
Tuning: Drop C#
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| \ Slide down
| ~ Let note ring out
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| . Palm mute
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Intro (0:00 to 0:14)
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-1|
G#|-5\-------------------------5-8---5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-1|
C#|-----0-0--3-7-0-0--0000-3-7-----7-5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-1|
.... . . . . . .
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------5-5---5-5---5-5------\1---------1-1-1----|
G#|----------------------------5-8---5-5---5-5---5-5------\1---------1-1-1----|
C#|-----0-0--3-7-0-0--0000-3-7-----7-5-5---5-5---5-5------\1---------1-1-1----|
.... . .
Verse (0:14 to 0:42)
Well bring you to your knees...
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-1|
G#|----------------------------5-8---5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-1|
C#|-----0-0--3-7-0-0--0000-3-7-----7-5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-1|
.... . . . . . .
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------5-5---5-5---5-5------\1---------1-1-1----|
G#|----------------------------5-8---5-5---5-5---5-5------\1---------1-1-1----|
C#|-----0-0--3-7-0-0--0000-3-7-----7-5-5---5-5---5-5------\1---------1-1-1----|
.... . .
I met a girl with predictable ways...
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--0--0---0-0-0------------------------5-5--5-5-5--5---5-5--1-1--1-1-1--1---| x2
G#|--0--0---0-0-0------------------------5-5--5-5-5--5---5-5--1-1--1-1-1--1---|
C#|--0--0---0-0-0------------------------5-5--5-5-5--5---5-5--1-1--1-1-1--1---|
. . . . . . . .
Chorus (0:42 to 1:01)
You can strum these however you like, whatever pattern sounds best to you.
Oh faithful, Im amazed to find you look that way...
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--1~----------------3~----------------5~----------------0~-----------------| x2
G#|--1~----------------3~----------------5~----------------0~-----------------|
C#|--1~----------------3~----------------5~----------------0~-----------------|
If you have a rhythm and lead guitar the lead can play this:
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--8~----------------10~---------------12~---------------10~----------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
G#|--6~----------------8~----------------10~---------------8~-----------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------|
C#|--1~----------------3~-------------------|
G#|--1~----------------3~-------------------|
C#|--1~----------------3~-------------------|
Verse (1:01 to 1:17)
You see these hospital walls are full from the bodies of all the dead...
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--0--0---0-0-0------------------------5-5--5-5-5--5---5-5--1-1--1-1-1--1---| x2
G#|--0--0---0-0-0------------------------5-5--5-5-5--5---5-5--1-1--1-1-1--1---|
C#|--0--0---0-0-0------------------------5-5--5-5-5--5---5-5--1-1--1-1-1--1---|
. . . . . . . .
wants to be fed...
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------0--0--0-0-0--0--0-------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------0--0--0-0-0--0--0-------------------------------------------------|
C#|--1b3----1--1--1-1-1--1--1-------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . .
Breakdown #1 (1:19 to 1:41)
Bloody hands stop beating hearts...
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/o/of-mice-and-men/258559.html ]
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--0--0--0-0-0--0--0------------0--0--0-0-0--0--0---8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-----| x3
G#|--0--0--0-0-0--0--0------------0--0--0-0-0--0--0---8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-----|
C#|--1--1--1-1-1--1--1------------1--1--1-1-1--1--1---8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-----|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pre-verse (1:41 to 1:48)
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--0--0--0-0-0--0--0------------0--0--0-0-0--0--0---------------------------|
G#|--0--0--0-0-0--0--0------------0--0--0-0-0--0--0--------------5-8-4\-------|
C#|--1--1--1-1-1--1--1------------1--1--1-1-1--1--1-----0-3-7-0---------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Verse (intro riff) (1:48 to 2:01)
Well bring you to your knees...
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-1|
G#|----------------------------5-8---5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-1|
C#|-----0-0--3-7-0-0--0000-3-7-----7-5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-1|
.... . . . . . .
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------5-5---5-5---5-5------\1---------1-1-1----|
G#|----------------------------5-8---5-5---5-5---5-5------\1---------1-1-1----|
C#|-----0-0--3-7-0-0--0000-3-7-----7-5-5---5-5---5-5------\1---------1-1-1----|
.... . .
Pre-breakdown (2:01 to 2:16)
Black. Block out the sun...
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--0~---------------0~---------------5~---------------1~--------------------|x2
G#|--0~---------------0~---------------5~---------------1~--------------------|
C#|--0~---------------0~---------------5~---------------1~--------------------|
Breakdown #2 (2:16 to 2:45)
Black out the sun...
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--0--0--0-0--0-------0-0------------0--0--0-0--0-------0-0---0-0-----------| x2
G#|--0--0--0-0--0-------0-0------------0--0--0-0--0-------0-0---0-0-----------|
C#|--0--0--0-0--0-------0-0------------0--0--0-0--0-------0-0---0-0-----------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--0--0--0-0--0~---------------------0--0--0-0--0~------000---000-----------|
G#|--0--0--0-0--0~---------------------0--0--0-0--0~------000---000-----------|
C#|--0--0--0-0--0~---------------------0--0--0-0--0~------000---000-----------|
. . . . ... ...
This is the get off...
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--0--0--0-0--0-------0-0---0-0------0--0--0-0--0-------0-------------------|
G#|--0--0--0-0--0-------0-0---0-0------0--0--0-0--0-------0-------------------|
C#|--0--0--0-0--0-------0-0---0-0------0--0--0-0--0-------0-------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chorus (2:45 to 3:13)
You can strum these however you like, whatever pattern sounds best to you.
Oh faithful, Im amazed to find you look that way...
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--1~----------------3~----------------5~----------------0~-----------------| x4
G#|--1~----------------3~----------------5~----------------0~-----------------|
C#|--1~----------------3~----------------5~----------------0~-----------------|
If you have a rhythm and lead guitar the lead can play this:
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--8~----------------10~---------------12~---------------10~----------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
G#|--6~----------------8~----------------10~---------------8~-----------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro (3:13 to end)
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--1--1--1-1-1~-------------------------5--5--5-5-5~------------0~----------| x2
G#|--1--1--1-1-1~-------------------------5--5--5-5-5~------------0~----------|
C#|--1--1--1-1-1~-------------------------5--5--5-5-5~------------0~----------|
. . . .
Its all in your head...
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------0~----------------------------------0~---------------------------|
C#|-------3~----------------------------------3~------------------------------| x2
G#|----1~----------------------------------1~---------------------------------|
C#|-1~----------------------------------1~------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-0~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-3~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-1~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-1~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
