Our Lady Peace - 'Blister'
From 'Happiness is not a Fish You Can Catch'
Eb tuning (Acoustic/Electric, and Electric)
tabbed by jjhand, with some help from Dinuka Perera's Tab
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Intro - Acoustic/Electric
eb|-------------|
Bb|-------------|
Gb|----0--------|
Db|---0---------|
Ab|--9----------|
Eb|-7-----------|
This is played through a octave & delay unit (short delay, max regeneration loop)
Verse Acoustic- Note the rhythm below. Play soft 1st time
1 2 3 4
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------------|
|-9---9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9-9-|---repeat last bar ----|
|-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-|-----------------------|
Bbm
1 "Lately, I can't breathe"
2 "Lonely, wonder why"
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-0--------------------------|-----------------------|
|-9---same rhythm as above---|---repeat last bar-----|
|-6--------------------------|-----------------------|
Bbm/A
1 "waiting chasing me"
2 "If only, my hands were tied"
Soft Ending (1st time)
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0------------------|-0-----------------|-0-----------------|
|-5---same rhythm----|-7---same rhythm---|-9---same rhythm---|
|-3------------------|-5-----------------|-7-----------------|
Gb Ab add4 Bbm
"No one listens, but I'm okay with this"
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/o/our-lady-peace/209185.html ]
Loud Ending (2nd) * Doubled
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-0------------------|-------------------|-7-----------------|-7---7-7---7-7-|
|-0------------------|-0-----------------|-7-----------------|-7---7-7---7-7-|
|-5---same rhythm----|-7---same rhythm---|-5---same rhythm---|-5---5-5---5-5-|
|-3------------------|-5-----------------|-------------------|---------------|
Gb Ab add4 Db5
"Worlds of blister, but I'm okay with this"
Chorus - After lyrics "Don't Touch me"
Repeated Lead Part -
eb|-5---5-7---5-5---5-7---5-5-7-5-| Chords:
Bb|-8---8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-8-8-| Gbadd2(b5) -> Gb(b5)
Gb|-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-6-6-|
Db|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
Distorted Rhythm Guitar Chorus Part-
play this line 2x, then continue to 2 and 3
|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-12---12---16---16---16-16-|-14---14-14----14---14-14-14-14-14\-|
|-12---12---16---16---16-16-|-14---14-14----14---14-14-14-14-14\-|
|-10---10---14---14---14-14-|-12---12-12----12---12-12-12-12-12\-|
|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb5 Bb5 Ab5
2.
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------12---12---12-12-12-|-16---16---14---14---14-14---x--|
|-12---12---12---12---12-12-12-|-16---16---14---14---14-14---x--|
|-12---12---10---10---10-10-10-|-14---14---12---12---12-12---x--|
|-10---10----------------------|--------------------------------|
Db5
3.
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------12---12---12-12-12/14-|-14---14-14----14----14-14\--|
|-12---12---12---12---12-12-12/14-|-14---14-14----14----14-14\--|
|-12---12---10---10---10-10-10/12-|-12---12-12----12----12-12\--|
|-10---10-------------------------|-----------------------------|
Play Verse Again Once
Lyrics:
"Lonely, wandering, Patrolling for enemies
No one listens, but I'm okay with this"
Play Chorus Again & repeat last line (line 3)
Bridge-
play 7x with various emphasis
|------------------| -----------------------------|
|------------------| -----------------------------|
|-7--------7---7-7-| -7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---|
|-7----------------| -----------------------------|
|-5----------5-5-5-| -5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---|
|------------------| -----------------------------|
Play chorus Again without words for 4 bars,
When Chorus Lyrics join, play chorus 2x. Repeat Chorus line 2 (Rhythm) to end.
Key
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
