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title: The Messiah
*performed by: "TOURNIQUET"
*(also performed by BLOODGOOD)
album: "Intense Live Album vol 2"
written by: Les Carlson, David Zaffiro
copyright: c. 1987 Broken Songs (ASCAP)
tabbed by: KEVIN USHER
usher@gaul.csd.uwo.ca
^ = bend note up one whole tone
m = palm muted
p = pull off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
()= tied note
RIFF A)
| v v v | v v v | v v v | v v v
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |6-----------6-6-|--7-6---7-6-----|4-----------4-4-|--6-4---6-4-----|
A |4-----------4-4-|------4-----4-4-|2-----------2-2-|------2-----2-2-|
E |----------------|------------m-m-|----------------|------------m-m-|
| v v v | v v v | v v v | v v v
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |2-----------2-2-|--4-2---4-2-----|----------------|----------------|
A |0-----------0-0-|------0-----0-0-|6-----------4-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E |----------------|------------m-m-|4-----------2-4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|____mute___|
Riff B)
| v v v | v v v | v v v | v v v
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |6-----------6-6-|--7-6---7-6-----|4-----------4-4-|----4---4---4---|
A |4-----------4-4-|------4-----4-4-|2-----------2-2-|----2---2---2---|
E |----------------|------------m-m-|----------------|----------------|
| v v v | v v v | v v v | v v v
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |6-----6-6-4---4-|4/9---9-9\8---8-|6-----------6-4-|(4)-------------|
A |4-----4-4-2---2-|2/7---7-7\6---6-|4-----------4-2-|(2)-------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
CHORUS
| v v v | v v v | v v v | v v v
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |2-------------2-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |0-------0-2-4---|2---------------|----------4-----|6---6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E |----------------|0---------2-4-5-|4---------2-----|4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|
He's the messiah ... |___mute__|
RIFF C)
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/tourniquet/19609.html ]
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E |----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|
|____mute___| |____mute___| |_______________mute_________|
Go into the world and tell all of creation ...
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|____mute___| |____mute___| |______________mute__________|
RIFF D)
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|
A |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|_____mute____| |____mute_____| |_____mute____| |_____mute____|
SOLO
E |---------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------|
G |16^--16^-16^--16^16----13-14-13--------------------p-----------|
D |--------------------------------16--1413-14--16--1413-14---16--|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------161716--/------|
G |----------------------------13-16-13-16^---16^-16-17---------/-\-----|
D |-1413-----------------------------------------------------------\-/--|
A |-----------16------15--------------------------------------------/---|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------11---------------------11--13-13-|
D |-14----------11-13-14----13-14----14-13--14-13-13--14-----------|
A |--------11-14---------------------------------------------------|
E |------12--------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------14-----------------------------------------------------|
G |wha-wha-16^----------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------14-----|
G |-16^-16^--16^16---13-14-13-----------------13-16-13-16---------|
D |---------------------------16-14-13-14-13----------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------|
Song Order
Riff A) X 3
Riff B) X 1
Riff A) X 1
Chorus X 2
Riff C) X 2
Chorus X 2
Riff B)
Solo
Riff D) X 1
Chorus repeat out