Artist: Unwound
Song: "Corpse Pose"
Album: Repetition CD/LP (1996)
Standard Tuning (*confirmed by Justin Trosper)
Bass (Vern)
Verse riff:
G|---------------10--------------10--------------10--------------10-|
D|-0-0-5/7-0-0-9---0-0-5/7-0-0-9---0-0-5/7-0-0-9---0-0-5/7-0-0-9----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar (Justin)
Verse riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------1212-----|
B|-------------------------------------------------1010----1010-----|
G|-----9-9-9-9---------2-----4b5p2-----9-9-9-9-----9-9-----1010-----|
D|-----x-x-x-x-------------------------x-x-x-x-------------9-9------|
A|-----8-8-8-8-----3-------3-----------8-8-8-8----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar
Pre-Chorus riff:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------1010----------------------------1010-|
G|-----9-9-----1010----7-7-----9-9-----9-9-----1010----7-7-----9-9--|
D|-----7-7-----9-9-----9-9-----7-7-----7-7-----9-9-----9-9-----7-7--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
sung: "watch your heart let it bleed..."
Bass
Chorus riff:
G|---------10101010--------8-8-8-8---------10101010--------8-8-8-8--|
D|---------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-7---------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-7--|
A|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar
Chorus riff:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------10101010------------------------10101010-|
G|---------12121212--------10101010--------12121212--------10101010-|
D|---------10101010--------12121212--------10101010--------12121212-|
A|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
sung: "corpse pose corpse pose"
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/u/unwound/373615.html ]
Bass
Bridge riff:
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------/8-------\3---3-3-3---3-3-----------------|
E|-1---1-1--------------------------4---4-4-4---4---|
Guitar
Bridge riff:
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9---7----------2------4b5--2-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------3---5--/6---|
A|-8-----------8---3------3-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------4---------------|
sung: "don't believe it"
Bass
Final riff:
G|---------10101010--------8-8-8-8---------10101010--------8-8-8-8-|
D|---------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-7---------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-7-|
A|-*______---------*______---------*______---------*______---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
+
G|--------10101010-|
D|--------9-9-9-9--|
A|*______----------|
E|-----------------|
*______ = feedback squall
Guitar
Final riff:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------10101010------------------------10101010-|
G|---------12121212--------10101010--------12121212--------10101010-|
D|---------10101010--------12121212--------10101010--------12121212-|
A|-*______---------*______---------*______---------*______----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|---------12121212-|
D|---------10101010-|
A|-*______----------|
E|------------------|
*______ = feedback squall
Song Structure
Bass:
Verse riff x7
Chorus riff x3
Verse riff x6
Chorus riff x3
Bridge riff x4
Chorus riff x2
Bridge riff x6
Final riff x1
Guitar:
Verse riff x4
Pre-Chorus riff x2
Chorus riff x3
Verse riff x4
Pre-Chorus riff x2
Chorus riff x3
Bridge riff x4
Chorus riff x2
Bridge riff x6
Final riff x1
As a point of reference, please check out this live clip from 2001 of Unwound playing
"Corpse Pose" at Rubber Gloves in Denton, TX. You can see here that the tab matches up to
what they're playing.
That's it. Please feel free to leave any comments, questions, or requests. Cheers!
-Bennyshambles78-
