Artist/Band: Unwound
Song: "Side Effects of Being Tired"
Album: Challenge for a Civilized Society (1998)
standard tuning
Intro riff:
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------|
G|-------------------------------------8--8--8--8-|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6-|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Verse riff:
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------|
G|-------------------------------------8--8--8--8-|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6-|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus riff:
e|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
+
e|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/u/unwound/381176.html ]
Chorus riff:
e|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
+
e|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
+
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-14----------------------------------------12---|
D|----------14-------15-------11-------12---------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
+
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-------------------------12------------------|
D|----------14-------15----------------12----11---|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
+
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-14----------------------------------------12---|
D|----------14-------15-------11-------12---------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
+
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-------------------------12------------------|
D|----------14-------15----------------12----11---|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Bridge riff (after improvised noise w/ delay):
e|(0)---------------------(0)---------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-----------------------10---------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------0----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
+
e|(0)---------------------(0)---------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----------------------13---------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------0----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Outro riff:
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------10~--------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|/9----------------------------------------------|
E|/10---------------------------------------------|
+
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------12----12----12----12---|
G|-------------------------13----13----13----13---|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-----9-----9-----9----------------------------|
E|-10----10----10----10---------------------------|
Song structure:
Intro riff x 4
Verse riff x 8
Pre-chorus riff x 2
Chorus riff x 1
Verse riff x 8
Pre-chorus riff x 2
Chorus riff x 1
Intro riff x 4
Verse riff into improvised noise with delay approx. x 8
Bridge riff x 4
Outro riff x ad infinitum, treat with delay/effects noise
That's it. Feel free to leave comments, corrections, suggestions, requests, etc. Cheers!
-Bennyshambles78-
