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Live Shit Riffs

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Tom: C#m

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------2---------2---------------2---------2----2---|
A|---\0h1h2-----0h1h2-----------0h1h2-----0h1h2----------|
E|---\-------------------0-------------------------4-----|

     
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------2/--|
D|----------2---------2---------------2---------2----2/--|
A|---0h1h2-----0h1h2-----------0h1h2-----0h1h2-------0/--|
E|-----------------------0-------------------------------|


This next riff is the "Inspector Gadget" riff Kirk plays while walking up to Lars' drum kit during one of the breaks.
                                       pm.........
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------0--2---2---1---1---0---0-------------0--2---2--|
E|--0--2--3-------3-------2-------1------0--2--3-------3----|

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--2--0-----------------2--|
A|-----------------2--2--2--|
E|--------0--2--3--------0--|


Here's the "Alfred Hitchcock" riff Kirk plays during one his solos.  Jaymz comes in and supports Kirk with some rhythm.  This riff is on the video and the CD.

Kirk
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7-7-5-7-8-7-5-------5-5-4-5-7-4---------------------5-|
A|------------------------------------5-------8-8-7-5-7-8---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

Kirk
*(on the last time Kirk uses Wah and harmonics)
                                           *slides this note 
                                            up to 19 and
                                            back down
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------7-7-7-6----6-7-9-------7-7-7-6----6-7-9---|
D|--7------------7---------7------------7---------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Jaymz
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------7--x-x--x-x--x-x-------7--x-x--x-x--x-x---|
D|--7---7--x-x--x-x--x-x---7---7--x-x--x-x--x-x---|
A|--7---5--x-x--x-x--x-x---7---5--x-x--x-x--x-x---|
E|--5----------------------5----------------------|

Play that a couple of times and then play the ascending part.  On the last time Kirk trills the 9h12 and the high E.

Kirk
E|------------------------------12------9h12p9--------------|
B|-----10----------13-------10------12---------9h12p9---7---|
G|--7------9---10------12---------------------------------7-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

Jaymz
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7------------9-----------10------------------|
D|--7----------7------------9-----------10-----10-----------|
A|--7----------5------------7------------8-----10-----------|
E|--5-------------------------------------------8-----------|


This next riff is from Part I of the Year And A Half videos.  Kirk is just sitting around playing "The Wind Cries Mary"  by Jimi Hendrix.

E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--8--9--10----8--9--10-----------------------------|
D|--8--9--10----8--9--10----------10-12-10h12--------|
A|--6--7--8-----10-11-12----10-12-------------12-10--|
E|--6--7--8------------------------------------------|

This is also from Part I.  Jaymz plays the first few measures to "Stairway to Heaven."

E|-------5-7-----7--8-----8-2-----2--0---------0------------|
B|-----5-----5--------5-------4--------1---1-----1------1-1-|
G|---5---------5--------5-------2--------2---------2--0-2-2-|
D|-7-------6--------5-------4--------3----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------2-0-0-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

Here are some more Live Shit riffs.  These riffs are from the Mexico City CD's.  Jason is finishing up his bass solo with Zepplin's "Dazed and Confused"  and some other song.  Kirk joins in before starting his solo.  I've went ahead and tabbed some of Jason's stuff so you can get the feel of the timing and rhythm.

"a la Dazed and Confused"

This is Jason's bass line. (4x)
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----10--9--8--7\-------------------10--9--8--7\-----------|
E|-0--------------0--10--9--8--7\-0--------------0--10--9-8-|

Kirk (comes in on the second time)
                                 Harm
E|----12-----------------------------5----------------------|
B|-12-----------------------------7-------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
     
       )\  full step
     b/   \  /\      /\      /\      /\
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

     trem bar/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|


                )\  full step             trem 
              b/   \  /\      /\      /\  bar/\/\/\/\/\/\/\   
E|----19-19-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------19-20-------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

Jason
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----10--9--8--7\------------------10--9--8--7\------------|
E|-0--------------0--10--9--8--7\-0-------------0--10--9--8-|

Kirk
(prebend all the notes marked with an * half a step and release to the note in ()
      *     *        *     *         *     *       *     *
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----9-(9)-7-(7)--------------------9-(9)-7-(7)-----------|
E|--------------------9-(9)-7-(7)-------------------9-(9)-7-|

E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------| Play
D|--9-9-9-------7h9--------| 4x
A|--9-9-9--7h9-------7h9---|
E|--7-7-7------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-----------------------------(7)-----------------------|
A|--7-----------------------------(7)-----------------------|
E|--5-----------------------------(5)-----------------------|

Fig 1 (3x)
    pm...    pm..............         pm.........
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------5------------------------5--------|
D|---------7--7-7--5--5-5---7-7p6p5-7--7-7--5--5-5---7-7p6p5|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--\5--5---------------------------------------------------|

     pm..........             pm.........
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------5------------------------5----|
D|-7--7-7--5--5-5---7-7p6p5-7--7-7--5--5-5---7--|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

    pm...    pm..............         pm.........
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------6------------------------6--------|
G|---------7--7-7--5--5-5---7-7p6p5-7--7-7--5--5-5---7------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5--5---------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

    pm...    pm..............         pm.........
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------5------------------------5--------|
D|---------7--7-7--5--5-5---7-7p6p5-7--7-7--5--5-5---7------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---5--5---------------------------------------------------|

  pm..          tr~   pm..         tr~  
E|----------------------------------------|
B|------12\\10--------------10\\8---------|
G|-------9\\-7-9-7(9)--------7\\5-7-5(7)--|
D|-------9\\-7---------------7\\5---------|
A|--7-7-----------------5-5---------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

(not sure about this part, kiddies)
  pm.............
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------9------------------|
D|-------------------9-9------7-9-7-------|
A|-------5-5--6-6--7-7-7-9-11-------11-9--|
E|--5-5-----------------------------------|


This was taken from the Guitar Doodle part on the Mexico City CD's.  Kirk is just making a lot of racket on his guitar and then jumps into "Third Stone From The Sun."

Play 2x
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--11~-----11--9--7--9---4--7~------4--2--0--4--0--2~------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

            w/ feedback
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|--4--0--9--7~------------|
E|-------------------------|


This is the decending part the Kirk plays at the end of "For Whom The Bell Tools" on the CD's and video.

With wah.
+=closed; o=open
   o  + o + o + o  + o + o  + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9---12---8---11---7---10---6---9---5---8---4---7---3---6|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

This next section is from Jason's bass solo on the Seattle video.  I think it is from "To Live Is To Die."  Jason is playing a little rhythm on his bass and Jaymz joins in and then Kirk.  All guitars are clean.

Fig 1
Jaymz
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-h-1--------0h1p0-----0--------------------------------|
G|---------2-----------2----------2------0-------0----------|
D|------------2-----------------------------------------2---|
A|--0------------------------------------------------------2|
E|-------------------------3---------3-------3---0----------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------1-------------3-------3--------0|
G|--0-------0-h-2------------------2------------------------|
D|-----------------0------------------2---------------------|
A|---------------------0----0-------------------------------|
E|------0---1---------------------------------0---3-----3---|

E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------0----------------3------|
G|--0------0-------------0-------0-------------------|
D|----------------2---------------------0------------|
A|-------------------2-------2-------------2---------|
E|-----0---0---------------------3---------------0---|

Kirk
W/Fig 1
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4h5~-----4h5-4h5p4~-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------7--5---7/5~--------5-5-5--7--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------4h5--5~----5--7---7~------4---------------4------|
D|--------------------------------------5---5--5-5-5--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|



ADDED BONUS!!!!
I tabbed this new song from the free concert in Philadelphia Nov 11.  One of my friends videotaped it and I tried to tab it the best I could according to the video.  Kirk was jamming on his guitar making lots of noise and Jason kicks in the opening bass line to Devil's Dance.  They used a lot more effects than on the CD so I am going to try to get all the effects in there.  The song is in drop D tuning.  It's on the Reload CD and I don't think they played it exactly like it is on the CD.  I got the lyrics from the CD.  Enjoy!!!


Bass Intro (Jason starts on the intro while Kirk is still jamming on his own)
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------| play
D|----------------------------------------------| 6x
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----6\---0---0------0-3-0---0-5-3-0-3-5-------|

 (with echo)                            *The first note was  
                                          struck and the  
     pm.       pm....         pm.         other three echoed                                                               
E|----------|---------------|---------|-----------|
B|----------|---------------|---------|-----------|
G--H-------|-H-------------|---------|-----------| play
D--H-------|-H-------------|---------|-----------|  1x 
E|---0-0----|--0-0-0-0-6----|--0-0----|--0-0-0-0--|
B|---0-0----|--0-0-0-0-6----|--0-0----|--0-0-0-0--|
                      ^
                   let ring

Rhy Fig 1
  pm...........................
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| play
D|---------------------------------| 8x
A|--0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--0---|
E|--0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--0---|

Riff A   (played with Rhy Fig 1) 
Played 3x    
                   *slight        )\
        pm.....     bend        b/   \....
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5------------------------------------|
D|------------------5---5--3--5--6-66-66-66-5-3----------|
A|--3h5--5-5-5-5---------------------------------3h5-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

Played 1x
      )\
    b/   \....        w/ wah
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---6-66-66-66-5-3----7----|
A|---------------------5----|
E|---------------------0----|
                      ^
                   let ring 
   w/ flanger                                    *R=rest
   w/ wah
   w/ feedback      tremelo bar /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--(7)--------------(7)---------------(7)------------| R--|
A|--(5)--------------(5)---------------(5)------------| R--|
E|--(0)--------------(0)---------------(0)------------| R--|

The band stops playing at this point and Jaymz starts talking to the crowd.  Jason comes in and plays the next figure on the bass and then the rest of the band kicks it back in

play 2x
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|----/5---------------------|----5----------------------|
E|-------6~~~~---------------|-------5-~~~~--------------|

Guitar 1
E|---------|--------|--------|----------------|
B|---------|--------|--------|----------------|
G|---------|--------|--------|----------------|
D|---------|--------|--------|----------------|
A|--/5-----|--5-----|--5-----|--5-------------|
E|-----6---|----5---|----6---|----5-----3p0---|

Guitar 2
E|---------|--------|--------|-------------------|
B|---------|--------|--------|-------------------|
G|---------|--------|--------|-------------------|
D|---------|--------|--------|-------------------|
A|-----5---|----5---|----5---|----5--------------|
E|-----6---|----5---|----6---|----5--------------|

Riff B
Guitar 1
E|---------|--------|--------|-------------------|
B|---------|--------|--------|-------------------|
G|---------|--------|--------|-------------------|
D|---------|--------|--------|-------------------|
A|--/5-----|--5-----|--5-----|--5----------------|
E|-----6---|----5---|----6---|----5-----3p0--3p0-|

Guitar 2
E|---------|--------|--------|-------------------|
B|---------|--------|--------|-------------------|
G|---------|--------|--------|-------------------|
D|---------|--------|--------|-------------------|
A|-----5---|----5---|----5---|----5--------------|
E|-----6---|----5---|----6---|----5--------------|

Verse:  3x
  pm.........         pm.......
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0---0-3------0---0---0---|
E|--0-0-0-0---0-3------0---0---0---|

  pm.........         
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0---0-3-----------------|
E|--0-0-0-0---0-3------5b6r5--3---|

   pm..........................................
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-|--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3----------|
E|--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-|--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--5b6r5---|

  pm.........         pm.......
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0---0-3------0---0---0---|
E|--0-0-0-0---0-3------0---0---0---|

  pm.........         
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0---0-3-----------------|
E|--0-0-0-0---0-3------5b6r5--3---|

   pm..........................................
E|----------------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------|
A|--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-|--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2---|
E|--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-|--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2---|

Bridge:  Riff B

Chorus:  Play 3x
       pm.     pm.    pm.              pm
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--6-------6-------6-------6--|--3---0-----3----3----0--3--|
E|--6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6--|--3---0--0--3----3----0--3--|

E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------| Play
D|--------------------| 1x
A|---6----------------|
E|---6----------------|

Riff B
Verse
Bridge
Chorus

Riff A
Solo

Here's the beginning of the solo.  It's not exactly the same as on the CD but sounds a lot like it.  I know the beginning is different because it Kirk uses wah and the 15p14p13 aren't on the CD.  

     *tremelo pick this note fast as hell and gradually 
      bend up a step
   (w/wah)
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--/15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--15p14p13-15p14p13-15p14p13-p15p14p13-15p14p13-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

This fill is played during the 2nd verse and after the solo.

            *pre-bend this note 1/2 step and gradually              
               release as you pick
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-------*6(7)6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Lyrics:

Yeah, I feel you too
Feel, those things you do
In your eyes I see a fire that burns just free to you
That's running through
Deep inside you know, seeds I plant will grow

        One day we'll see
        The dance come down to me
        Yeah come on come on now take the chance
        That's right    
        Let's dance

Snake, I am the snake
Tempting, that bite you take
Let me make your mind, leave yourself behind
Be not afraid
I've got what ya need, hunger I will feed

        One day we'll see
        The dance come down to me
        Yeah come on come on now take the chance
        Haha!   
        Let's dance

Yeah, come dancin'
(solo)

        One day we'll see
        The dance come down to me
        Yeah come on come on now take the chance
        

Yeah, I feel you too
Feel, those things you do
In your eyes I see a fire that burns just free to you
That's running through
Deep inside you know, seeds I plant will grow

        One day we'll see
        The dance come down to me
        Yeah come on come on now take the chance
        That's right
        Let's dance

It's nice to see you here
Haha!




Send corrections or comments to Travis. (trgrady@vt.edu)

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