BAND- FINGER ELEVEN
ALBUM- TIP (1998 on Mercury, now on WIND-UP)
SONG- SWALLOWTAIL
TABBED BY- KEVIN JACK (wicked_44@hotmail.com)
TUNING- Dropped D, and tuned 1/2 step down
- Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Notes- Probably one of the best songs on the album. Its really
simple so just follow along and listen to the cd while u play this
to get the timing down cause i cant do everything for you.
INTRO- Guitar1: clean electric, with phaser or flanger
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e-----------------------------------
b--------^-------^------^---^------- *Play once, bend those notes
g-14-14-14b-14--14b-14-14b-14b------ heavily. Might need to use
d--0--0--0--0----0---0--0---0------- two fingers. Play this once
a-----------------------------------
d-----------------------------------
VERSE 1- G1:Same
G2:Chorus pedal, organ like clean tone, with slow delay
(Ill write G1's part out, underneath will be G2)
G1
e-----------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------
g-----14-14---14-14--12-12---9------9--9-//-12-12-12--
d-0-0--0--0----0--0---0--0---0------0--0-//--0--0--0-- X4 (Throw some
a----------------------------------------------------- bends in)
d-----------------------------------------------------
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G2
| 1 2,3,4th time
e---------------------------------|---|---
b---------------------------------|---|---
g---------------------------------|---|---
d-0-----------------------9-/////-|---|12- X 4
a-0-0---12-12---8-8---7-7-7-/////-|10-|10-
d-0-0---12-12---8-8---7-7-7-/////-|10-|10-
"Let me in........"
BRIDGE 1- G1-same
========= G2-same
G1
e-------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------
g--15---10-----14----14---14---14----17---17---17-
d--15---10-----14----14---14---14----17---17---17- X
a-(13)--(8)---(12)--(12)-(12)-(12)--(15)-(15)-(15)
d-------------------------------------------------
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G2
e----------------------------
b----------------------------
g---------------------------- *Make sure you have delay on
d---------------------------- X2 this part.
a--8--3-/--7-7--//--10-10-10-
d--8--3-/--7-7--//--10-10-10-
"Swallow the key"
VERSE 2- G1, G2, same, play the same as Verse 1
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BRIDGE 2- G1: Same
======== G2: clean, start with mild distortion, as it builds to
chorus slowly crank it up.
CHORUS 1- G1: Heavy Distortion
========= G2: Heavy Distortion
G1
e-------------------------------- -----------------
b-------------------------------- -----------------
g--4-4------------9--9--9--7--6-- -----------------
d--4-4---5---0----x--x--x--x--x-- X3, then --3-3----7-7----0
a--2-2---5---0----7--7--7--5--4-- --3-3----7-7----0
d--------5---0------------------- --3-3----7-7----0
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G2
e------------------------------- ------------------
b------------------------------- ------------------
g------------------------------- ------------------
d--9----5---0------------------- X3, then --3-3-----7-7----0
a--9----5---0------------------- --3-3-----7-7----0
d--9----5---0------------------- --3-3-----7-7----0
"We all know..... an ugly butterfly"
VERSE 3- Same as verse 1
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BRIDGE 3- Same notes except heavy dist.
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CHORUS 2- Same as Chorus 1
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BREAKDOWN- G1: Heavy flanger, mild dist. play riff 2 1/2 times
========== G2: Distortion. play riff 2 1/2 times
G1
1 2
e----------------------------|-^--------------|--^------------------
b-----^----------------------|15b1715-13-15-17|-17b1817--15-17-18---
g-16-16b1716p-14-16 (3 times)|----------------|---------------------
d----------------------------|----------------|---------------------
a----------------------------|----------------|---------------------
d----------------------------|----------------|---------------------
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G2
e----------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------
g--5--5--5-----4--4--4-------------------------
d--5--5--5-----4--4--4------3--3--3-----2--2--2
a--3--3--3-----2--2--2------3--3--3-----2--2--2
d---------------------------3--3--3-----2--2--2
" I'm sorry......"
SOLO: G1- Distortion, an flanger
==== G2- Heavy distortion
G2
e-------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------
g------2--4--6--7--9---11---12--11--9-------------------------
d-0----x--x--x--x--x---x-----x---x--x-----8--10--8-----3--5--3 X3
a-0----0--2--4--5--7---9----10---9--7-----8---8--8-----3--3--3
d-0---------------------------------------8---8--8-----3--3--3
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G1
1
e-----------------------------------|---------------------------
b-----------------------------------|---------------------------
g------2--4--6--7--9---11--12---11-9|-10--12--14--12--14--12--10
d-0----x--x--x--x--x---x----x---x--x|---------------------------
a-0----0--2--4--5--7---9---10---9--7|---------------------------
d-0---------------------------------|---------------------------
2
|--------------------------------
|10-13-13-13-10-13-13-10-13-15-13
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
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3
|--^---------------------------
|-13b-11-10-10-13-13-13-15-15--
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|------------------------------
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VERSE 4- same as verse one
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BRIDGE 4- Same as bridge three
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CHORUS 3- G1, G2 same
======== G3 plays these little riffs with flanger and distortion
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------------
g-14~----11~-12-11-11-12-11-------14-16-14-------11-12--11-----------
d--------------------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------------------
We all know..... and we cant ask why
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------17~----17~---17~---17~-
g-14~-------------11---12-12-11-12-11-----14~-----14~---14~---14~----
d--------------------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------------------
You turned into such an ugly butterfly.
**play that two and 1/2 times.
END ON
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G1 G2
e--- ----------0
b--- ----------5
g--- -------5--5
d-3- 3---3-----3
a-3- 3----------
d-3- 3----------
THATS ALL FOR ME,IT SHOULD SOUND RIGHT, IF IT DOESNT IT MEANS I
WROTE SOMETHING DOWN WRONG. ANY QUESTIONS COMMENTS, REQUESTS, SEND
EM TO ME, BUT ILL ONLY DO YOUR REQUEST IF I LIKE THE BAND. IF I DONT
LIKE THEM, I WILL LAUGH AT YOU.
kevin jack : wicked_44@hotmail.com
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