Wrathchild+ Tab Legend + +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Symbol | Explanation | +--------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | | | Bar line separating measures of music | | v(x) | Vibrato arm; number in ()'s is fret note to be | | | sounded, (\) is an unspecified dive | | ~ | Sustained/Held note | | ^ | Hammer on/Pull off | | b | Bend string up to indicated pitch/fret | | r | Release bend to indicated string/fret | | x/y | Slide from fret 'x' to 'y'; x/ is a slide to nowhere | | x\y | Slide from fret 'x' down to 'y'; x\ is a slide to | | | nowhere | |[xxxxxx]| Fret box; represents guitar neck: [EADGBe] | +--------+-------------------------------------------------------+
Chords used: C5 : [x355xx] B5 : [x244xx] G5 : [355xxx] F#5 : [244xxx]
[Bass Intro Riff] G:---------------------------------|----------------------------------| D:---------------------------------|-----------------5-5-4-5-7-5-4----| A:-5-7-7-7---------5-7-7-7---------|-5-7-7-7-----------------------5--| E:---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-0------------------|
[Riff 1]* The harmony below only appears occasionally. Usually both guitars play the exact same figure. Listen closely for it! E5 e:---------------------------------------------------------| B:---------------------------------------------------------|L G:---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~------------------|E D:---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~--5-5-4-5-7-5-4---|F A:---5/7-7-7-7~---5/7-7-7-7~---5/7-7-7-7~----------------5-|T E:-------0-0-0~-------0-0-0~-------0-0-0~------------------| | | e:---------------------------------------------------------|R B:---------------------------------------------------------|I G:---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~------------------|G D:---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~--9-9-7-9-10-9-7--|H A:---5/7-7-7-7~---5/7-7-7-7~---5/7-7-7-7~-----------------9|T E:-------0-0-0~-------0-0-0~-------0-0-0~------------------|
[Riff 2]: E5 e:-------------------------------| B:-------------------------------| G:---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~-----| D:---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~-----| A:---5/7-7-7-7~---5/7-7-7-7~-----| E:-------0-0-0~-------0-0-0~-----|
[Riff 3]: (this is the chorus) E5 e:----------------------------|----------------------------| B:----------------------------|----------------------------| G:--7/9-9-9-9~----------------|--7/9-9-9-9~----------------| D:--7/9-9-9-9~----------------|--7/9-9-9-9~--5-6-7---------| A:--5/7-7-7-7~---7-5---5---5--|--5/7-7-7-7~---------5---5--| E:------0-0-0~-------7---7----|------0-0-0~-----------7----| C5 e:----------------------------|--------------------------------| B:----------------------------|--------------------------------| G:--7/9-9-9-9-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-----5---5-----5---5--| D:--7/9-9-9-9~----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-----5---5-----5---5--| A:--5/7-7-7-7~---7-5---5---5--|-3-3-3-3-3-----3---3-----3---3--| E:------0-0-0~-------7---7----|-------------3---------3--------| D5 E5 e:--------------------------------|------------------------| B:--------------------------------|------------------------| G:-5-5-5-5-5-----5---5-----5---5--|------------------------| D:-7-7-7-7-7-----7---7-----7---7--|------------------------| A:-5-5-5-5-5-----5---5-----5---5--|--7-5---5---5-----------| E:-------------5---------5--------|------7---7---7-6-5--3--|
Song progression:
[Bass Intro Riff] x1
[Riff 1] x2 with solo fills: (w/ delay and wah-wah) e:-------------------------------------------------------| B:---15b17~~~~r15^12--------17b20~~~---------------------| G:-------------------12~~~-----------12-14-14-12---------| D:-----------------------------------------------14\-----| A:-------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics:
I was born into a scene of angriness and greed, of dominance and persecution My mother was a queen, my dad I've never seen, I was never meant to be
C5 B5 [Riff 2] x1 Now I spend my time looking all around* For a man that's nowhere to be found* C5 B5 G5 F#5 Until I find him I'm never gonna stop searching C5 B5 [Riff 1] x2 I'm gonna find my man gonna travel around*
*More fills played with above lyrics (w/ delay and wah-wah) e:----------------------|-----15b17-15-12-------12~--| B:----------------------|-12--------------15b17------| G:-14b16r14-12-14-12~\--|----------------------------| D:----------------------|----------------------------| A:----------------------|----------------------------| E:----------------------|----------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------| B:------------------15b17~~------------------------------| G:--2trb4*------------------14b16-14b16-14-12------------| D:--------------------------------------------14~--------| A:-------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------| (* rapidly pick this note while bending up)
[Riff 3] x1 /w chorus:
Cos I'm a wrathchild Well I'm a wrathchild Yeh I'm a wrathchild Oh I'm coming to get ya Oh yeah-eh-yeah
Play [Riff 1] x4 under guitar solo (/w wah-wah): e:-----------------------------|-------------------------| B:-----------------------------|-------------------------| G:-----------2b4r2~------------|--2^0^2^0^2^0^2^0^2^0^3^0| D:-----------------------------|-------------------------| A:-----------------------------|-------------------------| E:----------------------0*-----|-------------------------| (* use tremolo bar to drop note and slowly rise back up) e:-----------------------------|------------------------------12--------| B:-----------------------------|---------------------------------15b17~~| G:^4^0^4^0^5^0^5^0^6^0^6^0^7^0^7^0^8^0^8^0^8^0^9^0^9^0^9^0/12-----------| D:-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| A:-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| E:-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------| B:---15--12^15^12----------15^17-15-15-17b19---17b19-----| G:----------------14b16-16-------------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------------------------------------------14---| B:-17b19-17b19-17^15-15^17^15^15^14^15^14-----17------| G:--------------------------------------------16---------| D:-------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------|
e:--17b19r17-17~--|--17b19r17-17------19b21---19--18-----| B:----------------|---------------17---------------------| G:----------------|--------------------------------------| D:----------------|--------------------------------------| A:----------------|--------------------------------------| E:----------------|--------------------------------------|
e:-17^18^17----17-----------------------| B:----------20----20b22~~~r20-----------| G:--------------------------------------| D:--------------------------------------| A:--------------------------------------| E:--------------------------------------|
Now play last half of [Riff 3], then break into this bit:
(To make this easier to play and remember, I have moved parts of it from the original tab.) e:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| B:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D:----------0-------0------------|----------0-------0------------| A:--2-2---2---2---2---2-1-0------|--2-2---2---2---2---2-1-0------| E:--------------------------3-0--|--------------------------3-0--|
e:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| B:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D:----------0-------0------------|----------0-------0------------| A:--2-2---2---2---2---2-1-0------|--2-2---2---2---2---2-1-0------| E:--------------------------3-0--|--------------------------3-0--|
e:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| B:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D:----------2-------2------------|----------2-------2------------| A:--4-4---4---4---4---4-3-2------|--4-4---4---4---4---4-3-2------| E:--------------------------5-2--|--------------------------5-2--|
e:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| B:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D:----------3-------3------------|----------3-------3------------| A:--5-5---5---5---5---5-4-3------|--5-5---5---5---5---5-4-3------| E:--------------------------6-3--|--------------------------6-3--|
e:------------------------| B:------------------------| G:------------------------| D:------------------------| A:--7-5---5---5-----------| E:------7---7---7-6-5--3--|
[Riff 1] x2 /w fill below: (w/ delay and wah-wah) e:---------------------------------------------------------------| B:----------------------------------15b17~~--15b17r15-12---------| G:--7b9~~----7b9r7-7---14b16r14-12-----------------------12~~\---| D:---------------------------------------------------------------| A:---------------------------------------------------------------| E:---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics:
Some say it shouldn't matter, ain't nothing gonna alter the course of my destination But I know I've gotta find some serious peace of mind or I know I'll just go crazy
C5 B5 [Riff 2] x1 Now I spend my time looking all around* For a man that's nowhere to be found* C5 B5 G5 F#5 Until I find him I'm never gonna stop searching C5 B5 [Riff 1] x2 I'm gonna find my man gonna travel around*
*More fills played with above lyrics (w/ delay, wah-wah and phaser) e:--------------------------|-----15b17-15-12------------| B:-12^15-15-12^15~~--15b17~-|-12-------------------------| G:--------------------------|------------------14--------| D:--------------------------|---------------------14~----| A:--------------------------|----------------------------| E:--------------------------|----------------------------|
e:---------------------------------------12--------------| B:------------------------------------12---15^12---------| G:--2trb4*------14b16r14b16r14--14b16------------14b16---| D:-----------------------------------------------------14| A:-------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------| (* rapidly pick this note while bending up)
[Riff 3] x1 /w chorus:
Cos I'm a wrathchild Well I'm a wrathchild Yeh I'm a wrathchild Oh I'm coming to get ya Oh yeah-eh-yeah
Play last part of [Riff 3] 3 times, Dave plays this at the end (just the same riff one octave up). e:---------------------------------| B:---------------------------------| G:--9-7---7---7--------------------| D:------9---9---9-8-7--------------| A:--------------------10-7\--------| E:---------------------------------| |