Neurosis - "Distill (Watching the Swarm)" Guitar Tab
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Band: Neurosis
Album: Given to the Rising
Song: Distill (Watching The Swarm)
Copyright (c) Neurot Recordings 2007
Version 1.0 - 09/01/'08
Transcribed By: Tom "Vahmpy" Sibren
Email: tsibrenlava@hotmail.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tuning = drop D (D A D G B e)
Intro Riff *play the 5's with a little swing and shifting accents.
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6-------------------(6)-|
7--------------------8--|
7--------------------7--|
5---5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--|
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soft pm , , , , , , ,
Riff 1a
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6-6~-----6-6~-----------|
8-8~-----8-8~-----------| gtr.1
7-7~-(7)-7-7~-(7)-------|
5-5~-(5)-5-5~-(5)-------|
------0--------0--------|
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------------------------| gtr.2
1-0--(0)-1-0--(0)-------|
1-0--(0)-1-0--(0)-------|
1-0--(0)-1-0--(0)-------|
Riff 1b (Steve plays a little something else than Scott here,
but I'm not totally sure what kind of chords Steve plays).
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12--\0--7----12--\0--7------------------12--\0--7---|
12--\0--5----12--\0--5-----6--6--6~~----12--\0--5---|
12--\0-------12--\0---------------------12--\0------|
Back to Riff 1a
Riff 1b
Clean break
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---------------------------------10---------------------|
9-h10--p9--7----9-h10--p9--7----------9---10-(/12)--9---|
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Back to Riff 1a but this time gtr.2 (Scott) plays:
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------------------------| gtr.2
1-0--(0)-4-0--(0)-------|
1-0--(0)-4-0--(0)-------|
1-0--(0)-4-0--(0)-------|
Then to Riff 1b but with a little change:
Repeat 4x
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12--\0--8---|
12--\0--8---|
12--\0--8---|
Soundscape / break
Clean guitar before Closing Riff:
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------6-----------6-----------6-----------6-----|
---9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
0-----------8-----------7-----------0-----------|
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Closing Riff
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6-------------6--------------6----------------------|
9-------------9--------------7----------------------| gtr.1
8-------------8--------------7----------------------|
-------0-------------0-------5----------------------|
-------0-------------0--------------2---3---p2--0---|
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-----------------------------14---------------------| gtr.2
2------0------2------0------/12-----2---3-----------|
2------0------2------0------/12-----2---3-----------|
2-h3p2-0------2-h3p2-0------/12-----2q--3---p2--0---|
Ending chord:
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0~~-----------|
0~~-----------|
0~~-----------|
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