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Hail The Villain - Glad To Be Tabs

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Glad To Be Tabs

(ver. 1)
Hail The Villain
Hail The Villain: Glad To Be




Tuning: Drop B (B,F#,B,E,G#,C#)

Notes: My favorite song off of Population: Declining. I haven't seen any accurate tabs
or covers of this song so I decided to learn it myself. Very fun song to play, great
riffs, great melody, pretty much the story of the whole album. Guitar driven songs with 
great melodies. So, anyways, I hope you enjoy the tab and rocking out to this song and don't
well as other hard rock/metal bands.

Riff 1
C#|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|
F#|-----5---5-4---------5---5-4-----|
B |-7-7---7-----7-5-7-7---7-----7-5-|

Play Riff 1 x2

Riff 2   "At anytime, or anywhere, I disappear..."
C#|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|
F#|-----5---5-4---------5---5-4-----|
B |-7-7---7-----7-5-7-7---7-----7-5-|
    * *   *         * *   *

Play Riff 2 x2

Riff 2a   "No one I know can help me..."
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----3---3---2---2---3---3-2-0-------3---3---2---2---3---3-2-0---|
B |-3-3---3---3---3---3---3-------3-5-5---5---5---5---5---5-------3-|
    * *   *   *   *   *   *         * *   *   *   *   *   *

Play Riff 2 x2   "I had it all thrown away, I made my grave..."

Riff 2b   "My mind lives six feet under, let go so easily..."
C#|------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----3---3---2---2---3---3-2-0-------3---3---2---2---3------|
B |-3-3---3---3---3---3---3-------3-5-5---5---5---5---5---5-3b-|
    * *   *   *   *   *   *

Riff 3   "I'm not glad to be, I'm not glad to be me..."
C#|--------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------|
E |---------------9------------------9---|
B |-9-9-10-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-10-9--9-9-9-9-|
F#|-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-|
B |-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-|

Note: Listen to the strumming pattern very carefully in the song.

         "So why are you so happy..."
C#|----------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------|
B |-3-3-5-3--3-3-5-3--3-3-5-3--3-3-3---5-5-|
F#|-3-3-5-3--3-3-5-3--3-3-5-3--3-3-3-0-5-5-|
B |-3-3-5-3--3-3-5-3--3-3-5-3--3-3-3-0-5-5-|

Play Riff 3 x2
Play Riff 2   "All alone, a touch afraid, a renegade..."
Play Riff 2a  "Proof that I will not let go, feels like I might explode..."
Play Riff 2   "I'm better off, better off, on my own..."
Play Riff 2b  "From this spot I can't f**k up, hide out so I survive..."
Play Riff 3 x2"I'm not glad to be, I'm not glad to be me..."

Riff 4   "Why is everyone, so happy, I am not well..."
C#|-------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------|
E |---------------------12/14-----|
B |-10-----12-----5-----x--x--x16-|
F#|-7--x16-10-x16-5-x16-10/12-----|
B |-7------10-----5---------------|

Note: Laziness has taken hold, the "x16" after the chord means you play the chord 16
times. The strumming is easy enough to figure out on your own.

Play Riff 4 x2

Riff 4a   "I'm not well, I'm not well..."
C#|-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|
E |-14-----12----9----12----7-----9-----|
B |-x--x16-x--x8-x-x4-x--x4-x-x16-x-x16-|
F#|-12-----10----7----10----5-----7-----|
B |-------------------------------------|

Note: Same as the previous note, but take note of the numbers so you know how many times
to strum each chord. The last chord also begins a slight bend after the 8th strum and
leads into the next riff.

Play Riff 3 x2   "I'm not glad to be, I'm not glad to be me..."

Note: The 2nd time through Riff 3, the ending changes to this:
C#|---------------|
G#|---------------|
E |---------------|
B |-5/7-7-7-7\5---|
F#|-3/5-5-5-5\3-5-|
B |-------------5-|

Continue playing Riff 3 twice more with the alternate ending above and note that the
strumming pattern changes to constant strumming with no rests. Listen to the song to get
the idea.

Riff 5
C#|----------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|
B |-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-9-9-9------|
F#|-7--7--7--7--7--7---7--7-7-7-0-3b-|
B |-7--7--7--7--7--7---7--7-7-7-0-3b-|

Play Riff 5 x3

Riff 5a
C#|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|
B |-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-9-9-9-9\-|
F#|-7--7--7--7--7--7---7--7-7-7-7\-|
B |-7--7--7--7--7--7---7--7-7-7-7\-|

Final note: Make sure you read all the notes. :p Enjoy.
            
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