Song: ‘Cockroaches’
Artist: Nailbomb
Album: Point Blank (Roadrunner)
Bassist: Max Cavalera
Tuning: 5-string: standard (BEADG low-to-high)
Performance Notes
Dial up some overdrive but not too top-heavy. Max definitely plays this with a pick and
all downstrokes.
Chorus riff is tricky in terms of timing...have a listen to match it up with the
Some dead (x) notes are played during a couple of these riffs. I left them out for simplification.
Transcription
Random guitar noise, bass tacit
Drums enter
Intro (x4)
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|------------2~--|
B|3333----3333----|
Drums (x2)
Main Riff Guitar only (x2)
Main Riff (x12)
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|--------------3-|
B|3-3-335-556-66--|
Pre-Chorus
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3h5555-3h5555---|3h5555-3h5555---|3h5555-3h5555---|3h5555-3h555----|
B|----------------|----------------|---------—------|-------------10/|
Main Riff (x10)
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|3h5-3--3h5-3--3-|3h5-3--3h5-3/7-6|3h5-3--3h5-3--3-|3h5-3--3h5-3/7-6|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----|
B|3h5-3--3h5-3--3-|3h5-3--3h5-3/7-6|3h5-3--3h5-3--3-|3h5-3--3h5-3/7-6|3---|
Interlude ("...I'd like to kill somebody...")
Bass 'solo' (x4)
G|---------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------|
B|3h5-3-3-3h5-3-3-3h5-3|3h5-3-3-3h5-3-3/7-6|
Chorus
Pre-Chorus
Main Riff (x10)
Chorus
Main Riff (x4)
Chorus
Main Riff (x4)
Chorus
Main Riff (x4)
Chorus (fade out)
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