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Sleep Tabs

(ver. 1)
Godspeed You Black Emperor

This is the basic outline for the clean guitar part. There are other guitars being
played with screwdrivers, and one of the basses plays high melodies. Not every chord I've
strummed more times than I have tabbed. Notes of the chords are plucked between changes, you
can work out which ones :op Also, there is no strict tempo to begin with so basically it
is being played freely and slowly. The first 1 minute and 10 seconds is just a spoken
word sample. I haven't tabbed the whole twelve minute movement, just the fantastic and 
intricate chords that are played throughout the first five or six minutes.

KEY: p = pull off
X = mute (with left hand/finger)


PATTERN ONE:

[01:10]
Db -------------------------|
Bb -------------------------|
F  --12-------13-13p12------|
Eb --10-------10-10---------| x2
Bb --0--------0--0----------|
Eb -------------------------|

Db -------------------------------------------------|
Bb -------------------------------------------------|
F  --12-------12-12----------10-------10-10---------|
Eb --9--------9--9-----------9--------9--9----------|
Bb --0--------0--0-----------0--------0--0----------|
Eb -------------------------------------------------|

Db -------------------------|
Bb -------------------------|
F  --10-------12-12p10------|
Eb --8--------8--8----------| x2
Bb --0--------0--0----------|
Eb -------------------------|

Db -------------------------------------------------|
Bb --0--------0--0-----------0--------0--0----------|
F  --8--------8--8-----------7--------7--7----------|
Eb --7--------7--7-----------7--------7--7----------|
Bb --0--------0--0-----------0--------0--0----------|
Eb -------------------------------------------------|

Repeat PATTERN ONE again three more times [01:47 - 03:27] and then play..


PATTERN TWO:

[03:27] Play very gently. I have only tabbed when the notes change.
The open bottom Bb is quietly played more often..
Db -------------------------------------------------|
Bb -------------------------------------------------|
F  -------------------------------------------------|
Eb --10-------10----------10----------10-------10---|
Bb --0--------0-----------0-----------0--------0----|
Eb -------------------------------------------------|

Db -------------------------------------------------|
Bb -------------------------------------------------|
F  -------------------------------------------------|
Eb --9--------9-----------9-----------9--------9----|
Bb --0--------0-----------0-----------0--------0----|
Eb -------------------------------------------------|

Db -------------------------------------------------|
Bb -------------------------------------------------|
F  -------------------------------------------------|
Eb --8--------8-----------8-----------8--------8----|
Bb --0--------0-----------0-----------0--------0----|
Eb -------------------------------------------------|

Db -------------------------------------------------|
Bb -------------------------------------------------|
F  -------------------------------------------------|
Eb --7----------------------------------------------|
Bb --0----------------------------------------------|
Eb -------------------------------------------------|


PATTERN THREE:

[04:01]
Db -------------------------------------------------|
Bb --12----------------12----10---------------------|
F  --X-----------------X-----X----------------------|
Eb --10----------------10----10---------------------|
Bb --0-----------------0-----0----------------------|
Eb -------------------------------------------------|

Db -------------------------------------------------|
Bb --7-----------------------7--------5-------------|
F  --0-----------------------X--------X-------------|
Eb --5-----------------------4--------4-------------|
Bb --0-----------------------0--------0-------------|
Eb -------------------------------------------------|

Db -------------------------------------------------|
Bb --5-----------------------8-----------11---------|
F  --X-----------------------X-----------X----------|
Eb --3-----------------------6-----------9----------|
Bb --0-----------------------0-----------0----------|
Eb -------------------------------------------------|

Db -------------------------------------------------|
Bb --12---------------------------------------------|
F  --X----------------------------------------------|
Eb --10---------------------------------------------|
Bb --0----------------------------------------------|
Eb -------------------------------------------------|

Repeat PATTERN THREE again [04:37 - 05:10] and then play..


PATTERN THREE (variation):

[05:10]
Db -------------------------------------------------|
Bb --12----------------12----10---------------------|
F  --X-----------------X-----X----------------------|
Eb --10----------------10----10---------------------|
Bb --0-----------------0-----0----------------------|
Eb -------------------------------------------------|

Db -------------------------------------------------|
Bb --7-----------------------7--------5-------------|
F  --0-----------------------X--------X-------------|
Eb --5-----------------------4--------4-------------|
Bb --0-----------------------0--------0-------------|
Eb -------------------------------------------------|

Db -------------------------------------------------|
Bb --5-----------------------8-----7-----11---------|
F  --X-----------------------X-----X-----X----------|
Eb --3-----------------------6-----5-----9----------|
Bb --0-----------------------0-----0-----0----------|
Eb -------------------------------------------------|

Db -------------------------------------------------|
Bb --12---------------------------------------------|
F  --X----------------------------------------------|
Eb --10---------------------------------------------|
Bb --0----------------------------------------------|
Eb -------------------------------------------------|


Play PATTERN 2 twice[05:43 - 06:46]


PATTERN FOUR:

[6:46] All notes played on the Eb string are pretty much repeated
semi-quavers but there isn't much space to tab it all out..
Db -------------------------------------------------|
Bb --12----------------12----11---------------------|
F  --X-----------------X-----X----------------------|
Eb --10----------------10----10---------------------|
Bb --0-----------------0-----0----------------------|
Eb -------------------------------------------------|

Db -------------------------------------------------|
Bb --11----------------11----10---------------------|
F  --X-----------------X-----X----------------------|
Eb --9-----------------9-----9----------------------|
Bb --0-----------------0-----0----------------------|
Eb -------------------------------------------------|

Db -------------------------------------------------|
Bb --10----------------10----9----------------------|
F  --X-----------------X-----X----------------------|
Eb --8-----------------8-----8----------------------|
Bb --0-----------------0-----0----------------------|
Eb -------------------------------------------------|

Db -------------------------------------------------|
Bb -(7)-->->->->--repeated-semi-quavers-->->->->----|
F  -------------------------------------------------|
Eb --7--->->->->--repeated-semi-quavers-->->->->----|
Bb --0--->->->->--repeated-semi-quavers-->->->->----|
Eb -------------------------------------------------|

Repeat PATTERN FOUR again [07:17 - 07:48]

That's your lot! The overdrive kicks in now and the
seperate guitar parts are harder to pick out. You get
the idea though, eh?
            
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