Artist: Down
Title: Lifer

Author: Michael Bridge
Date: 8/21/03

Tuning: Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb (Half-step down with bottom string dropped 1.5 steps)



I'm sick and tired of seeing Down tabs that are totally wrong.  This is 100%
right, note for note.  The riffs obviously aren't very hard to play, but
pulling the bends off with the right cadence and pitch can be somewhat tricky,
but is crucial to the overall sound.


Bends with a bp are about a quarter step with a release during the pulloff.  
Listen to the song and you can figure them out. It won't sound right unless 
you pull them off perfectly.  Mute heavily on the 0's with x's below them or 
else scratch the bottom three strings (whichever gives you more crunch).
Mute a little more softly on the ones with .'s.   


Main Riff:


The hammer-on on the 5h7b is very fast, like a grace note.

 1st time only                                    x2  
Db: |----------|------------------------------------|
Ab: |-----12--|--------5h7b------7bp5-7bp5-7b~-5---|
Db: |-0-0-12--|-0--0-0-------0-0-------------------|
      x x        .  x x       x x                       


Ending #1

Db: |--------------------------------3h5-5---5---0-0-0-3---|
Ab: |--------5h7b------7bp5-7bp5-3h5-----3---5---0-0-0-3---|
Db: |-0--0-0-------0-0-----------------------5---0-0-0-3---|
      .  x x       x x                           x x x

 
Ending #2

Bb: |------------------------------------------8-------10b-10-8~---|
Gb: |----------------------------------------7---9-9~--------------|
Db: |--------------------------------5h7-7/9-----------------------|
Ab: |--------5h7b------7bp5-7bp5-5h7-------------------------------|
Db: |-0--0-0-------0-0---------------------------------------------|
      .  x x       x x    


Order: 1,2,1,1




Chorus:


                          Ending #1                 Ending #2
Db: |-0---0-0-2-3--6-5---|---------------------3---|-10--7-6--6-5---|
Ab: |-0---0-0-2-3--6-5---|-----3--------3--3h5-----|-10--7-6--6-5---|
Db: |-0---0-0-2-3--6-5---|-5h7---7--5h7------------|-10--7-6--6-5---|
          x x         


Ending #3

Db: |-----3--5br--3-5-3~---|
Ab: |-3h5------------------|
Db: |----------------------|


Order: 1,2,1,3



Bridge:

Use a quarter step bend and then slide down on the b's.
Play these 3 times each.


                                                
Db: |-----7-------7-7-7-----------7-------7-7-7-----------7-------7-------|
Ab: |-----5-------5-5-5-----------5-------5-5-5-----------5-------5-------|
Db: |-0-0---0-0-0-------3b---0-0---0-0-0-------8b---0-0---0-0-0---5/9---|


Gb: |-10/12-12-1210-10-10/12-12-1210-1210---|
Db: |-10/12-12-1210-10-10/12-12-1210-1210---|
Ab: |-8-/10-10-108--8--8-/10-10-108--108----|
Db: |------------------------------------------|



Bridge 2:

Use a quarter-step slow bend on the chords here.


                            xAlot
Db: |-0--3b--0---5b--0--6b----|
Ab: |-0--3b--0---5b--0--6b----|
Db: |-0--3b--0---5b--0--6b----|


Notice the small rhythm change.

                            xAlot
Db: |-0--3b---0--5b--0--6b----|--0--|
Ab: |-0--3b---0--5b--0--6b----|--0--|
Db: |-0--3b---0--5b--0--6b----|--0--|
                                 . 


Back to Chorus.


Main Riff #2:

Bends are about a half step.
Prebend a half step and release on *2p0.
On the 2bp0, don't mute the 2, but gently mute
the 0 after the pulloff to give it some crunch.
This is pretty tricky to do.

      With Lead                  xAlot    Throw one of these in.
Ab: |---------------------------------|----------------------------|
Db: |-0--0-0-2b--0-0-2bp0-2bp0-*2p0---|-0--0-0-2b-0--0-0--0-0--0---|
      .  . .     . .    .    .    .     .  . .    .  . .  . .  .
      

Lead:


Gb: |-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-11-12--9b-9-7---9b-9-7-|
Db: |----------------------------------------------|
Ab: |----------------------------------------------|
Db: |----------------------------------------------|