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EAST HASTINGS - Godspeed You! Black Emperor
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Tabbed by: pwdftw
This is my favorite song on F#A#?, and I'm disappointed to see a decent number of
tabs for it that are obviously partially or completely incorrect, and none of the
opposite. I figured they play, at least on this album and Slow Riot..., a tuning
very different from standard, with the A string definitely being tuned to A#. I
listened, played, and changed tunings until I found something that works very well.
After finding the tuning, it's relatively simple. This tab is for the whole main
part of the song.
Comments, suggestions, and corrections are very welcome.
Tuning (get ready for this, I propose it be called F#A#? Tuning): F#A#C#FA#D#
Key: A# Minor
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(after the preacher and bag pipes and weird stuff)
2:15-4:33 (I)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
D#|----------------| |----------------|
A#|----------------| |----------------|
F|----8-8-8-7-7---|and you wait a |----8-8-8-4-4---|
C#|----------------|few measures...|----------------|...
A#|0---------------| |0---------------|
F#|----------------| |----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
D#|------------------| |----------------|
A#|------------------| |----------------|
F|----8-8-8/10-10---| |----8-8-8-5-5---|
C#|------------------|...|----------------|...
A#|0-----------------| |0---------------|
F#|------------------| |----------------|
(repeat whole thing and wait a while after the second rep)
4:33 - 6:49 (II)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
D#|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
A#|----7-7-7-8-5---|----5-5-5-7-3---|----3-3-3-5-2---|----2-2-2b3r2--0---|
F|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
C#|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|x2
A#|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0------------------|
F#|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
Then play section I with no breaks between measures twice...
And then repeat this whole section thus far.
6:49 - 7:20 (III)
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
D#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|7-8p7-7-8p7-7-8p7-7-8p7-8p7-5---|5-7p5-5-7p5-5-7p5-5-7p5-7p5-3---|
F|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
D#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|3-5p3-3-5p3-3-5p3-3-5p3-5p3-2---|2-3p2-2-3p2-2-3p2-2-3p2-3p2-0---|
F|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Repeat everything so far this section, but replace the last measure of
the 2nd rep with:
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
D#|--------------------------------|
A#|2h3---2h3---2h3---2h3---3-------|
F|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|
7:20 - 8:20 (IV)
The wonderful strings part! I'm not gonna arrange it for guitar (yet), but if
you wanted to do a guitar version of it, it's easy to improvise something as
long as you know how to find that A# minor key in this tuning.
8:20 - 8:49(V)
The solitary section of GY!BE with sung vocals (by band members)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
D#|----------------|----------------|
A#|----------------|----------------|
F|--0-------------|----------------|
C#|----------------|--0-------------|x4
A#|0---------------|----------------|
F#|----------------|0---------------|
8:49 - 9:04(VIa)
Two guitars, both likely Les Pauls with the right panned guitar switched to the
neck pickup or both pickups and the left panned guitar switched to the bridge pickup,
play this part.
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
D#|------------14--14--12--12------|------------12--12--10--10------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|----0---------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|----0---------------------------|
A#|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
D#|------------10--10--9---9-------|------------9---9---7---7-------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|----0---------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|----0---------------------------|
A#|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
9:04 - 9:47(VIb)
Here it splits into two distinct guitar parts.
RIGHT GUITAR
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
D#|------------7---7---9---9-------|------------9---9---10--10------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|----0---------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|----0---------------------------|
A#|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
D#|------------10--10--12--12------|------------12--12--14--14------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|----0---------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|----0---------------------------|
A#|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
D#|------------14--14--12--12------|------------12--12--10--10------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|----0---------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|----0---------------------------|
A#|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
D#|------------10--10--9---9-------|------------9---9---7---7-------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|----0---------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|----0---------------------------|
A#|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 -
D#|------------7---7---9---9-------|------------9---9---10--10------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|----0---------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|----0---------------------------|
A#|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
D#|------------10--10--12--12------|------------12--12--14--14------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|----0---------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|----0---------------------------|
A#|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
LEFT GUITAR
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
D#|------------14--14--12--12------|------------12--12--10--10------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|----0---------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|----0---------------------------|
A#|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
D#|------------10--10--9---9-------|------------9---9---7---7-------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|----0---------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|----0---------------------------|
A#|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
D#|------------7---7---9---9-------|------------9---9---10--10------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|----0---------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|----0---------------------------|
A#|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
D#|------------10--10--12--12------|------------12--12--14--14------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|----0---------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|----0---------------------------|
A#|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
D#|------------17--17--15--14------|------------14--14--15--12------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|----0---------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|----0---------------------------|
A#|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
D#|------------14--14--15--12------|------------17--17--15--15------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|----0---------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|----0---------------------------|
A#|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
9:47 - 10:00 (VIc)
RIGHT GUITAR (I think this is right, the rhythm is a little weird)
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
D#|------------14--14--12--12--10--|10--9---9---7-------7h9p7-------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
D#|7-7---------7h9p7-------2-------|3-------------------------------|----
A#|--------------------------------|--------3-------2h3p2------b3---|0---
F|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----
There is a 2nd guitar during this section, but I can't figure it out. It's
pretty buried in the mix.
10:01 - 10:28 (VIIa)
There isn't really guitar in this section, but this bass riff is prominent.
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
F|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|x4
F#|4-------4-------4------/7-------|0-------0-------0-----7/9-------|
After the 2nd rep, this melody comes in on cello and is pretty important to
the ensuing build-up:
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
D#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|7-7-8-8-7-7-8-8-7-7-5-5-3-3-5-5-|3-3-2-2-3-3-2-2-3-3-2-2-0-0-2-2-|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
10:28 - 10:54(VIIb)
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
D#|7---9---9---7---7---9---9---7---|7---9---9---7---7---5---5---7---|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|x3
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
D#|7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----|7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----|<-bend this,
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|listen to the
F|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|track for exactly
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|how to play.
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
(VIII)
After this, it gets very noisey and hard to discern, but this seems to be
the main idea for (two of) the guitars.
GUITAR 1
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
D#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|3---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|3---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
C#|4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|x a lot
A#|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
end on...
1 2 3 4
D#|----------------||
A#|----------------||
F|5---------------||
C#|4---------------||
A#|0---------------||
F#|----------------||
GUITAR 2
1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - -
D#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
F|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
C#|4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|x a lot
A#|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
F#|4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
end on...
1 2 3 4
D#|----------------||
A#|----------------||
F|0---------------||
C#|4---------------||
A#|0---------------||
F#|4---------------||
Rate this and stuff, cause I think it's good and I put a lot of effort into it.
