Artist : Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Song : The Dead Flag Blues
Album : f# a# oo
Bassist : Mauro Pezzente
Tabbed by : Will Acton (SyntaxWilber) - butterfly__effect__@hotmail.com
The Dead Flag Blues by Godspeed You! Black Emperor is split up into 4 distinct parts:
(i) The Dead Flag Blues (Intro) [00:00 - 06:37]
(ii) Slow Moving Train [06:37 - 10:10]
(iii) The Cowboy... [10:10 - 14:27]
(iv) Outro [14:27 - 16:27]
I have tabbed the whole thing by ear. However, it is possible that in part (i), the bass sound is being made by
a string instrument such as a cello. In some parts of the song, the bass is very, /very/, quiet, and you need to
listen extremely carefully for the bass. Although my tab may not be totally perfect, it is definitely far from
being utterly wrong. A lot of time and effort went into this, so enjoy it. Because GY!BE rock.
Any comments or questions, feel free to e-mail me.
(i) The Dead Flag Blues (Intro): **Here, the bass sounds are /extremely/ quiet, so pay a lot of attention
[00:00 - 01:42]
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|0~~~~~~~~~~~
[01:42 - 02:45]
Rest (monologue to a background of string instruments)
[02:45 - 03:21]
G|------------|------------|------------|------------| |
D|------------|3~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~| x5
A|1~~~~~~~~~--|------------|------------|------------| |
E|------------|------------|------------|------------| |
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & /
[03:21 - 04:32]
G|------------|------------|------------|------------| |
D|------------|3~~~~~~~~~--|6---3~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~| x10
A|1~~~~~~~~~--|------------|------------|------------| |
E|------------|------------|------------|------------| |
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & /
[4:32 - 4:39]
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|3~~~~~~~~~--|6---3~~~~~--|4---4---4---|
A|1~~~~~~~~~--|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
[04:39 - 04:47]
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|3~~~~~~~~~--|6---3~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A|1~~~~~~~--4-|----------4-|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
[04:47 - 04:53]
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|3~~~~~~~~~--|6---3~~~~~--|4---4---4---|
A|1~~~~~~~--4-|----------4-|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
[04:53 - 05:08]
G|------------|------------|------------|------------| |
D|------------|3~~~~~~~~~--|6---3~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~| x2
A|1~~~~~~~--4-|----------4-|------------|------------| |
E|------------|------------|------------|------------| |
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & /
[05:08 - 05:15]
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|--------3---|--------3---|6---3~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A|1~~~~~~---4-|1~~~~~~---4-|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
[05:15 - 05:22]
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|3-----------|6///3~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A|1~~~~~~~~~~-|--4-1~~~~~~-|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
[05:22 - 05:29]
G|------------|------------|------------|6---6---6---|
D|--------3---|--------3---|----3~~~~~--|------------|
A|1~~~~~~---4-|1~~~~~~---4-|1-----------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
[05:29 - 05:36]
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|--------3---|--------3---|3---3---3---|3-4-4~~-3~~-|
A|1~~~~~~---4-|1~~~~~~---4-|--4---4---4-|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
[05:36 - 05:43]
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|--------3---|--------3---|6///3~~~~~--|4---4---4---|
A|1~~~~~~---4-|1~~~~~~---4-|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
[05:43 - 05:50]
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|3~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~--|4~~~~-3-4~~-|
A|1~~~~~~~~~~~|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
[05:50 - 05:57]
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|3~~~~~~~~~--|6---3~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A|1~~~~~~~~~--|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
[05:57 - 06:05]
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|3~~~~~~~----|6---3~~~~~--|4---4---4---|
A|1~~~~~~~~~--|---------4--|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
[06:05 - 06:20]
G|------------|------------|------------|------------| |
D|------------|3~~~~~~~----|6---3~~~~~--|4~~~~---4---| x2
A|1~~~~~~--4--|---------4--|------------|------------| |
E|------------|------------|------------|------------| |
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & /
[06:20 - 06:37]
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|------------
D|------------|3~~~~~~~----|6---3~~~~~--|4---4---4---|-----------|------------
A|1~~~~~~--4--|---------4--|------------|------------|1~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|------------
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
(ii) Slow Moving Trains: **No bass
[06:37 - 10:10]
Rest (random sounds)
(iii) The Cowboy: **Bass is easy to hear and follow, but played quite quietly
[10:10 - 14:27]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |
E|9~~~~~--9~~~~~--|9~~~~~--9---8---|6~~~~~--6~~~~~--|6~~~~~--6---4---| |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & x12
|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |
E|2~~~~~--2~~~~~--|2~~~~~--2---4---|6~~~~~--6~~~~~--|6~~~~~--6---8---| |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & /
[13:57 - 14:27]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|9~~~~~--9~~~~~--|9~~~~~--9---8---|6~~~~~--6~~~~~--|6~~~~~--6---4---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|2~~~~~--2~~~~~--|2~~~~~--2---4---|6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(iv) Outro: **Lots of sliding, but the bass is louder here than most of the song, and easy to listen to.
[14:27 - 15:25]
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| |
D|11~~~~\\\|6~~~~~~~----|8~~~~~\\\|3~~~~~~~~~--|4~~~~~//////|6~~~////(9)-| x10
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| |
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| |
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & /
[15:25 - 15:30]
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|11~~~~\\\|6~~~~~~~----|8~~~~~\\\|3~~~~~~~~~--|4~~~~~//////|6~~~~~\\\|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
[15:30 - 15:36]
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|11~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
E|9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
G|15~~~~~~~~\\\\|10~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|11~~~~~~~/////////|13~~~~~~~~\\\\|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
[15:36 - 16:10]
G|6~~~~~~~~/////////|13~~~~~~~~~~~~~---| |
D|------------------|------------------| |
A|------------------|------------------| |
E|------------------|------------------| |
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & x6
|
G|15~~~~~~~~\\\\|10~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|11~~~~~~~/////////|13~~~~~~~~\\\\| |
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & /
[16:10 - 16:27]
G|6~~~~~~~~~~~
D|------------
A|4~~~~~~~~~~~
E|------------
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