Nosferatu Man - Slint
Tabbed By : baklava151
e-mail:chrismohrfeld@comcast.net
Tuning:Drop D

Main Riff (0:04) (Repeat as needed)

The bassist is doing some kind of weird harmony with the guitars, combing through live 
videos and listening
closely to the recording, I'm about 95% sure this is what he's doing for the main riff.
He is playing the same rhythm as the guitars though

G|-----------6-------------------|
D|--------------6--5--5----------|
A|------6-5----------------------|
D|--(0)--------------------------|
(Play the open D 2nd time and on, let ring throughout the riff)


Chorus Riff A (1:03) (Play first 3x of the chorus)

G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|------------------2--2-2-------|
D|--0-0-8-7--4--3----------------|


Chorus Riff B (1:13) (Play last 5x of the chorus)

G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|--------------1--2--2-2--------|
D|--0-0-3-0--3-------------------|

Then

Main Riff (1:29)

Chorus Riff A (2:16) (x3)

Chorus Riff B (2:26) (x5)


Bridge (2:42) (Play twice)

G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
D|--0-0-3-0--3--8\\\5--5-5-------|


Breakdown

The bassist is only doing continuous eighth notes during the breakdown (no, he is not 
doing the same rhythm
as the guitars, listen closely), but it's a bit hard to keep the timing down.
I keep track of where I am by breaking up the eighth notes into groups of three, then 
count through each group
of threes as I play. You'll see below.


Breakdown Riff 1A (2:49) (2:55) (Play twice)

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3----|

    1 2 3  2 2 3  3 2 3  4 2 3  5 2 3  6 2 3  7 2 3  1 2 3  2 2 3
    (These numbers are exactly how I count through this riff, it makes it easier to keep track)


Breakdown Riff 1B (3:03) (Play once, try counting through like I did above)

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3------|


Breakdown Riff 2A (3:12) (Play 5x, the bassist still plays continuous eighth notes 
throughout, but will hit the
quarter notes with the guitars)

G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|


Breakdown Riff 2B (3:38) (Basically adding a few more F's)

G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|

Breakdown Riff 3 (3:44) (Play 7x, the seventh time, only hit the first two G's)
Remember, continuous eighth notes. I divided the notes into groups of three to help you count.

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3---|

Then

Rest 12 and a half beats

Chorus Riff A (4:36) (x3)

Chorus Riff B (4:45) (x5, hold the B the fifth time)


Final note (5:04)

G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
D|---5---|


And that's it