Band: Sparta Song: Tensioning Album: Porcelain (2004) Tuning: Drop D (DADGBE) This is my first tab, so please rate and make any corrections if necessary. this may not be the exact way the band plays it but it sounds great to me..please rate *Strumming pattern may not be right on all parts* Intro (w/ mild distortion): |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------17-------------------------------17---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....13....11....------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------17-------------------------------17---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....16....11....------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse (w/ distortion): |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-11------------9-----------6------------2---------------------------------------------------------------- |--X------------X-----------X------------X---------------------------------------------------------------- |--9------------7-----------4------------0---------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4x Pre-Chorus (w/ distortion) : Gtr. 1 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-----444444-----777777-----000000000000----------------------------------------------------------------- |-----444444-----777777-----000000000000----------------------------------------------------------------- |-----444444-----777777-----000000000000----------------------------------------------------------------- Gtr. 2 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |----444444-----777777----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |----444444-----777777----------11h12--11h12--12--12-------11h12--11h12--12--12-------------------------- |----444444-----777777---------------------------------------------------------------------------------2x Chorus (w/ mild distortion): |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------17-------------------------------17---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....13....11....------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------17-------------------------------17---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....16....11....------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------17-------------------------------17---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....13....11....------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------17-------------------------------17--------------------------------------17....19....21.........--- |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse: |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-11-------------9-----------6-----------2---------------------------------------------------------------- |--X-------------X-----------X-----------X---------------------------------------------------------------- |--9-------------7-----------4-----------0---------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4x Pre-Chorus: Gtr. 1 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-----444444-----777777-----000000000000------------------------------------------------------------------ |-----444444-----777777-----000000000000------------------------------------------------------------------ |-----444444-----777777-----000000000000----------------------------------------------------------------2x Gtr. 2 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |----444444-----777777------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |----444444-----777777----------11h12--11h12--12--12-------11h12--11h12--12--12--------------------------- |----444444-----777777----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2x Chorus: |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------17-------------------------------17---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....13....11....------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------17-------------------------------17---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....16....11....------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------17-------------------------------17---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....13....11....------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------17------------------------------------17----------------------17....19....21.........------------------ |-----------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18----------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bridge: (clean) "cant be wrong this time..." |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-...21--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |----16.....14.....11...........-------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5x Chorus: |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------17-------------------------------17---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....13....11----------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------17-------------------------------17---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....16....11....------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------17-------------------------------17---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13.....14....13....11....------------ |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------17-------------------------------17---------------------------17....19....21.........-------------- |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-....21-------------------------------------------------------17------17--------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-----------1818181818--1919191919--1818181818--1919191919--------19------19------181818-161616----------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------17-------------------------------17---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....16....11....------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------17-------------------------------17---------------------------17....19....21.........-------------- |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outro (w/ distortion): |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-....21--------------------------------------------------------17-------17--------------------------17--- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------1818181818--1919191919--1818181818--1919191919----------19-------19------181818-161616--------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- please rate...like i said, this may not be the exact way the band plays it but this sounds pretty close to me..thanks
