------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RIVERS, VEINS, AND ROOTS - Mimicking Birds ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: iluvvsmp2 E-mail: bregan1992@gmail.com Tuning: standard - EADGBe Acoustic Guitar: the chords tend to be a little palm-muted during the vocals D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) Cadd9e|-----| (x32030@1) e|-----| e|-----| e|-----| e|-----| B|--7--| B|-10--| B|--5--| B|--8--| B|--3--| G|--x--| G|--x--| G|--x--| G|--x--| G|--x--| D|--7--| D|-11--| D|--5--| D|--9--| D|--5--| A|--5--| A|--9--| A|--3--| A|--7--| A|--3--| E|--5--| E|--9--| E|--3--| E|--7--| E|--3--| Electric Guitar: Verse 5: just play one downstroke per chord, slightly arpeggiated D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) e|-----| e|-----| e|-----| e|-----| B|--7--| B|-10--| B|--5--| B|--8--| G|--x--| G|--x--| G|--x--| G|--x--| D|--7--| D|-11--| D|--5--| D|--9--| A|--5--| A|--9--| A|--3--| A|--7--| E|-----| E|-----| E|-----| E|-----| Verses 4 & 6: they're just power chords D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) e|-----| e|-----| e|-----| e|-----| B|-----| B|-----| B|-----| B|-----| G|--7--| G|-11--| G|--5--| G|--9--| D|--7--| D|-11--| D|--5--| D|--9--| A|--5--| A|--9--| A|--3--| A|--7--| E|-----| E|-----| E|-----| E|-----| Intro D - F#m - C - D D - F#m - C - Em D - F#m - C - D D - F#m - C - Cadd9 - C D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) all my friends are vultures in a way D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Emwhen (022000@1)i'm not dead they fly away D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Dcircling (xx0232@1)around some other still living prey D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Dwaiting (xx0232@1)for them to crawl so they can eat their face D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)and in the salty underground everywhere D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Emthere's (022000@1)more roots than i can bear D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Dgrowing (xx0232@1)down and around some bastard's preserved mastodon's hair D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Dand (xx0232@1)sure the archaeologists knew that their souls were still there too Solo Chords: same as intro Solo Guitar: e|--------------------------------------------| B|--5h7p5-7---7///12---10--5--/10-8-7-----5--| G|----------------11-------------------9-7----| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|----5h7---7///12---10---5--5/8-8------------| G|--7-----------10---------------7------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--5h7p5-7---7///12---10---5---10-8-7-5---5--| G|----------------11--------5------------7----| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|----5h7--------------------------------------------------| G|--7-------7---9---7---5---------------------------5-4-2--| D|--------------7------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Dand (xx0232@1)all these species' secrets left in the slate D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Em?nu?fay?vee?uh?wayd? (022000@1)so spawn the industrial age D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Dbut (xx0232@1)all our basic concepts basically say that it's D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Dall (xx0232@1)relatively arranged in such familiar ways C (x32010@1) Dsuch (xx0232@1)familiar ways x3 Cin (x32010@1)such... D...familiar (xx0232@1)ways D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Dthe (xx0232@1)new someday soon run away from me D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Emdraw (022000@1)one more scar hard on my heart D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Dthe (xx0232@1)flesh is much stronger where it's been torn once D (xx0232@1) F#mlike (244222@1)an arc weld holds - C (x32010@1) Dholds... (xx0232@1)things together 'till they're apart D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Dand (xx0232@1)all my friends are vultures in a way D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Emwhen (022000@1)i'm not alive they are over and away D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Dfluttering (xx0232@1)around this carcass just casually eating my brains D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Dno (xx0232@1)feathers on their heads, no flesh left on my face D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Dand (xx0232@1)in the shifty underground everywhere D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Emthere's (022000@1)a few more roots than i can really bear D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Dand (xx0232@1)on the surface the lights wide open where D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1)the water runs to C (x32010@1) Dlike (xx0232@1)the roots... do D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Dand (xx0232@1)i knew someday the ruin might be built by me D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Emjust (022000@1)one more stone stacked ridiculously high D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1) C (x32010@1) Dthe (xx0232@1)solid is much weaker where it's been worn some by the D (xx0232@1) F#mweather's (244222@1)lows - C (x32010@1) Dlow... (xx0232@1)pressure zones End Solo: e|------------------------------------------------| B|--7-5h7p5-7---7/12-1210-10--5--/10-8-7-----5--| G|-------------------11---------5----------9-7----| D|--------------------9---------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|----5h7--7--/12-10-10\5--5/8-8-----------------| G|--7----------11---------------7-----------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|----5h7p5-7---7///1210-105--5/10-8--7/5---5---| G|--7---------------11-------0--------------7-----| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|----5h7------------------------------------------------------| G|--7-------7---9--7-7----5-------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-42---| D|--------------7-------5-----------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| ************************************ | / slide up | slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************