Band:  Strapping Young Lad
Album: City
Song:  Underneath the Waves

Copyright (c)  Century Media - 1997 (?)
Version 1.0 - October, 23 2005

Transcribed By: Daniel Gainer
Email:          Wraithninja5000@yahoo.com


.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           ^  - Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
*- pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
b  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note         - Trill

C G C G C E

Riff 1 x 4

|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-----2------3------2----1-1-|
|-----4------5------4----3-3-|
|0000-2-0000-3-0000-2-00-1-1-|
|0000---0000---0000---00-----|
 ....   ....   ....   ..


Riff 2 (Played during second 2 times of Riff 1)

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|5555555555555555-|
|7777777777777777-|
|5555555555555555-|
|-----------------|

Filler 1

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------|
|4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------|
|2-2-2-2-2-2------1111-------------1111-|
|------------9\1--1111 (long wait) 1111-|
                  ....             ....


Riff 3 x 4 (6*^ is only played the first time Replace it with 8 afterwards)

|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|8-5-6-----5-6-5-6-5-|
|8-5-6-6*^-5-6-5-6-5-|

Riff 4 x 3

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|8-55668866885555-|
|8-55668866885555-|
   ..............

Filler 2

|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------9\0---------------------|
|------------7\0-1111---1111---11111-|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-----1111---1111---11111-|
                 ....   ....   .....

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|000000-00-00-00-000000-00-00-00-000000-00-00-00-000000-00-00-00-|
|000000-00-00-00-000000-00-00-00-000000-00-00-00-000000-00-00-00-|
 ...... .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. ...... .. .. ..

Riff 3 x 4
Riff 4 x 3

Filler 3

|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
             . . . . . .


Riff 5 x 4

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|----------------5555555555555555-|
|44444444444444447777777777777777-|
|44444444444444445555555555555555-|
|4444444444444444-----------------|

Filler 5

|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|11\4-|

Riff 6 x 2

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5----5----5----5-|
|---4----4----4----4-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-|
|44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-|
|44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4---------------------|
 ..   ..   ..   ..   ..   ..   ..   ..
Riff 7 x 2

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5----5----------|
|---4----4----4----4-77-7-77-7-77777777-|
|44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4-55-5-55-5-55555555-|
|44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4--------------------|
 ..   ..   ..   ..   ..   ..   ........


Riff 6 x 2
Riff 7 x 2

Riff 8 x 3

|------|
|------|
|------|
|2-0-6-|
|2-0-6-|
|2-0-6-|

Riff 9

|------|
|------|
|------|
|2-3-1-|
|2-3-1-|
|2-3-1-|

RIff 8 x 2
Riff 9 x 2
Riff 8 x 3
RIff 9 x 1
Riff 8 x 2

Filler 6

|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|22-33-22-2331-|
|22-33-22-2331-|
 .. .. .. ....

Riff 8 x 3
Riff 9 x 1
Riff 8 x 2
Riff 9 x 1

Filler 7

|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|22223311-|
|22223311-|
 ........

Riff 8 x 3
Riff 9 x 1
Riff 8 x 2
Riff 8 x 1
Filler 7

RIff 10 x 8 (This is probably wrong)

|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-33223322332233-|
|-33223322332233-|
|000000000000000-|
 ...............

Filler 8

|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|14\0-|

Riff 11 x 4

|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-7575757--7575757--7575757---------|
|-7575757--7575757--7575757-110-110-|
|00000000-00000000-00000000-110-110-|
 ........ ........ ........ ... ...
Riff 12 x 4

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|4--------4--------4--------4----4----|
|4-444444-4-444444-4-444444-4-44-4-44-|
|4-444444-4-444444-4-444444-4-44-4-44-|
   ......   ......   ......   ..   ..

Riff 11 x 2
Riff 12 x 4
Riff 11 x 4

Filler 9 (Play instead of 000 00 in Riff 11)

|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|1-2-3-1-2-3-|
|1-2-3-1-2-3-|

RIff 5 x 4
Filler 5
Riff 6 x 2
Riff 7
RIff 6 x 2
Riff 7

Riff 13

|---------------------------------|
|33333333333333332222222222222222-|
|33333333333333332222222222222222-|
|33333333333333332222222222222222-|
|33333333333333332222222222222222-|
|33333333333333332222222222222222-|

Riff 8 x 6 (Palmmuted last 2 times)

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