Song: Monsters Keep Me Company Band: Lordi Tabbed by: unspeakable.elvis@gmail.com Standard tuning Legend: . palm mute h hammer on p pull off / slide up to note \ slide down from note 7b9 bend 7th fret major second up 9r7 release previous bend x dead note ~ vibrato Intro ~~~~~ |-------0---------|-------1---------|-------0---------|-------1---------| |-------0---------|-------1---------|-------0---------|-------1---------| |-----2-2---------|-----3-3---------|-----2-2---------|-----3-3---------| |---2-------------|---3-------------|---2-------------|---3-------------| |-0---------------|-1---------------|-0---------------|-1---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ^ Strum these slowly. Light distortion. First Verse ~~~~~~~~~~~ "If the sun comes up tomorrow..." |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----rest--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |--(bass+drums)---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| "I'm drowning in hate and sorrow..." |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5~--------------|-4~--------------|-5~--------------|-4~--------------| With light palm mute |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-5~--------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-1~--------------|-----------------|-1~-----3~-------|-4~--------------| Bridge (guitar is very soft in the mix; you can actually skip this part altogether) ~~~~~~ |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------| |-------3---------|-2-----2-------2-|-3-----3-------3-|-0---------------| |-----------------|---0-0---0-0-0---|-----------------|-x-----------x\--| |-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-----------------|---1-1---1-1-1---|-3-----------x\--| Chorus ~~~~~~ "my monsters keep my company..." |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-------2-------|-----------------|-2-------2-------|-----------------| |-2-------2-------|---------7---9---|-2-------2-------|---------7---9---| |-0---0-0-0---5---|-3-------5---7---|-0---0-0-0---5---|-3-------5---7---| |-------------3---|-1---1-0-5---7---|-------------3---|-1---1-0-5---7---| . . . . . . . . "until they will set me free..." |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-------2-------|-----------------|-3------5--------|-----------------| |-2-------2-------|---------7---9-\-|-3------5--------|-5---------------| |-0---0-0-0---5---|-3-------5---7-\-|-1------3--------|-5---------------| |-------------3---|-1---1-0-5-------|-----------------|-3---------------| . . . . Back to Intro ~~~~~ Second verse ~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I can't believe what I'm thinking..." |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5~--------------|-4~--------------|-5~--------------|-4~--------------| With light palm mute |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-5~--------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-1~--------------|-----------------|-1~-----3~-------|-4~--------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5---5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4---|-5---5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4---| Staccato notes. You can also play these as power chords if you like, there's a second guitar in the mix doing just that behind the first. |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-5---5---5---5---|-----------------|------------------| |-1---1---1---1---|-----------------|-1---1---3---3---|-4---4---0--6p0-6\| On to Bridge, then Chorus; after which: ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ Solo: ~~~~~ |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7---------------|-----------------|-8~~~~-------7h8-|-6~~---5~~-------| Play |-------5-5~~~----|-------5-5--7--8-|-----------------|-------------8~~-| x2 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------12-| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------11-13-15------| |-10-9-------12-10-9----14-12-10----9-10-|-12-9-10----10-12-14-----------------| Play |------12--------------------------------|-------------------------------------| x2 |----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------------------------| |-15~~~-----13-15-|-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17~~~~-------------| |-----------------|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------------------------| Then Chorus x2, after which: ~~~~~~ Outro riff ~~~~~~~~~~ /--3--\ /--3--\ |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| |-2-2---2-2---3-3---3-3--|-------------------| |-2-2---2-2---3-3---3-3--|-------------------| |-0-0---0-0---1-1---1-1--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--| |------------------------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--| . . . . . . These lead bits are played over the outro riff" |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-10--------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------9----10---|-7~--------------|-9---------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|------11----12---|-8~---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-10--------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------9----10---|-7~---------9----|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|--------------11-|-12----11----8---|-5----7~----------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| Repeat outro with some variation until... End.