Song: A Certain Shade Of Green Band: Incubus Album: S.C.I.E.N.C.E.; Track 7 Well there are several versions of this song, but I find that none of them really sound good. So I gave it a shot. Intro: (Slight Distortion) E--------------------------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-x-x-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7---7/10-10-10-10-8-8-7-7----------- D-x-x-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7---7/10-10-10-10-8-8-7-7-9-9-9-9--- A-x-x-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5---5/8--8--8--8--6-6-5-5-9-9-9-9--- E-----------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7--- E-------------------x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-8- B-------------------x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-8- G-------------------x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6- D-9-9-9-9---9-9-x-8------------------------- A-9-9-9-9---9-9-x-8------------------------- E-7-7-7-7---7-7-x-6------------------------- Chorus: (Distortion) Just play the intro twice with more distortion. Pretty easy, huh? Verse: (Slight Distortion) D-----7-4------------- A-2-5-5-2---------(0)- E-0-3-------------(0)- (): Use volume swell. Repeat this as necessary. Pre-Chorus/Fill: (Slight Distortion) This is played right before the Chorus begins. It's real easy to hear on the track. E-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- B-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- G-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9- D-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- A-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- E-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- Chorus: (Distortion) Play the intro twice. Verse 2: (Slight Distortion) Same as Verse 1. Take Pre-Chorus/Fill as well. Chorus 2: (Distortion) Same as chorus 1. Interlude: (Clean) Keep in mind that a constant strum pattern of up and down, up and down is how this is done. The rhythm is very difficult to put into tablature, but you can figure it out easily by listening to the track. B-17-x- G-16-x- D-17-x- Guitar Solo: (Distortion) (Phaser) B-------------17-17-17-17-------------17-17-18-18-- G-------------------------------------------------- D-14-14-14-14-------------14-14-14-14-------------- B-------------17-17-17-17------------------------- G------------------------------------------------- D-14-14-14-14-------------14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15- Repeat as necessary. OR If you want to get creative and play it the live way that Mike had played it in the 2004 tour, you can do this: B-------------17-17-17-17-------------17-17-18-18-- G-------------------------------------------------- D-14-14-14-14-------------14-14-14-14-------------- B-------------17-17-17-17-------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------- D-14-14-14-14-------------14-14-14-14-15-14-14\---- B-------------14-14-14-14-------------15-15-14-14\- G-------------------------------------------------- D-11-11-11-11-------------11-11-11-11-------------- B---------11-11-11---11---11---11^/---------------- G-------------------------------------------------- D-8-8-8-8----------8----8----8--------------------- Assuming you play this way of the solo with the studio recording from S.C.I.E.N.C.E., you can fit this riff twice, or you can try and play with a live version that does this. Keep in mind that this is a live interpretation and he plays the notes different in different live versions, for he sometimes changes the bends and slides and times that he hits certain notes. Interlude part 2: (Slight Distortion) E-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-8- B-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-8- G-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6- Chorus 3: (Distortion) Same as other chorus'. Just keep in mind that the very beginning of this chorus is calm and then it comes in hard. Also, Mike adds a R6 note of the power chords and removes the rests like so: G-7-7-7-7~-7-7-7-7~-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7~-7/10-10-10-10-8-8-7-7-4-4-4-4~- D-7-7-7-7~-7-7-7-7~-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7~-7/10-10-10-10-8-8-7-7-4-4-4-4~- A-5-5-5-5~-5-5-5-5~-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5~-5/8--8--8--8--6-6-5-5-2-2-2-2~- E-5-5-5-5~-5-5-5-5~-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5~-5/8--8--8--8--6-6-5-5-2-2-2-2~- E--------------x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-8- B--------------x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-8- G-4-4-4-4~-3-3-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6- D-4-4-4-4~-3-3------------------------- A-2-2-2-2~-1-1------------------------- E-2-2-2-2~-1-1------------------------- NOTE: In case you didn't notice in the riff directly above, there are ~'s after each chord that needs resonation, which is what would signify the elimination of the rests. Outro: (Distortion) E-x-x-8- B-x-x-8- G-x-x-6- Repeat this until the end of the song. It gradually slows down as well. Ok that's it. And one more thing, I'm not sure on how the "Chicka-Wah Chicka-Wah!" notes are played. If you feel it sounds better to play open strings the G, B, and E strings instead of 6th fret on G, 8th fret on B, and 8th fret on high E, so be it. I don't care, I'm not playing your guitar for you! Have fun. -Pat S.