CONVEX CONCAVE (Bassline) As recorded by Biffy Clyro (From the 2002 Album BLACKENED SKY) Transcribed by Bungshal Words and Music by Biffy Clyro Arranged by Adam Hutchison Intro E=255 7/8 1/4 3/4 7/8 6/8 Gtr I W W E E E q q Q W W E E E q e |---------|---------|-------------|----|--------|---------|--------------| |---------|---------|-------------|----|--------|---------|--------------| |---------|---------|-------------|----|--------|---------|--------------| |---------|---------|-------3--3--|----|--------|---------|-------3--3---| Pre Verse + Verse Q=128 $ 4/4 E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q 3x ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|| ||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------o|| ||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------o|| ||--0-7-0-3-3-3----|-0-7-0-3-3-3----|-0-7-0-3-3-3----|-0-7-0-3-3-3------|| Bridge D.S. Wx6 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------|------------------|-------------------------| |------------|------------------|-------------------------| |------------|------------------|-------------------------| |------------|-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9S11-11-11-11-11-11-11--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|--------------------------| |------------------|--------------------------| |------------------|--------------------------| |-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9S11-11-11-11-11-11-11---| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||o-------5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-------5-5-5-5---|------------------o|| ||--7-0-0-----------|-----------0-0-0-|-7-0-0---------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||--0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| 1.,2.,3. E S E S E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x |-----------------------|--------------------------|| |-----------------------|-------------------------o|| |-----------------------|-------------------------o|| |-3-x-2-x-0-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| Verse 4. Wx2 H +Q +E E H +Q +E E H +Q +E E |------------||------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |------------||o-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| |------------||o-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| |------------||--8----(8)--(8)-8-|-8----(8)--(8)-8-|-10----(10)--(10)-10-| 1.,2.,3. H +Q +E E H +Q +E E H +Q +E E 4x |---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |---------------------|-----------------|-------------------o|| |---------------------|-----------------|-------------------o|| |-10----(10)--(10)-10-|-0----(0)--(0)-0-|-0----(0)--(0)-0----|| Interlude 4. E Q +E +T Q +E.. E Q +E +T Q +E.. |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |--------------5--(5)--|--------------5--(5)--| |-0-0--(0)-(0)---------|-0-0--(0)-(0)---------| E Q +E +T Q +E.. E Q +E +T Q +E.. |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |--------------7--(7)--|--------------7--(7)--| |-0-0--(0)-(0)---------|-0-0--(0)-(0)---------| E Q +E +T Q +E.. E Q +E +T Q +E.. E Q +E +T Q +E.. W |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------| |--------------3--(3)--|--------------3--(3)--|--------------1--(1)--|------| |-0-0--(0)-(0)---------|-0-0--(0)-(0)---------|-0-0--(0)-(0)---------|-0----| E +S E S E H E +S E S E H E +S E S E H E +S E S E H |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |-------------5----|-------------5----|-------------7----|-------------7----| |-0-(0)-0-0-0------|-0-(0)-0-0-0------|-0-(0)-0-0-0------|-0-(0)-0-0-0------| > E +S E S E E Q E E +S E S E Q +Q |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-3-(3)-3-3-3-3\------|-3-(3)-3-3-3-3--(3)--| |---------------------|---------------------| < E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| Outro Q Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||---------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o--------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||o----5----3----|-0----1-------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||--0-----0----0-|----0----0-0--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| Q Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||---------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o--------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||o----5----3----|-0----1-------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||--0-----0----0-|----0----0-0--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7----*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths