Collapsible Universe: (4:57) Written by Matt McFadden: This song is in Drop D and a half step down This song 6/4 & 4/4 time, so I used 12th notes as timing (8th notes for the parts in 4/4 time. Also, to save space the 10th, 11th, and 12th notes are marked A, B, &C. Intro: clean eb: 5-----5---5---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb: 6-----6---6-5h6-5---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb: 7-----7---7---------7---6------6--6-7---6---------------------------------------------------- Db: 0-----0---0---------------------------------7---5------5--5-7---5-------5-----5--5--7---5---0 Ab: 0-------------------------------------------------------------------6------------------------ Db: 0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C eb: 5-----5---5---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb: 6-----6---6-5h6-5---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb: 7-----7---7---------7---6------6--6-7---6---------------------------------------------------- Db: 0-----0---0---------------------------------7---5------5--5-7---5---------------------------- Ab: 0-------------------------------------------------------------------6---6------6--6-6---5---0 Db: 0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C eb: 5-----5---5---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb: 6-----6---6-5h6-5---------------------------------------------------5---6-----6-------------- Gb: 7-----7---7---------7---6------6--6-7---6-----------------------6----------------6--6---5---0 Db: 0-----0---0---------------------------------7---5------5--5-7-------------------------------- Ab: 0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db: 0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C eb: 5-----5---5---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb: 6-----6---6-5h6-5---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb: 7-----7---7---------7---6------6--6-7---6---------------------------------------------------- Db: 0-----0---0---------------------------------7---5------5--5-7---5---------------------------- Ab: 0-------------------------------------------------------------------6---6-----6--6--6---5---5 Db: 0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C Distortion eb: ------------------------------------------------5---5--555--5---5---3---3---3/-222--2---2---2 Bb: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------/-333--3---3---3 Gb: ------------------------------------------------5---5--555--5---5---3---3---3/-222--2---2---2 Db: 0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------ Ab: 0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------ Db: 0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C eb: ------------------------------------------------5---5--555--7---7---7--/2---2--222--2---2---2 Bb: -----------------------------------------------------------------------/3---3--333--3---3---3 Gb: ------------------------------------------------5---5--555--7---7---7--/2---2--222--2---2---2 Db: 0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------ Ab: 0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------ Db: 0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C eb: ------------------------------------------------1---1--111--1---1---1--/0---0--000--0---0---0 Bb: ------------------------------------------------3---3--333--3---3---3--/2---2--222--2---2---2 Gb: ------------------------------------------------3---3--333--3---3---3--/2---2--222--2---2---2 Db: 0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------ Ab: 0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------ Db: 0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C eb: ------------------------------------------------5---5--555--3---3---2---2---2--333--2---2---2 Bb: --------------------------------------------------------------------3---3---3--444--3---3---3 Gb: ------------------------------------------------5---5--555--3---3---2---2---2--333--2---2---2 Db: 0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------ Ab: 0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------ Db: 0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C Verse 1: eb: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb: -----------------------------------------------/7-----7--7--7---7---7---8-----8--8--8---8---8 Db: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1--/5-----5--5--5---5---5---6-----6--6--6---6---6 Ab: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1--/5-----5--5--5---5---5---6-----6--6--6---6---6 Db: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C eb: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb: -----------------------------------------------/7-----7--7--7---7---7------------------------ Db: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1--/5-----5--5--5---5---5---6-----6--6--6---6---6 Ab: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1--/5-----5--5--5---5---5---6-----6--6--6---6---6 Db: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---------------------------6-----6--6--6---6---6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C eb: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb: -----------------------------------------------/7-----7--7--7---7---7---8-----8--8--8---8---8 Db: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1--/7-----7--7--7---7---7---8-----8--8--8---8---8 Ab: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1--/5-----5--5--5---5---5---6-----6--6--6---6---6 Db: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C eb: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6---6---6 Gb: -----------------------------------------------/7-----7--7--7---7---7---------------6---6---6 Db: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1--/7-----7--7--7---7---7---6-----6--6--6---6---6 Ab: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1--/5-----5--5--5---5---5---6-----6--6--6---6---6 Db: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---------------------------6-----6--6--6---6---6 P.M 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C Chorus: the first part has 18 beats, don't worry, just play them it'll make sense as you play it. The other 3 parts have 12 beats eb: ----------------------------5---4------------------------------------ Bb: ------------------------------------6---5---------------------------- Gb: --------------------------------------------7---6-------------------- Db: 0-----0--0--0---0---0---0---------------------------7---5---7br-----5 Ab: 0-----0--0--0---0---0---0-------------------------------------------- Db: 0-----0--0--0---0---0---0-------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 eb: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb: --------------------------------------------------------------------2h3-2--2h3p2----3~~~~~--3 Gb: --------------------------------------------------------------0h2h3-------------3-2-2~~~~~--3 Db: 0-----0--0--0-----------------------7---7---5---0-----0--0--0-------------------------------- Ab: 0-----0--0--0---5---7---8---7---5---7---7---5---0-----0--0--0-------------------------------- Db: 0-----0--0--0-----------------------7---7---5---0-----0--0--0-------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C eb: --------------------------------------------- Bb: --------------------------------------------- Gb: --------------------------------------------- Db: 0-----0--0--0---7---5---4---5---4---1---1---1 Ab: 0-----0--0--0---7---5---4---5---4---1---1---1 Db: 0-----0--0--0---7---5---4---5---4---1---1---1 Palm Mute 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C Verse 2: eb: ------------------------------------------------------------7---7---7---------------8---8---8 Bb: ------------------------------------------------------------7---7---7---------------8---8---8 Gb: -----------------------------------------------/7-----7--7--7---7---7---8-----8--8--8---8---8 Db: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1--/7-----7--7--7---7---7---8-----8--8--8---8---8 Ab: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1--/5-----5--5--5---5---5---6-----6--6--6---6---6 Db: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C eb: ------------------------------------------------------------7---7---7---------------8---8---6 Bb: ------------------------------------------------------------7---7---7---------------8---8---6 Gb: -----------------------------------------------/7-----7--7--7---7---7---------------8---8---6 Db: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1--/7-----7--7--7---7---7---6-----6--6--6---6---6 Ab: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1--/5-----5--5--5---5---5---6-----6--6--6---6---6 Db: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---------------------------6-----6--6--6---6---6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C eb: ------------------------------------------------------------7---7---5---------------8---6---8 Bb: ------------------------------------------------------------7---7---5---------------8---6---8 Gb: -----------------------------------------------/7-----7--7--7---7---7---8-----8--8--8---8---8 Db: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1--/7-----7--7--7---7---7---8-----8--8--8---8---8 Ab: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1--/5-----5--5--5---5---5---6-----6--6--6---6---6 Db: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C eb: ------------------------------------------------------------7---7---7---------------4---4---4 Bb: ------------------------------------------------------------7---7---7---------------4---4---4 Gb: -----------------------------------------------/7-----7--7--7---7---7---------------4---4---4 Db: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1--/7-----7--7--7---7---7---6-----6--6--6---6---6 Ab: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1--/5-----5--5--5---5---5---6-----6--6--6---6---6 Db: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---------------------------6-----6--6--6---6---6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C Chorus eb: ----------------------------5--4h5p4--------------------------------- Bb: ------------------------------------6---5---------------------------- Gb: --------------------------------------------7--6h7p6----------------- Db: 0-----0--0--0---0---0---0---------------------------7---5---7br-----5 Ab: 0-----0--0--0---0---0---0-------------------------------------------- Db: 0-----0--0--0---0---0---0-------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 eb: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb: --------------------------------------------------------------------2h3-2--2h3p2----3~~~~~--3 Gb: --------------------------------------------------------------0h2h3-------------3-2-2~~~~~--3 Db: 0-----0--0--0-----------------------7---7---5---0-----0--0--0-------------------------------- Ab: 0-----0--0--0---5---7---8-7h8p7-5---7---7---5---0-----0--0--0-------------------------------- Db: 0-----0--0--0-----------------------7---7---5---0-----0--0--0-------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C eb: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db: 0-----0--0--0---7---5---4---5---4---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1 Ab: 0-----0--0--0---7---5---4---5---4---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1 Db: 0-----0--0--0---7---5---4---5---4---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1 Palm Mute Palm Mute Palm Mute 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Solo: tremolo picking tremolo picking eb: -------------------------------------------------------------13----15 Bb: 15------15--151310-151310-151310-151310-151310-151310-151310--------- Gb: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Db: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Db: --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C tremolo picking tremolo picking eb: ------------------------------------------------------16-----16----14 Bb: 16------16--161411-161411-161411-161411-161411-161411---------------- Gb: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Db: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Db: --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C tremolo picking tremolo picking eb: -------------------------------------------------------------13----15 Bb: 15------15--151310-151310-151310-151310-151310-151310-151310--------- Gb: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Db: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Db: --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C tremolo picking eb: ---------------------------------16~------------------14~------------ Bb: 16------16--161411-161411-161411------------------------------------- Gb: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Db: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Db: --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C different pace (this part is in 4/4 time until the end of the solo) eb: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb: ------------12~---------------------------------2h3---------------------7~------------------ Db: ------------12~-------------------------------------5--4h5--------------7~------------------ Ab: 0------12h13------------------------------------------------6-----------5~------------------ Db: 0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 eb: ------------------------------------------- Bb: ------------------------------------------- Gb: 5~----------4~----------------3~----------- Db: 5~----------4~----------------3~----------- Ab: 3~----------2~----------------1~----------- Db: ------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 eb: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db: 0----0-0--0-0--0----0-0--0-0--0-0--0----0----0-0--0-0--0----0-0--0-0--0-0--0 Ab: 0----0-0--0-0--0----0-0--0-0--0-0--0----0----0-0--0-0--0----0-0--0-0--0-0--0 Db: 0----0-0--0-0--0----0-0--0-0--0-0--0----0----0-0--0-0--0----0-0--0-0--0-0--0 Palm Mute Palm Mute Palm Mute 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 eb: 19----19-14-15-17-12-15-14-12--------------------------------------------------------------- Bb: ------------------------------13-12-10-13-10~---13-12-10-11-10------------------------------ Gb: ---------------------------------------------------------------12-11------------------------ Db: ---------------------------------------------------------------------13-12-10-12-13--------- Ab: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13-12-10 Db: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 X2 eb: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb: ------------------------------------------19----------------------------------------13^---- Gb: ------------------------------------15-17-------------------------------------------13^---- Db: 16----13~-----16------12---12-13-16-------------16----13~-----16------12---12-13-12-------- Ab: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PM PM PM PM PM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 back to 6/4 time Db: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab: ------------------------------------------------5-----5--5--5-5-5---5---6-----6--6--6-6-6---6 Db: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1------------------------------------------------ Palm Mute Palm Mute Palm Mute Palm Mute Palm Mute Palm Mute Palm Mute Palm Mute 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C Db: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab: ------------------------------------------------5-----5--5--5-5-5---5------------------------ Db: 0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-1---0h1-0-0-1---------------------------6-----6--6--6-------- Palm Mute Palm Mute Palm Mute Palm Mute Palm Mute Palm Mute Palm Mute Palm Mute 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C Last Verse: Just play verse 2 again Chorus 1 Chorus 2 Last note Db: 0~~~~ Ab: 0~~~~ Db: 0~~~~ there you go. I know it's long, but it's worth while to play it. send any and all comments to mcfadd_m@denison.edu