• Song:

    Open Up Your Eyes

  • Artist:

    Tonic

  • Album:

    Sampler

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Tonic - Open up Your Eyes
From "Lemon Parade"
Tuning - Drop-D (three guitars, including overdubs)
tabbed by jjhand

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Intro - Guitar 1 (notes come in with a volume swell & feedback)
e|-------------|------------|------------|------------------|
B|-------------|------------|------------|------------------|
G|-2-----------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)-------(2)p0--|
D|-------------|------------|------------|------------------|
A|-------------|------------|------------|------------------|
D|-0-----------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------------|


Main Riff - Guitar 1
 play 3 1/2 times (after 3rd time, play first bar only)
e|-------------------------|------2---2-3--3---|
B|-------------------------|------3---3-3--3---|
G|-------0--------0--------|------2---2-2--2---|
D|----2--------0-----------|------0---0-0--0---|
A|-3--------2--------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------3b4-0-|-(0)---------------|

On 4th bar, 
Guitar 2 plays with 'talk box' effect:
e|----------------|----------------|----2---2-3-3--|
B|----2---2-3-3---|----------------|---------------|
G|----------------|----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|



Verse- 2 Guitars, PM bottom 2 strings
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------5-5---|-5h7-7-----------|
G|-----------------|-----------7-7-7-|-7---7-----------|
D|-----------------|-----------7-7-7-|-7---7-----------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
B|-----------8-8p7-|-8---7-----------|-----------8-8-8-| 
G|-----------7-7---|-7---7-----------|-----------7-7-7-| 
D|-----------7-7---|-7---7-----------|-----------7-7-7-| 
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-8---8-8---------|-----------5-5---|-5h7-7-----------|
G|-7---7-7---------|-----------7-7-7-|-7---7-----------|
D|-7---7-7---------|-----------7-7-7-|-7---7-----------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

e|-----------------|-----------------|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2h3-| 
B|-----------5-5---|-5-7-------------|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| 
G|-----------7-7-7-|-7-7-------------|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| 
D|-----------7-7-7-|-7-7-----------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| 
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| 
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|-------------------|


Chorus - Guitar 1- Play Main Riff &

Guitar 2 plays (w/ talk box):
e|-------------|------------|------------|----------------|
B|-------------|------------|------------|----------------|
G|-5----4--5p4-|-2----------|------------|----------------|
D|-------------|------------|-5----5-----|-4--------------|
A|-------------|------------|------------|----------------|
D|-------------|------------|------------|----------------|

e|-------------|------------|------------|
B|-------------|------------|------------|
G|-5----4--5p4-|-2----------|------------|
D|-------------|------------|-5----5-----|
A|-------------|------------|------------|
D|-------------|------------|------------|


After chorus Gtr 1 plays this 2x:               2nd time through, Guitar 2 plays:
                                                     w/ creschendo 
e|-3------2------2---|-0------2------2----|     |----------|----------|----------|
B|---3------3------3-|---3------3------3--|     |-10~~~~~~~|-(10~~)---|-(10)\----|
G|-----2------2------|-----2------2-------|     |----------|----------|----------|
D|-------------------|--------------------|     |----------|----------|----------|
A|-------------------|--------------------|     |----------|----------|----------|
D|-------------------|--------------------|     |----------|----------|----------|

Verse 2 is similar to before, but the order of each strumming
lick is a little different.


  
Play Chorus as before, but a third repeated part plays on top:
E|-13-15-17-----------|
B|----------15\13-----|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|




After 2nd chorus, Guitars play:
play 3x                          Ending
e|----------0-----0-|          |-0-------------------|
B|------------------|          |-0-------------------|
G|--------8---0-8---|          |-x-------------------|
D|--9---------------|          |-9-----------x-x-x-x-|
A|--9---------------|          |-9-----------x-x-x-x-|
D|--9---------------|          |-9-----------x-x-x-x-|

 
Double Tracked Solo- 
   Guitar 2 - main solo
e|------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
B|-10------10--10_________|_____10--------------|--------------------------|
G|-12b14_______14r13b14___|____b14r12p10--12b14-|-10~-----12-----12b13-10~-|
D|------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
A|------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
D|------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
 | 
 | Guitar 3 (2nd track, use whammy bar where "v" is shown to bend or vibrato)
e|------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------------|-----13-13-----------|--------------------------|
G|-12b14____14_14_14_14r13|_b14------------12b13|-12b13-12~-10-12p10-10-10v|
D|------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
A|------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
D|------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|

  Guitar 2
e|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|-(10~)---------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|--------12-10h12-12~-|------------------------|------------------------|
A|---------------------|-10b11----10~-----10b11-|-10~--------8--10--8~---|
D|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
 |
 |      
e|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|-8-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|---7~--5-5-5-6-6-7~--|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------0-0-0-0-0-0---|-5b6--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5b6--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|


  Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------|------------------10------------10-----10-|
B|------------------------------------|-10-------------10---13p10-13b15--13b15---|
G|------------------------------------|-10--12-10-12b14--------------------------|
D|---------------------------10-11-12-|------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------10-11-12---------|------------------------------------------|
D|-10h12-10h12p10h12------------------|------------------------------------------|
 |
 |
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|-8----------------------------------|--------13-----13-------------------------|
G|-7--------5--5----7--7--------------|-12b14-----b14----12--10--12V13v12V13V12--|
D|----------0--0----0--0--------------|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|


   
e|---------10---------|----------------------|--------------|------------|
B|-13b15-----13b15r13-|-10~--10--------------|--------------|------------|
G|--------------------|--------------12b14r12|-10~~~--------|-(10)-------|
D|--------------------|----------------------|--------------|------------|
A|--------------------|----------------------|--------------|------------|
D|--------------------|----------------------|--------------|------------|
 |
 |
e|-------10-----------|----------------------|--------------|------------|
B|-13b15---13b15-13V15|-v15~--15r13p10--10v8_|_r10----------|-(10)-------|
G|--------------------|----------------------|--------------|------------|
D|--------------------|----------------------|--------------|------------|
A|--------------------|----------------------|--------------|------------|
D|--------------------|----------------------|--------------|------------|


During solo, Rhythm Guitar 1 plays (8x):
E|----------------2--2--2-2--|
B|----------------3--3--3-3--|
G|----------------2--2--2-2--|
D|---------0------0--0--0-0--|
A|---------0-----------------|
D|-3b4--0-----0--------------|

End Solo Rhythm:                          soft <  loud  < louder
E|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------------|--------------|-----------3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-----0--------|--------------|-----------2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|---3----------|--------------|-----------0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-1--------1-0-|--------------|-----------0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|--------------|-5-------3-2~-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                              PM # # # # #


Play Main Riff 7 1/2 times (15 bars total), then play ending.


Ending:

Gtr 1 (play 4x)                    Gtr 2 (repeat 2nd bar until last chord)
                                    use talk box
E|--------------2--2---2-2--|     |-------------------||---------------------||
B|--------------3--3---3-3--|     |-------------------||---------------------||
G|--------------2--2---2-2--|     |-7---7---7--7--7-7-||-10~--7---7--7--7-7--||
D|----------0---0--0---0-0--|     |-0---0---0--0--0-0-||--0---0---0--0--0-0--||
A|----------0---0--0---0-0--|     |-------------------||---------------------||
D|-3b4--0---0---0--0---0-0--|     |-------------------||---------------------||



Both guitars end on Csus/F chord and fade out
E|--0---------------|
B|--1---------------|
G|--0---------------|
D|--3---------------|
A|--3---------------|
D|--3---------------|


|Key:
===================
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| x  Mute note (or rake)
| b  bend (bends with vibrato bar indicated)
| r  release bend
| _  hold note while playing next string
| () hold note into next bar
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