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
