• Song:

    The Poison

  • Artist:

    Alkaline Trio

  • Album:

    Crimson (Deluxe Version...

THE POISON
                          As recorded by Alkaline Trio
                          (From the 2005 Album CRIMSON)


          B5                   A5                   F#5                  G5
      7 9 9 x x x          5 7 7 x x x          2 4 4 x x x          3 5 5 x x x

          D5
      x 5 7 7 x x


 Intro / Pre-Verse
  Q=144
  B5
 4/4
  Gtr I
  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
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----6-7-6-5-----|-----6-7-6-5-------|-----6-7-6-5-----|-----6-7-6-5-----||
|-4-7---------7-6-|-4-7---------7-(7)-|-4-7---------7-6-|-4-7---------7-6-||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|
| Gtr II
| 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
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---||


   Verse
                     1.,2.,3.             4.
    B5      A5        F#5     G5                            G5
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E  3x E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
||------------------|------------------||-----------------|-----------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|-----------------||
||------------------|------------------||-----------------|-----------------||
||--9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5--||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
||o-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-o||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
||--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3--||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||


   Chorus
    D5      A5        G5                  F#G5F#G5F#G5F#G5  F#5
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E  3x E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
||------------------|------------------||-----------------|-----------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|-----------------||
||--7-7-7-7---------|------------------||-----------------|-----------------||
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||-4s5-4s5-4s5-4s5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||
||o-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||-4s5-4s5-4s5-4s5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||
||----------5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||-2s3-2s3-2s3-2s3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||


   Interlude
                         1.,2.,3.
    B5      D5            G5      A5
    E E E E  E  E  E  E   E E E E E E E E
||----------------------|------------------||
||o---------------------|-----------------o||
||----------------------|------------------||
||--9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--||
||o-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-o||
||--7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--||


  4.
  F#5               G5
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


 Outro
  B5      D5            G5      A5
  E E E E  E  E  E  E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----6-7--6--5-------|-----6-7-6-5-----|
|-4-7------------7--6-|-4-7---------7-6-|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E  E  E  E  E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
|-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|


  B5      D5            G5      A5
  E E E E  E  E  E  E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|------------------|
|-----6-7--6--5-------|-----6-7-6-5------|
|-4-7------------7--6-|-4-7---------7-6--|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|
| E E E E  E  E  E  E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|
|-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|
|-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|


  B5      D5            G5      A5
  E E E E  E  E  E  E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----6-7--6--5-------|-----6-7-6-5-----|
|-4-7------------7--6-|-4-7---------7-6-|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E  E  E  E  E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
|-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|


  B5      D5            F#5  G5          B5
  E E E E  E  E  E  E   H    H      +Q   H.
|---------------------|-----------|--------------|--------*|
|-----6-7--6--5-------|-----------|--------------|--------*|
|-4-7------------7--6-|-4----6----|-(6)--7-------|-(7)----*|
|---------------------|-----------|--------------|--------*|
|---------------------|-----------|--------------|--------*|
|---------------------|-----------|--------------|--------*|
|                                                  +W
|
| E E E E  E  E  E  E   H    H      +Q   H.        +W
|---------------------|-----------|--------------|--------*|
|---------------------|-----------|--------------|--------*|
|---------------------|-----------|--------------|--------*|
|-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-|-5----7----|-(7)--9-------|-(9)----*|
|-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-|-5----7----|-(7)--9-------|-(9)----*|
|-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-|-3----5----|-(5)--7-------|-(7)----*|
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