Band: Between the Buried and Me
Song: Mordecai
Album: The Silent Circus
Tuning: C# F# B E G# C#
Key:
. = Palm Mute
h = Hammer On
p = Pull Off
/ = Slide Up
= Slide Down
()= Tremolo Pick
~ = Let Note Ring
* = Pinched Harmonic
Intro
|--12-|
|--11-|
|--10-|
|--9--|
|-----|
|-----|
Riff 1 x2
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|-3h6-----4h7-----3h6-----3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2-|
|-----000-----000-----000-----------------|
... ... ...
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|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------5-4-3-|
|-3h6-----4h7-----3h6------5-4-3-|
|-----000-----000-----000--3-2-1-|
... ... ... . . .
Riff 2 x2
Guitar 1
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|-(10)(6)(10)(6)(10)(6)(11)(6)(10)(6)(10)(6)(10)(6)(9)-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
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|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
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|-(5)(1)(5)(1)(5)(1)(6)(1)(5)(1)(5)(1)(5)(1)(4)-|
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Riff 1 again
2nd time thru Riff 1
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|-3h6-----4h7-----3h6-----3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2-|
|-----000-----000-----000-----------------|
... ... ...
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|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------5~---4~---3~--|
|-3h6-----4h7-----3h6-----5~---4~---3~--|
|-----000-----000-----000-3~---2~---1~--|
... ... ... . . .
Riff 2 again
Fill after riff 2
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|---------------------------------6-----|
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|---------7h8p7-----6-----6h7h8h9----9--|
|-9--8----------7----6------------------|
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Riff 3
Guitar 1
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|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-|
|-6-6-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-|
|-6-6-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-|
Guitar 2
|-----------------------------------13*-|
|---------------------------10111213----|
|-------78910121110910111213------------|
|-891011--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
Riff 4 (Both Guitars)
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|--------------------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------------6*--||
|-----2345----3456----2345----3456----4567----5678-----6789----||
|-3456----4567----3456----4567----5678----6789----78910--------||
|--------------------------------------------------------------||
..........................................................
After Riff 4
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|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-2-2---2--2-2--2-|
|-0-0---0--0-0--0-|
. . . . . .
Riff 5 x4
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|---------118---96-------------------|
|-3-4-7-6-107-3-85-3-4-7-6-0-3-7-0-6-|
|-3-4-7-6-9-6-3-74-3-4-7-6-0-1-5-0-4-|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
On 4th time
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|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|---------118---96-----------------------|
|-3-4-7-6-107-3-85-3-4-7-6-0-3-7-0-6-0-6-|
|-3-4-7-6-9-6-3-74-3-4-7-6-0-1-5-0-4-0-4-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 6
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|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------12*-|
|-2-3-6--2-3------7*----------9-6----------------3-4/763/4-----|
|-2-3-6--2-3--3/6-----6-3-2-3-8-5-2--------------3-4/763/4-----|
|-0-1-4--0-1----------4-1-0-1-7-4---4-3-1-2-3-4*-3-4/763/4-----|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
post riff 6
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|---------------|
|---------------|
|-2-3-6--2-3-33-|
|-2-3-6--2-3-33-|
|-0-1-4--0-1-11-|
. . . ..
Build up to Riff 7
Guitar 1 (comes in with drums)
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|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------04074-------|
|----35653----------865----|
|-222-----54245--------875-|
...
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-7~--7~--5~--5~--------|
|-7~--6~--5~--4~--4-4-4-|
|-5~--5~--3~--6~--6-6-6-|
Guitar 2
|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------57-108-------|
|----------57875-----57--5---875----|
|------6-67-----76467------------67-|
|-85-58-9---------------------------|
|---7-------------------------------|
.....
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------121012-b1210----------------11--13------|
|------9h10p9----8-------------11--7--10-----10--10--10/15-|
|-7-10--------10------------------------12-13--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 7
Guitar 1 x4
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|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7-------7-----------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-7-10-9-7-4--444-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------5-6--666-|
. . . . . .
On 4th time
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|---------------------------------------8---------|
|-7-------7---------------------8-10-11---11-8/10-|
|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-7-10-9------9-------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------7-10---------------------|
. . . . . .
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------8-------------7--------------------------------------|
|---9------9------8------8----9-12-11---11------10----9----12-|
|-7---10-----10-7---10-----10---------9----12-8----12---10----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------11-12-14-12-11-9/11-|
|-------8-------------7---------------9-14---------------------|
|---9------9------8------8----9-12-11--------------------------|
|-7---10-----10-7---10-----10----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude to clean part
|-------------------------------8---11----------------------------|
|------12---10-13--10-13----10---10----10-------------------------|
|---------11-----10-----9--8--11----------8-----------------7---7-|
|-10/12-------------------------------------10-7---------9-7-8----|
|------------------------------------------------9-7-10-9---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 8 (clean)
(Both Guitars)
|---------0---------0-----------------7-----7-----|
|-------0---0---------0---7-----6-------5-----5---|
|-----5-----------5-----5---5-----5-------0-----0-|
|---7-----------7-------------7-----7-------------|
|-0-----------0-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------0---------0-----------------------------|
|-------0---0---------0----------------------0----|
|-----7-----------7-----7------------0-----0---0--|
|---5-----------5------------------0-----0------0-|
|-6-----------6-----------7-10-9-2-----1----------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------0---------0-----------0---------0---|
|-------0---0---------0-------0---0---------0-|
|---------------------------0-----------0-----|
|-----2-----------2-------2-----------2-------|
|---2-----------2-------3-----------3---------|
|-0-----------0-------------------------------|
|---------0---------0---------3---------2-------|
|-------1---1---------1-----3---3-----3---3-----|
|-----0-----------0-------0---------2-------2---|
|---2-----------2-----------------0-----------0-|
|-0-----------0---------------------------------|
|-----------------------3-----------------------|
Guitar 2 (Clean Solo)
|--------15-13h14----------------------------------------12---15--17---
|----------------15---------------15-----------------13----13---13--13-
|------16----------14-12--14/16-16--14-12-12-----12----14--------------
|-12h14-----------------12------------------12h14--14------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
-19-19b-17-17/19-17--19------------15p14----
-----------------------17--------15-----15--
-16-16b-14-14/16-14------16-14h16-----------
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-18/19-------------------15/17-15--------------12--------------------15-----|
------------12--12h13p12---------------12-13-15--15-13-12h13p12--13----13---|
-15/16-12h14--14---------12/14-12-12h14------------------------12--12----12-|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Distortion
|------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------19-17----------15--|
|------------------19------19--------------------|
|-16-17-16-17--16-------19-----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|-5---12--|
|-5---10--|
|-3---8---|
Last Riff
Guitar 1 Chords
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|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-2---12--5---4---|
|-2---10--5---5---|
|-0---8---3---2---|
Solo build up
x3 x1
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-8----8----8----8----8----8----|-10----10----10----10----10----10----|
|---11---11---11---11---11---11-|----12----12----12----12----12----12-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
x3
|-------------------------------------|
|-12----12----12----12----12----12----|
|----14----14----14----14----14----14-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-13----13----15----17----17----19----|
|----16----16----17----19----19----21-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-15-14--------------------------------------------------------14h15-----|
|-------15---------15-----------15-----------------------12h15-------15--|
|----------14-16-------1211-12----11/12-12--12p11----14-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------12--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------1417--|
|------------------------------15------|
|-14-12-11-12-11-------------14--------|
|----------------12--------16----------|
|-------------------12---17------------|
|--------------------------------------|
Sweep
|-15-14-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------15--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------14-16---16---14---16h17-16---12---16---14---16h17---16-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------|
|-----2------12-----5-----4-4h5p4p2-|
|---2-----10------5-----5-----------|
|-0-----8-------3-----2-------------|
