Artist: Billy Talent
Song: Surprise Surprise
Album: Dead Silence (2012)
Tuning: Drop D
Tabbed by: Julian (exfaker)
Hey guys, this is my first ever TAB so there might be
some mistakes, sorry for that. This is not an 100%
accurate version. I'm pretty sure that at least the
solo and the part that I named "Verse B" are not
correctly tabbed, so feel free to submit your
corrections. Keep on rockin'!
x = palm muted
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
b = bend
r = release bend
h = hammer on
p = pull off
~ = left hand vibrato
. = stop (mute)
INTRO:
x x x x x x x x x
e|------------------| |------------------|
B|------------------| |------------------|
G|------------------| |------------------|
D|------------------| |------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0--------| |-0-0-0-0-0--------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-6--| |-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-6--|(x3)
x x x x x
e|----------------------------------| |------------------|
B|----------------------------------| |------------------|
G|-----------------5-5-5-5-5--------| |------------------|
D|-----------------5-5-5-5-5--------| |------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-----5-3-3-3-3-3--------| |-0-0-0-0-0--------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-------------6-5-3--| |-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-6--|(x2)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-5-5-5-5---------|
D|-----------------5-5-5-5-5---------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-----5-3-3-3-3-3---------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-------------6-5-3.--|
VERSE A 1:
e|--5-5-5-5.-----------------------------5-5-5-5.--|
B|--6-6-6-6.---6-6-6-6.---10-10-10-10.---6-6-6-6.--|
G|--7-7-7-7.---5-5-5-5.---9--9--9--9.----7-7-7-7.--|
D|--7-7-7-7.---3-3-3-3.---7--7--7--7.----7-7-7-7.--|
A|--5-5-5-4.---3-3-3-3.---7--7--7--7.----5-5-5-5.--|
D|-------------------------------------------------|(x2)
PRE CHORUS 1:
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|(x2)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2--------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2--------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0---0-3--|
D|---------------------------5------|
CHORUS 1:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------3--3--3---------|
G|-7-7-7-7---10\--5-5-5-5---10\--2-2-2-2-------2--2--2---------|
D|-7-7-7-7---10\--5-5-5-5---10\--2-2-2-2-------0--0--0---------|
A|-5-5-5-5---8\---3-3-3-3---8\---0-0-0-0-0h3---0--0--0-----3---|
D|---------0--------------0--------------0h3---0--0--0-3-5-----|
x x x
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7---10\--5-5-5-5---10\--2-2-2-2-----------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7---10\--5-5-5-5---10\--2-2-2-2-----------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5---8\---3-3-3-3---8\---0-0-0-0-0h3---5-5-5-5-5-------|
D|---------0--------------0--------------0h3---5-5-5-5-5-6-5-3-|
INTERLUDE (INTRO RIFF):
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0--------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-3-5?6--|(x2)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-5-5-5-5--------|
D|-----------------5-5-5-5-5--------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-----5-3-3-3-3-3--------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-------------6-5-3--|
VERSE A 2:
e|--5-5-5-5.-----------------------------5-5-5-5.--|
B|--6-6-6-6.---6-6-6-6.---10-10-10-10.---6-6-6-6.--|
G|--7-7-7-7.---5-5-5-5.---9--9--9--9.----7-7-7-7.--|
D|--7-7-7-7.---3-3-3-3.---7--7--7--7.----7-7-7-7.--|
A|--5-5-5-4.---3-3-3-3.---7--7--7--7.----5-5-5-5.--|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
e|--5-5-5-5.-----------------------------5-5-5-5.--5-5-|
B|--6-6-6-6.---6-6-6-6.---10-10-10-10.---6-6-6-6.--6-6-|
G|--7-7-7-7.---5-5-5-5.---9--9--9--9.----7-7-7-7.--7-7-|
D|--7-7-7-7.---3-3-3-3.---7--7--7--7.----7-7-7-7.--7-7-|
A|--5-5-5-4.---3-3-3-3.---7--7--7--7.----5-5-5-5.--5-5-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
VERSE B:
e|-----------10-------------8--------------8-------------------|
B|-----------10-------------8--------------8-------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7--------5-5-5-5--------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7--------5-5-5-5--------7-7-7-7-------3-3-3-3---3-3---|
A|-5-5-5-5--------3-3-3-3--------7-7-7-7-------3-3-3-3---3-3---|
D|-------------------------------7-7-7-7-------3-3-3-3---3-3---|
e|-----------10-------------8--------------8-------------------|
B|-----------10-------------8--------------8-------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7--------5-5-5-5--------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7--------5-5-5-5--------7-7-7-7-------3-3-3-3---3-----|
A|-5-5-5-5--------3-3-3-3--------7-7-7-7-------3-3-3-3---3-----|
D|-------------------------------7-7-7-7-------3-3-3-3---3-----|
PRE CHORUS 2:
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|(x3)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2--------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2--------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0---0-3--|
D|---------------------------5------|
CHORUS 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------3--3--3----------|
G|-7-7-7-7---10\--5-5-5-5---10\--2-2-2-2-------2--2--2----------|
D|-7-7-7-7---10\--5-5-5-5---10\--2-2-2-2-------0--0--0----------|
A|-5-5-5-5---8\---3-3-3-3---8\---0-0-0-0-0h3---0--0--0---0-3----|
D|---------0--------------0--------------0h3---0--0--0-5--------|(x3)
x x x x
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7---10\--5-5-5-5---10\--2-2-2-2------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7---10\--5-5-5-5---10\--2-2-2-2------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5---8\---3-3-3-3---8\---0-0-0-0-0h3---5-5-5-5-5--------|
D|---------0--------------0--------------0h3---5-5-5-5-5-6-5-3--|
[^Solo starts here]
SOLO:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------10-12b14.--------14r12-10------------------10-------------------------|
D|10/12---------------------------12~--------10h12----12~---------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------5~-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------7p5\3----------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|------10-12b14.--------14r12-10------------|
D|10/12---------------------------12~--------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------12b14r12-10-12-10-----------|
G|------10----12.12b14r12-10-12-10-----------|
D|10h12----12-12.------------------12p10h12~-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
PRE CHORUS 3:
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|(x3)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2--------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2--------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0---0-3--|
D|---------------------------5------|
CHORUS 3:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------3--3--3---------|
G|-7-7-7-7---10\--5-5-5-5---10\--2-2-2-2-------2--2--2---------|
D|-7-7-7-7---10\--5-5-5-5---10\--2-2-2-2-------0--0--0---------|
A|-5-5-5-5---8\---3-3-3-3---8\---0-0-0-0-0h3---0--0--0---0-3---|
D|---------0--------------0--------------0h3---0--0--0-5-------| (x3)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7---10\--5-5-5-5---10\--2-2-2-2-----------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7---10\--5-5-5-5---10\--2-2-2-2-----------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5---8\---3-3-3-3---8\---0-0-0-0-0h3---5-5-5-5-5-------|
D|---------0--------------0--------------0h3---5-5-5-5-5-6-5-3-|
OUTRO:
x x x x x x x x x
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0--------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-6--0-0-0-0-0-3-5-6--|
e|------------------| |---------------------|
B|------------------| |---------------------|
G|------------------| |---------------------|
D|------------------| |---------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0--------| |-0-0-0-0-0-------0.--|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-6--|(x2) |-0-0-0-0-0-6-5-3-0.--|
