• Song:

    A New Momentum

  • Artist:

    Chevelle

  • Album:

    Sci-Fi Crimes

Chevelle - A New Momentum
Track #9 off of "Sci-Fi Crimes"

OK, the main riff in this song is all about timing as the strumming pattern is not the 
 Not a hard song to play, all in all.  I dont know if the INTRO Part 1 is perfect, so I'm 
for suggestions!

INTRO Part 1
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------19-------20-------19-------22-------|
E |18-------19-------18-------21-------18-(16x)-18-(16x)-18-(16x)-18-(16x)-|
B |17-(16x)-17-(16x)-17-(16x)-17-(16x)-------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------------------|

INTRO Part 2 (main riff)
C#|------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|
B |------4-4--9-9--2---7-77---5--4-4--9-9--2---7-77---5--|
F#|------4-40-9-90-2-0-7-77-0050-4-40-9-90-2-0-7-77-0050-|
B |-15s<-4-40-9-90-2-0-7-77-0050-4-40-9-90-2-0-7-77-0050-|

C#|----------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------|
E |-6-6--11-11--4---9-99---7---------------------------|
B |-4-40-9--9-0-2-0-7-77-0050-4-4--9-9--2---7-77---5---|
F#|---------------------------4-40-9-90-2-0-7-77-005---|
B |---------------------------4-40-9-90-2-0-7-77-00500-|

VERSE
C#|---------------------|
G#|---------------------|
E |---------------------|
B |-4-4x-9-9x-12--------|
F#|-4-4x-9-9x-12-(8x)---|
B |-4-4x-9-9x-12--------|

PRECHORUS - most of the power chords are "11"s
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------|
B |111111-11-1111-11-9-11-12-0---111111-11-1111-11-9-11-14-12-0---|
F#|111111-11-1111-11-9-11-12-0---111111-11-1111-11-9-11-14-12-0---|
B |111111-11-1111-11-9-11-12-0---111111-11-1111-11-9-11-14-12-0---|

C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |111111-11-1111-11-9-11-12-0-x-x-x-xxxxx-111111-11-1111-11-9-11-14-12-0----|
F#|111111-11-1111-11-9-11-12-0-x-x-x-xxxxx-111111-11-1111-11-9-11-14-12-0----|
B |111111-11-1111-11-9-11-12-0-x-x-x-xxxxx-111111-11-1111-11-9-11-14-12-0----|

CHORUS - Just play INTRO Part 2
VERSE

CHORUS
C#|------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|
B |------4-4--9-9--2---7-77---5--4-4--9-9--2---7-77---5--|
F#|------4-40-9-90-2-0-7-77-0050-4-40-9-90-2-0-7-77-0050-|
B |-15s<-4-40-9-90-2-0-7-77-0050-4-40-9-90-2-0-7-77-0050-|

C#|----------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------|
E |-6-6--11-11--4---9-99---7---------------|
B |-4-40-9--9-0-2-0-7-77-0050-4-4--9-99----|
F#|---------------------------4-40-9-99----|
B |---------------------------4-40-9-99----|

C#|------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------|
E |18-------19-------18-------21-------|
B |17-(16x)-17-(16x)-17-(16x)-17-(16x)-|
F#|------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------|

BRIDGE     Strum these octaves 6-8 times--v
C#|----------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------14--9--|
B |-5-4-4-4-4-0--5-4-4-4-4-0--5-4-4-4-4-0-x---x--|
F#|-5-4-4-4-4-0--5-4-4-4-4-0--5-4-4-4-4-0-12--7--|
B |-5-4-4-4-4-0--5-4-4-4-4-0--5-4-4-4-4-0--------|
NOTE: on 3rd time around only strum this once-^

CHORUS - 1x
Then play..........

C#|--------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------|
B |--4-4--9-9--2---7-77---5--4-4--9-9--2---7-77---5--|
F#|--4-40-9-90-2-0-7-77-0050-4-40-9-90-2-0-7-77-0050-|
B |--4-40-9-90-2-0-7-77-0050-4-40-9-90-2-0-7-77-0050-|

C#|----------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------|
E |-6-6--11-11--4---9-99---7---------------|
B |-4-40-9--9-0-2-0-7-77-0050-4-4-9-9-2-2--|
F#|---------------------------4-4-9-9-2-2--|
B |---------------------------4-4-9-9-2-2--|
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