• Song:

    Revolution In The Water

  • Artist:

    Giant Squid

  • Album:

    Metridium Fields

Artist: Giant Squid
Title: Revolution In The Water
Album: Metridium Fields (2006)
Label: The End Records

The band's website: http://giantsquidlives.com/
The band's myspace: http://www.myspace.com/giantsquid

Fully tabbed by Goad. (Took me 5 hours to complete.)
For questions or whatever, just leave a comment.

Guitarists: Aaron & Aurielle Gregory
 ** not really sure who's lead and who's rhythm :P

/  = slide up to higher note(s)
\  = slide down to lower note(s)
.  = palm mute
>  = added emphasis to note played
() = note(s) held from previous measure (except where noted)

Dropped D Tuning · 3/4 Time

==========
INTRO: -- repeat 2 times (0:00 to 0:32)
   Both guitars
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
D|-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
A|-8---8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--| x2
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|

   Lead guitar
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------9----------------------------|
D|-7------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-7------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Rhythm guitar
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-7------------------------------(7)---------------------------|
                                     () = play only on 2nd time


VERSE: (0:33)
 PART 1:
   Lead guitar (palm mute all notes)
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------10-10-10----------|----------------10-10-10----------|
D|-------10-10-10----------10-10-10-|-------10-10-10----------10-10-10-|
A|-8-8-8----------------------------|-8-8-8----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 | Rhythm guitar
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------9--------|----------------12----------------|
D|-7--------------------------------|-------12-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

PART 2:
   Lead guitar (palm mute all notes)
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------10-10----9--9-----|----------------12-12----9--9--9--|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |                >        >                         >        >
 | Rhythm guitar
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------|-7--------------------------------|
D|-7--------------------------------|-7--------------------------------|

Repeat PART 1, then:

PART 2-a: (0:57)
   Lead guitar (palm mute all notes)
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------10-10-10-9--9--9--|----------------12-12----9--9--9--|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |
 | Rhythm guitar
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------10------9---------|----------------12-------9--------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------|-7--------------------------------|
D|-7--------------------------------|-7--------------------------------|
                  .       .

PART 3: (1:05)
   Both guitars
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|----------10------|----------10------|
D|-----10--------10-|-----10--------10-|
A|-8----------------|-8----------------|
D|------------------|------------------|

   Lead guitar
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|----------10---9--|----------12---9--|
D|-7----------------|-7----------------|
A|-7----------------|-7----------------|
D|-7----------------|-7----------------|
 | Rhythm guitar
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|-7----------------|-7----------------|
A|-7----------------|-7----------------|
D|-7----------------|-7----------------|


CHORUS: (1:21)
   Both guitars
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-\-9--9-9-9-/-12-12-|
D|-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-\-9--9-9-9-/-12-12-|
A|-8---8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--\-7--7-7-7-/-10-10-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-\-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
D|-12-\-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
A|-10-\-8---8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Lead guitar
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------10----9--|----------------12----9--|
D|-7-----------------------|-7-----------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|-7-----------------------|
D|-7-----------------------|-7-----------------------|
 | Rhythm guitar
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7-----------------------|-7-----------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|-7-----------------------|
D|-7-----------------------|-7-----------------------|

Repeat CHORUS (1:37), then:

   Lead guitar
e|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------10----9--|------------12-12-12-12-12--9-9-9-|
D|-7-----------------------|-7--------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|-7--------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------------|-7--------------------------------|
 | Rhythm guitar
e|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------------|-7--------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|-7--------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------------|-7--------------------------------|


VERSE 2: (2:01)
  PART 1:
   Both guitars
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-10--10-10-10-10-9--9-9-9-9-7--7-7-7-7-5--5-5-5-5-|
D|-10--10-10-10-10-9--9-9-9-9-7--7-7-7-7-5--5-5-5-5-|
A|-8---8--8--8--8--7--7-7-7-7-5--5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-4---4-4-4-4-5---5-5-5-5-7---7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-9-|
D|-4---4-4-4-4-5---5-5-5-5-7---7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-9-|
A|-2---2-2-2-2-3---3-3-3-3-5---5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7-7-|
D|------------------------------------------------|

   Lead guitar
e|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------10----9--|------------12-12-12-12-12--9-9-9-|
D|-7-----------------------|-7--------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|-7--------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------------|-7--------------------------------|
 | Rhythm guitar
e|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------------|-7--------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|-7--------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------------|-7--------------------------------|

Repeat PART 1 (2:16), then:

PART 2: (2:32)
   Lead guitar
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-8-----7-----5-----3-----|-2-----3-----5-----7-----|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 | Rhythm guitar (palm mute all notes)
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-5-5-7-7-7-|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   Lead guitar
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------15-14-15-17-|-15-14--12-14--15-14--12-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|
 | Rhythm guitar
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------12----------|------------------12-----|
G|----------------------12-|----------------------12-|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|

Repeat 1st half of PART 2 (2:48), then:

PART 3: (2:56)
   Lead guitar
e|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------15-14-15-17-15-14-|-15-14-15-17-15-14--15-14-15-17-15-14-|
A|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 | Rhythm guitar
e|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------12----------------|--------------------12----------------|
G|----------------------12-------|-----------------------------12-------|
D|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Repeat PART 1: (3:04)


BRIDGE: (3:12)
  PART 1:
   Both guitars (palm mute all chords)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-| x10
D|-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-|

PART 2: (3:50) (the bass continues with the PART 1 riff)
   Lead guitar
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9-9--9--9/10\9--9---9--6--6-6/7\6--6-------------------|
D|-9--9-9--9--9/10\9--9---9--6--6-6/7\6--6-------------------|
A|-7--7-7--7--7/8-\7--7---7--4--4-4/5\4--4-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 | Rhythm guitar
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------14-14-14-14-14\\\-|
D|-----------------------------------------14-14-14-14-14\\\-|
A|-----------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12\\\-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

   Lead guitar
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9-9--9--9/10\9--9---9--6--6-6/7\6--4-------------------|
D|-9--9-9--9--9/10\9--9---9--6--6-6/7\6--4-------------------|
A|-7--7-7--7--7/8-\7--7---7--4--4-4/5\4--2-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 | Rhythm guitar
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------14-14-14-14-14\\\-|
D|-----------------------------------------14-14-14-14-14\\\-|
A|-----------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12\\\-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat PART 2 (the rhythm guitar starts a little earlier
               on the 2nd half this time)

PART 3: (4:05)
   Both guitars
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9-9-9-9-10--10-10-10-10-13--13-13-13-13-14--14-14-14-14-|
D|-9--9-9-9-9-10--10-10-10-10-13--13-13-13-13-14--14-14-14-14-|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-8---8--8--8--8--11--11-11-11-11-12--12-12-12-12-| x3
D|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14--14-14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14-|
D|-14--14-14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14-|
A|-12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


OUTRO: (4:20)
   Both guitars
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9----|
D|-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-| x4
D|-----------------------------------9-|

   Lead guitar
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-7----------------------------------------|
A|-7---let ring-----------------------------|
D|-7----------------------------------------|
 | Rhythm guitar (palm mute all chords)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-| x2 (only rhythm guitar)
D|-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-|

   Both guitars
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9----|
D|-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-| x4
D|-----------------------------------9-|

   Lead guitar
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|--------------8--|
G|-----------------|--------9--7-----|
D|-7---------------|----7------------|
A|-7---let ring----|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|-----------------|
 | Rhythm guitar
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|-----------------|
A|-7---let ring----|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|-----------------|

   Lead guitar
e|------------------------------------|
B|-(8)--------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
 | Rhythm guitar (palm mute all notes)   (including this one)
e|------------------------------------|    |-------------|
B|------------------------------------|    |-------------|
G|------------------------------------|    |-------------|
D|------------------------------------|    |-------------|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7---| x2 |-------------|
D|----------------------------------9-|    |-7-----------|

THE END!
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