1. try to use the "suggested" rhythm as shown below the tabs v=downstroke ^=upstroke 2. the counting is included to help (if you need it) 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a <---equals one measure 3. i've included the chord names and note names E (capital letter = chord) e (small letter = single note) (why would i do this? i don't know) 4. try this out...if you "hear" or "feel" a different/better rhythm pattern..let me know lead in |<--repeat this intro figure------4 times--------------------------->| notes D D E E e/e d b a g a g e d d e e e g e e d d e e--2-2---4-|-4------------------------2-2---4-|-4-----------------------2-2---4-| b--3-3---5-|-5-3/5-3p0----------------3-3---5-|-5-----------------------2-3---5-| g--2-2---4-|-4---------2p0--2p0-------2-2---4-|-4-----------------------2-2---4-| d----------|---------------------2------------|---------------------------------| a----------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| e----------|----------------------------------|-----0--3p0-x-0------------------| v ^ v v v v v v v v ^ v v V V ^ V ^ ^ 4 e a 1 + a 2 e + a 3 e + 4 3 a 1 + 2 e + a 4 e a the first verse part...goes from E to G to C (then somehow back to E) *repeat* there is a whole step down from the E to a D (as a transition to the G) again..that D is called as a transition from the G to the C (listen for it) then somehow...after the C..im "assuming" that it uses that intro riffy thing for the E-G-E thing....but again...its hard for me to hear with all that *** drumming! :) so..this is what im "hearing"...again...let me know if you find something wrong in there verse 01 E D G D e-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2---x--|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--2---x--| b-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3---x--|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--3---x--| g-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2---x--|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--2---x--| d-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| a-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v x v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v x 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 + 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 + C C B e-----------------------------------|----------------------------------4-| b-----------------------------------|----------------------------------5-| g--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5---4-|----------------------------------4-| d--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5---4-|-2---2------------------------------| a--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3---2-|-2---2------------------------------| e-----------------------------------|-0---0----3p0-x-0-------------------| v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v x v v v x ^ ^ 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 + 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a im getting too lazy to be so tab-like... so you get the picture (16th notes....strum down up down up)...etc... chorus E-D-G-E (that 2nd E, you can hear a bass do a little descending thing) if you want...try these notes...B,A,G,E (on the three and four and) of the last bar (at about 00:40 - 00:41) repeat the intro figure twice on the last bar of the 2nd time..take a knife and stab your speaker cone....to get that crazy lo-fi sound at about 00:57 to 00:58 (k, dont do that...but maybe just switch to your neck pickup really fast and have the tone set really low) VERSE 2 (repeat verse figure above) repeat chorus bass only repeat chorus end with something similar to the intro riff ---------------------------------------------- jarviss: mx elder statesmen ---------------------------------------------- 1. try to use the "suggested" rhythm as shown below the tabs v=downstroke ^=upstroke 2. the counting is included to help (if you need it) 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a <---equals one measure 3. i've included the chord names and note names E (capital letter = chord) e (small letter = single note) (why would i do this? i don't know) 4. try this out...if you "hear" or "feel" a different/better rhythm pattern..let me know lead in |<--repeat this intro figure------4 times--------------------------->| notes D D E E e/e d b a g a g e d d e e e g e e d d e e--2-2---4-|-4------------------------2-2---4-|-4-----------------------2-2---4-| b--3-3---5-|-5-3/5-3p0----------------3-3---5-|-5-----------------------2-3---5-| g--2-2---4-|-4---------2p0--2p0-------2-2---4-|-4-----------------------2-2---4-| d----------|---------------------2------------|---------------------------------| a----------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| e----------|----------------------------------|-----0--3p0-x-0------------------| v ^ v v v v v v v v ^ v v V V ^ V ^ ^ 4 e a 1 + a 2 e + a 3 e + 4 3 a 1 + 2 e + a 4 e a the first verse part...goes from E to G to C (then somehow back to E) *repeat* there is a whole step down from the E to a D (as a transition to the G) again..that D is called as a transition from the G to the C (listen for it) then somehow...after the C..im "assuming" that it uses that intro riffy thing for the E-G-E thing....but again...its hard for me to hear with all that *** drumming! :) so..this is what im "hearing"...again...let me know if you find something wrong in there verse 01 E D G D e-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2---x--|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--2---x--| b-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3---x--|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--3---x--| g-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2---x--|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--2---x--| d-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| a-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v x v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v x 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 + 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 + C C B e-----------------------------------|----------------------------------4-| b-----------------------------------|----------------------------------5-| g--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5---4-|----------------------------------4-| d--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5---4-|-2---2------------------------------| a--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3---2-|-2---2------------------------------| e-----------------------------------|-0---0----3p0-x-0-------------------| v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v x v v v x ^ ^ 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 + 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a im getting too lazy to be so tab-like... so you get the picture (16th notes....strum down up down up)...etc... chorus E-D-G-E (that 2nd E, you can hear a bass do a little descending thing) if you want...try these notes...B,A,G,E (on the three and four and) of the last bar (at about 00:40 - 00:41) repeat the intro figure twice on the last bar of the 2nd time..take a knife and stab your speaker cone....to get that crazy lo-fi sound at about 00:57 to 00:58 (k, dont do that...but maybe just switch to your neck pickup really fast and have the tone set really low) VERSE 2 (repeat verse figure above) repeat chorus bass only repeat chorus end with something similar to the intro riff ---------------------------------------------- jarviss: mx elder statesmen ----------------------------------------------