Artist: HORSE the band Album: THEMECHANICALHAND Song: Birdo Tabbed by: Nathan B. Cook T R A I N S A W . C O M Dropped-D Tuning (Dadgbe) m means mute h means hammer on p means pull off ~ means sustain v means vibrato means slide down (0:00-0:13) e|------| b|-R----| g|--E---| d|---S--| a|----T-| D|------| (0:14-0:18) e|-------------------------------------------| b|-------------------------------------------| g|------0-------------2-------------0--------| d|-0h2h3-3p2h3-0-0h2h3-3p2h3-3-0h2h3-3p2h3-0-| a|-------------0-------------3-------------0-| D|-------------0-------------3-------------0-| (0:18-0:22) e|-------------------------------------------| b|-------------------------------------------| g|------2-------------0-------------2--------| d|-0h2h3-3p2h3-0-0h2h3-3p2h3-3-0h2h3-3p2h3-5-| a|-------------0-------------3-------------5-| D|-------------0-------------3-------------5-| (0:23-0:28) e|------------------------------------- b|------------------------------------- g|------0--------------0--------------- d|-0h2h3-3p2h3----0h2h3-3p2h3---------- a|-------------5v-------------5v------- D|------------------------------------- If anyone knows how to play the intro right let me know. (0:29-0:34) e|--------------------------------------- b|--------------------------------------- g|--------------------------------------- d|-0--00----0--00----3--33----3--33-3---- a|-0--00----0--00----3--33----3--33-3---- D|-0--00----0--00----3--33----3--33-3---- (0:35-0:44) e|--------------------------------------------| b|-------6---------6-5--------5----------5----| g|-------5---------5-5--------5----------5----| d|-0--00-----0--00-----3--333-----3--333------| a|-0--00-----0--00-----3--333-----3--333------| D|-0--00-----0--00-----3--333-----3--333------| mm mm mmm mmm (0:44-0:56) e|---------------------------------------------------------| b|---------------------------------------------------------| g|---------------------------------------------------------| d|-0--0--0-00--0--0--0-00-xxxx-3--3--3-33--3--3--3-33-xxxx-| x2 a|-0--0--0-00--0--0--0-00-xxxx-3--3--3-33--3--3--3-33-xxxx-| D|-0--0--0-00--0--0--0-00-xxxx-3--3--3-33--3--3--3-33-xxxx-| m m m mm m m m mm m m m mm m m m mm (0:57-1:06) e|----------------------------------------------------------| b|----------------------------------------------------------| g|-----------------------------------------( tens )-| d|-00000000222222223333333355555555888888881010101010101010-| a|-00000000222222223333333355555555888888881010101010101010-| D|-00000000222222223333333355555555888888881010101010101010-| mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Just play this f'ing fast. (1:06-1:16) e|-------------------------------------------| b|-------------------------------------------| g|------0-------------2-------------0--------| d|-0h2h3-3p2h3-0-0h2h3-3p2h3-0-0h2h3-3p2h3-0-| a|-------------0-------------0-------------0-| D|-------------0-------------0-------------0-| This part needs fixing. (1:16-1:35) e|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0~~~~~~~~~-| b|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3~~~~~~~~~-| g|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2~~~~~~~~~-| d|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0~~~~~~~~~-| a|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0~~~~~~~~~-| D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0~~~~~~~~~-| Smash each chord hard, let the last one ring out and feedback. (1:35-1:45) e|-------------------------------------12-24-| b|---------------------------------------------| g|---------------------------------------------| d|-00--0--00000-----00-----0--0-00000----------| a|-00--0--00000-----00-----0--0-00000----------| D|-00--0--00000-----00-----0--0-00000----------| mm m mmmmm mm m m mmmmm If you don't have a 24 fret guitar, you can either do a harmonic above your neck pickup or push down onto the pickup like it were a fret. (1:46-1:52) e|--------------------22-24-22-22-| b|----------------------------------| g|----------------------------------| d|-00-----0--0-00000----------------| a|-00-----0--0-00000----------------| D|-00-----0--0-00000----------------| mm m m mmmmm (1:53-1:56) e|----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----| b|-------13----13----13----13----13----13----13-| g|----------------------------------------------| d|-00-------------------------------------------| a|-00-------------------------------------------| D|-00-------------------------------------------| mm (1:56-2:02) e|-------------------10----10----10----10----10----10----10----| b|----------------------13----13----13----13----13----13----13-| g|-------------------------------------------------------------| d|-0--0-00000-----00-------------------------------------------| a|-0--0-00000-----00-------------------------------------------| D|-0--0-00000-----00-------------------------------------------| m m mmmmm mm (2:02-2:04) e|------------| b|------------| g|------------| d|-0--0-00000-| a|-0--0-00000-| D|-0--0-00000-| m m mmmmm (2:05-2:18) e|--------------------------------| b|--------------------------------| g|--------------------------------| d|-5~~~~7~~~~8~~~~2~~~~3~~~~0~~~~-| x2 a|-5~~~~7~~~~8~~~~2~~~~3~~~~0~~~~-| D|-5~~~~7~~~~8~~~~2~~~~3~~~~0~~~~-| (2:19) e|------| b|-R----| g|--E---| d|---S--| a|----T-| D|------| (2:20-2:31) e|--------------------------------------------------------------| b|--------------------------------------------------------------| g|--------------------------------------------------------------| d|-5--555--5-5-5--8--888--8-8-8--0--000--0-0-0--0--000--0-0-0---| x2 a|-5--555--5-5-5--8--888--8-8-8--0--000--0-0-0--0--000--0-0-0---| D|-5--555--5-5-5--8--888--8-8-8--0--000--0-0-0--0--000--0-0-0---| (2:32-2:44) e|-------------------------------------| b|-------------------------------------| g|-7-7------5-5------------------------| d|-----8-88-----7-57-8-8-5-55-7-7-5-55-| x2 a|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| Not exact. (2:44-2:47) e|------| b|-R----| g|--E---| d|---S--| a|----T-| D|------| (2:48-3:00) e|---------------------------------------3---| b|-----------------------------------------3-| g|-----------------------------------2-------| d|-0000----0000----0000----0000----0---0-----| a|-0000----0000----0000----0000--------------| D|-0000----0000----0000----0000--------------| mmmm mmmm mmmm mmmm (3:01-End) e|-----------------------3-----------------------------| b|-------------------------3---------------------------| g|-------------------2-------2-------------------------| d|-0000----0000----0---0---------0000----0000----00000-| a|-0000----0000------------------0000----0000----00000-| D|-0000----0000------------------0000----0000----00000-| mmmm mmmm mmmm mmmm mmmmm Not everything is exact, but some of the parts are too fast to really hear whats going on. Post corrections.