Song: The Ghosts of the Heceta Head
Band: Lordi
Tabbed by: unspeakable.elvis@gmail.com
Standard tuning
Legend:
. palm mute
h (x2444x@1) hammer on
p pull off
/ slide up to note
\ slide down from note
7b9 bend 7th fret major second up
9r7 release previous bend
x dead note
~ vibrato
[9] artificial harmonic on 9th fret
7b9r7p5 bend 7th fret up, then release bend and pull off to 5th fret.
7b9-b9 bend 7th fret up major second, then strike string again while bent
Intro
~~~~~
Part A
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Harmony by
|-9---9---9---9---10--10--10--10--|-7---7---7---7---5---5---4---4---| guitar + keyboard
|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7---7---7---5---5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| | |
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-----3-------3-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-2-----2-------2-----------------| Rhythm
|-2-----2-------2-----------------|-0-----0-------0-----------------|
|-0-----0-------0-3-----3---3---3-|-----------------3-----3-2-----2-|
|-----------------1-----1---1---1-|-----------------1-----1-0-----0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-9---9---9---9---10--10--10--10--|-7---7---7---7---5---5---4---4---|
|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|---6---6---6---6---7---7---5---5-|
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-----2-------2-3-----3---3---3-|---------------------------------|
|-0-----0-------0-2-----2---2---2-|-5-----5-------5-3-----3-2-----2-|
|---------------------------------|-4-----4-------4-1-----1-0-----0-|
^instead of these flat 5-chords you can also just play
normal power chords. I kinda like these though.
Part B
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|-10--10--10--10--11--11--11--11--|-8---8---8---8---6---6---5---5---|
|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7---7---7---6---6-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---3-----3---3-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-2---2-----2---2-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---3-----3---3-|-----------------3---3-----2---2-|
|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5---5-----5---5-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-10--10--10--10--11--11--11--11--|-8---8---8---8---6---6---5---5---|
|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|---6---6---6---6---7---7---5---5-|
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7---7-----7---7-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-7---7-----7---7-8---8-----8---8-|-5---5-----5---5-3---3-----5---5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
First Verse (Bass only)
~~~~~~~~~~~
"Deep under sea..."
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|-0-----0---------0-----0-------0-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-1-----1---------3-----3-------3-|
Play twice
Pre-chorus
~~~~~~~~~~
"Doesn't matter how long it'll take..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|
|-3-5---5---3-5-3---3-5-----3-5---|-0-1---3-1-0-1-----3---3---4---5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
"...the grey lady must go..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----3---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----2---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----0-------------------------2-|---------------3-------5---------|
|-----0-----3-5-3---3-5-----3-5-2-|---------------3-------5---------|
|-------------------------------0-|---------------1-------3---------|
Chorus
~~~~~~
"from the mud..." "they'll take the lighthouse over..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-3---3-------------------------|
|-2-2---2---------5-5---5---------|-2-2---2-------------------------| Play x2
|-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-2-2---2---2---2-|
|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"heceta head... the ghost of the heceta head..."
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-1---------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Second "Intro"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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|-9---9---9---9---10--10--10--10--|-7---7---7---7---5---5---4---4---|
|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7---7---7---5---5-|
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3---3-----3---3-----------------|
|-2---2-----2---2-----------------|-2---2-----2---2-----------------|
|-2---2-----2---2-3---3-----3---3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---3-----2---2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---3-----3---3-|-----------------3---3-----2---2-|
|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-10--10--10--10--11--11--11--11--|-8---8---8---8---6---6---5---5---|
|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|---6---6---6---6---7---7---5---5-|
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7---7-----7---7-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-7---7-----7---7-8---8-----8---8-|-5---5-----5---5-3---3-----5---5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Second Verse (bass included for timing)
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Use volume pedal with these notes
>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------4~~---------|-2~~-------------4~----5~------4~|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| "one final time..." |"the misty gray lady appears..." |
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-----0---------0-----0-------0-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-1-----1---------3-----3-------3-|
>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>
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|-5~~-----------------4~~---------|-7~~-------------4~----5~------4~|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| | "...will face greater fears..."|
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-----0---------0-----0-------0-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-1-----1---------3-----3-------3-|
Then return to Pre-Chorus, then Chorus, after which:
Solo
~~~~
|-------8----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10b12---12r10~~---8h10p8-----------8-10-10b12-12r10p8-10b12r10-8-10~~~-|
|--------------------------10\----/10------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^slow release
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|-------------------------------------------|
|-----8-------8-10-8-7-8-7----7------[9]b---|
|-/10-----/10--------------10---10-8--------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
^slow bend
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------8-8-8-8-|
|-10-8-10-8-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12---------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-13b15-13~~~--|
|-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------10-11-13-13b15-13~~~--|
|-11-13-----------------------|
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|-----------------------------|
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|-----------------------------|
/---3--\ /---3--\ /---3--\ /---3--\ /---3--\
|-18-16-15----------18-16-15----------18-16-15----19b20~~~~---|
|----------18-16-15----------18-16-15----------18-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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Rhythm under Solo
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-------|
|---------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-------|
. . . . . . . . . . .
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-------|
|---------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-------1-------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4---------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Then back to Intro Part A, then Chorus, after which:
End Riff
~~~~~~~~
Repeat 8 times
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|---------------------------------|
|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|-2---x-x-2---x-x-2---x-x-2---x-x-|
|-0---x-x-0---x-x-0---x-x-0---x-x-|
|---------------------------------|
Lead guitar on End Riff
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-12--------12--------12----------|
|-15b17-----15b17-----15b17-------|
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Repeat with variation and increasing frenzy until...
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|---------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
End!
