Song: Mercy, Severity
Band: Mudvayne
Tuning:
F there arent any plucks or slaps in this one (at least i dont think)
C but he does a bunch of stacatto notes (where its just a quick note),
G You'll know what im talking about cuz I'll put a . above the stacatto
C notes.
Intro
v= 4 beats
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[------------------------------I-----------------------------] the bass does, cuz
[------------------------------I-----------------------------] the guitar plays an
[3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-5---3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-5---] open C, and its not
the same thing)
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[3-2-0-0-4-------3-0-0-4-------3-2-0-0-3-------3-0-0-3-------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------] ^= bend up
[------------------------------I-----------------------------] v= bend back down
[------------------------------I-----------------------------] I figured you knew
[3-2-0-0-7-------3-0-0-7~~~~---3-2-0-0-5-------3-0-0-5^v~~~~-] that though
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[3-2-0-0-4-------3-0-0-4~~~~---3-2-0-0-3-------3-0-0-3-2-0---] <--hold the 0
Verse 1
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[0h1--1------------------------0h1--1----------------------1-]
We've come here.. from so far..
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[-----.------------------------.--.--.-----------------------] pause quickly on the
[0h1--1-------------------5\---0--1--2---------------3/(5)/8-] 5
away, I can save you If you leave it all behind
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[.----.------------------------.---.---.---------------.--.--]
[0----0------------------/7----0---1---0---------------5--3--1 cont.
This suffering's been far too long
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[---------------5-------3\-----0---1---0-----------.---------]
[1----0----1-------(X)---------I-------------------3---2~~~--]
could you take a trip with me, on the back of a star
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[-----------------.--.---------I------------------5--------3-]
[1----0----2/-----5--0--3~~----1----0----2/---(0)------(0)---]
I feel like earth's gravity is
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[1----0----2/-----5--0--3~~----0----2---3---2-----0----------]
just here... to pull us down
Chorus
v-strum
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[--------------5-5-5-5---------I------5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-5-]
[3-2-0--3-2-0------------0-3-2-3-2-0----------3-2-0----------]
Mother of creation wait...
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[3-3-3-3-----------------------I3-3-3-3----------------------]
[-----------0-3-0-3-5-3-0-3-2-0I-----------0-3-0-3-5-3-0-3-2-0
Embrace the souls of a lost world, carry them away..
[--------------7-7-7-7---------I------7-7-7-7--------7-7-7-7-]
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[--------------5-5-5-5---------I------5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-5-]
[3-2-0--3-2-0------------0-3-2-3-2-0----------3-2-0----------]
Darkness, Negative, Receptive, pour...
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[------------------------------I--------------------------------] on the last one
[3-3-3-3-----------------------I3-3-3-3-------------------------] play .
[-----------0-3-0-3-5-3-0-3-2-0I-----------0-3-0-7-7-7-7-5-3-2h3] --0--
Firmament between our waters, separate the space
Verse 2 (& part before singing starts)
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0-----------------------5\-----1---0----5^v~~--0----3~~~~~---]
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[.---------------5--.---3~~~---I---0--1--0--------12---10\8--]
[1----0----1/-------0----------I-----------------------------]
Verse 2
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[-----------------.---.--------I----------------------5--3~~~]
[1----0----1/-----5---0---3~~~-I1----0----1/-----X-----------]
This dark womb wraps and..
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[1----0----1/------------------I0------2----3---2~~~---0-----]
covets me, redifining, understanding, if you open up the heart....
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[-----------------.---.--------I----------------------.------]
[-----------------5---0---3~~~-I----------------------5--3~~~]
[1----0----1/------------------I1----0----1/-----X-----------]
Nurturing this phenomenon
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[------------------------------I-----------------------------] again, quickly pause
[------------------------------I-----------------------------] on the 7
[1----0----1/-----5---0---3~~~-I1----0--X---3---3/5--5/(7)/--]
We can carry on our wings, our wings through the dark.
Bridge
slap these 2......there is slapping!!!
[------------------------------I-----------------------------] you dont have to play
[------------------------------I-----------------------------] the 3rd one, it just
[------------------------------I-----------------------------] sounds like it should
[------------------------------I-------3----------3----(3)---] be there
(guitar only, 1st measure) s s s
(all 11's, 10's, 13's, and 12's :)
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Portal sits deep within the eye...
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[-------------------------------I-------------------------------] these are just to
[-------------------------------I----------------1(1-1-1)0(0-0-0) keep the sound
[3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------] going :)
The eye of Yin's severity, rewards undertanding
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Portal sits deep within the eye
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The eye of Yin's severity, rewards understanding
Last verse (its the same as the 2nd, but here's the fill at the end)
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Away...
Theres a fill at the very end of the last chorus:
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[3-3-3-3-----------------------I3-3-3-3------------------------------]
[-----------0-3-0-3-5-3-0-3-2-0I-----------0-3-0-7/10-10-10-10/12-12\]
Mine the souls from their casts, pour form and reshape
