Song: Mercy, Severity
Band: Mudvayne
Inst: Bass
Tabbed by Greg G.
If you want to actually hear my tabs, download Guitar Pro 4, (one of those tabbing
programs) and you can download all of my Mudvayne tabs on www.mysongbook.com!!!
Hi again everyone. I got tons of requests for this song, so I figured I'd post it.
I normally play lead guitar and I have for about 6 years and I love playing Mudvayne
on bass. So I just learned every song off the new album on guitar, and now I can hear
the bass lines way better, so its almost exact, well listening to it 24/7 probably
helps too, so if anyone plays lead, I suggest you try it. It helps a ton.
And again, if you have any comments, questions, or requests, please email me @
pelvic_thrust2001@hotmail.com . Or if you're confused about anything or need me to
play something, add me to your msn thing, and i could play over the comp.
Oh yeah, dont friggin complain about the lyrics, this is a bass tab, if you want the
lyrics so bad, go to lyrics.com or something.
Anyway, heres the tab:
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
[------------------------------I-----------------------------] (I know this is what
[------------------------------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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[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[3-2-0-0-7-------3-0-0-7-------3-2-0-0-5-------3-0-0-5-------]
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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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[-----.------------------------I----.------------------------]
[0h1--1------------------------0h1--1----------------------1-]
We've come here.. from so far..
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[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[-----.------------------------.--.--.-----------------------] 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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[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[.----.------------------------.---.---.---------------.--.--]
[0----0------------------/7----0---1---0---------------5--3--1 cont.
This suffering's been far too long
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[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[---------------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-----------------------------]
[-----------------.--.---------I------------------5--------3-]
[1----0----2/-----5--0--3~~----1----0----2/---(0)------(0)---]
I feel like earth's gravity is
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[-----------------.--.---------I------------------.----------]
[1----0----2/-----5--0--3~~----0----2---3---2-----0----------]
just here... to pull us down
Chorus
v-strum
[--------------7-7-7-7---------I------7-7-7-7--------7-7-7-7-]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[--------------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...
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[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-]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[--------------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...
[------------------------------I--------------------------------]
[------------------------------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)
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
.------------------------------I-----------------------------]
0-----------------------5-----1---0----5^v~~--0----3~~~~~---]
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[----------------.-------------I-----------------------------]
[.---------------5--.---3~~~---I---0--1--0--------12---108--]
[1----0----1/-------0----------I-----------------------------]
Verse 2
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[------------------------------I----------------------.------]
[-----------------.---.--------I----------------------5--3~~~]
[1----0----1/-----5---0---3~~~-I1----0----1/-----X-----------]
This dark womb wraps and..
[-------------------.----------I-----------------------------]
[-------------------3----------I-----------------------------]
[--------------X---------5~~~--I-----------------------------]
[1----0----1/------------------I0------2----3---2~~~---0-----]
covets me, redifining, understanding, if you open up the heart....
[------------------------------I-----------------------------]
[-----------------.---.--------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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[/11-11-11-11-11-11-11/11-11-11-11-11-11/10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-12-12-12-12]
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[-------------------------------I-------------------------------]
[5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8]
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[/11-11-11-11-11-11-11/11-11-11-11-11-11/10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-12-12-12-12]
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[5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-53-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3]
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Portal sits deep within the eye...
[-------------------------------I-------------------------------]
[-------------------------------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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[-------------------------------I-------------------------------]
[5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8]
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Portal sits deep within the eye
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[/11-11-11-11-11-11-11/11-11-11-11-11-11/10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-12-12-12-12]
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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)
[------------------------------I
[------------------------------I
[------------------------------I
[0----X-0h2-2/3--3/5-5-5/7~~--I
Away...
Theres a fill at the very end of the last chorus:
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[------------------------------I-------------------------------------]
[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
Thats all of it, I didnt think it would be this long, but the verses are different,
so...If you have any questions, comments, or requests email me, or add me on msn,
and I can talk to you on there or play something for ya if youre stuck..and the goes
for any of my tabs.
THX for the long read
Greg
