• Song:

    Pretty Soon I Don't Know What But...

  • Artist:

    Norma Jean

Band: Norma Jean
Song: Pretty Soon, I Don't Know What but Something Is Going To Happen
Album: Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child
Tuning: C# G# C# F# A# D#
Tabbed by John Dixon

This one long song, I couldn't really figure out both
Guitars, I’ve been waiting forever for a tab to come up on it but
No one did one so I got what I could of it, I’m pretty sure what I have 
is accurate.

Key:
~ = Hold Note
/ = Slide Up
 = Slide Down
. = Palm Mute



Riff 1
(0:00 - 1:32)

Guitar 1
D#|------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|
C#|-0~0~0~0~3~3~0~0~0~0~0~0~0~0~-|
G#|-0~0~0~0~3~3~0~0~0~0~0~0~0~0~-|
C#|-0~0~0~0~3~3~0~0~0~0~0~0~0~0~-|
 
at (0:52) Guitar 1 starts to play

D#|-----------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------|
C#|-0-2-0-0-2-0-0-2-0-0-2-0-0-2-|
G#|-----------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------|

Guitar 2

D#|---------------------------|
A#|---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
C#|------------3~----3~-------|
G#|-0-1~---0-1~--0-1~--0-1-0~-|
C#|---------------------------|


Riff 2
(1:33 - 2:04)

Guitar 1 

D#|---------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------|
F#|-7-7777-7-7777/10-10101010-10-10101010-|
C#|-x-xxxx-x-xxxx/-x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x-x-|
G#|-5-5555-5-5555/-8--8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8-|
C#|---------------------------------------|

D#|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-15-15151515-15-15151515\14-14141414-14-14141414-|
C#|--x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x-x\-x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x-x-|
G#|-13-13131313-13-13131313\12-12121212-12-12121212-|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-7-7777-7-7777/10-10101010-10-10101010--3-3333-3-3333/7-7777-7-7777-|
C#|-x-xxxx-x-xxxx/-x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x-x--x-xxxx-x-xxxx/x-xxxx-x-xxxx-|
G#|-5-5555-5-5555/-8--8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8--1-1111-1-1111/5-5555-5-5555-|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 3
(2:05 - 2:33)

D#|------|
A#|------|
F#|------|
C#|-1--0-|
G#|-1--0-|
C#|-1--0-|
pm     .


Riff 4
(2:34 - 3:41)

Guitar 1

D#|---------------|
A#|---------------|
F#|---------------|
C#|-1-111-00-1-00-|
G#|-1-111-00-1-00-|
C#|-1-111-00-1-00-|
pm        ..   ..

Guitar 2 plays the same thing as Guitar 1 until (3:07)
I’m not sure what it is he plays during that part of the riff
At (3:26) Guitar 2 starts to play this. . .

(3:26 - 4:01)

D#|-------------|
A#|-------------|
F#|-------------|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
pm  . . . . . .


Riff 5
(4:01 - 5:03)

Guitar 1 and 2 (first time through only)

D#|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-0--00--2/6--66--0--00--2/6--66--0--00--2/6--666-|
G#|-0--00--2/6--66--0--00--2/6--66--0--00--2/6--666-|
C#|-0--00--2/6--66--0--00--2/6--66--0--00--2/6--666-|

D#|-------------------------|
A#|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
pm  . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guitar 1
D#|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-1--00--2/6-666--0--00--2/6-666--0--00--2/6--666-|
G#|-1--00--2/6-666--0--00--2/6-666--0--00--2/6--666-|
C#|-1--00--2/6-666--0--00--2/6-666--0--00--2/6--666-|

D#|-------------------------|
A#|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Pm  . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guitar 2

D#|---------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|-8----------------8----------------8---------------|
C#|-x--00--2/6--666--x--00--2/6--666--x--00--2/6--666-|
G#|-6--00--2/6--666--6--00--2/6--666--6--00--2/6--666-|
C#|----00--2/6--666-----00--2/6--666-----00--2/6--666-|

D#|-------------------------|
A#|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
pm  . . . . . . . . . . . .

Riff 6
(5:04 - 6:26)

Guitar 1 and 2

D#|-------------|
A#|-------------|
F#|-------------|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
pm  . . . . . .

Guitar 1 and 2 alternate in playing this 
Octave during the palm mutes.

D#|-------|
A#|-------|
F#|-8-888-|
C#|-x-xxx-|
G#|-6-666-|
C#|-------|

Riff 5 from 6:27 - 7:42
(note: guitar 2 plays this line after the first 3 times)
D#|------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-15----------------15----------------15---------------|
C#|--x--00--2/6--666---x--00--2/6--666---x--00--2/6--666-|
G#|-13--00--2/6--666--13--00--2/6--666--13--00--2/6--666-|
C#|-----00--2/6--666------00--2/6--666------00--2/6--666-|

D#|-------------------------|
A#|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
p.m . . . . . . . . . . . . 


Riff 7
(7:43 - 7:59)
Guitar 1 (I’m not sure what guitar 2 is doing)
D#|-------------|
A#|-------------|
F#|-------------|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-| <7:43 - 7:50
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
pm  . . . . . .

I’m not sure what is played between 7:50 and 7:58

Riff 3 from 7:59 to 8:32

Riff 8
(8:33 - 9:20)
Guitars 1 and 2

D#|----------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
C#|-3-3-3-3-3-3----1~-------1-----0~-|
G#|----------------1~--2----------0~-|
C#|----------------1~-------------0~-|

On the last time play this

D#|----------------------|
A#|----------------------|
F#|----------------------|
C#|--3-3-3-3-3-3------0~-|
G#|-------------------0~-|
C#|-------------------0~-|


Riff 9 
(9:20 - 9:44)

Guitar 1

D#|------------------|
A#|------------------|
F#|------------------|
C#|-0~0~0~0~3~3~0~0~-|
G#|-0~0~0~0~3~3~0~0~-|
C#|-0~0~0~0~3~3~0~0~-|

Guitar 2

D#|---------------------------|
A#|---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
C#|------------3~----3~-------|
G#|-0-1~---0-1~--0-1~--0-1-0~-|
C#|---------------------------|


Riff 10 
(9:45 - 12:49)

Guitar 1 (Doesn't come in until 11:19)

D#|--------------------|
A#|--------------------|
F#|-9-9----------------|
C#|-8-8-----8\\2-00-00-|
G#|-8-8-00--8\\2-00-00-|
C#|-8-8-00--8\\2-00-00-|
pm      ..       .. ..
Guitar 2 (clean)
(9:45 - 11:53)
D#|---------------------------|
A#|---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
C#|-------------3~----3~------|
G#|--0-1~---0-1~--0-1~--0-1-0~| 
C#|---------------------------|


Than Both Guitars at 11:54

D#|--------------------|
A#|--------------------|
F#|-9-9----------------|
C#|-8-8-00-8\\2--00-00-|
G#|-8-8-00-8\\2--00-00-|
C#|-8-8-00-8\\2--00-00-|
pm      ..       .. ..

Riff 11
(12:49 - 13:32)

Guitar 1

D#|---------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------|
F#|-9-999-9999-9999-7-777-7777-7777-|
C#|-8-888-8888-8888-x-xxx-xxxx-xxxx-|
G#|-8-888-8888-8888-5-555-5555-5555-|
C#|-8-888-8888-8888-----------------|

Guitar 2

D#|---------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------|
F#|-9-999-9999-9999-17-171717-17171717-17171717-|
C#|-8-888-8888-8888—-x--x-x-x—-x-x-x-x—-x-x-x-x-|
G#|-8-888-8888-8888-15-151515-15151515-15151515-|
C#|-8-888-8888-8888-----------------------------|

Riff 12 (last riff)

Both Guitars

D#|-----------|
A#|-----------|
F#|-999999-2~-|
C#|-888888-0~-|
G#|-888888-0~-|
C#|-888888-0~-|

Guitar 1 does the riff near the end 

D#|-----------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------|
C#|-0-2-0-0-2-0-0-2-0-0-2-0-0-2-|
G#|-----------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------|



And that’s all I have for this song so far.
If you can make up a better tab please do so and post it.
Norma Jean is awesome. Later.
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