• Song:

    Mean Spirits

  • Artist:

    Silversun Pickups

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Tabbed by: Ahrum
E-mail: TheMoogleDance@hotmail.com

Tuning: Drop C#


Intro
D#|---------------------|
A#|---------------------|
F#|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
C#|---------------------|
G#|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
C#|---------------------|

During Bass Solo
D#|---------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
C#|---------------------------------------------------|
G#|---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
C#|---------------------------------------------------|

D#|---------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
C#|---------------------------------------------------|
G#|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
C#|---------------------------------------------------|

D#|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|---15-15-14-14-12-12-10-10-14-14-12-12-3-3-3-555-|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|---13-13-12-12-10-10-8--8--12-12-10-10-1-1-1-333-|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|

Verse
At start of 4th measure
      V
D#|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|---3----------3---555--------3-------3---555-----|
F#|--------------3---555----------------3---555-----|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------1---333----------------1---333-----|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|

D#|--------------------------------------|
A#|------3---3---3---5---5---5---5-------|
F#|----3---3---3---3---5---5---5---------|
C#|--------------------------------------|
G#|---1-1---1---1---1---3---3---3--------|
C#|--------------------------------3-2-0-|
                                   ^
                                Distortion

Everyone's favorite Pre-Chorus Riff
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------5---3-5-------3-5---5-3-0-------5---3-5-------3-5---5-3-0---|
C#|---0-0---0-----3-0-------0-------3-0-----0-----3-0-------0-------3-| x2


Chorus
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---333-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-------------------------------|
C#|---333-1-1-333-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-33-35-50-0-0-0-33-35-50-0-0-0-|
G#|---111-1-1-111-1-1-111-1-1-111-1-1-33-35-50-0-0-0-33-35-50-0-0-0-|
C#|-----------------------------------33-35-50-0-0-0-33-35-50-0-0-0-| x2

Verse II
D#|---------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------|
F#|---x14-10-xxx9x997-xxxx12x10-xxx9x9910-|
C#|---------------------------------------|
G#|---x12-8--xxx7x775-xxxx10x8--xxx7x778--|
C#|---------------------------------------|

D#|---------------------------------------------------|
A#|---3--555------------------------------------------|
F#|---3--555------x14-10-xxx9x997-xxxx12x10-xxx9x9910-|
C#|---------------------------------------------------|
G#|---1--333------x12-8--xxx7x775-xxxx10x8--xxx7x778--|
C#|---------------------------------------------------|

D#|--------------------------------------|
A#|------3---3---3---5---5---5---5-------|
F#|----3---3---3---3---5---5---5---------|
C#|--------------------------------------|
G#|---1-1---1---1---1---3---3---3--------|
C#|--------------------------------3-2-0-|

Everyone's favorite Pre-Chorus Riff (Again)
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------5---3-5-------3-5---5-3-0-------5---3-5-------3-5---5-3-0---|
C#|---0-0---0-----3-0-------0-------3-0-----0-----3-0-------0-------3-| x2

Chorus (Again)
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---333-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-------------------------------|
C#|---333-1-1-333-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-33-35-50-0-0-0-33-35-50-0-0-0-|
G#|---111-1-1-111-1-1-111-1-1-111-1-1-33-35-50-0-0-0-33-35-50-0-0-0-|
C#|-----------------------------------33-35-50-0-0-0-33-35-50-0-0-0-| x2

Solo Build-up
There's a variety of noise, but the one that stands out is a 5th fret harmonic on the G# string.

D#|-------|
A#|-------|
F#|-------|
C#|-------|
G#|---(5)-|
C#|-------|

Solo
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---15b---------------------15b--------------------15-14-x12------------|
G#|--------15b--10--8-10b-8--------15b--10--8-10b-8--------------11-10-x5-|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------15b---------------------15b-------------------|
C#|---15-14-x12-------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------11-10-x12--------15b--10--8-10b-8--------15b--10--8-10b-8-|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|-----------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------|
C#|---15-14-x12--------------15-14-x12------|
G#|---------------11-10-x5--------------3-5-|
C#|-----------------------------------------|

Chorus (Third Time)
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---333-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-------------------------------|
C#|---333-1-1-333-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-33-35-50-0-0-0-33-35-50-0-0-0-|
G#|---111-1-1-111-1-1-111-1-1-111-1-1-33-35-50-0-0-0-33-35-50-0-0-0-|
C#|-----------------------------------33-35-50-0-0-0-33-35-50-0-0-0-| x2

Outro (OR IS IT?!)
D#|--------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------|
F#|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
C#|--------------------------------------|
G#|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
C#|--------------------------------------|

Actual Outro (repeat x2)
D#|-------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------|
F#|-----x14x10----x9x9\7----x12x10----x9x9/10-|
C#|---0--------x0--------x0--------x0---------|
G#|---0-x12x8--x0-x7x7\5-x0-x10x8--x0-x7x7/8--|
C#|---0--------x0--------x0--------x0---------|

D#|--------------------------------------------|-----------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------|-----------------|
F#|------x14x10----x9x9\7----x12x10----x9x9/10-|-x9x9-10-9-7\\\\-|
C#|---x8--------x8--------x8--------x8---------|-----------------|
G#|---x8-x12x8--x8-x7x7\5-x8-x10x8--x8-x7x7/8--|-x7x7-8--7-5\\\\-|
C#|---x8--------x8--------x8--------x8---------|-----------------|

Thank you for reading!  Please comment or email me if you have any questions or find 
anything you think needs correcting!

While you're learning, go Read my It's Nice to Know You Work Alone tab and learn that, too!



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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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