• Song:

    Calling

  • Artist:

    Strung Out

  • Album:

    Top Contenders: The Bes...

Tabbed by: Grady B.


Tuning: D standard (low to high-- DGCFAd)

My first tab. This is a great song that needed to be tabbed.

***notes in "( )" can be played by rythm guitar or bass guitar and are optional 
when playing lead.***

intro: clean/acoustic
|0--0-0-0--0---0-0/0-0----------------0--0-0-0--0---0-0/0-0------------------|
|0--0-0-0--0---0-0/0-0----------------0--0-0-0--0---0-0/0-0------------------|
|1--1-1-1--1---1-1/2-2----------------1--1-1-1--1---1-1/2-2--------1h2p1---1-|
|2--2-2-2--2---2-2/3-3--/7---6---3----2--2-2-2--2---2-2/3-3--0h2-3-------3---|
|2--2-2-2--2---2-2/3-3-----8---7---5--2--2-2-2--2---2-2/3-3------------------|
|0--0-0-0--0---0-0/0-0----------------0--0-0-0--0---0-0/0-0------------------|



|0--0-0-0--0---0-0/0-0----------------0--0-0-0--0---0-0/0-0-----------------|
|0--0-0-0--0---0-0/0-0----------------0--0-0-0--0---0-0/0-0--5/6(b9)---------|
|1--1-1-1--1---1-1/2-2----------------1--1-1-1--1---1-1/2-2--4/5/8----------|
|2--2-2-2--2---2-2/3-3-/7---6---3-----2--2-2-2--2---2-2/2-3-----------------|
|2--2-2-2--2---2-2/3-3----8---7---5---2--2-2-2--2---2-2/3-3-----------------|
|0--0-0-0--0---0-0/0-0----------------0--0-0-0--0---0-0/0-0-----------------|



|7777777777778888888888884445554h5p4p0---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------(2)(1)---------------(5)(4)----------|
|(2)(3)(0)(2)(3)------(3)(2)(3)(0)(2)------(3)(2)----|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|



|7777777777778888888888884445554h5p4p0-------------0-|
|--------------------------------------------------0-|
|---------------(2)(1)-----------------------------2-|
|(2)(3)(0)(2)(3)------(2)(3)(0)(2)---(0)-----------3-|
|---------------------------------(3)---(2)(3)(0)--3-|
|--------------------------------------------------0-|



|---5h7h8----8h12------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|


distorted guitar - tremolo effect
|--------------------------------------------------------------  }
|---12---12---12---12---12---12------------13---13---13---13---  }
|-(b9)---(b9)---(b9)---(b9)---(b9)---(b9)---11-(b9)11-12----(b9)---(b9)---(b9)---(b9)  }
|--------------------------------------------------------------  }
|--------------------------------------------------------------  }
|--------------------------------------------------------------  }
                                                                 |
                                                               play 2x
                                                                 |
                                       |-----------------------  }
                                       |-----------------------  }
                                       |-11-(b9)11-(b9)12-11-12-11-  }
                                       |-----------------------  }
                                       |-----------------------  }
                                       |-----------------------  }


verse: distorted guitar
|--------------------------------------------------------------  }
|-12---12---12---12------------------------13---13---13---13---  }
|----(b9)---(b9)---(b9)---(b9)11-(b9)11-(b9)11-(b9)11h12----(b9)---(b9)---(b9)---(b9)  }
|--------------------------------------------------------------  }
|--------------------------------------------------------------  }
|--------------------------------------------------------------  }
                                                                 |
                                                               play 2x
                                                                 |
                                         |---------------------  }
                                         |-10---10---12---12---  }
                                         |----(b9)---(b9)---(b9)-----  }
                                         |---------------------  }
                                         |---------------------  }
                                         |---------------------  }



|---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------10-------------------------------|
|-----(b9)---7h(b9)--------7----(b9)7-------------------(b9)------|
|-------10-----10-7-------------(b9)-----------(b9)---(b9)------|
|-777---------------10------------101010-----7----7-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|



|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(b9)----(b9)----(b9)------------------5-----5-----5-----7-----7---7-7-|
|-7-77777-77777-77--(b9)----(b9)--(b9)(b9)3-33333-33333-33555-55555-555-5-|
|-----------------777-77777-777-7---------------------------------|



|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------(b9)(b9)7-7------------|
|-------------------4-----4---4-4-5-----5-----5----------10-10-9~~-|
|-2-----2-----2---222-22222-222-2-3-33333-33333--------------------|
|-0-00000-00000-00-------------------------------------------------|



|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(b9)----(b9)----(b9)------------------5-----5-----5-----7-----7---7-7-|
|-7-77777-77777-77--(b9)----(b9)--(b9)(b9)3-33333-33333-33555-55555-555-5-|
|-----------------777-77777-777-7---------------------------------|



|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------4-----4---4-4-5-----5-----5----4p0---5---4h5---|
|-2-----2-----2---222-22222-222-2-3-33333-33333--------2---2-------|
|-0-00000-00000-00------------------------------2------------------|



|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------10----------------|
|-----(b9)---7h(b9)--------7----(b9)7------------|
|-------10-----10-7-------------(b9)---------|
|-777---------------10------------101010---|
|------------------------------------------|



|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(b9)----(b9)----(b9)------------------5-----5-----5-----7-----7---7-7-|
|-7-77777-77777-77--(b9)----(b9)--(b9)(b9)3-33333-33333-33555-55555-555-5-|
|-----------------777-77777-777-7---------------------------------|



|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------(b9)(b9)7-7------------|
|-------------------4-----4---4-4-5-----5-----5----------10-10-9~~-|
|-2-----2-----2---222-22222-222-2-3-33333-33333--------------------|
|-0-00000-00000-00-------------------------------------------------|



chorus: distorted guitar
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----(b9)--(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)--------------------7---7-7-7-7-----------------|
|-77777---7-7-7-7-101010101010101055555---5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
|-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-|


|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----(b9)--(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)--------------------7---7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-121212-|
|-77777---7-7-7-7-101010101010101055555---5-5-5-5-10-10-10-(b9)-(b9)(b9)(b9)-|
|-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------------------|



|--------------------------------------------------------------  }
|-12---12---12---12------------------------13---13---13---13---  }
|----(b9)---(b9)---(b9)---(b9)11-(b9)11-(b9)11-(b9)11h12----(b9)---(b9)---(b9)---(b9)  }
|--------------------------------------------------------------  }
|--------------------------------------------------------------  }
|--------------------------------------------------------------  }
                                                                 |
                                                               play 2x
                                                                 |
                                         |---------------------  }
                                         |-10---10---12---12---  }
                                         |----(b9)---(b9)---(b9)-----  }
                                         |---------------------  }
                                         |---------------------  }
                                         |---------------------  }


|------------------|
|----------------8-|
|--------------7---|
|---9p7----7h(b9)----|
|-------10---------|
|------------------|


verse: distorted guitar
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(b9)----(b9)----(b9)------------------5-----5-----5-----7-----7---7-7-|
|-7-77777-77777-77--(b9)----(b9)--(b9)(b9)3-33333-33333-33555-55555-555-5-|
|-----------------777-77777-777-7---------------------------------|



|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------4-----4---4-4-5-----5-----5----4p0---5---4h5---|
|-2-----2-----2---222-22222-222-2-3-33333-33333--------2---2-------|
|-0-00000-00000-00------------------------------2------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(b9)----(b9)----(b9)------------------5-----5-----5-----7-----7---7-7-|
|-7-77777-77777-77--(b9)----(b9)--(b9)(b9)3-33333-33333-33555-55555-555-5-|
|-----------------777-77777-777-7---------------------------------|



|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------(b9)(b9)7-7------------|
|-------------------4-----4---4-4-5-----5-----5----------10-10-9~~-|
|-2-----2-----2---222-22222-222-2-3-33333-33333--------------------|
|-0-00000-00000-00-------------------------------------------------|


chorus: distorted guitar
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----(b9)--(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)--------------------7---7-7-7-7-----------------|
|-77777---7-7-7-7-101010101010101055555---5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
|-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-|


|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----(b9)--(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)--------------------7---7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-121212-|
|-77777---7-7-7-7-101010101010101055555---5-5-5-5-10-10-10-(b9)-(b9)(b9)(b9)-|
|-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------------------|



|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|play
|-(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)10101010101010107-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|2x
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10101010101010105-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


bridge: distorted guitar
|------------------|
|----------------8-|
|--------------7---|play
|---9p7----7h(b9)----|4x
|(7)----10---------|
|------------------|



|------------------|
|----------------8-|
|--------------7---|play
|---9p7----7h(b9)----|4x
|-------10---------|
|(8)---------------|



|------------------|
|----------------8-|
|--------------7---|play
|---9p7----7h(b9)----|4x
|(7)----10---------|
|------------------|



|------------------|
|----------------8-|
|--------------7---|play
|---9p7----7h(b9)----|4x
|-------10---------|
|(8)---------------|


guitar solo: distorted guitar
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---8p7---7---------8p7---7---------8p7---7----------7-7-8-8-8-10-|
|-------(b9)--(b9)7~--------(b9)--(b9)7~--------(b9)--(b9)7-(b9)-(b9)-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|(7)-------------(7)-------------(7)--------------(7)-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|



|-----------------------------------------------77771010101012-15-17b19br17-|
|-8p7---10p7---8p7---10p7---8p7---7-888810101010----------------------------|
|-----(b9)-----7-----(b9)-----7-----(b9)------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                 this part is tough to tab
|15-17-15-15-15-14-12-12-14-15-14-12-12-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------15-12-10-12-10----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------12-14-12-11-12-11----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------14-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|-8t3t0t10t3t0t12t3t0t14t3t0t15t3t0t17t3t0t22~---|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|



|-7t3t0t8t3t0t10t3t0t8t3t0t7t3t0t8t3t0t10t3t0t8---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|play
|-------------------------------------------------|2x
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|



|-7t3t0t8t3t0t10t3t0t8t3t0t7t3t0t8t3t0t10t3t0t8t3t0
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|play
|--------------------------------------------------|2x
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|



chorus: distorted guitar
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----(b9)--(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)--------------------7---7-7-7-7-----------------|
|-77777---7-7-7-7-101010101010101055555---5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
|-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-|


|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----(b9)--(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)--------------------7---7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-121212-|
|-77777---7-7-7-7-101010101010101055555---5-5-5-5-10-10-10-(b9)-(b9)(b9)(b9)-|
|-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------------------|



|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|play
|-(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)10101010101010107-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|2x
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10101010101010105-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


ending: distorted guitar
|-----------------------------------|
|----------------8----------------8-|
|--------------7----------------7---|play
|---9p7----7h(b9)------9p7----7h(b9)----|8x
|-------10---------------10---------|
|-----------------------------------|



|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------8----------------8----------------8--------------|
|--------------7----------------7----------------7----------------|
|---9p7----7h(b9)------9p7----7h(b9)------9p7----7h(b9)--------(b9)(b9)7-9\-|
|-------10---------------10---------------10-------------7-7-5-7\-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|





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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| t   tap
| ~   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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