Artist: Tallman
Song: A Darker Whole
Album: Mechanism [2002] (www.mp3.com/Tallman)
Tabbed by: Adam Muirhead (mada_emanon@yahoo.com)
Tabbed for: The Ladder (http://theladder.audioearth.com)
The Ladder - Your online source for Tallman!
Tallman is: 	Jason Toner - Vocals (Lyrics)
	    	Andrew Lauzon - Bass (FX)
	    	Paul Agricola - Guitar
	    	Rick Welbanks - Drums

. = palm mute (don't palm mute right on the bridge,
               place your palm about 2-3 finger
               width's from it)
* = sutained note

Drop D (DADGBe)

RIFF A
0:00 - 0:44 (intro/verse)
e-------------|    |---------|
B-------------|    |---------|
G-----8-8-8-7-|    |-----7-8-|
D-0-0---------|    |-0-0-----|
A-0-0---------|    |-0-0-----|
D-0-0---------| X3 |-0-0-----|
  . .                . .

RIFF B
0:44 - 1:06 (chorus)
e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G-55555555-3333-2222-22222222122222222-|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
THEN
e--------------------------------------|
B-55555555-3333-7777-222222212222222-7-|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|

1:06 - 1:39 (RIFF A)

1:39 - 2:00 (RIFF B)

2:00 - 2:12: RIFF C
e-------------|
B-------------|
G-------------|
D-1*--111-111-|
A-1*--111-111-|
D-1*--111-111-| X4
      ... ...
For the above part, the 111 means tremelo
strumming while holding the first fret,
Paul plays it down-up-down very quickly, twice.

2:12 - 2:45 RIFF D
e-----------|
B-----------|
G-----------|
D-0*-1-3-0*-| X4
A-----------|
D-----------|

2:45 - 3:40 RIFF E
e-x-| This is played above the nut, not even on
B-x-| the neck of the guitar, Paul plays a 6 string
G-x-| guitar, with half the strings fastened on
each side of the guitar head, Paul only strikes the
3 thinnest strings (for the first sound)

RIFF E CONT'D:
e-x-x-| This is played right where the strings
B-x-x-| come out of the bridge, make sure to
G-x-x-| mute the strings (with your hand)
D-x-x-| Paul strikes from e up to D.

3:40 - 4:05
RIFF F
e-----|------|
B-----|------|
G-----|---7--|
D-3-5-|-1----|
A-----|-1----|
D-----|-1----|
        .

RIFF A Again

4:28 - 4:50
RIFF G
e-------------|
B-------------|
G-7-5-2---2-5-|
D-7-5-2-3-2-5-|
A-5-3-0-3-0-3-|
D-------3-----|
These are just the chords, don't play each
only once, but I can't count the exact # of
times to play each

4:50 - 5:12
RIFF H
e--------------------------------------|
B-7777777-9999999-1111111111-99999999--|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------| X3
(111111 = 11 really fast)

5:12 - 5:24
RIFF I
e-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------------|
D-1--1--0-0--0--1-1-|
A-1--1--0-0--0--1-1-|
D-1--1--0-0--0--1-1-|
AND
e---------------------|
B---------------------|
G---------------------|
D-111-111-1--1--1-1-0-|
A-111-111-1--1--1-1-0-|
D-111-111-1--1--1-1-0-|
  ... ...

Most of this is pretty accurate, not 100% but close
I watched Paul play this live twice and reviewed the
videotape, so some of this (the intro) is correct,
some of it was tabbed by ear.

LYRICS:
A darker whole concealed, within the folds of a truth revealed 
A blank passage, unread chapter, in my book of memories 

It crawls though the space behind my face 
trying to complicate the scene that surrounds me 
slapped in the face, a bitter taste 
lingers to penetrate, amuse and astound me 

Striving to widen the spaces of consciousness 
It still keeps me locked up inside myself 
Searching for some sort of revelation 
Failing to confront the situation 
I keep slipping 
I push it down, beneath the surface 
Ive forgotten, but Its still there 

It crawls though the space behind my face 
rying to complicate the scene that surrounds me 
slapped in the face, a bitter taste 
lingers to penetrate, amuse and astound me 

and I cant forget 
and I cant forgive 
and I still regret 
and I still re-live 

standing on the edge I see 
emptiness and fading dreams 
shallow pools of everything 
nothing seems to comfort me 
born into obscurity 
cannot find security 
clouded by the hate I feel 
look to what I know is real 

nothing but the world around me 

still I fall, back through 
still I fall, in to 
a darker hole 
a darker whole 

and I cant forget 
and I cant forgive 
and I still regret 
and I still re-live