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VITALS FADING
As recorded by Tourniquet
(From the 2001 Album PSYCHOSURGERY- REISSUE)

Transcribed by Ibeanez
	



Gtr I (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Guitar 1'
Gtr II (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Guitar 2'
Gtr III (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Lead'

  Q.=87
 6/8
  Gtr I
  T T S  S T T S  S T T S  S T T S  S
|-------------------------------------|
|-5h6p5----5h6p5----5h6p5----5h6p5----|
|-------h7-------h7-------h7-------h7-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| T T S  S T T S  S T T S  S T T S  S
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-4h5p4----4h5p4----4h5p4----4h5p4----|
|-------h7-------h7-------h7-------h7-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|


  $
 6/8
  Gtrs I, II
  PM-------------------------------------------------|
  S S S  S  S  S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------9-9-9-8-8-8-|-------7-7-7-6-6-6-------|
|-------10-10-10-------------|-9-9-9-------------8-8-8-|
|-0-0-0----------------------|-------------------------|


  Gtr I
  PM----------------------------------------|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S   S      +S      +S
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------9-9-9-8-8-8-------|-7-7-7-6-6-6-------[10]b12r(10)b12r(10)-|
|-------------------9-9-9-|-------------7-7-7----------------------|
|-7-7-7-------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM----------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S   S      +S      +S
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------9-9-9-8-8-8-------|-7-7-7-6-6-6----------------------------|
|-------------------9-9-9-|-------------7-7-7---8b10r==(8)b10r=(8)-|
|-7-7-7-------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|


  Gtrs I, II
  PM-------------------------------------------------|
  S S S  S  S  S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------9-9-9-8-8-8-|-------7-7-7-6-6-6-------|
|-------10-10-10-------------|-9-9-9-------------8-8-8-|
|-0-0-0----------------------|-------------------------|


  Gtr I
  PM-------------------------------------|
  S S S  S  S  S S S S S S S   S S S S S S E (022100@1)+S    E.a
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------8-8-8-|-9-9-9--------------/18s7-|
|----------------------------|-------9-9-9--------------|
|-------10-10-10-9-9-9-------|-------------7--(7)-------|
|-7-7-7----------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM---------------------------------------|
| S S S  S  S  S S S S S S S   S S S S S S E (022100@1)+S    E.a
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------8-8-8-|-9-9-9--------------------|
|----------------------------|-------9-9-9--------------|
|-------10-10-10-9-9-9-------|-------------7--(7)s=16s7-|
|-7-7-7----------------------|--------------------------|


    Gtrs I, II
    PM----------------------------------------------|
    S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
||o-------------------------|--------------------------|
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|


  H.        +H.
|---------|--------|
|---------|--------|
|---------|--------|
|-3-------|-(3)----|
|-3-------|-(3)----|
|-1-------|-(1)----|


  PM----------------------------------------------|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3s4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-3s4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-1s2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|


            1.          2.
                                                      D.S.
  Gtr I
  H.        +H.          T T S  S T T S  S T T S  S T T S  S
|---------|-----------||-------------------------------------|
|---------|----------o||-5h6p5----5h6p5----5h6p5----5h6p5----|
|---------|-----------||-------h7-------h7-------h7-------h7-|
|-3-------|-(3)-------||-------------------------------------|
|-3-------|-(3)------o||-------------------------------------|
|-1-------|-(1)-------||-------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| H.        +H.          T T S  S T T S  S T T S  S T T S  S
|---------|-----------||-------------------------------------|
|---------|----------o||-------------------------------------|
|---------|-----------||-4h5p4----4h5p4----4h5p4----4h5p4----|
|-3-------|-(3)-------||-------h7-------h7-------h7-------h7-|
|-3-------|-(3)------o||-------------------------------------|
|-1-------|-(1)-------||-------------------------------------|


  Gtrs I, II
  PM-------------------------------------------------|
  S S S  S  S  S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------9-9-9-8-8-8-|-------7-7-7-6-6-6-------|
|-------10-10-10-------------|-9-9-9-------------8-8-8-|
|-0-0-0----------------------|-------------------------|


  Gtr I
  PM----------------------------------------|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S   S      +S      +S
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------[10]b12r(10)b12r(10)-|
|-------9-9-9-8-8-8-------|-7-7-7-6-6-6----------------------------|
|-------------------9-9-9-|-------------7-7-7----------------------|
|-7-7-7-------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM----------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S   S      +S      +S
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------9-9-9-8-8-8-------|-7-7-7-6-6-6----------------------------|
|-------------------9-9-9-|-------------7-7-7--10b12r=(10)b12r(10)-|
|-7-7-7-------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|


  Gtrs I, II
  PM-------------------------------------------------|
  S S S  S  S  S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------9-9-9-8-8-8-|-------7-7-7-6-6-6-------|
|-------10-10-10-------------|-9-9-9-------------8-8-8-|
|-0-0-0----------------------|-------------------------|


  Gtr I
  PM-------------------------------------|
  S S S  S  S  S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S +S  +S    E.
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------8-8-8-|-9-9-9-----------------/18-|
|----------------------------|-------9-9-9----------------|
|-------10-10-10-9-9-9-------|-------------7-(7)-(7)------|
|-7-7-7----------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM---------------------------------------|
| S S S  S  S  S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S +S  +S    E.
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------8-8-8-|-9-9-9----------------------|
|----------------------------|-------9-9-9----------------|
|-------10-10-10-9-9-9-------|-------------7-(7)-(7)s=16-|
|-7-7-7----------------------|----------------------------|


    Gtrs I, II
    PM----------------------------------------------|
    S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
||o-------------------------|--------------------------|
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
||o-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2------|
||--0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0--|


           PM----------------------------------|
  S S S E. S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-----|
|-1-3-1-0--0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|


     PM----------------------------------------|
  E. S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-2--------------------|-------------------------|
|-2--2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-----|
|-0--0---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|


                        1.
 6/8                    9/8
  Gtr I
           PM--------|         ~~~~~~~~~
  S S S E. S S S S S S   Q.    Q.    Q.
|----------------------|-------------------||
|----------------------|------------------o||
|----------------------|-------------------||
|----------------------|-------------------||
|----------2---2-2---2-|------------/7----o||
|-1-3-1-0--0---0-0---0-|-0-----3-----------||
|
| Gtr II
|          PM--------|         ~~~~~~~~~
| S S S E. S S S S S S   Q.    Q.    Q.
|----------------------|-------------------||
|----------------------|------------------o||
|----------------------|-------------------||
|----------------------|------------/6-----||
|----------2---2-2---2-|-2----/6----------o||
|-1-3-1-0--0---0-0---0-|-------------------||


  2.
 6/8
  Gtr I
        ~~~
  Q.    Q.     S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------|-------------------------|
|------------|-------------------------|
|------------|-------------------------|
|------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-------|
|------------|-------------------2-0---|
|-0-----3----|-----------------------3-|
|
| Gtr II
|       ~~~
| Q.    Q.     S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------|-------------------------|
|------------|-------------------------|
|------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-5-4-------|
|------------|-------------------7-5-4-|
|-2----/6----|-------------------------|
|------------|-------------------------|


     PM----------------------------------------|
  E. S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-----|
|-0--0---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
|
|    PM----------------------------------------|
| E. S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-7--2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-----|
|----0---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|


    Gtrs I, II
             PM----------------------------------|
    S S S E. S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S
||-----------------------|-------------------------|
||o----------------------|-------------------------|
||-----------------------|-------------------------|
||-----------------------|-------------------------|
||o----------2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-----|
||--1-3-1-0--0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|


     PM----------------------------------------|
  E. S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S  3x
|----------------------|--------------------------||
|----------------------|-------------------------o||
|----------------------|--------------------------||
|-2--------------------|--------------------------||
|-2--2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-----o||
|-0--0---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0--||


           PM----------------------------------|
  S S S E. S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
|-1-3-1-0--0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|


  Q=115
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Q  S S S S  H       Q   E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E H
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|-/7------------|
|-7--7-6-7-9-10----|-----10-9-7----|
|------------------|---------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q  S S S S  H       Q   E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E H
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|
|-------------4----|-/5---4--------|
|-5--5-4-5-7-------|--------7-5----|
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|


                                               PM--------|
   Q.   S  S Q.     E (022100@1)  +E   E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)S  +S   S S S S S S
|---------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------/12-|-(12)-11----------------------------|
|-/9----7-10-9--------|---------14-13-14-(14)-------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|
|                                              PM--------|
|  Q.   S  S Q.     E (022100@1)  +E   E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)S  +S   S S S S S S
|---------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------/12-|-(12)-10----------------------------|
|---------------------|---------12-11-12-(12)-------------|
|--5----4--7-5--------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|


    Gtrs I, II
      PM--|            PM----------|      PM--|    PM  PM  PM----------|
    S S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S S    S S S S  S S S S S S S S S S S S
||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
||o----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
||o-7-------7-6-7-9-10---------------|-12-------10---9---7----------------|
||----0-0-0------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----0-0-0----0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|


     PM------|          PM------|                              PM--------|
   S S S S S S  S  S  S S S S S S   E (022100@1)  +E   E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)S  +S   S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------/12-|-(12)-11-----------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|---------14-13-14-(14)--------------||
|-14-----------12-15-14---------------|------------------------------------o||
|----0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-0-----|------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0--||


  Gtrs I, II
     PM--|                PM----------|       PM--|    PM   PM   PM----------|
   S S S S  S  S  S  S  S S S S S S S S     S S S S  S S  S S  S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--7--------7--6--7--9-10---------------|--12-------10----9----7---------------|
|----0-0-0----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0----0----0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|
| Gtr III
|  TP       TP TP TP TP TP                  TP       TP   TP   TP
|  Q        S  S  S  S  H                   Q        E (022100@1)  E (022100@1)  H
|-12-------12-11-12-14-15---------------|-/17-------15---14---12---------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


       PM------|           PM------|
    S  S S S S S  S  S  S  S S S S S   E (022100@1)  +E   E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)Q  +E.   S
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------*|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------*|
|------------------------------------/12-|-(12)-11--------------------*|
|----------------------------------------|---------14-13-14-(14)s=(0)-*|
|--14------------12-15-14----------------|----------------------------*|
|------0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-----|----------------------------*|
|
|   TP            TP TP TP
|   Q.            S  S  Q.             E (022100@1)  +E   E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)Q  +E.   S
|-/19------------17-20-19------------/19-|-(19)-17-15-14-15-(15)s=(0)-*|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------*|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------*|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------*|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------*|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------*|



Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b (x24432@1) - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths



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