Artist: Unwound
Song: "Corpse Pose"
Album: Repetition CD/LP (1996)


Standard Tuning (*confirmed by Justin Trosper)


Bass (Vern)
Verse riff:
G|---------------10--------------10--------------10--------------10-|
D|-0-0-5/7-0-0-9---0-0-5/7-0-0-9---0-0-5/7-0-0-9---0-0-5/7-0-0-9----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar (Justin)
Verse riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------1212-----|
B|-------------------------------------------------1010----1010-----|
G|-----9-9-9-9---------2-----4b5p2-----9-9-9-9-----9-9-----1010-----|
D|-----x-x-x-x-------------------------x-x-x-x-------------9-9------|
A|-----8-8-8-8-----3-------3-----------8-8-8-8----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar
Pre-Chorus riff:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------1010----------------------------1010-|
G|-----9-9-----1010----7-7-----9-9-----9-9-----1010----7-7-----9-9--|
D|-----7-7-----9-9-----9-9-----7-7-----7-7-----9-9-----9-9-----7-7--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
sung: "watch   your    heart           let     it      bleed..."

Bass
Chorus riff:
G|---------10101010--------8-8-8-8---------10101010--------8-8-8-8--|
D|---------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-7---------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-7--|
A|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar
Chorus riff:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------10101010------------------------10101010-|
G|---------12121212--------10101010--------12121212--------10101010-|
D|---------10101010--------12121212--------10101010--------12121212-|
A|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
sung:     "corpse          pose            corpse          pose"

Bass
Bridge riff:
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------/8-------\3---3-3-3---3-3-----------------|
E|-1---1-1--------------------------4---4-4-4---4---|


Guitar
Bridge riff:
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9---7----------2------4b5--2-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------3---5--/6---|
A|-8-----------8---3------3-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------4---------------|
sung:                              "don't believe it"


Bass
Final riff:
G|---------10101010--------8-8-8-8---------10101010--------8-8-8-8-|
D|---------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-7---------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-7-|
A|-*______---------*______---------*______---------*______---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
+
G|--------10101010-|
D|--------9-9-9-9--|
A|*______----------|
E|-----------------|
*______ = feedback squall

Guitar
Final riff:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------10101010------------------------10101010-|
G|---------12121212--------10101010--------12121212--------10101010-|
D|---------10101010--------12121212--------10101010--------12121212-|
A|-*______---------*______---------*______---------*______----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|---------12121212-|
D|---------10101010-|
A|-*______----------|
E|------------------|
*______ = feedback squall


Song Structure
Bass:
Verse riff x7
Chorus riff x3
Verse riff x6
Chorus riff x3
Bridge riff x4
Chorus riff x2
Bridge riff x6
Final riff x1

Guitar:
Verse riff x4
Pre-Chorus riff x2
Chorus riff x3
Verse riff x4
Pre-Chorus riff x2
Chorus riff x3
Bridge riff x4
Chorus riff x2
Bridge riff x6
Final riff x1


As a point of reference, please check out this live clip from 2001 of Unwound playing 
"Corpse Pose" at Rubber Gloves in Denton, TX.  You can see here that the tab matches up to 
what they're playing.

That's it.  Please feel free to leave any comments, questions, or requests.  Cheers!
-Bennyshambles78-
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