Them Crooked Vultures - "Dead End Friends" From Their Debut Album Tabbed By: jjhand, with help from Mark DiFranco's tab Tuning - Guitar 1: Standard Guitar 2: Drop Db When playing live, it looks like Josh & Alain are playing in standard tuning, but the album version has a few low Db notes so I wrote the lead as downtuned. Another tuning may have been used but I'm guessing. Please rate & comment. Intro (Guitar 1): (Guitar 2 doubling) e|----------------------|----------------------| B|----------------------|----------------------| G|---18-18~----17-17~---|----------------------| D|----------18----------|----------------------| x3 A|---16-16~----15-15~---|-9-11-11---9-11-11-11-| E|----------16----------|-7-9--9----7-9--9--9--| on 4th time through intro, play the ending as: D|------------------------| A|-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| E|-7-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| Verse Riff 1 (Guitar 1) e|---------------------|----------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------------| D|-11---11-9-11---11-9-|-11---11-9-11-12-12-9-| x2 A|-9----9--9-9----9--9-|-9----9--9-9--9--9--9-| E|---------------------|----------------------| Verse Riff 2: Guitar 1 e|----------------------|----------------------| B|----------------------|----------------------| G|----------------------|----------------------| D|----------------------|----------------------| x2 A|-11---11-9--11---11-9-|-11---11-9-11-12-12-9-| E|-9----9--9--9----9--9-|-9----9--9-9--9--9--9-| | | Guitar 2 eb|----------------------|---------------------| Bb|----------------------|---------------------| Gb|----------------------|----------------5-7--| Db|-7----7--5--7----7--5-|-7----7--5--7-8------| x2 Ab|-5----5--5--5----5--5-|-5----5--5-----------| Db|----------------------|---------------------| Start Vocals: Guitar 2 Vocals Riff (Guitar 1 plays Verse Riff 1) eb|------------|------------|------------|-------------| Bb|------------|------------|------------|-------------| Gb|------------|------------|------------|-------------| Db|------------|------7b8r7-|------------|-------7b8r7-| Ab|-10~--8-10~-|------------|-10~--8-10~-|-------------| Db|------------|------------|------------|-------------| "I drive all alone, at night, I drive all alone." Play Verse Riff 2 "Don't know what I'm headed for" Play Verse Riff 1 again with Guitar 2 Vocals Riff "I follow the road, blind. Until the road is dead end." Repeat Verse Riff 2, similarly Lyrics: "Night's in my veins, it's calling me, Racing along these arteries, and ..." Chorus 1, Guitar 1 : 6 beats 4 beats |-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-11/14----12/14\12-----11/12\|------------------|-----------------| |-11/14----12/14\12-----11/12\|-11--11-9-11--11-9|-11--11-9-11-9-11| |-9-/12----10/12\10------9/10\|-9---9--9-9---9--9|-9---9--9-9--9-9-| | | Guitar 2 (Drop Db) |-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------|--------0-------0-|--------0----0---| |-12/15----13/15\13-----12/13\|-12--12---12--12--|-12--12---12---12| |-12/15----13/15\13-----12/13\|-12--12---12--12--|-12--12---12---12| "Law, is just a myth" 6 beats 4 beats |------------------|----------------------|------------------| |------------------|----------------------|------------------| |------------------|----------------------|------------------| |-10/14~-----12/16-|----------------------|------------------| |-10/14~-----12/16-|-11---11-9---11--11-9-|-11--11-9-11-11-11| |------------------|-9----9--9---9---9--9-|-9---9--9-9--9--9-| | |Guitar 2 |------------------|----------------------|------------------| |------------------|----------------------|------------------| |------------------|-14-14-14-------------|------------------| |------------------|-12-12-12-15-12--12-10|------------------| |-12/15------13/17-|-------------12--12-10|-7-0----7-0-------| |-12/15------13/17-|----------------------|-7-0----7-0-------| "To herd us over the cliff." Verse 2: Before Vocals, Play Verse Riff 1 & 2 During Vocals play Verse Riffs again similarly to before Lyrics: "I follow the road at night, Just hoping to find Which puzzle piece fell out of me. I know who you are, Open the door and climb in. Hold me real close, then do it again, I ache for the touch of my dead end friends and..." Chorus 2: 6 beats 4 beats |-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-11/14----12/14\12-----11/12\|------------------|-----------------| |-11/14----12/14\12-----11/12\|-11--11-9-11--11-9|-11--11-9-11-9-11| |-9-/12----10/12\10------9/10\|-9---9--9-9---9--9|-9---9--9-9--9-9-| | | Guitar 2 (Drop Db) |-----------------------------|----------------------|-------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------|-------------| |-----------------------------|-14-14-14-------------|-------------| |-----------------------------|-12-12-12-15-12--12-10|-------------| |-12/15----13/15\13-----------|-------------12--12-10|-7-0---7-0---| |-12/15----13/15\13-----------|----------------------|-7-0---7-0---| "Oh, I gotta know" |------------------|----------------------|------------------| |------------------|----------------------|------------------| |------------------|----------------------|------------------| |-10/14~-----12/16-|----------------------|------------------| |-10/14~-----12/16-|-11----11-9-11---11-9-|-11--11-9-11-9-11-| |------------------|-9-----9--9-9----9--9-|-9---9--9-9--9-9--| | | Guitar 2 (Drop Db) |------------------|----------------------|------------------| |------------------|----------------------|------------------| |------------------|-14-14-14-------------|------------------| |------------------|-12-12-12-15-12--12-10|--------0-12-0-12~| |-12/15------13/17-|-------------12--12-10|-12--12---12---12~| |-12/15------13/17-|----------------------|-12--12-----------| "Is it dead At the end of the road?" |------------------|---------------------|------------------| |------------------|---------------------|------------------| |------------------|---------------------|------------------| |-10/14~-----12/16-|---------------------|------------------| |-10/14~-----12/16-|-11---11-9-11---11-9-|-11--11-9-11-9-11-| |------------------|-9----9--9-9----9--9-|-9---9--9-9--9-9--| | | Guitar 2 (Drop Db) |------------------|---------------------|------------------| |------------------|---------------------|------------------| |------------------|---------------------|------------------| |-10~--------12\10-|------------------10-|------10----10----| |-10~--------12\10-|-12-----10-12-----12-|-12---12-12-12-12-| |------------------|-12-----12-12--------|-12------12----12-| "I can tell by that look in your eyes," |------------------|---------------------------|------------| |------------------|---------------------------|------------| |------------------|----------------9----------|------------| |-11/14------------|-12---11--------9--11-9-11-|------------| |-11/14------------|-12---11-----------11-9-11-|-11-11-11---| |------------------|---------------------------|-9--9--9----| | | Guitar 2 |------------------|----------------------------|-----------| |------------------|----------------------------|-----------| |------------------|----------------------------|-----------| |------------------|----------------------10-12-|-12-12-----| |-12/15------13h15-|-p13--12/13\12--10-12-10-12-|-12-12-----| |-12/15------13h15-|-p13--12/13\12--12-12-------|-------0---| "We're the same, My dead end friends and I" Solo Rhythm Guitar Part - played 4x e|----------|----------|-------------------|------------------| B|----------|----------|-------------------|------------------| G|-6--------|-9--------|-------------------|------------------| D|-7--------|-9--------|-------------------|------------------| A|-7--------|-9--------|-11--11-9-11--11-9-|-11--11-9-11-9-11-| E|-5--------|----------|--9---9-9--9---9-9-|--9---9-9--9-9--9-| Solo (1:52) - Guitar 2 (Db tuned), w/ octave pedal to add lower note e|--------------------------------------------------|-------------| B|--------------------------------------------------|-------------| G|--------------------------10---10-12p10-12p10-----|-------------| D|-10/12--12p10-12--12-10-12---12--------------12---|-12~----10h12| A|-----------------------------------------------12-|-------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------| |-------------|---------------------------------|-------------| |-------------|---------------------------------|-------------| |-------------|---------------------------------|-10----------| |-10~---------|-0-----------------------10h12-10|-------------| |----------8b-|-----9-8-9-8-9-8-9-8-12~---------|-------------| |-------------|---------------------------------|-------------| |-------------|----------------------------------------------| |-------------|--------------------------12------------------| |-------------|--------------------121314--141312---12h14p12~| |---------10/-|/12--12--12-15-12-15--------------12----------| |-12----------|-------15-------------------------------------| |-------------|----------------------------------------------| |------------|---------------------------------------------------| |------------|-13b15r13-10--10-----------------------------------| |------------|------------13--13-12-10--10-13131212-10h12p10-12~-| |-------0----|------------------------12-------------------------| |-12---------|---------------------------------------------------| |------------|---------------------------------------------------| Play Verse Again Similarly, with Guitar 2 playing: |-----------|----------------------------|----------|----------| |-----------|----------------10--10------|----------|----------| |-(12)------|--------10-12-13--13--12p10-|-12~------|---b13r12-| |-----------|-rest-----------------------|----------|----------| |-----------|----------------------------|----------|----------| |-----------|----------------------------|----------|----------| (Guitar 1 plays Verse Riff 2 here) |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------5-7-|--------------------------5-7-| |----------------------7-8-----|--------6b----6b------7-8-----| |-5--5p3-5--5p3-5--5p3---------|-5--5------5-----5-5----------| |-0--0---0--0---0--0-----------|-0--0------0-----0-0----------| Chorus 3 - Play Similar to Chorus 1 Ending Part 1, play similarly 2x: Guitar 1 |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-14-----12----------11--11-12-11-9-| |-14-----12-----9h11-11--11-12-11-9-| |-12-----10-----9----9--------------| | | Guitar 2 (Db) - high notes have some sound effects |-----------------------------------| |-15~15~--14~14~--------------------| |-------14--------------------------| play the first few notes |-----------------------------------| before the Outro Solo |---------------10/12-0--12-12-0----| |---------------10/12-0--12-12-0----| Outro Solo Rhythm (Guitar 1) - play 4x |---------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------| |-9--9/11--11---------------|-12--12/14--14---------------| |-9--9/11--11--play this 4x-|-12--12/14--14--play this 4x-| |-7--7/9---9----------------|-10--10/12--12---------------| Outro Solo - Guitar 2 (Db-tuned) |---------------------------|------------------------------------| |---13b15-13b15r13~----13b15|-b15r13-b15r13----10-13--10--10-----| |---------------------------|-----------------------13--13--12-10| |-12------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------13PH-------13PH-------------|-----------13PH--------------| |-12b14--12b14~-------10-12-b13r12-|-10-12b14------------------10| |----------------------------------|----------------12-12-10-12--| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-----------------------13b15r13---| |---------------12-13-14--------14-| |-12~---10/12-15-------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |---------------------13-15p13-15b17r15-13-|----------------| |-13b15r13~---15-13h15---------------------|-15~~---13--13~-| |------------------------------------------|----------14----| |------------------------------------------|----------------| |------------------------------------------|----------------| |------------------------------------------|----------------| ----------------|---------------------------------------13--| -13b15r13----13-|-------------------------------------------| -----------14---|-12b14-12--12b14r12~--12b14-12b14-12b14__--| ----------------|---------15--------------------------------| ----------------|-------------------------------------------| ----------------|-------------------------------------------|