------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Autocrat - For Against ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Brian Gray Bassist: Jeffrey Runnings Tuning: Standard Use alternate picking for the verses. Play with palm mutes to get the proper percussive tone! Riff 1 G|---------------------------| D|22----222----222----22-x5-0| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Riff 2 G|55----555----555----55-xxx-| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Riff 3 (No palm mutes. No Alternate Picking) G|----------------------------------------------| D|7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--5| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| x 3 Then G|----------------------------------------------| D|7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--2--2--2--2--3--5--7--9| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| Riff 4 G|----------------------------| D|22----222----222-x-x-x-x-x-x| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Outro (No palm mutes. Down-strums for the fretted notes, alternate strumming for the muted notes) G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|77----777----777-x-x-x-x-x-x| E|----------------------------| x 4 Then G|----------------9--7---| D|----------------------9| A|77----777----7---------| E|-----------------------| x 4 End on A|77| Bass Enters 0:18 Riff 1 x 5 Riff 2 x 2 Riff 1 x 2 Riff 2 x 2 Riff 3 x 1 Riff 1 x 2 Riff 2 x 2 Riff 1 x 2 Riff 2 x 2 Riff 3 x 1 Riff 4 x 4 Riff 1 x 4 Riff 2 x 2 Riff 1 x 2 Riff 2 x 2 Riff 3 x 1 Outro x 1 Notes: I played the main riff on the 2nd string, 2nd fret to get that added twang but you can just as easily play this song on the 3rd string, 7th fret, and adjust accordingly. I'm not entirely sure how he got that metallic, clanging sound but the palm muted notes and the dead notes have a lot to do with getting the right sound.