Artist: The Atomic Bitchwax Song: Marching on the Skulls of the Dead (aka Big Riff) Album: The Atomic Bitchwax II Bassist: Chris Kosnik Tabbed by: LedZeplica h = hammer on p= pull off b = bend string up / = slide This song is in dropped D tuning.. Use a synthesizer/flanger/phaser or any combination of the three for the intro, which is played like this.. G|-----------------------------0h2--------- D|----------------------------------------- A|--------------------1-------------------- D|-0---------3----------------------------- Then this is the main riff.. G|--------------------------------- D|----------3---------------------- A|----3h5-----5---3h5---3h5---3p0-- D|-0------0-----0-----0-----0------ G|-------------------------------- D|----------3--------------------- A|----3h5-----5---5-3-0----------- D|-0------0-----0-------6-5-0-3--- G|--------------------------------- D|----------3---------------------- A|----3h5-----5---3h5---3h5---5b--- D|-0------0-----0-----0-----0------ G|-------------------------------- D|----------3--------------------- A|----3h5-----5---5-3-0----------- D|-0------0-----0-------6-5-0-3--- Play the main riff twice.. Then this is the verse.. G|-------------------------------------------------- D|-------------------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------------------- D|-3-3-3-0-5b--3----0-3-3-3-0/15-15-15-15-15-15-15/-- G|--------------------------------------------- D|--------------------------------------------- A|--------------------------------------------- D|-0-0/12-12/0-0/12-12b/0-0/12-12/0-0/12-12b/-- G|------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------- A|------------------------------3------ D|-3-3-3-0-5b-3----0-3-3-3-0-5b---5-3-- G|--------------------------------------------- D|--------------------------------------------- A|--------------------------------------------- D|-0-0/12-12/0-0/12-12b/0-0/12-12/0-0/12-12b/-- G|------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------- A|------------------------------3------ D|-3-3-3-0-5b-3----0-3-3-3-0-5b---5-3-- Then play the main riff again.. Then play the chorus.. G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-3- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5- G|--------------------------- D|--------------------------- A|--------------------------- D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6- Then play this after the chorus.. (Riff A) G|----------------------------- D|----------------------------- A|----------------------3-4-5-- D|-5-3-0--3-4-5--5-6-7--------- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------3------ A|-3--------------------3---5---- D|---5-0--3-4-5--5-6-7----------- Then go back into the main riff, play it twice.. Then play the second verse the same as the first.. Then play the main riff once.. Then play the chorus again.. Then play this.. (Riff B) G|---------------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------3-4-5--3h5-3- D|-5-3-0--3-4-5--5-6-7-------------- Then play the chorus again.. Then play riff A again.. Then this.. G|------ D|------ A|------ D|-12/-- Then play the main riff twice.. Then play this.. G|-------------------------------------------------- D|-------------------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------------------- D|-3-3-3-0-5b--3----0-3-3-3-0/15-15-15-15-15-15-15/-- Then go play the first half of the main riff.. Then play this.. G|------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------- A|------------------------------3------ D|-3-3-3-0-5b-3----0-3-3-3-0-5b---5-3-- Then play the main riff again.. Then play the chorus.. Then play riff B.. Then play the chorus again.. Then play riff A.. Then play the main riff four times and end it. That's all, later. ledzeplica@aol.com
