• Song:

    Love Is A Cat From Hell

  • Artist:

    Chiodos

  • Album:

    Illuminaudio

Tabbed by Jason Hale
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v1.0 10-03-10

Drop D (D A D G B E)
Guitar I - Jason Hale (Right Side)
Guitar II - Pat McManaman (Left Side)

Intro: 
Guitar I(Neck Pickup)(Staccato)
  1...............2...............3...............4............... 
|---------------------------------13------------------------------|
|-15----------------------------15------------15----------17------|
|-----------------------------14----------------------------------|
|---------------------------15------------------------------------|
|-------------------------17--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  1...............2...............3...............4...............
|---------------------------------12------------------------------|
|-14----------------------------14------------14----------14------|
|-----------------------------12----------------------------------|
|---------------------------14------------------------------------|
|-------------------------16--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  1...............2...............3...............4...............        
|---------------------------------13----------------------17------|
|-15----------------------------15------------15------------------|
|-----------------------------14----------------------------------|
|---------------------------15------------------------------------|
|-------------------------17--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  1...............2...............3...............4...............  
|---------------------------------12h-15p-12------12h-15p-12------|
|-14----------------------14--14--------------14--------------14--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat the first 3 again, then...

     switch pickups here
  1...............2...............3...............4...............  
|---------------------------------12h-15p-12----------------------|
|-14----------------------14--14-------------h14------------------|
|------------------------------------------------h12--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------h14----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------h16p-12--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

1...2...
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|0--------|
|0--3(ph)-|
|0--------|
 X

Guitar II
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-10--10-12-10-12-9--9-10-9-9----|
|--------------------------------|
|-8---8--10-8--10-7--7-8--7-7----|

Verse 1:
Guitar I(Bridge Pickup)
  1.......2.......3.......4.......  1........2........3..........4.........
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-8-----8-----8p0h8p5p0h8p5p0h8p0-|-15----15-----15p0h15p12p0h15p12p0h15p0|
|---0-0---0-0---------------------|---0-0----0-0--------------------------|
    X X   X X                         X X    X X 
  1.........2........3..........4........  1.........2........3.........4........
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-17-----17-----17p0h17p13p0h17p13p0h17p0-|-13----13-----13p0-15-----15-----15p0-|
|----0-0----0-0---------------------------|---0-0----0-0---------0-0----0-0------|
     X X    X X                               X X    X X         X X    X X 

Repeat, then...

  1.......2.......3.......4.......  1..........2.........3..........4.........
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-8p5p0h8p5p0h8p0h8p5p0h8p5p0h8p0-|-15p12p0h15p12p0h15p0h15p12p0h15p12p0h15p0-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

  1..........2.........3..........4........   1..........2.........3..........4........
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-17p13p0h17p13p0h17p0h17p13p0h17p13p0h17p0-|-13p10p0h13p10p0h13p0h15p12p0h15p12p0h15p0-|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

                                              1..........2.........3.......4.......
Repeat, except play this at the end instead |---------------------------------------|
                                            |---------------------------------------|
                                            |----------------------------------9----|
                                            |----------------------------11(ph)-----|
                                            |-13p10p0h13p10p0h13p0-12---------------|
                                            |---------------------------------------|
Guitar II
  1.......2.......3.......4.......  1.......2.......3.......4.......
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

  1.......2.......3.......4.......   1.......2.......3.......4.......
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-----------------|

Repeat 3 more times, on the last repeat, cut out --->(here)

Chorus:
Guitar I
  1.......2.......3.......4.......  1.......2.......3.......4.......
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5---------------8-----7-----8---|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-7---0-4---0-7---|
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-----0-----|---------------------------------|
      X X X X X X     X     X           X X X X X X     X     X

  1.......2.......3.......4.......  1.......2.......3........4.......
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-8---8-10--8-8---|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7h10p7p0-4h7p4p0-|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
      X X X X X X     X     X           X X X X X X     X     X

Repeat, then

Both Guitars
  1.......2.......3.......4.......
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----0-0-0---0-------------------|
|-5---0-0-0---0---------8-----7---|
|-----0-0-0---0---7---------------|
      X X X   X

Guitar II
  1.......2.......3.......4.......   1.......2.......3.......4.......
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------3-------4--------|
|-0---------------7----------------|-5--------------------------------|

Repeat

Both Guitars
  1.......2.......3.......4.......
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----0-0-0---0-------------------|
|-5---0-0-0---0---------8-----7---|
|-----0-0-0---0---7---------------|
      X X X   X

Verse 2:
Guitar I

|-----------|    |-----|    |-----------|    |-----|
|-----------|    |-----|    |-----------|    |-----|
|-----------| x6 |-----| x1 |-----------| x6 |-----| x1
|-----------|    |-----|    |-----------|    |-----|
|-8p0h5h8p0-|    |-8p0-|    |-7p0h4h7p0-|    |-7p0-|
|-----------|    |-----|    |-----------|    |-----|

Repeat, then

  1.......2.......3.......4.......  1.......2.......3.......4.......
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-00000---------------|-----0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-00000---------------|-----0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-00000---------------|-----0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-|
  X X X X X X XXXXX                     X   X X   X   X X   X   X X

Guitar II
  1.......2.......3.......4.......  1.......2.......3.......4.......
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|-----00000-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|-----00000-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|-----00000-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-|
  X X X X X X X X X                     XXXXX X   X   X X   X   X X

Repeat, then

  1.......2.......3.......4.......   1.......2.......3.......4.......
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-10101010101010101010101010101010-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

  1.......2.......3.......4.......   1.......2.......3...........4...........
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-10101010101010101010101010101010-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


Both Guitars
(GtrI switch to neck PU on last note)
  1.......2.......3.......4......
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-triplet-triplet----------------|
|-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--------------|
|-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--------------|
|-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--------------|
  X  X  X X  X  X X

Verse 3:
Guitar I (Neck Pickup)(Very Staccato)
  1.......2.......3.......4.......   1.......2.......3.......4.......
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-15----------15--17----18----17---|-17----14--------14----------14---|
|-------14-------------------------|-------------14--------14---------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

  1.......2.......3.......4.......   1.......2.......3.......4.......
|-----------------17----18----17---|-17-------------------------------|
|-15----------15-------------------|-------17----18--14----17----14---|
|-------14-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Repeat(on the 2nd time through, vibrato the last three notes)

Intro:
Guitar I(Neck Pickup)(Staccato)
  1...............2...............3...............4............... 
|---------------------------------13------------------------------|
|-15----------------------------15------------15----------17------|
|-----------------------------14----------------------------------|
|---------------------------15------------------------------------|
|-------------------------17--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  1...............2...............3...............4...............
|---------------------------------12------------------------------|
|-14----------------------------14------------14----------14------|
|-----------------------------12----------------------------------|
|---------------------------14------------------------------------|
|-------------------------16--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  1...............2...............3...............4...............        
|---------------------------------13----------------------17------|
|-15----------------------------15------------15------------------|
|-----------------------------14----------------------------------|
|---------------------------15------------------------------------|
|-------------------------17--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  1...............2...............3...............4...............  
|---------------------------------12h-15p-12------12h-15p-12------|
|-14----------------------14--14--------------14--------------14--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat the first 3 again, then...

     switch pickups here
  1...............2...............3...............4...............  
|---------------------------------12h-15p-12----------------------|
|-14----------------------14--14-------------h14------------------|
|------------------------------------------------h12--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------h14----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------h16p-12--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

1...2...
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|0--------|
|0--3(ph)-|
|0--------|
 X

Guitar II
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-10--10-12-10-12-9--9-10-9-9----|
|--------------------------------|
|-8---8--10-8--10-7--7-8--7-7----|

Verse 1:
Guitar 1(The first half is a little different this time)
  1.......2.......3.......4.......  1.......2........3.......4........
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-8-----8-----8p0--8-----8----8p0-|-15----15----15p0-15----15----15p0-|
|---0-0---0-0--------0-0---0-0----|---0-0---0-0--------0-0---0-0------|
    X X   X X        X X   X X        X X    X X       X X   X X

  1.......2........3.......4........  1.........2........3.........4........
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-17----17----17p0-17----17----17p0-|-13----13-----13p0-15-----15-----15p0-|
|---0-0---0-0--------0-0---0-0------|---0-0----0-0---------0-0----0-0------|
    X X   X X        X X   X X          X X    X X         X X    X X

Repeat, then...

  1.......2.......3.......4.......  1..........2.........3..........4.........
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-8p5p0h8p5p0h8p0h8p5p0h8p5p0h8p0-|-15p12p0h15p12p0h15p0h15p12p0h15p12p0h15p0-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

  1..........2.........3..........4........   1..........2.........3..........4........
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-17p13p0h17p13p0h17p0h17p13p0h17p13p0h17p0-|-13p10p0h13p10p0h13p0h15p12p0h15p12p0h15p0-|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

                                              1..........2.........3.......4.......
Repeat, except play this at the end instead |---------------------------------------|
                                            |---------------------------------------|
                                            |----------------------------------9----|
                                            |----------------------------11---------|
                                            |-13p10p0h13p10p0h13p0-12---------------|
                                            |---------------------------------------|

Tag:
Guitar I(Delay)(Staccato)
  1.......2.......
|-------9-----12--|
|-10--------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|

Guitar II
  1.......2.......3.......4.......  1.......2.......3.......4.......
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

  1.......2.......3.......4.......   1.......2.......3.......4.......
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-----------------|

Repeat 3 more times, on the last repeat, cut out --->(here)

Tag:
Guitar II(Staccato)
  1.......2.......
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-------7-----9---|
|-----------------|
|-7-----4-----7---|
|-7---------------|

Bridge:
Guitar I(Delay)(Tremolo:Each Note Represents 4 picks)
  1.......2.......3.......4.......  1.......2.......3.......4.......
|-----------------------------20--|-22--22--22--22--20--20--20--20--|
|-15--15--15--15--15--15--15------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""

  1.......2.......3.......4.......   1.......2.......3.......4.......
|---------------------------------|---------20--20------------------|
|-20--20--20--20--20--22--22--22--|-18--18----------17--13--13--17--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""

(No more tremolo)
  1.......2.......3.......4.......   1.......2.......3.......4.......
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-15----15----15--15----15----15---|-15----15----15--15----15----15---|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

  1.......2.......3.......4.......   1.......2.......3.......4.......
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-15----13----13--13----13----13---|-13----13----13--13----13----13---|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

  1.......2.......3.......4.......   1.......2.......3.......4.......
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-8-----8-----8---8-----8-----8----|-8-----10----10--10----10----10---|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

  1.......2.......3.......4.......   1.......2.......3.......4.......
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-10----6-----6---6----------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------5-----5----|-5--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------7-----7---7----------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------8-----8----|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Guitar II

  1.......2.......3.......4.......   1.......2.......3.......4.......
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|

  1.......2.......3.......4.......   1.......2.......3.......4.......
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------3-3-3-3------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-3-3-3-3---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|

Repeat

Outro;
Guitar I
|-----------|    |-----|    |-----------|    |-----|
|-----------|    |-----|    |-----------|    |-----|
|-----------| x6 |-----| x1 |-----------| x6 |-----| x1
|-----------|    |-----|    |-----------|    |-----|
|-8p0h5h8p0-|    |-8p0-|    |-7p0h4h7p0-|    |-7p0-|
|-----------|    |-----|    |-----------|    |-----|

Repeat

Guitar II
  1.......2.......3.......4.......  1.......2.......3.......4.......
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|-----00000-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|-----00000-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|-----00000-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-|
  X X X X X X X X X                     XXXXX X   X   X X   X   X X
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