T1: Byron Coombes, Cartman_02@hotmail.com, Finger Eleven S1: BAND: Finger Eleven SONG: Temporary Arms ALBUM:Tip/on Wind-Up Records or Mercury(canada original)97/98 TABBED BY: Byron Coombes (Cartman_02@hotmail.com) tuning- 1/2 step down (eb ab db gb Bb eb) This is one of the best songs on the album. It sounds right and i think it's damn near perfect. Here goes. Listen to song for timing. VERSE 1 - Guitar One/two: clean and very quiet all downstrokes ======== Riff 1 e-------------------- b-------------------- g-4-4-4-4------------ -x16 d-4-4-4-4------------ a-2-2-2-3------------ e-------------------- "I burn and melt and stick and fade Your temporary arms invade One of many last warnings cannot wipe the conscience clean Riff 2- mild distortion/both guitars/all downstrokes e-------------------- b-------------------- g-------------------- d---0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0 a---2-2-2-3p-2-3p-2-3 X4 e---3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3 "The stain wears in the stain wears in you whore me in again" Then Riff One again for 8 times. Then Riff Two again for 4 times. Then play riff one for 8 times. On sixth time slowly bring mild distortion in and palm mute until eighth time. CHORUS ONE- G1 and G2 play with heavy distortion =========== e----------------------------------------------- b----------------------------------------------- g------------------------5-5-5-5-5-------------- d--2--2-4--4-5-----------5-5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4-4-4 X2 a--2--2-4--4-5--1//5-5-4-3-3-3-3-3---4-4-4-4-4-4 e--0--0-2--2-3-----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2 "Collapsing in again you found, what makes it sore You triggered off the feelings that, you felt before. VERSE 2 ======== Riff One play 8 times but on every 1st beat G2 plays this with mild distortion. g--------- d--9-9-9-- a--9-9-9-- e--7-7-7-- Riff Two play 2 times Riff One play 8 times and gradually distort again to chorus. CHORUS 3 ======== Same as chorus one and play twice BRIDGE 1 - G1 with distortion ======== e----------------------------------------------------- b----------------------------------------------------- g---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---7---7---7---7--7-7-7-7 d---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---7---7---7---7--7-7-7-7 X4 a---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---5---5---5---5--5-7-5-7 e--(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-------- "All the guilt pulls away if only forever x2 Guitar two plays this little riff over bridge with distortion. e--0-------- b--5~~~~~~~-- bend the 5 every so often. g----------- BRIDGE 2- Guitar one with distortion. ========= e-------------------------------------- b-------------------------------------- g----------------------------2--2------ d--------9-9--------7-7-\\\\-2--2------ X 4 a--7-7--------10-10-----\\\\-0--0------ e-------------------------------------- "replace the name irreplace the fear and i can't come out but i want you hear." Second part of bridge play same thing three times but slowly palm mute and slowly pull it off. VERSE 3- G1 really quiet and clean ======= Same as verse one but no back riff like verse 2. Play 16 times. BREAKDOWN RIFF- G1 and G2 with heavy distortion. ============== Play each note 16 times e----------------- b----------------- g--4----9--------- play 4 times. d--4--5-9--10----- a--2--5-7--10----- e-(2)-3-7--8------ "Now i need it, now i need it" *****the First chord can also be played like this: d-9- a-9- e-7- CHORUS and ENDING- G1 and G2 with heavy distortion. ================= play same chorus as chorus one but G2 plays this little riff with a flanger. e------------------------------------ b--7b-5-7b-5-7b-5-7-8-7-5-5-5-5-\\\\2 hold X4 g-----------------------------------