Song: Not In Rivers, But In Drops
Artist: ISIS
Album: In the Absence of Truth
Tabbed By: Nathan Zwiener
Tuning: Drop B (B F# B E G# C#)

Guitar 1 - Aaron Turner
Guitar 2 - Michael Gallagher
Guitar 3 / Keys - Cliff Meyer

 (A)
 Gtr 1 - 0:09 Seconds, fade in
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-(x2 measures)-10-10-10-10---------------|
|---------------------------------------(x2 measures)-|
|---------------------------7--7--7--7----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

 (B)
 Gtr 1 - Enter w/ vocals (repeat x4)
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-10-10-|
|-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|
|Gtr 2 - 0:24 seconds, feedback
|-----------------------------------|
|-10~-----10b~--3~------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------0~-----------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|

 (C)
 All gtrs - 0:33 seconds
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-3~----3~----3~--|-3~----3~----3/555-|-5p3~----3~----3~--|-/5---5----/7--|
|-3~----3~----3~--|-3~----3~----3/555-|-5p3~----3~----3~--|-/5---5----/7--|
|-3~----3~----3~--|-3~----3~----3/555-|-5p3~----3~----3~--|-/5---5----/7--|

 Gtrs 1-2 play written, gtr 3 plays parenthisized - 0:41 seconds
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|(2~)--(2~)--(2~)-|(2~)--(2~)--(2~)-|(2~)--(2~)--(2~)-|(2~)--(2~)--(2~)-|
|-0~----0~----0~--|-0~----0~----0~--|-0~----0~----0~--|-0~----0~----0~--|
|-0~----0~----0~--|-0~----0~----0~--|-0~----0~----0~--|-0~----0~----0~--|
|-0~----0~----0~--|-0~----0~----0~--|-0~----0~----0~--|-0~----0~----0~--|

REPEATS:
Part A
Part B, pick 16th notes
Part C, 16ths
Part B, 16ths and palm mute
Part C, 16ths
Let last note ring until 1:49

 Gtr 1 - fast delay
|-17\---10\---13\---10\---17\---10\---13\---15\-10\---|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
|Gtr 2 - this was hard to tab, probably not accurate
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-2---2-2--2-2---2-2/-5--2---2-2--2-2---2-2/-5---|
|-3---3-3\-0-3---3-3/-5--3---3-3\-0-3---3-3/-5---|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

 Gtr 1 - some kinda watery effect (play 2x)
|-8--8/10------------------------------------|
|----------10-8---5-----5---8---5---------5--|
|--------------------7-------------7---------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|
|Gtr 2 - again, probably not accurate (play 2x)
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------5------------------12-12-10-------|
|-2---2-2--2-2---2-2/-5--2---2-2--2-2-------------12-11-|
|-3---3-3\-0-3---3-3/-5--3---3-3--0-3-------------------|
|-3---3-3----3---3-3---------3-3----3-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

 All gtrs - 2:22 (play 2x)
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-|

 Gtr 1 - 2:33, distortion (play 4x)
|------------|--------5---|------------|
|---5----8---|---5--------|---5----4---|
|-7----7---7-|-7----7---7-|-7----7---7-|
|------------|------------|------------|
|------------|------------|------------|
|------------|------------|------------|
|
|Gtr 2 (play 4x)
|------------|------------|------------|
|------------|------------|------------|
|------------|------------|------------|
|-2---2----0-|-2---2----0-|-0----5-4-0-|
|-2---2----0-|-2---2----0-|-0----5-4-0-|
|-2---2----0-|-2---2----0-|-0----5-4-0-|

 Gtr 1 cont.
|----17-----19----|----17-----15----|----15-----17----|----15-----13----|
|-19-----19----19-|-19-----19----19-|-19-----19----19-|-19-----17----17-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
|Gtr 2 cont.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-10----10-----7--|-10----10-----7--|-10----10-----7--|-10---10---5-4-0-|
|-10----10-----7--|-10----10-----7--|-10----10-----7--|-10---10---5-4-0-|
|-10----10-----7--|-10----10-----7--|-10----10-----7--|-10---10---5-4-0-|

 Gtr 1 - 2:58, reverb (play 4x)
|----------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
|-12-----12------|-11-----11------|-------11----12-<-(14-on-2/4x)-|
|-----12------12-|-----12------12-|-12-12----12---12--------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
|
|Gtr 2 (play 4x)
|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|-2------2-------|-2------2-------|-0--------5-4-0---|
|-2------2-------|-2------2-------|-0--------5-4-0---|
|-2------2-------|-2------2-------|-0--------5-4-0---|

 Gtr 1 - same effect
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------13---12-----|-10------12--------|-10-------8--------|-7--------8--------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|
|Gtr 2
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-12-12-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-12-12-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-12-12-|

 All gtrs - 3:23 do pts 1/2 x4
|-----|------------|-------|
|-----|------------|-------|
|-----|------------|-------|
|-----|------------|-------|
|-2-0-|-2-2-0------|-5h7-0-|
|-2-0-|-2-2-0-(x7)-|-5h7-0-|
|-2-0-|-2-2-0------|-5h7-0-|

 Gtr 1 - 3:48
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-13---13---13---13---13-\12-\10---10---12---12---10-----|
|-10---10---10---10---10-\9--\7----7----7----7----7--\5--|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Gtr 2
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-12---12---12---12---12--12--14---14---14---14---14--10-|
|-10---10---10---10---10--10--12---12---12---12---12-\8--|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

 Gtr 1 - 3:53 (play 2x)
|------------------------------|
|--------------------------5/9-|
|------------------------------|
|-2-----0-----2-----5----------|
|---0-----0-----0-----0--------|
|-----2-----2-----2-----2------|
|
|Gtr 2
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-2-----5-----2----------------|
|-2-----5-----2----------------|
|-2-----5-----2----------------|

 (D)
 Gtr 1 - play each note 3x, *=play 2x
|------------12---------------------------------|
|-10--12--13----15*-13*--12--10--15--13--10*-6*-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|
|Gtr 2
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-7---7---7---7---7--\5-5---5---7---7---5--\3-|
|-7---7---7---7---7--\5-5---5---7---7---5--\3-|
|-7---7---7---7---7--\5-5---5---7---7---5--\3-|

 (E)
 Gtr 1 - 4:11 (play 2x)
|------------------------------|
|--------------------------5/9-|
|------------------------------|
|-2-----0-----2-----5----------|
|---0-----0-----0-----0--------|
|-----2-----2-----2-----2------|
|
|Gtr 2
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-2-----5-----2----------------|
|-2-----5-----2----------------|
|-2-----5-----2----------------|
|
|Gtr 3
|------------------------------|
|-------------10----8----------|
|-9-----7----------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|

REPEATS:
Part D
Part E
Part D
Part E
Part D

 All gtrs - 4:43
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-2-2-0------5-7-0-|-2-2-0------5-7-0-|-2-2-0------5-7-0-|-2-2-0------10--9-|
|-2-2-0-(x7)-5-7-0-|-2-2-0-(x7)-5-7-0-|-2-2-0-(x7)-5-7-0-|-2-2-0-(x7)-10--9-|
|-2-2-0------5-7-0-|-2-2-0------5-7-0-|-2-2-0------5-7-0-|-2-2-0------10--9-|
                                       cresc.
 Gtr 1 - (5:03) play 4x
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-------7---7-5---------------|
|-7-5-7------------7----7-7-7-|
|-----------------------------|
|
|Gtr 2 - play 4x
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

 Gtr 1 - 5:15
|-------------------------------------------|
|-12~-----12\--8~-------10~-------12~-------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
|Gtr 2
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------12~-------|
|-14~----------12~------14~-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|

 All Gtrs - play 4x
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-2-0---2-0---2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-0---2-0---2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-0---2-0---2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 pm               . . . . . .

 All Gtrs
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-0-2/5-7-7-7p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-0-2/7-10-10-10-p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-0-2/5-7-7-7p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-0-2/7-10-10-10-p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-0-2/5-7-7-7p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-0-2/7-10-10-10-p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 cont...
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-2-0-2/5-7-7-7p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-0-10-10-9--9-9\7-7~-|
|-2-0-2/5-7-7-7p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-0-10-10-9--9-9\7-7~-|
|-2-0-2/5-7-7-7p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-0-10-10-9--9-9\7-7~-|

 All Gtrs - 5:50 (play this all 2x)
|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-2-0-2-2-0-2/5--7--0-|-2-0-2-2-0-2/5--10--0-|-2-0-2-2-0-2/5--7--0-|2-0-2-2-0-2/10--9--0-|
|-2-0-2-2-0-2/5--7--0-|-2-0-2-2-0-2/5--10--0-|-2-0-2-2-0-2/5--7--0-|2-0-2-2-0-2/10--9--0-|
|-2-0-2-2-0-2/5--7--0-|-2-0-2-2-0-2/5--10--0-|-2-0-2-2-0-2/5--7--0-|2-0-2-2-0-2/10--9--0-|

 Gtr 1 - Heavy distortion and delay (6:02)                Last note
|-12~----12~---10~b~12~---15~-----13~----12~---12~~~-----|---12~---|
|--------------------------------------------------------|---15~---|
|--------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|
|Gtr 2 - play 2x
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-2~----2----0-|-2~----2----0-|-2~----2----0-|-2~----2----0-|
|-2~----2----0-|-2~----2----0-|-2~----2----0-|-2~----2----0-|
|-2~----2----0-|-2~----2----0-|-2~----2----0-|-2~----2----0-|

Outro - just make noises and improvise, essentially.

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