THOUGHTLESS (Bassline)
As recorded by Korn
(From the 2002 Album UNTOUCHABLES)
Words and Music by Korn
Gtr I (A D G C F) - 'Tunned Down One Hole Step'
Intro
Q=78
4/4
Gtr I
Wx6
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4/4
S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
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|---------5-------5-----5-----|---7-----7-------7-----8-8-8-8--|
|-4-4-4-4-----0-0---0-0-----0-|-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0----------|
S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
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|---------5-------5-----5-----|---7-----7-------7-----8-8-8-8-|
|---4-4-4-----0-0---0-0-----0-|-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0---------|
Verses
S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
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Pre-Chorus
S S S S S S S S S E. Q S S S S S S S S S E. +Q
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|---3-3-3-4-4-4-4-3-------|---0-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-1--(1)--|
+S S S S S S S S S E. Q S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S
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|-(1)-0-3-3-4-4-4-4-3-------|---0-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-2--2-1-1-1--||
Chorus
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-5---5---5-|-8-8-8-8---8---8-8-8-8-8---8---8-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3-3-3---3---3-|-1-1-1-1---1---1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3-3-3---3---3-|-1-1-1-1---1---1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3--||
Bridge
Wx8
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S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
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Wx2
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Chorus
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths