• Song:

    The Learning

  • Artist:

    Nevermore

  • Album:

    The Politics Of Ecstasy...

my boredom and generosity have reached unfathomable heights today so here it is.

tune down 1/2 step
intro
:-------------------------------------------------
:-------------------------------------------------
:-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0----- repeat
:-----0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0---
:---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1---------
:-3-----------3-----------3-----------3---------1* 2nd time play -3b4-

"I think therefore i am..."
:-----------------------------------------------------
:-----------------------------------------------------
:-2b3----2b3----------2b3r2---0-----0-----------0----- repeat
:----0------0-------0-------0---0-----0-------0---0---
:------1------1---1---------------1-----1---1-------1-
:---------------3-------------------------3-----------

"And i see no religion..."
:---------------------------------------------------
:---------------------------------------------------
:-------2-----------2b3r2---0-----0-----------0-----
:-----0---0-------0-------0---2-----2-------2---2---
:---0-------0---0---------------2-----2---2-------2-
:-2-----------2-------------------------0-----------

"The circle never ends..."
:---------0------------------------------------------------------------
:-3-----3---0-----------------------1-----1-3-0------------------------
:-0-----0-----0---0-----------0-----0-----0-----0---0-----------0------ repeat
:---2---------------2-------2---2-----2---------------2-------2---2*---
:-----2---------------2---2-------2-----2---------------2---2-------2*-sec.time:
:---------------0-------0-------------------------0-------0------------  -1-2-

repeat all of that again then do this the last time before it gets heavy:

:---------0---------------------------------------------------
:-3-----3---0-----------------------1-----1-1-1--------1-1-1--
:-0-----0-----0---0-----------0-----0-----0-0-0--------0-0-0--
:---2---------------2-------2---2-----2--------------2--------
:-----2---------------2---2-------2-----2----------2----------
:---------------0-------0-------------------------------------

heaviness:
:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
:-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
:-------------------------------------------------------------------------

:----------------------------------
:-5--5-4--4-----------5--5-4--4----
:-3--3-2--2-2--2-1--4-3--3-2--2-2--
:-----------0--0-1--4-----------0--

verse:
:-------------------------------------------------
:-------------------------------------------------
:-10--10-------10--10h12p10-9---9----------9---9/- 3x then
:--8---8--------8---8-------7---7----------7---7/-
:----0---0-0--0---------------0---0-0-0000-0---0--
:-------------------------------------------------
                                      .... 
:-------------------------------------------------
:-------------------------------------------------
:-10--10-------10--10h12p10-9---9---8---8---------  
:--8---8--------8---8-------7---7---6---6---------
:----0---0-0--0---------------0---0---0---0-------
:-------------------------------------------------

"Searching the waves of memory..."
:---------------------------------------------------------------
:---------------------------------------------------------------
:-6------------------------------5------------------------------ 3x then
:-4------------------------------3------------------------------
:---------------------------------------------------------------
:----0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000----0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-
       ....   ....   ....   ....      ....   ....   ....   ....

:--------------------------------------------------5------------
:--------------------------------------------6-6-6-6------------
:-6------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------
:-4------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------
:---------------------------------------------------------------
:----0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000--------------------------------
       ....   ....   ....   ....      

Kick ass heavy riff:
:-------------------------------------------------------
:------------------------------------------------------- *2nd time w/ A.H.
:-2------3------2------3------2------3--------2-----5*-- 3x then
:-0-0000-1-0000-0-0000-1-0000-0-0000-1-0000014-41047-74-
    ....   ...........   ...........   ....... ..... .

:----------------------------------------------------------
:------------------------------------------------5--5-4--4-
:-2------3------2------3------2------3--------2--3--3-2--2- back to verse
:-0-0000-1-0000-0-0000-1-0000-0-0000-1-0000014-41----------
    ....   ...........   ...........   ....... ..

"Download...Process...Analyze..."
:-----------------------
:-2-----1---------------
:-2-----1--3---3-5\3/5-- 4X
:---3-0----1-001-3\1/3--
    ...    .....

"When man and machine become one..."
:---------------------------------------------------------- last time with 
:-------------------------------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7---------- <~~ harmonizing
:-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-3-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-2----------
:--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------- 2x
:----------------------------------------------------------
:----------------------------------------------------------

Wicked bridge:
:---------------------------------------------------------
:--------------------------------------------------*------ 4x
:-7p0----6p0----7p0----5---0h35p0----5p0----5p0----3-2-3-- last time w/ A.H.
:----5555---4444---3333-333------3333---2222---1111-0-0-0-     ....   ....   .... ...      ....   ....   .... . . . 

Solo riff:
:---------------------------------------------------
:-6666666666666666666666665555555555555555555555555- 4x
:-4444446666667777776666663333335555556666665555555-
:---------------------------------------------------

Godly riff: (not perfectly tabbed)
:--------------------------------------------------
:-------363-3363-3--------------363-3363-3---------
:----52----5----5-5252-2-----52----5----5-5252-2---
:-014--4--------------4-41014--4--------------4-41-

:-------------------------------------------------- *2nd time replace with:
:-------363-3696-6--------------363-3696-6-*-------  -/7~-6h7p6----------
:----52----5----8-8585-5-----52----5----8-8585-5---  ----------\8~-7h8p7-
:-014--4--------------7-74014--4--------------7-74-  --------------------

Next solo riff is "kick ass heavy riff"
then return to "Download...Process...Analyze..." riff then to
"When man and machine become one..." riff

Breakdown:
:-----------------------------
:-5---------------------------
:-3--3333333333-4-------------
:---------------2--2222222222-

Classical type shit:
:-------0-3-----3-2-----3-0-------2-----2-2p0-0-----0---------------*sometimes:
:-------0---0-----1-------1-1---1-0-0-----------0-3-----------------  ----NH-
:-0-----------0---2-2-----2---2---2---2-----------0---0-----------0-  --NH-5-
:-2---2-----------2---2---2-------4---------------------2-----*-2---  NH-5---
:-2-2-----------------------------------------------------2---2-----  -5-----
:-0---------------------------------------------------------0-------  -------

Buildup:
:--------------------------------------------------
:-10---10--10\9-----9---9\8-----8---8-------8---8--
:-------------------------------------------------- 2x then gtr 2 rides A string
:-7-----7---7\6-----6---6\5-----5---5-------5---5--    underneath
:---0-0---0-----0-0---0-----0-0---0---0-0-0---0----  
:--------------------------------------------------

Emotional type thing:
:---0-----0-----0-------1--
:-------------------3------
:-----5-----5-----5--------
:-7-----5-----3-------3----
:--------------------------
:--------------------------

Ending
:---------------------------------------------------------
:---------------------------------------------------------
:-7------6------3------2------7------9-----10------8------
:-5-5555-4-4444-1-1111-0-0000-5-5555-7-7777-8-8888-6-6666-

:---------------------------------------------------------
:-----------------------------7------9-----10------8------
:-7------6------3------2------5-5555-7-7777-8-8888-6-6666-
:-5-5555-4-4444-1-1111-0-0000-----------------------------

:-------------------------------------------
:-------------------------------------------
:-7--66667---66667---66667---66667---66667-- fade out
:-5------5-------5-------5-------5-------5--


There you have it. The Learning. Aint it beautiful? Solos are not my specialty so someone else can handle them if they want. Check out my band Ded End at www.dedend.20m.com. Peace out.

-Chris
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