P.O.D.: Babylon The Murderer

Transcribed by: mysticguitar77

YouTube Username: MysticGuitar77

Date last modified: July 10, 2012

Tuning: Drop C (C,G,C,F,A,D)

Riff 1 (intro)
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-12-9--9-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-12-9--9-|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-12-9--9-|

Riff 2
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-9-0-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-9-0-|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-9-0-|

Play Riff 2 x3

Riff 3 (clean w/ chorus)
D|---0--------------0--------------0--------------0--------7*----------|
A|-----0--------------0--------------0--------------0---------7*-------|
F|-------7--------------7--------------7--------------7----------7*----|
C|---------7--------------7--------------7--------------7-----------7*-|
G|-7------------7------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------5------------5-7------------7-9----------------------|

          "Tell the world, tell the whole world..."
D|---0--------------0--------------0--------------0--------7*----------|
A|-----0--------------0--------------0--------------0---------7*-------|
F|-------7--------------7--------------7--------------7----------7*----|
C|---------7--------------7--------------7--------------7-----------7*-|
G|-7------------7------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------5------------5-9------------9-7----------------------|

Play Riff 3 x2                                *ends on this note final time

Riff 4   "...and destroyed, yeah ha..."
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
   * * * * * * 

Play Riff 2 x4   "Babylon is a murderer..."
Play Riff 3 x2   "And you gods will be shattered..."
Play Riff 4 x1   "...live there again, yeah ha..."
Play Riff 2 x4   "Babylon is a murderer..."

Riff 5 (w/ fuzz)
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-/12\-|
C|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-/12\-|

Solo Backing
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7---|
G|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-|
C|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-|

D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7---|
G|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-|
C|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-|

D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7---|
G|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-|
C|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-|

D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-9-9-9-5-5-5-0-|
C|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-9-9-9-5-5-5-0-|

Solo
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------7/9---7h9p7\5h7-|
C|-7b9---b9ph-b9ph-b9ph-b9ph-b9r7\5-----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|

Slight pinched harmonics on the bends.

D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-14-15-12-15\---14--14-14-12\----8h10p8h10p8h10--------------------|
F|-12-14-15-12-15\---14--14-14-12\-------------------8h10-8----8-8/10-7-|
C|----------------------------------------------------------11----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-13-16-16b18--16-16-16-15-13-15b16r15---13h15p13h15-----|
F|----------------------------------------------------12\-|
C|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------|
                *  *  *  *  *
Light pinched harmonics on these notes.

D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------|
C|-10-10-10\8-8-8\6-6-6\5-5-2b4r2-2-|
G|----------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|

Riff 6 (light distortion) "Pull the trigger!"
D|----------------7*----------|
A|-------------------7*-------|
F|-----7-------9--------7*----|
C|---5-------7-------------7*-|
G|-7-----7/9------------------|
C|----------------------------|

Riff 7 (alteration of Riff 2) "Babylon is a murderer..."
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-0-5-0-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-0-5-0-|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-0-5-0-|

D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-9-0-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-9-0-|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-9-0-|

Play Riff 7 x2   "Babylon is a murderer..."

Riff 8    "Pull the trigger!"
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2~-|
C|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2~-|

Riff 9 (ending)
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
F|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9b11-9b11-9b11-11r9-|
C|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0----0----0----|
G|------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|

Riff 9 is also played underneath the chorus riff as an overdubbed guitar.

Enjoy!
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