Band: Sparta Song: Tensioning Album: Porcelain (2004) Tuning: Drop D (DADGBE) This is my first tab, so please rate and make any corrections if necessary. this may not be the exact way the band plays it but it sounds great to me..please rate *Strumming pattern may not be right on all parts* Intro (w/ mild distortion): |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------| |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....13....11....---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------| |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....16....11....---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse (w/ distortion): |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-11------------9-----------6------------2--| |--X------------X-----------X------------X--| |--9------------7-----------4------------0--| |-------------------------------------------|4x Pre-Chorus (w/ distortion) : Gtr. 1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----444444-----777777-----000000000000--------------------------------------------------------| |-----444444-----777777-----000000000000--------------------------------------------------------| |-----444444-----777777-----000000000000--------------------------------------------------------| Gtr. 2 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----444444-----777777-----------------------------------------------------------| |----444444-----777777----------11h12--11h12--12--12-------11h12--11h12--12--12--| |----444444-----777777-----------------------------------------------------------|2x Chorus (w/ mild distortion): |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------| |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....13....11....---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------| |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....16....11....---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------| |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....13....11....---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------17-------------------------------17---------------------------17....19....21.........----| |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse: |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-11-------------9-----------6-----------2--| |--X-------------X-----------X-----------X--| |--9-------------7-----------4-----------0--| |-------------------------------------------|4x Pre-Chorus: Gtr. 1 |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----444444-----777777-----000000000000--| |-----444444-----777777-----000000000000--| |-----444444-----777777-----000000000000--|2x Gtr. 2 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----444444-----777777-----------------------------------------------------------| |----444444-----777777----------11h12--11h12--12--12-------11h12--11h12--12--12--| |----444444-----777777-----------------------------------------------------------|2x Chorus: |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------| |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....13....11....---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------| |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....16....11....---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------| |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....13....11....---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------17------------------------------------17----------------------17....19....21.........----| |-----------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge: (clean) "cant be wrong this time..." |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-...21-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |----16.....14.....11...........--| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|5x Chorus: |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------| |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....13....11-------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------| |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....16....11....---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------| |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13.....14....13....11....--| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------17-------------------------------17---------------------------17....19....21.........----| |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-....21-------------------------------------------------------17------17-----------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------1818181818--1919191919--1818181818--1919191919--------19------19-----181818-161616--| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------| |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....16....11....---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------17-------------------------------17---------------------------17....19....21.........----| |---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro (w/ distortion): |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-....21-----------------------------------------------------17-------17--------------------------17-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------1818181818--1919191919--1818181818--1919191919-------19-------19------181818-161616-------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| please rate...like i said, this may not be the exact way the band plays it but this pretty close to me..thanks