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VITALS FADING
As recorded by Tourniquet
(From the 2001 Album PSYCHOSURGERY- REISSUE)
Transcribed by Ibeanez
Gtr I (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Guitar 1'
Gtr II (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Guitar 2'
Gtr III (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Lead'
Q.=87
6/8
Gtr I
T T S S T T S S T T S S T T S S
|-------------------------------------|
|-5h6p5----5h6p5----5h6p5----5h6p5----|
|-------h7-------h7-------h7-------h7-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| T T S S T T S S T T S S T T S S
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-4h5p4----4h5p4----4h5p4----4h5p4----|
|-------h7-------h7-------h7-------h7-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
$
6/8
Gtrs I, II
PM-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------9-9-9-8-8-8-|-------7-7-7-6-6-6-------|
|-------10-10-10-------------|-9-9-9-------------8-8-8-|
|-0-0-0----------------------|-------------------------|
Gtr I
PM----------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S +S
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------9-9-9-8-8-8-------|-7-7-7-6-6-6-------[10]b12r(10)b12r(10)-|
|-------------------9-9-9-|-------------7-7-7----------------------|
|-7-7-7-------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM----------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S +S
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------9-9-9-8-8-8-------|-7-7-7-6-6-6----------------------------|
|-------------------9-9-9-|-------------7-7-7---8b10r==(8)b10r=(8)-|
|-7-7-7-------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Gtrs I, II
PM-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------9-9-9-8-8-8-|-------7-7-7-6-6-6-------|
|-------10-10-10-------------|-9-9-9-------------8-8-8-|
|-0-0-0----------------------|-------------------------|
Gtr I
PM-------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +S E.a
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------8-8-8-|-9-9-9--------------/18s7-|
|----------------------------|-------9-9-9--------------|
|-------10-10-10-9-9-9-------|-------------7--(7)-------|
|-7-7-7----------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM---------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +S E.a
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------8-8-8-|-9-9-9--------------------|
|----------------------------|-------9-9-9--------------|
|-------10-10-10-9-9-9-------|-------------7--(7)s=16s7-|
|-7-7-7----------------------|--------------------------|
Gtrs I, II
PM----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
||o-------------------------|--------------------------|
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-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--|
H. +H.
|---------|--------|
|---------|--------|
|---------|--------|
|-3-------|-(3)----|
|-3-------|-(3)----|
|-1-------|-(1)----|
PM----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3s4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-3s4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-1s2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
1. 2.
D.S.
Gtr I
H. +H. T T S S T T S S T T S S T T S S
|---------|-----------||-------------------------------------|
|---------|----------o||-5h6p5----5h6p5----5h6p5----5h6p5----|
|---------|-----------||-------h7-------h7-------h7-------h7-|
|-3-------|-(3)-------||-------------------------------------|
|-3-------|-(3)------o||-------------------------------------|
|-1-------|-(1)-------||-------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| H. +H. T T S S T T S S T T S S T T S S
|---------|-----------||-------------------------------------|
|---------|----------o||-------------------------------------|
|---------|-----------||-4h5p4----4h5p4----4h5p4----4h5p4----|
|-3-------|-(3)-------||-------h7-------h7-------h7-------h7-|
|-3-------|-(3)------o||-------------------------------------|
|-1-------|-(1)-------||-------------------------------------|
Gtrs I, II
PM-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------9-9-9-8-8-8-|-------7-7-7-6-6-6-------|
|-------10-10-10-------------|-9-9-9-------------8-8-8-|
|-0-0-0----------------------|-------------------------|
Gtr I
PM----------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S +S
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------[10]b12r(10)b12r(10)-|
|-------9-9-9-8-8-8-------|-7-7-7-6-6-6----------------------------|
|-------------------9-9-9-|-------------7-7-7----------------------|
|-7-7-7-------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM----------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S +S
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------9-9-9-8-8-8-------|-7-7-7-6-6-6----------------------------|
|-------------------9-9-9-|-------------7-7-7--10b12r=(10)b12r(10)-|
|-7-7-7-------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Gtrs I, II
PM-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------9-9-9-8-8-8-|-------7-7-7-6-6-6-------|
|-------10-10-10-------------|-9-9-9-------------8-8-8-|
|-0-0-0----------------------|-------------------------|
Gtr I
PM-------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S +S E.
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------8-8-8-|-9-9-9-----------------/18\-|
|----------------------------|-------9-9-9----------------|
|-------10-10-10-9-9-9-------|-------------7-(7)-(7)------|
|-7-7-7----------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM---------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S +S E.
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------8-8-8-|-9-9-9----------------------|
|----------------------------|-------9-9-9----------------|
|-------10-10-10-9-9-9-------|-------------7-(7)-(7)s=16\-|
|-7-7-7----------------------|----------------------------|
Gtrs I, II
PM----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
||o-------------------------|--------------------------|
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
||o-2---2-2---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--|
PM----------------------------------|
S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-----|
|-1-3-1-0--0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
PM----------------------------------------|
E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-2--------------------|-------------------------|
|-2--2---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-|
1.
6/8 9/8
Gtr I
PM--------| ~~~~~~~~~
S S S E. S S S S S S Q. Q. Q.
|----------------------|-------------------||
|----------------------|------------------o||
|----------------------|-------------------||
|----------------------|-------------------||
|----------2---2-2---2-|------------/7----o||
|-1-3-1-0--0---0-0---0-|-0-----3-----------||
|
| Gtr II
| PM--------| ~~~~~~~~~
| S S S E. S S S S S S Q. Q. Q.
|----------------------|-------------------||
|----------------------|------------------o||
|----------------------|-------------------||
|----------------------|------------/6-----||
|----------2---2-2---2-|-2----/6----------o||
|-1-3-1-0--0---0-0---0-|-------------------||
2.
6/8
Gtr I
~~~
Q. Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------|-------------------------|
|------------|-------------------------|
|------------|-------------------------|
|------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-------|
|------------|-------------------2-0---|
|-0-----3----|-----------------------3-|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~
| Q. Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------|-------------------------|
|------------|-------------------------|
|------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-5-4-------|
|------------|-------------------7-5-4-|
|-2----/6----|-------------------------|
|------------|-------------------------|
PM----------------------------------------|
E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----2---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-|
|
| PM----------------------------------------|
| E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-7--2---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-|
Gtrs I, II
PM----------------------------------|
S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||-----------------------|-------------------------|
||o----------------------|-------------------------|
||-----------------------|-------------------------|
||-----------------------|-------------------------|
||o----------2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-----|
||--1-3-1-0--0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
PM----------------------------------------|
E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
|----------------------|--------------------------||
|----------------------|-------------------------o||
|----------------------|--------------------------||
|-2--------------------|--------------------------||
|-2--2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-----o||
|-0--0---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0--||
PM----------------------------------|
S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
|-1-3-1-0--0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
Q=115
4/4
Gtr I
Q S S S S H Q E E H
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|-/7------------|
|-7--7-6-7-9-10----|-----10-9-7----|
|------------------|---------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q S S S S H Q E E H
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|
|-------------4----|-/5---4--------|
|-5--5-4-5-7-------|--------7-5----|
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|
PM--------|
Q. S S Q. E +E E E E S +S S S S S S S
|---------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------/12-|-(12)-11----------------------------|
|-/9----7-10-9--------|---------14-13-14-(14)\-------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|
| PM--------|
| Q. S S Q. E +E E E E S +S S S S S S S
|---------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------/12-|-(12)-10----------------------------|
|---------------------|---------12-11-12-(12)\-------------|
|--5----4--7-5--------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM----------| PM--| PM PM PM----------|
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
||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
||o----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
||o-7-------7-6-7-9-10---------------|-12-------10---9---7----------------|
||----0-0-0------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----0-0-0----0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
PM------| PM------| PM--------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E E E E S +S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------/12-|-(12)-11-----------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|---------14-13-14-(14)\--------------||
|-14-----------12-15-14---------------|------------------------------------o||
|----0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-0-----|------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0--||
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM----------| PM--| PM PM PM----------|
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
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--7--------7--6--7--9-10---------------|--12-------10----9----7---------------|
|----0-0-0----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0----0----0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|
| Gtr III
| TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
| Q S S S S H Q E E H
|-12-------12-11-12-14-15---------------|-/17-------15---14---12---------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
PM------| PM------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E E E E Q +E. S
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------*|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------*|
|------------------------------------/12-|-(12)-11--------------------*|
|----------------------------------------|---------14-13-14-(14)s=(0)-*|
|--14------------12-15-14----------------|----------------------------*|
|------0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-----|----------------------------*|
|
| TP TP TP TP
| Q. S S Q. E +E E E E Q +E. S
|-/19------------17-20-19------------/19-|-(19)-17-15-14-15-(15)s=(0)-*|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------*|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------*|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------*|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------*|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
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
-----------
| - 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
