Soil: Give It Up

Transcribed by: mysticguitar77

YouTube Username: MysticGuitar77

Date written: September 13, 2011

Tuning: Drop Bb (Bb,F,Bb,Eb,G,C)

Notes: 7-string or baritone guitar recommended or a properly equipped and intonated 
6-string will work as well. Painfully easy song that surprisingly hasn't been tabbed 
correctly thus far. Enjoy!

Riff 1
C |------------------------------|
G |------------------------------|
Eb|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--10--12-|
Bb|-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--x---x--|
F |-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--8---10-|
Bb|------------------------------|

Note: First 2 times it's played with a wah pedal. The rest of the times it's played with 
just distortion.

Play Riff 1 x6

Riff 2   "You get in my space, you get in my way..."
C |---------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-0-1-0-1-0--0-1-0-1-0----0-1-0-1-0--0-1-0-1-0--1-0-|

Play Riff 2 x2   "...I'm gonna leave you, face down in the dirt..."

Riff 3   "First you said it, don't think you get it..."
C |---------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
F |-0-1-0-1-0--0-1-0-1-0----0-1-0-1-0--0-1-0-1-0--1-0-|
Bb|-0-1-0-1-0--0-1-0-1-0----0-1-0-1-0--0-1-0-1-0--1-0-|

Riff 4   "You came out of nowhere, you only got yourself to blame..."
C |------------------------------|
G |------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-0----3----5----3--3-3-5--5-5-|
F |-0----3----5----3--3-3-5--5-5-|
Bb|-0----3----5----3--3-3-5--5-5-|

Play Riff 4 x2
Play Riff 1 x4   "Give it up!"
Play Riff 2 x2   "I can not take it, you're bothering me..."
Play Riff 3      "First you said it, don't think you get it..."
Play Riff 4 x4   "You came out of nowhere, you only got yourself to blame..."

Riff 5   "I'm bleeding from my ears again..."
C |--------------------|
G |--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
F |-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-|
Bb|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-|
    * *  * *  * *  * *

Note: Open this riff with a slide up and down on the 6th string.

Play Riff 5 x4

Riff 6   "I'm bleeding from my ears again..."
C |-------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------|
Eb|---8-8-8-8\7---8-8-8-8\7-------|
Bb|---x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-x-------|
F |---6-6-6-6\5---6-6-6-6\5-------|
Bb|-0-----------0-----------0-1-1-|

Play Riff 6 x4

Riff 7   "Bleeding from my ears again!"
C |-------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------|
Eb|---8-8-8-8\7---8-8-8-8\7-------|
Bb|---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-------|
F |-0-6-6-6-6\5-0-6-6-6-6\5-0-1-1-|
Bb|-0-----------0-----------0-1-1-|
                            * * *
                          #

Play Riff 7 x4

Note: End at the "#" the final time through Riff 7.

Play Riff 4 x4  "You came out of nowhere, you only got yourself to blame..."
Play Riff 1 x4  "Give it up!"

That's it! Have fun!
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