40 - Below-Summer - Letters To God guitar tab
Tuning - C#G#C#F#A#D# (Drop your low E string to D, and then tune down half a step)
I know this part is played by the bass, but it is fun to play. I dunno if Hector slides to the 12th and 13th fret or goes to the G string, but it will sound better if you play it on the G string instead of sliding on the guitar. My advice for this part is to get a delay of some kind if you dont have a bass played and record this part, then turn it off when you goto the chorus. Also, try switching to a clean channel on your amp with lots of bass on to get a better feel.
You repeat this line 7 times and then do the next part...
F#----------------------------
C#----------------------------
G#----------5h6--6---6-6-6----
C#----5-5-x-------------------
F#-----------------------------------
C#-----------------------------------
G#---------5h6--8--6-5h6-5h6-3h5-----
C#----5-5-x--------------------------
(I think the last part is close. Hector plays it to fast...)
The guitar sounds a lot more difficult than it is at this part, mainly because you don't hear blue-sy sounding stuff in rock anymore, which sucks if ya ask me. You can re-arrange it to make it look a little more difficult (Moving to different strings and such) but this is the easiest way to do it.
The guitar enters with feedback by playing an open F near the cabs, then this part comes in when Max starts singing.
F#---0h7h8p7p0---7h8-7--x-x-x-x
C#----------------------x-x-x-x
G#----------------------x-x-x-x
F#---0h7h8p7p0---7h8-10b11r10-----x-x-x-x
C#--------------------------------x-x-x-x
G#--------------------------------x-x-x-x
F#---0h7h8p7p0---7h8--0h7h8-7--x-x-x-x
C#-----------------------------x-x-x-x
G#-----------------------------x-x-x-x
F#---0h7h8p7p0---7h8-10b11r10-----x-x-x-x
C#--------------------------------x-x-x-x
G#--------------------------------x-x-x-x
(B= bend, R= retract, incase I got the tab symbols messed up)
Chorus
F#----7--8--7--------------------
C#----x--x--x-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
G#----5--6--5-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
C#------------------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
F#----7--5--8--------------------
C#----x--x--x-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
G#----5--3--6-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
C#------------------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
F#----7--8--7--------------------
C#----x--x--x-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
G#----5--6--5-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
C#------------------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
*F#----7--5--8--------------------
*C#----x--x--x-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
*G#----5--3--6-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
*C#------------------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
*Note: Album version differs for the last slide. Play this:
F#----7--5\12--------------------
C#----x--x--x-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
G#----5--3\10-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
C#------------------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
After the chorus, do this again:
F#---0h7h8p7p0---7h8-7--x-x-x-x
C#----------------------x-x-x-x
G#----------------------x-x-x-x
F#---0h7h8p7p0---7h8-10b11r10-----x-x-x-x
C#--------------------------------x-x-x-x
G#--------------------------------x-x-x-x
F#---0h7h8p7p0---7h8--0h7h8-7--x-x-x-x
C#-----------------------------x-x-x-x
G#-----------------------------x-x-x-x
F#---0h7h8p7p0---7h8-10b11r10-----x-x-x-x
C#--------------------------------x-x-x-x
G#--------------------------------x-x-x-x
Chorus 2
F#----7--8--7--------------------
C#----x--x--x-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
G#----5--6--5-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
C#------------------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
F#----7--5--8--------------------
C#----x--x--x-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
G#----5--3--6-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
C#------------------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
F#----7--8--7--------------------
C#----x--x--x-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
G#----5--6--5-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
C#------------------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
F#----7--5--8--------------------
C#----x--x--x-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1--0
G#----5--3--6-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1--0
C#------------------1-xx-1-x-xx-1--0
Album Version:
F#----7--5\12--------------------
C#----x--x--x-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1--0
G#----5--3\10-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1--0
C#------------------1-xx-1-x-xx-1--0
Bridge
It sounds like when the drum is hit 4 times, this is played:
C#--x-x-x-x
G#--x-x-x-x
C#--x-x-x-x
After that, this starts:
Palm mute this and let up on the mute as you go
C#-----------------------------------
G#---3h4--3h4--3h4--3h4--5p4p3--5p4p3
C#-----------------------------------
Do this a couple times. The bass should join you around the 4th time.
NOTE: I made this part really easy. I don't know if it is played with 1 finger or with the 2 finger version on higher strings. Judging from it's deepness, im guessing this is almost right.
C#---10h11--10h11--10h11--10h11--12p11p10
G#---10h11--10h11--10h11--10h11--12p11p10
C#---10h11--10h11--10h11--10h11--12p11p10
After the "Pissed off" part, go back to the chorus
F#----7--8--7--------------------
C#----x--x--x-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
G#----5--6--5-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
C#------------------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
F#----7--5--8--------------------
C#----x--x--x-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
G#----5--3--6-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
C#------------------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
F#----7--8--7--------------------
C#----x--x--x-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
G#----5--6--5-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
C#------------------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
F#----7--5--8--------------------
C#----x--x--x-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
G#----5--3--6-------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
C#------------------1-xx-1-x-xx-1
(this is played 8 times instead of the usual 4)
The studio version changes up the palm muting a bit. Listen to it to get ir right.
And then the bridge:
C#---10h11--10h11--10h11--10h11--12p11p10
G#---10h11--10h11--10h11--10h11--12p11p10
C#---10h11--10h11--10h11--10h11--12p11p10
(4 times I believe)
And your done!
