Atheist - And The Psychic Saw guitar tab
"AND THE PSYCHIC SAW"
by ATHEIST
on "Unquestionable presence" CD
Trascription by NegativE
(stefano.barilotti@mail.caribusiness.it)
Well, this is what I call a BITCH; I play this song with my band, so the
transcription was already on my mind, I just had to write it down... easy,
don't you think?
I don't. Actually, I absolutely do not.
It took me two days to write it down, so enjoy it at all costs, OK?
Note: since the 2nd guitar doubling is one of the most important things in this
song, I chose to write it on the same tab together with the 1st guitar, to
improve readability (readingness? readusable?), instead of writing another
silce of tab apart... I think this looks, and reads, way better.
Oh, by the way: since I write modules for PC demos too(did anyone of you
ever heard of Soft One's demo "Tempesta"? We were at Assembly '94), I composed
an XM module with the drum base of this song, perfectly done in my opinion.
So, if you would like to have it (to play the song at home, or God only knows
why), let a message in my email, I'll send you the XM.
Watch out for other tabs from me soon!! Bye!
Tune Down a wohle step
. - palm mute
/ - slide up to
- slide down to
~ - vibrato
h - hammer on
p - pull off bendings are noted aside of the note
t - tap with finger f - full bend h - half bend
( )- second guitar
# - pick continuously
^ - sincopato
|--------------------------------------------------(15-16-17-15-16-17-15-16-)|
|--------------------------------------------------(18f19f20f18f19f20f18f19f)|
|------------------4-424-424-4242429-979-979-979797--------------------------|
|-5-545-545-545454(5-545-545-5454549-979-979-979797)5--6--7--5--6--7--5--6---|
|(7-757-757-757575)---------------------------------5--6--7--5--6--7--5--6---|
|---------------------------------------------------3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4---|
x4 x4 x4 x4 (rep.last 2) ~
|(17-)hold|(16-)----|-------|-------| | |-----~-----------------#---#--22-|
|(20f)hold|(19f)----|-------|-------| | |#----17---------------/16--21----|
|---9-9-5-|--8-8-5--|--9-9-5|--8-8-5| < |14-------14-16-14-13-------------|
|-7-------|7-------7|7------|7------| |---------------------------------|
|---------|---------|-------|-------| |---------------------------------|
|---------|---------|-------|-------| |---------------------------------|
x4 x2
|---------------------------|-----------||------------|-----------||
|----------------#-------#--|-----------||------------|-----------||
|--------------/-5---7-5-4--|-----------||------------|-----------||
|-#-------#----/(7---7-7-6)-|-----2--43-||-4-------/7-|-----2--43-||
|-3---5-3-2-----------------|----------4||-4------/(9)|----------4||
|(5---5-5-4)----------------|-2252------||-2----------|-2252------||
.. . .. .
here it goes...!!
|-----------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|---^------^------------------|--^------^------^----|------5-----------^---|
|---2-43---2-43---^-43---^-43-|--2-43---2-43---2-43-|4-----5-------5-7-8---|
|-^-----4^-----4^-4---4^-4----|^-----4^-----4^-----4|4-----3------(7-9-10)-|
|-5------5------2------2-----2|5------5------5------|2---------------------|
the 2nd guitar plays exactly the same patterns a 3rd below...
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------^-----|
|-8--7--8--10--8--7--8--7-----7--8--7--8--7--8--10--8--7--8--7--7--9--10----|
|(10-9--10-12--10-9--10-9)10-(9--10-9--10-9--10-12--10-9--10-9--9--11-12)---|
|------------------------(12)-----------------------------------------------|
if you have an harmonizer, you can do both parts (I play it with my GT-5 ;-))
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------^-------|
|-10-9--10-12-10-9--10-9-----9--10-9--10-9--10-12-10-9--10-9-----8--9-------|
|(12-11-12-14-12-11-12-11)12(11-12-11-12-11-12-14-12-11-12-11)11(10-11)-----|
|------------------------(14)--------------------------------(13)-----------|
(Phew! Neverending, isn't it?)
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9--8--9--11-9--8--9--8-----8--9--8--9--8--9--11-9--8--9--8----|
|(11-10-11-13-11-10-11-10)11(10-11-10-11-10-11-13-11-10-11-10)--|
|------------------------(13)-----------------------------------|
.....slow dowwwwnnnn....
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------9-----------~-----------|
|-7--9--10-9--10-9--10(11)10-9--10-9-----------|
|(9--11-12-11-12-11-12)--(12-11-12-11)---------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------^----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------8-----------------------------------------^----|
|-------------------7------9-------------------986---986986---7----|
|-bass part....-----5-------------9-8------^------986------9865----|
|------------------------7---9-10-----10-9-7-----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---8-10-6-9--5-9--5-^-------------------^---------------------10-9--8------|
|--(9-11-7-10-6-10-6)6----986---986986---6--------------------8----7--------|
|-5-----------------(8)------986------9864-------------------7------6-5-----|
|(7)----------------------------------------2--4---444---44-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------0--2---222---22-----------------|
.. .
SOLO
x4
t p t p p t p p ~
|-21-17-21-17-14---------|-------------------17-19-21-19-17-19-------24f-24f|
|----------------21-17-14|-16-17-19-17-19-21-------------------21-17--------|
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|-------14---------p--p-----------------------------------------------------|
|----14----17f--17-16-14-16-14----14----------------------------------------|
|-16h--------------------------17----16-14--14------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------16--16-14--14---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------16--16-15-14-12----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------14---12---|
#
|-------------------------------------------------#-----------17----19-17-19|
|-------------------------------------#-----------17--19-17-19--------------|
|-------------------------#-----------14--16-14-16--------------------------|
|-------------#-----------14--16-14-16--------------------------------------|
|-#-----------14--16-14-16--------------------------------------------------|
|-14--16-14-16--------------------------------------------------------------|
~~ end of solo x2
|-24f-------------------24f24--|24-------------------------------------|
|(--10--9--10--9--10--9--10--9)|---------------------------------------|
|(-8---7--8---7--8---7--8---7-)|------------5-----5-6-7----------------|
|(7---6--7---6--7---6--7---6--)|2-----7-9---5-----5-6-7-6-----6--6-5-4-|
|------------------------------|2-----7-7-5-3-----3-4-5-6-----6--6-5-4-|
|------------------------------|0-------7-3-------------4-----4--4-3-2-|
. . . .
slow down x3 x3
|-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----|
|-------------|-5--------------|----------------|----------------|-----|
|-------------|-4--------------|----------------|----------------|-----|
|-2---6--6-5-4|-2--------------|-2-5-4-5-2-4-2-4|0-5-4-5-2-4-2-4-|-----|
|-2---6--6-5-4|-2--------------|----------------|----------------|-2-2-|
|-0---4--4-3-2|-0--------------|----------------|----------------|-----|
. . . . . .
second guitar plays a 3rd above - same as the bass, I guess...
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------(4-424-424-424242)-------------t--~-----------------------|
|(5-545-545-545454)5-545-545-545454----5--/9-8---20-------------------------|
|-7-757-757-757575-----------------7----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------t--~-------------------------|
|-5-545-545-5454549-979-979-979797----5--/9-8--20---------------------------|
|---------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------t--~-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------4--/7-6--18---------------------------|
|-5-545-545-5454549-979-979-9797975-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------~-------~----------------------------|
|----------------------------------~--(4---/7--6)------~--------------------|
|----------------(5-545-545-545454-5)--5---/9--8---/(5-4)-------------------|
|-7-757-757-7575757-757-757-757575-7----------------/7-6-----------------2--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
x4 x2
|------------------|-----------|----------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------|----------|-----------------|
|------------------|--3--------|----------|-----------------|
|-^------^-^-------|2-3--------|-bass-----|-----------------|
|-4------4-4-------|2-1-------3|----------|-------5-------4-|
|-2------2-2-------|0---223322-|----------|-0-2-3---0-2-3---|
...... . . . . . .
1st version (easier than the 2nd) 2nd version (for hi-stretch guitarists!)
x7 x7
|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
|/4--3----------1---------------| or |/4--3------------------------------|
|-----4-3---2-4---2-------------| |-----4-3---2-4-6-2-----------------|
|---------1---------4-----------| |-------------------4---------------|
|---------------------5-4-3-4-3-| |---------6-----------5-4-3-4-3-----|
. . . . . . . . . .
faster slow down
|------------|--------------------------------|
|------------|--------------------------------|
|------------|---9-9-5---9-9-5---9-9-5---9-9-5|
|------------|-7-------7-------7-------7------|
|------------|--------------------------------|
|-2-5-4-3-5-5|--------------------------------|
. . . . . .
x4 x4 x4 x4
|---------|--------|---------|---------|
|---------|--------|--(8-8-5)|--(7-7-4)|
|---9-9-5-|--8-8-5-|---9-9-5-|---8-8-5-|
|-7-------|7-------|-7-------|-7-------|
|---------|--------|---------|---------|
|---------|--------|---------|---------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------#--------#--|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------5----7-5-4--|-----------------------------------------------|
|-#--------#---(6----6-6-5)-|-to end (to gong :-) )-------------------------|
|-3----5-3-2----------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|(5----5-5-4)---------------|-----------------------------------------------|
That's it. There sould be no mistakes; if you find some, please mail me!
