Bad Religion - Quickening guitar tab
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the Quickening - Bad Religion
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Tabbed by: Justin Le Tourneau
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I originally transcribed this on Guitar Pro, so if you get a chance, check it
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| / slide up
| \\ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
Intro:
C5 C5 B5
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|--55555----55555-44444--|
D|--55555----55555-44444--|
A|--33333----33333-22222--|
E|------------------------|
Lead Guitar Riff:
(the 0's are optional; i just think it sounds cooler that way)
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3---2--|
B|-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3h5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-3-5-5-5-5p3-3-3---3---0--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Guitar:
E5 G5 A5 C5 B5
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--9----------------------------------|
D|--9-x8---5------7------10------9-----| Play 2 times
A|--7------5-x8---7-x8---10-x4---9-x4--|
E|--0------3------5-------8------7-----|
**** Verse 1 ****
Lead Guitar:
The quickening is an ephemeral thing That only happens in the dark
e|-----------------------------3~---------------------------------------------------|
B|----1----------1-------------0~--------------------------4---------------4--------|
G|----0--------0---------------0~--------------------------4---------------4--------|
D|----2------2-------0--2-2----0~--------------------------4---------------4--------|
A|----3----3-------------------2~--------------------------2---------------2--------|
E|-----------------------------3~---------------------------------------------------|
Like catching lightening in a jar And the pain that it brings
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------1------1---1---1---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------0------0---2---0---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------2-----------------2--------(0h)2-0---------------------------------|
A|---------------3-----------------3-----------------3----2~------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Is just the promise of spring It’s madness on the way
e|-----0~-------------------------------------------2-------------------------------|
B|---0~---------------------------------------------3-------------------------------|
G|-0~-------------------------2---------------------2---------------------------(0)-|
D|----------------------------2-------------------------------------------------(0)-|
A|----------------------------0---------------------------2-----0---------------(3)-|
E|--------------3----------------------------------------------------3--3-----------|
Oh, what does it mean?
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------5/7~------|
A|--------------------/5------------/7---------------|
E|-----------2h3-------------------------------------|
Rhythm Guitar:
C5 G5 B5 C5 E5
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------9-------7-------5-------7---------------------|
D|--10-------5-------9-------10-------9-------7-x16---5-x16---7-x8---(Pick Scrape)--|
A|--10-x16---5-x16---9-x16---10-x16---7-x16---5-------3-------5---------------------|
E|---8-------3-------7--------8-------7---------------------------------------------|
**** Chorus ****
Lead Guitar:
To come alive! To come alive! To come alive!
e|---------------0-------------------0--------------------0--2--3~--2~-----|
B|------------0-----0-------------0-----0-------------0--------------------|
G|---------------------------2---------------------------------------------| Repeat
D|-------2-------------------0------------------2--------------------------|
A|-------0--------------------------------------0--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Guitar:
E5 G5 A5 C5 B5
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--9----------------------------------|
D|--9-x8---5------7------10------9-----| Play 2 times
A|--7------5-x8---7-x8---10-x4---9-x4--|
E|--0------3------5-------8------7-----|
**** Verse 2 **** (just a little change)
The entering is soulful conjecturing Oh lost and by the wind grieved ghost
e|-----------------------0-----3~---------------------------------------------------|
B|----1----------1-------1-----0~--------------------------4-----------------4------|
G|----0--------0-------0-------0~--------------------------4-----------------4------|
D|----2------2-------0---------0~--------------------------4-----------------4------|
A|----3----3-------------------2~--------------------------2-----------------2------|
E|-----------------------------3~---------------------------------------------------|
Please come back to me again Because the way that she bleeds
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------1------1--1--1--1--1-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------0--(0)-0--2--0--2--0-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------2-------------------------(0h)2-0------------------------------------|
A|---------------3----------------------------------3----2~---------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Is in the law that he reads confusing words and deeds
e|-----0~---------------------------------------2-----------------------------------|
B|---0~----------------------------------------3------------------------------------|
G|-0~-------------------------2---------------2---------------------------------(0)-|
D|----------------------------2-------------------------------------------------(0)-|
A|----------------------------0---------------------------2-----0---------------(3)-|
E|--------------3----------------------------------------------------3--3-----------|
So, what does it mean?
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------5/7~------|
A|--------------------/5------------/7---------------|
E|-----------2h3-------------------------------------|
Rhythm Guitar:
C5 G5 B5 C5 E5
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------9-------7-------5-------7---------------------|
D|--10-------5-------9-------10-------9-------7-x16---5-x16---7-x8---(Pick Scrape)--|
A|--10-x16---5-x16---9-x16---10-x16---7-x16---5-------3-------5---------------------|
E|---8-------3-------7--------8-------7---------------------------------------------|
**** Bridge ****
Lead:
...vein of the sacred and profane, poor science in the service of a faith...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1~---------------------------------------2~----------4~-------------1~---|
G|--0~------------------------0~------------2~----------4~-------------0~----|
D|--2~-----------------------2~------------2~----------4~-------------2~-----|
A|--3~----------------------2~------------0~----------2~-------------3~------|
E|-------------------------0~------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm:
...vein of the sacred and profane, poor science in the service of a faith...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5~----------------------0~-----------------------------------------------|
D|--5~----------------------2~------------7~------------9~-----------10~-----|
A|--3~----------------------2~------------7~------------9~-----------10~-----|
E|--------------------------0~------------5~------------7~------------8~-----|
Lead & Rhythm:
...but who will bear the mark of Kain?
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------7-7-------7-7-------7-7-------7--8------|
D|------------------7-7----7--7-7----7--7-7----7--7--8------|
A|------------------5-5----7--5-5----7--5-5----7--5--6------|
E|-------------------------5---------5---------5------------|
Solo:
Rhythm guitar repeats the chorus until the end of the song.
I've listed some time slots to help you follow my madness....
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