Relient K - The Only Thing Worse Than Beating A Dead guitar tab
Song: The Only Thing Worse Than Beating A Dead Horse Is Betting On One
Band: Relient K
Album: Mmhmm
Tuning: (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
. = palm muted
~ = let ring
1st guitar
Eb|----------------------------------------------
Bb|----------------------------------------------
Gb|---9/11-11-11-11-11-119-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-- x6
Db|---x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x---
Ab|---7/9--9--9--9--9--9-7-7/9--9--9--9--9--9---
Eb|----------------------------------------------
2nd guitar (comes in at the second time)
Eb|--------------------------------------------------
Bb|--------------------------------------------------
Gb|---13/14-14-14-14-14-1413-13/14-14-14-14-14-14--- x1
Db|---xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx---
Ab|---11/12-12-12-12-12-1211-11/12-12-12-12-12-12---
Eb|--------------------------------------------------
2nd guitar
Eb|---------------------------------------------
Bb|---------------------------------------------
Gb|--------7-7-------4-----------7-7-------4-4-4
Db|---4-4--7-7--7-7--4--2---4-4--7-7--7-7--4-4-4
Ab|---4-4--5-5--7-7--2--2---4-4--5-5--7-7--2-2-2
Eb|---2-2-------5-5-----0---2-2-------5-5-------
.....
2nd guitar
Eb|-------------------------
Bb|-------------------------
Gb|--------7-7-------4------ x6
Db|---4-4--7-7--7-7--4--2---
Ab|---4-4--5-5--7-7--2--2---
Eb|---2-2-------5-5-----0---
Eb|-------------------------------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------------------------
Gb|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-76-6-6-6/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--- x1
Db|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-76-6-6-6/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---
Ab|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-54-4-4-4/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---
Eb|-------------------------------------------------
1st or 2nd guitar: Clean
Eb|----------------------------------------
Bb|----------------------------------------
Gb|---------------------2-2-2-2--8-8-8-8---
Db|---4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--8-8-8-8---
Ab|---4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--0-0-0-0--6-6-6-6---
Eb|---2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5---------------------
Eb|----------------------------------------
Bb|----------------------------------------
Gb|---7-7-7-7-----------9-9--2-2--4-4-4-4-- x1
Db|---7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9--2-2--4-4-4-4--
Ab|---5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--7-7--0-0--2-2-2-2--
Eb|------------5-5-5-5---------------------
.....
(Palm mute only on distortion part)
----> repeat with distortion
1st or 2nd guitar
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8
Db|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8
Ab|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6
Eb|--------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------
Eb|--------------------------
Bb|--------------------------
Gb|---11--9-------11--9------
Db|---11--9--7----11--9--7---
Ab|---9---7--7----9---7--7---
Eb|----------5-----------5---
Eb|---------------------------------
Bb|---------------------------------
Gb|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4~-----------
Db|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4~--2~--4~---
Ab|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2~--2~--4~---
Eb|------------------------0~--2~---
this was kinda difficult but fun
enjoy
Derek M