The Red Chord

The Red Chord - Black Santa guitar tab

BLACK SANTA

The Red Chord

(From The 2006 Album Clients)

Transcribed by Jonathan Casper (confinedforever)

Gtr 1 Rhythm - D Standard (D, G, C, F, A, D)

/ - SLIDE UP TO h - HAMMER ON

\\ - SLIDE DOWN TO p - PULL OF

~ - VIBRATO * - PALM MUTE

" - TREMOLO PICKING [] - ARTIFICAL HARMONIC

This is only the rhythm guitar buts its pretty close to the lead!

AND THIS TAB IS IN THE ORDER OF THE SONG!

Opening Riff (played once)

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

|--2-----1-----------------------5-5-5-5----|

|--2-3-0-1-2-0-1-2-0-[2]-0-2-3-0------------|

|----3-0---2-0-1-2-0-----0-2-3-0------------|

* * * * * * * * * * *

Riff 01 (repeats twice - this is the rhythm, this part plays under the arpeggio riff)

|-------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------1010-9---|

|---------------------/6-6---------------------1010-9---|

|------7-7------7-----/8-8------7-7------7-----8-8--7---|

|-0000-----0000---000----7-0000-----0000---000----------|

**** **** *** **** **** ***

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

|------7-7------3/7------2/7-----2----------|

|-0000-----0000-----0000-----000---1-1------|

**** **** **** ***

[STOP]

Riff 02

(repeats twice - this is the alternate ending - the octave part)

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------8-9-10-9-8----8----------------------------------|

|-7-6-7-9-10-9-7-6-7-9-10------------10---10-9-7-0-7-9-10-9-7-6-7-6----7-6-|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------8-7----|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

|------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------9-8-9-12-8------|

|---------------------8-9-10-9-8-----------------|

|-7-9-10-9-7-6-7-9-10----------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * *

Riff 03 (repeats twice)

|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-7-6---------------6-7-9-10-9-7-6-7-6---------------6-7-9-10----|

|-----8-7-5-0-5-7-8--------------------8-7-5-0-5-7-8-------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-10-9-7-6-7-6---------------6-7-9-10-9-7-6-7-6------------------|

|--------------8-7-5-0-5-7-8--------------------8-7-5-0-5-7-8----|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Riff 01

(played once)

Opening riff again

(this is the same riff that is played once in the beginning of the song, now it is

twice)

Alternate opening

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|--3-------------6-5-4/5-3-------------5-8-4---------|

|--3-4-0-3-4-0-3---------3-4-0-3-4-0-3---------------|

|----4-0-3-4-0-3-4-3-2/3---4-0-3-4-0-3-3-5-2---------|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Opening riff

(played once)

Riff 04 (sequence played once)

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------[2]-------------------------|

|-2-------2-----2/3\\2-----2-------2-----2/3\\2-----2-------2-----2/3\\2------|

|-2-1-0-1-2-0-1-2/3\\2-1/2-2-1-0-1-2-0-1-2/3\\2-1---2-1-0-1-2-0-1-2/3\\2-1/2--|

|---1-0-1---0-1-------1/2---1-0-1---0-1-------1-----1-0-1---0-1-------1/2--|

Opening riff

(played once - ring out holding the first fret of the A string and open low E string

lead plays the next riff. then hit the same chord muted)

Section 05

(you'll notice that the last half of this riff isn't really a riff. it's basically just

bunch of counterpoint notes and chords you'll hit during the riff the lead plays over

repeat however many times needed!

|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|

|-----------------9---9/10-6--------------|---------------------------|

|--2----------2----------------9-5-8-8-8--|---------5-4----------5-4--|

|--2----------2---7---7/8--4--------------|---------5-4-------11-5-4--|

|--0----------0-0---0--------0-7-3-6-6-6--|-7-3-2-7-3-2-7-3-2-9--3-2--|

*

Opening riff

(repeats 4X)

Breakdown riff (01)

(you'll be playing the lead in part with the drums and bass. come in with everyone)

|----------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|

|-------------------------4\\3------------|

|-------------------------4\\3---3/4--0---|

|--2-2-2----2-------------2\\1---3/4--1---|

|--0-0-0----0---0-0-0-0-0-----0-1/2--0---|

Alternate breakdown riff (02)

(repeats twice)

|------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------4\\3-----------------------4\\3----------------|

|------2-2----2-4\\3---3/4-0---------2-2-2-4\\3---3/4--0-------|

|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2\\1---3/4-1---------2-2-2-2\\1---3/4--1-------|

|--0-0-0-0--0-0-----0-1/2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-1/2--0-------|

* * * * * * * * * *

Breakdown riff (01)

(repeats twice, ring out)

END

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