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SONG TITLE: Lords Of The Boards
ARTIST/GROUP: Guano Apes
ALBUM: Proud Like A God
TRANSCRIBED BY: qualitytabs@qualitytabs.tk
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21.04.00 OK, I just found some bad errors in the main riff for this
song. So today I corrected it and now it should be pretty much
correct.
Ok, this song is basically three riffs, the INTRO RIFF which
is also used in the pre-chorus, RIFF 1 is the chorus riff,
and RIFF 2 is the verse riff. The INTER-RIFF is just one chord
that comes before the verse starts. I've also included the bass
tab for the song.
TUNING: [Drop D tuning]
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low to high: DADGBE
Also, you must then drop the whole thing, all the strings, down one
note (half-step) to play along with the CD. When I first tabbed this
song, I tabbed it wrong and that's why I tabbed it tuned one note
down. Now that I've fixed it I see that you really don't need to
tune one note down (but you still need Drop-D) but I don't wanna
bother to change the whole tab to regular tuning so it's in Drop-D
tuned down one note. If you for some reason desperatly don't wanna
tune down, then just use Drop-D in regular tuning and play the tab
one fret lower than it's written.
INTRO RIFF: [NOTE: I'm not sure how many times you play
each note, just play as fast as you can]
E|--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-13-13-13-13-13-13-
B|--------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------
E--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-18-18-18-18-18-18-
B--------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------
E--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-13-13-13-13-13-13-
B--------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------
E--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------x-6--x-5-|
D----------------------------------------x-6--x-5-|
RIFF 1: [played with distortion]
x = muted note
p = pull-off
E|---------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------
A|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-x-6---
D|---5p3-5---5p3-5p3-5p3-5p3-5p3-5p3-5---5p3-5p3-5p3-x-6---
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-x-6--x-5------|
D---5p3-5---5p3-5p3-5p3-5p3-5p3-5p3-5---5p3-x-6--x-5------|
INTER-RIFF:
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|
D--7----------------------------------|
A--7----------------------------------|
D--7----------------------------------|
[Just hit the chord and let it ring]
RIFF 2: [slightly palm muted, with distortion]
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----9---10---9--------9---10---9----|
A|---7---7----7---7----7---7----7---7--|
D|-7-----------------7-----------------|
[NOTE: When the INTRO RIFF is used in the pre-chorus,
it's twice as long as in the intro.]
OK, now you know the riffs, let's check out the song:
PLAY INTRO RIFF
PLAY RIFF 1 (x2)
PLAY INTER-RIFF
VERSE 1: [PLAY RIFF 2]
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I got the snowboard under my feet.
I can fly so high I can
fall so deep.
But who do I see comin' up the track?
A little green man with his snowboard on his back.
PRE-CHORUS: [PLAY INTRO RIFF]
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And now I'm flying like an angel to the sun.
My feet are burning and I grab into another world.
CHORUS: [PLAY RIFF 1]
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With the lords of the boards
you'll come and get around
With the lords of the boards
you'll come and get around
With the lords of the boards, go mad like a clown
PLAY INTER-RIFF
VERSE 2: [PLAY RIFF 2]
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I can stay behind him if I can.
I wanna be a little more than an "also-ran".
Through every curve he's got me beat.
And maybe it's time that I accept defeat.
REPEAT PRE-CHORUS [INTRO RIFF]
REPEAT CHORUS [RIFF 1]
BRIDGE [SOME BULLSHIT]
REPEAT CHORUS
Ok, now let's look at the bass tab!
The bass is tuned to Drop D also. (DADG)
Ok, when the guitar is playing RIFF 1, the bass
is basically playing the same thing:
RIFF 1:
G|---------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------
D|---5-3-5---5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5---5-3-5-3-5-3-x-6---
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
D---5-3-5---5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5---5-3-x-6--x-5------|
When the guitar is playing the INTER-RIFF and RIFF 2 (the verse)
then the bass plays this simple pattern:
VERSE RIFF/INTER-RIFF:
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-0---------------0---------------|
D|-------2-3---2---------2-3---2---|
For the pre-chorus (INTRO RIFF on the guitar) the bass
plays this pattern with steady fourth notes:
INTRO RIFF:
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-
D|-------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------
D-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-1-1-----
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-------------1-1-------------1-1-
D-------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-3-[let last note ring]----------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
OK, that should cover the whole song.
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