Notation legend:
^ -> upstroke v -> downstroke
/ -> slide up \ -> slide down
~ -> tremolo p
-> pull off X -> don't play | -> riff divider
N.C. -> no chord
clean electric - slow tempo
riff 1
riff 2
F5
N.C. Bb5
B5 Bb5 B5
e --------------------------|-X--X---X--X--X--X---X--X--|
B --------------------------|-X--X---X--X--X--3---X--X--|
G --------------------------|-3--3--/4--4--3--3--/4--4--|
D -------3-----------1------|-3--3--/4--4--3--3--/4--4--|
A ----3-----3-----4-----4---|-1--1--/2--2--1--1--/2--2--|
E -1-----------2------------|-X--X---X--X--X--X---X--X--|
end of slow tempo - fill 1
clean electric
F5
e -----
B ----- after this
kick in the distortion
G -----
D -----
A -----
E -1---
riff 3
begin drum only with
distorted electric
lyrics section
speed up tempo
fill 2
F5
F#5 G5 F5
v^v^v v^ v^v ^v ^v
e ---------------------|-------
B ---------------------|-------
this is where Kurt starts singing
G ---------------------|-------
"Straight as an arrow..." with the
D -33333-33-444-55-44--|-3-----
drums playing a cool beat
A -33333-33-444-55-44--|-3-----
E -11111-11-222-33-22--|-1-----
riff 4
riff 5
distorted electric
d.e.
F5
Bb5 B5 B#5 B5
v v v^v v^v ^v
^v v v v^v v^v ^v ^v
e ---------------------|---------------------|
B ---------------------|---------------------|
G ---------------------|-3-3--333-444-55-44--|
D -3-3--333-444-55-44--|-3-3--333-444-55-44--|
A -3-3--333-444-55-44--|-1-1--111-222-33-22--|
E -1-1--111-222-33-22--|---------------------|
^^^^^^
^^
^^^^
^^||^^
||
Author's Note
1
solo
d.e.
N.C.
v
v v^
e ---------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------
G --10~~~~~~~~~10~~~~~~~~~109p8\5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--
D ---------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------
v
v^
e ---------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------
G --10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~109p8\5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--
D ---------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------
solo
phrase 1 phrase 2
d.e.
v^v^v^v^ v^v^
v ^ v ^
e -55335533-|-888810101010-|
B -55335533-|-888810101010-| end solo
G -55335533-|-888810101010-|
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^
^^^^^
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author's note 2
author's note 1: Don't play the two F5 chords
the first time through.
author's note 2: This isn't exact but close
enough for non-technical
people.
How to play with lyrics:
riff1 2x (times)
riff1
"Standing on the stairs"
riff1
"Cold, Cold morning"
riff1 (with ghost effects
on voice)
"Ghostly image of fear"
riff1 (ghost effects off)
"Mayday Mayday"
riff2
" Gonna leave this region"
" they'll take me with them"
riff1 2x
riff1
" Dementia seven"
riff1 + fill1
riff3 3x then fill2
"Straight as an arrow"
"Defect defect"
"Not straight, not so straight"
"Reject reject"
"Goes anti-social"
"So don't so dooooon't"
drum beat plays another couple bars
"Standing on the stairs"
riff4 (remember author's notes 1
here only)
"Cold, cold morning"
riff4
"Ghostly image of fear"
riff4
"Mayday mayday"
riff5
" Gonna leave this region"
riff5
" They'll take me with them"
riff4 2x
riff4
" Dementia seven"
riff4
solo then phrase1 7x then phrase2
once
riff4 4x On the 1,2 and 4th
times grit teeth and yell "yeeeaaah"
riff4
"Straight as an arrow"
riff4
"Defect defect"
riff4
"Not straight, not so straight"