T1: Byron Coombes, Cartman_02@hotmail.com, Finger Eleven
S1: BAND: Finger Eleven
SONG: Temporary Arms
ALBUM:Tip/on Wind-Up Records or Mercury(canada original)97/98
TABBED BY: Byron Coombes (Cartman_02@hotmail.com)
tuning- 1/2 step down (eb ab db gb Bb eb)
This is one of the best songs on the album. It sounds right and i think
it\'s damn near perfect. Here goes. Listen to song for timing.
VERSE 1 - Guitar One/two: clean and very quiet all downstrokes
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Riff 1
e--------------------
b--------------------
g-4-4-4-4------------ -x16
d-4-4-4-4------------
a-2-2-2-3------------
e--------------------
\"I burn and melt and stick and fade
Your temporary arms invade
One of many last warnings
cannot wipe the conscience clean
Riff 2- mild distortion/both guitars/all downstrokes
e--------------------
b--------------------
g--------------------
d---0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0
a---2-2-2-3p-2-3p-2-3 X4
e---3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3
\"The stain wears in
the stain wears in
you whore me in again\"
Then Riff One again for 8 times.
Then Riff Two again for 4 times.
Then play riff one for 8 times. On sixth time slowly bring mild
distortion in and palm mute until eighth time.
CHORUS ONE- G1 and G2 play with heavy distortion
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e-----------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------
g------------------------5-5-5-5-5--------------
d--2--2-4--4-5-----------5-5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4-4-4 X2
a--2--2-4--4-5--1//5-5-4-3-3-3-3-3---4-4-4-4-4-4
e--0--0-2--2-3-----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2
\"Collapsing in again you found, what makes it sore
You triggered off the feelings that, you felt before.
VERSE 2
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Riff One play 8 times but on every 1st beat G2 plays this
with mild distortion.
g---------
d--9-9-9--
a--9-9-9--
e--7-7-7--
Riff Two play 2 times
Riff One play 8 times and gradually distort again to chorus.
CHORUS 3
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Same as chorus one and play twice
BRIDGE 1 - G1 with distortion
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e-----------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------
g---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---7---7---7---7--7-7-7-7
d---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---7---7---7---7--7-7-7-7 X4
a---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---5---5---5---5--5-7-5-7
e--(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)--------
\"All the guilt pulls away
if only forever x2
Guitar two plays this little riff over bridge with distortion.
e--0--------
b--5~~~~~~~-- bend the 5 every so often.
g-----------
BRIDGE 2- Guitar one with distortion.
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e--------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------
g----------------------------2--2------
d--------9-9--------7-7-\\\\\\\\-2--2------ X 4
a--7-7--------10-10-----\\\\\\\\-0--0------
e--------------------------------------
\"replace the name
irreplace the fear
and i can\'t come out
but i want you hear.\"
Second part of bridge play same thing three times but slowly palm
mute and slowly pull it off.
VERSE 3- G1 really quiet and clean
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Same as verse one but no back riff like verse 2. Play 16 times.
BREAKDOWN RIFF- G1 and G2 with heavy distortion.
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Play each note 16 times
e-----------------
b-----------------
g--4----9--------- play 4 times.
d--4--5-9--10-----
a--2--5-7--10-----
e-(2)-3-7--8------
\"Now i need it, now i need it\"
*****the First chord can also be played like this:
d-9-
a-9-
e-7-
CHORUS and ENDING- G1 and G2 with heavy distortion.
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play same chorus as chorus one but G2 plays this little riff with
a flanger.
e------------------------------------
b--7b-5-7b-5-7b-5-7-8-7-5-5-5-5-\\\\\\\\2 hold X4
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