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The Backwards Pumpkin Song - Dance Gavin Dance
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Tabbed by: Adam Cichocki
Myspace: www.myspace.com/xbeforeyouburnxx
Tuning: Dropped D (eBGDAD)
This song was super hard to tab out, not as hard to actually play it reading from the
though 0_0. If you have any questions as to how to play any of the parts holler at me on
or send questions to my email (jajestemslimak@yahoo.com) Have fun shredmasters =].
Guitar I
. . . . . . . . . . .
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------~
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------~
G|----------------------------------------------------4-4-4---------------~
D|-9--9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9------------------9-------11-6 6-6--6-6-6-6- x 4~
A|11-11111111-11- 6--6--6--9-9-9--6-7-9-11--11-9-11---7-7-7--7-7-7-7------~
D|11-11111111-11-----------6-6-6----------------------7-7-7--4-4-4-4------~
Guitar II
h p b
e|----121612 12---12---------------------------------------------|
B|9/12--------14---12--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------13-11-13-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------13------11------------13~(14)-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
b
e|12--------------12---------------------------------------------|
B|--------14-------12--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------13-11-13-----13------11------------13~(14)-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------6-6---4-4---13-13---11-11-|
D|--------------------------11~----x-x---x-x----x--x---x--x--|
A|11-----14----11-----14-----------4-4---2-2---11-11---9--9--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------6-6---4-4---13-13---11-11-|
D|--------------------------11~----x-x---x-x----x--x---x--x--|
A|11-----14----11-----14-----------4-4---2-2---11-11---9--9--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar I
.. .. s s s ... ...
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------444--444-|
D|6-6-6-6-6-6---6-66-6-66-6-6-6---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---666--666-| x 2
A|7-7-7-7-7-7---7-77-7-77-7-7-7---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---777--777-|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7---6 66 6 66 6 6 6---2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2---777 777-|
Guitar II
.. .. s s s . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------12----------------------|
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------9-8-11-8-9-8----8-9-8-11-8--444--444-|
D|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-66-6-66-6-6-6-----------------------------666--666-| x2
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-77-7-77-7-7-7-----------------------------777--777-|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--6 66 6 66 6 6 6-----------------------------777 777-|
Guitar I
e|---
B|---
G|4~-
D|6~-
A|7~-
D|7~-
Guitar II
b b
e|----------------------------12~-----------------------|
B|5~--------------------------16~----16(17)16--14~---12-|
G|8~----8(9)8--6~---4~----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar I
e|0~----0~----0~----0~-----0~----0~----0---~
B|0~----0~----0~----0~-----0~----0~----0---~
G|9~---11~----8~----9~----13~---11~----8---~
D|9~---11~----9~----9~----13~---11~----9---~
A|7~----9~----6~----7~----11~----9~----6---~
D|-----------------------------------------~
Guitar II
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|------------------------------------|
B|----------------------9-9-12-12-9-9-|
G|8-9------8-9------8-9---------------|
D|----9-11-----9-11-------------------| x 4
A|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
Guitar I
.. .. .. .. . . . . . .
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|6-66-6-66-6-6-6-9-99-9-99-9-9-9---9--9--9---9---9--9--9---9-| x 4
A|7-77-7-77-7-7-7-9-99-9-99-9-9-9--11-11-11--11--11-11-11--11-|
D|6-66-6-66-6-6-6-9-99-9-99-9-9-9--11-11-11--11--11-11-11--11-|
Guitar II
h p . . .
e|111211-----------------------------------------------------9------|
B|------14-12---------------------------------------------12---12-9-|
G|------------13-11--13-13------------------------------9-----------|
D|-------------------------11-13-11---9--9--9---9---911-------------| x 3
A|-----------------------------------11-11-11--11-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------11-11-11--11-------------------|
The fourth time, he switches up the last notes
you can also use tapping.
h p . . . h h p
e|111211-------------------------------------------0-9/12-16-12/9--9-|
B|------14-12----------------------------------------------------12--|
G|------------13-11--13-13-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------11-13-11---9--9--9---9--------------------| x 3
A|-----------------------------------11-11-11--11--------------------|
D|-----------------------------------11-11-11--11--------------------|
Guitar I
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---9-9--9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---9-9--9-9-|
A|1111111111111111--1111-1111--1111111111111111--1111-1111-|
D|1111111111111111--1111-1111--1111111111111111--1111-1111-|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-99999999--99-99--99999999--99-99-|
A|-99999999--99-99--99999999--99-99-|
D|-99999999--99-99--99999999--99-99-|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-99999999--99-99--99999999--99-99-|
A|-77777777--77-77--77777777--77-77-|
D|-66666666--66-66--66666666--66-66-|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-44444444--44-44--44444444--44-44-|
D|-66666666--66-66--66666666--66-66-|
A|-77777777--77-77--77777777--77-77-|
D|-77777777--77-77--77777777--77-77-|
Guitar II
e|12121212121214141414141416161616------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------16161616161612121212121214141414----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b
e|12121212121214141414141416161616------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------16161616161616161616-14-16(17)------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------|
B|------12~-|
G|11-13-----|
D|----------| all 3 bars x 2 (the second time around, bend a 13 on the G
A|----------| as a transition)
D|----------|
Guitar I
e|---------------------------------------------------12-11------11----------|
B|9-x-9-x--12-12--9----------------------9-9-9-9-9-9------12--12--12--------|
G|9-x-9-x-9--9--11-11-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11--------------------11--------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b b b b
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|9-x-9-x--12-12--9--------------9--9 9--9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9------------------|
G|9-x-9-x-9--9--11-11-9-9-9-9-9---11---11---11---11-------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------12----------------------------12--12-|
B|9-x-9-x--12-12--9-----------12---9-x-9-x--12-12--9--------12---|
G|9-x-9-x-9--9--11-11-9-9-9--------9-x-9-x-9--9--11-11-9-9-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|9-x-9-x--12-12--9---------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-----------12-12-12-|
G|9-x-9-x-9--9--11-11-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-----------11-11-11-11---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar II
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------12~-------9~------------|
G|13~-------------11~---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
h p h p h p h
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|8--9--8--8-----8--9--8--8-----8--9--8---------------|
D|---------------------------------------9------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
. . . . with delay . . . . . . . . . . .
e|----12---11---------------------------12---11--------------------|
B|9-9----9----9-----12-14-12-14-12--9-9----9----9--9-9-9-----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------9-11-9-11-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
. . . . with delay . . . palm mute but release gradually
e|----12---11------------------------12---11----------------------------|
B|9-9----9----9--12-14-12-14-12--9-9----9----9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar I
p p h h
e|12-11------------------|
B|------12-9------9-12-9-|
G|-----------9-11--------|
D|-----------------------| x 16
A|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
Guitar II
e|12-12--12--12--12--12--12-16-16-12-12-|
B|16---16--16--16--16--16---------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
e|12-12--12--12--12--12--12-14-14-12-12-|
B|16---16--16--16--16--16---------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
e|12-12--12--12--12--12--12-------------|
B|16---16--16--16--16--16--12-12-12-12--|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------| all 4 parts x2
A|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
e|12-12--12--12--12--12--12-14-14-12-12-|
B|16---16--16--16--16--16---------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
Guitar I
p p h h
e|12-11------------------|
B|------12-9------9-12-9-|
G|-----------9-11--------|
D|-----------------------| x 8
A|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
Guitar II
e|12~-
B|16~-
G|---- x 2
D|----
A|----
D|----
Guitar I
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---9-9--9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---9-9--9-9-|
A|1111111111111111--1111-1111--1111111111111111--1111-1111-|
D|1111111111111111--1111-1111--1111111111111111--1111-1111-|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-99999999--99-99--99999999--99-99-|
A|-99999999--99-99--99999999--99-99-|
D|-99999999--99-99--99999999--99-99-|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-99999999--99-99--99999999--99-99-|
A|-77777777--77-77--77777777--77-77-|
D|-66666666--66-66--66666666--66-66-|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-44444444--44-44--44444444--44-44-|
D|-66666666--66-66--66666666--66-66-|
A|-77777777--77-77--77777777--77-77-|
D|-77777777--77-77--77777777--77-77-|
Guitar II
e|12121212121214141414141416161616------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------16161616161612121212121214141414----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b
e|12121212121214141414141416161616------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------16161616161616161616-14-16(17)------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------|
B|------12~-|
G|11-13-----|
D|----------| all 3 bars x 2
A|----------|
D|----------|
Guitar I
e|12-xx-12-xx-12-12-12--12-xx-12-xx------------------|
B|16-xx-16-xx-16-16-16--16-xx-16-xx-1212121212121212-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------| x 3
A|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
h p h p h
e|12-xx-12-xx-12-12-12--12-xx-12-xx-12-14-0-12-16-0-12-14-| that last peice
B|16-xx-16-xx-16-16-16--16-xx-16-xx-----------------------| has to be played
G|--------------------------------------------------------| very fast
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|12-xx-12-xx-12-12-12--12-xx-12-xx------------------|
B|16-xx-16-xx-16-16-16--16-xx-16-xx-1212121212121212-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------| x 4
A|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
h p h p h
e|12-xx-12-xx-12-12-12--12-xx-12-xx-12-14-0-12-16-0-12-14-| that last peice
B|16-xx-16-xx-16-16-16--16-xx-16-xx-----------------------| has to be played
G|--------------------------------------------------------| very fast
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------| x 4
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar II
.. .. .. ..
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|8-88-8-88-8-8-8--8-88-8-88-9-9-9-|
D|9-99-9-99-9-9-9--9-99-9-99-9-9-9-|
A|6-66-6-66-6-6-6--6-66-6-66-7-7-7-|
D|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . . .
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|13-1313-13-1313-13-13-13--13-1313-13-1313-11-11-11-|
D|-x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x--x---x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x--x-| both bars x 4
A|11-1111-11-1111-11-11-11--11-1111-11-1111--9--9--9-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
Guitar I
e|12------------11-----------|
B|--10--10--10----10--10--10-|
G|----13--13--------13--13---|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
Guitar II
e|121212-121212-121212-121212-121212-121212-121212-121212-|
B|161616-161616-161616-161616-161616-161616-161616-161616-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
| s stacatto
| b bend
| . palm mute
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ hold out
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Artist: Dance Gavin Dance
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