"Dead Girl" by Acid Bath.
From the Album "Paegan Terrorism Tactics".
Tabbed by SETCH.
This song is played on accoustic guitar, and all chords
are played as three string power chords
eg. G Chord
EADGBe
|||||| fret 1
|||||| fret 2
0||||| fret 3
|||||| fret 4
|00||| fret 5 (really? No Shit!)
Intro.
Strummed G5 Chord (listen to the song for timing)
accompanied by following lead part.
Intro Lead.
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----3--5b(6)--3----3-------------------------------|
D|--5---------------5---3--5--3-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------5--3------3--------3-|
E|-------------------------------------5--------5-----|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------8------8--------x---10b(11)r8------|
A|-----slide--10-----10-----8h10----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------8------8--------x---10b(11)r8------|
A|-----slide--10-----10-----8h10----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-10b(11)r8---------------8-10-slide-14--------------|
A|-----------10--8--8--10-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------3--5b(6)r5------------------------|
D|------------3h5-------------------------------------|
A|-1--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3--3-------------------------------------------|
At this point the vocals start over this guitar part.
Vocal riff.1
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------3h5--5--5-5---------------3h5--5--5-5---|
A|-1---------------5--5-5-----1--------------5--5-5---|
E|-----3--3--------3--3-3---------3--3-------3--3-3---|
dead gi - rl...
etc...
Vocal Riff.2
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--3-----3-----3-----------5--3----3-----3---------|
E|-------5-----5-----5--------------5----5-----5------|
another one that screams..
etc..
( G5 )
This part ends with a G5 chord (as in "screams like you.")
The next section is simple strummed power chords with v.light
muting. Listen to the record for rhythm.
G Gsh F G
When death sleeps, it dreams of you
Gsh Ash G
Delilah played the dead girl at the freak show,
Gsh Ash G
She smiles like a ghost,
Gsh Ash G
like zombies eatin' dust in mexico.
C Gsh G C
Life dries cold beneath the dead soul lights
Gsh G
Ye - ah.
G Gsh F G
She asked if it would hurt, I smiled and said no,
Gsh Ash G
The lie ran down my chin like embryo
Gsh Ash G
She smiles like a corpse,
Gsh Ash G
like zombies eatin' dust in mexico.
C Gsh G C
Life dries cold beneath the dead soul lights
Gsh G
Ye - ah.
C Gsh G C
When death sleeps, it dreams of you
Gsh G
Ye - ah.
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--5h6p5---5---5h6p5---5---5h6p5---5-6--6sl8-6-5---5--|
A|----------8-----------8-----------8---------------8----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-5---5--__3__--------------------------8------6----|
A|-------8----6-6-6-8-6-5---5h6p5---5--6sl-8---8--6---6--|
E|------------------------8-------8----------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------5------------------------------------------|
A|-6--5--5--5---5-------5--6--5--------------------------|
E|-------------------8-----------8--6--3--6--3-----------|
At this point the song returns to the vocal riffs accompanied
by the intro lead and then the vocals "dead girl etc"...
Then comes this section.
Ash F
I been dryin' in a dead age,
G
I been reekin' of the new plague,
Dsh
The sound of the ocean is dead,
Ash
Its just the echo of the blood in your head,
Ash F
Sister burn the temple,
G
And stand beneath the moon,
Dsh
The sound of the ocean is dead,
Ash
Its just the echo of the blood in your head,
Fsh
Ah - Ah
Gsh
Yeah Yeah Ye Ye Ye-ah!
Ash
Burnin' your black flags.
Artist: Acid Bath
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