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Artist: Coheed and Cambria
Track: "Elf Tower, New Mexico"
Album: Second Stage Turbine Blade Recorded LIVE
Tuning: e Flat
v 1.0
NOT COMPLETE - Check back for an update.
Tabbed by Larry Jones
This tab was compiled from watching two different live videos from the 2011
SSTB Neverender tour. Most of this tab, including the entire note-for-note
finger picked intro, was taken from the Dallas, TX show. The bridge was
pulled from the Kansas City, MO show. From watching other videos, this
song seems to played slightly differently every time they play it. Claudio
also seems to mess this one up quite a bit.
Since this seems to be such a varied song, don't be afraid to
experiment with some of these parts. You certainly do not have to play it
note for note as I have transcribed it.
Feel free to view my Youtube cover below if you need help playing it.
http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/c/coheed_and_cambria/elf_tower_new_mexico_acoustic_tab.htm --
(My Cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19kIdNu0V9A (Live from Dallas, TX)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wTxuZQHZyQ (Live from Kansas City, MO)
Key:
/ - slide
. - palm mute
p - pull off
h - hammer on
~ - let ring
b - bend to sound like the following note
r - release bend
* - natural harmonic
v - vibrato
Intro:
Claudio Intro Riff I x 1
eb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-----0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------------------------|
Db---4-----4-----4-----4-----4---4-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------|
Ab-2-----0-----2-----0-----2---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|
Eb---------------------------------3-----3-----3-----0-----5-----5------|
eb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------------------|
Db---4-----4-----4-----4-----4---------0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------|
Ab-2-----0-----2-----0-----2-----2---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|
Eb---------------------------------3-----3-----3-----0-----5-----5------|
Interlude I:
Claudio Intro Riff II x 1
eb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------------------|
Db---4-----4-----4-----4-----4---------0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------|
Ab-2-----0-----2-----0-----2-----2---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|
Eb---------------------------------3-----3-----3-----0-----5-----5------|
eb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-----0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------------------------|
Db---4-----4-----4-----4-----4---4-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------|
Ab-2-----0-----2-----0-----2---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|
Eb---------------------------------3-----3-----3-----0-----5-----5------|
eb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------------------|
Db---4-----4-----4-----4-----4---------0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------|
Ab-2-----0-----2-----0-----2-----2---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|
Eb---------------------------------3-----3-----3-----0-----5-----5------|
eb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------------------|
Db---4-----4-----4-----4-----4---------0-----0-----0-----0--------------|
Ab-2-----0-----2-----0-----2-----2---0-----0-----0-----0----------------|
Eb---------------------------------3-----3-----3-----0-----5------------|
Verse I:
Claudio Fingered Verse x 1
eb-3-------------------------------------0------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------0-----------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------0---------------------------------------|
Db--------------------------2-------------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------2---2---2--------------7-9-10-----------------|
Eb-3--------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
eb-------------0----------------0------------------------0--------------|
Bb-----------0----------0---------0------------------------0------------|
Gb---------0-------------------------9---------------7-------7----------|
Db------10------------------9----------9-----------7-----------7--------|
Ab---10-------------------7---7----------------7/5-----5---------5/-----|
Eb-8--------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
eb-3-------------------------------------0------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------0-----------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------0---------------------------------------|
Db--------------------------2-------------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------2---2---2--------------7-9-10-----------------|
Eb-3--------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
eb-------------------0--------------0------------------------0----------|
Bb---------------0--------------0-----0---------------------------------|
Gb-----------0--------------9-----------9------------7------------------|
Db------10----------------9---------------9--------7--------------------|
Ab---10-----------------7-----7---7---------7--7/5-----5----------------|
Eb-8-------8---8--------------------------------------------------------|
eb-3--------3---3--3------------------0---------------------------------|
Bb----3---------3---3---------------0-----------------------------------|
Gb------0-------0----0----------0---------------------------------------|
Db--------------x-----0-----2-------------------------------------------|
Ab--------------x---------2-------2--------------7-9-10-----------------|
Eb-3-------3----3-------0-----------------------------------------------|
eb------------------------------0----------------------------0----------|
Bb---------------0--0---0---------0-------------------------------------|
Gb-----------0------0-----9---------9---9---9------7--------------------|
Db------10----------10------9---------9----------7----------------------|
Ab---10-------------10--------7-----------7--7/5-----5------------------|
Eb-8-------8---8----8---0-----------------------------------------------|
Pre Chorus I:
Claudio Pre-Chorus Chords x 2
eb-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------------------------|
Bb-1-----1-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0--------------------------|
Gb-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------------------------|
Db-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------------------------|
Ab-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-----2-----2-----2--------------------------|
Eb-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------|
eb-0-----0-----0-----0-------0-0----0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0-------------|
Bb-0-----0-----0-----0-------0-0----0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0-------------|
Gb-7-----7-----7-----7-------9-9----9---9-9---7-7---7---7-7-------------|
Db-7-----7-----7-----7-------9-9----9---9-9---7-7---7---7-7-------------|
Ab-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7----7---7-7---5-5-x-5---5-5-------------|
Eb-------------------------x-0-0--x-0---0-0-x---------------------------|
Chorus I:
Claudio Chorus Chords x 1
eb-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------------------------|
Bb-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------------------------|
Gb-5-----5-----5-----5-----4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------|
Db-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5--------------------------|
Ab-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------|
Eb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------------------|
Bb-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------X/-|
Gb-0-----0-----0-----0-----7-----7-----7-----7-----5-----------------5/-|
Db-2-----2-----2-----2-----7-----7-----7-----7-----5-----------------5/-|
Ab-2-----2-----2-----2-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-----------------3/-|
Eb-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------|
Interlude II:
Claudio Interlude Chords x 4
eb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------------|
Ab-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
Eb---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-5-5-5--------|
Verse II:
Claudio Verse Chords x 2
eb-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--------------------------|
Bb-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--------------------------|
Gb-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x--------------------------|
Db-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5--------------------------|
Ab-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5--------------------------|
Eb-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-3-3-x-x----------------------|
eb-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--------------------------------------|
Bb-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--------------------------------------|
Gb-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--------------------------------------|
Db-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2--------------------------------------|
Ab-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----7-9-10---------------------------|
Eb-0-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-0-x-x----------------------------------|
eb-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--------------------------|
Bb-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--------------------------|
Gb-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x--------------------------|
Db-10101010----10101010----10101010----10101010-------------------------|
Ab-10101010x-x-10101010x-x-10101010x-x-10101010x-x----------------------|
Eb-8-8-8-8-----8-8-8-8-----8-8-8-8-----8-8-8-8--------------------------|
eb-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--------------------------|
Bb-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--------------------------|
Gb-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7--------------------------|
Db-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7--------------------------|
Ab-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x----------------------|
Eb-0-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-0-x-x----------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus II:
Claudio Pre-Chorus Chords x 2
Chorus II:
Claudio Chorus Chords x 1
Breakdown:
Claudio Breakdown Riff x 2
eb------0-----------0----------------0----------------------------------|
Bb-----0------0----------------0-------0--------------------------------|
Gb----0---------0----------------2-------2------------------------------|
Db---2------------2--------1-------1-------1----------------------------|
Ab--2------------------2-3----------------------------------------------|
Eb-0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb-------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb---------0------0-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb-----2------------2---------------------------------------------------|
Db-2/4---4---4-------------2---2----------------------------------------|
Ab---------------------2h3---3---3-2v-----------------------------------|
Eb------------------------------------3v--------------------------------|
Bridge:
Claudio Bridge Chords x 2
eb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb---------------------------------5---5---5---5------------------------|
Db-4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---2---2---2---2--------|
Ab-4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2---2---2--------|
Eb-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
Verse III:
Claudio Verse Chords x 1
Pre-Chorus III:
Claudio Pre-Chorus Chords x 2
Chorus III:
Claudio Chorus Chords x 1
Outro:
Claudio Outro x 1
eb------0-------|
Bb-----0--------|
Gb----0---------|
Db---2----------|
Ab--2-----------|
Eb-0------------|