False Light Guitar Tabs by Isis

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Song: False Light
Band: ISIS
Album: Oceanic (2002, Ipecac)
Transcribed By: lortemand
E-Mail: andreasensin@gmail.com

figure out the rhythms etc yourself. (i.e. play while listening to the record)
shouldn't be that much of a problem, it's a really easy song.

[] riff 1 (0:00-0:16)

semi-clean sound

just keep playing these notes using downstrokes only (sounds best)

B |--------------------------------|  (x2)
G#|--------------------------------|
E |7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
B |--------------------------------|
F#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

[] riff 2a (0:16-0:24)

heavily distorted

same as before

B |--------------------------------|  (x2)
G#|--------------------------------|
E |7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
B |--------------------------------|
F#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

[] riff 2b (0:24-0:32)

same as riff 2a, but the second guitar track goes like this:

B |------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------|
E |19-19-19-17-17-17-17-19-19-19-19-17-17-17-17-19-|
B |------------------------------------------------|
F#|17-17-17-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-17-|
B |------------------------------------------------|

                                    [ slight bend ]
B |------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------|
E |19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
B |------------------------------------------------|
F#|17-17-17-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
B |------------------------------------------------|

then riff 2a again

then riff 2b again

riff 3 (0:48-1:24) (tricky bit) (which isn't really all that tricky if you just listen
                                 carefully to the cd and memorise the rhythm)

  [    4/4       ][     5/4           ]
B |------------------------------------| (x8)
G#|------------------------------------|
E |7-7-7---------7-7-7-----------------|
B |------0-0-0-0-------00000000-0-0-12\|
F#|5-5-5-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-00000000-0-0-12\| (slide down)
B |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00000000-0-0-12\|

riff 4 (1:24-1:40)

B |--------------------------------|  (x4)
G#|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|
B |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
F#|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

then riff 3 for another 12 times (1:40-2:35)

riff 5a (2:35-2:46)

B |------------------------------------------------|  (x2)
G#|------------------------------------------------|
E |7-7-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-------|
B |------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-|
F#|5-5-5-0-0-0-5-5-5-0-0-0-5-5-5-0-0-0-5-5-5-0-0-0-|
B |------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-|

riff 5b (2:47-2:59)

B |------------------------------------------------|  (x2)
G#|------------------------------------------------|
E |8-8-8-------8-8-8-------8-8-8-------8-8-8-------|
B |------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-|
F#|6-6-6-0-0-0-6-6-6-0-0-0-6-6-6-0-0-0-6-6-6-0-0-0-|
B |------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-|

then the quiet part, (3:00 onward) which I'm too lazy to fully transcribe.
you can just follow the bass by playing octaves. they are:

B |--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|
E |7---5---2-----------------------|  
B |------------10---7---3---0------|
F#|5---3---0-----------------------|
B |------------10---7---3---0------|

you figure out the rhythm etc yourself :D

quiet part lasts until around 4:40, then the "build-up" starts.

just play this every fourth beat: (semi-clean sound)

B |--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|
E |7-------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------|
F#|5-------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------|

then, at 6:02, play:

riff 2a x2
riff 2b x1
riff 2a x2
riff 2b x1

then:

riff 6a (6:34 onwards)

B |----------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------|
E |7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
B |----------------------------------------|
F#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
B |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|

riff 6b

B |------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------|
E |7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
B |------------------------------------------|
F#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
B |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|

riff 6a again

B |----------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------|
E |7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
B |----------------------------------------|
F#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
B |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|

riff 6c (might be tricky, listen carefully to the rhythm)

B |-------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------|
E |7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
B |--------------6-6\3-3\2-2/3-3/6|
F#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6\3-3\2-2/3-3/6|
B |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-6\3-3\2-2/3-3/6|

play fig.6 (6a, 6b, 6a, 6c) 3 more times

end with

B |----|
G#|----|
E |----|
B |0---|
F#|0---|
B |0---|

enjoy and good luck!

questions, corrections, comments etc are welcome.

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