Hey all you Coheed fans and Mic Todd lovers, this one's for you!
NOt my favourite song off the album, but definately fun to play with loads of scope for improv.
Standard tuning: EADG
Go for it.
Eat and enjoy.
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(Bassline)
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass - Mic Todd'
Intro - 1, 2, 3, 4!!
Q=152
4/4
Gtr I
W W +W +W +W
|----------|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----|
W +W +W +H. +E E
|----------|------------|------------|----------------|
|----------|------------|------------|----------------|
|----------|------------|------------|----------------|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)------(5)-5-|
Verse 1
q q E E E E q q E E E E E E q q q E E E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
|---------5-----|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
|-------7---7-5-|--------7-8-7---|-----3--2--0-|---3-2-0---------|
|-5--5----------|-5--5---------1-|-1-1---------|-1-------1-3-1-5-|
+E E q E E E E +E q E E E E E +E E q q q E E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------5-------|----------7-------|----------------|-----------------|
|------------7-5---|--------7---7-5---|-------3--2--0--|---3-2-0---------|
|-(5)-5-5--------5-|-(5)-5----------1-|-(1)-1----------|-1-------1-3-1-5-|
+q q E E E E q q E E E E E E q q q E E E E E E E E
|---------4-5-4---|---------------|--------------|-----------------|
|---------------5-|---------------|--------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------3-2-----|-----3--2--0--|---3-2-0---------|
|-(5)--5----------|-5--5------3-1-|-1-1----------|-1-------1-3-1-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E q E E E E E +E E q q q E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------5-------|----------7-9-10\---|----------------|-----------------|
|-------5-7---7-5---|--------7-----------|-------3--2--0--|---3-2-0---------|
|-(5)-5-----------5-|-(5)-5------------1-|-(1)-1----------|-1-------1-3-1-5-|
Prechorus 1
+E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E
|-------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-------7---8-7-5-3-|-(3)-3-x----------|---3-3-3--------|---3-3-3--------|
|-(5)-5---5---------|---------3--3-x-0-|-1--------3-1-0-|-1--------1-3-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E
|---------------4---|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------5-7-----|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-------7---------3-|-(3)-5-3----5-----|---3-3-3--------|---3-3-3--------|
|-(5)-5---5---------|---------3----3-0-|-1--------3-1-0-|-1--------1-3-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E
|---------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------7S9-10------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-------7--------10---|------------3-2---|---3-3-3--------|---3-3-3--------|
|-(5)-5-------------8-|-(8)-8-x-3------0-|-1--------3-1-0-|-1--------1-3-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E
|---------------4---|------------------|
|-----------5-7-----|------------------|
|-------7---------3-|-(3)-2-0----2-----|
|-(5)-5---5---------|---------3----3-1-|
+E E E S S E S S E E +E E E S S E S S E E
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----3-----------------|----------------------3-|
|-(1)---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|-(3)-5\-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
+E E E S S E S S E E +E E E S S E S S E E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-(3)-2\---------------3-|-(3)-2\-----------------|
|--------1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|--------1-1-1-1-1-1-3-5-|
Chorus 1
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-0-3-5-1-|-(1)-1-1-0-3-5-1-3-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------5-----|-------------------|
|-----------3---3---|-------3-----------|
|-(3)-3-5-3-------1-|-(1)-1---1-1-0-3-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-0-3-5-1-|-(1)-1-1-0-3-5-1-3-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------5-----|-------------------|
|-----------3---3---|-------3-----------|
|-(3)-3-5-3-------1-|-(1)-1---1-1-0-3-5-|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---3-3-3-3-2-----|
|-(5)-5-5-5---3-3-3-|---1-1-1---0-0-0-|---1-1-1---0-0-0-|-------------3-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E q H E E +E +H. E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|----------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-0-3-5-1-|-(1)-1-1-0-3-5-1-x-|-3---------1-|-(1)-(1)------5-|
Verse 2
+q q E E E E q q E E E E E E q q q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------|
|-----------5-----|---------------|--------------|-----------------|
|---------7---7-5-|-------7-8-7---|-----3--2--0--|---3-2-0---------|
|-(5)--5----------|-5--5--------1-|-1-1----------|-1-------1-3-1-5-|
+E E q E E E E +E q E E E E E +E E q q q E E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------5-------|----------7-------|----------------|-----------------|
|------------7-5---|--------7---7-5---|-------3--2--0--|---3-2-0---------|
|-(5)-5-5--------5-|-(5)-5----------1-|-(1)-1----------|-1-------1-3-1-5-|
+q q E E E E q q E E E E E E q q q E E E E E E E E
|---------4-5-4---|---------------|--------------|-----------------|
|---------------5-|---------------|--------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------3-2-----|-----3--2--0--|---3-2-0---------|
|-(5)--5----------|-5--5------3-1-|-1-1----------|-1-------1-3-1-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E q E E E E E +E E q q q E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------5-------|----------7-9-10\---|----------------|-----------------|
|-------5-7---7-5---|--------7-----------|-------3--2--0--|---3-2-0---------|
|-(5)-5-----------5-|-(5)-5------------1-|-(1)-1----------|-1-------1-3-1-5-|
Prechorus 2
+E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E
|-------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-------7---8-7-5-3-|-(3)-3-x----------|---3-3-3--------|---3-3-3--------|
|-(5)-5---5---------|---------3--3-x-0-|-1--------3-1-0-|-1--------1-3-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E
|---------------4---|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------5-7-----|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-------7---------3-|-(3)-5-3----5-----|---3-3-3--------|---3-3-3--------|
|-(5)-5---5---------|---------3----3-0-|-1--------3-1-0-|-1--------1-3-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E
|---------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------7S9-10------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-------7--------10---|------------3-2---|---3-3-3--------|---3-3-3--------|
|-(5)-5-------------8-|-(8)-8-x-3------0-|-1--------3-1-0-|-1--------1-3-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E
|---------------4---|------------------|
|-----------5-7-----|------------------|
|-------7---------3-|-(3)-2-0----2-----|
|-(5)-5---5---------|---------3----3-1-|
+E E E S S E S S E E +E E E S S E S S E E
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----3-----------------|----------------------3-|
|-(1)---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|-(3)-5\-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
+E E E S S E S S E E +E E E S S E S S E E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-(3)-2\---------------3-|-(3)-2\-----------------|
|--------1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|--------1-1-1-1-1-1-3-5-|
Chorus 2
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-0-3-5-1-|-(1)-1-1-0-3-5-1-3-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------5-----|-------------------|
|-----------3---3---|-------3-----------|
|-(3)-3-5-3-------1-|-(1)-1---1-1-0-3-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-0-3-5-1-|-(1)-1-1-0-3-5-1-3-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------5-----|-------------------|
|-----------3---3---|-------3-----------|
|-(3)-3-5-3-------1-|-(1)-1---1-1-0-3-5-|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---3-3-3-3-2-----|
|-(5)-5-5-5---3-3-3-|---1-1-1---0-0-0-|---1-1-1---0-0-0-|-------------3-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E q q E q E E q E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------|----------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-0-3-5-1-|-(1)-1-1-0-3-5-1-x-|-3--3--3-3--1-|---1--1-1-1-0-5-|
Guitar Solo
+E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------2-3-2-----|
|-------7---8-7-5-3-|-(3)-3-x----------|---3---------3---|---3---------3---|
|-(5)-5---5---------|---------3--3-x-0-|-1---1-1-1-1---0-|-1---1---------5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------4---|------------------|-----------------|-----4-5---------|
|-----------5-7-----|------------------|-----------------|---3-----7-------|
|-------7---------3-|-(3)-5-3----5-----|---3---------3---|-----------5-8---|
|-(5)-5---5---------|---------3----3-0-|-1---1-1-1-1---0-|-1-------------5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------7---8-7-5-3-|-(3)-3-x----------|---3---------3---|---/8--7---8-7---|
|-(5)-5---5---------|---------3--3-x-0-|-1---1-1-1-1---0-|-1-------8-----5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E
|---------------4---|------------------|
|-----------5-7-----|------------------|
|-------7---------3-|-(3)-5-3----5-----|
|-(5)-5---5---------|---------3----3-1-|
+E E E S S E S S E E +E E E S S E S S E E
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----3-----------------|----------------------3-|
|-(1)---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|-(3)-5\-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
+E E E S S E S S E E +E E E S S E S S E E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-(3)-2\---------------3-|-(3)-2\-----------------|
|--------1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|--------1-1-1-1-1-1-3-5-|
Outchoruses
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
||--------------------|-------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||--(5)-5-5-5-0-3-5-1-|-(1)-1-1-0-3-5-1-3-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------5-----|--------------------|
|-----------3---3---|-------3------------|
|-(3)-3-5-3-------1-|-(1)-1---1-1-0-3-5--|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-0-3-5-1-|-(1)-1-1-0-3-5-1-3-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------5-----|-------------------|
|-----------3---3---|-------3-----------|
|-(3)-3-5-3-------1-|-(1)-1---1-1-0-3-5-|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---3-3-3-3-2-----|
|-(5)-5-5-5---3-3-3-|---1-1-1---0-0-0-|---1-1-1---0-0-0-|-------------3-5-|
1.
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E q q E q E E q E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------|----------------o||
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------|----------------o||
|-(5)-5-5-5-0-3-5-1-|-(1)-1-1-0-3-5-1-x-|-3--3--3-3--1-|---1--1-1-1-0-5--||
2.
E E E E E E E E q H E E +W
|-----------------|-------------|--------|
|-----------------|-------------|--------|
|-----------------|-------------|--------|
|-1-1-1-0-3-5-1-x-|-3---------1-|-(1)----|
Outro
Q=120
W +W E E Q H
|----------|------------|--------------*|
|----------|------------|--------------*|
|----------|------------|--------------*|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|-5-5-5\-------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash