Audioslave – Shape Of Things To Come (Guitar Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)

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___________________________ / Audioslave / I think this song is about Cornell's speculations / Shape of Things To Come / about the future for him and his family. Note the / Revelations / family that he mentions in most of his lyrics on /__________________________/ Revelations. On the dvd that follow with the cd, he says that now that he has become a father, he now writes his lyrics from the view of his family and not himself as a single person anymore, sweet isn't it?
 Intro:
 The distorted guitar (in drop-d tuning of course) is overdubed here
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 1st Verse: 4x
 a clean sound with a little chorus effect
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|-----7---------------7-----------|-----7---------------5-7p5-------|
|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7---5-------7-----|
|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-5-------5-------8-----------8---|
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|-------------5---------------6---|-------------5-------------------------|
|-----7---------------7-----------|-----7-----------------10-12p10--------|
|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7----10----------10-----|
|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-5-------5-------/8----------------8---|
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" When it's late in the hour And a few more grains of sand will fall On the colourful flowers Grown upon the dust and moss Now I fear the worst is near I hold them close and count their years I pray a ray of light appears To shine down on us here " Chorus:
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|-10h12-12-12---x-10h12-12-12---x-10h12---x-|-7h10-10-10---x-8h10-10-10---x-8h10---x-|

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" Break down in the shape of things to come But I'm moving on like a soldier And I'll say it now, when all is said and done It's not ours to break the shape of things to come " Interlude:
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|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|
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2nd Verse: 4x similar to 1st Verse " There's a crack in the clouds But only for a moment now Like an eye looking out The blue sky spies the roads we will go down I wonder what they hold for us I hold my family to my breast I fear the worst and hope the best Will come to see us blessed " Chorus: similar to previous
 Bridge: (I really like this part, reminds me of the good old Soundgarden days!)
 4/4                               4/4                              3/8
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|-0h2-2h3-3p0-5-------------------|-0h2-2h3-3/5-0------------------|-0h2-2h3-3p0-|
|-0h2-2h3-3p0-5-------------------|-0h2-2h3-3/5-0------------------|-0h2-2h3-3p0-|

 6/4                                  4/4
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|------------------------------------|--------------------|  3x
|-5--------3-------0-----------------|-5------x--x--x-x-x-|  |
|-----5--------3-------1---3---3/5---|-5------x--x--x-x-x-|  |
|------------------------------------|-5------x--x--x-x-x-|  /

 6/4
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|-5---3---------------------------|
|---------4---1---3-------1---3---|
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" Given one more try, what would I change? I won't deny the thought is strange I've done my best and I will lay no blame But on myself "
 Solo:
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|-------10----10----10-10------10-10------10----|
|-10/12----12----12---------12---------12----12-|
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|-10b12-------------13-12-12-10-12p10----10-------------------------------12----12-10-|
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|-13----12----------12----------------10-------x-x-x-10-------x-------|
|-13----12----------12----------------10-12-10-x-x-x-10-12-10-x-10-12-|
|----12----12-10-12----12-10-12-11-12----------x-x-x----12-10-x-10-12-|
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(there's a weird break here, but they actually do stick to 4/4)
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(Morello uses a harmoniser that produces random notes (I think),
the point is however just to make it sounds weird - his speciality)
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|-/12-----12---------------------------|-------------------/12----12-12---10-12-|
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| here he randomly slides up and down at the b-string,      |
| forget about a tab for it, just play something fucked! ;) |
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Chorus: rest in the last bar
 Outro:
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