Big Wreck – Fear And Cowardice (Guitar Tab)
Drop Db (Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
Versions
(2)
Bass Tab
Guitar Tab
Auto-scroll
Speed:
1.0x
Chords
tabbed by jjhand, with help from claudio.amaro81
Ian and Chris use a pinky slide throughout so they can fret some other notes normally.
See the band's live youtube footage for an example of the slide technique.
[Intro]
Eb|----------------| Bb|----------------| Gb|----------------| Db|-12~~~~\--------| Ab|-12~~~~\--------| Db|-12~~~~\--------| Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Db|---------3/4-------------3\2----|---------3/4-------------6\5----| Ab|-0-0---0-----5\----------3\2----|-0-0---0-----5\----------6\5----| Db|-0-0---0--------/3---0---3\2----|-0-0---0--------/3---0---6\5----| Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Db|---------3/4-------------3\2----|---------3/4-------------6\5----| Ab|-0-0---0-----5\----------3\2----|-0-0---0-----5\----------6\5----| Db|-0-0---0--------/3---0---3\2----|-0-0---0--------/3---0---6\5----|
[PreVerse]
Eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------3---------------3-------| Gb|---------2---------------2-------| Db|-2/3-----0-----2__/3-----0-------| x2 Ab|-2/3-----------2__/3-------------| Db|-2/3-0-0---0-0-2__/3-0-0---------|
[Verse 1]
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb|---------3---------------3-------|---------3---------------3-------| Gb|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------| Db|-2/3-----0-----2__/3-----0-------|-2/3-----0-----2__/3-----0-------| Ab|-2/3-----------2__/3-------------|-2/3-----------2__/3-------------| Db|-2/3-0-0---0-0-2__/3-0-0---------|-2/3-0-0---0-0-2__/3-0-0---------| "Held out for the one that stung Branded and sticking around" Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb|---------3---------------3-------|---------3-----------------------| Gb|---------2---------------2-------|---------2-----------------------| Db|-2/3-----0-----2__/3-----0-------|-2/3-----0-----2__/3-------------| Ab|-2/3-----------2__/3-------------|-2/3-----------2__/3-----5\------| Db|-2/3-0-0---0-0-2__/3-0-0---------|-2/3-0-0---0-0-2__/3-0-0---------| "But I never tried to stay among With some who like playin' the clown"
[PreChorus]
played 2x
Eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-5------------------------5/6--------\2--------| Ab|-5------------------------5/6--------\2--------| Db|-5------------------------5/6--------\2--------| 1 "As you swallow 'til your belly's round" 2 "It's a taste so wrong, you play along" Eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|---------3-----------------3-------| Gb|---------2-----------------2-------| Db|-2/3-----0-------2__/3-----0-------| Ab|-2/3-------------2__/3-------------| Db|-2/3-0-0-----0-0-2__/3-0-0---------| 1 "You forget to chew, yeah" 2 "And you forget to choose, yeah"
[Chorus 1 Chords]
strum as needed, riff is played 2x
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-3-------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|
Gb|-2---------------5---------------|-----------------2---------------|
Db|-0---------------5---------------|-5---------------0---------------|
Ab|-0---------------3---------------|-5---------------0---------------|
Db|-0-------------------------------|-5---------------0---------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-3---------------5---------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-3---------------5---------------|--3------5-----------------------|
Ab|-1---------------3---------------|--3------5-----------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|--3------5-----------------------|
> >[Chorus 1 Slide Part]
riff is played 2x
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb|-7--------------\5~--------------|-/12-------------\7--------------| Gb|-7--------------\5~--------------|-/12-------------\7--------------| Db|-7--------------\5~--------------|-/12-------------\7--------------| Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "So what are you running from? You're not getting away" Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb|-3--------------/5~--------------|-5------/12~---------------------| Gb|-3--------------/5~--------------|-5------/12~---------------------| Db|-3--------------/5~--------------|-5------/12~---------------------| Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "Fear and cowardice, here and now and they made it"
[Verse 2]
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb|---------3---------------3-------|---------3---------------3-------| Gb|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------| Db|-2/3-----0-----2__/3-----0-------|-2/3-----0-----2__/3-----0-------| Ab|-2/3-----------2__/3-------------|-2/3-----------2__/3-------------| Db|-2/3-0-0---0-0-2__/3-0-0---------|-2/3-0-0---0-0-2__/3-0-0---------| "Oh, wild man spun some words that stuck. You're branded and sticking around" Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb|---------3---------------3-------|---------3-----------------------| Gb|---------2---------------2-------|---------2-----------------------| Db|-2/3-----0-----2__/3-----0-------|-2/3-----0-----2__/3-------------| Ab|-2/3-----------2__/3-------------|-2/3-----------2__/3-----5\------| Db|-2/3-0-0---0-0-2__/3-0-0---------|-2/3-0-0---0-0-2__/3-0-0---------| "At the altar of the mighty book You wonder what's keeping you down"
[PreChorus]
played 2x
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Db|-5-----------------------------5/|/6------------\2-----------------| Ab|-5-----------------------------5/|/6------------\2-----------------| Db|-5-----------------------------5/|/6------------\2-----------------| Eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------3---------------3-------| Gb|---------2---------------2-------| Db|-2/3-----0-----2__/3-----0-------| Ab|-2/3-----------2__/3-------------| Db|-2/3-0-0---0-0-2__/3-0-0---------|
[Chorus 2 Chords]
strum as needed, riff is played 2x
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-3-------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|
Gb|-2---------------5---------------|-----------------2---------------|
Db|-0---------------5---------------|-5---------------0---------------|
Ab|-0---------------3---------------|-5---------------0---------------|
Db|-0-------------------------------|-5---------------0---------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-3---------------5---------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-3---------------5---------------|--3------5-----------------------|
Ab|-1---------------3---------------|--3------5-----------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|--3------5-----------------------|
> >[Chorus 2 Slide Part]
riff is played 2x
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb|-7--------------\5~--------------|-/12-------------\7--------------| Gb|-7--------------\5~--------------|-/12-------------\7--------------| Db|-7--------------\5~--------------|-/12-------------\7--------------| Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb|-3--------------/5~--------------|-5------/12~---------------------| Gb|-3--------------/5~--------------|-5------/12~---------------------| Db|-3--------------/5~--------------|-5------/12~---------------------| Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Solo]
Eb|-10____________________________\-|---------------------------------|
Bb|-10____________________________\-|---------------------------------|
Gb|-10____________________________\-|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-------------------3-5-0---3p2---|
Db|---------------------------------|-------------------------------5-|
Eb|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------5-7-|--5/7\5/7\5----5~------/12--10~-----------|
Db|-----------3h5-3~~~~b4-----7-----|-(5/7\5/7\5)-7-5~---------------12--10h12-|
Ab|---------------------------------|----------------------------------12------|
Db|-3-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------10-13-11/12-|
Bb|------10----------------------------10-12-13-------------|
Gb|-10-12--13-12-10--------------10-12----------------------|
Db|-----------------12-10--10h12----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------12---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-12---12-12--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---13-----13---12--12-12----10-------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------12-----12----10--12-9-10p9--10-9------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------12----12-10p9-----|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------10p8-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------10-------------------------------|
Bb|-13gb15---------------12---------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------12b13r12-10~~~------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------10b11r10-8~-|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------13--------15------17-18/19-20---20b22--b22~~~|
Bb|-13/15-----15/18---18/20---------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------0--------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
second half (3:22)
Eb|-20-17-15------20-17-15------|
Bb|---------18-15---------18-15-|
Gb|-----------------------------| x2 16th notes (4 notes per beat)
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
sextuplets (6 notes per beat)
Eb|-20-17-15-----20-17-15-----20-17-15-----------15-16-17-16-15---------|
Bb|---------18-15--------18-15--------18-15-17-18--------------18-17-15-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
sextuplets (6 notes per beat)
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-18-17-15---15-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------17---17-16-14-17-16-14--16-14----------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------17-----17-15-14-17-15-14-12-15-14-12-10--------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------14-12-10\8~~~~|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------10----------------------------|
Bb|-10-11/12--12 11p10--------------------|
Gb|-------------------12-11-10\9-12-10PH--|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
sextuplets (6 notes per beat)
Eb|-----------------------10-12-14-15-14-12-15-14-12----|
Bb|---------------10-12-13--------------------------15--|
Gb|--------9-11-12--------------------------------------|
Db|-9-10-12---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-15-14-----14----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------15-13--15-13-----13----------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------14-12--14-12-11--------------------------11~~~~|
Db|---------------------------------12-10--12-10--------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------12-----12-10-9-12-9--------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------0------|
[Chorus 3 Bridge]
keyboards until last bar at 3:50
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-3------5------------------------|
Ab|-3------5------------------------|
Db|-3------5------------------------|
> >[Chorus 3 Chords]
strum as needed in eighth note pattern, riff is played 3x
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-3-------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|
Gb|-2---------------5---------------|-----------------2---------------|
Db|-0---------------5---------------|-5---------------0---------------|
Ab|-0---------------3---------------|-5---------------0---------------|
Db|-0-------------------------------|-5---------------0---------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-3---------------5---------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-3---------------5---------------|--3------5-----------------------|
Ab|-1---------------3---------------|--3------5-----------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|--3------5-----------------------|
> >[Outro]
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|---------3/4-------------3\2----|---------3/4-------------6\5----|
Ab|-0-0---0-----5\----------3\2----|-0-0---0-----5\----------6\5----|
Db|-0-0---0--------/3---0---3\2----|-0-0---0--------/3---0---6\5----|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|---------3/4-------------3\2----|---------3/4-------------6\5~~~-|
Ab|-0-0---0-----5\----------3\2----|-0-0---0-----5\----------6\5~~~-|
Db|-0-0---0--------/3---0---3\2----|-0-0---0--------/3---0---6\5~~~-|
last chord holds out and a studio 'tape effect' bends pitch downward ************************************
| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| t Tapping
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| s Slap
| P Pop
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| N Tremolo
| PH Pitch Harmonic
************************************