Billy Talent – Louder Than The Dj (Guitar Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) • Video Lesson

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Tabbed by aRAGman Here's my guitar cover too, played using exactly what I tabbed here. Use it to help you learn if you'd like! I've written a couple more tabs from Afraid of Heights, and hope to have more up soon. Check out my page to keep in the know, I guess? [Intro]

Rhythm Guitar
e|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------10-----|-------------------------------------|
G|-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7---10-----|-------------------------------------| x2 (For what Ian plays live,
D|-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7---10---5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|     play once and continue
A|-4/5-5-5---4/5-5-5-|-4/5-5-5---8----5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|     to guitar 2 part)
D|-0---0-0---0---0-0-|-0---0-0--------5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|

Lead Guitar
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------5-5--3-3-------|
A|-4/5-5-5--4/5-5-5--4/5-5-5--5-8-----|----------7-7-8-8----------------5-3---|
D|--------------------------------3-5-|-7-7-7-7------------5-5----------------|

[Verse 1]

Rhythm Guitar
e|---|
B|-7-|
G|-7-|
D|-7-|
A|-5-|
D|-0-|
   ^ Hold for 4 bars 

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------| x5 (or just 2 and continue on to guitar 2 part, like Ian does live
D|------------------------------------|     I just did it this way to make it true to the recording)
A|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
D|------------------------------------|
 PM----------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7-7--7-7-7-7-| 
D|-----------------------7-7--7-7-7-7-|   
A|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
D|------------------------------------|
 PM----------------------|~~~~~ Fade off PM

Lead Guitar
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| x2 
D|------------------------------------|------------------------5-5--3-3-------|
A|-4/5-5-5--4/5-5-5--4/5-5-5--5-8-----|----------7-7-8-8----------------5-3---|
D|--------------------------------3-5-|-7-7-7-7------------5-5----------------|

[Chorus 1]

e|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------10-----|-------------------------------------|
G|-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7---10-----|-------------------------------------| 
D|-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7---10---5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
A|-4/5-5-5---4/5-5-5-|-4/5-5-5---8----5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
D|-0---0-0---0---0-0-|-0---0-0--------5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|

e|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------10-----|------------------|------------5-----|
G|-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7---10-----|------------------|------------5-----| 
D|-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7---10---5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5--5-----|
A|-4/5-5-5---4/5-5-5-|-4/5-5-5---8----5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5--3-----|
D|-0---0-0---0---0-0-|-0---0-0--------5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5--------|

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|---------------5--|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|----------------5--|
G|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|---------------5--|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|----------------5--|
D|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-8-7-7-7-7-7---5--|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-8-7-7-5-3-5----5--|
A|-5-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|-8-7-7-7-7-7---3--|-5-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|-8-7-7-5-3-5----3--|
D|------------------|-8-7-7-7-7-7------|------------------|-8-7-7-5-3-5-------|

[Verse 2]

Rhythm Guitar
e|---|
B|-7-|
G|-7-|
D|-7-|
A|-5-|
D|-0-|
   ^ Hold for 4 bars

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------| x5 (or just 2 and continue on to guitar 2 part, like Ian does live
D|------------------------------------|     I just did it this way to make it true to the recording)
A|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
D|------------------------------------|
 PM----------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7-7--7-7-7-7-| 
D|-----------------------7-7--7-7-7-7-|   
A|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
D|------------------------------------|
 PM----------------------|~~~~~ Fade off PM

Lead Guitar
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| x2 
D|------------------------------------|------------------------5-5--3-3-------|
A|-4/5-5-5--4/5-5-5--4/5-5-5--5-8-----|----------7-7-8-8----------------5-3---|
D|--------------------------------3-5-|-7-7-7-7------------5-5----------------|

[Chorus 2]

e|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------10-----|-------------------------------------|
G|-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7---10-----|-------------------------------------| x3
D|-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7---10---5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
A|-4/5-5-5---4/5-5-5-|-4/5-5-5---8----5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
D|-0---0-0---0---0-0-|-0---0-0--------5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|

e|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------10-----|------------------|------------5-----|
G|-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7---10-----|------------------|------------5-----| 
D|-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7---10---5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5--5-----|
A|-4/5-5-5---4/5-5-5-|-4/5-5-5---8----5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5--3-----|
D|-0---0-0---0---0-0-|-0---0-0--------5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5--------|

e|------------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------|
B|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|--------------5-|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|--------------5------|
G|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|--------------5-|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|--------------5------|
D|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-8-7-7-7-7-7--5-|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-8-7-7-7-7-7--5------|
A|-5-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|-8-7-7-7-7-7--3-|-5-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|-8-7-7-7-7-7--3------|
D|------------------|-8-7-7-7-7-7----|------------------|-8-7-7-7-7-7---------|

e|------------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------|
B|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|--------------5-|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-----------------5---|
G|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|--------------5-|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-----------------5---|
D|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-8-7-7-7-7-7--5-|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-8-7-7-5-3-5-----5---|
A|-5-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|-8-7-7-7-7-7--3-|-5-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|-8-7-7-5-3-5-----3---|
D|------------------|-8-7-7-7-7-7----|------------------|-8-7-7-5-3-5---------|

[Solo]

Lead Guitar
e|----------10----------10----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|-10----10----------10----10-13--------13pbr12-10----------|-----------------------12b12.25----10b10.5------|
G|-12b14-------12b14--------------10-12-13pbr12-10----------|---------9---10--------12b12.25----10b10.5------|
D|-------------------------------------------------12-10b11-|-7-7-7-7---7----7/9-12----------12---------12-10|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------13------10------13p10-|
B|--------------------------------13---------10------13p10-|
G|-------------10-12b13-10-12b14--------pb14----pb14-------|
D|-12-12-10-12---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|

                                             *Hold
e|----------10----------10----------10------------------------------|
B|-10----10----10----10----10----10---------------------------------|
G|-12b14-------12b14-------12b14--------12b14*-12p10-12-10----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------12-10\--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                              *Aggressive Vibrato on the G string, to slide off
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------13--------13---13---13-13---------|
G|-------------12b14---pb14-pb14-pb14-12-10~~~\*-| x4
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar (solo backing)

e|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------10-----|-------------------------------------|
G|-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7---10-----|-------------------------------------|
D|-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7---10---5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
A|-4/5-5-5---4/5-5-5-|-4/5-5-5---8----5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
D|-0---0-0---0---0-0-|-0---0-0--------5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|

e|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------10-----|------------------|------------5-----|
G|-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7---10-----|------------------|------------5-----| 
D|-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7---10---5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5--5-----|
A|-4/5-5-5---4/5-5-5-|-4/5-5-5---8----5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5--3-----|
D|-0---0-0---0---0-0-|-0---0-0--------5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5--------|

e|------------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------|
B|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|--------------5-|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|--------------5------|
G|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|--------------5-|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|--------------5------|
D|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-8-7-7-7-7-7--5-|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-8-7-7-7-7-7--5------|
A|-5-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|-8-7-7-7-7-7--3-|-5-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|-8-7-7-7-7-7--3------|
D|------------------|-8-7-7-7-7-7----|------------------|-8-7-7-7-7-7---------|

e|------------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------|
B|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|--------------5-|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-----------------5---|
G|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|--------------5-|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-----------------5---|
D|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-8-7-7-7-7-7--5-|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-8-7-7-5-3-5-----5---|
A|-5-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|-8-7-7-7-7-7--3-|-5-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|-8-7-7-5-3-5-----3---|
D|------------------|-8-7-7-7-7-7----|------------------|-8-7-7-5-3-5---------|

e|------|
B|-5----|
G|-7\---|
D|-7\---|
A|-5\---|
D|------|
   ^Slide off

[Breakdown] 16 bars silence

Rhythm Guitar
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------| x3 (or just 2 and continue on to guitar 2 part, like Ian does live
D|------------------------------------|     I just did it this way to make it true to the recording)
A|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
D|------------------------------------|
 PM----------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7-7--7-7-7-7-| 
D|-----------------------7-7--7-7-7-7-|   
A|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
D|------------------------------------|
 PM----------------------|~~~~~ Fade off PM

Lead Guitar
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|  
D|------------------------------------|------------------------5-5--3-3-------|
A|-4/5-5-5--4/5-5-5--4/5-5-5--5-8-----|----------7-7-8-8----------------5-3---|
D|--------------------------------3-5-|-7-7-7-7------------5-5----------------|

[Chorus 3 + Outro]

Rhythm Guitar
e|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------10-----|-------------------------------------|
G|-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7---10-----|-------------------------------------| x3
D|-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7---10---5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
A|-4/5-5-5---4/5-5-5-|-4/5-5-5---8----5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
D|-0---0-0---0---0-0-|-0---0-0--------5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|

e|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------10-----|------------------|------------5-----|
G|-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7---10-----|------------------|------------5-----| 
D|-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7---10---5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5--5-----|
A|-4/5-5-5---4/5-5-5-|-4/5-5-5---8----5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5--3-----|
D|-0---0-0---0---0-0-|-0---0-0--------5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5--------|

e|------------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------|
B|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|--------------5-|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|--------------5------|
G|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|--------------5-|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|--------------5------|
D|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-8-7-7-7-7-7--5-|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-8-7-7-7-7-7--5------|
A|-5-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|-8-7-7-7-7-7--3-|-5-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|-8-7-7-7-7-7--3------|
D|------------------|-8-7-7-7-7-7----|------------------|-8-7-7-7-7-7---------|

e|------------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------|
B|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|--------------5-|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-----------------5---|
G|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|--------------5-|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-----------------5---|
D|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-8-7-7-7-7-7--5-|-7-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-8-7-7-5-3-5-----5---|
A|-5-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|-8-7-7-7-7-7--3-|-5-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|-8-7-7-5-3-5-----3---|
D|------------------|-8-7-7-7-7-7----|------------------|-8-7-7-5-3-5---------|

e|---|----|
B|-7-|-7\-|
G|-7-|-7\-|
D|-7-|-7\-|  END!
A|-5-|-5\-|
D|---|----|

Lead Guitar

7.5 bars silence, then
e|-----|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-----|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-----|------------------------------------|------------------------5-5--3-3-------|
A|-----|-4/5-5-5--4/5-5-5--4/5-5-5--5-8-----|----------7-7-8-8----------------5-3---|
D|-15\-|--------------------------------3-5-|-7-7-7-7------------5-5----------------|

e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------|------------------------5-5--3-3-------|
A|-4/5-5-5--4/5-5-5--4/5-5-5--5-8-----|----------7-7-8-8----------------5-3---|
D|--------------------------------3-5-|-7-7-7-7------------5-5----------------|