Dethklok – Birthday Dethday (Guitar Tab)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Old Rasputin Email: [email protected] Tuning: C standard (C,F,Bb,Eb,G,c) Note: All note names are written as though we are in standard tuning, as I refuse to re-learn my fretboard in C. Note: Sometimes I feel it necessary to notate rhythm, My conventions are as follows: W = whole note/rest R = rest h = half note/rest q = quarter note/rest / e = eighth note/rest o/o = repeat previous bar s = sixteenth note/rest / h.= dotted half note Tied note values are connected with an underscore. example: s__(s) (a 16th tied to another 16th) anything under: /--3--\ is a triplet Double bar lines indicate the end of sections. Bar lines occur every 4 beats. Intro:

Gtr1:                                   Gtr 2:
c.|-------|-------|-------|--------||   c.|-------|-------|-------|--------||
G.|-------|-------|-------|--------||   G.|-------|-------|-------|--------||
Eb|-------|-------|-------|-4------||   Eb|-------|-3-----|-4-----|-8------||
Bb|-2-----|-4-----|-5-----|-4------||   Bb|-6-----|-------|-------|--------||
F.|-2-----|-4-----|-5-----|-2------||   F.|-------|-1-----|-2-----|-6------||
C.|-0-----|-2-----|-3-----|--------||   C.|-4-----|-------|-------|--------||

Main Riff: (the bend on those 3's is small - like a quarter step)

c.|-------------------------------|------------------------------||
G.|-------------------------------|------------------------------||
Eb|-------------------------------|------------------------------||X4
Bb|-------------------------------|------------------------------||
F.|-------------------------------|------------------------------||
C.|-7p0-00--7p0-00--7p0-00--3b-00-|-7p0-00--3b-00--7p0-00--3b-00-||
    s s ss  s s ss  s s ss  e  ss   s s ss  e  ss  s s ss  e  ss

The 1st two times through, the lead guitar only does hits on beat 1 and then joins in full force for the 3rd and 4th time through. Riff 2:

c.|-----------------||
G.|-----------------||
Eb|-----------------||X4
Bb|-----------------||
F.|-5-4-8-7-6-5-6-5-||
C.|-3-2-6-5-4-3-4-3-||

1st Solo: (rhythm guitar plays main riff 2X)

c.|-17p15p12------------------------17p15p12--------------------------|
G.|-----------------17p15p12------------------------17p15p12----------|
Eb|---------16p14p12--------14p12-----------16p14p12--------14p12-----|
Bb|------------------------------14------------------------------14---|
F.|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C.|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   (all 16th note triplets until the bend)

c.|-17p15p12---------------------------------|----------|-----------||
G.|-----------------17p15p12-----------------|--15~~~~~~|-(15)~~~~~-||
Eb|---------16p14p12--------14p12---14b(15)--|-(15)~~~~~|-(15)~~~~~-||
Bb|------------------------------14----------|----------|-----------||
F.|------------------------------------------|----------|-----------||
C.|------------------------------------------|----------|-----------||

There are certainly other ways to finger this lead and I prefer to simplify it by substituting the Eb--16p14p12- for the Eb--14p12--- It's a lot less hassle. Bb----------- Bb-------14- Repeat Main Riff X2 Riff 2 X4 Chorus:

c.|------------|---------------------|------------|-------------------|
G.|------------|---------------------|------------|-------------------|
Eb|------------|---------------------|------------|-------------------|
Bb|-2--2--2--2-|---------------------|-2--2--2--2-|-------------------|
F.|-2--2--2--2-|------9-10------9-10-|-2--2--2--2-|------9-8------9-8-|
C.|-0--0--0--0-|-0000-7-8--0000-7-8--|-0--0--0--0-|-0000-7-6-0000-7-6-|

c.|------------|---------------------|------------|-----------------|
G.|------------|---------------------|------------|-----------------|
Eb|------------|---------------------|------------|-----------------|
Bb|-2--2--2--2-|---------------------|-2--2--2--2-|-----------------|
F.|-2--2--2--2-|------9-10------9-10-|-2--2--2--2-|-----------------|
C.|-0--0--0--0-|-0000-7-8--0000-7-8--|-0--0--0--0-|-0000-7-6-5~-4~--|

c.|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
G.|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
F.|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
C.|-0000-7-6-5~-4~--|-0000-7-6-5~-4~--|-0000-7-6-5~-4~--||

2nd Solo: (rhythm guitar plays main riff 2X)

c.|-------------|-----------|-3b(5)---0--|-10b(12)~~~~-|| <-lead
G.|-3b(5)-r-(3)-|3b(5)~~~~--|------------|-10b(12)~~~~-|| <-harmony
Eb|-------------|-----------|------------|-------------||
Bb|-------------|-----------|------------|-------------||
F.|-------------|-----------|------------|-------------||
C.|-------------|-----------|------------|-------------||

Instead of doing that harmony part I would just do:

a unison bend:       or maybe:  (tapping pick at 15th fret)
c.|-12---------|   c.|--------------------------------------------||
G.|-15b(17)~~~-|   G.|-10b(12)--(17)(12)(17)(12)etc---------------||
Eb|------------|   Eb|--------------------------------------------||

Repeat Main Riff 2X Riff 2 4X Chorus 1X Bridge: Opens with 4 bars of a very processed guitar quietly playing the riff below, with the lead hitting on the downbeat of bars 1 and 3. Bridge Riff:

c.|-----------------||
G.|-----------------||
Eb|-----------------||X8
Bb|---------4-------||
F.|-2-5-4-5-2-5-4-5-||
C.|-0-3-2-3---3-2-3-||

Bridge Solo: (rhythm plays the 1st 4 bars of chorus 2X)

1st chunk:
    /- - - -6- - - \ /- - - -6- - - \ /- - - -6- - - \ /- - - -6- - - \
c.|-17p15p12--12h15h-17p15p12--12h15h-17p15p12--12h15h-17p15p12--12h15h|
G.|---------15---------------15---------------15---------------15------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F.|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C.|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

                    /- - - -6- - - \ /- - - -6- - \   h
c.|-------|-------|-17p15p12--12h15h-17p15p12--12--------------||
G.|-------|-------|---------15---------------15--15-b(17)~~~~~-||
Eb|----/--|----/--|--------------------------------------------||
Bb|--o/o--|--o/o--|--------------------------------------------||
F.|--/----|--/----|--------------------------------------------||
C.|-------|-------|--------------------------------------------||

2nd chunk:

c.|-12-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
G.|-12-----------------------------------|--------17b(20)r(17)17~~-|
Eb|-14b(16)~~--14b(16)r(14)b(16)r(14)etc-|-14b(16)-----------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
F.|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
C.|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|

  (16ths)
c.|-----------------------------------------------|
G.|-------------------------------12--------12-15-|
Eb|--------12-------12-14----12-14-----12-15------|
Bb|---12-14----12-14-------14---------------------|
F.|-14--------------------------------------------|
C.|-----------------------------------------------|

c.|--------12-------12-15-------15-17--17b(20)-||  |-17b(20)vvv-|-17b(19)~~-|
G.|---12-15----12-15-------15-17---------------||  |------------|-----------|
Eb|-14-----------------------------------------||  |------------|-----------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------||  |------------|-----------|
F.|--------------------------------------------||  |------------|-----------|
C.|--------------------------------------------||  |------------|-----------|
                                                   ^

| At this point the rhythm guitar starts in on a proper, full chorus while the lead guitar continues to noodle a bit as shown. Beyond that 17b(19) it's just indecipherable wailing. After the chorus repeat the intro and out. And if you must do those bends afterward, try this:

  Gtr 1                 Gtr 2
c.|-----------------||  |-19b--------------||
G.|-17b-------------||  |------------------||
Eb|-----------------||  |------------------||

Start with a /very/ slow bend and then just go nuts bending and picking. Have fun with it and, as always, feedback is appreciated. Cheers, -Old Rasputin Typos? Questions? Comments? email: [email protected] Hear Old Rasputin at: www.myspace.com/Oldrasputin =============================================================================== = | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================