Microwave – Circling The Drain (Guitar Tab)

Drop Db (Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)

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Notes: Last updated April 3,2023: I think there are 3 guitars... 2 Leadish, and Nathan playing Rhythm. If someone knows how tab Nathan's main part - I would welcome it... Here is what I can put together trying to avoid the Rhythm... It's for sure a mishmash... I used Audacity with Vocal Remover, and Moises.ai to assist. As per Bettinelli24: Nathan is actually playing this in drop A on his baritone tele verse (add in that little fill every couple times)

B |-------------7---------------|
F#|-/4-/8-/9----9---------------|
D |-/4-/6-/8-7h8----------------|
A |-/4-/8-/9--------------------|
E |-/2-/6-/7--------------------|
A |-----------------------------|

pre chorus is

B |-----------------------------|
F#|-9-4-8-9---------------------|
D |-8-4-6-8---------------------|
A |-9-4-8-9---------------------|
E |-7-2-6-7---------------------|
A |-----------------------------|

Chorus:

B |-----------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|
A |-13-16-9-6-------------------|
E |-9--13-6-2-------------------|
A |-9--13-6-2-------------------|

*********************************************************************************
I think this is the right riff now
D#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
F#|--4/5\4------------4p0-------|-------3p0---4p0--------------------------------|
C#|---------5p4----2------------|----5-------------5p0---------------------------|
G#|-------------5---------------|------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

Higher notes version: (Maybe both are being played at once?) 
D#|--7/8\7-------------7--------|------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------8p7----5------8-----|------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------7---------------|-------3p0---4p0--------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------|----5-------------5p0---------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

*********************************************************************************

[Verse 1]
          I am below the bullshit     Let the pendulum swing
D#|------------------------|---------------------------------|
A#|------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|------12vb--------------|-------10------------------------|
C#|------------------------|-----------12--------------------|

        Drive the boat like you stole it Let's grease up this hate machine
D#|----------------------|---------------------------------|
A#|----------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|----/16---------------|----14\12------------------------|
C#|----------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|----------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|----------------------|---------------------------------|

    I've got a flare for theatrics It feels like punching a bruise
D#|------------------------|----------12--10---------------------|
A#|------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------|------12-----------------------------|
C#|-----14p12-----------12-|-------------------------------------|
G#|-/10-------14P12--14----|-------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------|-------------------------------------|

       I've been getting my ass kicked  But I'm playing to lose
D#|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|-----/16p14--12---------------------------|
C#|---------------------16-14vb|-----------------14-----------------------|
G#|-------------/14h17---------|----------------------------12vb----------|
C#|----------------------------|-------------------------12---------------|

[Pre Chorus 1]
The sock drawer that we're snooping in  The bane of all our inhibitions
D#|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|

The dead horse                     It's a blood sport
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------12p10------12p10------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------12------------14-----------------------------|
C#|--/10---------12--------------10/9--9----------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus 1]

   Yeah, you can dig for pity in the hearts of your kids
D#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
F#|--4/5\4------------4p0-------|-------3p0---4p0--------------------------------|
C#|---------5p4----2------------|----5-------------5p0---------------------------|
G#|-------------5---------------|------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

   Or cover up your eyes and make the world disappear
D#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
F#|--4/5\4------------4p0-------|-------3p0---4p0--------------------------------|
C#|---------5p4----2------------|----5-------------5p0---------------------------|
G#|-------------5---------------|------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

   You can start a fire    And everybody's singing the same stale song  
D#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
F#|--4/5\4------------4p0-------|-------3p0---4p0--------------------------------|
C#|---------5p4----2------------|----5-------------5p0---------------------------|
G#|-------------5---------------|------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

    "You gotta go along to get along"
D#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
F#|--4/5\4------------4p0-------|-------3p0---4p0--------------------------------|
C#|---------5p4----2------------|----5-------------5p0---------------------------|
G#|-------------5---------------|------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]
       This was as far as my plan went         Smacked up against a wall
D#|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------7b8--|
A#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
F#|----<5>--------------------------|------------------------------------------|
C#|-<5>-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

It feels like I'm being punished for   something  By good folks in scare quotes
D#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------|-16v-14v----------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

[Pre Chorus 2]
   In the     sequel to politics where answered prayers and crying fits
D#|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G#|2\1--------2-(8x)--1-(5x)----0(3x)|--5-(8x)---------------9-(8x)-------------|
C#|2\1--------2-------1---------0----|--5--------------------9------------------|

     (Listen for the timing on 2nd triplet) 
     In free    fall         Into the chipper with it all
D#|--12---------12-----------12-------|------------------------------------------|
A#|-----11----------11-----------11---|------------------------------------------|
F#|---------0---------0-------------0-|---------------------<5>------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

[Chorus 2]

     I could really give a fuck about anything
     I'm just blowing raspberries and circling the drain
D#|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
F#|--12-12-12-12-12----11-11-11-11---------|-14-14-14-14----12-12-12--|  (2x - 1 for each phrase)
C#|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|

   Fucking with what's right front of me
   No one can give you peace , No one can take it away    ... Yeah, we can build a new 
D#|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------|--------------------------| (2x - 1 for each phrase)
F#|--12-12-12-12-12----11-11-11-11---------|-14-14-14-14----12-12-12--|
C#|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|

     (Ending Riff)
     religion Write a new alphabet I'm here justifying the 
D#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
F#|--4/5\4------------4p0-------|-------3p0---4p0--------------------------------|
C#|---------5p4----2------------|----5-------------5p0---------------------------|
G#|-------------5---------------|------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

     future  Not redeeming the dead           My father says, "You've gotta 
D#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
F#|--4/5\4------------4p0-------|-------3p0---4p0--------------------------------|
C#|---------5p4----2------------|----5-------------5p0---------------------------|
G#|-------------5---------------|------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

    go along to get along"
D#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
F#|--4/5\4------------4p0-------|-------3p0---4p0--------------------------------|
C#|---------5p4----2------------|----5-------------5p0---------------------------|
G#|-------------5---------------|------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

                             And I do
D#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
F#|--4/5\4------------4p0-------|-------3p0---4p0--------------------------------|
C#|---------5p4----2------------|----5-------------5p0---------------------------|
G#|-------------5---------------|------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

D#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
F#|--4/5\4------------4p0-------|-------3p0---4p0--------------------------------|  (Both Bars 4x)
C#|---------5p4----2------------|----5-------------5p0---------------------------|
G#|-------------5---------------|------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|