P.O.D. – Babylon The Murderer (Guitar Tab)
Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D)
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Transcribed by: mysticguitar77
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Date last modified: July 10, 2012
Tuning: Drop C (C,G,C,F,A,D)
Riff 1 (intro) D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| F|----------------------------------------------------------| C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-12-9--9-| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-12-9--9-| C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-12-9--9-| Riff 2 D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| F|----------------------------------------------------------| C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-9-0-| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-9-0-| C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-9-0-|
Play Riff 2 x3
Riff 3 (clean w/ chorus)
D|---0--------------0--------------0--------------0--------7*----------|
A|-----0--------------0--------------0--------------0---------7*-------|
F|-------7--------------7--------------7--------------7----------7*----|
C|---------7--------------7--------------7--------------7-----------7*-|
G|-7------------7------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------5------------5-7------------7-9----------------------|
"Tell the world, tell the whole world..."
D|---0--------------0--------------0--------------0--------7*----------|
A|-----0--------------0--------------0--------------0---------7*-------|
F|-------7--------------7--------------7--------------7----------7*----|
C|---------7--------------7--------------7--------------7-----------7*-|
G|-7------------7------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------5------------5-9------------9-7----------------------|Play Riff 3 x2 *ends on this note final time
Riff 4 "...and destroyed, yeah ha..." D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| F|---------------------------| C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * *
Play Riff 2 x4 "Babylon is a murderer..."
Play Riff 3 x2 "And you gods will be shattered..."
Play Riff 4 x1 "...live there again, yeah ha..."
Play Riff 2 x4 "Babylon is a murderer..."
Riff 5 (w/ fuzz) D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------| G|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-/12\-| C|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-/12\-| Solo Backing D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7---| G|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-| C|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7---| G|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-| C|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7---| G|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-| C|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-9-9-9-5-5-5-0-| C|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-9-9-9-5-5-5-0-| Solo D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| F|----------------------------------7/9---7h9p7\5h7-| C|-7b9---b9ph-b9ph-b9ph-b9ph-b9r7\5-----------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------|
Slight pinched harmonics on the bends.
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-14-15-12-15\---14--14-14-12\----8h10p8h10p8h10--------------------|
F|-12-14-15-12-15\---14--14-14-12\-------------------8h10-8----8-8/10-7-|
C|----------------------------------------------------------11----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-13-16-16b18--16-16-16-15-13-15b16r15---13h15p13h15-----|
F|----------------------------------------------------12\-|
C|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * *
Light pinched harmonics on these notes.
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------|
C|-10-10-10\8-8-8\6-6-6\5-5-2b4r2-2-|
G|----------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|
Riff 6 (light distortion) "Pull the trigger!"
D|----------------7*----------|
A|-------------------7*-------|
F|-----7-------9--------7*----|
C|---5-------7-------------7*-|
G|-7-----7/9------------------|
C|----------------------------|
Riff 7 (alteration of Riff 2) "Babylon is a murderer..."
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-0-5-0-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-0-5-0-|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-0-5-0-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-9-0-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-9-0-|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-9-0-|Play Riff 7 x2 "Babylon is a murderer..."
Riff 8 "Pull the trigger!" D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| F|----------------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2~-| C|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2~-| Riff 9 (ending) D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| F|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9b11-9b11-9b11-11r9-| C|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0----0----0----| G|------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------|
Riff 9 is also played underneath the chorus riff as an overdubbed guitar.
Enjoy!