Skid Row – Quicksand Jesus (Guitar Tab)

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Tabbed by Storm, [email protected]. Chords: E5 G5 A5 C5add9 o xxx xoo x xo xx x xo x |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |11||| |||||| ||11|| |||||| |||||| 2|||3| |||||| |2||3| D5 B5 E5vii C5 xoo x x xx x xx x xx |||||| |||||| |1|||| |1|||| |||1|| |1|||| |||||| |||||| ||||3| |||||| ||34|| ||34|| ||34|| C5(type2) D5v D/A Em /\\ xx x xx xoo o ooo 11||||3fr |1||||3fr ||||||5fr |||||| |||||| |||||| |||1|2 |23||| ||34|| ||34|| ||||3| ||||||

 [Intro]    *Gtr1          Let it ring throughout     (Rhy Fig. 1)
          (12-stg)
 (Note: 1 chord for each 4 notes)
    Emadd9        Em9     Emadd4    Emadd9   Em9     Emadd4     Emadd9
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------8------3-------7-------0-|---------------------------------|
G|-----11------0-------0-------0---|---------------%-----------------|
D|---9-------4-------7-------4-----|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|

  (Cmaj7#11 Cadd9#11 C6add#11 Cmaj7#11 Emadd9   Em9    Emadd4   N.C(Em)
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------8------3-------7-------0-|--------8------3-------7-----1p0-|
G|-----11------0-------0-------0---|-----11------0-------0----------0|
D|---9-------4-------7-------4-----|---9-------4-------7-------2-----|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
(End Rhy. Fig. 1)

[1st, 2nd Verses]                         
(w/Rhy. Fig. 1(2 times)                    (2nd time w/Fill 1)
(Emadd9  Em9   Emadd4   Emadd9       Em9     Emadd4     Emadd9
(1. She caught_   the melt- ing sky.It burned,but still the winter pas-
(Cmaj7#11 Cadd9#11 C6add#11 Cmaj7#11 Emadd9    Em9    Emadd4  N.C(em)) 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------#-----------------|-----------------#---------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 ses by_ and by,_             to the oth-er side.______________

Emadd9   Em9   Emadd4   Emadd9       Em9      Emadd4      Emadd9
[Gtr. II](Elec.)
e|~0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|~0-------------------------------|----------------------0----------|
G|~0-------------------------------|----------------------0----------|
D|~2-------------------------------|------------------------2f--(2)p0|
A|~2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|~0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    A slow_ pa-rade of wind,_____That blows through trees_that wil-ted

[2nd time substitute Rhy. Fill 1] 
(Gtr. II)
(Cmaj7#11 Cadd9#11 C6add#11 Cmaj7#11 Emadd  Em9    Emadd4     N.C(Em))
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------0-0-2/4-|-------------------------------0-|
A|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------2-2-0-|
E|---------------------------------|-0---------------------(0)-0-0---|
with_ the sea-sons chil-dren______________________________

[Fill 1] (Gtr. II)-elec.) 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------15)f/---|-(15)----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------0------|---------------------------------|

[This section plays Guitar I and II together]
   D5               Cadd9                 Em9     Em     Em7
[GtrII]               let it ring----|                         let ring
e|---------------------------------|------7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7---|
B|--3--------------------3-3-------|------7-8-----8-7-----7-7-----8p7-|
G|--2------------------0---0-------|------7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7---|
D|--0--------------0---------------|------7-9-----9-9-----9-9-----9---|
A|--0----------------3-------------|------7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7---|
E|---------------------------------|--0-0-------------0-0-----0-0-----|

[Gtr II](let it ring throughout)                                 
e|----------0---------------0------|------7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7---|
B|--3-----3---3-----------3---3----|------7-8---8-8-7---7-7-7---7-7---|
G|--2---2-------2-------0-------0--|------7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7---|
D|--0-0-----------0---2-----------2|------9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9---|
A|------------------0--------------|------7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7---|
E|---------------------------------|--0-0-----------------------------|
Are we saved by the words_ of bas-tard saints_________________

 D5               Cadd9          To Coda Bmb6               N.C
[GtrII]               let it ring------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---------------------3---------|---------3-----------------------|
|-2-------------------0-----------|-----0-----0---0---0---0-----0---|
|-0---------------0---------------|---4---4-----4-------4-----0-----|
|-0-----------------3-----------3-|-2---------------2---------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-------|\

 [GtrI]          let it ring throughout)
e|---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-3-----3---3--------------3------|---------------------------------|
G|-2---2-------2-------0------1----|---------7-------------------0---|
D|-0-0-----------0---2---2------0--|-----5-----5---5---5---5---0-----|
A|-----------------0--------------2|---6---6-----6-------6-----------|
E|---------------------------------|-7---------------7-------0-------|
Do we live in fear_ or faith___?   Tell me now,_who's behind the rain?

[Rhy. Fill 1](Gtr. II)
         let ring|    let ring - - - - - - - - - - -|
e|------------------------7--------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------8----|----------------------------------|
G|-------------0------------------7|----------------------------0-----|
D|-------------0----4/7------------|--10-------------(4)--0--0----2/4-|
A|---------0-----------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

e|-------------------------0----0--|
B|-------------------------0----0--|
G|-------------------------0----0--|
D|--2----------------------2----2--|
A|-------------------------2----2--|
E|-------0-----------------0----0--|

[w/Rhy.Fig.1]
Emadd9    Em9    Emadd4     Emadd9 [fdbk]    Em9  Emadd4    Emadd9
                          ~~~~~~                            f
e|---------------------------------|-------------------0----0-----------|
B|---------------------0---------0-|-----------03/5\\\\\\\\\\\\3------------3-|
G|---------------------0-----------|-(0)--------------------2-(2)p0---0-|
D|---------------------0---2-------|--------------------------------2---|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
                                 (Feedback pitch D)
(Rain)_______________________________________________   Oh!__________

                                                        D.S. al Coda
(Cmaj7#11 Cadd9#11 C6add#11 cmaj7#11  Emadd9   Em9   Emadd4   N.C.)
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--3------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--0---------------2---0----------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------0-----4p2p0--2-|--(2)----------------------------|
A|--3------------0---------------2-|--(2)----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------0-|--(0)----------------------------|
               ^let ring|                         

[ GTR I and II play together      onset of]               (6)19fr
                              Gtr.III(dist.elec.) =   B\\sl.
 Bmaddb6                           Bbm6           
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------3------------------|--------------3------------------|
G|----------0--------0------0------|----------0----------------------|
D|-------4--------------4----------|------3--------------------------|
A|----2----------------------------|--1------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

[GTR I]                                                     
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------7------------------|--------------7------------------|
D|----------5--------5------5------|----------5----------------------|
A|-------6--------------6----------|------5--------------------------|
E|----7----------------------------|--6------------------------------|
Tell me, whoUs_ be-hind_______________ the rain?.____________________

[Bridge] E5 G5 what do we need? A5 G5 where do we go? E5 G5 D5 C5add9 D5\\ G5\\ when we get where we don't know_________ E5 G5 Why should we doubt____ A5 (end rhy.fig 2) B5 D5 E5 the virgin white of fallen snow,_ when faith's our shel-ter from the

[Gtr IV]
                        rake|
e|----------------------------12-14|
B|---------------------------12----|
G|--------------------------14-----|
D|-------------------------x\\-----|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
                           ^pick sl.
cold?_____________________________

[Solo]
    D5                       C5 E5viii A5 E5    
 Rhy.Fig.3
    a/                       a/          ta\\~~~       (end fig.3)~~~
e|--14---------14----(14)p12-14----|-12-----------------------10------------|
B|---------------------------------|------12--(12)\\-10------12--12--(12)\\9|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------11h12----------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
                                    *Depress bar 1/2 note before striking
                                        + slight vib. with bar

 W./rhy.fig 3(2 times i.e: next two bars)
    D5                               C5             E5iv
             s                    f     f          a
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------8--------------------8-----10--8------8-----------------|
D|-----7--9-----9--7--9---7---9-----9-x---------9-----9--7-----------|
A|-/9------------------------------------------------------9-8-7\\---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

    A5   E5
    g  let ring - - - - - - - - -      
e|-------------------------3-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------3---------------------------------|
G|--2-------------------------------------2---------(2)p0--2---------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

   D5                         C5              E5(vii)
                 ~~~~~p      h          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ P.M.- - - |
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------0----0-----|
G|--12\\11---11\\9---9---(9)--7--7--9/12--7--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

   A5     E5  let ring - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
e|------------0------0-------------0-------0----0---0----------------|
B|---3 / 7--------7-------5 / 8-------8----7----8---8 \\ 12----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

    D5                       C5                     E5(vii)      A.H.
                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~ (15ma)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0------------------7--9 / 12-------------------10-----------11---|
D|----------5--7 / 9-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

   B5
   A.H(15ma)   [bend up & down on same note]
   a/    a/ - \\ - a/ - \\ -  a/ - \\ -|              s/
e|--------------------------------------------------14--------12-----|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------12--10--------------------12-|
D|-11-----11------------------------------------12-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Oh!_________________________________________________________________

    E5                              G5
    f/                         *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15----------------------(15)-------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------(15)-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   What do we need?________________________________________________
                         *catch 3 stg. at 15ft. while vibrating.

    A5                                           G5
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     (w/echo repeats)
e|-----------------------------------------------15------(15) \\ -----|
B|-(15)--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-(15)--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   where do we go, ___________________________

E5 G5 D5 C5add9 D5 G5 when_ we get_ where we don't know?_____________________ E5 G5 Why should_ we doubt____ the

 GtrIV         A.H.(15ma)                                type 2
                  f/  \\f/grad bend\\      B5           C5   C5   D5v  E5
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------8---------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------#-----------------|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
virgin white of fallen snow,__when faithUs our shel-ter from the cold?

                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Fdbk. 
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------(0)-----------------|
D|-----------------------------2--|--(2)-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

                              feedback pitches: D, G#

[Chorus]
 Rhy. Fig. 4
                                              (end Rhy. Fig. 4)
    C5               D5v      E5vii E5            
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------/12-|--------7--7--7--7*---3p2----------|
G|--------------------------------|--------7--7--7--7*-------3--------|
D|-(0)----------------------------|----------------------------2-----|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--0-------------------------------|
 Quicksand Jesus I'm so far away without you_________________
* From bar above:  string 5- half bend up
                   string 4- full bend up

 w/Rhy. Fig. 4 (3 times)
    C5                         D5                              E5vii
e|---0-------------------------2----------------------------------0--|
B|---2-------------------------3----------------------------------0--|
G|---0-------------------------2-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------0-------------------------------------|
A|---3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Quicksand Jesus I'm so far away without you_________________

    E5
e|--0----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----------------------------------------------7h8-----10\\------|
G|--0------------------------7/9----9\\8----9---9-------------7\\------|
D|--2----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2------------------------5/7----7\\6----7-------------------------|
E|--0----------------------------------------------------------------|
       Oh____________________________________

    C5                              D5v                    E5vii
e|----------------------------------2--------------------------------|
B|--3-------------------------------3---------------------------5----|
G|--0-------------------------------2--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------0---------------------------2----|
A|--3-------------------------------0--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Quick -sand           Jesus          I'm  so far away

    E5
e|-------------------------0------------------------7----------------|
B|-------------------------0-----------------------------8h10--------|
G|--0-----------------------------------------2/7--------------------|
D|--2----------------------------------------------------------9\\----|
A|--2----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0----------------------------------------------------------------|
a - way_______________________________________

    C5                             D5v*                        E5vii
e|----------------------------------2---------------------------0----|
B|---3------------------------------3---------------------------0----|
G|---0------------------------------2--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------0--------------------------------|
A|---3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Quick -sand           Jesus          I'm  so    far     away_________

   E5             harm.----------|      harm.--------------|
e|---0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-----------------7--------12------------7----------------------|
G|---0-------------5-------7-------------5----------------5----------|
D|---2---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0---------------------------------------------------------------|

_________________________________ (let ring--------|)

    C5                            D5
e|---------------------------------0---------------------------------|
B|---3-----------------------------3---------------------------------|
G|---0-----------------------------2---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------0---------------------------------|
A|---3-----------------------------0---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Quicksand Jesus                    I need you

    (C5                   D5                            *A.H. pitch B
                               let ring - - - - -|      ~~~~~~ 
e|-----------------------------2-------------3 p 2------3*-----------|
B|-----------------------------3-------------3-----------------------|
G|---5--------------5----------2-------------2-----------------------|
D|---5--------------5----------0-------------0-----------------------|
A|---3--------5/7------------------------0---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Quick    sand    jesus_____  I    believe         you

    (C5                             D5)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3------------------------------3--------------------------------|
G|---0------------------------------2--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------0--------------------------------|
A|---3------------------------------0--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Quick    sand                                          I'm    so 

    (E5)
e|--------------------------------------------------------0---0------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------0---0------|
G|--7/9--9--9--9/11--11--11---11/12----12---12---12/14--------0------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5/7--7--7--7/9---9---9----9/10-----10---10---10/12---------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
*for this bar, first three slides are tied, last is not- if that means
     anything to Tya!
   far______    a   -   way!________________________________________

Rhy. Fig. 5

   (C5add9                         D/A                           Em)
e|---------------------------------2---------------------------------|
B|---3-----------------------------3---------------------------------|
G|---0-----------------------------2---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------0---------------------------------|
A|---3-----------------------------0---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------0---|
_______________(YYYYYEEEAAAAHHHHH)________________________

               f                ~~~~~                      (end rhy.fig5)
e|---0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0---------17----------------------------------------------------|
G|---0-------------------------16---(16)\\4-------------(4)-/**-------|
D|---2---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0---------------------------------------------------------------|

 w/ Rhy. fig 5 (till fade)
    C5add9        D/A                                             Em
    AH~~~~~    
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-----(7)\\----x--------x---------x---------x--------x--------x---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
    AH pitch A   * Scrape edge of pick against unwound stg 3 in rhythm
________      Yeah_________________________________

    (Harm)  
                                          trem bar.     pick sl.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------ta\\----------------------|
G|--------5---------------------5------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5-----------------------------------x\\------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
___________________________________ take     me     away.______

[Outro] w/ vocal (till fade)
   (C5add9                         D/A                         Em)
     f        f       PM                              
e|-----12------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------15----------------------12--------------12-12--------------|
G|--14-------14-(14)p12-14-12-----12--------------12-12--------------|
D|----------------------------14------14--14--12---------14-(14)\\---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

              A.H - - -~~~~|           PM- - - - - -|        pick sl.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------12--------------------7---7---------------------x\\----|
D|-9--------------14--14--(14)\\/9-----------9---8--7----------------|
A|------4/14------------------------------------------10----(10)-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
             AH pitch B                                       ~~~~~~~

 (C5add9                                  D/A                       Em)
 pick sl.               ~~~~~~~~~           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x/----12------------12--------------------------------------------|
G|-x/----12------------12--------14------(14)------------------------|
D|---------------14--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

              f/        f/           f/  f/        f/        f/
e|--------------------------12-15p12---12----------------------------|
B|----/12-12-15--(15)p12--12---------15----12-14p12--12-15p12--------|
G|----------------------14---------------14--------14--------14-14p12|
D|-14\\--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

 (C5add9                       D/A          (trem bar)               Em)
                                       f/ \\1/\\1/\\1/
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12---------------12-----------------------------------------------|
G|-12-----12--------12----14----------(14)--------------------(14)\\-|
D|--------12--14-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

                             AH(8va)
    f           f            f          f         f          f
e|---------12---------------15-----12--------12--------12------------|
B|-----12------15------12--------------15--------15---------15-------|
G|-14----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Begin fade] C5add9 D/A Em

     a                                    fdbk        semi- harm.  AH
e|---17--(17)p-15h-17p-15--------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------17p-15h-17--17-------------------------17-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

     f                          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|--15---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------17p15h17--17----------------------------20p17----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(C5add9                               D/A                        Em)
   semi- 
   harm.  
      f                          ~~~~~~~~~                     f 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---20-------------17--15h17--17---------(17)\\3/12--15-------17----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------16----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

        f                              f+a/    *spring noise
e|------------------------------h(19)-----------------------19--19---|
B|----(17)-----------------------------17----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------x---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------x---------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(C5add9                        D/A                                Em)
     f            ~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-------------------------------------------14--15--17-------15-----|
B|---22----------22----------(22)\\-------15-------------------------|
G|----------------------------------/16------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                         (trem. bar )
                              f     /\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\
e|--14h15p14--14-----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------15--------------------------------------------/13|
G|-----------------------14--12----12--14------------------(14)\\----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|