Smile Empty Soul – Black And Blue (Guitar Tab)

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

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Transcribed by: mysticguitar77 YouTube Channel: MysticGuitar77 Date last modified: January 28, 2014 Tuning: Drop C# (C#,G#,C#,F#,A#,D#)

Riff 1
D#|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-4-4-4-4-3-4-7-7-7-7-----------------------------|
C#|-4-4-4-4-3-4-7-7-7-7-2-4-5-5-5-5-4-2-5-5-5-5-2-0-|
G#|-2-2-2-2-1-2-5-5-5-5-2-4-5-5-5-5-4-2-5-5-5-5-2-0-|
C#|-4-4-4-4-3-4-7-7-7-7-2-4-5-5-5-5-4-2-5-5-5-5-2-0-|

I know those chords look funky, but I'm 100% sure based on a live video that that is how Shaun plays it. You can omit those notes on the low C# string if you want and it'll still sound relatively close, just won't sound as heavy as it does on the record. Play Riff 1 x2

Riff 1 (lead guitar bit that comes in second time through)
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-4-4-4-4-3-4-7-7-7-7-9-11-12-12-12-12-11-9-12-12-12-12-9-7-|
C#|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x--x--x--x--x-x-|
G#|-2-2-2-2-1-2-5-5-5-5-7-9--10-10-10-10-9--7-10-10-10-10-7-5-|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2   "You're crossing over, faulting your weakness..."
D#|---------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-4-4-4-4-4-3-4-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
C#|-4-4-4-4-4-3-4-7-7-7-7-7-2-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-5-5-5-5-5-2-0-|
G#|-2-2-2-2-2-1-2-5-5-5-5-5-2-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-5-5-5-5-5-2-0-|
C#|-------------------------2-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-5-5-5-5-5-2-0-|
      * * *         * * *         * * *         * * *

Play Riff 2 x2 "Time to discover, where its the deepest..."

Riff 3   "I don't understand how you look right through it..."
D#|-2--2-2-2--2-2-----------------------------------------|
A#|-3--3-3-3--3-3-----------------------------------------|
F#|-4--4-4-4--4-4--------------7--7-7-7--7-7--------------|
C#|-4--4-4-4--4-4-5-5--5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7--7-7-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
G#|-2--2-2-2--2-2-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
C#|---------------5-5--5-5-5-5---------------2-2--2-2-2-2-|

D#|--------------------------|
A#|--------------------------|
F#|--------------------------|
C#|-2/5-5-5-5--5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
G#|-2/5-5-5-5--5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
C#|-2/5-5-5-5--5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|

Riff 4   "Black and blue you stare into the void..."
D#|-------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-7-7------------------------------|
C#|-4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-7-7---5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5---7-7---|
G#|-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-5-5---5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5---5-5---|
C#|-4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-7-7-0-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-0-4-4-0-|

D#|----------------------------------------------------|
A#|-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-------------------------------|
F#|-4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-2-2---7--7-7-7--7-7-9-9-9-9-9-|
C#|-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-0-0---5--5-5-5--5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
G#|-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-0-0---5--5-5-5--5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
C#|-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-0-0-0-5--5-5-5--5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|

Play Riff 1 x2 "Black and blue!!" Play Riff 2 x2 "You coulda caught it, you know the season..." Play Riff 3 x1 "I don't understand how you look right through it..." Play Riff 4 x2 "Black and blue you stare into the void..."

Riff 5
D#|-----------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|-4-4-4-4-/7-----------/7-----------------------------|
C#|-4-4-4-4-/7-7-5-5-5-5-/7-7-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2/4-2-0-|
G#|-2-2-2-2-/5-7-5-5-5-5-/5-7-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2/4-2-0-|
C#|-4-4-4-4----7-5-5-5-5----7-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2/4-2-0-|

Play Riff 5 x4 "Losing ground!!"

Fill 1
D#|--------------------|
A#|--------------------|
F#|--------------------|
C#|-5-5-0-5----7-7-0-7-|
G#|-5-5-0-5----7-7-0-7-|
C#|-5-5-0-5----7-7-0-7-|

Play Riff 4 x2 "Black and blue you stare into the void..." Play Riff 1 x2 "Black and blue!!" Enjoy!!