The Pretty Reckless – For I Am Death (Guitar Tab)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb) • Video Lesson
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--------------------------------- --------------------------------- Tabbed by: david0518 From the 2025 single and video: Tune your guitar down 1/2 a step. There are two guitar parts; this tab covers the main riffs [Intro]
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|----4---2-----------4---2------------|
Ab|------------3~--------------3~-------|
Eb|--2---2---2-------2---2---2----------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|----4---2-----------4---2------------|
Ab|------------3~--------------3~-------|
Eb|--2---2---2-------2---2---2----------|

[Verse]
                  *p.m.---->*
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|----4---2----------------------------|
Ab|------------3~-----------------------|
Eb|--2---2---2-----2-4-5-7-5-4----------|
There's somethin' wrong with me
                  *p.m.---->*
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|----4---2---------------2------------|
Ab|------------3~--------3---3~---------|
Eb|--2---2---2-----2-4-5----------------|
I cut, but I don't bleed
                  *p.m.---->*
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|----4---2----------------------------|
Ab|------------3~-----------------------|
Eb|--2---2---2-----2-4-5-7-5-4----------|
There's somethin' wrong with me
     B5            *harmonics sliding up fretboard*             
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|--4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------|
Db|--4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------|
Ab|--2-2-2-0-2-0------------------------|
Eb|----------------+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+------|

                  *p.m.---->*
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|----4---2----------------------------|
Ab|------------3~-----------------------|
Eb|--2---2---2-----2-4-5-7-5-4----------|
I like autonomy
                  *p.m.---->*
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|----4---2---------------2------------|
Ab|------------3~--------3---3~---------|
Eb|--2---2---2-----2-4-5----------------|
Away from all you freaks
                  *p.m.---->*
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|----4---2----------------------------|
Ab|------------3~-----------------------|
Eb|--2---2---2-----2-4-5-7-5-4----------|
There's somethin' wrong with me
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|--4-6-7-9-7-6---|
Eb|--2-4-5-7-5-4---|
There's somethin' wrong with me
[Pre-Chorus]
     F#5      D        D#
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--------|
Db|--4-4-4-4--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--------|
Ab|--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6--------|
Eb|--2-2-2-2--------------------------|
I can feel the needles in my hands
     E        F
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|--9-9-9-9--10-10-10-10--------|
Db|--x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x---------|
Ab|--7-7-7-7--8--8--8--8---------|
Eb|------------------------------|
Feel the needles in my bones
     C#             
eb|--9------------------------------9----|
Bb|--9----------------------9-----9------|
Gb|--10---------------10-------10--------|
Db|--11------------11----11--------------|
Ab|--11---------11-----------------------|
Eb|--9--------9--------------------------|
Crawlin' up my spine to where God only knows
[Chorus]
     N.C.  F#5          A5
             *pm*--->     *pm*--->
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------2--2-2-2-2-------|
Db|--------4--4-4-4-4---2--2-2-2-2-------|
Ab|--------4--4-4-4-4---0--0-0-0-0-------|
Eb|--------2--2-2-2-2--------------------|
For I am Death and I can feel
     E5          B5
       *pm*--->     *pm*---> 
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|--9--9-9-9-9-----------------|
Db|--9--9-9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9-----|
Ab|--7--7-7-7-7--9--9-9-9-9-----|
Eb|--------------7--7-7-7-7-----|
I got my hands upon the wheel
     F#5      A5       E5       D#5
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8----|
Db|--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8----|
Ab|--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6----|
Eb|--2-2-2-2-------------------------------|
I am not lost For I have found the only one Who put me down
     D5       A5       B5       C#5
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6----|
Db|--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6----|
Ab|--5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4----|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
For I am Death and I won't break I got a life I've got to take
     F#5      D5       A5       C#5
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------3-3-3-3------------------|
Gb|-----------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--6-x----|
Db|--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--6-x----|
Ab|--4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0-0--4-x----|
Eb|--2-2-2-2---------------------------|
When will it end, this sufferin' of late? It was nice to know you
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|----4---2-----------4---2------------|
Ab|------------3~--------------3~-------|
Eb|--2---2---2-------2---2---2----------|

[Verse 2]
                  *p.m.---->*
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|----4---2----------------------------|
Ab|------------3~-----------------------|
Eb|--2---2---2-----2-4-5-7-5-4----------|
I'm like pornography
                  *p.m.---->*
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|----4---2---------------2------------|
Ab|------------3~--------3---3~---------|
Eb|--2---2---2-----2-4-5----------------|
Cut from a magazine
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------4-6-7-9-7-6----|
Eb|--2-4-5-7-5-4---x---2-4-5-7-5-4----|
There's somethin' wrong with me There's somethin' wrong with me
[Pre-Chorus]
     F#5      D        D#
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--------|
Db|--4-4-4-4--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--------|
Ab|--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6--------|
Eb|--2-2-2-2--------------------------|
I can feel the needles in my hands
     E        F
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|--9-9-9-9--10-10-10-10--------|
Db|--x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x---------|
Ab|--7-7-7-7--8--8--8--8---------|
Eb|------------------------------|
Feel the needles in my bones
     C#             
eb|--9------------------------------9----|
Bb|--9----------------------9-----9------|
Gb|--10---------------10-------10--------|
Db|--11------------11----11--------------|
Ab|--11---------11-----------------------|
Eb|--9--------9--------------------------|
Crawlin' up my spine to where God only knows
[Chorus]
     N.C.  F#5          A5
             *pm*--->     *pm*--->
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------2--2-2-2-2-------|
Db|--------4--4-4-4-4---2--2-2-2-2-------|
Ab|--------4--4-4-4-4---0--0-0-0-0-------|
Eb|--------2--2-2-2-2--------------------|
For I am Death and I can feel
     E5          B5
       *pm*--->     *pm*---> 
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|--9--9-9-9-9-----------------|
Db|--9--9-9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9-----|
Ab|--7--7-7-7-7--9--9-9-9-9-----|
Eb|--------------7--7-7-7-7-----|
I got my hands upon the wheel
     F#5      A5       E5       D#5
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8----|
Db|--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8----|
Ab|--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6----|
Eb|--2-2-2-2-------------------------------|
I am not lost For I have found the only one Who put me down
     D5       A5       B5       C#5
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6----|
Db|--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6----|
Ab|--5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4----|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
For I am Death and I won't break I got a life I've got to take
     F#5      D5       A5       C#5
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------3-3-3-3------------------|
Gb|-----------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--6-x----|
Db|--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--6-x----|
Ab|--4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0-0--4-x----|
Eb|--2-2-2-2---------------------------|
When will it end, this sufferin' of late? It was nice to know you
[Bridge]
                  G#5           
                  *p.m.---->*
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|----6---4---------------------------| x4
Ab|------------5--6-6-6-6-6-6----------|
Eb|--4---4---4----4-4-4-4-4-4----------|
And in the back of your mind Where even dark is blind Lookin' for a sign Waitin' for your time to come
     C#5        
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------/9~--9/12~---------|
Gb|--6~----6/9~----9/11~-11--------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------16~--19~--21~--24\\\\----|
Bb|--12/14~--14/17~--17/19~--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
But you can't outrun The hand of fate And I will wait
eb|--------1--------------1--------------1---------|
Bb|------1---1----------1---1----------1---1-------|
Gb|----3-------3------0-------0------1-------1-----|
Db|--4-----------4--2-----------2--1-----------1---|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------1--------------1--------------1---------|
Bb|------1---1----------1---1----------1---1-------|
Gb|----1-------1------3-------2------1-------1-----|
Db|--0-----------0--4-----------4--1-----------1---|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
For I am Death and all alone So many years out on my own And everyone just runs and hides away
eb|--------1----------------|
Bb|------1---1--------------|
Gb|----1-------1------------|
Db|--0-----------0----------|
Ab|------------------4~-----|
Eb|-------------------------|
Hides away from me
[Chorus]
     N.C.  F#5          A5
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------2--2-2-2-2-------|
Db|--------4--4-4-4-4---2--2-2-2-2-------|
Ab|--------4--4-4-4-4---0--0-0-0-0-------|
Eb|--------2--2-2-2-2--------------------|
For I am Death and I can feel
     E5          B5
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|--9--9-9-9-9-----------------|
Db|--9--9-9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9-----|
Ab|--7--7-7-7-7--9--9-9-9-9-----|
Eb|--------------7--7-7-7-7-----|
I got my hands upon the wheel
     F#5      A5       E5       D#5
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8----|
Db|--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8----|
Ab|--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6----|
Eb|--2-2-2-2-------------------------------|
I am not lost For I have found the only one Who put me down
     D5       A5       B5       C#5
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6----|
Db|--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6----|
Ab|--5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4----|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
For I am Death and I won't break I got a life I've got to take
     F#5      D5       A5       C#5
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------3-3-3-3------------------|
Gb|-----------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--6-x----|
Db|--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--6-x----|
Ab|--4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0-0--4-x----|
Eb|--2-2-2-2---------------------------|
When will it end, this sufferin' of late? It was nice to know you ************************************ | b Bend | ~ Vibrato | > Accented note | x Dead note | / Slide up | \ Slide down | pm Palm Mute | + Harmonic ************************************