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Chalkdust Torture
All chords are in open position
Pickups-
|-------------------------|
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|--------0--3^--0--3^--0--|
|--------0--------0-----0--|-----0--0--------------------|
|--------0--------0-----2--|-----2--2--------------------|
|--------1--------1-----2--|-----2--2--------------------|
|--------0--------0-----2--|-----2--2--------------------| Play 4x |--------2--------2-----0--|-----0--0--------------------|
|--0-----------0-----------|-----------0--3^--0--3^--0---|
Main riff-
|--------0--------0-----0--|-----0--0-----------------|
|--------0--------0-----2--|-----2--2-----------------| Repeat |--------0--H1----1-----2--|-----2--2-----------------|
|--------0--------0-----2--|-----2--2-----------------| (H1 is a hammer on) |--------2--------2-----0--|-----0--0-----------------|
|--0-----------0-----------|-----------0--3^-0--3^-0--|
During the bass solo & verses, alternate between E7 and A, using palm muting. As the song progresses, Trey uses less and less muting, so use your judgment.
Here are a few of the chords I've heard Trey "funk around on" to fill this space with:
E7+9 Em7+9
E---------14----------------
B---9-----12----------------
G---7-----12----------------
D---8-----12----------------
A---7-----------------------
E---------12----------------
E7 A
Come stumble my mirth beaten worker
A7
I'm Jezmund the family berzerker
E7 A
I'm bought for the price of a flagon of rice
The wind buffs the cabin
You speak of your life
E7
Or more willingly Locust the Lurker
...and so on.
Follow this pattern for the verse using your right palm the mute the sound and in between lines let it lose and crank it out real loud.
The chorus goes
G A
But who can unlearn all the facts that I've learned
G E7
As I sat in their chairs 'til my synapses burned
G A
And the torture of chalk dust collects on my tongue
G A
Thoughts follow my vision and dance in the sun
G A
All my vasoconstrictors they come slowly undone
G
Can't this wait till I'm old?
(use main riff)
Can't I live while I'm young?
(use main riff)
Can't I live while I'm young?
It then goes on with E to A to G tickle
End of song progression.
E------------------------------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---5-6---------7-8---------8-9--------10--11-------11-12-------13-14----- A-------7-5---9-----9-7---10----10-8---------12-10-------13-11-------15-13 E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------14-15---------15-16---------- D-14-15-----------16-17---------17-18--------------16-14--------17-15----- A-------16-14--18------18--16--------19-17-------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------22 G-17-18-------18-19--------19-20---------20-21------------- D------19-17-------20-18---------21-19---------22-21--19--- A---------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------
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