Convex Concave by Biffy Clyro CONVEX CONCAVE As recorded by Biffy Clyro (From the 2002 Album BLACKENED SKY) Transcribed by Adam Hutchison Words and Music by Biffy Clyro Arranged by Adam Hutchison Intro E=255 Dm Fm Dm Fm Dm Fm 7/8 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E q q |---------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------|---------------|-------------| |---0---5-5-5---|---0---5-5-5---|---0---5--5--| |-0---0-3-3-3---|-0---0-3-3-3---|-0---0-3--3--| Dm Fm Dm Fm Dm Fm 1/4 3/4 7/8 6/8 Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E q E |----|-------------|---------------|--------------| |----|-------------|---------------|--------------| |----|-------------|---------------|--------------| |----|-------------|---------------|--------------| |----|-0---5-5-5---|---0---5-5-5---|---0---5--5---| |----|---0-3-3-3---|-0---0-3-3-3---|-0---0-3--3---| Pre-Verse Q=128 Dm Fm Dm Fm Dm Fm Dm Fm 4/4 E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |---0---5-5-5----|---0---5-5-5----|---0---5-5-5----|---0---5-5-5----| |-0---0-3-3-3----|-0---0-3-3-3----|-0---0-3-3-3----|-0---0-3-3-3----| Verse Wx8 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Bridge G A E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-(6)-6-6h=7--|-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-(6)-6-6h=7--| |--0---0--0-(0)-(0)-0-0-(0)-|--0---0--0-(0)-(0)-0-0-(0)-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |--5---5--5-(5)-(5)-5-5-(5)-|--7---7--7-(7)-(7)-7-7-(7)-| G D A E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------| |-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-(6)-6-6h=7--|-7-7-7-(7)--7--7-7p=6--| |--0---0--0-(0)-(0)-0-0-(0)-|-0-0-0--0--(0)-0-0-(0)-| |---------------------------|-5-5-5-(5)--5----------| |--5---5--5-(5)-(5)-5-5-(5)-|-0-0-0-(0)-(0)-7-7-(7)-| G A E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-(6)-6-6h=7--|-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-(6)-7-7--6S=| |--0---0--0-(0)-(0)-0-0-(0)-|--0---0--0-(0)-(0)-0-0-(0)-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |--5---5--5-(5)-(5)-5-5-(5)-|--7---7--7-(7)-(7)-7-7-(7)S| B C# E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7S=9--9--9--9--9--9--9\-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-xS=x--x--x--x--x--x--x\-| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9S11-11-11-11-11-11-11\-| Pre-Verse Dm Fm Dm Fm Dm Fm Dm Fm N.C. 4/4 GtGtr I E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------9------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| |---0---5-5-5----|---0---5-5-5----|---0---5-5-5----|---0---5---7------| |-0---0-3-3-3----|-0---0-3-3-3----|-0---0-3-3-3----|-0---0-3-------| Verse Wx8 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Bridge G A E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-(6)-6-6h=7--|-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-(6)-6-6h=7--| |--0---0--0-(0)-(0)-0-0-(0)-|--0---0--0-(0)-(0)-0-0-(0)-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |--5---5--5-(5)-(5)-5-5-(5)-|--7---7--7-(7)-(7)-7-7-(7)-| G D A E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------| |-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-(6)-6-6h=7--|-7-7-7-(7)--7--7-7p=6--| |--0---0--0-(0)-(0)-0-0-(0)-|-0-0-0--0--(0)-0-0-(0)-| |---------------------------|-5-5-5-(5)--5----------| |--5---5--5-(5)-(5)-5-5-(5)-|-0-0-0-(0)-(0)-7-7-(7)-| G A E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-(6)-6-6h=7--|-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-(6)-7-7--6S=| |--0---0--0-(0)-(0)-0-0-(0)-|--0---0--0-(0)-(0)-0-0-(0)-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |--5---5--5-(5)-(5)-5-5-(5)-|--7---7--7-(7)-(7)-7-7-(7)S| B C# E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7S=9--9--9--9--9--9--9\-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-xS=x--x--x--x--x--x--x\-| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9S11-11-11-11-11-11-11\-| B C# E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |-\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7S=9--9--9--9--9--9--9\-| |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| |-\x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-xS=x--x--x--x--x--x--x\-| |-\9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9S11-11-11-11-11-11-11\-| Chorus AmDm D AmDm D G Gtrs III, IV E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||------------------|----------------7--|---------------6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|| ||--7-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-|-7-0-0-7-7-7-7-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|| ||o-7-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-|-7-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o|| ||--7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-|-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|| Dm A#m E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------| ||--0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| ||o-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| ||--0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| 1.,2.,3. Fm Em DmCm E S E S E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x |-----------------------|--------------------------|| |-----------------------|-------------------------o|| |-----------------------|--------------------------|| |-3-x-2-x-0-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |-3-x-2-x-0-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-o|| |-3-x-2-x-0-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| Verse 4. Am Gtr I < E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A# E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| ||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| ||---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| C E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| 1.,2.,3. Dm E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-o|| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|| Interlude 4. Dm E Q T T T T T Q +S +T +E E Q T T T T T Q +S +T +E |------(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-|------(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-| |-----------x--(x)-(x)-(x)-(x)--(x)-(x)-(x)-|-----------x--(x)-(x)-(x)-(x)--(x)-(x)-(x)-| |---------------7--(7)-(7)-(7)--(7)-(7)-(7)-|---------------7--(7)-(7)-(7)--(7)-(7)-(7)-| |-------------------x--(x)-(x)--(x)-(x)-(x)-|-------------------x--(x)-(x)--(x)-(x)-(x)-| |-----------------------8--(8)--(8)-(8)-(8)-|-----------------------8--(8)--(8)-(8)-(8)-| |-0-0----------------------(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-|-0-0----------------------(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-| Em E Q T T T T T Q +S +T +E E Q T T T T T Q +S +T +E |------(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--(0)---(0)--(0)--(0)-|------(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--(0)---(0)--(0)--(0)----| |-----------x--(x)-(x)-(x)--(x)---(x)--(x)--(x)-|-----------x--(x)-(x)-(x)--(x)---(x)--(x)--(x)----| |---------------9--(9)-(9)--(9)---(9)--(9)--(9)-|---------------9--(9)-(9)--(9)---(9)--(9)--(9)----| |-------------------x--(x)--(x)---(x)--(x)--(x)-|-------------------x--(x)--(x)---(x)--(x)--(x)----| |----------------------10--(10)--(10)-(10)-(10)-|----------------------10--(10)--(10)-(10)-(10)----| |-0-0-----------------------(0)---(0)--(0)--(0)-|-0-0-----------------------(0)---(0)--(0)--(0)----| Cm E Q T T T T T Q +S +T +E E Q T T T T T Q +S +T +E |------(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-|------(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-| |-----------x--(x)-(x)-(x)-(x)--(x)-(x)-(x)-|-----------x--(x)-(x)-(x)-(x)--(x)-(x)-(x)-| |---------------5--(5)-(5)-(5)--(5)-(5)-(5)-|---------------5--(5)-(5)-(5)--(5)-(5)-(5)-| |-------------------x--(x)-(x)--(x)-(x)-(x)-|-------------------x--(x)-(x)--(x)-(x)-(x)-| |-----------------------7--(7)--(7)-(7)-(7)-|-----------------------7--(7)--(7)-(7)-(7)-| |-0-0----------------------(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-|-0-0----------------------(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-| A#m Am Cm E Q T T T T T Q +S +T E E Q E E E E S S |------(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--(0)-(0)-----|-------------------------------------| |-----------x--(x)-(x)-(x)-(x)--(x)-(x)-----|-------------------------------------| |---------------3--(3)-(3)-(3)--(3)-(3)--3--|--3---2----2---2---5---5---x---x-----| |-------------------x--(x)-(x)--(x)-(x)--x--|--x---x----x---x---x---x---x---x-----| |-----------------------5--(5)--(5)-(5)--5--|--5---4----4---4---7---7---x---x-----| |-0-0----------------------(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-|-(0)-(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(x)-(x)----| Dm E +S E S E Q +E S S E +S E S E Q +E S S |-------------!0--(0)-----|-------------!0--(0)-----| |-x-(x)-x-x-x-!x--(x)-x-x-|-x-(x)-x-x-x-!x--(x)-x-x-| |-7-(7)-7-7-7-!7--(7)-x-x-|-7-(7)-7-7-7-!7--(7)-x-x-| |-x-(x)-x-x-x-!x--(x)-x-x-|-x-(x)-x-x-x-!x--(x)-x-x-| |-8-(8)-8-8-8-!8--(8)-x-x-|-8-(8)-8-8-8-!8--(8)-x-x-| |-----------0-!0--(0)-----|-----------0-!0--(0)-----| Em E +S E S E Q +E S S E +S E S E Q +E S S |------------------!-0---(0)-----|------------------!-0---(0)------| |--x--(x)--x--x--x-!-x---(x)-x-x-|--x--(x)--x--x--x-!-x---(x)-x-x--| |--9--(9)--9--9--9-!-9---(9)-x-x-|--9--(9)--9--9--9-!-9---(9)-x-x--| |--x--(x)--x--x--x-!-x---(x)-x-x-|--x--(x)--x--x--x-!-x---(x)-x-x--| |-10-(10)-10-10-10-!10--(10)-x-x-|-10-(10)-10-10-10-!10--(10)-x-x--| |----------------0-!-0---(0)-----|----------------0-!-0---(0)------| Cm E +S E S E E Q E E +S E S E Q +Q |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-5-(5)-5-5-5-5\------|-5-(5)-5-5-5-5--(5)--| |-x-(x)-x-x-x-x-------|-x-(x)-x-x-x-x--(x)--| |-7-(7)-7-7-7-7\------|-7-(7)-7-7-7-7--(7)--| |---------------------|---------------------| Am < PM------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7---| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| Outro Dm Gtrs III, IV Q Q +E Q +E Q +E Q E E E ||-----------------------|-----------------------| ||o----------------------|-----------------------| ||-----19--(19)-17--(17)-|-14--(14)-15--14-14-14-| ||--0---0---(0)--0---(0)-|--0---(0)--0---0--0--0-| ||o-0---0---(0)--0---(0)-|--0---(0)--0---0--0--0-| ||--0---0---(0)--0---(0)-|--0---(0)--0---0--0--0-| Am E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|----------------------|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-11-10-8-8-8-8-8--o|| |-------------------------|----------------------|| |--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7---|| |--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--o|| |--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7---|| A#m Q Q E Q E Q E Q E E E |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |-----12------12------|-12------10------10--10--| |-10--10---10-10---10-|-10---10-10---10-10--10--| |--8--(8)---8-(8)---8-|-(8)---8-(8)---8-(8)-(8)-| |--8--(8)---8-(8)---8-|-(8)---8-(8)---8-(8)-(8)-| Cm Q Q E Q E Q E Q E E E |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |------12-------12------|--12-------10-------10---10--| |-10---10---10--10---10-|--10---10--10---10--10---10--| |-10--(10)--10-(10)--10-|-(10)--10-(10)--10-(10)-(10)-| |-10--(10)--10-(10)--10-|-(10)--10-(10)--10-(10)-(10)-| A#m Q Q E Q E Q E Q E E E |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |-----12------12------|-12------10------10--10--| |-10--10---10-10---10-|-10---10-10---10-10---8--| |--8--(8)---8-(8)---8-|-(8)---8-(8)---8-(8)-(8)-| |--8--(8)---8-(8)---8-|-(8)---8-(8)---8-(8)-(8)-| Am E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-10-10-10-8-10-10-10-8-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |--7--7--7-7--7--7--7-7-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-| |--7--7--7-7--7--7--7-7-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-| |--7--7--7-7--7--7--7-7-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-| Dm Q Q +E Q +E Q +E Q E E E ||-----------------------|-----------------------| ||o----------------------|-----------------------| ||-----19--(19)-17--(17)-|-14--(14)-15--14-14-14-| ||--0---0---(0)--0---(0)-|--0---(0)--0---0--0--0-| ||o-0---0---(0)--0---(0)-|--0---(0)--0---0--0--0-| ||--0---0---(0)--0---(0)-|--0---(0)--0---0--0--0-| Am E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|----------------------|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-11-10-8-8-8-8-8--o|| |-------------------------|----------------------|| |--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7---|| |--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--o|| |--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7---|| A#m Q Q E Q E Q E Q E E E |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |-----12------12------|-12------10------10--10--| |-10--10---10-10---10-|-10---10-10---10-10--10--| |--8--(8)---8-(8)---8-|-(8)---8-(8)---8-(8)-(8)-| |--8--(8)---8-(8)---8-|-(8)---8-(8)---8-(8)-(8)-| Cm Q Q E Q E Q E Q E E E |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |------12-------12------|--12-------10-------10---10--| |-10---10---10--10---10-|--10---10--10---10--10---10--| |-10--(10)--10-(10)--10-|-(10)--10-(10)--10-(10)-(10)-| |-10--(10)--10-(10)--10-|-(10)--10-(10)--10-(10)-(10)-| A#m Q Q E Q E Q E Q E E E |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |-----12------12------|-12------10------10--10--| |-10--10---10-10---10-|-10---10-10---10-10---8--| |--8--(8)---8-(8)---8-|-(8)---8-(8)---8-(8)-(8)-| |--8--(8)---8-(8)---8-|-(8)---8-(8)---8-(8)-(8)-| Am E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |-----------------|----------------*| |-----------------|----------------*| |-9-9-9-9-9---9-9-|-9---9-9-9-9----*| |-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7----*| |-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7----*| |-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7----*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths www.TAB6.com