Black Santa by The Red Chord BLACK SANTA The Red Chord (From The 2006 Album Clients) Transcribed by Jonathan Casper (confinedforever) Gtr 1 Rhythm - D Standard (D, G, C, F, A, D) / - SLIDE UP TO h - HAMMER ON \ - SLIDE DOWN TO p - PULL OF ~ - VIBRATO * - PALM MUTE " - TREMOLO PICKING [] - ARTIFICAL HARMONIC This is only the rhythm guitar buts its pretty close to the lead! AND THIS TAB IS IN THE ORDER OF THE SONG! Opening Riff (played once) |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |--2-----1-----------------------5-5-5-5----| |--2-3-0-1-2-0-1-2-0-[2]-0-2-3-0------------| |----3-0---2-0-1-2-0-----0-2-3-0------------| * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 01 (repeats twice - this is the rhythm, this part plays under the arpeggio riff) |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------1010-9---| |---------------------/6-6---------------------1010-9---| |------7-7------7-----/8-8------7-7------7-----8-8--7---| |-0000-----0000---000----7-0000-----0000---000----------| **** **** *** **** **** *** |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |------7-7------3/7------2/7-----2----------| |-0000-----0000-----0000-----000---1-1------| **** **** **** *** [STOP] Riff 02 (repeats twice - this is the alternate ending - the octave part) |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------8-9-10-9-8----8----------------------------------| |-7-6-7-9-10-9-7-6-7-9-10------------10---10-9-7-0-7-9-10-9-7-6-7-6----7-6-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------8-7----| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------9-8-9-12-8------| |---------------------8-9-10-9-8-----------------| |-7-9-10-9-7-6-7-9-10----------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * Riff 03 (repeats twice) |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-6---------------6-7-9-10-9-7-6-7-6---------------6-7-9-10----| |-----8-7-5-0-5-7-8--------------------8-7-5-0-5-7-8-------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |-10-9-7-6-7-6---------------6-7-9-10-9-7-6-7-6------------------| |--------------8-7-5-0-5-7-8--------------------8-7-5-0-5-7-8----| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 01 (played once) Opening riff again (this is the same riff that is played once in the beginning of the song, now it is twice) Alternate opening |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |--3-------------6-5-4/5-3-------------5-8-4---------| |--3-4-0-3-4-0-3---------3-4-0-3-4-0-3---------------| |----4-0-3-4-0-3-4-3-2/3---4-0-3-4-0-3-3-5-2---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Opening riff (played once) Riff 04 (sequence played once) |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------[2]-------------------------| |-2-------2-----2/3\2-----2-------2-----2/3\2-----2-------2-----2/3\2------| |-2-1-0-1-2-0-1-2/3\2-1/2-2-1-0-1-2-0-1-2/3\2-1---2-1-0-1-2-0-1-2/3\2-1/2--| |---1-0-1---0-1-------1/2---1-0-1---0-1-------1-----1-0-1---0-1-------1/2--| Opening riff (played once - ring out holding the first fret of the A string and open low E string lead plays the next riff. then hit the same chord muted) Section 05 (you'll notice that the last half of this riff isn't really a riff. it's basically just bunch of counterpoint notes and chords you'll hit during the riff the lead plays over repeat however many times needed! |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------9---9/10-6--------------|---------------------------| |--2----------2----------------9-5-8-8-8--|---------5-4----------5-4--| |--2----------2---7---7/8--4--------------|---------5-4-------11-5-4--| |--0----------0-0---0--------0-7-3-6-6-6--|-7-3-2-7-3-2-7-3-2-9--3-2--| * Opening riff (repeats 4X) Breakdown riff (01) (you'll be playing the lead in part with the drums and bass. come in with everyone) |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-------------------------4\3------------| |-------------------------4\3---3/4--0---| |--2-2-2----2-------------2\1---3/4--1---| |--0-0-0----0---0-0-0-0-0-----0-1/2--0---| Alternate breakdown riff (02) (repeats twice) |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------4\3-----------------------4\3----------------| |------2-2----2-4\3---3/4-0---------2-2-2-4\3---3/4--0-------| |--2-2-2-2--2-2-2\1---3/4-1---------2-2-2-2\1---3/4--1-------| |--0-0-0-0--0-0-----0-1/2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-1/2--0-------| * * * * * * * * * * Breakdown riff (01) (repeats twice, ring out) END rate and comment please! 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