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Tearing

Rollins Band

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Rollins Band - "Tearing" 

album: The end of silence	
year: 1992

translated by Michiel Hautus, January 03, Holland (hautus@cs.com)

MORE MORE MORE ROLLINS TABS (i.a. What Am I Doing Here, Black And White,
Disconnect, What Have I Got, Step Back, If You re Alive, Do It.....):

http://home.hccnet.nl/michiels.gitaarparadijs/


explanation signs:

7h8	= hammer-on
7p5	= pull-off
7tr9	= rapidly repeated pull-off + hammer-on (=trill)
8b9	= bend 8th fret to 9th
7b8r7	= bend 7th fret to 8th and release to old position
7b	= bend the string a little bit
~	= vibration
~~	= much vibration
\	= slide down
/	= slide up
///	= slow slide up
(2)	= is played sometimes
>7	= give accent
R	= rest
P.M.----= mute strings

INTRO 

E -----------------------------|------------------------|
B --0--0-0-0-000--000-13-13-13-|-0-0-0-000--000-13-0-13-|
G -/9--9-9-9-999--999-10-10-10-|-9-9-9-999--999-10-9-10-|
D -----------------------------|------------------------|
A -----------------------------|------------------------|
E -----------------------------|------------------------|

E ----------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------|
B -131313--131313--/18-18-18-181818-|-181818-181818-18-18-18-18-----|---------|
G -101010--101010-------------------|---------------17-17-17-17-----|-tremelo-|
D ----------------------------------|-------------------------------|>2~~--\--|
A ----------------------------------|-------------------------------|>2~~--\--|
E ----------------------------------|-------------------------------|>0~~--\--|

note: bass plays guitarpart of interlude (later in song)

RIFF A VERSE

E -----------------------------|----------------------------|
B -----------------------------|----------------------------|
G -5-----7----5---5-5-R-5h7-7--|-5-----7--------/8-8-8-8-7--|
D -5-----7----5---5-5-R-5h7-7--|-5-----7----7---/8-8-8-8-7--|
A ---000---0-------------------|---000---0--5---------------|
E -----------------------------|----------------------------|

!!note: mute open A strings in RIFF A and all its fills slightly!!

FILL 1 RIFF A SECOND BAR 

E -------------------------------|
B -------------------------8p7p5-|
G -5-----7-5h7--7\5----5h7-------|
D -5-----7-5h7------h7-----------|
A ---000-------------------------|
E -------------------------------|

FILL 2 RIFF A SECOND BAR 

E --------------------------------------|
B -------------5-8p5-----------------5~-|
G -5-----7-5h7-------7--7p5--------5----|
D -5-----7-5h7--------------7--5h7------|
A ---000--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------------|

FILL 3 RIFF A SECOND BAR 

E -------------------------|
B -------------------------|
G -5-----7-5h7----/9~------|
D -5-----7-5h7-------------|
A ---000-------------------|
E -------------------------|

RIFF B PRE-CHORUS

E -0--0----0------0--------------------|
B -10-10-R-8------8---/8-7-8-7-8---8p7-|
G -------------/9-----/9-7-7-7-7---7---|
D -------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------|
                                 |let ring|

VARIATION ON RIFF B

E -0--0----0------0----------------------|
B -10-10-R-8------8---/8-7-8-7-8---7h8p7-|
G -------------/9-----/9-7-7-7-7---7-----|
D ---------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------|
                                 |let ring|

FILL 4 RIFF A SECOND BAR (AFTER RIFF B)

E ---------------------------|
B ---------------------------|
G -5-----7-5h7---------/8-8--|
D -5-----7-5h7--7-7-7--/8-8--|
A ---000--------5-5-5--(6-6)-|
E ---------------------------|

RIFF C CHORUS

E --------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
B ----------0---|-6-5-----5-6-5~-|--------------|---------3h5-3\-|
G ----------4---|-----7-5--------|--------------|-5-4---4--------|
D ----2-2/--3---|----------------|----2-2/------|-----7----------|
A ----2-2/------|----------------|----2-2/------|----------------|
E -0--0-0-------|----------------|-0--0-0-------|----------------|
P.M.-                              -   

E --------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
B --------------|-/6-6-6-R-------|--------------|----------------|
G --------------|-/5-5-5-R-2-2-2-|--------------|-2--------------|
D ----2-2/------|----------0-0-0-|----2-2-------|-3--------------|
A ----2-2/------|----------------|----2-2-------|-3--------------|
E -0--0-0-------|----------------|-0--0-0-----0-|-1--------------|
P.M.-                      --|--   -          -
                         slightly

FILL 5 RIFF A SECOND BAR (AFTER RIFF C)

E --------------------0--|
B --------------------7--|
G -5-----7-5h7------5----|
D -5-----7-5h7--0h7------|
A ---000-----------------|
E -----------------------|

FILL 6 RIFF A SECOND BAR (AFTER RIFF C)

E -------------------------|
B ----------------/10------|
G -5-----7-5h7--------9~---|
D -5-----7-5h7-------------|
A ---000-------------------|
E -------------------------|

VARIATION 2ND CHORUS 5TH, 6TH AND 7TH BAR


E ----------------|--------------|---------------------------------|
B ----------------|----------0---|---------------------------------|
G -/5-5-5-R-2-2-2-|----------4---|---------------------------------|
D -/3-3-3-R-0-0-0-|----2-2/--3---|---------------------------------|
A ----------------|----2-2/------|>3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E ----------------|-0--0-0-------|>1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
P.M.        --|--   -              -------------------------------
          slightly


INTERLUDE (guitar 1)

 1.3.5.7.time			    2.4.6. time		  

E --------------------------|----------------------------------|
B --------------------------|----------------------------------|
G ---3----------------------|----3-----------------------------|
D -5---5-4-3----------------|-/5---5-4-3------------------3----|
A -----------5-4-3----------|------------5-4-3------3-3h5---5\-|
E -----------------6-3-6-3~-|------------------6-3-------------|

 8. time

E --------------------------|------------------|
B --------------------------|tremelo-----------|
G ---3----------------------|>2\---------------|
D -5---5-4-3-0---->2~-------|>2\---------------|
A ---------------->2~-------|>0\---------------|
E ---------------->0--------|------------------|

note: guitar 2 plays some noisy sounds

SOLO 1
bass plays in key of B

SOLO 2
bass plays in key of F# and G

E -------------------------------------|------------------------2-2-|
B -----------------4b5r4p2---4b5r4p2---|------------------------2-2-|
G --------4--2---4-4b5r4p2---4b5r4p2---|--------4--2---2-1tr2-------|
D --------4--2-------------4---------4-|--------4--2----------------|
A -------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E -2-2-2-------------------------------|-2-2-2----------------------|
P.M.----                                 -----
 slightly                               slightly

E --------------------------------------------------|---------------|
B -----------10b-R----16b17r16-------16b17r16-------|-----------10b-|
G --------11-9b--R-14-16b17r16p14----16b17r16p14----|--------11-9b--|
D --------11--|------------------h16------------h16-|--------11--|--|
A -9-9-9------|-------------------------------------|-9-9-9------|--|
E ------------|-------------------------------------|------------|--|
P.M.----      |                                       -----      |
 slightly     |                                     slightly     |
              |                                                  |
              |- release these tones a little bit after bending -|

RIFF D (guitar 1)

E -----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G -------------2------2-------2--2-2-|-----------2------2--------------|
D ---2--2--------2------2-----2--2-2-|-2--2--------2------2------------|
A ---2------------------------0--0-0-|-2-------------------------------|
E -0-0----0-2------3------/5---------|-0----0-2------3------/5--5\-----|

     |-----------let ring----|         |-----------let ring----|

note: a second guitar enters at the second bar with an E5 chord

RIFF D2

E ---------------------------|------------------------------|
B ----------------------0----|--------0---------------------|
G ----------------------2----|--------2-----------2--2-2\---|
D ---------2--2---------2----|--------2-----------2--2-2\---|
A ---------2--2--------------|-------------0-0-0--0--0-0----|
E -000-0-0-0--0--2-222-------|-3-3-3------------------------|
P.M.------       -----         -----       -----

RIFF E

E -----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D ---2---------2p0----2---------2p0--|---2---------2p0-----2-----------|
A -----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E -2----2p0h2-------2----2p0h2-------|-4----4p2h4-------/5----5p0h5~~--|

RIFF D3 (with variations)

E ------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B -----------------------0---0--|-----0---0---------------------|
G -----------------------2---2--|-----2---2------------2---2\---|
D -----------------------2---2--|-----2---2------------2---2\---|
A -2----------------------------|------------0-0-000-0-0-0-0----|
E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-222-2---2----|-3-3---3-----------------------|
P.M.--------------------   -      ---   -    ---------   -

note: play 2nd position on E-string with thumb

RIFF F

E -----------------------0---0---0-----------------|
B -12~-12~-12~-------12--10--10--10--10-9-10-9-h10-|
G ---------------/11-----------------9--9-9--9-----|
D -------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------|
               |let ring|                   |let ring|   

after this, riff D2 and D3 follows

END

E -0---0---0--------0-----0---------0----------|
B -12--12--12~~-----12----12----7///10~~-------|
G ---------------------11----------------------|
D ---------------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------|

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