False Light by Isis #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song: False Light Band: ISIS Album: Oceanic (2002, Ipecac) Transcribed By: lortemand E-Mail: andreasensin@gmail.com figure out the rhythms etc yourself. (i.e. play while listening to the record) shouldn't be that much of a problem, it's a really easy song. [] riff 1 (0:00-0:16) semi-clean sound just keep playing these notes using downstrokes only (sounds best) B |--------------------------------| (x2) G#|--------------------------------| E |7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| B |--------------------------------| F#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| B |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| [] riff 2a (0:16-0:24) heavily distorted same as before B |--------------------------------| (x2) G#|--------------------------------| E |7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| B |--------------------------------| F#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| B |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| [] riff 2b (0:24-0:32) same as riff 2a, but the second guitar track goes like this: B |------------------------------------------------| G#|------------------------------------------------| E |19-19-19-17-17-17-17-19-19-19-19-17-17-17-17-19-| B |------------------------------------------------| F#|17-17-17-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-17-| B |------------------------------------------------| [ slight bend ] B |------------------------------------------------| G#|------------------------------------------------| E |19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-| B |------------------------------------------------| F#|17-17-17-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-| B |------------------------------------------------| then riff 2a again then riff 2b again riff 3 (0:48-1:24) (tricky bit) (which isn't really all that tricky if you just listen carefully to the cd and memorise the rhythm) [ 4/4 ][ 5/4 ] B |------------------------------------| (x8) G#|------------------------------------| E |7-7-7---------7-7-7-----------------| B |------0-0-0-0-------00000000-0-0-12\| F#|5-5-5-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-00000000-0-0-12\| (slide down) B |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00000000-0-0-12\| riff 4 (1:24-1:40) B |--------------------------------| (x4) G#|--------------------------------| E |--------------------------------| B |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| F#|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| B |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| then riff 3 for another 12 times (1:40-2:35) riff 5a (2:35-2:46) B |------------------------------------------------| (x2) G#|------------------------------------------------| E |7-7-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-------| B |------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-| F#|5-5-5-0-0-0-5-5-5-0-0-0-5-5-5-0-0-0-5-5-5-0-0-0-| B |------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-| riff 5b (2:47-2:59) B |------------------------------------------------| (x2) G#|------------------------------------------------| E |8-8-8-------8-8-8-------8-8-8-------8-8-8-------| B |------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-| F#|6-6-6-0-0-0-6-6-6-0-0-0-6-6-6-0-0-0-6-6-6-0-0-0-| B |------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-| then the quiet part, (3:00 onward) which I'm too lazy to fully transcribe. you can just follow the bass by playing octaves. they are: B |--------------------------------| G#|--------------------------------| E |7---5---2-----------------------| B |------------10---7---3---0------| F#|5---3---0-----------------------| B |------------10---7---3---0------| you figure out the rhythm etc yourself :D quiet part lasts until around 4:40, then the "build-up" starts. just play this every fourth beat: (semi-clean sound) B |--------------------------------| G#|--------------------------------| E |7-------------------------------| B |--------------------------------| F#|5-------------------------------| B |--------------------------------| then, at 6:02, play: riff 2a x2 riff 2b x1 riff 2a x2 riff 2b x1 then: riff 6a (6:34 onwards) B |----------------------------------------| G#|----------------------------------------| E |7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| B |----------------------------------------| F#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| B |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------| riff 6b B |------------------------------------------| G#|------------------------------------------| E |7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14| B |------------------------------------------| F#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10| B |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------| riff 6a again B |----------------------------------------| G#|----------------------------------------| E |7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| B |----------------------------------------| F#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| B |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------| riff 6c (might be tricky, listen carefully to the rhythm) B |-------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------| E |7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------| B |--------------6-6\3-3\2-2/3-3/6| F#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6\3-3\2-2/3-3/6| B |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-6\3-3\2-2/3-3/6| play fig.6 (6a, 6b, 6a, 6c) 3 more times end with B |----| G#|----| E |----| B |0---| F#|0---| B |0---| enjoy and good luck! questions, corrections, comments etc are welcome. www.TAB6.com