Coward by Black Light Burns ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coward - Black Light Burns ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed By: Stephen McFall Email: smboo28@aim.com Tuning: Gtrs. 1, 2, & 3 are in 1 & ½ steps down Drop D Tuning. low to High (B,F#,B,E,G#,C#) Intro Riff Gtrs. 1 & 2 (Distorted) play 4x C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-0-2-0----0-2-5-2-0----0-0-2-3-2-0----0-2-0-0-3--------------------------| F#|-0-2-0-/7-0-2-5-2-0-/7-0-0-2-3-2-0-/7-0-2-0-0-3--------------------------| B|-0-2-0----0-2-5-2-0----0-0-2-3-2-0----0-2-0-0-3--------------------------| PM * Verse Riff Gtr. 1 (Distorted) play 4x This is 100% correct notes Borland may play it a way but these are definitely the correct notes BTW This is played with Neck Pickup C#|---------------10----------5---------------------------------------------| G#|-----7---------10----------5---------------------------------------------| E|-----9------14----14-0---------------------------------------------------| B|---9---9-----------------7---7-----9-7-----------------------------------| F#|-7-------10------------5-------5-5-----7-9/10----------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus Gtr. 1 (Distorted) play 4x C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----5-2-2-2-5-2--2--0-2-------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-2-2---------------------------------------------------------------------| PM * * * * * * * * * * * Pre-Chorus Gtr. 2 (Distorted + Envelope Filter/Auto-Wah) play once. This comes in just the Chorus. These are even eight notes played on beats N-2-N-3-N-4------------------------|N C#|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------------------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus Gtrs. 1 & 2 (Distorted) play line 1 then line 2 then repeat both C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------| F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------| B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------| then C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5b6-------| F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5b6-------| B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5b6-------| Gtr. 1 plays the Verse Riff 2x for the Guitar Break Guitar Break Gtr. 2 (Distorted w/Delay & Reverb) C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-9-10-12-12-12-13-12-10-12-10-8-7-7-7-8-10-5-5-5-3-5-5-------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Then last notes are more of a rake across the 3 strings C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|---------------------------7---8---10---12----13----12-------------------| E|-1-2-4-4-4-4h5-4-2-4-2-0---------------------------x---------------------| B|-------------------------4---5---7----9----10-----9----------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr. 1 plays Verse Riff 4x for 2nd Verse Gtr. 2 tacet for 2nd Verse Gtrs. 1 & 2 play Pre-Chorus 2 the same way as Pre-Chorus 1 Gtrs. 1 & 2 play Chorus 2 the same way as Chorus 1 Interlude Pt. 1 Gtr. 1 (Distorted) play 8x This part gets improvised a bit with more or less muted notes C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-xx-9-9-9-xx-12-12-12-xx-7-xx-7-xxxx-7-9---------------------------------| B|-xx-9-9-9-xx-12-12-12-xx-7-xx-7-xxxx-7-9---------------------------------| F#|-xx-7-7-7-xx-10-10-10-xx-5-xx-5-xxxx-5-7---------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Interlude Pt. 1 Gtr. 2 (Distorted w/Light Delay + Reverb) comes in halfway through C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-12-8-12-10p8p7-10-8p7p5-8-3-3-3-3/5-5-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| then C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-12-8-12-10p8p7-10-8p7p5-8-3-3-3-3/5-0-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| then C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-12-8-12-10p8p7-10-8p7p5-8-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-3-5-0~~-5-3-5-0~~~------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Interlude Pt. 1 Gtr. 3 (Distorted w/Medium Delay + Reverb) C#|-19-15-19-17p15p14-17-15p14p12-15-10-10-10-10/12-12----------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| then C#|-19-15-19-17p15p14-17-15p14p12-15-10-10-10-10/12-7-----------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| then C#|19-15-19-17p15p14-17-15p14p12-15-10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12-10-12-7-7-7~-12-10-12-7~| G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Interlude Pt. 2 Gtr. 1 (Distorted) play 2x This starts when singing comes in C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------| B|---------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---------------7-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| F#|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Interlude Pt. 2 Gtr. 2 (Distorted) play 2x C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------| B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------| F#|-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---------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Interlude Pt. 2 Gtr. 3 (Distorted + Envelope Filter/Auto Wah) This comes in just before Chorus C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtrs. 1, 2, & 3 play Chorus Riff 8x for last Chorus Gtrs. 1, 2, & 3 play Intro Riff 1x for Outro | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note =============================================================================== www.TAB6.com