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Psy
Butthole Surfers
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P.S.Y.
Gibby and Paul both play guitar on this song. I'll tab their
parts separately as well as I can.
Gibby intro/verse:
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11--|
A--12-12-11-------------12--12--12-12-12-11br----------------------------------|
E---0--0--0--(bass plays E)----------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--12-12-11-----12--11-12-12-11-11-12-12-11-11-12-12-11-11-12-12-11-11---|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------vocals begin-----------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--12-12-11-11------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------12-12-11-11------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------12-12-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
E-------------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A--12-12-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
E---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------9-9-9-9--------------------------9-9-9-9--|
A--12-12-11-11-9-9-7-7-5-5-7-7-9-9-7--7-7-7-7--7-9-9-7-7-5-5-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-7--|
E---0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
*****
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------------------|
D--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------------------|
A--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--12-12-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A--12-12-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
E---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E------------------------------------0--------0--------------------------|
B------------------------------------0--0---0----------------------------|
G----------------------------------0----0-0------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--12-12-11-11-9-9-7-7-9-9-11-11-9----------------9-9-7-7-5-5-7-7-9-9-7--|
E---0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Gibby
E------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------------------------| PAUL ENTERS HERE @ 1:07
D--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| GIBBY REPEATS RIFF BEGINNING @ *****
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| PAUL PLAYS HARMONICS BELOW OVERTOP.
Paul
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--b9rbrbr~~~~~----------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------*7*---*7*---*7*---*7*---*7*---*7*---*7*---*7*---*7*--|
E----------------*9*---*7*---*9*---*7*---*9*---*7*---*7*---*9*---*7*-----|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------b9rbrbr~~~~~---|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--*3*-*3*-*3*-*3*-*3*-*3*-*3*-*3*-*3*-*3*-*3*-*3*-0---------------------|
@ 1:30
Paul
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--b9r-7~~~~~----------------7~~~--7-9-9b---r9-9~-9---b9r-7-9-7-------7--------|
D-------------9~~~~~-7-7^9~~-----9------------------------------9-7-9---9-7-9--|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gibby
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------7---------------------------------------7-9br-7-------------|
D-------------7--9---9-7-9b~~~~~~r9~~~~~---7~~~-------7--9---------7-9~~~br~~--|
A---------7^9-------------------------------------7-9--------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@ 1:47
Paul
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------7---------7-9-9b~-9b~-9b~-9b~-9b~-7^9-9-9-9-9-9-7----7-9b~r~--|
D--9--9b~r--7-9---9~~b~r------------------------------------------9-----------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gibby
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------7----7-9b--9br-7-----------7-9br-7-----------7------|
D--9b-9-7-9--9-9-9-9-9-9----9-------------9-7---7-9---------9-7---7-9---9-7--|
A---------------------------------------------9-----------------9------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G--7-9br---------7-9b~~~--| just keep improvising in this same position.
D----------9-7-9----------|
A-------------------------|
E-------------------------|
@ 2:04
Paul (start getting the trem bar involved here)
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------14d-w/bar--11~~~--13~~~--|
G--9br~~--9~~~9~~~-11b~--13br~br~b~~-----------12~~~--14~~~--|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
@ 2:22
Paul
E----------------------------------17~-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--18~~-24-24-24\--|
B----------12~-14~-15~-17~-19~-20~------bend slightly------------------------|
G--11~-12~-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gibby starts trem picking at the 9th fret of the G string and slowly slides
up the fretboard (keep picking quickly).
@ 2:34
Paul
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------*7*---------*7*--------*7*--------*7*---------*7*--------|
E-------------*9*---------*7*--------*9*--------*7*---------*9*---------*7*--|
Gibby
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--12-12-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
E---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Paul
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A--12-12-11-11-9-9-7-7-5-5-7-7-9-9-11-11-12-12-11-11-9-9-7-7-5-5-7-7-9-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gibby
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A--12-12-11-11-9-9-7-7-5-5-7-7-9-9-11-11-12-12-11-11-9-9-7-7-5-5-7-7-9-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E---0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
@ 2:54
Paul
E------------------------------------------------------------------| continue trill,
B------------------------------------------------------------------| either drop
G---------------7~--------------------------7---7-9b~~-9^11^9^11---| w/ trem bar or
D--7------7-7^9--------9-7(drop.w/bar)--7^9---9--------------------| slide down fretboard
A--0---------------------------------------------------------------| towards nut
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G------7----------------------7-X-9b--9^11^9^11--| etc w/ trem bar
D--7^9--------9-7~~~----7-7^9--------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G-------X--X-X---------X-X-------------------------|
D--9----X--X-X---7-----X-X-9------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A--7----X--X-X---7-----X-X-7------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E--0-------------5---------0------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
During the entire above section, Gibby stays pretty quiet, playing A and E
in some type of clean picking rhythm.
@ 3:24
Paul
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A--12-12-11-11-9-9-7-7-5-5-7-7-9-9-11-11-12-12-11-11-9-9-7-7-5-5-7-7-9-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gibby
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A--12-12-11-11-9-9-7-7-5-5-7-7-9-9-11-11-12-12-11-11-9-9-7-7-5-5-7-7-9-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E---0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
@ 3:37, Gibby just plays A and E back and forth, listen in the left speaker for
the rhythm.
Paul
E------------------0---------------------------------------------0-------|
B----2-3^2-2-3^2-2---------------------------------------------0---------|
G----------------------2-1--------------2-1---2-1---2-1-----1~------\4~~-|
D--2-----------------------2----------------2-----2-----2-2--------------|
A--0-------------------------2-2-0---------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------4b-0----------------------------------|
@ 3:50
Paul
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--4~-2--2-1-2-4-2-1-2-1-------------------------------------------|
D------------------------2~~-2-4b-2~-------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------4-5-4-2-0-2-4-5-4-5-4-5\7~~--|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
@ 4:00
Paul
E-----------------------------------------------16-----------------------------------|
B--9~~--10~~--12~~---14-------15-------17----17-----\21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21/--|
G--9~~--11~~--13~~------14-------14-------14--------\21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21/--|
D--------------------------14-------14--------------\21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21/--|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gibby begins some fast trem picking at 4:09, I'll just show the notes and you'll
have to listen to the record (remember, louder in the left speaker) to hear what
he plays. Remember to rapidly pick the notes with // underneath them. One / means
the note is picked only once or twice. This goes from 4:09 to 4:26.
E--12--10--12--10-12-10-14\12-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14br-12-10-12-10-12-14\12-12--12\-|
B---/---/---/------------------/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/----/-----/-----/--------/---/--|
G---/-------/------------------/-----/-------------------/--------------------/------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@ 4:13
Paul
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--7-6-4-2-4~~--6-7-6-9~~---1-2-4-4-2-1-2-1------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------2~~--4b-2~~------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------4-5-4-2-0-2-4-5-4-5-4-5\7~~--|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@ 4:26
Paul
E----------------------------|
B----------------------------| GIBBY SILENT HERE.
G--12-11---------------------|
D--------12-11----------11---| X 5
A--------------12-11-12------|
E----------------------------|
@ 4:37
Paul
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----11-12-11-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--12----------12-11-12-11-----------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------12-12-11-11-9-9-7-7-5-5-4-2-1-2-4------1-2-4-5-4-5-4-7-5--|
E------------------------------------------------------------2--2--------------------|
Gibby
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----11-12~~~--12-11-12-11~~~---12-11-------11-12-11~~--12-11-------11-12-11~~--|
D-------------------------------------12-11-------------------12-11-------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@ 4:49
Paul
E----------------|
B----------------|
G---------6-7-6--| at this point, paul just starts going insane, basically.
D--4-5-7~~-------| all i can recommend is that you listen to the song and
A----------------| hear what he does (have fun!)
E----------------|
Gibby (closer to 4:47)
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--12-11-------------------12-11-12-11-------------12-11--------------------|
D--------12-11----11-12-11-------------12-11----11-------12-11----11-12-11--|
A--------------12----------------------------12----------------12-----------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--12-11-------------------12-11----11----11----11-12-11----11-12-11----11--|
D--------12-11----11-12-11-------12----12----12----------12----------12-----|
A--------------12-----------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--12-11----11-12-11-12-11-12-11-12-11-12-11-12-11-12-11-12-11-12-11--| etc etc
D--------12-----------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
@ 5:16 trem pick all these notes:
E--------------------------- --------------------------------------15--17--18--19--20--|
B--------------------------- ----------------------16--17--18--19----------------------|
G--12^11^12^11^12^11^12^11-- etc --12--15--17--18--19--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------|
@ 5:38
Paul just plays the same harmonics he played when he first came into the song.
Gibby
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--12-12-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
E---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--12-12-14-14-15-14----15-15-17-17-15-14----15-14-15-14-12-11-11--|
E--(drone E optional)----------------------------------------------|
@ 5:53
Paul
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A--12-12-11-11-9-9-7-7-5-5-7-7-9-9-11-11-12-12-11-11-9-9-7-7-5-5-7-7-9-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gibby
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A--12-12-11-11-9-9-7-7-5-5-7-7-9-9-11-11-12-12-11-11-9-9-7-7-5-5-7-7-9-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E---0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
@ 6:04
Both guitars:
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
G-----------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--| PLAY TWICE
D-----------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A--5-5-4-4-5-5-4-4-5--7~~---5-5-4-4-5-5-4-4-5-\9-7~~~-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E-----------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
@ 6:27 VOCALS ENTER AGAIN...
Paul
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--2---2-2-4-4-6-6-7-7-6-6-4-2~~---2-2-4-4-6-6-7-7-6-6-4-0---0-2^4-2~~~---2~-2~-2~-2~~--|
D--2------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G--------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
D--2-----2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-----2--|
A--2-----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-----2--|
E--0-------------------------0-----0--|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------9-----------------11-----------------7----11----------9------| PLAY
G-------9-----9----------11------11----------7-----7--11------9-----9----| FOUR
D-----9---9-----9-----11----11------11-----7---7------11----9---9-----9--| TIMES
A--\7-------------7\9------------------9/5------------\9--7--------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
G--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Play that last riff twice, hang on the E, then repeat this entire section.
@ 8:47
E--------------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G--2---2-2-4-4-6-6-7-7-6-6-4-2~~---2-2-4-4-6-6-7-7-6-6-4-0---2^4-2~~\6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
D--2-----------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A--0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@ 9:02
At this point, Gibby comes back in, playing E and A under the lead.
This tab is, well, approximate at best...
Paul
E--------------------------------------------------0---0------0--|
B------------------------------------------------0---0--------0--|
G--2-1--------------1-2-1---2-1---2-1----------1---------4~~-----|
D------2------------------2-----2-----2-2-2--2-------------------|
A--------2-0-----------------------------------------------------|
E------------4-4b-0----------------------------------------------|
@ 9:09
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------9~--10~--12~--\--|
G--2-1-2-4-2-1-2-1~~-----------------------------------------9~--11~--13~--\--|
D---------------------4b-2~~--------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------4-5-4-2-0-2-4-5-4-5-4--5\7~~--------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@ 9:21
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--14-------15-------17----17/--21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21\--|
G-----14-------14-------14------21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21\--|
D--------14-------14------------21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21\--|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@ 9:29
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--6-7-6-4-2-4~~--6-7-6-9~~--1-2-4-2-1-2-1--------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------2---2-4b-2~--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------4-5-4-2-0-2-4-5-4-5-4-5\7~~--|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@ 9:41
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B--9~~--10~~--12~~---14-------15-------17----17-17-17-17--|
G--9~~--11~~--13~~------14-------14-------14-14-14-14-14--|
D--------------------------14-------14--------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
@ 9:49
The other guitar does some fast tremolo picking/sliding up the fretboard.
E-------0---------0---------------0---------|
B-------0---------0-------2-3^2-2---2-2-----|
G-------1---------1----2--2-2---2---2-2--2--|
D--2----2----2----2----2--2-2------------2--|
A--2---------2---------0--0-0------------0--|
E--0---------0------------------------------|
@ 10:00
E-------0-------0-------------0---16b-16b-16-16-------------|
B-------0-------0-----------0-------------------17~-17~~~---|
G-------1-------1-------0^1---------------------------------| REPEAT THIS WHOLE RIFF
D--2----2--2----2--2--2----------- PLAY THIS RIFF 4 TIMES --| UNTIL THE END...
A--2--2----2--2----2----------------------------------------|
E--0--0----0--0----0----------------------------------------|
Coinciding with the above riff, at 10:15 the other guitar plays:
E---15b--r15~~--15b--15brbr-12~~--|
B---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|
at 10:33
E---15b~~--15brbr-15-12----------12-15b~----0--|
B-----------------------15-12-15------------0--|
G----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
at 10:46
E--12----15-12-15-12-15-12-15br--12----------12-15b--|
B---/-------------------------------15-12-15---------|
G---/------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A--trem pick-----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
etc etc.. keep playing similar fills until the end.