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A Darker Whole
Tallman
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Artist: Tallman
Song: A Darker Whole
Album: Mechanism [2002] (www.mp3.com/Tallman)
Tabbed by: Adam Muirhead (mada_emanon@yahoo.com)
Tabbed for: The Ladder (http://theladder.audioearth.com)
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Tallman is: Jason Toner - Vocals (Lyrics)
Andrew Lauzon - Bass (FX)
Paul Agricola - Guitar
Rick Welbanks - Drums
. = palm mute (don't palm mute right on the bridge,
place your palm about 2-3 finger
width's from it)
* = sutained note
Drop D (DADGBe)
RIFF A
0:00 - 0:44 (intro/verse)
e-------------| |---------|
B-------------| |---------|
G-----8-8-8-7-| |-----7-8-|
D-0-0---------| |-0-0-----|
A-0-0---------| |-0-0-----|
D-0-0---------| X3 |-0-0-----|
. . . .
RIFF B
0:44 - 1:06 (chorus)
e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G-55555555-3333-2222-22222222122222222-|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
THEN
e--------------------------------------|
B-55555555-3333-7777-222222212222222-7-|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
1:06 - 1:39 (RIFF A)
1:39 - 2:00 (RIFF B)
2:00 - 2:12: RIFF C
e-------------|
B-------------|
G-------------|
D-1*--111-111-|
A-1*--111-111-|
D-1*--111-111-| X4
... ...
For the above part, the 111 means tremelo
strumming while holding the first fret,
Paul plays it down-up-down very quickly, twice.
2:12 - 2:45 RIFF D
e-----------|
B-----------|
G-----------|
D-0*-1-3-0*-| X4
A-----------|
D-----------|
2:45 - 3:40 RIFF E
e-x-| This is played above the nut, not even on
B-x-| the neck of the guitar, Paul plays a 6 string
G-x-| guitar, with half the strings fastened on
each side of the guitar head, Paul only strikes the
3 thinnest strings (for the first sound)
RIFF E CONT'D:
e-x-x-| This is played right where the strings
B-x-x-| come out of the bridge, make sure to
G-x-x-| mute the strings (with your hand)
D-x-x-| Paul strikes from e up to D.
3:40 - 4:05
RIFF F
e-----|------|
B-----|------|
G-----|---7--|
D-3-5-|-1----|
A-----|-1----|
D-----|-1----|
.
RIFF A Again
4:28 - 4:50
RIFF G
e-------------|
B-------------|
G-7-5-2---2-5-|
D-7-5-2-3-2-5-|
A-5-3-0-3-0-3-|
D-------3-----|
These are just the chords, don't play each
only once, but I can't count the exact # of
times to play each
4:50 - 5:12
RIFF H
e--------------------------------------|
B-7777777-9999999-1111111111-99999999--|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------| X3
(111111 = 11 really fast)
5:12 - 5:24
RIFF I
e-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------------|
D-1--1--0-0--0--1-1-|
A-1--1--0-0--0--1-1-|
D-1--1--0-0--0--1-1-|
AND
e---------------------|
B---------------------|
G---------------------|
D-111-111-1--1--1-1-0-|
A-111-111-1--1--1-1-0-|
D-111-111-1--1--1-1-0-|
... ...
Most of this is pretty accurate, not 100% but close
I watched Paul play this live twice and reviewed the
videotape, so some of this (the intro) is correct,
some of it was tabbed by ear.
LYRICS:
A darker whole concealed, within the folds of a truth revealed
A blank passage, unread chapter, in my book of memories
It crawls though the space behind my face
trying to complicate the scene that surrounds me
slapped in the face, a bitter taste
lingers to penetrate, amuse and astound me
Striving to widen the spaces of consciousness
It still keeps me locked up inside myself
Searching for some sort of revelation
Failing to confront the situation
I keep slipping
I push it down, beneath the surface
Ive forgotten, but Its still there
It crawls though the space behind my face
rying to complicate the scene that surrounds me
slapped in the face, a bitter taste
lingers to penetrate, amuse and astound me
and I cant forget
and I cant forgive
and I still regret
and I still re-live
standing on the edge I see
emptiness and fading dreams
shallow pools of everything
nothing seems to comfort me
born into obscurity
cannot find security
clouded by the hate I feel
look to what I know is real
nothing but the world around me
still I fall, back through
still I fall, in to
a darker hole
a darker whole
and I cant forget
and I cant forgive
and I still regret
and I still re-live