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Birthday Dethday by Dethklok
Birthday Dethday
Tuning: C standard (C,F,Bb,Eb,G,c)
Note: All note names are written as though we are in standard tuning, as I
refuse to re-learn my fretboard in C.
Note: Sometimes I feel it necessary to notate rhythm, My conventions are as
follows:
W = whole note/rest R = rest
h = half note/rest
q = quarter note/rest /
e = eighth note/rest o/o = repeat previous bar
s = sixteenth note/rest /
h.= dotted half note
Tied note values are connected with an underscore.
example: s__(s) (a 16th tied to another 16th)
anything under: /--3-- is a triplet
Double bar lines indicate the end of sections.
Bar lines occur every 4 beats.
Intro:
Gtr1: Gtr 2:
c.|-------|-------|-------|--------|| c.|-------|-------|-------|--------||
G.|-------|-------|-------|--------|| G.|-------|-------|-------|--------||
Eb|-------|-------|-------|-4------|| Eb|-------|-3-----|-4-----|-8------||
Bb|-2-----|-4-----|-5-----|-4------|| Bb|-6-----|-------|-------|--------||
F.|-2-----|-4-----|-5-----|-2------|| F.|-------|-1-----|-2-----|-6------||
C.|-0-----|-2-----|-3-----|--------|| C.|-4-----|-------|-------|--------||
Main Riff: (the bend on those 3's is small - like a quarter step)
c.|-------------------------------|------------------------------||
G.|-------------------------------|------------------------------||
Eb|-------------------------------|------------------------------||X4
Bb|-------------------------------|------------------------------||
F.|-------------------------------|------------------------------||
C.|-7p0-00--7p0-00--7p0-00--3b-00-|-7p0-00--3b-00--7p0-00--3b-00-||
s s ss s s ss s s ss e ss s s ss e ss s s ss e ss
The 1st two times through, the lead guitar only does hits on beat 1 and then
joins in full force for the 3rd and 4th time through.
Riff 2:
c.|-----------------||
G.|-----------------||
Eb|-----------------||X4
Bb|-----------------||
F.|-5-4-8-7-6-5-6-5-||
C.|-3-2-6-5-4-3-4-3-||
1st Solo: (rhythm guitar plays main riff 2X)
c.|-17p15p12------------------------17p15p12--------------------------|
G.|-----------------17p15p12------------------------17p15p12----------|
Eb|---------16p14p12--------14p12-----------16p14p12--------14p12-----|
Bb|------------------------------14------------------------------14---|
F.|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C.|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
(all 16th note triplets until the bend)
c.|-17p15p12---------------------------------|----------|-----------||
G.|-----------------17p15p12-----------------|--15~~~~~~|-(15)~~~~~-||
Eb|---------16p14p12--------14p12---14b(15)--|-(15)~~~~~|-(15)~~~~~-||
Bb|------------------------------14----------|----------|-----------||
F.|------------------------------------------|----------|-----------||
C.|------------------------------------------|----------|-----------||
There are certainly other ways to finger this lead and I prefer to
simplify it by substituting the Eb--16p14p12- for the Eb--14p12---
It's a lot less hassle. Bb----------- Bb-------14-
Repeat Main Riff X2
Riff 2 X4
Chorus:
c.|------------|---------------------|------------|-------------------|
G.|------------|---------------------|------------|-------------------|
Eb|------------|---------------------|------------|-------------------|
Bb|-2--2--2--2-|---------------------|-2--2--2--2-|-------------------|
F.|-2--2--2--2-|------9-10------9-10-|-2--2--2--2-|------9-8------9-8-|
C.|-0--0--0--0-|-0000-7-8--0000-7-8--|-0--0--0--0-|-0000-7-6-0000-7-6-|
c.|------------|---------------------|------------|-----------------|
G.|------------|---------------------|------------|-----------------|
Eb|------------|---------------------|------------|-----------------|
Bb|-2--2--2--2-|---------------------|-2--2--2--2-|-----------------|
F.|-2--2--2--2-|------9-10------9-10-|-2--2--2--2-|-----------------|
C.|-0--0--0--0-|-0000-7-8--0000-7-8--|-0--0--0--0-|-0000-7-6-5~-4~--|
c.|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
G.|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
F.|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
C.|-0000-7-6-5~-4~--|-0000-7-6-5~-4~--|-0000-7-6-5~-4~--||
2nd Solo: (rhythm guitar plays main riff 2X)
c.|-------------|-----------|-3b(5)---0--|-10b(12)~~~~-|| <-lead
G.|-3b(5)-r-(3)-|3b(5)~~~~--|------------|-10b(12)~~~~-|| <-harmony
Eb|-------------|-----------|------------|-------------||
Bb|-------------|-----------|------------|-------------||
F.|-------------|-----------|------------|-------------||
C.|-------------|-----------|------------|-------------||
Instead of doing that harmony part I would just do:
a unison bend: or maybe: (tapping pick at 15th fret)
c.|-12---------| c.|--------------------------------------------||
G.|-15b(17)~~~-| G.|-10b(12)--(17)(12)(17)(12)etc---------------||
Eb|------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------||
Repeat Main Riff 2X
Riff 2 4X
Chorus 1X
Bridge:
Opens with 4 bars of a very processed guitar quietly playing the riff
below, with the lead hitting on the downbeat of bars 1 and 3.
Bridge Riff:
c.|-----------------||
G.|-----------------||
Eb|-----------------||X8
Bb|---------4-------||
F.|-2-5-4-5-2-5-4-5-||
C.|-0-3-2-3---3-2-3-||
Bridge Solo: (rhythm plays the 1st 4 bars of chorus 2X)
1st chunk:
/- - - -6- - - /- - - -6- - - /- - - -6- - - /- - - -6- - -
c.|-17p15p12--12h15h-17p15p12--12h15h-17p15p12--12h15h-17p15p12--12h15h|
G.|---------15---------------15---------------15---------------15------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F.|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C.|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
/- - - -6- - - /- - - -6- - h
c.|-------|-------|-17p15p12--12h15h-17p15p12--12--------------||
G.|-------|-------|---------15---------------15--15-b(17)~~~~~-||
Eb|----/--|----/--|--------------------------------------------||
Bb|--o/o--|--o/o--|--------------------------------------------||
F.|--/----|--/----|--------------------------------------------||
C.|-------|-------|--------------------------------------------||
2nd chunk:
c.|-12-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
G.|-12-----------------------------------|--------17b(20)r(17)17~~-|
Eb|-14b(16)~~--14b(16)r(14)b(16)r(14)etc-|-14b(16)-----------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
F.|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
C.|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
(16ths)
c.|-----------------------------------------------|
G.|-------------------------------12--------12-15-|
Eb|--------12-------12-14----12-14-----12-15------|
Bb|---12-14----12-14-------14---------------------|
F.|-14--------------------------------------------|
C.|-----------------------------------------------|
c.|--------12-------12-15-------15-17--17b(20)-|| |-17b(20)vvv-|-17b(19)~~-|
G.|---12-15----12-15-------15-17---------------|| |------------|-----------|
Eb|-14-----------------------------------------|| |------------|-----------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|| |------------|-----------|
F.|--------------------------------------------|| |------------|-----------|
C.|--------------------------------------------|| |------------|-----------|
^
|
At this point the rhythm guitar starts in on a proper, full chorus while the
lead guitar continues to noodle a bit as shown. Beyond that 17b(19) it's
just indecipherable wailing.
After the chorus repeat the intro and out.
And if you must do those bends afterward, try this:
Gtr 1 Gtr 2
c.|-----------------|| |-19b--------------||
G.|-17b-------------|| |------------------||
Eb|-----------------|| |------------------||
Start with a /very/ slow bend and then just go nuts bending and picking.
=
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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