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Obsolete Absolute by Lagwagon
Obsolete Absolute
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Tuning: Half-step down
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5------------------5-2-0-2/5-5----------------------|
E|-------------------------7-5-3-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---7-5---------------5-2-0-2/5-5~------------------|
E|-------------------------------7-5-3-0-0-0-0-------------------------------|
The bass repeats this part twice, and then the guitars come in with this part:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---12-9-7-9-9--12-9-7-9-9--12-9-7-9-9--5--5/7-7----------------------------|
D|---12-9-7-9-9--12-9-7-9-9--12-9-7-9-9--5--5/7-7----------------------------|
A|---10-7-5-7-7--10-7-5-7-7--10-7-5-7-7--3--3/5-5----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---12-9-7-9-9--12-9-7-9-9--12-9-7-9-9--5--5/7-7----------------------------|
D|---12-9-7-9-9--12-9-7-9-9--12-9-7-9-9--5--5/7-7----------------------------|
A|---10-7-5-7-7--10-7-5-7-7--10-7-5-7-7--3--3/5-5----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5--------7--7/9-9--5-------7--9-9---5-------7--7/9-9--5-------4---------|
D|---5--5-5---7--7/9-9--5--5-5--7--9-9---5--5-5--7--7/9-9--5--5-5--4--4-4----|
A|---3--5-5---5--5/7-7--3--5-5--5--7-7---3--5-5--5--5/7-7--3--5-5--2--4-4----|
E|------3-3----------------3-3--------------3-3---------------3-3-----2-2----|
Play those three parts twice, and then hold the D# power chord. The lead part that ensues goes like this:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-7--0-8--5--0-7--0-8--10/12--------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
After four times through, the full band comes in with this chord progression:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
A|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
The lead part ends with this slight variation on the riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-7--0-8--5--0-7--0-8-7-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------9-7---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The guitars then continue to this progression:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-----------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4---1-4-9---------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2---------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-------|
The second and third times of that second part are played over by this lead:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-11111111111111119-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play the first half of what's tabbed out there once, and the second half three times. The song then goes back
into this lead:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-7--0-8--5--0-7--0-8--10/12--------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
With this ending:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-7--0-8--5--0-7--0-8-7-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------9-7---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And this rhythm part:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
A|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
With this ending:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-----------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4---1-4-9---------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2---------------|
Then, slide down into this chord, and hold it until the verse begins:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The verse progresses like this:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-4-4---------4-4-4---------4-4-4---------4-4-4-------------------------|
D|---4-4-4---------4-4-4---------4-4-4---------4-4-4-------------------------|
A|---2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2-2-2---------2-2-2---------2-2-2---------2-2-2-------------------------|
D|---2-2-2---------2-2-2---------2-2-2---------2-2-2-------------------------|
A|---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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-5-5---------5-5-5---------5-5-5---------5-5-5-------------------------|
A|---5-5-5---------5-5-5---------5-5-5---------5-5-5-------------------------|
E|---3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3------------------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4-4-4---------4-4-4---------4-4-4---------4-4-4-------------------------|
A|---4-4-4---------4-4-4---------4-4-4---------4-4-4-------------------------|
E|---2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2------------------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x
Repeat that verse part once, with this lead part played over it:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-7-7-7-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-9-9-9-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-4-4-4-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-2-2-2-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1111111111111111111111111111----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then the song hits the chorus, at around the three-minute mark now, and it goes something like this:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------7-7---------------------7-7-9-9-12-12-------|
D|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-12-12-------|
A|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-7-7-10-10-------|
E|-----------------------2-2-3-3-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-6-6-7-7-1111--------------------7-7-9-9-111112------|
D|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-6-6-7-7-11117-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-111112------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-4-4-5-5-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-7-7-9-9-10------|
E|-----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|
Hold that last G chord of the chorus, and then repeat the second half of the verse, with the lead part. Then,
return to the chorus; the second is musically identical to the first. Then, around 4:00 the song hits the
bridge:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7~-----7~--------------------7~-----7~----------------------------------|
G|---7~-----7~-----9~-----12~-----7~-----7~-----9~---------------------------|
D|---7~-----7~-----9~-----12~-----7~-----7~-----9~--9~--5--------------------|
A|---5~-----4~-----7~-----10~-----5~-----4~-----7~--9~--5--------------------|
E|-----------------0~---------------------------0~--7~--3--------------------|
Hold the G chord, and this part starts again:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-7--0-8--5--0-7--0-8--10/12--------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Backed up by this part:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
A|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
Followed by this one, with the lead still going:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
And this ending to the lead part:
e|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12--------------------------------------|
B|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12--------------------------------------|
G|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The song then goes back to one time through the verse. Then comes the dual solo. One guitar does this:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------12----12-------12----12/14-12---10---10------10--10/12-10------------|
G|---/11----11---11--11----11----------9----9----9--9---9--------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8---8-------8--8/10-8----7----7------7---8--10------------------------|
G|---7---7----7--7---7--------6----6---6--6---6------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
While the other does this:
e|------10----10----------10-----10/12-10-----9-----9--------9----9/10--9----|
B|---12----12-----12---12-----12-----------10----10---10--10---10------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----7----7-------7----7/9--7----6----6-------6-----10--9------------------|
B|---8----8----8--8----8---------7----7----7--7----7-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then again through two times of the chorus. End on a jam on the B power chord.
"It is inevitable, he becomes obsolete because the things that define him become obsolete. These things are part of who he is and now they are irrelevant: typewriters, cursive handwriting, dictionaries, encyclopedias, landlines, operators, payphones, mail, conversation, touch, sympathy, empathy, love, privacy..."
Pleased to meet you in the grey
Swinging slowly in the hang
All together on the beat
New machines are coming primed
Seasons change and combine
Starving bees on dying vines
Revelations in your mind
Dark and then on fire
Obsolete, absolutely
Absolute, obsolete
I'm hanging by my testimony
I expire
All I've known,
Obsolete, absolute
Run
Running, running far behind
Faster, faster borrowed time
Heretics has lost its mind
We are undefined
Obsolete, absolutely
Absolute, obsolete
Hanging on, upon nostalgia
Antiquated
All we've known
Obsolete, absolute
Swinging men on a tree
Weighted bags of debris
Their survival contingent on their empathy
They aren't anything but prey
"...tradition, convention, lineage, morality, compassion, eye contact, history, family."
We aren't anything but prey
All the tools taken away
All the words we used to say
Salutations, courtesies
Mama, papa, [?]
Mama, papa, save me
Obsolete, absolutely
Absolute, obsolete
Hanging on our testimonies
We expire
All we really know,
We're not anything but prey
Obsolete, obsolete, absolute, absolutely, absolute
Obsolete, obsolete, absolute, absolutely
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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version 2
Key: F#, C#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Ebm - x68876
B - x24442
C# - x46664
F# - 244322
G# - 466544
Bbm - x13321
Fm - 133111
F - 133211
C#M7 - x46564
F#m - 244222
Intro:
Bass: Ebm--B-C#- x4
Distortion:
Ebm---B-C#- x2
B-F#-C#-Ebm- x3
B-F#-Bbm-Fm-
Ebm--B-C#- x2
Ebm---B-C#- x2
B-F#-C#-Ebm- x3
B-F#-Bbm-Fm-
Ebm--Ebm--
F#--Bbm--Ebm--G#m--
Man Speaks:
F#
It is inevitable
Bbm
he becomes obsolete
because the things
that define him
Ebm
become obsolete
These things are
Fm
part of who he
F
is and now they
F#
are irrelevant
C#
typewriters cursive
G#
handwriting dictionaries
Bbm G# F#
encyclopedias landlines
C# G#
operators payphones
Bbm G#
mail conversation
F# C#
touch sympathy
G# Bbm F# Bbm Ebm G#m F# Bbm Ebm F Bbm--
empathy love privacy
Verse 1:
Bbm
pleased to meet
G#
you in the grey
swinging slowly
F#
in the hang
all together
F
on the beat
new machines
Bbm
are coming primed
seasons change
G#
and combine
starving bees
F#
on dying vines
revelations in
F
your mind dark
F(hold)
and then on fire
Chorus 1:
Bbm Bbm F F# C#
obsolete ab--solutely
G# G# C# Ebm
absolute ob-so-lete
F# Bbm
I'm hanging by my
Bbm F F# C#
testimony I expire
G#
all I've known
G# C# Ebm Fm F# F#(Bass solo)
ob-so-lete absolute
Verse 2:
Bbm
run running
G#
far behind
faster faster
F#
borrowed time
heretics has
F
lost its mind
we are undefined
Chorus 2:
Bbm Bbm F F# C#
obsolete ab--solutely
G# G# C# Ebm
absolute ob-so-lete
F# Bbm
yeah Hanging on
upon nostalgia
Bbm F F# C#
an--tiqua-ted
G#
all we've known
G# C# Ebm Fm F#
ob-so-lete absolute
Bridge:
C#
swinging men on
C#M7 Ebm
a tree weighted
F#m
bags of debris
C#
their survival
C#M7
contingent on
their empathy
Ebm
they aren't
Bbm F# Bbm Ebm G#m
anything but prey
Man Speaks:
F#
tradition convention
BBm
lineage morality
Ebm
compassion eye
F
contact history family
Verse 3:
F(hold)
we aren't anything
Bbm
but prey all the
G#
tools taken away
all the words we
F#
used to say
salutations
F
courtesies
mama papa gracias
Guitar Solo: Bbm--G#--F#--F--
Mama Papa save me
Chorus 3:
Bbm Bbm F F# C#
obsolete ab--solutely
G# G# C# Ebm
absolute ob-so-lete
F# Bbm
yeah Hanging on
our testimonies
Bbm F F# C#
we expire
G#
all we really
know we're not
anything but prey
Bbm Bbm F F# C#
obsolete
G# G# C# Ebm F#
absolute ab-so-lutely
Bbm Bbm F F# C#
obsolete
G# G# C# Ebm Fm
absolute ab-so-lutely
Outro:
Bbm-- x4, Bbm(hold)
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