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Touching the Earth by James Murphy
Touching the Earth
Intro
Guitar one plays this first part between the repeat brackets,
and Guitar two plays the part between the second repeat brackets.
Both parts play simultaneously.
The part after the repeated bars is the lead guitar part (Guitar three).
This guitar comes in after the first two repetitions of the rhythm parts.
I did not tab out the entire intro lead, because the part after where
my tab stops is basically the same. It shouldn't be hard to figure out
by ear once you know the other part. Other sections of the song took
priority over this...
"Heavy" part
After the intro, I have tabbed out the heavier part of the song. The
first part is rhythm, second part is lead. These parts play at the
same time in the song.
Solos
There are two guitar solos. The first starts at about 4:00 into the song,
the second about 5:00 into the song. Look for patterns, and be sure and
listen to the CD.
General Notes
THIS SONG USES DROPPED D TUNING. Look at the tuning diagram next to every
line of tab. It won't sound right unless you tune right :)
intro - guitar one
E---||------------------------|------------------------------|----------
B---||------------------------|------------------------------|----------
G---||*-----------------------|------------------------------|----------
D---||*-----------2~~~--------|------------------------3-----|----------
A---||------0--------------3--|-------0-----0-------3-----3--|-----0----
D---||---0-----0--------0-----|--2h3-----3-----1h2-----------|--0-------
16x
E------------------|-------------------------------||--||---------------
B------------------|-------------------------------||--||---------------
G------------------|------------------------------*||--||*--------------
D------2~~~--------|------------------------------*||--||*--------------
A---------------3--|-------0-----0----------3------||--||---------------
D---0--------0-----|--2h3-----3-----1h2--5-----5---||--||---------------
intro - guitar two
E---------------12~~~------12------|----------10--------------10--------
B----------------------------------|------------------------------------
G-------14-------------14------14--|------12------12------12------12----
D---12------12---------------------|--10--------------10----------------
A----------------------------------|------------------------------------
D----------------------------------|------------------------------------
E---|--------------12~~~------12------|----------15--------------15-----
B---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------
G---|------14-------------14------14--|------17------17------17---------
D---|--12------12---------------------|--15--------------14-------------
A---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------
D---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------
16x intro - solo
E--------||-------------------------------------------------------------
B--------||-------------------------------------------------------------
G---17--*||------------------------------------------------------5------
D-------*||-----------------/8--7--5--7--5h7p5-----5--------------------
A--------||-------------------------------------8-----8--7--5/7---------
D--------||---/8--7--5--7-----------------------------------------------
E------------|----------------------------------------------------------
B------------|----------------------------------------------------------
G---/7\5^\5--|----------------------------------------------------------
D------------|-----------/8--7--5--7--5h7p5-----5--------------5h7------
A------------|-------------------------------8---/8--7--5h7h8-----------
D------------|/8--7--5--7-----------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------|------------------------|----------------
B-----------------------------|------------------------|--10p8----------
G-----------------------------|--/--9--9--10--/--9--5--|--------7--7----
D---h8--7h8h10--12p10p8\7~~~--|------------------------|----------------
A-----------------------------|--/--7--7--8---/--7--3--|----------------
D-----------------------------|------------------------|----------------
E--------------------------|--------------------------------------------
B-------10p8---------------|--15--\--13--x-------------x--15--\--13-----
G---/9--------7--7/9\7~~~--|--14--\--12--x--12--/--14--x--14--\--12-----
D--------------------------|-------------x--12--/--14--x----------------
A--------------------------|--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------|--------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B---x-------------------------------------------------------17~~~-------
G---x--12--/--14--14--15--14--15--15--/--17--15--15--/--17--17----------
D---x--12--/--14--14--15--14--15--15--/--17--15--15--/--17--17----------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
heavy - rhythm
E---||------------------------------------------------------------------
B---||------------------------------------------------------------------
G---||*-----------------------------------------------------------------
D---||*-----------------------------------------------------------------
A---||---3--3--------3--0--3--0--3--/--5--\--3--2--2--------2--0--2-----
D---||---3--3--3--3--3--0--3--0--3--/--5--\--3--2--2--2--2--2--0--2-----
E---------------------|-------------------------------------------------
B---------------------|-------------------------------------------------
G---------------------|-------------------------------------------------
D---------------------|--------------7--7--------7----------------------
A---0--2--/--3--\--2--|--0--0--------5--5--------5--------0--0----------
D---0--2--/--3--\--2--|--0--0--0--0--------0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0----
2x heavy - lead
E----------------------||-----------------------------------------------
B----------------------||-----------------------------------------------
G---------------------*||--5--/--7--7--/--9--9--/--10--10--/--14--14----
D---7--7--------7--\--*||-----------------------------------------------
A---5--5--------5--\---||--3--/--5--5--/--7--7--/--8---8---/--12--12----
D---------0--0---------||-----------------------------------------------
E--------|-------------------------------------------|------------------
B--------|-------------------------------------------|------------------
G---~~~--|--3--/--5--5--/--7--7--/--9--10--/--12~~~--|--9--/--10--\-----
D--------|-------------------------------------------|------------------
A--------|--1--/--3--3--/--5--5--/--7--8---/--10-----|--7--/--8---\-----
D--------|-------------------------------------------|------------------
w/bar w/bar
E---------------------------------------|-------------------------------
B---------------------------------------|-------------------------------
G---9~~~--9--\--/--9--5--/--7--5~~~--\--|--5--/--7--7--/--9--9--/-------
D---------------------------------------|-------------------------------
A---7-----7--\--/--7--3--/--5--3-----\--|--3--/--5--5--/--7--7--/-------
D---------------------------------------|-------------------------------
E-------------------------|---------------------------------------------
B-------------------------|---------------------------------------------
G---10--10--/--14--14~~~--|--3--/--5--5--/--7--7--/--9--10--/--12-------
D-------------------------|---------------------------------------------
A---8---8---/--12--12-----|--1--/--3--3--/--5--5--/--7--8---/--10-------
D-------------------------|---------------------------------------------
w/bar guitar solo 1 (prebend)
E--------|-----------------||-------------------------------|-----------
B--------|-----------------||-------------------------------|--10-------
G---~~~--|--9--\--/--9~~~--||--10h12~~~--10--12--12^\12^~~~\|--10-------
D--------|-----------------||-------------------------------|-----------
A--------|--7--\--/--7-----||-------------------------------|-----------
D--------|-----------------||-------------------------------|-----------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B---10---------------------------------13-------------------------------
G---10^-----------------------10--12^------12^~~~--12p10h12p10----------
D--------12p10--12~~~--10h12------------------------------------12------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------|--17h18p17p15--17--15------15------------------------
B---10--10~~~--\--|-----------------------18------18--17--15--17--18----
G---10--10-----\--|-----------------------------------------------------
D-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------
A-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------
D-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------
E---|--------------------------------------------------|----------------
B---|--17h18p17p15--17--15------15---------------------|----------------
G---|-----------------------17------17--15--14--15--17/|/19p17p15-------
D---|--------------------------------------------------|----------------
A---|--------------------------------------------------|----------------
D---|--------------------------------------------------|----------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G---17--15------15------------------------------------------------------
D-----------19------19--17--19--17--15--14h15p14------14----------------
A-------------------------------------------------17------17--15--15----
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
w/harmonizer 3rds above in Dm
E-------------------------------|--10----------------------12-----------
B-------------------10--11--13--|------13--11--10--11--13------13-------
G-------------------------------|---------------------------------------
D--------15---------------------|---------------------------------------
A---/17------17~~~--------------|---------------------------------------
D-------------------------------|---------------------------------------
E-------------------13----------------------12--------------------------
B---11--10--11--13------13--11--10--11--13------13--11--10--11--13------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E---|--10----------------------12----------------------13---------------
B---|------13--11--10--11--13------13--11--10--11--13------13--11-------
G---|-------------------------------------------------------------------
D---|-------------------------------------------------------------------
A---|-------------------------------------------------------------------
D---|-------------------------------------------------------------------
guitar solo 2 w/bar
E---------------12~~~--|--------------||--12^--10-----------------------
B---10--11--13---------|--------------||-----------11-------------------
G----------------------|--------5~~~--||---------------10\9^\7h9--9-----
D----------------------|--5~~~--------||--------------------------------
A----------------------|--------------||--------------------------------
D----------------------|--------------||--------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------|---------------------------
B-------------------------------------------|---------------------------
G---h10p9p7---------------------------------|--7--/--9--9--/--10--10----
D------------10p8p7\5--7--------------------|---------------------------
A-------------------------10p8p7\5\3^\3~~~--|--5--/--7--7--/--8---8-----
D-------------------------------------------|---------------------------
w/bar
E------------|----------------------------------------------------------
B------------|----------------------------------------------------------
G---\--9~~~--|--12--12--/--14--14--/--15--15--\--14--14--/--17--17------
D------------|----------------------------------------------------------
A---\--7-----|--10--10--/--12--12--/--13--13--\--12--12--/--15--15------
D------------|----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G---\--15--15--\--14--14--\--12--12--/--14--15--\--14--14--\--12--12----
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A---\--13--13--\--12--12--\--10--10--/--12--13--\--12--12--\--10--10----
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------|-------------------------------------------------
B---------------------|-------------10---------------------10--11-------
G---12--/--14--14~~~--|--9--10--12------12--10--9--10--12---------------
D---------------------|-------------------------------------------------
A---10--/--12--12-----|-------------------------------------------------
D---------------------|-------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------10-----------------------
B---13--11--10---------------------10--11--13------13--11--10--11-------
G---------------12--10--9--10--12---------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------10--12--13--12--10----------------------10--12--13--12--10------
B---13----------------------13--11--10--11--13--------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------10--12--13--12--13--15--12--13--15--13--15------
B---13--11--10--11--13--------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E---17--13--15--17--12--13--15--12--13--16--13--15--16--13--15--17------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E---15--17--18--15--17--19--17--18--19--17--18--20--17--18--20----------
B---------------------------------------------------------------17------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------|--------------------------------------------------------------
B---~~~--|--17p15h17--17^\17~~~--15h17p15~~~h17--17^\17~~~--15h17^------
G--------|--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------|--------------------------------------------------------------
A--------|--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------|--------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------|---------------------------------
B---\17p15----------------------------|---------------------------------
G-----------17p15p14------------------|---------------------------------
D---------------------17p15p14\12~~~--|--12--14--12h14~~~--12--14-------
A-------------------------------------|---------------------------------
D-------------------------------------|---------------------------------
pinch harm. throughout
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D---14^\14^\14~~~--12h14p12--14~~~--14^\14~~~--12^\12-------------------
A------------------------------------------------------12^\12-----------
D--------------------------------------------------------------14^------
E---------------||------------------------------------------------------
B---------------||------------------------------------------------------
G---------------||------------------------------------------------------
D---------------||------------------------------------------------------
A---------------||------------------------------------------------------
D---\14~~~\(12)\||------------------------------------------------------
This life, and all the things I'd known
Turned away, and left behind
The truth was buried long ago
Memories fade in passing time
For years, I felt my solitude
Never seemed to leave my side
My way was lost forever then
All my dreams were cast aside
I turn away but the vision of truth stains my eyes
I try to run but the image cuts through my disguise
Beneath the emptiness, reveals my bitterness
I cannot soon forget, this dream's not over yet
In the land of my birth, I am still touching the earth
The fears that kept me far away
Slowly die and draw me near
The past I sought to bury deep
Comes again to fill my need
I cast away all the stones that carried me down
I will return to the life that my past tried to drown
Beneath the emptiness, reveals my bitterness
I cannot soon forget, this dream's not over yet
In the land of my birth, I am still touching the earth
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== TABLATURE EXPLANATION ==
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---------- ---------- ----t---
----5h8--- Hammeron ----(8)--- Ghost ----6--- Tap
---------- ---------- Note --------
----5p8--- Pulloff ---------- --------
---------- ---------- -----p--
----5/8--- Slide Up -----x---- Dead -----7-- Pop
---------- ---------- Note --s-----
----5\8--- Slide Down ---------- --5----- Slap
---------- ||------|| Repeat --------
----5~~~-- Vibrato ||*----*|| ---5^--- Bend
---------- ||*----*|| --------
---------- ||------|| --------
---------- ---------- --------
-4:------- Time ---------- --------
-4:------- Signature ---------- --------
---------- ---------- --------
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