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The Writhing South by Say Anything The Writhing South Standard tuning. INTRO: Order: Riff A Ending A Riff A Ending B Riff B Ending A Riff B Ending C E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E SS E E E E E E E SS e|--------------------------|------------------|------------------| b|--------------------------|------------------|------------------| g|--------------------------|------------------|------------------| d|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-1111|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-| a|-9--11-9--7--7--7--7--7-7-|-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-44-|-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-44-| Riff A e|--------------------------|------------------|------------------| E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E SS E E E E E E E SS e|----------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-------0~~~~~~~~~-|-------0~~~~~~~~~-| b|----------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-------0~~~~~~~~~-|-------0~~~~~~~~~-| g|--------------------------|------------------|------------------| d|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-1111|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-| a|-9--11-9--7--7--7--7--7-7-|-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-44-|-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-44-| Riff B e|--------------------------|------------------|------------------| E E E E Q Q E E E Q. Q e|---------2-------| e|------------------| b|---------2-------| b|------------------| g|---------2-------| g|------------------| d|-4-4-4---4---4---| d|-4-4-4-4-----4/---| a|-2-2-2---4---4---| Ending A a|-2-2-2-4-----2/---| Ending B e|-------2-2---2---| e|-------2----------| E E E E +H +W +H Q Q e|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| b|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| g|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| d|-4-4-4-4-(4)-------|-(4)-------------|-(4)---------------| a|-2-2-2-4-(4)-------|-(4)-------------|-(4)---------------| Ending C e|-------2-(2)-------|-(2)-------------|-(2)-------2/------| pm . . . ^Vibrato like crazy VERSE 1: E E E E E E E E E E E * E E E SSE e|-----------------|-------------------| b|-----------------|-------------------| g|-----------------|-----2~------------| d|---7~~~~~7~~~7~~-|-----------7~~~67~-| a|-5~~~5-4~~~4~~~4-|---4~~~4/7~~~7~~~7-| x3 e|-----------------|-2~~~~~------------| E E E E E E E E E E E * E Q Q e|-----------------|--------------<12>--| b|-----------------|--------------<12>--| g|-----------------|-----2~-------<12>--| d|---7~~~~~7~~~7~~-|--------------------| a|-5~~~5-4~~~4~~~4-|---4~~~4/7----------| e|-----------------|-2~~~~~-------------| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E e|-------------0---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| b|-------------0---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| g|-7-7-7-6-6---0---|-------9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-6-6-------|-------9-9-9-9-9-| d|-7-7-7-7-7-------|-4-4---9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-------|-4-4---9-9-9-9-9-| a|-5-5-5-4-4-------|-4-4---7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-4-4-------|-4-4---7-7-7-7-7-| e|-----------------|-2-2-------------|-------------15\-|-2-2-------------| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| g|-7-7-7-6-6-------|-------9-9-9-9-9-|-----------------|-----2-----------| d|-7-7-7-7-7-------|-4-4---9-9-9-9-9-|-----7~~~7~~~7~~-|------~~~7~~~6~~-| a|-5-5-5-4-4-------|-4-4---7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5~~~4~~~4~~~4-|-------7~~~7~~~7-| e|-------------15\-|-2-2-------------|-----------------|-2-2-------------| PRE-CHORUS 1: E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---| b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---| g|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-----------------|-7-7---7-7-7-7---| d|-----------------|-6-6---6-6-6---6-|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-----------------| a|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|-5-5---5-5-5-5---| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E e|-----------------|------------------|---------------------------| b|-----------------|------------------|---------------------------| g|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|------------------|---------------------------| d|-6-6---6-6-6---6-|-6-6-6-9---9---11-|-(11)-11-11----11-11-11-11-| a|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-4-4-4-7---7---9--|-(9 )-9--9-----9--9--9--9--| e|-----------------|------------------|---------------------------| pm . . . CHORUS 1: Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E e|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-| b|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-| g|-7-------------7-|-7---------------|-7-------------9-|-9---------------| d|-7-----7-7-----7-|-7-----7-7-6-6---|-7-----7-7-----9-|-9-----7-7-6-6---| a|-5-----7-7-----5-|-5-----7-7-7-7---|-5-----7-7-----7-|-7-----7-7-7-7---| e|-------5-5-------|-------5-5-4-4---|-------5-5-------|-------5-5-4-4---| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E e|-----0-------0---|-----0-------------|-----0-------0---|-------0---------| b|-----0-------0---|-----0-10-10-9-9\--|-----0-------0---|-------0---------| g|-7-------------7-|-7---------------7-|-7-------------9-|-9-9-9-----------| d|-7-----7-7-----7-|-7---------------7-|-7-----7-7-----9-|-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-| a|-5-----7-7-----5-|-5---------------5-|-5-----7-7-----7-|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-| e|-------5-5-------|-------------------|-------5-5-------|---------5-5-5-5-| INTERLUDE: W W W E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E S S e|---|---|---|-----------0-----|--------------------------| b|---|---|---|-----------0-----|--------------------------| g|---|---|---|-----------------|--------------------------| d|---|---|---|-------------4/--|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-1111| a|---|---|---|-------------2/--|-9--11-9--7--7--7--7--7-7-| e|---|---|---|-----------------|--------------------------| E E E E E E E SS E E E E E E E SS E E E E E E Q e|------------------|------------------|-------------<12>--| b|------------------|------------------|-------------<12>--| g|------------------|------------------|-----------x-<12>--| d|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-|-4-4-4-4-4-x-------| a|-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-44-|-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-44-|-2-2-2-2-2-x-------| e|------------------|------------------|-----------x-------| VERSE 2: E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E e|-------------<12>--|-----------------|------------<7>--|-----------------| b|-------------<12>--|-----------------|------------<7>--|-----------------| g|-7-7-7-6-6---<12>--|-------9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-6-6-------|-------9-9-9-9-9-| d|-7-7-7-7-7---------|-4-4---9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-------|-4-4---9-9-9-9-9-| a|-5-5-5-4-4---------|-4-4---7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-4-4-------|-4-4---7-7-7-7-7-| e|-------------------|-2-2-------------|-----------------|-2-2-------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| g|-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-|-------9-9-9-9-9-|-----------------|-----------------| d|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-9-|-----7~~~7~~~7~~-|-----7~~~7~~~6~~-| a|-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5~~~4~~~4~~~4-|-------7~~~7~~~7-| e|-----------------|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|-2-2-------------| H. Q H E E Q H. Q H. Q e|---------<12>--|--------<12>-------|---------<7>---|---------------| b|---------<12>--|--------<12>-------|---------<7>---|---------------| g|---------<12>--|-------------<9>---|---------------|---------------| d|---------------|-------------<9>---|---------------|---------------| a|---------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------| e|---------------|-------------------|---------------|----------12\--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SSSSSSSS e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| g|-----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|-----2---xxxxxxxx| d|---7~~~~~7~~~7~~-|---------7~~~6~~-|---7~~~~~7~~~7~~-|---------xxxxxxxx| a|-5~~~5-4~~~4~~~4-|---4~~-7~~~7~~~7-|-5~~~5-4~~~4~~~4-|---4---7-xxxxxxxx| e|-----------------|-2~~~~-----------|-----------------|-2~~-----xxxxxxxx| PRE-CHORUS 2: E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---| b|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-----------------|-7-7---7-7-7-7---| g|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-7-7---7-7-7-7---| d|-----------------|-6-6---6-6-6---6-|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-----------------| a|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|-5-5---5-5-5-5---| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E e|-----------------|------------------|-------------------| b|-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-|------------------|-------------------| g|-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-9---9------|-------------------| d|-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-9---9----4-|-(4)-4-4---4-4-4-4-| a|-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-7---7----4-|-(4)-4-4---4-4-4-4-| e|-----------------|----------------2-|-(2)-2-2---2-2-2-2-| pm . . . CHORUS 2: Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E e|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-| b|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-| g|-7-------------7-|-7---------------|-7-------------9-|-9---------------| d|-7-----7-7-----7-|-7-----7-7-6-6---|-7-----7-7-----9-|-9-----7-7-6-6---| a|-5-----7-7-----5-|-5-----7-7-7-7---|-5-----7-7-----7-|-7-----7-7-7-7---| e|-------5-5-------|-------5-5-4-4---|-------5-5-------|-------5-5-4-4---| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E e|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|-----0-------0---|-------0---------| b|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|-----0-------0---|-------0---------| g|-7-------------7-|-7---------------|-7-------------9-|-9-9-9-----------| d|-7-----7-7-----7-|-7-----7-7-6-6---|-7-----7-7-----9-|-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-| a|-5-----7-7-----5-|-5-----7-7-7-7---|-5-----7-7-----7-|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-| e|-------5-5-------|-------5-5-4-4---|-------5-5-------|---------5-5-5-5-| BREAK-DOWN: Most people seem to play this routed on 5 on the the A string, but I think the heavy bass of playing it at 10 on the E string sounds better. It can be played either way, but always play the harmonics in the same play. E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E e|---------------------------|--------------------------------| b|---------------------------|--------------------------------| g|---------------------------|--------------------------------| d|------------------9--------|----11--11--11--11--11--9-1011--| a|--------------------/12-11-|-9------------------------------| x2 e|-10-101010109--7-----------|--------------------------------| E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E e|---------------------------|--------------------------------| b|---------------------------|--------------------------------| g|---------------------------|--------------------------------| d|------------------9--------|-11-11--11--11--11--11--9-1011--| a|-12-1212121211-9----/12-11-|-9------------------------------| x2 e|-10-101010109--7-----------|--------------------------------| E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E e|-----------------<5>---<5>-| e|---------------------------| b|-----------------<5>---<5>-| b|---------------------------| g|---------------------------| g|---------------------------| d|---------------------------| d|------------------9--------| b|-12-1212121211-9-----------| x2 a|-12-1212121211-9----/12-11-| e|-10-101010109--7-----------| e|-10-101010109--7-----------| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S H Q E e|---------------------------------| e|-----------------0-----0--| b|---------------------------------| b|-----------------0-----0--| g|---------------------------------| g|--------------------------| d|-----11------11------11------11--| d|-3/4-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-| a|-9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----| x3 a|-3/4-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-| x2 e|---------------------------------| e|-1/2-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S S S e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| b|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| g|---------------------------------|-------------------------x-x-x-x-| d|-3/4-4---3/4-4---3/4-4---3/4-4---|-3/4-4---3/4-4---3/4-4---x-x-x-x-| a|-3/4-4---3/4-4---3/4-4---3/4-4---|-3/4-4---3/4-4---3/4-4---x-x-x-x-| e|-1/2-2---1/2-2---1/2-2---1/2-2---|-1/2-2---1/2-2---1/2-2---x-x-x-x-| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S S S e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| b|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| g|---------3-3-3-----------3-3-3---|---------3-3-3---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| d|-3/4-4---3-3-3---3/4-4---3-3-3---|-3/4-4---3-3-3---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| a|-3/4-4---1-1-1---3/4-4---1-1-1---|-3/4-4---1-1-1---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| e|-1/2-2-----------1/2-2-----------|-1/2-2-----------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| PRE-CHORUS 3: E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| b|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| g|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| d|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-----------------| a|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E e|-----------------|------------------|-------------------| b|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------7-|-(7)-7-7---7-7---7-| g|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-9---9----7-|-(7)-7-7---7-7---7-| d|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-9---9------|-----------------6-| a|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-7---7----5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5---7-| e|-----------------|------------------|-------------------| pm . . . +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E e|-------------------|-----------------| b|-(7)-7-7---7-7-7-7-|-----------------| g|-(7)-7-7---7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-| d|-(6)-6-6---6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-| a|-(7)-7-7---7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-| e|-------------------|-----------------| CHORUS 3: Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| g|-----6-------6---|-----6-----6---6-|-----6-------6---|-----6-----x-x-x-| d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------x-x-x-| a|-5-------------7-|-5-----------7---|-5-------------7-|-7---------x-x-x-| e|-------5-5-------|-------5-5-------|-------5-5-------|-------5-5-x-x-x-| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E e|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|-----0-------0---|-------0-| b|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|-----0-------0---|-------0-| (This last g|-7-------------7-|-7---------------|-7-------------9-|-9---9---| measure d|-7-----7-7-----7-|-7-----7-7-6-6---|-7-----7-7-----9-|-9---9---| is in 2/4 a|-5-----7-7-----5-|-5-----7-7-7-7---|-5-----7-7-----7-|-7---7---| time.) e|-------5-5-------|-------5-5-4-4---|-------5-5-------|---------| Q E E E E E E E E E SSSSSSSS e|---------------|-----------------| b|---------------|-----------------| g|---------------|-----------------| d|-4---4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-44444444| a|-4---4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-44444444| e|-2---2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-22222222| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E 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-|-9---9-----------| d|-7---7-----------|-7---7-----------|-7---7-----------|-9---9-7-7-7-7-7-| a|-5---5-7-7-7-7-7-|-5---5-7-7-7-7-7-|-5---5-7-7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-| e|-------5-5-5-5-5-|-------5-5-5-5-5-|-------5-5-5-5-5-|-------5-5-5-5-5-| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E e|-----------------|-----------------| b|-----------------|-----------------| g|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-| d|-7---7-----------|-7---7-----------| a|-5---5-7-7-7-7-7-|-5---5-7-7-7-7-7-| e|-------5-5-5-5-5-|-------5-5-5-5-5-| OUTRO: The tempo from here out is pretty much non existant, so I'll just write the chords lol. Strum the last two like crazy. e|-----------------------------------------------| b|-----------------------------------------------| g|----6--------6----------9----------------------| d|----7-------------------9---------7--------10--| a|----5--------7----------7---------7------------| e|-------------5--------------------5--------8---| "I hope to watch you writhe again soon." "Dah-dah-dah..." yeah. yeah. oh yeah. okay. searching for blood in the salty sea. the sun beating down on the chest and back of me. looking for drugs in a southern town. hey. i've got this red right hand that points me south. you see the puke green clouds just spat me out into the hot heartland. i've landed with no chute. and i hear: "hey. come pollinate me. hey. come pollinate me," across the room. i hope to watch you writhe again soon. they've got the army of ears; they can hear you now. i've got the piss in my veins and these furrowed brows. you've got this one last chance to burn me/turn me down. down. down. down. down. if not, i've got these last twelve bucks to spend on you. you can take me anywhere your sick mind wants to. use your south to fuel me fueling you. ou. ou. ou. yeah. Legend: W: Whole Note H: Half Note Q: Quarter Note E: Eighth Note S: Sixteenth Note *: Grace note x.: Note is dotted (Equal to 1.5x the note's normal duration) +x: Note is tied to the previous note /: Slide up \: Slide down ~: Let note ring out : Natural harmonic --------------- version 2 Intro (Played Twice, Second Time W/Distortion) e|----------------------------------------------------------------------2--| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------2--| G|--------------------------------------------------------------4-4-4------| D|xx-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--xx-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-xx-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-xx-4-4-4-4---4| A|xx-9--11-9--7--7--7--7---xx-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-xx-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-xx-2-2-2-4---4| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------2---2| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------4-4-4------| D|xx-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--xx-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-xx-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-xx-4-4-4-4~---| A|xx-9--11-9--7--7--7--7---xx-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-xx-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-xx-2-2-2-4~---| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------2~---| Verse "Searching for blood in the..." e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|---7------7-------4-------6h7p6---------------| A|-5---5--4---4---4----7--7--------7------------| E|--------------2-------------------------------| "I've got this red right hand..." e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-7--7--7--6--6--x-----------9--9--9--9--9-----| D|-7--7--7--7--7--x--4--4--4--9--9--9--9--9-----| A|-5--5--5--4--4--x--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--7-----| E|-------------------2--2--2--------------------| Prechorus "Hey......" E|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--7-7--7-7-7--7-9-9--9-9-9--6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--5-5--5-5-5--5-7-7--7-7-7--4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-| E|--------------------------------------------| Chorus E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7--7-----------7--7-----------7--7-----------9-9-9-----------| D|--7--7---7-7-7---7--7---7-7-7---7--7---7-7-7---9-9-9---7-7-7-7-| A|--5--5---7-7-7---5--5---7-7-7---5--5---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7-| E|--5--5---5-5-5---5--5---5-5-5---5--5---5-5-5-----------5-5-5-5-| Bass repeats intro... Guitar plays some natural harmonics, real easy to figure out, and once again I am lazy Heres the basics of that Breakdown E|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------4-------6-6-6-6-6-5h6-6-| D|-------------------7-6-4-----------------| A|--5--5-5-5-5-4-2-------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| ---------