WASTING TIME
As recorded by RED
(From the 2006 Album END OF SILENCE)
Transcribed by Aidan (hairguitar@hotmail.com)
Words and Music by Anthony Armstrong/Jasen Rauch/Rob Graves
DROP C TUNING (dropped D a full step down)
NOT a half step like it says in the little info thingy.
Gtr I (C G C F A D) - 'Heavy distortion'
Gtr II (C G C F A D) - 'Muffled distortion'
Intro
Q=112
4/4
Gtr I
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Verse
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Chorus
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Interlude
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Verse 2
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Chorus 2
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Interlude
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PM
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Bridge
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Gtr I
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Not entirely sure what plays with the 3's and the D and A strings but it sounds pretty close
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CHORUS : Play the chorus WITH guitar two here TWICE.
Outro
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PM
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Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
