ATAXIA II - Tabs ===================================================================== Transcribed by Dennix: varutz@alice.it dangerbird@hotmail.it Originally tabbed for frusciante.net ===================================================================== The Soldier [Standard Tuning] Intro/Main This basically makes up the whole song. I guess to get that feedback "whistle" (which is indicated with a "X") John is handling with "harmonics", by pluckin' the string where the fret is (not in between the frets), without pressing it the whole way down, just barely placing the finger over where the fret stands. John used his Tele when he played it live on the Performance shows. e--14---X----X----X----X----------------------------- B--14------------------------------------------------ G---------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- The "X" is actually an F# (14th fret) on the high e string, it's just played as a harmonic. John sometimes hits the open e (and also b) string accidentally while doing the main riff. Chorus (if we can call it that way) [1:29] (using harmonics, as explained on top, so you don't actually have to press the string as you would normally do; "*" indicates the fret indicated above is played as a harmonic) e---------------------------------------------------- B--17--17--17--17--17----17-------------------------- G--*---*---*---*---*-----*--------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- e--12--12--12--12--12----12-------------------------- B--*---*---*---*---*-----*--------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- Then back to the main riff 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같 At 2:37 a second guitar comes in just pickin' this simple part e---------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------- G--x-11--11-11-11------------------------------------ D---------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같 At 4:01 another guitar plays this funny lick e----------------------------------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------------------------------- G------18--17------18--17------18---17------18--17------18--17---- D--16----------16----------16-----------16----------16------------ A----------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------17--16---------------- G------18--17------18--17------18---17------------------18--17---- D--16----------16----------16-----------16----------16------------ A----------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------- 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같 At 4:23 a guitar just strum around this F# "chord" e----- B----- G--6-- D--4-- A----- E----- 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같 At 5:15 a guitar fastly hammers on and pulls off this way multiple times (as on Charlie!) e---------------------------------------------------- B--7h10p7h10p7h10p7h10p7h10p7...-----10b13r10-------- G---------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같 [6:46] That's where the solo starts... Here I'm reporting some possible "hints" as the whole of it is just improvised and damn hard to tab out properly... If you want to improvise over it, John is mainly using a F#dorian with a diminished fifth added. Repeat this screaming bending for a while and let it ring e---------------------------------------------------- B--2------------------------------------------------- G--4b6-----r4---------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- e---------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------- G--4b5r4--2--2-----2--------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- And pick that 2nd fret quite hard for a while, then repeat the bending e---------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------- G--/9--9--/8-8/9-9-9/11--11--11--11------------------ D---------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- Start pickin' on that note for a while then go into this (each line is repeated for a while) e---------------------------------------------------- B---------12---------12------------------------------ G--11--11-----11--11------etc------------------------ D---------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- e---------------------------------------12----------- B---------10---------10------------------------------ G--11--11-----11--11------etc----11--11-----11--11--- etc. D---------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- e---------9---------9-------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------- G--11--11----11--11------etc------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- e---------8---------8-------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------- G--11--11----11--11------etc------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- e---------------------------------------------------- B--------11--------11-------------------------------- G--11--11----11--11------etc------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- e---------------------------------------------------- B-------11-------11---------------------------------- G--9--9-----9--9---------etc------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- e---------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------- G--------9---------9------------9---------9--etc----- D-10--10----10--10----10b11--11----11--11------------ A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- then starts the "out-of-control" playing! e---------------------------------------------------- B--17/19-19-19-19-19--17/19-19-19-19-19-------------- G---------------------------------------------------- repeated several times D---------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------- very fast B-14--17--19p17p14-19p17p14-19p17p14-19p17p14-19p17p14--14-- G----------------------------------------------------------- repeat this for a while D----------------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------- B--19p17p14----14--19p17p14----19p17p14----19p17p14--------- G----------17--------------17----------17----------17------- D----------------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------- B--14-14--14-14----------------12-12--12-12----------------- G----------------15-15--15-15----------------13-13--13-13--- D----------------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------- e---------------------------------------------------- B-------------------10-10--10-10-10------------------ G--11-11--11-11-11----------------------------------- repeat D---------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- Improvise some crazy fast pickin' around this shape e--12--14--12--14------------------------------------ B--14--14--12--12------------------------------------ G---------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- e---------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------- G--16--16--14----16--16--14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------- D---------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- Then John starts kickin' in these simple but great final licks on the high frets [8:38] e--16--17-19--16--17--19--16-17-16------------------- B----------------------------------19---------------- G---------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- e--16--17-19--16--17--16----------------------------- B-------------------------17-17-17------------------- G---------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- e--16--17-19--16--17--19--16-17-19--17-16----17-16------17-16------------ B---------------------------------*-------19--------19--------18-18b19r-- (let ring) G------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------ e--------------17-16----------------------------------------------------- B--(18)b19r18--------18-18b19---19--19---12-----12----------------------- G----------------------------------------12b14--12b14r------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------ ^ Ghost bend ^still bending from the 18th fret Then back to the main riff Enjoy