ATAXIA II - Tabs ===================================================================== Transcribed by Dennix: varutz@alice.it dangerbird@hotmail.it Originally tabbed for frusciante.net ===================================================================== The Empty's Response [Standard Tuning] Intro/Main | | e----------------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------------- G----------------------------9-------9---------- D------------11----------------11------11------- A------12----------12-----11------11------11---- E--12-----12----12----12------------------------ ^this note is barely hearable | | e----------------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------------- G------------9-------------7------7------------- D------11------11-------11-----11---11---------- A--10-----10------10--9------9---------9-------- E----------------------------------------------- | | e----------------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------9------------- D------11----11--------------11-----11---------- A------------------12-11-11-----11-----12-11---- E--12-----12----12------------------------------ | | e----------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------10------------- G------------11-9-----------7-7---7---7--------- D------11---------11---------------------------- A--10-----10---------10--9------9---9---9------- E----------------------------------------------- (|: bars indicate chord change) Although you might find it more comfortable to play at the fifth fret position of the A Chord, this is the way John plays it on his Jag, quite high on the neck, as you can see on the video of Performance 4. Anyway, I decided to transcribe the main riff the other way as well, so here you go: ====================================================================================== | | e---------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------5------------- G-------------6------------------6--------6---------- D-------7-----------7-------6-------6--------6------- A--7-------7-----7-----7----------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- | | e---------------------------------------------------- B-------------5----------------3--------3------------ G-------6--------6----------6--------6-----6--------- D--5-------5--------5----4--------4-----------4------ A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- e---------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------5------------- G-------6-----6------------------6--------6---------- D-------------------7--6----6-------6--------7--6---- A--7-------7-----7----------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- e-----------------------------------------5---------- B-------------7--5---------------3--3-----3-----3---- G-------6-----------6-------------------------------- D--5-------5-----------5----4----------4-----4----4-- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================================== which is quite easier and "normal" for most guitarists, or at least so I think. The main riff always changes a little so be good at improvising here and there around the frets given. The solos are built around a Amajor scale : John is switching between the Ionian mode (which has major 7th) during the first two chords and the Mixolydian (which has a minor 7th) over the third one (which is a diminished chord). First Solo: [1:10] e-------------------------------------------------- B--12/14-14-14-14--14--14h15-14-14----------------- G----------------------------------16-14----------- D-------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------- e-------------------------------------------------- B------------12h14--------------------------------- G--13--13-13--------13-14-------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------- e-------------------------------------------------- B------12-----14--15-14---------------------------- G--12-----12------------16--14--14-----14----14---- D-----------------------------------16----16------- A-------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------- e-------------------------------------------------- B--12/14--14--14-14-14h15-14--14--14h15p14--14----- G-----------------------------------------16--16-14 D-------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------- e-------------------------------------------------- B---------------14p12------------------------------ G--14--14--14-16-----14---14--14------------------- D--------16-----------------------16-16-14-14-12--- A-------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------- Then back to the main riff Second solo: [2:38] Can't be bothered by tabbing the whole of it as there are actually 3 guitars but it's actually pretty easy to figure out. A last change to the main riff: [4:07] e---------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------8-9----8-9----------- D---------------------------------------------------- A-----11-12----11-12----12--/11-----11-----12-11----- E--12-------12-------12------------------------------ e---------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------- G-----7-7-------7-------------7------7--------------- D------------11------11----11-----11-----11\--------- A--10-----10------10-----9------9------9------------- E---------------------------------------------------- ^ ^ Here John messes up a little bit hitting the note, so check it out! or this way, if you prefer e---------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------4--5-----4--5--------- G---------------------------------------------------- D-----6--7-----6--7-----7--/6--------6--------7--6--- etc. A--7--------7--------7------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- End this way, on A: e------ B------ G------ D--11-- A--12-- E--12--