Tom: Bm
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Tongue-Splitter - Protest the Hero
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Tabbed by: FacetOfChaos
Tuning: Half-Step Down
DAD THIS INFORMATION PLEASE~
Pay attention to the time markers for each section. Should help you to learn the song
and decipher it from text much more easily.
-x2 = play the line twice.
-x2S = play the entire section twice.
-Sometimes I will bracket off a part and add an x2 or other multiple behind it. That
means to play the bracketed part however many times specified.
-Also there are first and second endings used in this tab. They're a fairly
straightforward concept. Play ending 1 the first time, and ending 2 on the repeat. The
endings are marked with either (1. 2. etc) or (ending 1. etc)
-If any of the above is confusing, listening to the section of the song while looking at
the tab should clear up any problems. Protest songs are quite complex and I'll do my
best to keep the tab as clear as possible.
0:00 - 0:19
- t t (t) t t t t t
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------12-0----------10---------------------12-0----------10/13~-|
G|--------9---------9-8-9----9-8-9-------------9---------9-8-9--------|
D|-10-7-9--------10----------------10-9-10-7-9--------10--------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9-9-9-----10-----8-8-9-------------10-----8---|
D|-----8-8-8-----9------7-7-8-------------9------7---|
A|-x-x-7-7-7-x-x-8--x-x-6-6-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-8--x-x-6---|
E|-x-x-7-7-7-x-x-8--x-x-6-6-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-8--x-x-6---| x2S
0:19 - 0:28
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----12-12-12-----13-----11-11-----12-12-----13-----11-|
D|-x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x--x-x-x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x--|
A|-x-x-10-10-10-x-x-11-x-x-9--9--x-x-10-10-x-x-11-x-x-9--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
- |------------PM----------------|
D#|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||---------|
A#|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||---------|
F#|-----12-12-----13-----11-11-----12-12-----13-----11-11----------------------------------|
C#|-x-x-x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x--x-x-x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-----------------------------------|
G#|-x-x-10-10-x-x-11-x-x-9--9--x-x-10-10-x-x-11-x-x-9--9----7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
0:28 - 0:42
- |-------------------PM--------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-8-7-6-------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------7-8-7-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---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---| x2
- |----PM---| |---PM--| |----PM---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
D|-7-8-7-6-----------------------------------------------------|-7-8-7-6-----------|
A|---------7-8-7-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------7-8-7-6---|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x2-----------------|
0:42 - 0:53
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-8-8--5-2--8-8--5----------4-5-6-7-8-8--5---------|
E|-6-6--3-0--6-6--3--0-3-5-6---------6-6--3--0--0-0-|
E|------------------------------------------|----|
B|---10----------10-11--------------9-10----|----|
G|-9----9-9-12-9---------12-9-11-12------10-|-9--|
D|------------------------------------------|----|
A|------------------------------------------|----|
E|------------------------------------------| x2S-|
0:53 - 1:06
Play (0:00 - 0:19)
- t t (t) t t t t (t) t t t
D#|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||
A#|----------12-0----------10---------------------12-0----------------------------|
F#|--------9---------9-8-9----9-8-9-------------9---------8-9-12/14-8-9-12-7-8----|
C#|-10-7-9--------10----------------10-9-10-7-9--------10----------------------10-|
G#|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||
D#|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||
- t t (t) t t t t (t) t t
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------12-0----------10---------------------12-0--------------10-15------|
G|--------9---------9-8-9----9-8-9-------------9---------9-10-14-9-------9-10-|
D|-10-7-9--------10----------------10-9-10-7-9--------10----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:06 - 1:32
- t t t t t t t t t t
D#|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||--------|
A#|-----------10-15-----------10-15----------------------10-15-----------10-15------------|
F#|-9-10-14-9-------9-10-14-9-------9-10-14----7-10-14-7-------7-10-14-7-------7-10-14----|
C#|-----------------------------------------11-----------------------------------------11-|
G#|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||--------|
D#|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||--------|x2
- t t t t t
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------15-18------------15-18-------------|
G|-12-15-17-12------12-15-17-12-------12-15-17-12-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
- t t t t t
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------13-18------------13-18-------------|
G|-10-12-14-10------10-12-14-10-------10-12-14-10-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
- t t t t t
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-----------12-17-----------12-17-----------|
G|-9-13-16-9-------9-13-16-9-------9-13-16-9-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
- t t t t t
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-----------12-15-----------12-15-----------|
G|-9-13-16-9-------9-13-16-9-------9-13-16-9-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------| x2S
1:32 - 1:57
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10-10~--9-10-12-12b13r12-12-10-9-9~--12-10-9-12b13-12-|
G|-10-12-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
B|-------10-10~--9-10-12-12b13r12-|
G|-10-12--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Ending 1.
E|---------------------16-17-19-17-16-------------------17-------15-------13-|
B|-12-13-15-12-13-15------------------18-17-15-------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------17-16-14----14\12----12\10----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ending 2.
E|-------------16-17--19-16-------------------------------12/13-17----|
B|-12-13-15-17--------------17-------------------------15----------17-|
G|-----------------------------16-------------------14----------------|
D|--------------------------------18-------------15-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------19----19\17----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------19----------------------------|
1:58 - 2:10
Play (0:28 - 0:42) without the first chromatic run at the beginning.
2:10 - 2:35
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------6-----------------------------6--------|
D|-7-8-7-6-7---8----7-8----5---7-8-7-6-7-8---8----7-8---|
A|-----------------------7----------------------------7-|
E|------------------------------------------------------| x2
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------5-6-7-8--------------------------------5-6-7-8--------------------|
A|-7-8-7-6-7---------------------7-8-9-10-7-8-7-6-7--------------------7-8-9-10-|
E|---------------------7-8-9-10-------------------------------7-8-9-10----------| x2S
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|------------5-7-6-8---------------------|
A|-7-8-7-6-7---------------------7-9-8-10-|
E|---------------------7-9-8-10-----------| x2
2:35 - 2:48
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------4-0-4-0-4-0-4-5-4-0-|
A|-3-5-5-3--3---------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
- 1. 2.
E|[----------------------------------]-[-------------------------]|
B|[----------------------------------]-[-------------------------]|
G|[----------------------------------]-[-5--5--5--5--------------]|
D|[8-0-----------8-0-8-0-8-0-8-10-8-0]-[-5--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--]|
A|[----10-10--10---------------------]-[-3--3--3--3--6--6--6--6--]|
E|[----------------------------------]-[-------------4--4--4--4--]| x2S
2:48 - 3:01
E|--------------7-8-7\5-----------------------------------------|
B|---------8-10---------6-5-------------------------------------|
G|-----7/9------------------7~---------------7/9-7-9p7------9*~-|
D|-----------------------------------7-6---------------10-9-----|
A|---------------------------------5-----8----------------------|
E|-5-8---------------------------7---------7--------------------|
E|---------------8-12-10--12-10-8-10--8-10--12----------------------------------------------|
B|---------10/12-------------------------------12-------------------------------------------|
G|-7/9-(9)-------------------------------------------13-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------14----15-14-12----14-12-------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------15-14-12-11-14-15-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------12-------------------------|
3:01 - 3:14
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---9------7---7-10-9----8-9------------------------|
D|-7---10-7---9----------------9-10------------------|
A|-----------------------------------11-12-----------|
E|------------------------------------------11-12--0-|
E|------------------------7-8-7----7----------------------------|
B|-------------------8-11------------10-9-----------------------|
G|------------7-9-10----------------------10--10-9--------------|
D|-----7-9-10--------------------------------------12-9---------|
A|-8-9----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------0---0--| x2S
3:14 - 3:26 (I have no delay pedal so hopefully this sounds about right)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9---------7-----7-------10-9-7-------------------------|
D|-7-----10--7-----9-----9--9--------9--10-7-6---9-6---------|
A|---------------------------------------------7-----8-7-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------7-8-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------10-8-12-10-13-12-12-13-10-12-9-10----9------------------|
G|--------12------------------------------------10---9-10-7-9-6-7-----|
D|----10----------------------------------------------------------7-8-|
A|-8------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| x2S
3:26 - 3:39
Play (3:01 - 3:14).
3:39 - 4:05 (Surprisingly one of the more difficult sections for me to hear)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5/7-7-7-7/9-9-9---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|---------------------------------0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7---7-7-7---7-7-5---5-5-5---5-5-4---4-4-4---4-4-3---3-3-3---3-3-|
A|-7---7-7-7---7-7-5---5-5-5---5-5-4---4-4-4---4-4-3---3-3-3---3-3-|
E|-5---5-5-5---5-5-3---3-3-3---3-3-2---2-2-2---2-2-1---1-1-1---1-1-| x2S
4:05 - 4:18
Play (0:53 - 1:06).
E|-------------------|
B|-15----15----------|
G|-13----13----------|
D|-12----12----------|
A|-11----11----------|
E|-11----11----------|
4:18 - 4:35
Get a dog, and tell it to speak.
************************************
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| t tap with right hand
|(t) optional tap
| * artificial harmonic
| ~ vibrato
| PM palm mute
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
