Twist Of Cain tab by Danzig

This is my first attempt at tabbing.  I picked this song because it was
fairly simple (no solo!).   Listen to the song to get down the correct
timings.  Riffs A and C especially have a very bluesy feel to them.

Please send any comments or corrections to bmccoy@CapAccess.org

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                               Twist of Cain
                           from the album Danzig
                          Written by Glenn Danzig

Notational 🏷Legend:

x^y : bend string at fret x to note at fret y
 r  : release from bend
x^^^: vibrato (bend string back and forth rapidly)
P.H.: pinch harmonic
 ^  : play sharply
 /  : slide up
\\\\: slide down to an indeterminate fret

    Riff A
E-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-|--6^7r---0---6---0---3---0---0-------|-7^^^^^--0---6---0---3---0---0-------|
E-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
                                          P.H.(1)

                                              A(b5)                 End Riff A
E-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------|-----7--------7-------7--------------|
A-|--7---7---0---6---0---3---0--0--0----|-----6--------6-------6--------------|
E-|-------------------------------------|----(5)------(5)-----(5)-------------|
                                              ^(2)     ^       ^

    Riff B-1 Play 3 Times                                      End Riff B-1
      A5           C5                       A5          C5
E-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-|---7--7--7--7/10--10--10--10--10-----|---7--7--7--7/10-10-10-10\\\\\-------|
A-|---7--7--7--7/10--10--10--10--10-----|---7--7--7--7/10-10-10-10\\\\\-------|
E-|---5--5--5--5/8---10--8---8---8------|---5--5--5--5/8--8--8--10\\\\\-------|
      PM ------------------------>          PM -------------->   ^

    Riff B-2                                                  End Riff B-2
    A5            C5                         A(b5)
E-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-|--7--7--7--7/10--10--10--10--10------|----7--------7-------7---------------|
A-|--7--7--7--7/10--10--10--10--10------|----6--------6-------6---------------|
E-|--5--5--5--5/8---8---8---8---8-------|---(5)------(5)-----(5)--------------|
     PM ------------------------>            ^        ^       ^

    Riff C                                                     End Riff C
      A                                      C5             A5   D5
E-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G-|---2---------------------------------|----5---5---5---5---2----7----7------|
D-|---2-------------------------1-------|----5---5---5---5---2----7----7------|
A-|---0-----3---0---------0-----1-------|----3---3---3---3---0----5----5------|
E-|------------------3------------------|-------------------------------------|

Notes:

(1) I'm not sure exactly what John Christ is doing here.  There may be an
    overdubbed tone on this note.  You really need lots of distortion to make
    it squeal.  I think a cranked tube amp like a Marshall with a touch of
    feedback does the trick!

(2) I think this actually sounds better just playing the 4th and 5th strings,
    which is why I put the 6th string note in parentheses.  It has a stronger
    sound to it, since the flatted 5th isn't swallowed up by both the root and
    octave tones.

Song Flow:

Riff A 4X   Intro

Riff B-1    Verse 1
Riff B-2

Riff A 2X   Chorus

Riff B-1    Verse 2
Riff B-2

Riff A 2X   Chorus

Riff C 4X   Interlude

Riff A 2X   Chorus

Riff B-1    Verse 3
Riff B-2

Riff A 2X   Chorus

Riff C 8X   Outro
A5 4X, hold for 6 beats each time to close of song

Brett W. McCoy                        | "Go not to the Elves for counsel,
bmccoy@capaccess.org                  |        for they will say
Minstrel, Mage, Sage, Wooer of Women, |         both no and yes"
and General Friend of All Nature...   |         -- JRR Tolkien

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TAB: TWIST OF CAIN (Intro) by Danzig
ALBUM: DANZIG


        This is my basic guesse that I did using an acustic
        guitar. This is my first attempt at play by ear so
        don't haggle me if it is wrong!

Mail Corrections or additons to: azrael@grfn.org

e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------7b----------------7b-----------------------------------|
A:--7--0--6--0--3--0-----0--6--0--3--0-----0--6--3--0--6-6-6--7--0--6--0--3--|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:------------------------|
B:------------------------|
G:------------------------|
D:---7b-----------------7b|     Keep repeating until guitar changes on the
A:0------0--6--0--3--0----|     song.
E:------------------------|

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                                 Twist Of Cain
                                 -------------
                             As recorded by Danzig
                            from the album Danzig I

Written by Glenn Danzig
Tab by Robert Flemming (rflemmin@ced.berkeley.edu)

SongFlow
--------
Figure 1 (4x)
Figure 2 (3x)
Fill 1
Figure 1 (2x)
Figure 2 (3x)
Fill 1
Figure 1 (2x)
Figure 3 (4x)
Figure 1 (2x)
Figure 2 (3x)
Fill 1
Figure 1 (2x)
Figure 3 (6x)
A A A A A A

Figure 1
e+--------------------+---------------+-----------------------------+
B+--------------------+---------------+-----------------------------+
G+--------------------+---------------+--------------------8--8--8--+
D+--------------------+-(AH)----------+--------------------8--8--8--+
A+--6---7-0-6-0-3-0-0-+-7-0-6-0-3-0-0-+-7-7-0-6-0-3-0-0-0--6--6--6--+
E+--------------------+---------------+--------------------6--6--6--+

Figure 2
e+--------------------------+---------------------------+
B+--------------------------+---------------------------+
G+--------------------------+---------------------------+
D+--------------------------+---------------------------+
A+--7--7--7--10-10-10-10-10-+-7--7--7--10-10-10-10------+
E+--5--5--5--8--8--8--8--8--+-5--5--5--8--8--8--8--15\--+
    PM------------------------------------------->

Fill 1
e+--------------------------+----------+
B+--------------------------+----------+
G+--------------------------+-8--8--8--+
D+--------------------------+-8--8--8--+
A+--7--7--7--10-10-10-10-10-+-6--6--6--+
E+--5--5--5--8--8--8--8--8--+-6--6--6--+
    PM-------------------->

Figure 3  1/2   1/2
e+-----------------------+----------------------+
B+-----------------------+----------------------+
G+--2------------------8-+----------------------+
D+--2------------------8-+--------------7--7--7-+
A+--0----3^--0------0--6-+--3--3--3--0--5--5--5-+
E+--------------3^-----6-+----------------------+

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