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Widower Tab by The Dillinger Escape Plan

Widower tab by The Dillinger Escape Plan

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Tuning: Standard

Note: Im not the best with chord names, just guessing.

Intro: Goes a little like this, trying to mimic the intricate piano.
This does the job.. sounds best to finger-pick and strum while singing.

   Gm              F#/A?               Gm                F#/A??
e|-3------3---3--3h5-5-----5/6---------3--------3-----3h5-5------5-----------|
B|-3----------3------3----3-------3----3--------------3---3----3-------------|
G|-3----3-----3------0--0-------0------3-----3--------3---0--0---------------|
D|-5--5-------5------4------------4----5---5------5---5---4------------------|
A|-5----------5------5-----------------5--------------5---5------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
then:
"..how to do,  but i could not, give you the most..            some things I said were...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7/8-7-5-7-5-3-3---3-3---3----3-------3------3--3----3------3--------------|
D|---------------5---5-5---4----4-----4--------3--3---3---3h4-4--------------|
A|-------------------5-5---5----5---5----------5--5--5--------5--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
never true."                                              "...I feel so bad you never...
       Gm              F#/A?               Gm                F#/A??
e|-----3------3---3--3h5-5-----5/6---------3--------3-----3h5-5------5-------|
B|-----3----------3------3----3-------3----3--------------3---3----3---------|
G|-----3----3-----3------0--0-------0------3-----3--------3---0--0-----------|
D|-----5--5-------5------4------------4----5---5------5---5---4--------------|
A|-----5----------5------5-----------------5--------------5---5--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 knew."                           "I felt like you should know, but I could not...
  Bb/D                           Cm                                   Cm  Bb
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3----3/4-4/6-6/8--8\6-6\4-4\3--3----------------6/8-8--6-4-3--------------|
G|-3--2---------------------------0-----------------------------------0---0--|
D|-0------------------------------1-----------------------------------1---3--|
A|-1------------------------------3-----------------------------------3---1--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  tell you so~~~~~~~~~~~~"        (hum all piano in between)
   Ab ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~strum~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-4-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6------------------------------------------------------------------10-8-6-|
A|-6------------------------------------------------------------------10-8-6-|
E|-4------------------------------------------------------------------8--6-4-|
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Chorus: Guitar 1/Bass

   "When you walked away I breathed your name... when you walked away......"

(Strum here, its mostly bass) --- on second long "walk away" do this:awa-ay-ay
e|-3------------------------------------------------------------------3--3--3-|
B|-3------------------------------------------------------------------3--3--3-|
G|-3------------------------------------------------------------------3--3--3-|
D|-5------------------------------------------------------------------5--5--5-|
A|-5------------------------------------------------------------------5--6--5-|
E|-3------------------------------------------------------------------5--3--3-|
Chorus: Guitar 2 - Tapping/pull off part that's kinda hard to hear .. might be a lil off
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------12------12-14-0-15-0-15-0-15-14--------repeats--------------------|
D|-12-13-0----13-0---------------------------throughout chorus---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verses:
 "I dont know how to, hold on to something that seemed determined to crow by the day..
   Gm
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555--|
A|-555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555--|
E|-333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333--|
PM**************************************************************************
    every time I think I can handle, you only seem to get farther away..
                                                                  D?
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------77777777--|
D|-555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555-88888888--|
A|-555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555-55555555--|
E|-333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333-----------|
PM***************************************************************************
I never realized just how hard it was, for a person like me to do, for a person..
                          Eb
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-77777777777777777777777-8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888-|
D|-88888888888888888888888-8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888-|
A|-55555555555555555555555-6666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM***************************************************************************
  like me to doooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo"
       Cm                                  Ab
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-888-55555555555555555555555555555555555-----------------------------------|
D|-888-55555555555555555555555555555555555-666666666666666666666666666666666-|
A|-666-33333333333333333333333333333333333-666666666666666666666666666666666-|
E|-----------------------------------------444444444444444444444444444444444-|
PM***************************************************************************

Repeat Chorus and Verse

Heavy Part:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------6666-6-6--6666-6-6--6666-6-6--6666-6-6-|
D|-5555-5-5--5555-5-5--5555-5-5--5555-5-5--5555-5-5--5555-5-5--5555-5-5--5555-5-5-|
A|-xxxx-x-x--xxxx-x-x--xxxx-x-x--xxxx-x-x--4444-4-4--4444-4-4--4444-4-4--4444-4-4-|
E|-3333-3-3--3333-3-3--3333-3-3--3333-3-3-----------------------------------------|x2
 2nd time include 5 on A string here
 2nd time PM ****                ****  (also 2nd time theres a different rythem, easy to figure out)
Then:
                     "I couldn't hold onto   ...                 the things that matter to you"
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-333333333--------66666666666666666-1111111111111111-13-11-10-888888888888-22222222-|
A|-333333333--2-3-5-66666666666666666-1111111111111111-13-11-10-888888888888-22222222-|
E|-111111111--0-1-3-44444444444444444-9999999999999999-11-9--8--666666666666-00000000-|
                    "It was my big mistake                       thinking there were two roads
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-333333333--------66666666666666666-1111111111111111-13-11-10-888888888888-|
A|-333333333--2-3-5-66666666666666666-1111111111111111-13-11-10-888888888888-|
E|-111111111--0-1-3-44444444444444444-9999999999999999-11-9--8--666666666666-|
    ...  to take"
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-22222222-3~~~~~~----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-22222222-3~~~~~~----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-00000000-1~~~~~~----------------------------------------------------------|
More Piano here. Chord progression: Gm, Bb, Eb, Cm, Ab

Then Gm til end
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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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