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Dead Or Rock Tab by Edguy

Dead Or Rock tab by Edguy

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Song:      Dead Or Rock
Album:     Tinnitus Sanctus
Tabbed by: MangeuDePoutine@hotmail.com
Tunning:   Tuned down ½ steps

1 = D#     4 = C#
2 = A#     5 = G#
3 = F#     6 = D#




Rhytm
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
0:00 - 0:10

1:-----------------------|\
2:-----------------------| \
3:--2-----------2--------|  \ X2
4:--2--4--------2---4---4|  /
5:x-0--4------x-0---4---4| /
6:-----2----------x-2-x-2|/

0:12 - 0:24

1:-------------------------------------------|\
2:-------------------------5-5--4-4--2-2-----| \
3:--2------------2---------4-4--4-4--2-2-----|  \ X2 (During the second time there's
4:--2--4--2h4----2--4-2h4-----------------2-2|  /    pick slide at the end of the riff)
5:x-0----------x-0------------------------2-2| /
6:-------------------------------------------|/

0:24 - 0:36

1:-------------------------------------------|                          \
2:-------------------------5-5--4-4--2-2-----|                           \
3:--2------------2---------4-4--4-4--2-2-----|                            \
4:--2--4--2h4----2--4-2h4--------------------|                             \
5:x-0----------x-0------------------------2-2|                              \
6:-------------------------------------------|                               \
                                                                              \ Vocal enter after
1:----------------------------------------------------------------------|     / this.
2:------------------------------------------5--5-5-5--5-5---------------|    /
3:--2------------2--4p2p0-------------------4--4-4-4--4-4--2-2----------|   /
4:--2--4--2h4-------------5p2p0----------------------------2-2---2-2--4\|  /
5:x-0----------x----------------5p2p0----------------------0-0-x-2-2--4\| /
6:-----------------------------------5p2p0-----------------------0-0--2\|/

0:36 - 0:48               ''No rules...'' ...

1:----------------------------------------------------------------|\
2:----------------------------------------------------------------| \
3:----------------------------------------------------------------|  \ X2 (The bass do the same
4:----------------------------------------------------------------|  /    thing...)
5:----------------------------------------------------------------| /
6:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0|/
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0:48 - 1:00               ''There's fire...'' ...

1:-------------------------------------------|\
2:-------------------------5-5--4-4--2-2-----| \
3:--2------------2---------4-4--4-4--2-2-----|  \ X2
4:--2--4--2h4----2--4-2h4-----------------2-2|  /
5:x-0----------x-0------------------------2-2| /
6:-------------------------------------------|/

1:01 - 1:12               ''Lady don't...'' ...

1:------------------------------------------------------------|\
2:------------------------------------------------------------| \
3:------------------------------------------------------------|  \
4:-7--9------4-----4-----4-----4-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9|   \
5:-7--9------4-----4-----4-----4-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9|    \
6:-5--7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7|     \
PM       . .   . .   . .   . .                                       \ (Before chorus)
                                                                     /
1:-------------------------------------------|                      /
2:-------------------------------------------|                     /
3:-------------------------------------------|                    /
4:-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-----14-----14-14\-|                   /
5:-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-----14-----14-14\-|                  /
6:-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---12-12--12-12-12\-|                 /
PM                           .      .

1:12 - 1:36               ''Go die or rock'' ...

1:---------------------------------|\
2:---------------------------------| \
3:----------7-9--------4-6-7-11-9--|  \ X2 (This is the chorus, very basic power
4:-7--2--4--7-9--7--2--4-6-7-11-9--|  /     chord.)
5:-7--2--4--5-7--7--2--2-4-5-9--7--| /
6:-5--0--2-------5--0--------------|/

1:36 - 1:48

1:-------------------------------------------|                  \
2:-------------------------5-5--4-4--2-2-----|                   \
3:--2------------2---------4-4--4-4--2-2-----|                    \
4:--2--4--2h4----2--4-2h4-----------------2-2|                     \
5:x-0----------x-0------------------------2-2|                      \
6:-------------------------------------------|                       \ (Play with a lot of wah.)
                                                                     /
1:------------------------------------------------------------|     /
2:------------------------------------------5p4---4h5p4-------|    /
3:--2------------2--4p2p0-------------------4-4---4-4-4---2---|   /
4:--2--4--2h4-------------4p2p0-----------------4---------2--2|  /
5:x-0----------x----------------5p2p0---------------------0--2| /
6:-----------------------------------5p2p0-------------------0|/
PM                                              .

1:48 - 2:00             ''She reigns and'' ...

1:-----------------|\
2:-----------------| \
3:-----------------|  \ X2
4:-4----9----7--2--|  /
5:-4----9----7--2--| /
6:-2----7----5--0--|/

2:00 - 2:12             ''We're caviar to'' ...

1:-------------------------------------------|\
2:-------------------------5-5--4-4--2-2-----| \
3:--2------------2---------4-4--4-4--2-2-----|  \ X2 (During the second time there's
4:--2--4--2h4----2--4-2h4-----------------2-2|  /    is a small change on rhytm with the
5:x-0----------x-0------------------------2-2| /     ''5'' on second and third string.
6:-------------------------------------------|/        4   Just listen to the song for the
                                                           good rhytm.)

2:13 - 2:24             ''Oh we have'' ...

1:------------------------------------------------------------|\
2:------------------------------------------------------------| \
3:------------------------------------------------------------|  \
4:-7--9------4-----4-----4-----4-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9|   \
5:-7--9------4-----4-----4-----4-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9|    \
6:-5--7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7|     \
PM       . .   . .   . .   . .                                       \ (Before chorus,same as
                                                                     / first pre-chorus but with
1:-------------------------------------------|                      /  lead.)
2:-------------------------------------------|                     /
3:-------------------------------------------|                    /
4:-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-----14-----14-14\-|                   /
5:-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-----14-----14-14\-|                  /
6:-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---12-12--12-12-12\-|                 /


2:24 - 2:48               ''Go die or rock'' ...

1:---------------------------------|\
2:---------------------------------| \
3:----------7-9--------4-6-7-11-9--|  \ X2 (This is the chorus, very basic power
4:-7--2--4--7-9--7--2--4-6-7-11-9--|  /     chord.)
5:-7--2--4--5-7--7--2--2-4-5-9--7--| /
6:-5--0--2-------5--0--------------|/

2:48 - 2:54              ''Expert on art'' ...

1:-----5------------|\
2:-------5----------| \
3:-7----------------|  \ (In clean let ring)
4:-7---------9------|  /
5:-5---------9------| /
6:-----------7------|/

2:54 - 3:00              ''Aristocratic'' ...

1:----------------|\
2:----------------| \
3:----------------|  \ X4 (Play this progressively and slowly
4:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|  /    unleashed palm mute.)
5:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5| /     (Distortion)
6:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|/
PM . . . . . . . .

3:00 - 3:18             ''Don't need no'' ...

1:------------------------------------------------------|       \
2:------------------------------------------------------|        \     (Power chord here are
3:--------------------------------------------2----4----|         \     played only by the
4:--------------------------------------------2----4----|          \    rhytm.)
5:--------------------------------------------0----2----|           \
6:-2--0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-----------|            \ (Hard part to tab, both
                                                                     / guitar playing in clean
1:------------------------------------------------------------|     /  with some chorus and
2:------------------------------------------------------------|    /   reverb i think.)
3:--------------------2---2-----------------------------------|   /
4:--------------------2---2-----------------------------------|  /     (Power chord here are
5:--------------------0-x-0-----------------------------------| /      played by both guitar.)
6:2--0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2--------2--0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2|/

3:18 - 3:24             ''Go down on you'' ...

1:------------------------------|              \
2:------------------------------|               \
3:------------------------------|                \
4:-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9|                 \
5:-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9|                  \
6:-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7|                   \
                                                    /    (Pre-solo, play in distortion.)
1:-------------------------------------------|     /
2:-------------------------------------------|    /
3:-------------------------------------------|   /
4:-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-----14-----14-14\-|  /
5:-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-----14-----14-14\-| /
6:-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---12-12--12-12-12\-|/

3:24 - 4:12

1:---------------------------------|\
2:---------------------------------| \
3:----------7-9--------4-6-7-11-9--|  \ X4 (Rhytm during solo, then chorus)
4:-7--2--4--7-9--7--2--4-6-7-11-9--|  /
5:-7--2--4--5-7--7--2--2-4-5-9--7--| /
6:-5--0--2-------5--0--------------|/

4:12 - 4:24

1:-------------------------------------------|                   \
2:-------------------------5-5--4-4--2-2-----|                    \
3:--2------------2---------4-4--4-4--2-2-----|                     \
4:--2--4--2h4----2--4-2h4-----------------2-2|                      \
5:x-0----------x-0------------------------2-2|                       \
6:-------------------------------------------|                        \ (Outro)
                                                                      /
1:-------------------------------------------------------------|     /
2:-------------------------------------------------------------|    /
3:--2------------2-4p2p0------2-4p2p0-4/9-0-8-0-6-4-6-2-2------|   /
4:--2--4--2h4-----------4p2p0-------------------------2-2---2-2|  /
5:x-0-------------------------------------------------0-0-x-2-2| /
6:----------------------------------------------------------0-0|/

4:24 - 4:50

1:---------------------------------------------|\
2:---------------------------------------------| \
3:--2--------2---------------------------------|  \ (You can pick or let ring
4:--2--4-4---2--4-4--9---9---7---2---4------4\-|  /  on last power chord.)
5:x-0--4-4-x-0--4-4--9---9---7---2---4------4\-| /
6:-----2-2------2-2--7---7---5---0---2------2\-|/



Lead

(Most of the time have Wah)

0:01 - 0:10

1:---------------------------------------12b~--|\
2:------------10-12-12b(14)r(12)h10------------| \
3:-/11~----/11----------------------11~--------|  \ (Let ring last bend)
4:---------------------------------------------|  /
5:---------------------------------------------| /
6:---------------------------------------------|/

0:11 - 0:16

1:-12br-9---------------------------------------|\
2:--------12br-10-----------10-12-12br-h-10-----| \
3:----------------11~\---/11----------------11~-|  \ (The second lead is played more
4:----------------------------------------------|  / softly)
5:----------------------------------------------| /
6:----------------------------------------------|/

0:17 - 0:24

1:-9----9--------------------17----17----17-----|\
2:---12---12br-10--------17b---(19)--(19)--(19)\| \
3:----------------11~\--------------------------|  \ (Hold the bend on A# string while
4:----------------------------------------------|  / hitting the 17's frets on the D#
5:----------------------------------------------| /  string)
6:----------------------------------------------|/

0:42 - 0:48      ''Full moon...'' ...

1:--------|\
2:--------| \
3:--------|  \ (Let ring, up and down with wah-wah, on right panning)
4:-14/16~-|  /
5:--------| /
6:--------|/

0:55 - 0:58      ''Stick waving...'' ...

1:------------------------------------------|\
2:------------------------------------------| \
3:-4ph-4ph6ph4ph-2ph-4ph-4ph6ph4ph-2ph-4ph~\|  \ (Follow the vocal, with wah-wah, slide
4:------------------------------------------|  / from 4 to 6 to 4 without picking your
5:------------------------------------------| /  string.)
6:------------------------------------------|/

1:04 - 1:06

1:--------------------------------|\
2:--------------------------------| \
3:-2br----2--4p2p0----------------|  \ (With wah-wah, you can alterne a bit the
4:----4~----------4p2p0-----------|  / pull-off part.)
5:----------------------5p2p0-----| /
6:---------------------------5p2p0|/

2:16 - 2:22

1:14---14-----------------------------------------|\
2:17b--17b--14h17p14------------------------19brb-| \
3:-------------------14h17p14---------------------|  \ (With wah-wah, the last bend sound a bit
4:----------------------------16p14h16~\----------|  /  weird. Do a pick slide after bending the
5:------------------------------------------------| /   second's string.)
6:------------------------------------------------|/

3:00 - 3:18

1:--------------------|-THEN---------|\
2:--------------------|--------------| \
3:--------------------|---------2---2|  \ (Follow rhytm, the first's power chord the rhytm do
4:4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4...|---------2---2|  / lead continue playing, second's power chord, lead
5:--------------------|---------0-x-0| /  do with lead. Hard to tab, sound to me like clean with
6:--------------------|--------------|/   reverb and chorus.)

3:18 - 3:21

1:---------------------------|\
2:---------------------------| \
3:---------------------------|  \ (Pick the string while bending...
4:-7b-(7-7-8-8-9-9)--0--7----|  /  Pickslide at the end, it's aint a
5:-------------------------X\| /   pick slide in the sound but i can't
6:-------------------------X\|/    tab the noize he make...)

3:21 - 3:27

1:------------------------7br------------------------------|
2:----7-----7-10-7~-7-10------10-7~---17brb~--17-19--19brb~|
3:-9b---6-9------------------------------------------------|
4:---------------------------------------------------------|
5:---------------------------------------------------------|
6:---------------------------------------------------------|

3:27 - 3:30

1:---------------------------------------------12---------------|\
2:14-15-17--15h17p15-14h15p14-12h14p12-10-12b-(14)--r(12)-12ph~\| \
3:--------------------------------------------------------------|  \(Hold bend while picking
4:--------------------------------------------------------------|  /the first string.)
5:--------------------------------------------------------------| /
6:--------------------------------------------------------------|/

3:30 - 3:36

1:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|\
2:-10b(11)-10-7--------10---------------------------------------------------| \
3:-------------9-6-9b-(11)-r(9)-6-9~\-6h7h9p7p6-7h9h11p9p7-9h11h13h14p11p9~\|  \ (The last lead
4:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|  / part is wrong...)
5:--------------------------------------------------------------------------| /
6:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|/

3:36 - 3:39

1:------------------------------------------------------------------------|\
2:-17h14---17h14-17h14----17-15p14h15p14\12h14p12\10h12p10\9h10p9\7h9p7\5~| \
3:------14-------------14-------------------------------------------------|  \ (Probably wrong
4:------------------------------------------------------------------------|  / too...)
5:------------------------------------------------------------------------| /
6:------------------------------------------------------------------------|/

3:40 - 3:45

1:--------------------------------------19brb-17-19-14-16-17-14~|\
2:-------------------12-14-15b-T17-(17)-------------------------| \
3:----------12-14-16--------------------------------------------|  \ (Hold bend on second string
4:-12-14-16-----------------------------------------------------|  / while taping on 17th frets.
5:--------------------------------------------------------------| /  Don't release bend's after.)
6:--------------------------------------------------------------|/
PM .  .  .  .  .  .

3:45 - 3:50

1:---------17-----------------12-----------------------------------|\
2:-15-17b-(19)-r(17)--10-12b-(14)-r(12)-12-10h12p10h12p10h12----10~| \
3:-----------------------------------------------------------11----|  \ (Hold bend while picking
4:-----------------------------------------------------------------|  / the first string. Hard solo
5:-----------------------------------------------------------------| /  sorry for bads notes but
6:-----------------------------------------------------------------|/   there's so much of wah...)

4:32 - 4:50

1:----------------------|\
2:----------------------| \
3:----------------------|  \ (Improvise a bit the ending)
4:7br-4-----4-------4---|  /
5:------4-7---7-4-7--...| /
6:----------------------|/

/   : Slide from belows
\   : Slide downwards
~   : Vibrato or Let ring
x   : Dead Note
b   : Bend
r   : Release (from bending)
h/p : Hammer On/Pull off
... : Keep repeating...


That it, very long tab... Hope you like...
I'll probably tab it in guitar pro soon too...
Awesome Edguy's song!

Comment and rate please! Thanks!

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