Mascara Tab by John Frusciante

Mascara tab by John Frusciante

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MASCARA
on John Frusciante's Niandra Lades and usually just a T-shirt
transcription by Fea (feanor@libertysurf.fr)

for the lyrics, visit http://membres.tripod.fr/Fea

F#m(no root)              A
  1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e   1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2-x-|-2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2-x-|
|-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3-x-|-2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2-x-|
|-4---4-4-4---4---4-4-4-x-|-2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2-x-|
|-4---4-4-4---4---4-4-4-x-|-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0-x-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

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B                         Bm
  1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e   1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-4-----4-4-4-4-----x-4-x-|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-|
|-4-----4-4-4-4-----x-4-x-|-4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-|
|-4-----4-4-4-4-----x-4-x-|-4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-|
|-2-----2-2-2-2-----x-2-x-|-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

A                         E
  1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e   1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-2-----2-2-x-2-----2-2-x-|-------------------------|
|-2-----2-2-x-2-----2-2-x-|-1-----1-1-x-1-----1-1-x-|
|-2-----2-2-x-2-----2-2-x-|-2-----2-2-x-2-----2-2-x-|
|-0-----0-0-x-0-----0-0-x-|-2-----2-2-x-2-----2-2-x-|
|-------------------------|-0-----0-0-x-0-----0-0-x-|

B                         F#
  1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e   1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-4-----4-4-x-4-----4-4-x-|-2-----2-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-|
|-4-----4-4-x-4-----4-4-x-|-3-----3-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-|
|-4-----4-4-x-4-----4-4-x-|-4-----4-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-|
|-2-----2-2-x-2-----2-2-x-|-4-----4-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-|
|-------------------------|-2-----2-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-|

G                         B5
  1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e   1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e
|-3-----3-3-x-3-----3-3-x-|-------------------------|
|-3-----3-3-x-3-----3-3-x-|-4-----4-4-x-4-----4-4-x-|
|-0-----0-0-x-0-----0-0-x-|-4-----4-4-x-4-----4-4-x-|
|-0-----0-0-x-0-----0-0-x-|-4-----4-4-x-4-----4-4-x-|
|-2-----2-2-x-2-----2-2-x-|-2-----2-2-x-2-----2-2-x-|
|-3-----3-3-x-3-----3-3-x-|-------------------------|

C5                       (D#)5
  1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e   1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----5-5-x-5-----5-5-x-|-8-----8-8-8-%-8---8-8-8-|
|-5-----5-5-x-5-----5-5-x-|-8-----8-8-8---8---8-8-8-|
|-3-----3-3-x-3-----3-3-x-|-6-----6-6-6---6---6-6-6-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

(D#)5               F5     G5
  1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e   1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e
|-------------------------[-------------------------|
|-------------------------[-------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-x-x-10x-x-[.12--1212121212--12121212|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-x-x-10x-x-[.12--1212121212--12121212|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-8-x-x-[-10--1010101010--10101010|
|-------------------------[-------------------------|

                        3x
G5          (D#)5  F5     (D#)5
  1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e   1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e
|-------------------------]-------------------------|
|-------------------------]-------------------------|
|-12--121212x-8---x-10--x.]-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|
|-12--121212x-8---x-10--x.]-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|
|-10--101010x-6---x-8---x-]-6---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-|
|-------------------------]-------------------------|

(D#)5               F5     G5
  1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e   1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e
|-------------------------[-------------------------|
|-------------------------[-------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-x-x-8-x-x-[.12--1212121212--12121212|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-x-x-8-x-x-[.12--1212121212--12121212|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-8-x-x-[-10--1010101010--10101010|
|-------------------------[-------------------------|

                        3x
G5          (D#)5  F5     (D#)5
  1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e   1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e
|-------------------------]-------------------------|
|-------------------------]-------------------------|
|-12--121212x-8---x-10--x.]-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|
|-12--121212x-8---x-10--x.]-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|
|-10--101010x-6---x-8---x-]-6---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-|
|-------------------------]-------------------------|

(D#)5
  1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-8---8-8-8---8---8-8-8-8-|
|-8---8-8-8---8---8-8-8-8-|
|-6---6-6-6---6---6-6-6-6-|
|-------------------------|

==========================================================
                                   Rhythm 1......
  1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e 4 e & e   1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e 4 e & e
|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|
|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-1---------------1---------------|-1---------------1---------------|
|-1-------1-------1-------1-------|-1-------1-------1-------1-------|
|---------1---------------1-------|---------1---------------1-------|

  1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e 4 e & e   1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e 4 e & e
|-----4-------4-------------------|-----4-------4-------4-------3~--|
|-----4-------4-------5-------4---|-----4-------4-------4-------2~--|
|---------------------4-------4---|---------------------------------|
|-1---------------2-------4-------|-1---------------1---------------|
|-1-------1-------2-------2-------|-1-------1-------1-------1-------|
|---------1-----------------------|---------1---------------1-------|

                                  end of Rhythm 1.................
  1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e 4 e & e   1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e 4 e & e
|-----4-------4-------------------|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|
|-----4-------4-------5-------4---|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|
|---------------------4-------4---|---------------------------------|
|-1---------------2-------4-------|-1---------------1---------------|
|-1-------1-------2-------2-------|-1-------1-------1-------1-------|
|---------1-----------------------|---------1---------------1-------|

Rhythm 2.....
E                                 B
  1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e 4 e & e   1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e 4 e & e
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|---------------------------------|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|
|-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-|-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|---------------------------------|

E                                 B            A               G
  1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e 4 e & e   1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e 4 e & e
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-----------------------------3---|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-4---x-4-4-x-2---2---x-2-2-x-3---|
|-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-|-4---x-4-4-x-2---2---x-2-2-x-0---|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|-4---x-4-4-x-2---2---x-2-2-x-0---|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|-2---x-2-2-x-0---0---x-0-0-x-2---|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-----------------------------3---|

                          End of Rhythm 2............
                                   F#
  1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e 4 e & e   1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e 4 e & e
|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3---x-x-|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3---x-x-|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0---x-x-|-3---x-x-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0---x-x-|-4---x-x-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2---x-x-|-4---x-x-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3---x-x-|-2---x-x-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

+ Rhythm 1

+ Rhythm 2

Rhythm 3 ........
B5           D5                   A5       G5(II)              (3x)
  1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e 4 e & e   1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e 4 e & e
[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
[---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
[.4-----4-4-x-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|--------------------------------.]
[.4-----4-4-x-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|-7-----x-7-x-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-]
[-2-----2-2-x-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-|-7-----x-7-x-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-]
[---------------------------------|-5-----x-5-x-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-]

                                                   End of Rhythm 3
F#
  1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e 4 e & e   1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e 4 e & e
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-11111111111111111111111111111111|
|-4-----4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-11111111111111111111111111111111|
|-4-----4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------------------------|


+ Rhythm 3

  1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e 4 e & e   1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e 4 e & e
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------2-------4---|---------------------2-----------|
|-2---2---5---2-----------5-------|-----2---2---2---5-------5---2---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e 4 e & e   1 e & e 2 e & e 3 e & e 4 e & e
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----4b--4---------------5-------|---------------------------------|
|-------------5-------5-------3---|-----------------------3-3--5----|

===================================================================
Outro
Em
  1   e   &   e   2   e   &   e   3   e   &   e   4   e   &   e
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13--12------12--------------------------------------------------|
|---------12--------------12----------------------12--------------|
|-----------------------------14--12--14--------------14----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Am
  1   e   &   e   2   e   &   e   3   e   &   e   4   e   &   e
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15--13--12--13----------12------------------12------------------|
|-----------------------------12------12--------------12----------|
|---------------------------------14------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

G
  1   e   &   e   2   e   &   e   3   e   &   e   4   e   &   e
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13--12------12--------------------------------------------------|
|---------12--------------12------------------12b-----------------|
|-----------------------------14--12--14--------------14----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Am                              C
  1   e   &   e   2   e   &   e   3   e   &   e   4   e   &   e
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15--13--12--13----------12------------------12------------------|
|-----------------------------12------12--------------12----------|
|---------------------------------14------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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