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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- I A minorAm ? Hands Like Houses --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Cedric H. E-mail: Tuning: Drop C majorC Watch my cover here, with a few added parts (indicated by *Optional* here) when there?s no guitar in the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-diBLN-QXxI Intro D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------| FF|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C majorC|--7?(x3)-10-(x3)--------------------7-(x3)-10-(x3)----------------------| G+G|--5-------8------5?(x3)-8-(x6)~-----5-------8------5?(x3)--3-(x6)~\-----| C majorC|-----------------5------8-----~--------------------5-------3-----~\-----| Main Riff (Also Chorus) (x2) D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------| FF|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C majorC|--7?(x3)-10-(x3)--------------------7-(x3)-10-(x3)----------------------| G+G|--5-------8------5?(x3)-8-(x8)------5-------8------5?(x3)--3-(x8)~~-----| C majorC|-----------------5------8--------------------------5-------3-----~~-----|
*Optional* In my cover, I hold the last chord and then: D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------| FF|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C majorC|--7~----------8~----------3~----0~--------------------------------------| G+G|--7~----------8~----------3~----0~--------------------------------------| C majorC|--7~----------8~----------3~----0~--------------------------------------| D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------| FF|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C majorC|--5h7p5?(x~25)---5h8p5-(x~10)---5h7p5-(x~20)---5h8p5-(x~7)--------------| G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C majorC|------------------------------------------------------------------------| (Difficult to count the exact number of times for the hammer ons. Have a look at the video for timing.) D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------| FF|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C majorC|--12---------7-(x12)--10?(x6)-//--\-------------------------------------| G+G|--12-(x16)---5---------8------//--\-------------------------------------| C majorC|--12--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff (not very sure about the order of the notes, but as a general guideline, this sounds alright. Any corrections much appreciated.) D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------| FF|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C majorC|-----------------7-5-0-----------5-7-5----------------------------------| G+G|-----------8-5-0-------5-8-0-----------5-8---7---5-0-7-5-0---8-5-0------| C majorC|--8-0-5-0--------------------0-8-0---------0---------------0-------0----| Cont. D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------| FF|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C majorC|-----------------7-5-0--------------------------------------------------| G+G|-8-5---8-0-5-----------8-5*~--------------------------------------------| C majorC|-----0-------0----------------------------------------------------------| Play Main Riff/Chorus x4 Then: (with a filter/effect until the power chord on 8) D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------| FF|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C majorC|--7?(x3)-10-(x3)--------------------7-(x3)-10-(x3)-----------------7~~--| G+G|--5-------8------5?(x3)-8-(x8)------5-------8------5?(x3)--3-(x8)--5~~--| C majorC|-----------------5------8--------------------------5-------3------------| D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------| FF|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C majorC|--7-(x32)-----------7-(x4)--10-(x4)-------------------------------------| G+G|--5---------8-(x8)--5--------8------------------------------------------| C majorC|------------8-----------------------------------------------------------| . . Riff 2 (Once again, not certain, but something along these lines sounds okay.) D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------| FF|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C majorC|--------7-0-5---------------------------7-0-5-7---7-0-5-7---------------| G+G|--------------8-0-5---------------8-0-5---------5-----------------------| C majorC|--8-0-5-------------8-0-5---8-0-5---------------------------------------| Cont. D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------| FF|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C majorC|-----------------------7-0-5--------------------------------------------| G+G|---------------8-0-5-8-------8-0-5-8-----5-8-5-----5-8------8-8-8-8-8-8b| C majorC|--8-0-5-8-0-5------------------------8-5-------8-5----------------------| Play Main Riff/Chorus x4 *Optional* (There is a faint lead guitar here, but I decided to go a different route with an over-the-top flanger effect on the first few chords) D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------| FF|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C majorC|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|--0-(x16)-7--8---3--5~~~------8~~--5~--3~----------0-0-0--0-0-0-0~--12\\| C majorC|--0-------7--8---3--5~~~------8~~--5~--3~----------0-0-0--0-0-0-0~--12\\| . . . . . Breakdown (Just listen closely for the rhythm. Add a pinch harmonic here or there if you want.) D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------| FF|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C majorC|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C majorC|-0-0-000-0-0-0---0-0-000--0-0-00000000-(x2)---8-8-888-8-8-8-(x2)--------| Cont. D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------| FF|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C majorC|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C majorC|--5-5-555-5-5-5-(x2)-----8-5-0-3-5-0-0-000-0-0-0--3-8-5-0-8-5-0-0-000000| Cont. D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------| FF|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C majorC|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C majorC|--8-8-888-8-8-8-(x2)----5-5-555-5-5-5-(x2)------------------------------| Short ?interlude? (Guitar is quiet, with filter): D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------| FF|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C majorC|--7?(x3)----------------------------7-(x3)------------------------------| G+G|--5--------5-(x3)--8-(x12)----------5--------5-(x3)?-8-(x6)--3-(x8)-----| C majorC|-----------5-------8-------------------------5-------8-------3----------| (Bass Slide) Finish with Main Riff/Chorus x7 ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato/hold | * harmonic | . Palm mute | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************
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