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The Whore  The Cook And The Mother by My Dying Bride

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Drop D, Then Tune ALL Strings Down 1/2 Step
                 Chord diagramC#C# Chord diagramG#G# Chord diagramC#C# Chord diagramF#F# Chord diagramA#A# Chord diagramC#C#

                 Tempo = 120 BPM
                Time Signature = 4/4


             -----------------------------
                 Transcribed by

                 PADDY MCMULLAN
              [email protected]

                  Version 1.1
           (Corrections Outlined at Bottom of Tab)

               -----------------------

               Tablature Symbols Used:
 p     - Pull-Off
 h     - Hammer-On
     - Slide Down to/Down From
 /     - Slide Up To/Up From
 (/)   - Legato Slide
 b     - Bend (Blank space indicates bend's length)
 ~~~    - Vibrato
 ()    - Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note
 |__3__|  - Triplet Notes


================================================================================
Intro Riff for Guitar 1 with heavy distortion and stereo delay (Play once)
================================================================================


||-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
||-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
||--7----------------|--(7)-------------10-------|--------12---------------|
||--7----------------|--(7)-------(7/10)---------|-(10/12)-----------------|
||--5----------------|--(5)----------------------|-------------------------|
||-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|


  (Gradual bend)
|--------------------||
|--------------------||
|--12  b  13-----||
|--12  b  13-----||
|--------------------||
|--------------------||
This riff can be recreated with two guitars if stereo delay is unavailable;
simply play the second guitar's part a quarter note later than the first. This
technique is only required for the first 4 bars of the song, so it shouldn't
present too much of a problem.


================================================================================
Riff 1a: Guitar 1 and 2 with heavy distortion (Play 4 times) [Stereo Delay OFF]
================================================================================


*These notes are to be strummed in an strict down-up or up-down fashion, with
some moderate variations in the notes played i.e. both notes may not be struck
with every strum*


  |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
||--------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------|
||--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
||--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
||--------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------|


  |__3__| |__3__| |_____3_____| |___3____|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7------------10--10--10--10--10--|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--(7/10)-10--10--10--10--10--|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|


  |___3____| |____3____| |____3____| |____3____|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|


  |___3____| |____3____| |____3____| |____3____|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--12--12--12--12--12--12--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
|--12--12--12--12--12--12--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

  |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|


  |__3__| |__3__| |_____3_____| |___3____|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7------------10--10--10--10--10--|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--(7/10)-10--10--10--10--10--|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|


  |___3____| |____3____| |____3____| |____3____|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|


  |___3____| |____3____| |____3____| |____3____|
|--------------------------------------------------| |
|--------------------------------------------------| |
|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|*|
|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|*|
|--------------------------------------------------| |
|--------------------------------------------------| |


================================================================================
Riff 1b: Guitar 3 with heavy distortion (Play 4 times)
================================================================================


  |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|   |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
||--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
||--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)-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--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|


  |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|   |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--|


  |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|   |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--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)-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--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|


  |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|   |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|--5-(5)-5--5--5--5--4-(4)-4--4--4--4--|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|--5-(5)-5--5--5--5--5-(5)-5--5--5--5--|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|--5-(5)-5--5--5--5--4-(4)-4--4--4--4--|


  |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|   |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--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)-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--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|


  |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|   |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--|


  |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|   |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--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)-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--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|


  |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|


  |____3___| |____3___| |____3___| |____3___|
|--------------------------------------------------| |
|--------------------------------------------------| |
|--------------------------------------------------|*|
|--10-(10)-10--10--10--10--10-(10)-10--10--10--10--|*|
|--10-(10)-10--10--10--10--10-(10)-10--10--10--10--| |
|--10-(10)-10--10--10--10--10-(10)-10--10--10--10--| |


================================================================================
Riff 2a: Guitar 3 (Play 8 times)
================================================================================


  |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
||--------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------|
||--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)-2--2--2--2--2-(2)-2--2--2--2--|


  |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
|--------------------------------------| |
|--------------------------------------| |
|--------------------------------------|*|
|--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)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--| |


================================================================================
Riff 2b: Guitar 2 (Play 8 times)
================================================================================


  |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
||--------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------|
||-/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
||-/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
||--------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------|


  |___3___| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
|----------------------------------------| |
|----------------------------------------| |
|--(9/ 7)--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|*|
|--(9/ 7)--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|*|
|----------------------------------------| |
|----------------------------------------| |


================================================================================
Riff 2c: Guitar 1 (Play Once)
================================================================================


||---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
||---------------------|----------------------|--10--------12--------|
||--9--------11--------|--12--------11--------|----------------------|
||---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
||---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
||---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|


                |___3__|    |___3__|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|--13--------12--------|----------10-----13~~-----10-----|
|----------------------|--9----9------9--------9------9--|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|


                  |___3__|    |___3__|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------10-----13~~-----10-----|
|--11--------12---12---11--|--9----9------9--------9------9--|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|


                  |___3__|    |___3__|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------10-----13~~-----10-----|
|--11--------12---12---11--|--12----9------9--------9------9--|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------|


                  |___3__|    |___3__|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------10-----13~~-----10-----|
|--11--------12---12---11--|--9----9------9--------9------9--|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|


|--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------12--------|--10--------13--------|
|--11--------12---12---11--|--9------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|


              |______3_____|  |______3______|
|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--12--------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------12---11---|--11----12----12----12----12----11----|
|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------------------|


                 |_____3_____| |____3___|
|-------------------||--------------------------------------|
|-------------------||--------------------------------------|
|--7----------------||--(7)-------------10--10--10--10--10--|
|-------------------||-----------(7/10)-10--10--10--10--10--|
|-------------------||--------------------------------------|
|-------------------||--------------------------------------|


The last bar of this riff actually belongs to the first bar of Riff 1a, although
it has a slight variation which warrants a re-tab of the bar.


================================================================================
All guitars play their respective parts again from Riff 1 to Riff 2
================================================================================


================================================================================
Riff 3: Guitars 1, 2 and 3 (Play 5 times) [Tempo changes to 90 BPM]
================================================================================


*After first time replace the first bar of the riff with the supplement*

//   First Bar   \
||----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
||----------7--6--3--2--|--(2)----------------1--|--(1)----------------0--|
||----------5--4--1--0--|--(0)----------5--4--1--|--(1)----------5--4--0--|
||----------------------|---------------5--4--1--|--(1)----------5--4--0--|
                    PM..           ....

|---------------------| |
|---------------------| |
|---------------------|*|
|--(0)----------------|*|
|--(0)----------------| |
|--(0)----------------| |

    ==============
    | Supplement |
    ==============

    |-------------------------|
    |-------------------------|
    |-------------------------|
    |--(0)--------7--6--3--2--|
    |--(0)--------5--4--1--0--|
    |--(0)--------------------|


================================================================================
Riff 4: Guitar 4 with clean tone (Repeats are indicated above tab) [Tempo = 120]
================================================================================

*Let all notes ring out whenever possible*

==============
| Part 1 x 2 |
==============

  |_____3____|  |_____3____|   |_____3____|  |_____3____|
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||--9--------------9--------------|--9--------------9--------------|
||-------7--------------7---------|-------7--------------7---------|
||------------8--------------8----|------------8--------------8----|
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  |_____3____| |_____3_____|   |_____3____|  |_____3_____|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--8------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------10--------------|--9--------------10--------------|
|-------7---------------7---------|-------7---------------7---------|
|------------8---------------8----|------------8---------------8----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  |_____3____|  |_____3_____|   |_____3_____|  |_____3_____|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--9---------------9---------------|--9---------------9---------------|
|-------9---------------9----------|-------9---------------9----------|
|------------11--------------11----|------------11--------------11----|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

  |_____3____|  |_____3_____|   |_____3_____|  |_____3_____|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |
|--9---------------9---------------|--9---------------9---------------|*|
|-------9---------------9----------|-------9---------------9----------|*|
|------------11--------------11----|------------11--------------11----| |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |


==============
| Part 2 x 2 |
==============

  |_____3____|  |_____3____|   |_____3____|  |_____3_____|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--8--------------8--------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--10--------------10--------------|
|-------7--------------7---------|--------7---------------7---------|
|------------8--------------8----|-------------8---------------8----|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

  |_____3____|  |_____3____|   |_____3____|  |_____3____|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--8------------------------------|
|--9--------------9--------------|-----------------10--------------|
|-------7--------------7---------|-------7---------------7---------|
|------------8--------------8----|------------8---------------8----|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  |_____3____|  |_____3_____|   |_____3_____|  |_____3_____|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--9---------------9---------------|--9---------------9---------------|
|-------9---------------9----------|-------9---------------9----------|
|------------10--------------10----|------------10--------------10----|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

  |_____3____|  |_____3_____|   |_____3_____|  |_____3_____|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |
|--9---------------9---------------|--9---------------9---------------|*|
|-------9---------------9----------|-------9---------------9----------|*|
|------------10--------------10----|------------10--------------10----| |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |


==============
| Part 3 x 2 |
==============

  |_____3____|  |_____3_____|   |_____3____|  |_____3____|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--8--------------8--------------|
|--10--------------10--------------|--------------------------------|
|--------7---------------7---------|-------7--------------7---------|
|-------------8---------------8----|------------8--------------8----|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  |_____3____|  |_____3_____|   |_____3____|  |_____3_____|
|----------------------------------|--7--------------8--------------|
|--10--------------10--------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------7---------------7---------|-------7--------------7---------|
|-------------8---------------8----|------------8--------------8----|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  |_____3____|  |_____3_____|   |_____3_____|  |_____3_____|
|--10--------------10--------------|--10--------------10--------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------7---------------7---------|--------7---------------7---------|
|-------------8---------------8----|-------------8---------------8----|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

  |_____3____|  |_____3____|   |_____3____|  |_____3____|
|--8--------------8--------------|--8--------------8--------------| |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|*|
|-------7--------------7---------|-------7--------------7---------|*|
|------------8--------------8----|------------8--------------8----| |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |


==============
| Part 4 x 4 |
==============

  |_____3____|  |_____3_____|   |_____3____|  |_____3____|
|--10--------------10--------------|--8--------------8--------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------7---------------7---------|-------7--------------7---------|
|-------------8---------------8----|------------8--------------8----|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  |_____3____|  |_____3____|   |_____3____|  |_____3_____|
|--7--------------7--------------|---------------------------------| |
|--------------------------------|--10--------------8--------------| |
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|*|
|-------7--------------7---------|--------7--------------7---------|*|
|------------8--------------8----|-------------8--------------8----| |
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |


==============
| Part 5 x 1 |
==============

  |_____3____|  |_____3_____|   |_____3_____|  |_____3_____|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--10--------------10--------------|--10--------------10--------------|
|--------7---------------7---------|--------7---------------7---------|
|-------------8---------------8----|-------------8---------------8----|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

  |_____3____|  |_____3_____|   |_____3_____|  |_____3_____|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--10--------------10--------------|--10--------------10--------------|
|--------7---------------7---------|--------7---------------7---------|
|-------------8---------------8----|-------------8---------------8----|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


==============
| Part 6 x 2 |
==============

  |_____3____|  |_____3____|   |_____3____|  |_____3____|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--9--------------9--------------|--9--------------9--------------|
|-------7--------------7---------|-------7--------------7---------|
|------------8--------------8----|------------8--------------8----|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  |_____3____|  |_____3____|   |_____3____|  |_____3_____|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--8------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------10--------------|--9--------------10--------------|
|-------7---------------7---------|-------7---------------7---------|
|------------8---------------8----|------------8---------------8----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  |_____3____|  |_____3_____|   |_____3_____|  |_____3_____|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--9---------------9---------------|--9---------------9---------------|
|-------9---------------9----------|-------9---------------9----------|
|------------11--------------11----|------------11--------------11----|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

  |_____3____|  |_____3_____|   |_____3_____|  |_____3_____|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |
|--9---------------9---------------|--9---------------9---------------|*|
|-------9---------------9----------|-------9---------------9----------|*|
|------------11--------------11----|------------11--------------11----| |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |


Part 2 x 1
Part 3 x 2
Part 4 x 4
Part 5 x 1


================================================================================
Play Riff 1 and Riff 2 once each, and play Riff 4 to end the song
================================================================================


================================================================================
End
================================================================================


Tab summary:    Intro x 1
          Riff 1a + 1b x 4
          Riff 2a + 2b x 4 + Riff 2c x 1
          Riff 1a + 1b x 4
          Riff 2a + 2b x 4 + Riff 2c x 1
          Riff 3 x 5
          Riff 4:
              Part 1 x 2
              Part 2 x 2
              Part 3 x 2
              Part 4 x 4
              Part 5 x 1
              Part 6 x 2
              Part 2 x 1
              Part 3 x 2
              Part 4 x 4
              Part 5 x 1
          Riff 1a + 1b x 4
          Riff 2a + 2b x 4 + Riff 2c x 1
          Riff 3 x 5 (Let last notes ring out)

          END


-----------------------
Corrections (09/01/05):
-----------------------

* Improved slides
* Improved bends
* Minor adjustments to layout

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