Blood Sugar tab by Pendulum

Tabs

Tabbed By: Callum Gavin (mullacy)
Email: [email protected]
Song: Blood Sugar & Blood Sugar Live at Perth 2007
Artist: Pendulum

You have excellent taste in music, and this song is incredible! The melody is mindblowing, and it works really well

as a crossover metal/breaks track. I heard it spun live by Concord Dawn, you really gotta see it in a live setting

to appreciate its brilliance :)
I am basing this tab off the 4:19 studio cut and the live version played at New Year's Eve 2007 in Perth, available

on youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVlqW0Rj9YU. I haven't had a chance to listen to the 12" single

release on vinyl through Breakbeat Kaos, but it should be functionally identical.

The riff and chords are 96% correct, there is a couple of notes in the live clean breakdown that I'm not too sure

about however. If you have a better idea send me an email, i'd like to know.

Because it's an electronic song you're never going to be able to imitate it exactly, but with liberal use of effects

you can pull off some pretty wicked metal covers with this.

Key: G+G
Tuning: Drop D MajorD

(but you could play it in standard if you wanted. It'd make the metal riff at the end
of the live version different (easier?))

As a general rule, one '-' between notes indicates an 8th, two dashes a quarter note. I've tried to give a rough

estimate of note placement in the measure, but listen to the track for correct timing (it's pretty easy).


Heavy Intro
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"prepare to hold your colour"


e|------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|
BB|------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|
G+G|------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-5--------6-|-5-----3-3-3--3-3--|-5---------6--|-5----3.-3-3--3--|
A augmentedA|-5--------6-|-5-----3-3-3--3-3--|-5---------6--|-5----3.-3-3--3--|
D MajorD|-5--------6-|-5-----3-3-3--3-3--|-5---------6--|-5----3.-3-3--3--|

e|------------|-------------------|-----------|----------------------|
BB|------------|-------------------|-----------|----------------------|
G+G|------------|-------------------|-----------|----------------------|
D MajorD|-5--------6-|-5-----3-3-3--3-3--|-5--6-5--6-|-5-6-5-6-55555555-----|
A augmentedA|-5--------6-|-5-----3-3-3--3-3--|-5--6-5--6-|-5-6-5-6-55555555-----|
D MajorD|-5--------6-|-5-----3-3-3--3-3--|-5--6-5--6-|-5-6-5-6-55555555-----|





Killer riff: x1

e|-9--8--6----|--------8------|-------6------|-------6--------|
BB|----------8-|-8-8-/11--8----|-6---8---8----|-6-6-8---8------|
G+G|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D MajorD|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D MajorD|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|

e|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
BB|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
G+G|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|------------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|
A augmentedA|------------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|
D MajorD|------------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|


e|-9--8--6----|--------8------|-------6------|-------6--------|
BB|----------8-|-8-8-/11--8----|-6---8---8----|-6-6-8---8------|
G+G|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D MajorD|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D MajorD|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|

e|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
BB|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
G+G|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-5----------|-------------6-|-8-----------|---------------3-|
A augmentedA|-5----------|-------------6-|-8-----------|---------------3-|
D MajorD|-5----------|-------------6-|-8-----------|---------------3-|


e|-9--8--6----|--------8------|-------6------|-------6--------|
BB|----------8-|-8-8-/11--8----|-6---8---8----|-6-6-8---8------|
G+G|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D MajorD|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D MajorD|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|

e|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|-------|
BB|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|-------|
G+G|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|-------|
D MajorD|-5----------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|-5-----|
A augmentedA|-5----------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|-5-----|
D MajorD|-5----------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|-5-----|


"Okay, fuck it. I lied. It's drum n bass. What you gonna do?"
______________________________________________________________


'Chorus': x1

e|-9--8--6----|--------8------|-------6------|-------6--------|
BB|----------8-|-8-8-/11--8----|-6---8---8----|-6-6-8---8------|
G+G|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D MajorD|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D MajorD|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|

e|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
BB|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
G+G|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|-5----5----5---3-|
A augmentedA|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|-5----5----5---3-|
D MajorD|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|-5----5----5---3-|


e|-9--8--6----|--------8------|-------6------|-------6--------|
BB|----------8-|-8-8-/11--8----|-6---8---8----|-6-6-8---8------|
G+G|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D MajorD|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D MajorD|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|

e|------------|---------------|-------------|2nd intro bass pattern|
BB|------------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|
G+G|------------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|
D MajorD|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|-5----3.-3-3--3-------|
A augmentedA|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|-5----3.-3-3--3-------|
D MajorD|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|-5----3.-3-3--3-------|

and again, things change slightly

e|-9--8--6----|--------8------|-------6------|-------6--------|
BB|----------8-|-8-8-/11--8----|-6---8---8----|-6-6-8---8------|
G+G|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D MajorD|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D MajorD|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|

e|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
BB|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
G+G|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|-5----5----5---3-|
A augmentedA|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|-5----5----5---3-|
D MajorD|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|-5----5----5---3-|


Riff end 'fill'. There's another idea for this bit at the bottom of this tab in the live version.
e|-9--8--6----|-------------|-9--8--6----|---------------|
BB|----------8-|-8--8--8--8--|----------8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8|
G+G|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
D MajorD|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
A augmentedA|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
D MajorD|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|

e|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
BB|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
G+G|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
D MajorD|-5--5--5--6-|-5--5--5--6--|-5--6--5--6-|-5--5--5--5----|
A augmentedA|-5--5--5--6-|-5--5--5--6--|-5--6--5--6-|-5--5--5--5----|
D MajorD|-5--5--5--6-|-5--5--5--6--|-5--6--5--6-|-5--5--5--5----|


No riff bass 'verse' x2
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Play this section twice through

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
BB|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
G+G|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
D MajorD|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-6-6-6.---6.-6.|-8--8-8--8-8-8-|-10-10-10.--8--3--|
A augmentedA|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-6-6-6.---6.-6.|-8--8-8--8-8-8-|-10-10-10.--8--3--|
D MajorD|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-6-6-6.---6.-6.|-8--8-8--8-8-8-|-10-10-10.--8--3--|


e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G+G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D MajorD|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-6-6-6.---6.-6.|-8--8-8--8-8-8-|----3.--3-3--3-|
A augmentedA|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-6-6-6.---6.-6.|-8--8-8--8-8-8-|----3.--3-3--3-|
D MajorD|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-6-6-6.---6.-6.|-8--8-8--8-8-8-|----3.--3-3--3-|

Except the second time, instead of the last two bars, play something similar to this:

e|---------------|----------------|
BB|---------------|----------------|
G+G|---------------|----------------|
D MajorD|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
A augmentedA|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
D MajorD|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|

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Then play the entire 'chorus' section again with the riff and bass etc,
but drop the bass and beat for the first measure. You know it sounds awesome :)

Chorus x1
______


No riff bass verse x1

______


Then play intro 'killer riff' again x1

"Okay, what you gonna do?"

______

Chorus x1

______

No riff bass verse x1

______

Then play the chorus again, dropping the beat for the first measure

Chorus x1

_____

No riff bass verse x1

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Then end with intro killer riff again x1.
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That's pretty damn close to the recording, but if you want to spice it up a bit
you'll want to alter it like they did at the Perth gig.

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Live version notes

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Aside from a sillier intro voiceover, here is how Pendulum plays it with their live band.
This features an entirely new breakdown in the latter half, and is more suited to interesting rock covers.


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Heavy intro x1

The guitarist uses his higher strings:

e|------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|
BB|------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|
G+G|------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-5--------6-|-5-----3-3-3--3-3--|-5---------6--|-5----3.-3-3--3--|
A augmentedA|-5----------|-------3-3-3--3-3--|-5------------|------3.-3-3--3--|
D MajorD|-5----------|-------3-3-3--3-3--|-5------------|------3.-3-3--3--|

and they shorten it and use the simpler rhythm twice, but don't settle for that!
_______


Then they play the intro killer riff, but Rob Swire messes around with the melody
to great effect:


e|-9--8--6----|--------8------|-------6------|-------6--------|
BB|----------8-|-8-8-/11--8----|-6---8---8----|-6-6-8---8------|
G+G|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D MajorD|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D MajorD|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|

e|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
BB|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
G+G|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|------------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|
A augmentedA|------------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|
D MajorD|------------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|


e|-9--8--6----|--------8------|-------6------|----------------|
BB|----------8-|-8-8-/11--8----|-6---8---8----|-8-8-8-8-8\6-6-6|
G+G|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D MajorD|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D MajorD|------------|---------------|--------------|----Different---|

e|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
BB|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
G+G|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-5----------|-------------6-|-8-----------|---------------3-|
A augmentedA|-5----------|-------------6-|-8-----------|---------------3-|
D MajorD|-5----------|-------------6-|-8-----------|---------------3-|

Then once more standard:

e|-9--8--6----|--------8------|-------6------|-------6--------|
BB|----------8-|-8-8-/11--8----|-6---8---8----|-6-6-8---8------|
G+G|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D MajorD|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D MajorD|------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|

e|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
BB|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
G+G|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-5----------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|
A augmentedA|-5----------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|
D MajorD|-5----------|-------------6-|-5-----------|---------------3-|


Instead of the "what you gonna do" break, he does a simple pentatonic run
for four bars.

Pentatonic end x1:

e|-9--8--6----|---------------|------------|------------|
BB|----------8-|-6-------------|------------|------------|
G+G|------------|----7--5-------|-5--------5-|-6--5-------|
D MajorD|------------|----------8----|----5--8----|-------8----|
A augmentedA|------------|---------------|------------|------------|
D MajorD|------------|---------------|------------|------------|

e|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------|
BB|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------|
G+G|------------|---------------|-------------|-----------|
D MajorD|-5----------|-------------6-|-8-----------|-----------|
A augmentedA|-5----------|-------------6-|-8-----------|-----------|
D MajorD|-5----------|-------------6-|-8-----------|-----------|

_______

They then play this entire intro again, but with double kick pedals
and this (actual) guitar riff here:


e|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
BB|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
G+G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------3-------|
D MajorD|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-5-5-3h5---5p3h5-|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|

x4.

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Then the standard chorus sequence comes in. Instead of just chugging along with the bass
the guitar does different things here:

e|------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
BB|------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
G+G|------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
D MajorD|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|----------------|
A augmentedA|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|----------------|
D MajorD|-5--5--5--5-|-5---5---5---6-|-5--5--5--5--|-3-5p3-5p3-5p3--|


x4. The last time uses that alteration just like in the single:

e|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
BB|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
G+G|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
D MajorD|-5--5--5--6-|-5--5--5--6--|-5--6--5--6-|-5--5--5--5----|
A augmentedA|-5--5--5--6-|-5--5--5--6--|-5--6--5--6-|-5--5--5--5----|
D MajorD|-5--5--5--6-|-5--5--5--6--|-5--6--5--6-|-5--5--5--5----|

Use your imagination here, it doesn't take much to make it rock.

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Next comes the no riff bass verse as usual, but take note of the use of the wah pedal
by the electric guitar- it adds heaps to the song.


e|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
BB|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
G+G|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
D MajorD|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
D MajorD|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-6-6-6.---6.-6.|-8--8-8--8-8-8-|-10-10-10.--8--3--|


e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G+G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D MajorD|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D MajorD|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-6-6-6.---6.-6.|-8--8-8--8-8-8-|----3.--3-3--3-|

You sort of want to wah up (toe position) at the beginning of each measure and at each 'block' of notes
in the measure, and rock it back over the next 8th. Mess around with it.


****************************************
****************************************
Now here's the really interesting bit. They added an entirely new clean breakdown here, and it sounds
awesome. Thing is, this is the only bit I couldn't really hear... if you figure out something better email me, I'd

like to know your thoughts. It sounds pretty good as it is though.

This bit is at 3:21 on the perth youtube video.

e|---------------|---------------|
BB|---------------|---------------|
G+G|------7--6-----|---------------|
D MajorD|---5--------5--|---------------|
A augmentedA|--5-5----------|---------------|
D MajorD|-5-------------|-5------8--7---|

x8
_____________


Next, the other really cool new guitar riff. This should have been in the original!
Crank the distortion back on.

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
BB|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
G+G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------1-----|---------------|---------1-------|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-5-5-3h5---5p3-|-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-5-5-3h5---5p3h5-|

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
BB|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
G+G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------1-----|---------------|-----5--3--1--3p1|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-5-5-3h5---5p3-|-5-5-5-5-----5-|-3h5-------------|

x2, then enter drums n basses

x2.

_____________

Chorus x1, with some altered riffs

Then no riff bass verse x1

Then one final chorus with more altered riffs.

He does things like this:

e|-9--8--6----|--------8-9----|
BB|----------8-|-8-8-/11-------|
G+G|------------|---------------|
D MajorD|------------|---------------|
A augmentedA|------------|---------------|
D MajorD|------------|---------------|

It's pretty easy to figure out, just noodle over the scale to finish.


And that's pretty much it. Great fun to mess about with, their composing is that good. If anyone else wants to have

a crack at some other Pendulum songs other than Slam that'd be awesome, because I can't be bothered right now and am

pretty much totally sick of trying to tab electronic music. Suggestions/comments/death threats send to

[email protected]. Peace


🏷Legend
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h Hammer on
p Pull off
. play for note duration only, don't hold/tie note. Aka mute with left hand after playing note
/ Slide into from below
\ Slide into from above