Babylon The Murderer tab by P.O.D.

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P.O.D.: Babylon The Murderer

Transcribed by: mysticguitar77

YouTube Username: MysticGuitar77

Date last modified: July 10, 2012

Tuning: Drop C majorC (C,G,C,F,A,D)

Riff 1 (intro)
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------|
FF|----------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-12-9--9-|
G+G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-12-9--9-|
C majorC|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-12-9--9-|

Riff 2
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------|
FF|----------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-9-0-|
G+G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-9-0-|
C majorC|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-9-0-|

Play Riff 2 x3

Riff 3 (clean w/ chorus)
D MajorD|---0--------------0--------------0--------------0--------7*----------|
A augmentedA|-----0--------------0--------------0--------------0---------7*-------|
FF|-------7--------------7--------------7--------------7----------7*----|
C majorC|---------7--------------7--------------7--------------7-----------7*-|
G+G|-7------------7------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|----------------5------------5-7------------7-9----------------------|

     "Tell the world, tell the whole world..."
D MajorD|---0--------------0--------------0--------------0--------7*----------|
A augmentedA|-----0--------------0--------------0--------------0---------7*-------|
FF|-------7--------------7--------------7--------------7----------7*----|
C majorC|---------7--------------7--------------7--------------7-----------7*-|
G+G|-7------------7------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|----------------5------------5-9------------9-7----------------------|

Play Riff 3 x2                *ends on this note final time

Riff 4  "...and destroyed, yeah ha..."
D MajorD|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------|
FF|---------------------------|
C majorC|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G+G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
C majorC|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
  * * * * * *

Play Riff 2 x4  "Babylon is a murderer..."
Play Riff 3 x2  "And you gods will be shattered..."
Play Riff 4 x1  "...live there again, yeah ha..."
Play Riff 2 x4  "Babylon is a murderer..."

Riff 5 (w/ fuzz)
D MajorD|------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
FF|------------------------------------------|
C majorC|------------------------------------------|
G+G|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-/12\-|
C majorC|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-/12\-|

Solo Backing
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|---------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7---|
G+G|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-|
C majorC|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-|

D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|---------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7---|
G+G|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-|
C majorC|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-|

D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|---------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7---|
G+G|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-|
C majorC|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-|

D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-9-9-9-5-5-5-0-|
C majorC|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-9-9-9-5-5-5-0-|

Solo
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
FF|----------------------------------7/9---7h9p7\5h7-|
C majorC|-7b9---b9ph-b9ph-b9ph-b9ph-b9r7\5-----------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|--------------------------------------------------|

Slight pinched harmonics on the bends.

D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-12-14-15-12-15\---14--14-14-12\----8h10p8h10p8h10--------------------|
FF|-12-14-15-12-15\---14--14-14-12\-------------------8h10-8----8-8/10-7-|
C majorC|----------------------------------------------------------11----------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-13-16-16b18--16-16-16-15-13-15b16r15---13h15p13h15-----|
FF|----------------------------------------------------12\-|
C majorC|--------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|--------------------------------------------------------|
        * * * * *
Light pinched harmonics on these notes.

D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
FF|----------------------------------|
C majorC|-10-10-10\8-8-8\6-6-6\5-5-2b4r2-2-|
G+G|----------------------------------|
C majorC|----------------------------------|

Riff 6 (light distortion) "Pull the trigger!"
D MajorD|----------------7*----------|
A augmentedA|-------------------7*-------|
FF|-----7-------9--------7*----|
C majorC|---5-------7-------------7*-|
G+G|-7-----7/9------------------|
C majorC|----------------------------|

Riff 7 (alteration of Riff 2) "Babylon is a murderer..."
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-0-5-0-|
G+G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-0-5-0-|
C majorC|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-0-5-0-|

D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------|
FF|----------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-9-0-|
G+G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-9-0-|
C majorC|-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--5-5-5-5-9--7--7-7-7-7-12--9--9-9-9-9-0-|

Play Riff 7 x2  "Babylon is a murderer..."

Riff 8  "Pull the trigger!"
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------|
FF|----------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2~-|
C majorC|-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2~-|

Riff 9 (ending)
D MajorD|------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------|
FF|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9b11-9b11-9b11-11r9-|
C majorC|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0----0----0----|
G+G|------------------------------------|
C majorC|------------------------------------|

Riff 9 is also played underneath the chorus riff as an overdubbed guitar.