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Tongue Splitter tab by Protest The Hero

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			     Tongue-Splitter - Protest the Hero
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Tabbed by: FacetOfChaos

Tuning: Half-Step Down

READ THIS INFORMATION PLEASE~

Pay attention to the time markers for each section. Should help you to learn the song
and decipher it from text much more easily.

-x2  = play the line twice.
-x2S = play the entire section twice.
-Sometimes I will bracket off a part and add an x2 or other multiple behind it. That
means to play the bracketed part however many times specified.
-Also there are first and second endings used in this tab. They're a fairly
straightforward concept. Play ending 1 the first time, and ending 2 on the repeat. The
endings are marked with either (1. 2. etc) or (ending 1. etc)

-If any of the above is confusing, listening to the section of the song while looking at
the tab should clear up any problems. Protest songs are quite complex and I'll do my
best to keep the tab as clear as possible.

0:00 - 0:19
-   t        t   (t)       t        t    t        t             t
Chord diagramD#D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|----------12-0----------10---------------------12-0----------10/13~-|
Chord diagramF#F#|--------9---------9-8-9----9-8-9-------------9---------9-8-9--------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-10-7-9--------10----------------10-9-10-7-9--------10--------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD#D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|x2

Chord diagramD#D#|---------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|---------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----9-9-9-----10-----8-8-9-------------10-----8---|
Chord diagramC#C#|-----8-8-8-----9------7-7-8-------------9------7---|
Chord diagramG#G#|-x-x-7-7-7-x-x-8--x-x-6-6-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-8--x-x-6---|
Chord diagramD#D#|-x-x-7-7-7-x-x-8--x-x-6-6-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-8--x-x-6---|x2S

0:19 - 0:28
Chord diagramD#D#|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----12-12-12-----13-----11-11-----12-12-----13-----11-|
Chord diagramC#C#|-x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x--x-x-x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x--|
Chord diagramG#G#|-x-x-10-10-10-x-x-11-x-x-9--9--x-x-10-10-x-x-11-x-x-9--|
Chord diagramD#D#|-------------------------------------------------------|

-                                                           |------------PM----------------|
Chord diagramD#D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----12-12-----13-----11-11-----12-12-----13-----11-11----------------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-x-x-x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x--x-x-x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-x-x-10-10-x-x-11-x-x-9--9--x-x-10-10-x-x-11-x-x-9--9----7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Chord diagramD#D#|---------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

0:28 - 0:42
-                   |-------------------PM------------------------|
Chord diagramD#D#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-7-8-7-6-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|---------7-8-7-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
Chord diagramD#D#|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|x2

-                   |----PM---|     |---PM--|     |----PM---------------------------|
Chord diagramD#D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-7-8-7-6-----------------------------------------------------|-7-8-7-6-----------|
Chord diagramG#G#|---------7-8-7-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------7-8-7-6---|
Chord diagramD#D#|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|x2-----------------|

0:42 - 0:53
Chord diagramD#D#|--------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|--------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|--------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|--------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-8-8--5-2--8-8--5----------4-5-6-7-8-8--5---------|
Chord diagramD#D#|-6-6--3-0--6-6--3--0-3-5-6---------6-6--3--0--0-0-|

Chord diagramD#D#|------------------------------------------|----|
Chord diagramA#A#|---10----------10-11--------------9-10----|----|
Chord diagramF#F#|-9----9-9-12-9---------12-9-11-12------10-|-9--|
Chord diagramC#C#|------------------------------------------|----|
Chord diagramG#G#|------------------------------------------|----|
Chord diagramD#D#|------------------------------------------|x2S-|

0:53 - 1:06
Play (0:00 - 0:19)
-   t        t   (t)       t        t    t        t   (t)     t         t      t
Chord diagramD#D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|----------12-0----------10---------------------12-0----------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|--------9---------9-8-9----9-8-9-------------9---------8-9-12/14-8-9-12-7-8----|
Chord diagramC#C#|-10-7-9--------10----------------10-9-10-7-9--------10----------------------10-|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD#D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-   t        t   (t)       t        t    t        t   (t)      t       t
Chord diagramD#D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|----------12-0----------10---------------------12-0--------------10-15------|
Chord diagramF#F#|--------9---------9-8-9----9-8-9-------------9---------9-10-14-9-------9-10-|
Chord diagramC#C#|-10-7-9--------10----------------10-9-10-7-9--------10----------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD#D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

1:06 - 1:32
-        t       t       t       t       t          t       t       t       t       t
Chord diagramD#D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|-----------10-15-----------10-15----------------------10-15-----------10-15------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-9-10-14-9-------9-10-14-9-------9-10-14----7-10-14-7-------7-10-14-7-------7-10-14----|
Chord diagramC#C#|-----------------------------------------11-----------------------------------------11-|
Chord diagramG#G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD#D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2

-         t        t       t        t        t
Chord diagramD#D#|------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|-------------15-18------------15-18-------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-12-15-17-12------12-15-17-12-------12-15-17-12-|
Chord diagramC#C#|------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD#D#|------------------------------------------------|

-         t        t       t        t        t
Chord diagramD#D#|------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|-------------13-18------------13-18-------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-10-12-14-10------10-12-14-10-------10-12-14-10-|
Chord diagramC#C#|------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD#D#|------------------------------------------------|

-        t       t       t       t       t
Chord diagramD#D#|-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|-----------12-17-----------12-17-----------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-9-13-16-9-------9-13-16-9-------9-13-16-9-|
Chord diagramC#C#|-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD#D#|-------------------------------------------|

-        t       t       t       t       t
Chord diagramD#D#|-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|-----------12-15-----------12-15-----------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-9-13-16-9-------9-13-16-9-------9-13-16-9-|
Chord diagramC#C#|-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD#D#|-------------------------------------------|x2S

1:32 - 1:57
Chord diagramD#D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|-------10-10~--9-10-12-12b13r12-12-10-9-9~--12-10-9-12b13-12-|
Chord diagramF#F#|-10-12-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD#D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramD#D#|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|-------10-10~--9-10-12-12b13r12-|
Chord diagramF#F#|-10-12--------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD#D#|--------------------------------|

Ending 1.
Chord diagramD#D#|---------------------16-17-19-17-16-------------------17-------15-------13-|
Chord diagramA#A#|-12-13-15-12-13-15------------------18-17-15-------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|---------------------------------------------17-16-14----14\12----12\10----|
Chord diagramC#C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD#D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ending 2.
Chord diagramD#D#|-------------16-17--19-16-------------------------------12/13-17----|
Chord diagramA#A#|-12-13-15-17--------------17-------------------------15----------17-|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----------------------------16-------------------14----------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|--------------------------------18-------------15-------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-----------------------------------19----19\17----------------------|
Chord diagramD#D#|--------------------------------------19----------------------------|

1:58 - 2:10
Play (0:28 - 0:42) without the first chromatic run at the beginning.

2:10 - 2:35
Chord diagramD#D#|------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|---------------6-----------------------------6--------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-7-8-7-6-7---8----7-8----5---7-8-7-6-7-8---8----7-8---|
Chord diagramG#G#|-----------------------7----------------------------7-|
Chord diagramD#D#|------------------------------------------------------|x2

Chord diagramD#D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|------------5-6-7-8--------------------------------5-6-7-8--------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-7-8-7-6-7---------------------7-8-9-10-7-8-7-6-7--------------------7-8-9-10-|
Chord diagramD#D#|---------------------7-8-9-10-------------------------------7-8-9-10----------|x2S

Chord diagramD#D#|----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|------------5-7-6-8---------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-7-8-7-6-7---------------------7-9-8-10-|
Chord diagramD#D#|---------------------7-9-8-10-----------|x2

2:35 - 2:48
Chord diagramD#D#|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|------------4-0-4-0-4-0-4-5-4-0-|
Chord diagramG#G#|-3-5-5-3--3---------------------|
Chord diagramD#D#|--------------------------------|

- 1.                                   2.
Chord diagramD#D#|[----------------------------------]-[-------------------------]|
Chord diagramA#A#|[----------------------------------]-[-------------------------]|
Chord diagramF#F#|[----------------------------------]-[-5--5--5--5--------------]|
Chord diagramC#C#|[8-0-----------8-0-8-0-8-0-8-10-8-0]-[-5--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--]|
Chord diagramG#G#|[----10-10--10---------------------]-[-3--3--3--3--6--6--6--6--]|
Chord diagramD#D#|[----------------------------------]-[-------------4--4--4--4--]|x2S

2:48 - 3:01
Chord diagramD#D#|--------------7-8-7\5-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|---------8-10---------6-5-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----7/9------------------7~---------------7/9-7-9p7------9*~-|
Chord diagramC#C#|-----------------------------------7-6---------------10-9-----|
Chord diagramG#G#|---------------------------------5-----8----------------------|
Chord diagramD#D#|-5-8---------------------------7---------7--------------------|

Chord diagramD#D#|---------------8-12-10--12-10-8-10--8-10--12----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|---------10/12-------------------------------12-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-7/9-(9)-------------------------------------------13-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|------------------------------------------------14----15-14-12----14-12-------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------15-14-12-11-14-15-|
Chord diagramD#D#|---------------------------------------------------------------12-------------------------|

3:01 - 3:14
Chord diagramD#D#|---------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|---------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|---9------7---7-10-9----8-9------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-7---10-7---9----------------9-10------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-----------------------------------11-12-----------|
Chord diagramD#D#|------------------------------------------11-12--0-|

Chord diagramD#D#|------------------------7-8-7----7----------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|-------------------8-11------------10-9-----------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|------------7-9-10----------------------10--10-9--------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-----7-9-10--------------------------------------12-9---------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-8-9----------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD#D#|-------------------------------------------------------0---0--|x2S

3:14 - 3:26 (I have no delay pedal so hopefully this sounds about right)
Chord diagramD#D#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|----9---------7-----7-------10-9-7-------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-7-----10--7-----9-----9--9--------9--10-7-6---9-6---------|
Chord diagramG#G#|---------------------------------------------7-----8-7-----|
Chord diagramD#D#|-------------------------------------------------------7-8-|

Chord diagramD#D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|------------10-8-12-10-13-12-12-13-10-12-9-10----9------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|--------12------------------------------------10---9-10-7-9-6-7-----|
Chord diagramC#C#|----10----------------------------------------------------------7-8-|
Chord diagramG#G#|-8------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD#D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|x2S

3:26 - 3:39
Play (3:01 - 3:14).

3:39 - 4:05 (Surprisingly one of the more difficult sections for me to hear)
Chord diagramD#D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5/7-7-7-7/9-9-9---------------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|---------------------------------2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Chord diagramG#G#|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Chord diagramD#D#|---------------------------------0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Chord diagramD#D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-7---7-7-7---7-7-5---5-5-5---5-5-4---4-4-4---4-4-3---3-3-3---3-3-|
Chord diagramG#G#|-7---7-7-7---7-7-5---5-5-5---5-5-4---4-4-4---4-4-3---3-3-3---3-3-|
Chord diagramD#D#|-5---5-5-5---5-5-3---3-3-3---3-3-2---2-2-2---2-2-1---1-1-1---1-1-|x2S

4:05 - 4:18
Play (0:53 - 1:06).

Chord diagramD#D#|-------------------|
Chord diagramA#A#|-15----15----------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-13----13----------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-12----12----------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-11----11----------|
Chord diagramD#D#|-11----11----------|

4:18 - 4:35
Get a dog, and tell it to speak.
************************************

| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| t   tap with right hand
|(t)  optional tap
| *   artificial harmonic
| ~   vibrato
| PM  palm mute
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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