Life Signs Tab by Water From Your Eyes

Life Signs tab by Water From Your Eyes

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Life Signs by Water From Your Eyes: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Life Signs" by Water From Your Eyes features intricate guitar work with a blend of clean tones and subtle overdrive. The song showcases a mix of jangly arpeggios and layered textures, creating a dreamy atmosphere. The bassline provides a solid foundation with melodic fills that add depth to the track. The production emphasizes the band's unique sound, combining elements of indie rock and dream pop.

Difficulty: Advanced 🤪

Key: E

Intro:

Gtr 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------| X2
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-15--14--14--14--14---10--9--9--9--9---8--6--6--6--6---|
E|-13--12--12--12--12---8---7--7--7--7---6--5--5--5--5---|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| X2
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3--2--2--2--2---15--14--14--14--14---10--9--9--9--9---8--6--6--6--6---|
E|-1--0--0--0--0---13--12--12--12--12---8---7--7--7--7---6--5--5--5--5---|

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Repeat with distortion

Gtr 2
e|------12--------------12--| x7
B|-12--------12---12--------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|


Verse:

Gtr 1 (Palm muted)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| x8
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--3-----2----2--------------5-----5--------5-----------------5-------|
E|-------5-----1----1--4--0--0-----6-----4--6-----6--6--4--0--4-----0--1-|

Every other time omit last note

Gtr 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|--12------12-----------7---------|
G|--14b16---16pb-pbr14---9b11br9----|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------| x3
B|--12------12-----------7---------|
G|--14b16---16pb-pbr14---9b11------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

(Only change is on the last note you don't release the bend)


Chorus:

Gtr 1
e|-0----0---0-------0--------0-------0-------|
B|-10---5---5-----------0-------0-------0----|
G|-9----4---6----/4--------3-------2---------|
D|-11---6---7--------------------------------|
A|-11---6---7--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Gtr 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------9--------------------------------------4--------------------|
A|--11--11--9--h11-------------9-------9--------6-----4-h6-----------4-----4-----|
E|--9---9---9-----------9--9-------9------9-\4-----4-----------4--4-----4-----4/-|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------10--------------------------------------------------|
A|------12-------10h-12--------------10------10---------14------12h-14-------|
E|-/10-------10--------------10--10------10-----10/-12------12---------------|


Verse 2:

Gtr 1 (Palm muted)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|  x4
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--3-----2----2--------------5-----5--------5-----------------5-------|
E|-------5-----1----1--4--0--0-----6-----4--6-----6--6--4--0--4-----0--1-|

Every other time omit last note

Gtr 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|--12------12-----------7---------|
G|--14b16---16pb-pbr14---9b11b9----|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------| x3
B|--12------12-----------7---------|
G|--14b16---16pb-pbr14---9b11------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


Chorus:

Gtr 1
e|-0----0---0-------0--------0-------0-------|
B|-10---5---5-----------0-------0-------0----|
G|-9----4---6----/4--------3-------2---------|
D|-11---6---7--------------------------------| x4
A|-11---6---7--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Last time, omit last note

Gtr 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------9--------------------------------------4--------------------|
A|--11--11--9--h11-------------9-------9--------6-----4-h6-----------4-----4-----|
E|--9---9---9-----------9--9-------9------9-\4-----4-----------4--4-----4-----4/-|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|     x2
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------10------------------------------------------------------|
A|------12-------10h-12--------------10------10---------14------12h-14-----------|
E|-/10-------10--------------10--10------10-----10/-12------12-------------------|

Gtr 3
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-(11)h13--11h13/16\1----(6)h8--6h8/11\6--(12)h14--12h14/17\12----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


Bridge:

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-15--14--14--14--14---10--9--9--9--9---8--6--6--6--6---|
E|-13--12--12--12--12---8---7--7--7--7---6--5--5--5--5---|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3--2--2--2--2---15--14--14--14--14---10--9--9--9--9---8--6--6--6--6---|
E|-1--0--0--0--0---13--12--12--12--12---8---7--7--7--7---6--5--5--5--5---|

Repeat with distortion

e|-------12------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12---------15----------15----15----15----15----15-----15----15-----15-----|
G|-12b14----------(pb)14-----14----14----14----14----14-----14----br13---br12|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-15----15-----15-----15----15----15----15------|
G|----12----b13----b14----14----14----14----14---|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
All notes above on G string are 12, bent up
Release bend slowly while picking, then bend back up. Timing of the bend shown above is an approximation.


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------11-------------10--------------9------------8--------------------|
G|-8--8b10-----10pbr---7b9-----7pbr---6b8----8pbr--5b7-----7pbr--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-15--14--14--14--14---10--9--9--9--9---8--6--6--6--6---|
E|-13--12--12--12--12---8---7--7--7--7---6--5--5--5--5---|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3--2--2--2--2---15--14--14--14--14---10--9--9--9--9---8--6--6--6--6---|
E|-1--0--0--0--0---13--12--12--12--12---8---7--7--7--7---6--5--5--5--5---|


[Noise Section]

e|-------------------0-------------|
B|--------+5---------0-------------|
G|--------+5---------9-------------|
D|--------+5---------10------------|
A|--8--7------2-------------10-----|
E|--6--5------0-------------8------|
                   whammy


Chorus:
Gtr 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--3-----2----2--------------5-----5--------5-----------------5-------|
E|-------5-----1----1--4--0--0-----6-----4--6-----6--6--4--0--4-----0----|

e|-----0--------0---------0------|
B|--------0--------0---------0---|
G|-/4--------3----------2--------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-0----0---0-------0--------0-------0-------|
B|-10---5---5-----------0-------0-------0----|
G|-9----4---6----/4--------3-------2---------|  x6
D|-11---6---7--------------------------------|
A|-11---6---7--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-0--------|
B|-5--------|
G|-6--------|
D|-6--------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

whammy

Gtr 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------9--------------------------------------4--------------------|
A|--11--11--9--h11-------------9-------9--------6-----4-h6-----------4-----4-----|
E|--9---9---9-----------9--9-------9------9-\4-----4-----------4--4-----4-----4/-|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|     x6
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------10------------------------------------------------------|
A|------12-------10h-12--------------10------10---------14------12h-14-----------|
E|-/10-------10--------------10--10------10-----10/-12------12-------------------|

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-12b14--------|
A|--------------|
E|---------0----|

Gtr 3
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-(11)h13--11h13/16\1----(6)h8--6h8/11\6--(12)h14--12h14/17\12----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|  x3
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

After vocals


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| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| s   Slap
| P   Pop
| PM  Palm mute
| TR  Trill
| N   Tremolo

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Published: July 7, 2025

Last updated: July 7, 2025

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