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Back To Normal Tab by Zebrahead

Back To Normal tab by Zebrahead

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Half-Step Down (D# G# C# F# A# D#)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:: Guitar 1

(use a slight overdrive)
D#|-0--0--x-0--0-|--------------|--------------|------------|
A#|-2--2--x-2--2-|-2--2--x-2--2-|-2--2--x-2--2-|------------|
F#|-2--2--x-2--2-|-2--2--x-2--2-|-2--2--x-2--2-|-7--7--9--9-|  x2
C#|-0--0--x-0--0-|-3--3--x-3--3-|-4--4--x-4--4-|-7--7--9--9-|
G#|--------------|-4--4--x-4--4-|-4--4--x-4--4-|-5--5--7--7-|
D#|--------------|--------------|-2--2--x-2--2-|------------|


Intro:: Guitar 2

Guitar 2 does a pick slide at the end of the intro before the Riff starts.


Riff:: Guitar 1

(use a heavier overdrive or boost it)
D#|-----------------|------------------------|------------------|------------|
A#|-----------------|------------------------|------------------|------------|
F#|-----6---9-6-----|--6---9-6---6-------x3--|-------6---9-6----|---6---9----|
C#|-6-7---7-----7-6-|-7---7-----7---7--------|--6-7---7-----7-6-|-7---7---7\-|
G#|-----------------|------------------------|------------------|------------|
D#|-----------------|------------------------|------------------|------------|

Riff:: Guitar 2

(distorted guitar)
D#|-----------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|
A#|-----------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|
F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------x3--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------|
C#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2--------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-2-2\-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2--------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-2-2\-|
D#|-----------------|-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0--------|------------------|-1-1-1-0-0\-|


Verse:: Guitar 1

(slight overdrive again)
D#|--------------|------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A#|-5--5--x-5--5-|-5--5-5-5-5-|-5--5--x-5--5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-|-2--2--x-2--2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-|
F#|-6--6--x-6--6-|-6--6-6-6-6-|-6--6--x-6--6-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-|-3--3--x-3--3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-|
C#|-7--7--x-7--7-|-7--7-7-7-7-|-6--6--x-6--6-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-|-4--4--x-4--4-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-|
G#|-7--7--x-7--7-|-7--7-7-7-7-|-4--4--x-4--4-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-|-4--4--x-4--4-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-|
D#|--------------|------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

D#|-5--5--x-5--5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-|
A#|-6--6--x-6--6-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-|  x2
F#|-7--7--x-7--7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-|
C#|-7--7--x-7--7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-|
G#|--------------|--------------|
D#|--------------|--------------|


Pre-Chorus:: Guitar 1

D#|-5~-|-4~-|-2~-|-----------------|
A#|-5~-|-5~-|-2~-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
F#|-6~-|-6~-|-3~-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
C#|-7~-|-6~-|-4~-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
G#|-7~-|----|-4~-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D#|----|----|----|-----------------|


Chorus:: Guitar 1

(heavier overdrive or boost again)
D#|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A#|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-|------------------|------------------|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-|
D#|------------------|------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33-|

D#|-----------------|-----------------|
A#|-----------------|-----------------|
F#|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-|  x2
C#|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-|
D#|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus:: Guitar 2

(distortion again)
D#|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A#|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-|------------------|------------------|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-|
D#|------------------|------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33-|

D#|------------------|-------------------|
A#|------------------|-------------------|
F#|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-|-------------------|
C#|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-|
D#|------------------|-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-|



Riff:: the same but only played once


Verse:


Riff:: also just once


Chorus:



Bridge:: Guitar 1

(slight overdrive or clean sound)
D#|---0~---|---0~---|----0~--|----0~--|
A#|-----2~-|-----2~-|-----2~-|-----2~-|  x2
F#|-2~-----|-2~-----|-2~-----|-2~-----|
C#|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G#|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D#|--------|--------|--------|--------|

Bridge:: Guitar 2

(distorted
D#|----|--|--|--|
A#|----|--|--|--|  x2
F#|-2~-|--|--|--|
C#|-2~-|--|--|--|
G#|-0~-|--|--|--|
D#|----|--|--|--|


Solo:: Guitar 1

   (overdrive)
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-15--15--15-15--14--14--12--12\10--10--15--15--15-15--14--14--12--12\10--10-|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-12--12--12-12--11--11---9---9\-7---7--12--12--12-12--11--11---9---9\-7---7-|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-15--15--14-14--17--17--15--15\14--14--10-10-10-10\12-12-12-12\14-14-14-14\15-15-15-15\17-|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-12--12--11-11--14--14--12--12\11--11---7--7--7--7\-9--9--9--9\11-11-11-11\12-12-12-12\14-|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo:: Guitar 2

(clean sound)
D#|-5~-|-4~-|-2~-|------------------------|-------------------------|
A#|-5~-|-5~-|-2~-|------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|-6~-|-6~-|-3~-|-7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-|
C#|-7~-|-6~-|-4~-|-7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-|
G#|-7~-|-4~-|----|-5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7-|--9--9--9--9-10-10-10-10-|
D#|----|----|----|------------------------|-------------------------|
                   ^distortion on again



Intro return:: Guitar 2

Guitar 2 plays Intro from Guitar 1, but with distortion


Chorus:


Riff: length as in the beginning

Song ends at A
D#|----|
A#|----|
F#|-2~-|
C#|-2~-|
G#|-0~-|
D#|----|

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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