Chord/Tab song: Iris

Performed By: LIVE
From the Album: "Throwing Copper"
Lyrics Written By: Edward Kowalcyzk
Music Written By: LIVE

All bass parts in this tab have been written by
JMack. Used with permission.

Guitar:
Eb(D#) Tuning (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb) Low to High
(D# G# C# F# A# d#) Low to High

Bass:
Eb(D#) Tuning (Eb Ab Db Gb) Low to High
(D# G# C# F#) Low to High

Chords used in order of appearence:
(Low to High)

C#5II | x 4 6 6 0 0

F#5 | 2 4 4 x x x

E5 | 7 7 9 9 x x

F# | 2 4 4 3 2 2

E5 | 0 2 2 x x x

B5 | x 2 4 4 x x

A5 | x 0 2 2 x x

Bass parts are as follows:

Intro/Bridge

|---9h11-9-4h6-4-----------------------6----|
|----------------6p4---2h4-2h4-2------------|
|9\4-----------------4-----------2\4-2---9\4|
|-------------------------------------------|

Verse

|--------|-|-|-|
|--------|-|-|-|
|--------|-|4|-|

|2-2-2-22|0|-|0|

Chorus

|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0|

Cont.
|---|
|--4|
|4--|
|---|

Intro (0:00)
(Note: Listen for strumming patterns on F#5s)

C#5II

(strummed once, then bass in):

|-------9h11-9-4h6-4------------------------6------|
|---------------------6p4---2h4-2h4-2--------------|
|--9\4--------------------4-----------2\4-2---9\4--|
|--------------------------------------------------|

C#5II(palm mute)
I liked the way my hand looked on your head

In the [F#5]presence of my knuck[F#5]les [F#5][F#5]

C#5II
But the beauty of this vision alone, just like yesterday's sunset

Has been pe[F#5]rverted by the sentimental[F#5] and mistaken for [F#5]love[F#5]

(Bass for verse (in at first D5)):

|--------|-|-|-|
|--------|-|-|-|
|--------|-|4|-|

|2-2-2-22|0|-|0|

Chorus 1:
(Note: Listen to the recording for strumming patterns
Also, the following fill can be played after
strumming each F#. Alternatively, you can just
strum the hell out of the chord. This is
the same for all choruses):

|--2-----2-----|
|-----2-----2--|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|

E5 F#
The felix of your truth will always break it

E5 F#
and the iris of your eye, always shake it

E5 F#
And the armies, the armies I have created

Will always [A5]hate it, always [B5]bait you on... Ohh...

C#5II
...yeah...

(Bass repeats intro part)

Verse 2:
(Listen for strumming patterns and muted harmonics on F#5s)

C#5II
I liked the way my hand looked on your head

In the [F#5]presence of my str[F#5]uggle[F#5][F#5]

C#5II
But the beauty of this vision alone, I can't shake from my tree just yet

It keeps in[F#5]vading all my private mo[F#5]ments

Listen to me [F#5]now![F#5]

Chorus 2:

E5 F#
The felix of your truth will always break it

E5 F#
and the iris of your eyes, always shake it

E5 F#
and the armies, the armies I have created

will always [A5]hate it, always bait [B5]you on, on... oh yeah!!

[F#5] [E5] Woo! [F#5] [E5] Come on!![F#5][E5][F#5][E5]

Until I take [B5]their flags... Until I take their flags

[F#5] [E5] Woo! [F#5] [E5] Come on!![F#5][E5][F#5][E5]

Until I take their [C#5]flags

Bridge:
(Note: Listen for strumming pattern)

A5 C#5II

A5 C#5II A5
Until I take their flags, until I take their flags

C#5II A5
Yeah, deep inside my head, until I take their flags

Chorus 3:

E5 A5
Yeah, the felix of your truth will always break it

E5 A5
and the iris of your eye, always shake it

E5 A5
And the armies, the armies I, I have created

E5 A5
Will always hate it... Will always bait you on...

Until I take their [F#5]flags[E5]

[F#5]Woo![E5][F#5][E5][F#5][E5]


Ohhhhhhhh.........

()END ON:
(Note: Bass plays intro part)

|--0--|
|--0--|
|--6--|
|--6--|
|--4--|
|--x--|


END