Chord/Tab song: The Air That You Breathe

THE AIR THAT YOU BREATH (transcription by Antonio)16/04/01

Mourning Widows -- Mourning Widows
Music- N. Bettencourt (I?m not sure)
Lyrics- N. Bettencourt (I?m not sure)

TUNE GUITAR STANDAR (E) E A D G B E

these points mean enlarge notes by picking several times
..... ..... ... ...

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|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|last note is
|--5-5-5--5------5-5-5--5-----5-5-6-7---5-6-7---5-6-(noise)---|some slide
|-------------------------------------------------------------|noise
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---|
|--2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---|
|--0--X--X--X--X--X-X---0--X--X--X--X--X-X---0--X--X--X--X--X-X---|

GUITAR I PM. same as before

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|--2---2--2----2-2--2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X...---------2--X--X-...|
|--2---2--2----2-2--2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X...---------2--X--X-...|
|--0---0--0----0-0--0--X--X--X--X--X-X---0--X--X...---------0--X--X-...|

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|GUITAR II ...... ...... |

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|----------------------3-3-3---3-------------3-3-3--3------------------|
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G I

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------| Though it is recorded with
|--------------------------------------| two guitars you can do it
|--2----2---2-------2-2--2-------------| with one. At least that?s
|--2----2---2-------2-2--2-------------| how I play it.
|--0----0---0-------0-0--0-------------|

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|G II .... ... ... |

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|---3-3-4--5---3-4-5--3-4-5------------|
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VERSE I
..... .....

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|-3--3--3--3--3-----3----------3--3--3--3--3----3----------|
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I got a big great smile but I got rotten teeth

..... ..... ....

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|--3--3--3---3--4---5---------3--4--5---------3--4--5------|
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my posture?s kinda good from my knees to my feet

(same as before with these verses)

2- And if I cut my hair most people they won't stare
But if people don't stare, who will care, who will care

3- I got me a tatto, it makes me feel so tough
Someone would fight me please God I need to be touched

4- The closest that I get to ever feel your kiss
I get to take a drag off a used cigarette

(silence)

Sometimes I think I'm better off dead
But then if I'm dead, they'll bury my head
If I can't use my lips, can't kiss the air
Why kiss the air?
(Cause it's the air you breathe)

CHORUS
PM. PM.

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

sometimes I think I?m better off dead but then if I?m dead

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

they?ll bury my head If I can?t use my lips can?t kiss the air

PM.

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

Why kiss the air? cause it?s the air that you breath

AH. AH.bend 1/4

|----------------------------------------------| In this sections I tried
|----------------------------------------------| to keep notes in time
|----------------------------------------------| over the words.That could
|-X-X------------------------------------------| help.
|-X-X----7----7---7----5-----------------------|
|-X-X----------------------7---5----3bu--0-----|

Sometimes think I?m better off dead

AH. AH. AH. AH.

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|-------7---5---7---7-----5--------------------|
|------------------------------7--5--3bu--0----|

but then if I?m dead they?ll bury my head

AH. PM. AH. AH.b1/2 PM. PM. PM. AH.

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|--5---5---5---6bu------5---5----5---7---------|
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can?t use my lips can?t kiss the air

AH. AH. AH. w/bar

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|--5---5-------7-------------------------------|
|----------7---------5bu-bd--3--0-3-0~~~~------|

why kiss the air

(back to this part)

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|-----------------------------------------------------------------| etc.
|--2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---|
|--2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---|
|--0--X--X--X--X--X-X---0--X--X--X--X--X-X---0--X--X--X--X--X-X---|

(then the VERSE - same as before)

5- Sometimes I wish I wish I wish that I was sick
Cause then I would belong to a popular plauge

6- Sometimes I wish I wish I wish that I was green
I could fight for my rights, I would march standing tall

7- All I wanted was you, all I wanted was you
But you don't notice me (silence here) you despise, you despise

CHORUS
AH. AH.bend 1/4

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|--------7----7---7----5-----------------------|
|--------------------------7---5----3bu--0-----|

Sometimes think I?m better off dead

AH. AH. AH. AH.1/4

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|----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------5bu-------|
|-------7---5---7---7-----5---------------7----|
|------------------------------7--5------------|

but then if I?m dead they?ll bury my head

AH. PM. AH. AH.b1/2 PM. PM. PM. AH.

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|--5---5---5---6bu------5---5----5---7---------|
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can?t use my lips can?t kiss the air

AH. AH. AH. w/bar

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|--5---5-------7-------------------------------|
|----------7---------5bu-bd--3--0-3-0~~~~------|

why kiss the air

(bass doing that cool thing whil guitar is silenced...then)

PRESOLO
almost clean PM.

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|--8-------8---8---8---7----5-~~---------------|
|--7-----7---7---6---6---6--4------------------|
|--5--------------------------------3--3---3-3-|
|-----------------------------------3--3---3-3-|
|-----------------------------------1--1---1-1-|

SOLO

scratch more scratch

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

though I wrote muted strings, I think that Nuno rubs the strings

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|--2-----X--X--X---X----X--X-X-----2-----X-XXX-X---X---X-X-XXX---------|
|--2-----X--X--X---X----X--X-X-----2-----X-XXX-X---X---X-X-XXX---------|
|--0-----X--X--X---X----X--X-X-----0-----X-XXX-X---X---X-X-XXX---------|

Here guitar seems to play artificial harmonics all the time(dunno how,
maybe a pedal effect)so I will save the AH. over every note.

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|--11----12-----12---------------------------11-12----15-------12------|
|------------------11----12--14---12--14-14----------------------------|
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|-12----12--13--13-13---15-15---12-----12--13--12------------12--13----|
|-------------------------------------------------14------14-----------|
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\\dive down sliding

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|--14---11--12-/14----11-----11-/-12--\--9--9----12\\----------/12-----|
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|----12----12------------12------------------------------12------------|
|-9-----9---------------------------------11--14------14------------11-|
|---------------------12----12--------12-------------------------------|
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[b1/4] [b1/4]

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|-----9--11------11bu---------9--11-----12bu----------9--11------------|
|---9---------9-------------9---------9-------------9---------9--8-----|
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b1 slowly

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|--9----9----9---------------------------------------11-12---11-12-9---|
|----7----8-----7----7-7-7-\5-~~~~----7bu(9)-----9---------------------|
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this is wrong

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|---------------------------------------------------------2------------|
|--11-9\7---9-7\5---7-5\4---5\4------4-5-4---3-4-3---2-3-5----very-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------fast-----|
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dunno this so do something fast

|---------------------------------| Now enters a second guitar
|--very---------------------------| doing that thing that was
|-fast part-----------------------| heard in the verses but 1
|---------------------------------| octave lower.
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

..... ..... ... ... ....

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|-------------------------------------------------------------| x2
|--5-5-5--5------5-5-5--5-----5-5-6-7---5-6-7---5-6-7---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

While the other guitar does this.

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|------11--12--------------12--10---------------12---12-13----15----13-|
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|--9--------------9-----10-----------10--12----------------------------|
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lil dive down

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|--12------------------12----------------13---13--13-12-13-12\---------|
|------------------9-------------9-------------------------------------|
|---------9--9--9-------------------9-9--------------------------------|
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solo ends

|-----14-----------14----------14--------------------------------------|
|--12----12-----12----11----11----10----10-10--8-8-8-8-----------------|
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Last verse

..... ......

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|---5---5--5---5---5--5-------------5--5--5--5---5----5----------------|
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The closest that I get to ever feel your kiss

..... ..... .....

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|--5--5--5----5--6--7---------------5--6--7---------5--6--7------------|
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I get to take a drag off a used cigarette

..... ......

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|---5---5--5---5---5--5-------------5--5--5--5---5----5----------------|
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All I wanted was you All I wanted was you

..... ..... .....

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|--5--5--5----5--6--7---------------5--6--7---------5--6--7------------|
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But you don't notice me you despise, you despise

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

If all you wanted was If all you wanted was

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|------2-----------------------------2-------2-2\----------------------|
|------2-----------------------------2-------2-2\----------------------|
|-X-X--0-------------------------X-X-0-------0-0\----------------------|

all you wanted was life you will then recognize me

END (enjoy it!)

Thanx godness I finished.The solo had some parts quite difficult
for me; moreover the artificial harmonics could hurt your ears cause of
the very high frequencies.I hope you could use this, I know sometimes looks
a bit chaotic but the song is very easy, no rare chords, no 100 notes/second
tapping, just a plain Em chord and a suitable solo. Any suggestion or comment
bout this , email me asc12@alu.um.es or nunozowie@mixmail.com

By the way, if you see this symbol ? it?s supposed to be an
apostrophe but this keyboard hates me.

Things I?ve used for the transcription:
-Transcribe! 2.00 (Unregistered version). It slowsdown Wavs. Get it at
www.harmony-central.com
www.seventhstring.demon.co.uk
-Winamp
-My shitty Samick Artists Series


S Y M B O L S


h >hammer on
p >pull off
b >bend 1one step(two frets) >bu(bend up) bd(bend down)
A.H. >Artificial harmonics
P.M. >Palm Mute
/ and \ >slide
+ >fret board tapping
X >Muted strings
~~~ >vibrato
w\bar >whammy bar

And this is the end. Really. Start playing. Why are you still
reading? OK. It?s up. Get it? >:/