Song: "Deadhouse"
Album: Discouraged Ones (1998)
Bass player: Anders Nystrm (Micke Oretoft also appears on the album)
Riff 1 - Intro
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + }
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e } x2
}
[1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e
Riff 2
[1]e [+]e [2]q [+] [3]e [+]e [4]q [+] [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e
Verse Riff ("Somehow better without this...")
[1]w [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1]w [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1]w [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1]h [+] [2] [+] [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e
Riff 1 - Chorus ("Somehow I never leave this deadhouse...")
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + }
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e } x2
}
[1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e
Riff 2
[1]e [+]e [2]q [+] [3]e [+]e [4]q [+] [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/katatonia/deadhouse_btab.html )
Verse Riff ("What do you say when you speak...")
[1]w [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1]w [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1]w [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1]h [+] [2] [+] [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e
Riff 1 - Chorus ("Somehow I never leave this deadhouse...")
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + }
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e } x2
}
[1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e
Interlude (guitar only, 16 bars)
[1]w[+][2][+][3][+][4][+][1][+][2][+][3][+][4][+][1][+][2][+][3][+][4][+][1][+][2][+][3][+][4][+]
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+][1][+][2][+][3][+][4][+][1][+][2][+][3][+][4][+]
Riff 2
[1]e [+]e [2]q [+] [3]e [+]e [4]q [+] [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e
Riff 1 - Chorus ("Somehow I never leave this deadhouse...")
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + }
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e } x2
}
[1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e
Conclusion
[1](l[+]et[2] r[+]in[3]g)[+][4][+]
Pretty cool song. Easy to embellish with slides. I like the alternative verse
Fingering below, makes it easier to transition to those higher notes.
Verse riff alternative fingering (open string)
[1]w [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1]w [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1]w [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1]q [+] [2] [+] [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e
Legend:
w - whole note
h - half note
q - quarter note
e - eighth note
s - sixteenth note
t - thirty-second note
r - in the tab denotes a rest.
p - pull off
h - hammer on
Album: Discouraged Ones (1998)
Bass player: Anders Nystrm (Micke Oretoft also appears on the album)
Riff 1 - Intro
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| }
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| }
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + }
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e } x2
}
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-|-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
[1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e
Riff 2
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Ab|-7-7-R---5-5-R---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Eb|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-8-8-8-3-3-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||
[1]e [+]e [2]q [+] [3]e [+]e [4]q [+] [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e
Verse Riff ("Somehow better without this...")
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------r10p7h9-|| x4
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------||
Eb|-5---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-----------------||
[1]w [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1]w [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1]w [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1]h [+] [2] [+] [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e
Riff 1 - Chorus ("Somehow I never leave this deadhouse...")
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| }
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| }
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + }
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e } x2
}
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-|-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
[1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e
Riff 2
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Ab|-7-7-R---5-5-R---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Eb|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-8-8-8-3-3-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||
[1]e [+]e [2]q [+] [3]e [+]e [4]q [+] [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/katatonia/deadhouse_btab.html )
Verse Riff ("What do you say when you speak...")
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------r10p7h9-|| x4
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------||
Eb|-5---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-----------------||
[1]w [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1]w [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1]w [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1]h [+] [2] [+] [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e
Riff 1 - Chorus ("Somehow I never leave this deadhouse...")
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| }
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| }
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + }
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e } x2
}
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-|-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
[1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e
Interlude (guitar only, 16 bars)
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-0---------------|-r---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[1]w[+][2][+][3][+][4][+][1][+][2][+][3][+][4][+][1][+][2][+][3][+][4][+][1][+][2][+][3][+][4][+]
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x3
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+][1][+][2][+][3][+][4][+][1][+][2][+][3][+][4][+]
Riff 2
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Ab|-7-7-R---5-5-R---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Eb|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-8-8-8-3-3-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||
[1]e [+]e [2]q [+] [3]e [+]e [4]q [+] [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e
Riff 1 - Chorus ("Somehow I never leave this deadhouse...")
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| }
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| }
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + }
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e } x2
}
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-|-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
[1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e [1]e [+]e [2]e [+]e [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e
Conclusion
Gb|-----------------||
Db|-----------------||
Ab|-----------------||
Eb|-0---------------||
[1](l[+]et[2] r[+]in[3]g)[+][4][+]
Pretty cool song. Easy to embellish with slides. I like the alternative verse
Fingering below, makes it easier to transition to those higher notes.
Verse riff alternative fingering (open string)
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------r10p7h9-|| x4
Ab|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------||
[1]w [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1]w [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1]w [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1]q [+] [2] [+] [3]e [+]e [4]e [+]e
Legend:
w - whole note
h - half note
q - quarter note
e - eighth note
s - sixteenth note
t - thirty-second note
r - in the tab denotes a rest.
p - pull off
h - hammer on