Swallowtail Tab

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BAND- FINGER ELEVEN

ALBUM- TIP (1998 on Mercury, now on WIND-UP)

SONG- SWALLOWTAIL

TABBED BY- KEVIN JACK (wicked_44@hotmail.com)

TUNING- Dropped D, and tuned 1/2 step down

- Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

Notes- Probably one of the best songs on the album. Its really

simple so just follow along and listen to the cd while u play this

to get the timing down cause i cant do everything for you.

INTRO- Guitar1: clean electric, with phaser or flanger

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e-----------------------------------

b--------^-------^------^---^------- *Play once, bend those notes

g-14-14-14b-14--14b-14-14b-14b------ heavily. Might need to use

d--0--0--0--0----0---0--0---0------- two fingers. Play this once

a-----------------------------------

d-----------------------------------

VERSE 1- G1:Same

G2:Chorus pedal, organ like clean tone, with slow delay

(Ill write G1's part out, underneath will be G2)

e-----------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------

g-----14-14---14-14--12-12---9------9--9-//-12-12-12--

d-0-0--0--0----0--0---0--0---0------0--0-//--0--0--0-- X4 (Throw some

a----------------------------------------------------- bends in)

d-----------------------------------------------------

| 1 2,3,4th time

e---------------------------------|---|---

b---------------------------------|---|---

g---------------------------------|---|---

d-0-----------------------9-/////-|---|12- X 4

a-0-0---12-12---8-8---7-7-7-/////-|10-|10-

d-0-0---12-12---8-8---7-7-7-/////-|10-|10-

"Let me in........"

BRIDGE 1- G1-same

========= G2-same

e-------------------------------------------------

b-------------------------------------------------

g--15---10-----14----14---14---14----17---17---17-

d--15---10-----14----14---14---14----17---17---17- X

a-(13)--(8)---(12)--(12)-(12)-(12)--(15)-(15)-(15)

d-------------------------------------------------

e----------------------------

b----------------------------

g---------------------------- *Make sure you have delay on

d---------------------------- X2 this part.

a--8--3-/--7-7--//--10-10-10-

d--8--3-/--7-7--//--10-10-10-

"Swallow the key"

VERSE 2- G1, G2, same, play the same as Verse 1

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BRIDGE 2- G1: Same

======== G2: clean, start with mild distortion, as it builds to

chorus slowly crank it up.

CHORUS 1- G1: Heavy Distortion

========= G2: Heavy Distortion

e-------------------------------- -----------------

b-------------------------------- -----------------

g--4-4------------9--9--9--7--6-- -----------------

d--4-4---5---0----x--x--x--x--x-- X3, then --3-3----7-7----0

a--2-2---5---0----7--7--7--5--4-- --3-3----7-7----0

d--------5---0------------------- --3-3----7-7----0

e------------------------------- ------------------

b------------------------------- ------------------

g------------------------------- ------------------

d--9----5---0------------------- X3, then --3-3-----7-7----0

a--9----5---0------------------- --3-3-----7-7----0

d--9----5---0------------------- --3-3-----7-7----0

"We all know..... an ugly butterfly"

VERSE 3- Same as verse 1

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BRIDGE 3- Same notes except heavy dist.

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CHORUS 2- Same as Chorus 1

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BREAKDOWN- G1: Heavy flanger, mild dist. play riff 2 1/2 times

========== G2: Distortion. play riff 2 1/2 times

1 2

e----------------------------|-^--------------|--^------------------

b-----^----------------------|15b1715-13-15-17|-17b1817--15-17-18---

g-16-16b1716p-14-16 (3 times)|----------------|---------------------

d----------------------------|----------------|---------------------

a----------------------------|----------------|---------------------

d----------------------------|----------------|---------------------

e----------------------------------------------

b----------------------------------------------

g--5--5--5-----4--4--4-------------------------

d--5--5--5-----4--4--4------3--3--3-----2--2--2

a--3--3--3-----2--2--2------3--3--3-----2--2--2

d---------------------------3--3--3-----2--2--2

" I'm sorry......"

SOLO: G1- Distortion, an flanger

==== G2- Heavy distortion

e-------------------------------------------------------------

b-------------------------------------------------------------

g------2--4--6--7--9---11---12--11--9-------------------------

d-0----x--x--x--x--x---x-----x---x--x-----8--10--8-----3--5--3 X3

a-0----0--2--4--5--7---9----10---9--7-----8---8--8-----3--3--3

d-0---------------------------------------8---8--8-----3--3--3

e-----------------------------------|---------------------------

b-----------------------------------|---------------------------

g------2--4--6--7--9---11--12---11-9|-10--12--14--12--14--12--10

d-0----x--x--x--x--x---x----x---x--x|---------------------------

a-0----0--2--4--5--7---9---10---9--7|---------------------------

d-0---------------------------------|---------------------------

|--------------------------------

|10-13-13-13-10-13-13-10-13-15-13

|--------------------------------

|--^---------------------------

|-13b-11-10-10-13-13-13-15-15--

|------------------------------

VERSE 4- same as verse one

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BRIDGE 4- Same as bridge three

=========

CHORUS 3- G1, G2 same

======== G3 plays these little riffs with flanger and distortion

e--------------------------------------------------------------------

b--------------------------------------------------------------------

g-14~----11~-12-11-11-12-11-------14-16-14-------11-12--11-----------

d--------------------------------------------------------------------

a--------------------------------------------------------------------

d--------------------------------------------------------------------

We all know..... and we cant ask why

e--------------------------------------------------------------------

b---------------------------------------------17~----17~---17~---17~-

g-14~-------------11---12-12-11-12-11-----14~-----14~---14~---14~----

d--------------------------------------------------------------------

a--------------------------------------------------------------------

d--------------------------------------------------------------------

You turned into such an ugly butterfly.

**play that two and 1/2 times.

END ON

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G1 G2

e--- ----------0

b--- ----------5

g--- -------5--5

d-3- 3---3-----3

a-3- 3----------

d-3- 3----------

THATS ALL FOR ME,IT SHOULD SOUND RIGHT, IF IT DOESNT IT MEANS I

WROTE SOMETHING DOWN WRONG. ANY QUESTIONS COMMENTS, REQUESTS, SEND

EM TO ME, BUT ILL ONLY DO YOUR REQUEST IF I LIKE THE BAND. IF I DONT

LIKE THEM, I WILL LAUGH AT YOU.

kevin jack : wicked_44@hotmail.com