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BAND: Finger Eleven

SONG: Temporary Arms

ALBUM:Tip/on Wind-Up Records or Mercury(canada original)97/98

TABBED BY: Kevin Jack (wicked_44@hotmail.com)

tuning- 1/2 step down (eb ab db gb Bb eb)

 

This is one of the best songs on the album. It sounds right and i think

it's damn near perfect. Here goes. Listen to song for timing.

 

VERSE 1 - Guitar One/two: clean and very quiet all downstrokes

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Riff 1

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

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

g-4-4-4-4------------ -x16

d-4-4-4-4------------

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

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

"I burn and melt and stick and fade

Your temporary arms invade

One of many last warnings

cannot wipe the conscience clean

Riff 2- mild distortion/both guitars/all downstrokes

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

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

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

d---0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0

a---2-2-2-3p-2-3p-2-3 X4

e---3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3

 

"The stain wears in

the stain wears in

you whore me in again"

 

Then Riff One again for 8 times.

Then Riff Two again for 4 times.

 

Then play riff one for 8 times. On sixth time slowly bring mild

distortion in and palm mute until eighth time.

 

CHORUS ONE- G1 and G2 play with heavy distortion

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

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

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

d--2--2-4--4-5-----------5-5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4-4-4 X2

a--2--2-4--4-5--1//5-5-4-3-3-3-3-3---4-4-4-4-4-4

e--0--0-2--2-3-----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2

"Collapsing in again you found, what makes it sore

You triggered off the feelings that, you felt before.

 

VERSE 2

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Riff One play 8 times but on every 1st beat G2 plays this

with mild distortion.

g---------

d--9-9-9--

a--9-9-9--

e--7-7-7--

Riff Two play 2 times

Riff One play 8 times and gradually distort again to chorus.

 

CHORUS 3

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Same as chorus one and play twice

 

BRIDGE 1 - G1 with distortion

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

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

g---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---7---7---7---7--7-7-7-7

d---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---7---7---7---7--7-7-7-7 X4

a---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---5---5---5---5--5-7-5-7

e--(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)--------

 

"All the guilt pulls away

if only forever x2

 

Guitar two plays this little riff over bridge with distortion.

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

b--5~~~~~~~-- bend the 5 every so often.

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

 

BRIDGE 2- Guitar one with distortion.

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

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

g----------------------------2--2------

d--------9-9--------7-7-\\\\-2--2------ X 4

a--7-7--------10-10-----\\\\-0--0------

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

"replace the name

irreplace the fear

and i can't come out

but i want you hear."

 

Second part of bridge play same thing three times but slowly palm

mute and slowly pull it off.

 

VERSE 3- G1 really quiet and clean

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Same as verse one but no back riff like verse 2. Play 16 times.

 

BREAKDOWN RIFF- G1 and G2 with heavy distortion.

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Play each note 16 times

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

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

g--4----9--------- play 4 times.

d--4--5-9--10-----

a--2--5-7--10-----

e-(2)-3-7--8------

"Now i need it, now i need it"

 

*****the First chord can also be played like this:

d-9-

a-9-

e-7-

 

CHORUS and ENDING- G1 and G2 with heavy distortion.

=================

play same chorus as chorus one but G2 plays this little riff with

a flanger.

 

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

b--7b-5-7b-5-7b-5-7-8-7-5-5-5-5-\\\\2 hold X4

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

 

Thats it. It all sounds right to me. Any requests, comments,

questions or anything let me know. Everyone check this band out

cause they're amazing.

wicked_44@hotmail.com