Waiting For The Punchline ------------------------- EXTREME Transcribed By Sócrates (socrates{at}socratesplanet[dot]net) http://socratesplanet.net/ This is a quite melancholic EXTREME song, I enjoyed a lot playing it. Well, I'm sure about the riffs, but the solo part I'm not very certain, so, if you have any suggestion please tell me. For this song, you must tune your guitar at Dropped-D, but you know, EXTREME tunes at Eb, so I could say that you must tune at Dropped-Db. Anyway, This is the tuning (high to low): Eb-Bb-Gb-Db-Ab-Db Questions, criticism, or whatever, please email me TABLATURE EXPLANATION: ½+ or 1+ = Bend half or whole tone ½+- = Bend & release ^ = Pull-Off & Hammer-On ~~~~~~ = Vibrato . = Palm mute x = Muffled strings Intro: ...Fade In |--------------------------------------------------------0-------0-------| |------------------------------------------5-----------3-------3---------| |----------------------------------------7---7--------------2------2---4-| |-0-------3---2----5-------------0----/7-------7-----3------2----------5-| |-0-------3---2----5-------------0-------------------3------2----------5-| |-0---0-2-3---2----5--5-4-3-2-1--0---------------0-2-3------2----------5-| Fig.A: ~~ ½+ ½+ ½+ |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------0-------------------------------------------| |-3/5-5-----0----------3---------2---------3--------3---| |-------3-2-0---0^2-------0^2-------0^2-------2^3^5-----| ~~ ½+ ½+ ½+ |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------0---------------------------------3-0-------| |-3/5-5-----0----------3---------2---------3-------3----| |-------3-2-0---0^2-------0^2-------0^2---------------5-| ~~ ½+ ½+ ½+ |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------0-------------------------------------------| |-3/5-5-----0----------3---------2---------3--------3---| |-------3-2-0---0^2-------0^2-------0^2-------2^3^5-----| ~~~~~~ |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------0-------------------------------------------| |-3/5-5-----0-------------------------------------------| |-------3-2-0---0--2^3^5--2-5^7--5-7-8--5-7-8/11--------| Verse 1: palm mute ....................................................... |---------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |-7-6-5---------------|--7-6-5---------------|-7-6-5----------------| |-------7-6-5---------|--------7-6-5---------|-------7-6-5----------| |-------------7-6-5-7-|--------------7-6-5-7-|-------------7-6-5-7--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~~ . . ~~~~~. . . . . . . . . . |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7------7----7-6-5-------------------4------5----7-6-5---------------| |-7------7----------7-6-5-------------------------------7-6-5---------| |-7--7-7-7-7--------------7-6-5-7-5-7----5-7------------------7-6-5-7-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-----7----7-6-5---------------7-6-5--------------7-6-5-------------| |-7-----7----------7-6-5---------------7-6-5--------------7-6-5-------| |-7-7-7-7-7--------------7-6-5-7-------------7-6-5-7------------7-5---| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~~ . . . . . |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------<5>----------------| |-7-6-5---------------7-----7-----7-6-5-------------------7-5------------| |-------7-6-5---------7-----7-----------7-6-5-----------------7-6-5-3--0-| |-------------7-6-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------7-6-5-7--------------------| Chorus 1: ~~ ½+ ½+ ½+ |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------0-------------------------------------------| |-3/5-5-----0----------3---------2---------3--------3---| |-------3-2-0---0^2-------0^2-------0^2-------2^3^5-----| ~~ ½+ ½+ ½+ |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------0------------------------------3-0----------| |-3/5-5-----0----------3---------2-------3-----3--------| |-------3-2-0---0^2-------0^2-------0^2----------5------| ~~ ½+ ½+ ½+ . . . |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------0------------------------------------5-3------------| |-3/5-5-----0----------3---------2---------3-4-5---------3---4--| |-------3-2-0---0^2-------0^2-------0^2-------------------------| ~~ ~~~~~~ |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-----------0----------------------------------------| |-3/5-5-----0----------------------------------------| |-------3-2-0---0--2^3^5--2-5^7--5-7-8--5-7-8/11-----| Verse 2: . . . . . . . . . . . . ~~~~~~ |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |-7-6-5---------------7-----7-------5--7------5--7--------| |-------7-6-5---------7-----7--x-x--5--7-x-x--5--7--5-----| |-------------7-6-5-7-7-7-7-7--x-x--5--7-x-x--5--7--------| . . . . . . . . . . . . ~~. . . . . . . . . . |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-6-5---------------7-----7--5-7-------5-7-----------7-6-5--------------| |-------7-6-5---------7-----7--5-7--x--x-5-7--x-x-x----------7-6-5--------| |-------------7-6-5-7-7-7-7-7--5-7--x--x-5-7--x-x-x--5-------------7-6-5-7| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~~ . . ~~~~~. . . . . . . . . . |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7------7---7-6-5-------------------4------5----7-6-5----------------| |-7------7---------7-6-5-------------------------------7-6-5----------| |-7--7-7-7-7-------------7-6-5-7-5-7----5-7------------------7-6-5-7--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-----7---7-6-5---------------7-6-5---------------7-6-5-------------| |-7-----7---------7-6-5---------------7-6-5---------------7-6-5-------| |-7-7-7-7-7-------------7-6-5-7-------------7-6-5-7-------------7-5---| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------<5>----------------| |-7-6-5---------------7-----7-----7-6-5-------------------7-5------------| |-------7-6-5---------7-----7-----------7-6-5-----------------7-6-5-3--0-| |-------------7-6-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------7-6-5-7--------------------| Chorus 2: ~~ ½+ ½+ ½+ |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------0-------------------------------------------| |-3/5-5-----0----------3---------2---------3--------3---| |-------3-2-0---0^2-------0^2-------0^2-------2^3^5-----| ~~ ½+ ½+ ½+ |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------0------------------------------3-0----------| |-3/5-5-----0----------3---------2-------3-----3--------| |-------3-2-0---0^2-------0^2-------0^2----------5------| ~~ ½+ |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |-----------0---------------------------------------------| |-3/5-5-----0----------3----------------------0-2-3-2-3---| |-------3-2-0---0^2-------3-3-3-3-3--3--2^3^5-------------| ~~ ~~~~~~ |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------0----------------------------------------------| |-3/<5>-5-----0----------------------------------------------| |---------3-2-0---0--2^3^5--2-5^7--5-7-8--5-7-8/11----11-11--| Bridge: |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2--| |---------------------1^3^1-0-1-0---1--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0--| |-2/4--2/4--2/4--2/4--------------3--------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-| |-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0--1^3^1-0-1-0---1--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-| |----------------------------------3-------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2---------------------------------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0--1^3^1-0-1-0---1----------------------------------| |----------------------------------3----5-5-5-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-4-4-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 1+ 1+- |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-5-5-5-4-4-4-3-3-3-3------------5-5-5-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-4-4---| |-----------------------5--5--3------------------------------------| 1+ 1+- |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-5-5-5-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-------------| |-----------------------5--5--3---| Solo: 1+- |-10--12--13---13/15---13--12---10------------10-----------------------| |----------------------------------10\8--10------10-------------13-----| |-7---9---10---10/12---10--9----7-------------7-----12--10--12------12-| |----------------------------------7-\5--7-------7--------------10-----| |---------------------------------------------------10--8---10------10-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| 1+ ½+ ~~ ½+ |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------10-----------------------------| |-10/12\10--7------9------10----<12>-10^12----10---12----10---------------| |-----------------------------------------------------12----10--12--10^12-| |-8-/10\8---5-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------10/12---9/11---8/10-----------------------------------------| ½+ ~~ 1+ 1+ ½+ ½+ 1+- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------10------------13--13---------10----------------------------------| |--10^12----10---12-------------10^12---<10>--12----10--------------------| |-------------------12--------------------------<12>--<10>-<12>-----------| |---------------------------------------------------------------<10>--8-8-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1+ |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |--------------------------10-10-12--12---| |-------10-12--------10-12----------------| |-10-12--------10/12----------------------| |-----------------------------------------| Verse 3: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~~~~~~ |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |-7-6-5---------------7-----7-----------------5--7--------| |-------7-6-5---------7-----7----------x-x----5--7--5-----| |-------------7-6-5-7-7-7-7-7--7--5-7--x-x----5--7--------| . . . . . . . . . . . . ~~ . . . . . . . . . . |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-6-5---------------7-----7--5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7------7-6-5--------------| |-------7-6-5---------7-----7--5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7------------7-6-5--------| |-------------7-6-5-7-7-7-7-7--5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7--<5>-------------7-6-5-7| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~~ . . ~~~~~. . . . . . . . . . |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7------7---7-6-5-------------------4------5----7-6-5----------------| |-7------7---------7-6-5-------------------------------7-6-5----------| |-7--7-7-7-7-------------7-6-5-7-5-7----5-7------------------7-6-5-7--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------<5>------------------| |-7-----7---7-6-5-------------------7-5--------------| |-7-----7---------7-6-5-----------------7-6-5-3--0---| |-7-7-7-7-7-------------7-6-5-7----------------------| Chorus 3: ~~ ½+ ½+ ½+ |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------0-------------------------------------------| |-3/5-5-----0----------3---------2---------3--------3---| |-------3-2-0---0^2-------0^2-------0^2-------2^3^5-----| ~~ ½+ ½+ ½+ |-------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------6-6-5-4------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------0-------------------------------------------| |-3/5-5-----0----------3---------2-------3--------------| |-------3-2-0---0^2-------0^2-------0^2-----------------| ½+ |-------------------------------------------------------| |-3-----------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |---3^2^0-------0--0-0-0---------------------------3----| |---------3^2^0-0--0-0-0-3--2---2---1-1-1--0-1-2-3------| |---------------0--0-0-0--------------------------------| ~~ ~~~~~~ |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------0-----------------------------------------| |-3/5-5-----0-----------------------------------------| |-------3-2-0---0--2^3^5--2-5^7--5-7-8--5-7-8/11------| Clean: |----------5-----------------------------------------------------| |-3--------6---5-----------------------------5---------0---0-----| |-2--------5---4----4----------------------7---7-------2---1---4-| |-0--------3---2----5-------------------/7-------7-----3---2---5-| |-0--------3---2----5----------------------------------3---2---5-| |-0----0-2----------5-x-5-4-3-2-1--0---------------0-2-3---2---5-| |-------------------------------------------------------0-------0--------| |-----------------------------------------5-----------3-------3----------| |*--------------------------------------7---7--------------2------2---4-*| |*-0------3---2----5-------------0---/7-------7-----3------2----------5-*| |--0------3---2----5-------------0------------------3------2----------5--| |--0--0-2-3---2----5--5-4-3-2-1--0--------------0-2-3------2----------5--| End: Fade Out... |------------------------------------------------|| |-10-10-10--8-8-10-10--10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-8-8---|| |------------------------------------------------|| |-7--7--7---5-5-7--7---7--7--7--7--6-6-6-6-5-5---|| |------------------------------------------------|| 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