#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# #-- File created with Instab - http://www.pconline.com/~smcarey/instab.html --# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Author/Artist: Swervedriver Title: Duel Album: Mezcal Head Transcribed by: Marcos Burian OK then, here's my second attempt at tabbing yet another Swervie's classic, "Duel"-It was the first one I managed to figure out, but I only got it right a short time ago. Or almost right, to be honest. I play it almost like our good friends Dave and Hairy do, with some differences. I think it's easier this way, specially to change between the arpeggiated intro/verse and the power chords. It sounds OK to me. Well anyway, here it goes: ----------------------------------| -------10--------------10---------| -----0----7---0------0----7---0---| -8-8--------8----8-8--------8-----| ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------| intro/verse - repeat as long as necessary, then break to: --------------------------| --------------------------| --8-8-8--5-5-5------------| --8-8-8--5-5-5------------| --6-6-6--3-3-3------------| --------------------------| "you can't ask why" --------------------------| --------------------------| --8-8-8--3-3-3------------| --8-8-8--3-3-3---6-6-6----| --6-6-6--1-1-1---6-6-6----| -----------------4-4-4----| Heavier "you can't ask why" This is quite different from the other tabs, but I think it is right: --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| --8\5-5-5--3/5-5-5--3-3--3/5-5-5-5--3-3-----------| --8\5-5-5--3/5-5-5--3-3--3/5-5-5-5--3-3---6-6-6---| --6\3-3-3--1/3-3-3--1-1--1/3-3-3-3--1-1---6-6-6---| ------------------------------------------4-4-4---| ------------------------| ------------------------| --8\5-5-5-5--3-3--------| --8\5-5-5-5--3-3--6-6-6-| --6\3-3-3-3--1-1--6-6-6-| ------------------4-4-4-| The "I'm going down..." bit: Another major difference here: I don't think the chords here are C and F, but C and D. It sounds right to me, specially the arpeggiated bit: --0-0-0-------0-0-0-------|---------0--------| --1-1-1--3-3--1-1-1-3-3-3-|-----------3---3--| --0-0-0--2-2--0-0-0-2-2-2-|-----0-------0----| --2-2-2--0-0--2-2-2-0-0-0-|-3-3---3----------| --3-3-3-------3-3-3-------|------------------| --------------------------|------------------| arpeggiated bit (repeat many times) This is the "mellow" break-It's harder to play it this way, but it gives a closer sound to the record. Place a mini-bar at the 10th fret with your index finger, to make things easier. I think it's actually played on two guitars, but it sounds good with just one... -----------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------| -----10---------------------10-----------------| --14----14--12-10-10-----14----14--12-10-10----| -----------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------| -----10---------------------10-----------------| --14----14--14-12-12-----14----14--14-12-12----| -----------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------| ...or you can play it like this:(a minor re-work of Dave and Hairy's tabs) -----------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------- -----------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------- --9-10-9-----------9-10-9----------|--9-10-9--9-7-7--9-10-9--9-7-7-|---------- ---------12-10-10---------12-10-10-|-------------------------------|---------- -----------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------- -----------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------- The bridge: two guitars(at least :) ) ---------------------------------------|------------5-5-5--------------------- ---------------------------------------|------------3-3-3--------------------- ---------------------------------------|------------3-3-3--------------------- ---10\3-3-3-3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10\3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------- ---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------- guitar one guitar two The song's 'return': ------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------| ------------8-8-8--5-5-5---8-8-8--5-5-5---| --8-8-8-8---8-8-8--5-5-5---8-8-8--5-5-5---| --8-8-8-8---6-6-6--3-3-3---6-6-6--3-3-3---| --6-6-6-6---------------------------------| p.m. Go back to the intro/verse, and to the other parts. The song's ending consists in an almost infinite repeat of the mellow part, with some minor add-ups, that I haven't quite figured yet. To emulate the train-sounding noise, I just mute all the strings with my left hand and scratch them with my open palm, along with the "train" rhythm. Loud distortion and some reverb/echo/whatever effect helps.(it would be easier to show this with a picture, but...)This kinda sound also works with "Last Train To Satansville" as well. Well that's it. I hope this helps, I'm still working on some other songs, but I haven't got the time to tab them yet. Oh well. Any comments? Email me.