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Backbone Tab

by Gojira
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People keep on getting this wrong so I figured I would correct them.
By - Robert Wilson
Gojira - Backbone
Tuning
1 Step Down - DGCFAD

MAIN RIFF
Gtr.1 + 2
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------| x5 (Gtr.1 plays the first time)
G|-----------------------------9--10-9--10------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-------|
PM . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  .  .  .  .

---

Gtr.1
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------9--10--------------9--10----| x2
G|----------------------/x--x--------------/x--x-----|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---7--8--0-0-0-0-0-0--7--8-----|
PM . . .  . . .  . . .        . . . . . .

Gtr.2
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------4--5---------------4--5-------|
C|----------------------/x--x--------------/x--x-------| x2
G|-----------------------2--3---------------2--3-------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
PM . . .  . . .  . . .         . . . . . .

---

VERSE 1
Gtr.1 + 2
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------| x4
G|-----------------------------9--10-9--10------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-------|
PM . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  .  .  .  .

---

Gtr.1
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------9--10--------------9--10----| x2
G|----------------------/x--x--------------/x--x-----|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---7--8--0-0-0-0-0-0--7--8-----|
PM . . .  . . .  . . .        . . . . . .


Gtr.2
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------4--5---------------4--5-------|
C|----------------------/x--x--------------/x--x-------| x2
G|-----------------------2--3---------------2--3-------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
PM . . .  . . .  . . .         . . . . . .
---
VERSE 2

VERSE 1
Gtr.1 + 2
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------| x8
G|-----------------------------9--10-9--10------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-------|
PM . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  .  .  .  .


Gtr.1
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------9--10--------------9--10----| x2
G|----------------------/x--x--------------/x--x-----|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---7--8--0-0-0-0-0-0--7--8-----|
PM . . .  . . .  . . .        . . . . . .

Gtr.2
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------4--5---------------4--5-------|
C|----------------------/x--x--------------/x--x-------| x2
G|-----------------------2--3---------------2--3-------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
PM . . .  . . .  . . .         . . . . . .

Gtr.1
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------9--10--------------9--10----| x2
G|----------------------/x--x--------------/x--x-----|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---7--8--0-0-0-0-0-0--7--8-----|
PM . . .  . . .  . . .        . . . . . .

Gtr.2
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------4--5---------------4--5-------|
C|----------------------/x--x--------------/x--x-------| x2
G|-----------------------2--3---------------2--3-------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
PM . . .  . . .  . . .         . . . . . .

---

TRANSITION
Gtr.1 + 2
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
F|----------------------|
C|----------------------|
G|-0--0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-0--0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM .  . .   . . . . . .

---
BRIDGE

Gtr.1 (Tremolo Pick all notes)
D|-10--------------|---------------------|
A|-----9-----------|---------------------|
F|-----------------|---------------------|
C|-----------------|---------------------| x2
G|-----------------|---------------------|
D|---------4-------|-5---4---3---4-------|

Gtr.2 (Tremolo Pick all notes)
D|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------|---------------------|
F|-7---------------|---------------------|
C|-----6-----------|---------------------| x2
G|-----------------|---------------------|
D|---------4-------|-5---4---3---4-------|

---

Gtr.1 (Tremolo pick all notes)
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
F|-11--12---11------|-9-11-12-9-11--8--|-11------12-------|-14-------16-------|
C|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| x2
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

Gtr.2 (Tremolo pick all notes)
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
F|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
C|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| x2
G|-9--10----9-------|-7-9-10-7-9--6----|-9-------10-------|-12-------14-------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

---

Gtr.1 (Tremolo Pick all notes)
D|-10--------------|---------------------|
A|-----9-----------|---------------------|
F|-----------------|---------------------|
C|-----------------|---------------------| x2
G|-----------------|---------------------|
D|---------4-------|-5---4---3---4-------|

Gtr.2 (Tremolo Pick all notes)
D|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------|---------------------|
F|-7---------------|---------------------|
C|-----6-----------|---------------------| x2
G|-----------------|---------------------|
D|---------4-------|-5---4---3---4-------|

---

Gtr.1 + 2
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
F|----------------------|
C|----------------------| x2
G|-0--0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-0--0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM .  . .   . . . . . .

---

Gtr.1 (Tremolo pick all notes)
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
F|-11--12---11------|-9-11-12-9-11--8--|-11------12-------|-14-------16-------|
C|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| x2
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

Gtr.2 (Tremolo pick all notes)
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
F|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
C|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| x2
G|-9--10----9-------|-7-9-10-7-9--6----|-9-------10-------|-12-------14-------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
---

TRANSITION
Gtr.1 + 2
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
F|----------------------|
C|----------------------| x2
G|-0--0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-0--0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM .  . .   . . . . . .

---
VERSE 3

Gtr.1 + 2
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------| x8
G|-----------------------------9--10-9--10------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-------|
PM . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  .  .  .  .


Gtr.1
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------9--10--------------9--10----| x2
G|----------------------/x--x--------------/x--x-----|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---7--8--0-0-0-0-0-0--7--8-----|
PM . . .  . . .  . . .        . . . . . .

Gtr.2
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------4--5---------------4--5-------|
C|----------------------/x--x--------------/x--x-------| x2
G|-----------------------2--3---------------2--3-------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
PM . . .  . . .  . . .         . . . . . .


Gtr.1
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------9--10--------------9--10----| x2
G|----------------------/x--x--------------/x--x-----|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---7--8--0-0-0-0-0-0--7--8-----|
PM . . .  . . .  . . .        . . . . . .

Gtr.2
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------4--5---------------4--5-------|
C|----------------------/x--x--------------/x--x-------| x2
G|-----------------------2--3---------------2--3-------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
PM . . .  . . .  . . .         . . . . . .


---
PRE-OUTRO

Not quite sure theres alot of noise going on here. I just use the transition rhythm. 
one note, make sure you hit the D and G string

because if you listen to the song you hear the kind of an out of tune sound which to me 
unique.


Gtr.1 +2
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
PM .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .

---
OUTRO

Beat your feet
On the ground now, go !
Gtr.1 + 2
D|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
A|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
F|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
C|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
G|-7--10-10--7-7--9-9--|-7-7--10-10--12--14-15-12-14-|-7--10-10--7-7--9-9--|-7-7--10-10--9-9--7-7--6--|
D|-0--0--0---0-0--0-0--|-0-0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0---0-0--0-0--|-0-0--0--0---0-0--0-0--0--|
PM .  . . . . . . . . . . .  .  .  . .  .  .  .    .  . .  . .  . .    . .  . .  . .  . ..
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mysteryguitar wrote on June 28 2007, 09:24 pm

best one ive seen so far. your the only one to get the tuning right to. great job

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devil_driver68 wrote on June 29 2007, 02:05 am

Thanks man this is wilson6907 but for some reason that account won't let me post comments so I just made this one. But anywho yeah it was annoying me because everyone on this site is like tone def and don't know how to tune lol.

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Ijantis wrote on August 10 2007, 02:13 pm

awesome tab, i,m gonna use it to tab guitar pro and give you credit for it.

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