Psychosocial Tab

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	A E A D F# B
Capo:	no capo
Author millenliam [a] 133.
3 contributors total, last edit on Oct 11, 2018
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Slipknot - Psychosocial (exc. guitar solo)
 
This is just the tab for the two main guitar parts; i haven't worked out the solo sorry.
 
 
[Intro]
 
guitar 1
 
B |-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------6----------------------------6----------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------|
A |-0--0--0-0-0-----0--3h5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0--3h5-|
pm  .  .  . . .     .      . . . . . . . . .     .
 
B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------| X2
A |----------6----------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------|
A |-0--0-0-0-----0--3h5-0-0-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|
pm  .  . . .     .      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|
pm  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 
B |--------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8--6~---5--6-|
 
 
[Intro]
 
guitar 2
 
B |------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0----------------------------------------------------|
A |-0--------------------------------------------0--3h5--|
pm  .                                            .
 
B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------| X2
A |----------6*---------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-|
A |-0--0-0-0-----0--3h5-0-0---------------------------------|
pm  .  . . .     .      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
pm  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 
B |----------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------|
E |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8--12\-|
A |------------------------------------------12\-|
 
 
[Verse riff]
 
both guitars
 
B |-----------------|--------------------|
F#|-----------------|--------------------|
D |-----------------|-x4-----------------|
A |-----------------|--------------------|
E |-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-|----6-5-3-0-3-5-3-2-|
A |-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-|----6-5-3-0-3-5-3-2-|
pm    . .   . .          . . . . . . . .
 
 
[Verse break riff]
 
This riff is played just after Corey comes in on the verses.
It replaces the first repetition of the above riff.
 
B |-----------------|
F#|-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
E |-----6p5-0-0-5h6-|
A |-----6p5-0-0-5h6-|
pm          . .
 
 
[Chorus riff]
 
B |----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------3--3-3----------------5--5-5-8--8-8-|
E |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1--1-1-1--1-1-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-6--6-6-|
A |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1--1-1--------5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|
pm                                 . . . . . .
 
B |----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------3--3-3-----------------------------|
E |-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-1--1-1-1--1-1-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----0-12\-|
A |-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-1--1-1--------5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----0-12\-|
pm                                  . . . . . . . .    .
 
 
[Solo riff 1]
 
same as verse riff
 
B |-----------------|--------------------|
F#|-----------------|--------------------|
D |-----------------|-x4-----------------|
A |-----------------|--------------------|
E |-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-|----6-5-3-0-3-5-3-2-|
A |-6-0-0-5-0-0-5h6-|----6-5-3-0-3-5-3-2-|
pm    . .   . .          . . . . . . . .
 
 
[Solo riff 2]
 
B |----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------3--3-3----------------5--5-5-8--8-8-|
E |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1--1-1-1--1-1-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-6--6-6-|
A |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1--1-1--------5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|
pm  . . . . . . .    . .    . .    . . . . . .
 
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------3--3-3------------------------------------|
E |-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-1--1-1-1--1-1-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A |-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-1--1-1--------5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
pm     . . . . . .    . .    . .    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 
 
[Breakdown riff 1]
 
(listen to the song for the rythmn)
 
B |-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-0-0-----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-|
 
 
[Breakdown riff 2]
 
B |--------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------0---12\-|
A |-0-0-----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0----0---12\-|
 
 
[Last chorus]
 
B |----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------3--3-3----------------5--5-5-8--8-8-|
E |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1--1-1-1--1-1-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-6--6-6-|
A |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1--1-1--------5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|
 
B |------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------3--3-3----------------5--5-5-8--8-8-|
E |-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-1--1-1-1--1-1-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-6--6-6-|
A |-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-1--1-1--------5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|
 
B |------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------3--3-3----------------5--5-5-8--8-8-|
E |-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-1--1-1-1--1-1-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-6--6-6-|
A |-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-1--1-1--------5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|
 
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------3--3-3------------------------------------|
E |-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-1--1-1-1--1-1-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A |-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-1--1-1--------5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
pm                                  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 
 
[Outro riff 1]
 
(listen to the song for the rhythmn)
 
B |--------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-0---0-0----0-0-0---0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-3--2-|
A |-0-0---0-0----0-0-0---0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-3--2-|
pm  . .   . .    . . .   . .    . . . .   . . .
 
 
[Outro riff 2]
 
(listen to the song for the rhythmn)
 
B |--------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-0---0-0----0-0-0---0-0----0-0-0-0--------------|
A |-0-0---0-0----0-0-0---0-0----0-0-0-0--------------|
pm  . .   . .    . . .   . .    . . . .
 
 
[Structure]
 
Intro
Verse riff X2
Verse break riff
Verse riff X4
Chorus Riff
Verse riff X2
Verse break riff
Verse riff X4
Chorus Riff
Solo Riff 1 X2
Solo Riff 2
Breakdown riff 1 X3
Breakdown riff 2
Verse riff X2
Last chorus
Outro riff 1 X3
Outro riff 2
 
 
 
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| h  Hammer-on
| .  Palm mute
| ~  Vibrato
| *  Natural harmonic
| \  Slide down
| x  Dead note
| p  Pull-off
 
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actually they do play in drop A. infact Mick Thompson just recently had a new guitar fitted tuned for this album. compare the intro to a B and you will find it is lower in pitch. but btw thats a very good tab. could've done with a solo, but great stuff
+66
any one tab the solo yet??
+36
yeah they use Drop A sometimes. the song that comes to mind first (other than this one) is the heretic anthem
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