Minerva Tab

Artist: Deftones
Song: Minerva
Tuning: Db,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb
 
Note:  Each chord is part of a sixteenth note.  So a “x16” implies to strum that
chord for one measure in 4/4 time.  Also, see the song order at the bottom of
this tab to fit these pieces together.
 
 
Intro (clean)(barring the 7th fret helps):
--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---
--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--
--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---
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--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---
--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--
--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---
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--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---
--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--
--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---
--7—(7)(7)(7)--------------------------------------
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--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---
--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--
--9--9--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---
-----------------7--------7--------7--------7------
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Riff I (distortion):
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--12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--
--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---
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---
 
 
 
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--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--
--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---
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---
 
 
Chorus I:
(distortion)        (clean)
----------3----------8-----------------------------
--8-------5----------10-x16------------------------
--7-------4----------9-----------------------------
--7--x16--2-x16------------------------------------
--5-------2----------------------------------------
--5-------2----------------------------------------
 
Chorus II (distortion):
----------3-------(0)------------------------------
--8-------5--------3-------------------------------
--7-------4--------2-------------------------------
--7--x16--2--x16---0--x32--------------------------
--5-------2--------0-------------------------------
--5-------2--------0-------------------------------
 
Riff II (clean):
--8---------8---------8---------8------------------
--10--x4----10--x4----10--x4----10--x4-------------
--7---------9---------9---------9------------------
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Riff III <harmonics>
---<7>-x4-|--<12>-x8-------------------------------
----------|-----------<7>-x16----------------------
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SONG ORDER:
 
Intro x 1
Riff I x 2
Verse (Riff I) x 4
Chorus I x 1
Riff I x 2
Verse (Riff I) x 4
Chorus II x 2
Riff II x 2 (with Riff III 2nd time)
Riff I x 4
Chorus II x 2
Riff 2 x (Fade out)
 
 
This version seems to work out better for me and gives a fatter sound with all
the notes added.  Feel free to leave comments.  Have fun.  Good song here :)
 
-Davery
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