Fansong Tab

Fansong by Dethklok
 
C standard, of course
 
Disclaimer 1 - I refer to all note names as though I am in E standard
because I refuse to re-learn my fretboard in C...
 
Disclaimer 2 - Most of the Dethklok stuff is multi-tracked to /death/
which means that in some spots it ends up being more of an arrangement,
or more accurately, a reduction of the original.  All I've tried to do
is notate possible voicings of chords that accurately reflect the
harmony w/o producing any wrong notes.
 
Disclaimer 3 - I only notate rhythm when I feel like it.
Q = quarter note, e = eighth note, s = sixteenth.
 
 
Intro
 
C |------0--------0----|
G |------0--------0----|
Eb|--4-4---4--3-3---3--|
Bb|--2--------2--------|
F |--------------------|
C |--------------------|
 
Or if you don't like that open B rubbing against that Bb,
(I frankly can't tell if it's in there or not...) just do:
 
C |--------------------|
G |--------------------|
Eb|------9--------9----|
Bb|--9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8--|
F |--7--------7--------|
C |--------------------|
 
 
Riff 1:
This probably isn't /exactly/ right but the thirds sound a lot
more authentic than power chords to my ear...
 
C |--------------------------|------------------------------|
G |--------------------------|------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|------9-----9-------------|-----7-----7-----7-----4------|
F |------7-----7-----7-----7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6------|
C |--0-0---0-0---8-8-8-8-8-8-|------------------------------|
     pm-|  pm-|  pm-|  pm-|    pm-|  pm-|  pm-|  pm-|
 
 
Riff 2
Several different ways to do this one; basically just droning an
E against another voice that changes from B, C, C#, C - then B, C,
C#, D#.  I was arranging for two guitars and this is what I ended
up with.
 
      (option 1)    obviously palm mute the 0's
 
C |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------2-------2------2------2-|-------2------2------2------9--|
F |-------2-------3------4------3-|-------2------3------4------6--|
C |--0000----0000---0000---0000---|--0000---0000---0000---0000----|
 
          (option 2)
C |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------8--|
Bb|-------9-------10-----11-----10|-------9------10-----11-----9--|
F |-------7-------7------7------7-|-------7------7------7---------|
C |--0000----0000---0000---0000---|--0000---0000---0000---0000----|
 
 
Bridge
Same idea here. If playing all 3 voices is a pain in the ass for you,
just ignore the top one, or split the work between 2 guitars...
 
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-------12-------12-----11-----11-|-----10-----10-----5------7------|
Bb|-------12-------12-----12-----12-|-----12-----12-----5------7------| x2
F |-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9--9-9-9--|-8-8-8--8-8-8--3-3-3--5-5-5------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    pm---|   pm---|   pm-|   pm-|     pm-|   pm-|   pm-|   pm-|
 
 
C |---|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G |---|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|---|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|--0|5p0-4p0-5p0-4p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0|5p0-4p0-5p0-4p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-|
F |---|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C |---|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Repeat a few times.  Sounds like the other guitar is just flailing on a D chord.
 
 
Solo (/should/ be dead on - I slowed it down and split the channels)
 
It's a cannon, which means the 2nd guitar is playing exactly what the
1st one plays only a couple of bars afterward.
1st voice enters on the "&" of 1.  Second voice enters exactly 8 beats
later (exactly 1 bar in my notation) right here
                                              |___
                                                  V
 
     e  e   e  e  16ths - - - - - - >             Q  more 16ths...
C |------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
Eb|------------9----9--9--9--9--9--9---------------|-9-12-11-12-9-12-11-12-|
Bb|---------9-----12-10-9--------------------------|-----------------------|
F |--7--10-----------------12-10-9---7-6-7-10-9-7-6|-----------------------|
C |------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
 
                                     e  s s s s  Q   all 16ths - ->
C |----------------------------------------------7-|----7-------7-12-7-|
G |-----------------------------------------7-10---|-10---8---8--------|
Eb|--5-9-7-9-5-9-7-9----------------------8--------|--------9----------|
Bb|-------------------7-10-9-10-7-10-9--9----------|-------------------|
F |------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
C |------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
 
    e   16ths - ->     e   s s s s s s    e  s s Q    16---------------------|ths - ->
C |--------------------------------10-----7---------|------------------------|
G |-13--8-------8-13---10--7---7-10--10------8------|-8-12-10-12-8-12-10-12--|
Eb|-------9---9--------------7-----------------8----|------------------------|
Bb|---------10-----------------------------------9--|------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
C |-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
 
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C |----------------------------------------------------------------14-17-15-14-15-|
G |--12-15-13-15-12-15-13-15--13-17-15-17-13-17-15-17--16-19-17-19----------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
That's about it... the end isn't exactly rocket science.
 
I'll post more if people out there actually want to learn this stuff.
Next on the docket is Hatredcopter.  I've transcribed a ton of shit over
the years but never actually posted a tab to the net before, so if my
formatting or notation or whatever is lacking, let me know.
 
 
-Old Rasputin
 
 
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