Wake The Snake Tab

Song: Wake The Snake
Band: Lordi
Tabbed by: unspeakable.elvis@gmail.com
 
Standard Tuning
 
Legend:
 
.       palm mute
h       hammer on
p       pull off
/       slide up to note
\       slide down from note
7b9     bend 7th fret major second up
9r7     release previous bend
x       dead note
(n)     ghost note
~       vibrato
7b9-b9  bend 7th fret up major second, then strike string again while bent
 
 
Better gear up, this one's fast!
 
 
Intro
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|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5--5--|  |
|-0--0--------x--------x--------x--------x--------|  |
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                                                      > First time play this x3
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|-------5--4-----4--5-----5--------5--4-----------|  |
|-------5--4-----4--5-----3--------5--4-----5-----|  |
|-0--0--------x--------x--------x--------x--5-----| /
  .  .
 
 
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|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5--5--|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5--5--|
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  .  .
 
 
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|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--5--------------------|
|-0--0--------x--------x--------7--6--5--0--3--0--|
  .  .
 
 
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|-------------------------------------------5-----|
|----------------------------------------7--5-----|
|----------------------------------------7--------|
 
 
 
Verse (play x2)
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        "slither into your garden..."
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|(5)----------------x--5--------------------x--5--|
|(5)----7-p5--7-----x--5-----7-p5--7--------x--5--|
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  "I got an apple waiting for a bite..."
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|(5)-------------------------------------0-----0--|
|(5)----7-p5--7--5-----------------0--2-----0--0--|
|-------------------7--6--5--0--3-----------------|
 
 
 "I lick my chops until the hammer drops, you know..."
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|(3)-------------------------------------3--------|
|(2)--------(loose p.m.)-----------------2--------|
|(0)----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------0-----2--|
|(0)----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--5-----------2--|
|----------------------------------3-----------0--|
        .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
 
  "that is just might..."
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|-------------------------------3-----3-----------|
|-------------------------------0-----0-----------|
|(2)-------------4-----5--------0-----0--2--------|
|(2)----2--2--2--2-----3-----------------2--------|
|(0)----0--0--0--------------------------0--------|
        .  .  .
 
 
Bridge
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  "grind your fingers while you're hanging..."
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|-5-----------------------------------------5--7--|   |
|-3-----------------------------------------3--5--|   |
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                                                       > Play x2
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|-9-----5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5-----|   |
|-7-----5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5-----|   |
|-------------x--------x-----------------x--------|  /
 
 
 "I'm gonna keep it coming baby..."
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|-5-----------------------------------------7-----|
|-3-----------------------------------------5-----|
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                                            ^this chord played
                                             during second bridge
 "you'll be next..."
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|-------7--5--7--------7--5--7--------5-----5--7--|
|-0-----------------0--------------0--3-----3--5--|
 
 
 "you can feel my fury..."
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|-7-----------------------------------7-----------|
|-5-----------------------------------5-----------|
|-5-----------------------------------5-----------|
 
 
 "kiss the fatal fangs...            tough enough to..."
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|-5-----------------------7-----------------------|
|-3-----------------------5-----------------------|
|-3-----------------------5-----------------------|
 
 
 
Chorus A
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 "wake the snake..."
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|-9--------9-----7--9-----9-----------------------|
|-9--------9-----7--9-----10----------------------|
|-7--------7-----7--7-----10----------------------|
|-------x-----------------8-----------------------|
 
 
 "shake my rattle baby outta control..."
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|-9--------9-----7--9-----7--------7--------7-----|
|-9--------9-----7--9-----7--------5--------7-----|
|-7--------7-----7--7-----5--------5--------5-----|
|-------x-----------------------------------------|
 
 
 "wake the snake..."
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|-9--------5--------------7--------9--------------|
|-9--------5--------------5--------9--------------|
|-7--------3--------------5--------7--------------|
|-------x-----------------------x-----------------|
 
 
 "with the fatal bite you'll take a fall..."
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|-5-----------------------7--------7--------7-----|
|-3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----|
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        .  .  .  .  .  .     .  .     .  .
 
 
Then back to Intro, Verse, Bridge, Chorus A, after which:
 
Chorus B
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 "wake the snake..."
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|-9-----9--7--x--7--9-----9-----------------------|
|-9-----9--7--x--7--9-----10----------------------|
|-7-----7--7--x--7--7-----10----------------------|
|-------------------------8-----------------------|
 
 
 "shake my rattle baby outta control..."
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|-9-----9--7--x--7--9-----7--------7--------7-----|
|-9-----9--7--x--7--9-----7--------5--------7-----|
|-7-----7--7--x--7--7-----5--------5--------5-----|
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 "wake the snake..."
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|-9--------5--------------7--------9--------------|
|-9--------5--------------5--------9--------------|
|-7--------3--------------5--------7--------------|
|-------x-----------------------x-----------------|
 
 
  "with the fatal bite you'll take a fall..."
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|-5-----------------------7-----------------------|
|-5-----------------------7-----------------------|
|-3-----------------------5-----------------------|
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Solo (Half Time)
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|-5------------7----8-----10-----------12---------|
|-7b9----------9b11-10b12-12b14--------14b16------|
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|-12----------------------------------------------|
|-15b17-------------------------------------------|
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|-12------------12------------12----------|
|-14b16r14--12--14b16r14--12--14b16--b16--|
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|-12------------12--------------13---10p8--------|
|-14b16r14--12--14b16r14--12-------0------7------|
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|---------10--------------10---------------------|
|--------------10---------10---------------------|
|(7)-----------9----------11---------------------|
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Solo Rhythm
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|-5-----------------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------3--2--0-----------------5--2--|
|---------------------------------------0-2-3--0--|
 
 
 
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|-------------4-----------------------------2-----|
|-------------2-----------------------------0-----|
|(2)----------------------------------------------|
|(0)----------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
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|-5-----------------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------3--2--0--------------------2--|
|----------------------------------------0--3--0--|
 
 
 
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|-------------5-----------3-----------------------|
|-------------4-----------2-----------------------|
|-------------2-----------0-----------------------|
|(2)----------------------------------------------|
|(0)----------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
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|(3)----------------------------------------------|
|(2)-----------------------------(drums...)-------|
|(0)----------------------------------------------|
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Double Time again
 
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|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5--5--|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5--5--|
|-0--0--------x--------x--------x--------x--------|
  .  .
 
 
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|-------5--4-----4--5-----5--------5--4-----------|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----3--------5--4-----5-----|
|-0--0--------x--------x--------x--------x--5-----|
  .  .
 
 
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|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5--5--|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5--5--|
|-0--0--------x--------x--------x--------x--------|
  .  .
 
                            "tough enough to..."
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|-------------------------4--------2--------0-----|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----4--------2--------0-----|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----------------------------|
|-0--0--------x--------x--------------------------|
  .  .
 
Final Chorus
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 "wake the snake..."
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|-9-----9--7--x--7--9-----9-----------------------|
|-9-----9--7--x--7--9-----10----------------------|
|-7-----7--7--x--7--7-----10----------------------|
|-------------------------8-----------------------|
 
 
 "shake my rattle baby outta control..."
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|-------9--7--x--7--9-----7--------7--------7-----|
|-------9--7--x--7--9-----7--------5--------7-----|
|-7--7--7--7--x--7--7-----5--------5--------5-----|
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  .  .
 
 "wake the snake..."
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|-9--------5--------------7--------9--------------|
|-9--------5--------------5--------9--------------|
|-7--------3--------------5--------7--------------|
|-------x-----------------------x-----------------|
 
 
   "with the fatal bite you'll take a fall..."
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|-5-----------------------7--------7--------7-----|
|-3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----|
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        .  .  .  .  .  .     .  .     .  .
 
 "wake the snake..."
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|-9-----9--7-----7--9-----9-----------------------|
|-9-----9--7-----7--9-----10----------------------|
|-7-----7--7-----7--7-----10----------------------|
|-------------------------8-----------------------|
 
 
 "shake my rattle baby outta control..."
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|-9-----9--7-----7--9-----7--------7--------7-----|
|-9-----9--7-----7--9-----7--------5--------7-----|
|-7-----7--7-----7--7-----5--------5--------5-----|
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 "wake the snake..."
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|-9--------5--------------7--------9--------------|
|-9--------5--------------5--------9--------------|
|-7--------3--------------5--------7--------------|
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   "with the fatal bite you'll take a fall..."
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|-5-----------------------7--------7--------7-----|
|-3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----|
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        .  .  .  .  .  .     .  .     .  .
 
Intro/Outro
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|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5--5--|
|-0--0--------x--------x--------x--------x--------|
  .  .
 
 
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|-------5--4-----4--5-----5--------5--4-----------|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----3--------5--4-----5-----|
|-0--0--------x--------x--------x--------x--5-----|
  .  .
 
 
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|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5--5--|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5--5--|
|-0--0--------x--------x--------x--------x--------|
  .  .
 
                                              "snake!"
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|-------5--4-----4--5-----------------------------|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--5--------------------|
|-0--0--------x--------x--------7--6--5--0--3--0--|
  .  .
 
End!
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