Surfacing Tab

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Author rongold360 [a] 150. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014
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/Surfacing/
/Slipknot/
 
/tabbed by Rongold360/
 
/To the best of my abilities./
 
/Drop B: Drop D tuning, then down 1 1/2 steps. So B,F#,B,E,G#,C#/
 
/Please comment and rate, and I ask you to point out the mistakes./
 
/Guitar 1 is Mick Thomson/
/Guitar 2 is James Root/
 
 Gtr. 1 (elec. w/dist., *pitch shifter, delay, and reverb.)
 
[full With picking hand.][Then Tremolo][*Pitch shifter set to generate pitches 1 and 2
higher than original note. Original note is mixed out.]
 
INTRO
 
Riff A
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/--17b-----0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3--------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
 
Riff A, fig. B
 Gtr. 2
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/----0-1p0--0-1-------------------------------------------------/
/----0-1p0--0-1-------------------------------------------------/
 
 Gtr. 1
 Riff A                         Riff B
[All effects off except dist.] [Same effects on]
                               [Full bend]
/--------------------------[----------------------]-------------/
/--------------------------[----------------------]-------------/
/--------------------------[----17b---------------]-------------/
/--------------------------[----------------------]-------------/
/--0--1p0--1---------------[----------------------]-------------/
/--0--1p0--1---------------[----------------------]-------------/
 
Gtr. 2
[*apply palm mute 8th-16th times.]           [Half bend]
/----------------------------------[-------------------------]--/
/----------------------------------[-------------------------]--/
/----------------------------------[---7--8\7--7-7b----------]--/
/----------------------------------[---X--X\---X-Xb----------]--/
/---0--1p0---1---------------------[---5--6\5--5-5b----------]--/
/---0--1p0---1---------------------[-------------------------]--/
 
VERSES [It just says keep repeating. Listen to figure it out, sorry!]
 
 [Half bend]
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/----7--8\7--7-7b-----------------------------------------------/
/----X--X\---X-Xb-----------------------------------------------/
/----5--5\5--5-5b-----------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
 
Chorus [Again, keep repeating, listen for number of times.]
 
Gtr. 1 (all effects off exc. dist.) and 2
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/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---0--1p0---1--------------------------------------------------/
/---0--1p0---1--------------------------------------------------/
 
CHORUS TAG
 
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/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---0--1p0--1---------------------------------------------------/
/---0--1p0--1---------------------------------------------------/
 
INTERLUDE
 
Gtr. 1                                                      [Cont.]
/----------------------\--------------------\-------------------/
/----------------------\--------------------\-------------------/
/----------------------\--------------------\-------------------/
/----------------------\--------------------\---------9-8-------/
/----------7-6---------\------5-4-----------\--8-7-6--7-6-8-7-6-/
/---8-7-6-------8-7-6--\-5-4-------5-4-3-2--\--8-7-6------8-7-6-/
 
Gtr. 2
                       [Repeat as necessary]
/----------------------\--------------------\-------------------/
/----------------------\---16---------------\-------------------/
/----------------------\----X---------------\-------------------/
/----------------------\---14---------------\---------9-8-------/
/----------------------\--------------------\--8-7-6--7-6-8-7-6-/
/----------------------\--------------------\--8-7-6------8-7-6-/
 
Gtr. 1 and 2(On guitar 2, apply palm mute 5th-8th time) Cont.
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/--------7-6----------------------------------------------------/
/---5-4--5-4--5-4-3-2-------------------------------------------/
/---5-4-------5-4-3-2-------------------------------------------/
 
Riff C at 1:29
 
 [Start in bend, then release.]
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/--17b----------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
 
2:20
 
Gtr. 1 and 2
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------10--9-------------------------------------------------/
/---3-2----8--7--9-8-3-2----------------------------------------/
/---3-2----------9-8-3-2----------------------------------------/
 
2:47
Gtr. 1  [Full bend]
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/------17b------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
 
Gtr. 2                         [Full bend]
/--------------------/------------------------------------------/
/--------------------/------------------------------------------/
/--------------------/------------------------------------------/
/--------------------/------------------------------------------/
/--------------------/------------------------------------------/
/---0--0--1p0--0--1--/--0--0--1p0--0--1b------------------------/
 
OUTRO CHORUS
 
Gtr. 1 and 2         Repeat as necessarie.
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/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---0--1p0--0--1------------------------------------------------/
/---0--1p0--0--1------------------------------------------------/
 
Gtr. 1 and 2         Repeat as necessarie.
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---0--0--1p0---------------------------------------------------/
 
OUTRO
 
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/---------------------------------------------------------------/
/---0--1p0--1---------------------------------------------------/
/---0--1p0--1---------------------------------------------------/
 
/This is it. Dont hate, appreciate. Stay (sic).
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thezohan
yahoo rock on!!! that's how i figured it out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!how long can this go?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!eh im bored.
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[travis]
Awesome tab man. I rated your tab, and you rated my "Dead Memories" earlier today. Thanks man. SLIPKNOT KICKS @$$ !!!
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rongold360
@fatboy27 Yeah, im sure theres a couple of ways, but thats how Mick does it, I have a GuitarWorldMagazine DVD that hes in and he says what he does. Its beast! Im sure its on youtube.
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