Here is a tab, long overdue probably, done by myself Jason "Buy my new record....PLEASE" Warden for the colormeimpressed.com site. I hope you love my tab. This work is done freely, and may be distributed freely as long as this upper paragraph is left intact. If you have comments, corrections, requests, butterscotch no-bake cookies, hate mail, whatever you can reach me at jason (at) benalto (dottttt) com, or visit the colormeimpressed.com bulletin board where I rarely hang out anymore because I'm too fucking busy with stupid shit! This tab is .......SILENT FILM STAR. Requested by ben at the colormeimpressed boards (see, it does work!). This song is tricky, but easy...but tricky. Same old, same old. This is in MODIFIED Common Stereo Tuning. If you've tried out the other songs in this tuning, you'll have a good grasp but there are different chordal variations in here that are a bitch to get used to. Ready to tune? Here we go! low e - D a - G d - B g - D b - G hi e - B "But the song...seems to be...in A?" you say. And you're right! Get ready to be fucked up! Main riff: Features two guitars, one doing the main riff, the other doing swirly stuff.... -------------------------------------------------------------- -2h4-----2-2-4-------2h4------2-2-4--------------------------- -2-------2-2-x-------2--------2-2-x--------------------------- -2-------2-2-x-------2--------2-2-x--------------------------- -2h4-----2-2-4-------2h4------2-2-4--------------------------- -----2h4-------2-4-------2h4--------2-4----------------------- *ENTER SWIRLY* Swirly guitar is just..same tuning, doing an octave riff: ------------------------------------------------- --6s7s6s4s2-------------------------------------- --x---------------------------------------------- --x---------------------------------------------- --6s7s6s4s2-------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Alright, verse time! The MAIN GUITAR (the chunky sounding one) doesn't play a straight D over the singing parts, but (I think?) a variation of the riff. And then the actual RIFF between the lines. The swirly guitar occasionally does that swirly riff as well as plays the straight D over the singing. Complicated? I THINK SO. So let's take the first verse and really fucking diagram it and then you can see for yourself. (your) de- li-cate con-dition as }-3--(let all ring)------------------------------------------------ GUITAR 2 }-2-------------------------6s7s6s4s2------------------------------ }-0---------------------------------------------------------------- }-3---------------------------------------------------------------- }-2-------------------------6s7s6s4s2------------------------------ }-0---------------------------------------------------------------- } }-------------------------------------------------------------------- GUITAR 1 }-2-2----4------------2-2-4------------------------------------------ }-0-0----0-2--4-------2-2-x------------------------------------------ }-3-3----3-3--3-------2-2-x------------------------------------------ }-2(ring)2-2--2-------2-2-4----------------------------------------- }-0(ring)0-0-----------------2----4---------------------------------- any fool can tell the }-3--(let all ring)------------------------------------------------ GUITAR 2 }-2-------------------------6s7s6s4s2------------------------------ }-0---------------------------------------------------------------- }-3---------------------------------------------------------------- }-2-------------------------6s7s6s4s2------------------------------ }-0---------------------------------------------------------------- } }-------------------------------------------------------------------- GUITAR 1 }-2-2----4------------2-2-4------------------------------------------ }-0-0----0-2--4-------2-2-x------------------------------------------ }-3-3----3-3--3-------2-2-x------------------------------------------ }-2(ring)2-2--2-------2-2-4----------------------------------------- }-0(ring)0-0-----------------2----4---------------------------------- camera wouldn't tell a fib you're making }-3--(let all ring)------------------------------------------------ GUITAR 2 }-2-------------------------6s7s6s4s2------------------------------ }-0---------------------------------------------------------------- }-3---------------------------------------------------------------- }-2-------------------------6s7s6s4s2------------------------------ }-0---------------------------------------------------------------- }- }--------------------------------------------------------------------GUITAR 1 }-2-2----4------------2-2-4------------------------------------------ }-0-0----0-2--4-------2-2-x------------------------------------------ }-3-3----3-3--3-------2-2-x------------------------------------------ }-2(ring)2-2--2-------2-2-4----------------------------------------- }-0(ring)0-0-----------------2----4---------------------------------- love to no one else -0-------0-------------------------------------------------------------- -2-------4-------7------------9 (ring all!)----------------------------- -4-------6-------7------------7----------------------------------------- -3-------5-------7------------7----------------------------------------- -4-------6-------7------------7----------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes on verse: Okay, hopefully my timing of the two guitar parts...isn't that horrible. The last line, both guitars do the same thing so no sense writing it out twice. Also, the "love to no one else" descending thing, the chords are really half-strummed, half plucked-through.. I mean, you can hear it. I'm not gonna hold your freakin hand! Okay, so there's a verse, then the main intro riff again, then another verse: You're fragile and you're difficult An artist in every sense It's the dialogue I can live without Hurry up, my place or his blahblahblah, second verse, same as the first. Then the chorus!! You oughta be a silent film star ----2-5----------------------5---- ----2-2---2-2---7--9---4-----4---- ----2-2---2-2---7--7---4-----4---- ----2-2---5-2---7--7---4-----4---- ----2-----4-----7------4---------- ----------2-----0----------------- keep your pretty little trap shut ----2--5--------------5---3-----3---- ----2--2---2---2---4--4---2-----2---- ----2--2---2---2---4--4---0-----0---- ----2--2---5---2---4--4---3-----3---- ----2------4-------4------2---------- -----------2--------------0---------- You oughta be a silent film star ----2-5----------------------5---- ----2-2---2-2---7--9---4-----4---- ----2-2---2-2---7--7---4-----4---- ----2-2---5-2---7--7---4-----4---- ----2-----4-----7------4---------- ----------2-----0----------------- keep your pretty trap shut ----2--5--------------5---5-----3---- ----2--2---2---2---4--4---0-----2---- ----2--2---2---2---4--4---0-----0---- ----2--2---5---2---4--4---5-----3---- ----2------4-------4------0-----2---- -----------2--------------0-----0---- Okay, note on the double chords...I mean, just strum or whatever. I tried to combine the two guitar parts. Maybe I didn't do a great job. then the main riff over "Coming attraction", then another verse, then another chorus.... Then a guitar solo, which is really cool. I have been trying to abstain from typing them out, but this one is pretty easy and fun to play so what the hell. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -9--11--9--------------9--11--9---------------9--11--12--11--9--7---9--------- -----------11--9--11--------------11--9--11----------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -9--11--9--------------9--11--9---------------9--11--12--11--9--7---9--------- -----------11--9--11--------------11--9--11----------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -9--11--9--------------9--11--9---------------9--11--12--11--9--7---7--(9)---- -----------11--9--11--------------11--9--11-------------------------7--(7)---- --------------------------------------------------------------------7--(7)---- -9--11--9--------------9--11--9---------------9--11--12--11--9--7---7--(7)---- -----------11--9--11--------------11--9--11----------------------------(0)---- Note: Those aren't double tracked or anything, you just.....mute the other strings. If you caught the swirly part, this'll come easy and natural-like. Then he just does a bridge, which is just the ascending part of the verse four times... -0-------0-------------------------------------------------------------- -2-------4-------7------------9 (ring all!)----------------------------- -4-------6-------7------------7----------------------------------------- -3-------5-------7------------7----------------------------------------- -4-------6-------7------------7----------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Then he repeats the chorus, but only the first half (not the big G chord ending). And that's..the song!