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Silhouettes Guitar Tablature
Artist: Smile Empty Soul
Song: Silhouettes
Album: Smile Empty Soul (2003 Throback/Lava Records)
Tabbed by: Aaron Pierson ([email protected])
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Notation:
  h - hammer on 
  p - pull off 
  b - bend string up
  r - release bend
  / - slide up
   - slide down
  p.m. - palm muting
  a.h. - artificial harmonic
  n.h. - natural harmonic

Tuning (low to high):  Db, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb

Intro (0:00):
 *clean tone w/ mild flanger
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|-------------3p0--------|-------------2p0--------|
Dd|-------5--------------5-|-------3--------------3-|
Ad|----5-----5--------5----|----3-----3--------3----|
Dd|-5----------------------|-3----------------------|

Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-------------3----------|-------------3----------|
Gb|-------5--------5-----5-|----------5-----5-------|
Dd|----5-----5--------5----|-------5-----------5----|
Ad|-3----------------------|----3-----------------0-|
Dd|------------------------|------------------------|
    *repeat 5x

Chorus (0:33):   "I don't wanna live..."
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|-------------3----------|-------------5----------|
Dd|-------1--------1-----1-|-------3--------3-----3-|
Ad|----1-----1--------1----|----3-----3--------3----|
Dd|-1----------------------|-3----------------------|

Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|-------------7----------|-------------2----------|
Dd|-------5--------5-----5-|-------0--------0-----0-|
Ad|----5-----5--------5----|----0-----0--------0----|
Dd|-5----------------------|-0----------------------|
    *repeat 4x & go to verse 2 below

                                        *Fill 1 (1:02) on Gtr II:
                                         Eb|------------------------|
                                         Bb|-10b11r10b11r10---------|
                                         Gb|------------------------|
                                         Dd|------------------------|
                                         Ad|------------------------|
                                         Dd|------------------------|

                                        *Fill 2 (1:18) on Gtr II:
                                         Eb|------------------------|
                                         Bb|------------------------|
                                         Gb|-10--(10)b12-----(12)---|
                                         Dd|------------------------|
                                         Ad|------------------------|
                                         Dd|------------------------|

Verse 2 (0:59):                          *(w/Fill 1)
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|-------------3p0--------|-------------2p0--------|
Dd|-------5--------------5-|-------3--------------3-|
Ad|----5-----5--------5----|----3-----3--------3----|
Dd|-5----------------------|-3----------------------|
                                         *(w/Fill 2)
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-------------3----------|-------------3----------|
Gb|-------5--------5-----5-|----------5-----5-------|
Dd|----5-----5--------5----|-------5-----------5----|
Ad|-3----------------------|----3-----------------0-|
Dd|------------------------|------------------------|
           "He works so hard, his bones..."             
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Dd|-5--------5----5---5----|-----3---3-------3------|
Ad|-5--------5----5---5----|-----3---3-------3------|
Dd|-5--------5----5---5----|-----3---3-------3------|

Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|-5--------5----5---5----|-----5---5-------5------|
Dd|-5--------5----5---5----|-----5---5-------5------|
Ad|-3--------3----3---3----|-----3---3-------3------|
Dd|------------------------|------------------------|
    *repeat 2 1/2x then to chorus

Intro to Bridge (1:57):
  *w/ distortion
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|---0-------0-------0----|
Ab|------------------------|---0-------0-------0----|
Db|------------------------|---0-------0-------0----|

Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-1---------(1)----------|-3----------(3)---------|
Ab|-1---------(1)----------|-3----------(3)---------|
Db|-1---------(1)----------|-3----------(3)---------|

Bridge (2:05):      "When I have kids..."
 *clean tone
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|---------------1--------|
Gb|---------0-------0------|--------3-------------3-|
Db|------------------------|-3----------------------|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-5----------------------|------------------------|

Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------5-----------|-5--5--5--53--3--3--3--|
Db|--------5--------5------|-5--5--5--53--3--3--3--|
Ab|----3-------------------|-3--3--3--31--1--1--1--|
Db|-3----------------------|------------------------|

Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------3-----------|------------5-----------|
Dd|-------1---------1------|-------3---------3------|
Ad|----1-------------------|----3-------------------|
Dd|-1----------------------|-3----------------------|

Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------7-----------|------------------------|
Db|-------5---------5------|---0-------0-------0----|
Ab|----5-------------------|---0-------0-------0----|
Db|-5----------------------|---0-------0-------0----|
         "I'll tell them this..."
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|---3-------3-------3----|
Db|-5---------5---5---5----|---3-------3-------3----|
Ab|-5---------5---5---5----|---1-------1-------1----|
Db|-5---------5---5---5----|------------------------|

Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|-5--5--5--53--3--3--3--|
Db|-3---------3---3---3----|-5--5--5--53--3--3--3--|
Ab|-3---------3---3---3----|-3--3--3--31--1--1--1--|
Db|-3---------3---3---3----|------------------------|

Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-1--(1)----1------(1)---|-3--3--3----3-----(3)---|
Ab|-1--(1)----1------(1)---|-3--3--3----3-----(3)---|
Db|-1--(1)----1------(1)---|-3--3--3----3-----(3)---|

 *w/ distortion     "...if you want it enough..."
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-5---------(5)----------|-0---------(0)----------|
Ab|-5---------(5)----------|-0---------(0)----------|
Db|-5---------(5)----------|-0---------(0)----------|

Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|----------9b10----(10)--|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-----------(0)----------|------------------------|
Ab|-----------(0)----------|------------------------|
Db|-----------(0)----------|------------------------|

Chorus II (2:33):   "I don't wanna live..."
 *w/ distortion
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1/|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3/|
Ab|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1/|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3/|
Db|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1/|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3/|

Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
Ab|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
Db|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|

Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
Ab|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
Db|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|

Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5|0--------0------0-------|
Ab|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5|0--------0------0-------|
Db|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5|0--------0------0-------|

Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
Ab|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
Db|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|

Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5|-0--0--0----------------|
Ab|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5|-0--0--0----------------|
Db|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5|-0--0--0----------------|
                             pm pm

Outro (2:53)    "..give up before I die."
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
Ab|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
Db|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|

Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
Ab|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
Db|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
    *repeat 3x
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
Ab|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
Db|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|

Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-0--0-------------------|
Ab|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-0--0-------------------|
Db|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-0--0--12--------------|
                             pm pm
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
Ab|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
Db|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|

Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
Ab|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
Db|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|

Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-1----1--1-----1---1--1-|-1----1--1-----1---1--1/|
Ab|-1----1--1-----1---1--1-|-1----1--1-----1---1--1/|
Db|-1----1--1-----1---1--1-|-1----1--1-----1---1--1/|

Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-3----3--3-----3---3--3-|-3----3--3-----3---3--3-|
Ab|-3----3--3-----3---3--3-|-3----3--3-----3---3--3-|
Db|-3----3--3-----3---3--3-|-3----3--3-----3---3--3-|

*clean tone w/ mild flanger
*tempo decreases until end
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|-------------3p0--------|-------------2p0--------|
Dd|-------5--------------5-|-------3--------------3-|
Ad|----5-----5--------5----|----3-----3--------3----|
Dd|-5----------------------|-3----------------------|

Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-------------3----------|------------------------|
Gb|-------5--------5-----5-|----------(5)-----------|
Dd|----5-----5--------5----|------------------------|
Ad|-3----------------------|------------------------|
Dd|------------------------|------------------------|
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