Teach Me

"Teach Me" by Engine

Transcribed by Gary Regester ([email protected])


7-String, Capo I (all fret numbers and chord names are relative to capo)

(or 6-string tuned down to B-E-A-D-G-b (low to high) with Capo I, or 6-string
tuned down to C-F-Bb-Eb-Ab-C (low to high) with no capo)

OPENING RIFF (with fuzz tone and tremolo)

Note:  Hold down A and D strings at the same time.

    (E5)          (F5/E)   looped 4x
e---------------------------------||
b---------------------------------||
G---------------------------------o|
D---------2-------3-----3-----3---||
A-5h7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-o|
E---------------------------------||
B---------------------------------||

PRE-VERSE 1 (with heavy distortion)

Note:  Palm mute, use all down-strokes.

The opening riff repeats 4x in background.

  E5                C5        (B5)4x
e---------------------------------||
b---------------------------------||
G---------------------------------o|
D---------------------------------||
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------o|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
B-------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-0-||

VERSE 1

Note:  First accent is played only at the start of the Verse.

 E5                 C5        (B5)   E5                C5
  >             >                 7x               >         >
e---------------------------------||---------------------------------||
b---------------------------------||---------------------------------||
G---------------------------------o|---------------------------------||
D---------------2-----------------||---------------2-----------------||
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x---------------o|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x---------------||
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-3-3-3-3-3-3---||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-3-3-3-3-------||
B-------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-0-||-------------------1-1-1-1-------||

CHORUS 1

Note:  Both parts can be played at the same time by barring with the 3rd and
       4th fingers.

Guitar I

 D5 E5        B5    C5         B5 4x
e---------------------------------||
b---------------------------------||
G-7/9-9-9-9-9-4---4/5-5-5-5-5-5\4-o|
D-7/9-9-9-9-9-4---4/5-5-5-5-5-5\4-||
A-5/7-7-7-7-7-2---2/3-3-3-3-3-3\2-o|
E---------------------------------||
B---------------------------------||
                                  ||
Guitar II                         ||
                                  ||
e---------------------------------||
b---------------------------------||
G---------------------------------o|
D---------------------------------||
A---------------------------------o|
E-5/7-7-7-7-7-2---2h3-3-3-3-3-3p2-||
B-3/5-5-5-5-5-0---0h1-1-1-1-1-1p0-||

PRE-VERSE 2

Play first measure of Verse 1 4x, plus the following riff (with light dist.)

Start here 1st x--+
                  |                  Verse 2 starts here...
                  v               4x
e---------------------------------||-------------------|
b---------------------------------||-------------------|
G---------------------------------o|-------------------|
D-p4h5p4h5p4h5----4h5p4h5p4h5p4h5-||-p4h5p4h5p4h5------|
A---------------------------------o|-------------------|
E---------------------------------||-------------------|
B---------------------------------||-------------------|

VERSE 2

Same as Verse 1.

CHORUS 2

Repeat Chorus 1 2x.

INTERLUDE

Note:  Palm mute low-B.

e-------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------|
G---11\10---10/11---11\10---10/11-----11\10-|
D-------------------------------------------|
A---9-\8----8-/9----9-\8----8-/9------9-\8--|
E-------------------------------------------|
B-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-0-------|

Repeat this measure but reverse all of the slides (9\8 becomes 8/9, etc.).

Play both measures again.

e-------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------|
G---11\10---10/11---11\10---10/11-----11\10-|
D---10\9----9-/10---10\9----9-/10-----10\9--|
A---9-\8----8-/9----9-\8----8-/9------9-\8--|
E-------------------------------------------|
B-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-0-------|

Repeat this measure but reverse all slides again.

e---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A---4\3---3/4---4\3---3/4-----4\3-|---3\4---4\3---3/4---4\3---------|
E---2\1---1/2---2\1---1/2-----2\1-|---1\2---2\1---1/2---2\1---------|
B-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-------------|

Repeat Chorus 1 plus riff from Pre-Verse 2.

PRE-VERSE 3

Same as Pre-Verse 2.

VERSE 3

Same as Verse 1.

CHORUS 3

Repeat Chorus 1 5x.

OUTRO

From Interlude - repeat first 2 measures (octave slides), tritone slides
(only first measure), and last measure of power chord slides.