CONVEX CONCAVE
As recorded by Biffy Clyro
(From the 2002 Album BLACKENED SKY)
Transcribed by Adam Hutchison
Words and Music by Biffy Clyro
Arranged by Adam Hutchison
Intro
E=255
Dm Fm Dm Fm Dm Fm
7/8
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E q q
|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|---0---5-5-5---|---0---5-5-5---|---0---5--5--|
|-0---0-3-3-3---|-0---0-3-3-3---|-0---0-3--3--|
Dm Fm Dm Fm Dm Fm
1/4 3/4 7/8 6/8
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E q E
|----|-------------|---------------|--------------|
|----|-------------|---------------|--------------|
|----|-------------|---------------|--------------|
|----|-------------|---------------|--------------|
|----|-0---5-5-5---|---0---5-5-5---|---0---5--5---|
|----|---0-3-3-3---|-0---0-3-3-3---|-0---0-3--3---|
Pre-Verse
Q=128
Dm Fm Dm Fm Dm Fm Dm Fm
4/4
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---0---5-5-5----|---0---5-5-5----|---0---5-5-5----|---0---5-5-5----|
|-0---0-3-3-3----|-0---0-3-3-3----|-0---0-3-3-3----|-0---0-3-3-3----|
Verse
Wx8
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
Bridge
G A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-(6)-6-6h=7--|-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-(6)-6-6h=7--|
|--0---0--0-(0)-(0)-0-0-(0)-|--0---0--0-(0)-(0)-0-0-(0)-|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|--5---5--5-(5)-(5)-5-5-(5)-|--7---7--7-(7)-(7)-7-7-(7)-|
G D A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-(6)-6-6h=7--|-7-7-7-(7)--7--7-7p=6--|
|--0---0--0-(0)-(0)-0-0-(0)-|-0-0-0--0--(0)-0-0-(0)-|
|---------------------------|-5-5-5-(5)--5----------|
|--5---5--5-(5)-(5)-5-5-(5)-|-0-0-0-(0)-(0)-7-7-(7)-|
G A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-(6)-6-6h=7--|-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-(6)-7-7--6S=|
|--0---0--0-(0)-(0)-0-0-(0)-|--0---0--0-(0)-(0)-0-0-(0)-|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|--5---5--5-(5)-(5)-5-5-(5)-|--7---7--7-(7)-(7)-7-7-(7)S|
B C#
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7S=9--9--9--9--9--9--9\-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-xS=x--x--x--x--x--x--x\-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9S11-11-11-11-11-11-11\-|
Pre-Verse
Dm Fm Dm Fm Dm Fm Dm Fm N.C.
4/4
GtGtr I
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------9------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|---0---5-5-5----|---0---5-5-5----|---0---5-5-5----|---0---5---7------|
|-0---0-3-3-3----|-0---0-3-3-3----|-0---0-3-3-3----|-0---0-3-----<0>--|
Verse
Wx8
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
Bridge
G A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-(6)-6-6h=7--|-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-(6)-6-6h=7--|
|--0---0--0-(0)-(0)-0-0-(0)-|--0---0--0-(0)-(0)-0-0-(0)-|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|--5---5--5-(5)-(5)-5-5-(5)-|--7---7--7-(7)-(7)-7-7-(7)-|
G D A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-(6)-6-6h=7--|-7-7-7-(7)--7--7-7p=6--|
|--0---0--0-(0)-(0)-0-0-(0)-|-0-0-0--0--(0)-0-0-(0)-|
|---------------------------|-5-5-5-(5)--5----------|
|--5---5--5-(5)-(5)-5-5-(5)-|-0-0-0-(0)-(0)-7-7-(7)-|
G A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-(6)-6-6h=7--|-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-(6)-7-7--6S=|
|--0---0--0-(0)-(0)-0-0-(0)-|--0---0--0-(0)-(0)-0-0-(0)-|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|--5---5--5-(5)-(5)-5-5-(5)-|--7---7--7-(7)-(7)-7-7-(7)S|
B C#
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7S=9--9--9--9--9--9--9\-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-xS=x--x--x--x--x--x--x\-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9S11-11-11-11-11-11-11\-|
B C#
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|-\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7S=9--9--9--9--9--9--9\-|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|-\x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-xS=x--x--x--x--x--x--x\-|
|-\9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9S11-11-11-11-11-11-11\-|
Chorus
AmDm D AmDm D G
Gtrs III, IV
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||------------------|----------------7--|---------------6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---||
||--7-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-|-7-0-0-7-7-7-7-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
||o-7-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-|-7-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o||
||--7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-|-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
Dm A#m
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|
||------------------|-----------------|
||--0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
||o-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
||--0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
1.,2.,3.
Fm Em DmCm
E S E S E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|-----------------------|--------------------------||
|-----------------------|-------------------------o||
|-----------------------|--------------------------||
|-3-x-2-x-0-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
|-3-x-2-x-0-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-o||
|-3-x-2-x-0-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
Verse
4.
Am
Gtr I
<
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A#
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
||---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
1.,2.,3.
Dm
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--||
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-o||
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--||
Interlude
4.
Dm
E Q T T T T T Q +S +T +E E Q T T T T T Q +S +T +E
|------(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-|------(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-|
|-----------x--(x)-(x)-(x)-(x)--(x)-(x)-(x)-|-----------x--(x)-(x)-(x)-(x)--(x)-(x)-(x)-|
|---------------7--(7)-(7)-(7)--(7)-(7)-(7)-|---------------7--(7)-(7)-(7)--(7)-(7)-(7)-|
|-------------------x--(x)-(x)--(x)-(x)-(x)-|-------------------x--(x)-(x)--(x)-(x)-(x)-|
|-----------------------8--(8)--(8)-(8)-(8)-|-----------------------8--(8)--(8)-(8)-(8)-|
|-0-0----------------------(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-|-0-0----------------------(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-|
Em
E Q T T T T T Q +S +T +E E Q T T T T T Q +S +T +E
|------(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--(0)---(0)--(0)--(0)-|------(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--(0)---(0)--(0)--(0)----|
|-----------x--(x)-(x)-(x)--(x)---(x)--(x)--(x)-|-----------x--(x)-(x)-(x)--(x)---(x)--(x)--(x)----|
|---------------9--(9)-(9)--(9)---(9)--(9)--(9)-|---------------9--(9)-(9)--(9)---(9)--(9)--(9)----|
|-------------------x--(x)--(x)---(x)--(x)--(x)-|-------------------x--(x)--(x)---(x)--(x)--(x)----|
|----------------------10--(10)--(10)-(10)-(10)-|----------------------10--(10)--(10)-(10)-(10)----|
|-0-0-----------------------(0)---(0)--(0)--(0)-|-0-0-----------------------(0)---(0)--(0)--(0)----|
Cm
E Q T T T T T Q +S +T +E E Q T T T T T Q +S +T +E
|------(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-|------(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-|
|-----------x--(x)-(x)-(x)-(x)--(x)-(x)-(x)-|-----------x--(x)-(x)-(x)-(x)--(x)-(x)-(x)-|
|---------------5--(5)-(5)-(5)--(5)-(5)-(5)-|---------------5--(5)-(5)-(5)--(5)-(5)-(5)-|
|-------------------x--(x)-(x)--(x)-(x)-(x)-|-------------------x--(x)-(x)--(x)-(x)-(x)-|
|-----------------------7--(7)--(7)-(7)-(7)-|-----------------------7--(7)--(7)-(7)-(7)-|
|-0-0----------------------(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-|-0-0----------------------(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-|
A#m Am Cm
E Q T T T T T Q +S +T E E Q E E E E S S
|------(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--(0)-(0)-----|-------------------------------------|
|-----------x--(x)-(x)-(x)-(x)--(x)-(x)-----|-------------------------------------|
|---------------3--(3)-(3)-(3)--(3)-(3)--3--|--3---2----2---2---5---5---x---x-----|
|-------------------x--(x)-(x)--(x)-(x)--x--|--x---x----x---x---x---x---x---x-----|
|-----------------------5--(5)--(5)-(5)--5--|--5---4----4---4---7---7---x---x-----|
|-0-0----------------------(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-|-(0)-(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(x)-(x)----|
Dm
E +S E S E Q +E S S E +S E S E Q +E S S
|-------------!0--(0)-----|-------------!0--(0)-----|
|-x-(x)-x-x-x-!x--(x)-x-x-|-x-(x)-x-x-x-!x--(x)-x-x-|
|-7-(7)-7-7-7-!7--(7)-x-x-|-7-(7)-7-7-7-!7--(7)-x-x-|
|-x-(x)-x-x-x-!x--(x)-x-x-|-x-(x)-x-x-x-!x--(x)-x-x-|
|-8-(8)-8-8-8-!8--(8)-x-x-|-8-(8)-8-8-8-!8--(8)-x-x-|
|-----------0-!0--(0)-----|-----------0-!0--(0)-----|
Em
E +S E S E Q +E S S E +S E S E Q +E S S
|------------------!-0---(0)-----|------------------!-0---(0)------|
|--x--(x)--x--x--x-!-x---(x)-x-x-|--x--(x)--x--x--x-!-x---(x)-x-x--|
|--9--(9)--9--9--9-!-9---(9)-x-x-|--9--(9)--9--9--9-!-9---(9)-x-x--|
|--x--(x)--x--x--x-!-x---(x)-x-x-|--x--(x)--x--x--x-!-x---(x)-x-x--|
|-10-(10)-10-10-10-!10--(10)-x-x-|-10-(10)-10-10-10-!10--(10)-x-x--|
|----------------0-!-0---(0)-----|----------------0-!-0---(0)------|
Cm
E +S E S E E Q E E +S E S E Q +Q
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-5-(5)-5-5-5-5\------|-5-(5)-5-5-5-5--(5)--|
|-x-(x)-x-x-x-x-------|-x-(x)-x-x-x-x--(x)--|
|-7-(7)-7-7-7-7\------|-7-(7)-7-7-7-7--(7)--|
|---------------------|---------------------|
Am
<
PM------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
Outro
Dm
Gtrs III, IV
Q Q +E Q +E Q +E Q E E E
||-----------------------|-----------------------|
||o----------------------|-----------------------|
||-----19--(19)-17--(17)-|-14--(14)-15--14-14-14-|
||--0---0---(0)--0---(0)-|--0---(0)--0---0--0--0-|
||o-0---0---(0)--0---(0)-|--0---(0)--0---0--0--0-|
||--0---0---(0)--0---(0)-|--0---(0)--0---0--0--0-|
Am
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|----------------------||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-11-10-8-8-8-8-8--o||
|-------------------------|----------------------||
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7---||
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--o||
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7---||
A#m
Q Q E Q E Q E Q E E E
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|-----12------12------|-12------10------10--10--|
|-10--10---10-10---10-|-10---10-10---10-10--10--|
|--8--(8)---8-(8)---8-|-(8)---8-(8)---8-(8)-(8)-|
|--8--(8)---8-(8)---8-|-(8)---8-(8)---8-(8)-(8)-|
Cm
Q Q E Q E Q E Q E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|------12-------12------|--12-------10-------10---10--|
|-10---10---10--10---10-|--10---10--10---10--10---10--|
|-10--(10)--10-(10)--10-|-(10)--10-(10)--10-(10)-(10)-|
|-10--(10)--10-(10)--10-|-(10)--10-(10)--10-(10)-(10)-|
A#m
Q Q E Q E Q E Q E E E
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|-----12------12------|-12------10------10--10--|
|-10--10---10-10---10-|-10---10-10---10-10---8--|
|--8--(8)---8-(8)---8-|-(8)---8-(8)---8-(8)-(8)-|
|--8--(8)---8-(8)---8-|-(8)---8-(8)---8-(8)-(8)-|
Am
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-10-10-10-8-10-10-10-8-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|--7--7--7-7--7--7--7-7-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
|--7--7--7-7--7--7--7-7-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
|--7--7--7-7--7--7--7-7-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
Dm
Q Q +E Q +E Q +E Q E E E
||-----------------------|-----------------------|
||o----------------------|-----------------------|
||-----19--(19)-17--(17)-|-14--(14)-15--14-14-14-|
||--0---0---(0)--0---(0)-|--0---(0)--0---0--0--0-|
||o-0---0---(0)--0---(0)-|--0---(0)--0---0--0--0-|
||--0---0---(0)--0---(0)-|--0---(0)--0---0--0--0-|
Am
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|----------------------||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-11-10-8-8-8-8-8--o||
|-------------------------|----------------------||
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7---||
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--o||
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7---||
A#m
Q Q E Q E Q E Q E E E
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|-----12------12------|-12------10------10--10--|
|-10--10---10-10---10-|-10---10-10---10-10--10--|
|--8--(8)---8-(8)---8-|-(8)---8-(8)---8-(8)-(8)-|
|--8--(8)---8-(8)---8-|-(8)---8-(8)---8-(8)-(8)-|
Cm
Q Q E Q E Q E Q E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|------12-------12------|--12-------10-------10---10--|
|-10---10---10--10---10-|--10---10--10---10--10---10--|
|-10--(10)--10-(10)--10-|-(10)--10-(10)--10-(10)-(10)-|
|-10--(10)--10-(10)--10-|-(10)--10-(10)--10-(10)-(10)-|
A#m
Q Q E Q E Q E Q E E E
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|-----12------12------|-12------10------10--10--|
|-10--10---10-10---10-|-10---10-10---10-10---8--|
|--8--(8)---8-(8)---8-|-(8)---8-(8)---8-(8)-(8)-|
|--8--(8)---8-(8)---8-|-(8)---8-(8)---8-(8)-(8)-|
Am
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|----------------*|
|-----------------|----------------*|
|-9-9-9-9-9---9-9-|-9---9-9-9-9----*|
|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7----*|
|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7----*|
|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7----*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
