Message Received

Artist: Unwound
Song: "Message Received"
Album: Repetition (1996)



Tuning: F# A D G B E (low-to-high)


Fades in with backwards tape loop

Guitar
Intro:
e |------------------------------------------------|
B |----7--7--7--7-----7--7--7-h9--9--9--9--7--7--7-|
G |----x--x--x--x-----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
D |/7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
A |------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------|
+
e |------------------------------------------------|
B |-7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--------0--------0----|
G |-x--x--x--x--x-----x--x--x--------------0--0----|
D |-7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7s\5--------------5----|
A |------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:
e |------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------0----------------------------------|
D |-------4----------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------|
F#|-3----------------------------------------------|
+
e |------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------0----------------------------------|
D |-------4----------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------|
F#|-0----------------------------------------------|
+
e |------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------0----------------------------------|
D |-------7----------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------|
F#|/7----------------------------------------------|
+
e |------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------11-------12----11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
D |-------9-----------9-(9)----9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
A |----------------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
F#|/10-------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10|


Verse:
    Play each measure double time/very fast throughout
e |------------------------------------------------||
B |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12||
G |-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|| x 4
D |-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15||
A |------------------------------------------------||
F#|------------------------------------------------||
+   Bend notes slowly up and down / warble during this section
e |------------------------------------------------||
B |------------------------------------------------||
G |------------------------------------------------|| x 2
D |------------------------------------------------||
A |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13||
F#|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14||
+
e |------------------------------------------------||
B |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12||
G |-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|| x 4
D |-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15||
A |------------------------------------------------||
F#|------------------------------------------------||


Break/Bridge:
    Let ring out with slow tape delay effect
e |------------------------------------------------|
B |-0----------------------------------------------|
G |-0----------------------------------------------|
D |-9----------------------------------------------|
A |-10---------------------------------------------|
F#|-0----------------------------------------------|
+
   After waiting approx 4 measures of of delay, feedback etc.
+
e |------------------------------------------------|
B |-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------|
G |-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------|
D |-9-----------9-----------9-----------9----------|
A |-10----------10----------10----------10---------|
F#|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------|
+
e |------------------------|
B |-0-----------0----------|
G |-0-----------0----------|
D |-9-----------9----------|
A |-10----------10---------|
F#|-0-----------0----------|


Song Structure:

Intro
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Bridge/Break
Verse
Chorus
Bridge/Break (fade out during delay/feedback)


That's it.  Please leave any comments, questions, or requests.  Cheers!
-Bennyshambles78-