Islander: Counteract
Transcribed by: mysticguitar77
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/MysticGuitar77
Date last modified: February 16, 2015
Tuning: Drop B (B,F#,B,E,G#,C#)
Riff 1
C#|-------------5*-5*--5*--5*-5*-----------------------------|
G#|-------------5*-5*--5*--5*-5*-----------------------------|
E|-------------5*-5*--5*--5*-5*-----------------------------|
B|-------------5*-5*--5*--5*-5*-----------------------------|
F#|-5----5----6-5*-5*--5*--5*-5*-5----5----6-x-6-x-5-5-5-6-5-|
B|---6b---6b-6-5*-5*--5*--5*-5*---6b---6b-6-x-6-x-5-5-5-6-5-|
C#|-------------6*6*6*6*6*6*6*-----------------------------|
G#|-------------6*6*6*6*6*6*6*-----------------------------|
E|-------------6*6*6*6*6*6*6*-----------------------------|
B|-------------6*6*6*6*6*6*6*-----------------------------| * = natural harmonic
F#|-5----5----6-6*6*6*6*6*6*6*-5----5----6-x-6-x-5-5-5-6-5-|
B|---6b---6b-6-6*6*6*6*6*6*6*---6b---6b-6-x-6-x-5-5-5-6-5-|
Riff 2 "Confuse the path of distractions..."
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------| x2
F#|-8-9-8-9-8--8-9-8-9-8--8-9-8-9-8--8-9-8-9-8--8-9-8-7-7-8-7-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"You know it's all for the taking..."
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-4-3-4-3--3-4-3-4-3--3-4-3-4-3--3-4-3-4-3--3-4-3-2-2-3-2-|
C#|------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------|
B|-3-4-3-4-3--3-4-3-4-3--3-4-3-4-3--3-4-3-2-|
Riff 3 "Now counteract this world..."
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------x-x-x-x-------x-x-x-------x-x-x-x-------x-x-x------------|
F#|-------x-x-x-x-------x-x-x-------x-x-x-x-------x-x-x------------|
B|-2b3-2-x-x-x-x-2b3-2-x-x-x-2b3-2-x-x-x-x-2b3-2-x-x-x-0--0--0--0-|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------2*3*3*4*5*-----2*3*4*5*-------x-x-x-x-------x-x-x------------|
F#|-------2*3*3*4*5*-----2*3*4*5*-------x-x-x-x-------x-x-x------------|
B|-2b3-2-2*3*3*4*5*-2b3-2*3*4*5*-2b3-2-x-x-x-x-2b3-2-x-x-x-0--0--0--0-|
Play Riff 2 x1 "Eliminate the friction..."
Play Riff 3 x1 "Now counteract this world..." (add one extra open note at the end)
Riff 4 (pretty odd timing in this part and the guitar is really quiet, all palm-muted)
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-9-10-9-10-9--9-10-9--9-10-9-10-9--9-10-9-10-9--9-10-9-8-8-9-8-7-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-9-10-9--9-10-9-10-9--9-10-9-10-9--9-10-9-10-9--9-10-9-10-9-|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 5 (w/ delay, all palm-muted)
C#|------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------|
E|-9-9-9------------------------------|
B|-------10-9-9-------10---10-9-9-----|
F#|--------------7-7-7----7--------7-7-|
B|------------------------------------|
Play Riff 5 x4
Riff 6 "Now tell them something they don't want to hear..."
C#|----12*-------12*-|
G#|------------------|
E|------------------|
B|-10-----10-9------|
F#|-7------7--7------|
B|------------------|
Play Riff 6 x4 "Now tell them something they don't want to hear..."
Riff 7
C#|----------------------|
G#|----------------------|
E|-4--4-4-4--4-4--5--6b-|
B|-2--2-2-2--3-3--4--4b-|
F#|-2--2-2-2--3-3--4--4b-|
B|-2--2-2-2--3-3--4--4b-|
Play Riff 7 x4
Ending
C#|---------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------2*3*4*5*-----2*3*4*5*------2*3*4*5*-----2*3*4*5*-|
F#|--------2*3*4*5*-----2*3*4*5*------2*3*4*5*-----2*3*4*5*-|
B|-2b3~---2*3*4*5*-2b3-2*3*4*5*-2b3--2*3*4*5*-2b3-2*3*4*5*-|
C#|---------0-------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------0-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----x-x---------x-x-x-----2*3*4*5*-------x-x-x------------|
F#|-----x-x---------x-x-x-----2*3*4*5*-------x-x-x------------|
B|-2b3-x-x---2b3-2-x-x-x-2b3-2*3*4*5*-2b3-2-x-x-x-0--0--0--0-|
Enjoy!!
