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Kerosene - Big Black
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Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Intro:
All harmonics, listen to the song for the rhythm.
v ^ v ^ ^ v ^ v ^ ^ v v
e|-7+-7+-7+--5+---7+-7+-7+-7+--5+--5+-7+-5+----------------------------------|
B|-7+-7+-7+--5+---7+-7+-7+-7+--5+--5+-7+-5+----------------------------------|
G|-7+-7+-7+--5+---7+-7+-7+-7+--5+--5+-7+-5+----------------------------------| x16
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
After 8 repetitions of the intro, a second guitar plays these chords:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x8
D|-9---11--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9---11--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7---9---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Verse:
e|------------------------7+-5+-------------------------5+-7+----------------|
B|------------------------7+-5+-------------------------5+-7+----------------|
G|------------------------7+-5+-------------------------------5+-(Let ring)--| x4
D|-4-4-x-x-4-x-4-2---4-4----------4-4-x-x-4-x-4-2---4-4----------------------|
A|-4-4-x-x-4-x-4-2---4-4----------4-4-x-x-4-x-4-2---4-4----------------------|
E|-2-2-x-x-2-x-2-0---2-2----------2-2-x-x-2-x-2-0---2-2----------------------|
Verse:
Bass repeats this riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-4-2-0-0-2-x-x-2----0-0-x-2-x-2-0-0-2-x-x-2------------------------------|
The guitar plays two fills over this, a pick scrape and harmonics which turn into feedback:
e|-Fill One--------------------Fill Two--------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------5+-------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------5+-------------------------------------------|
D|-x\\\\------------------------5+-------------------------------------------|
A|-x\\\\---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-x\\\\---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
One guitar plays a quick two-note arpeggio while the other guitar plays power chords
e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------|
B|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-----------------11-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-----------------11-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-----------------9--------------------------------------------------------|
And that's it.
Please feel free to suggest any corrections or improvements.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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