x------------------------------------------------------------------------------- the Quickening - Bad Religion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Justin Le Tourneau Email: [email protected] Best viewed in: Notepad, Courier New size 9 I originally transcribed this on Guitar Pro, so if you get a chance, check it out on Ultimate-Guitar.com | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note Intro: C5 C5 B5 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|--55555----55555-44444--| D|--55555----55555-44444--| A|--33333----33333-22222--| E|------------------------| Lead Guitar Riff: (the 0's are optional; i just think it sounds cooler that way) e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3---2--| B|-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3h5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-3-5-5-5-5p3-3-3---3---0--| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Guitar: E5 G5 A5 C5 B5 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|--9----------------------------------| D|--9-x8---5------7------10------9-----| Play 2 times A|--7------5-x8---7-x8---10-x4---9-x4--| E|--0------3------5-------8------7-----| **** Verse 1 **** Lead Guitar: The quickening is an ephemeral thing That only happens in the dark e|-----------------------------3~---------------------------------------------------| B|----1----------1-------------0~--------------------------4---------------4--------| G|----0--------0---------------0~--------------------------4---------------4--------| D|----2------2-------0--2-2----0~--------------------------4---------------4--------| A|----3----3-------------------2~--------------------------2---------------2--------| E|-----------------------------3~---------------------------------------------------| Like catching lightening in a jar And the pain that it brings e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------1------1---1---1---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------0------0---2---0---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------2-----------------2--------(0h)2-0---------------------------------| A|---------------3-----------------3-----------------3----2~------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Is just the promise of spring It’s madness on the way e|-----0~-------------------------------------------2-------------------------------| B|---0~---------------------------------------------3-------------------------------| G|-0~-------------------------2---------------------2---------------------------(0)-| D|----------------------------2-------------------------------------------------(0)-| A|----------------------------0---------------------------2-----0---------------(3)-| E|--------------3----------------------------------------------------3--3-----------| Oh, what does it mean? e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------5/7~------| A|--------------------/5------------/7---------------| E|-----------2h3-------------------------------------| Rhythm Guitar: C5 G5 B5 C5 E5 e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------9-------7-------5-------7---------------------| D|--10-------5-------9-------10-------9-------7-x16---5-x16---7-x8---(Pick Scrape)--| A|--10-x16---5-x16---9-x16---10-x16---7-x16---5-------3-------5---------------------| E|---8-------3-------7--------8-------7---------------------------------------------| **** Chorus **** Lead Guitar: To come alive! To come alive! To come alive! e|---------------0-------------------0--------------------0--2--3~--2~-----| B|------------0-----0-------------0-----0-------------0--------------------| G|---------------------------2---------------------------------------------| Repeat D|-------2-------------------0------------------2--------------------------| A|-------0--------------------------------------0--------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Guitar: E5 G5 A5 C5 B5 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|--9----------------------------------| D|--9-x8---5------7------10------9-----| Play 2 times A|--7------5-x8---7-x8---10-x4---9-x4--| E|--0------3------5-------8------7-----| **** Verse 2 **** (just a little change) The entering is soulful conjecturing Oh lost and by the wind grieved ghost e|-----------------------0-----3~---------------------------------------------------| B|----1----------1-------1-----0~--------------------------4-----------------4------| G|----0--------0-------0-------0~--------------------------4-----------------4------| D|----2------2-------0---------0~--------------------------4-----------------4------| A|----3----3-------------------2~--------------------------2-----------------2------| E|-----------------------------3~---------------------------------------------------| Please come back to me again Because the way that she bleeds e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------1------1--1--1--1--1-------------------------------------------------| G|---------------0--(0)-0--2--0--2--0-------------------------------------------------| D|---------------2-------------------------(0h)2-0------------------------------------| A|---------------3----------------------------------3----2~---------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Is in the law that he reads confusing words and deeds e|-----0~---------------------------------------2-----------------------------------| B|---0~----------------------------------------3------------------------------------| G|-0~-------------------------2---------------2---------------------------------(0)-| D|----------------------------2-------------------------------------------------(0)-| A|----------------------------0---------------------------2-----0---------------(3)-| E|--------------3----------------------------------------------------3--3-----------| So, what does it mean? e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------5/7~------| A|--------------------/5------------/7---------------| E|-----------2h3-------------------------------------| Rhythm Guitar: C5 G5 B5 C5 E5 e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------9-------7-------5-------7---------------------| D|--10-------5-------9-------10-------9-------7-x16---5-x16---7-x8---(Pick Scrape)--| A|--10-x16---5-x16---9-x16---10-x16---7-x16---5-------3-------5---------------------| E|---8-------3-------7--------8-------7---------------------------------------------| **** Bridge **** Lead: ...vein of the sacred and profane, poor science in the service of a faith... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--1~---------------------------------------2~----------4~-------------1~---| G|--0~------------------------0~------------2~----------4~-------------0~----| D|--2~-----------------------2~------------2~----------4~-------------2~-----| A|--3~----------------------2~------------0~----------2~-------------3~------| E|-------------------------0~------------------------------------------------| Rhythm: ...vein of the sacred and profane, poor science in the service of a faith... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--5~----------------------0~-----------------------------------------------| D|--5~----------------------2~------------7~------------9~-----------10~-----| A|--3~----------------------2~------------7~------------9~-----------10~-----| E|--------------------------0~------------5~------------7~------------8~-----| Lead & Rhythm: ...but who will bear the mark of Kain? e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------7-7-------7-7-------7-7-------7--8------| D|------------------7-7----7--7-7----7--7-7----7--7--8------| A|------------------5-5----7--5-5----7--5-5----7--5--6------| E|-------------------------5---------5---------5------------| Solo: Rhythm guitar repeats the chorus until the end of the song. I've listed some time slots to help you follow my madness.... 1:41 >>>17>>>>18>>>>19>>>>20>>>>21>>>>22>>>>23-23-23/--------------------| B|--15>>>>-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------9\\4//12\\--0~--| 2:07 e|----------------------------------5p3p0h3p0---------0h3p0----------| B|-5-5p0h5-5p3p0-----3---------3h5------------3h5p3p0-------0h3p0h5--| G|---------------2p0---4~--------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 2:13 e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-3b-5p-3p0--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------2p0----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------2r---0-----2-p-0--------2~-----2-p-0--------2~-----2-p-0--------2~---| A|--------------------------------2p1p0----------------2p1p0---------------2p1p0------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Both guitars end with: C5 B5 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|----55555-44444----| D|----55555-44444----| A|----33333-22222----| E|-------------------| Well there you go, the Quickening in all its glory. Took me a while to tab out (mostly i'm just lazy) so please rate it.
