Artist: Deftones Song: Minerva Tuning: Db,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb Note: Each chord is part of a sixteenth note. So a “x16” implies to strum that chord for one measure in 4/4 time. Also, see the song order at the bottom of this tab to fit these pieces together. Intro (clean)(barring the 7th fret helps): --8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--- --10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-- --9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--- --10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-- --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--- --10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-- --9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--- --7—(7)(7)(7)-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--- --10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-- --9--9--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--- -----------------7--------7--------7--------7------ --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Riff I (distortion): --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-- --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--- --0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-- --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--- --0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--- Chorus I: (distortion) (clean) ----------3----------8----------------------------- --8-------5----------10-x16------------------------ --7-------4----------9----------------------------- --7--x16--2-x16------------------------------------ --5-------2---------------------------------------- --5-------2---------------------------------------- Chorus II (distortion): ----------3-------(0)------------------------------ --8-------5--------3------------------------------- --7-------4--------2------------------------------- --7--x16--2--x16---0--x32-------------------------- --5-------2--------0------------------------------- --5-------2--------0------------------------------- Riff II (clean): --8---------8---------8---------8------------------ --10--x4----10--x4----10--x4----10--x4------------- --7---------9---------9---------9------------------ --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Riff III ---<7>-x4-|--<12>-x8------------------------------- ----------|-----------<7>-x16---------------------- ----------|---------------------------------------- ----------|---------------------------------------- ----------|---------------------------------------- ----------|---------------------------------------- SONG ORDER: Intro x 1 Riff I x 2 Verse (Riff I) x 4 Chorus I x 1 Riff I x 2 Verse (Riff I) x 4 Chorus II x 2 Riff II x 2 (with Riff III 2nd time) Riff I x 4 Chorus II x 2 Riff 2 x (Fade out) This version seems to work out better for me and gives a fatter sound with all the notes added. Feel free to leave comments. Have fun. Good song here :) -Davery