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the Quickening - Bad Religion

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Tabbed by: Justin Le Tourneau

Email: duffdrinkinhomer@yahoo.com

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 <-- time

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--/14--------12h14p12h14p12-------14p12----------------------|

A|----------------------------14p12-------14p12----12h13h14~---|

E|----------------------------------------------14-------------|

1:44

e|----------------------------------------12----------------------|

B|--------------------------------12------12-------15-------------|

G|-----12~-------12~-------12h14--14b--------14b-------14br-12----|

D|--14------14--------14------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

1:48

e|-----------12h14h15p14p12--------12~--------12h14h15-14p12------|

B|-15p12h15----------------15-15br----------------------------15--|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

 

e|-12--12br-------12~-12h14h15p14p12-----------------------------|

B|----------15br---------------------15p14p12----12h15p12--------|

G|--------------------------------------------14----------14p12--|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

1:53

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----12h14p12-------------------------------------------------------|

D|-14------------14p12----12h14p12-----------------------------------|

A|---------------------14----------14p12h14p12p10----12p11p10--------|

E|------------------------------------------------12-------------12~-|

 

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------12-------14p12h14p12-------12--|

G|------------------------------------12-------14p12h14p12h14-14-12--|

D|-----------------------12--14------------14--------------14-14-----|

A|-----------10--12--14------------14--------------------------------|

E|--10--12-----------------------------------------------------------|

1:58

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|----------12h14-12-15---------15-------15---------15------15------12-12--|

G|-14p12h14p12h14-12-14----14b------14b-------14b---14b--(14)r--14b-12-12--|

D|-14p12h14----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

(Trem Pick) 2:04

e|--15>>>>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.

 

 

 

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