Hey, instead of studying for my physics final tomorrow, I decided to
"Alot to Lose" by Tesla
Stuart, FL USA
Verse 1: (and intro) guitar 1 lightly distorted
E-|----------0-------------------0------------------0-------------------------|
B-|----------0-------------------0------------------0-------------------------|
G-|-------6--------6----------4--------4---------2--------2-------------------|
D-|----7-------------------6------------------4-------------------------------|
A-|-0-----------0-------0-----------0------0-----------0-----0----------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-3-----2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------4-/-6----then repeat..----------------------------------------|
D-|-3----(3)---(3)------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---(0)---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I'm not sure that this is the exact voicing used (although it sure
is what I would have used if I had written it)
notes in () are not always played.
Intro Riff:
guitar2: uses some really wet sounding sixties rotating leslie
(or digital equivalent perhaps)
E-|-17------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----17---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------(18)u16--14------14--16b(18)~~--------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------16-----------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1 is played 6 times. On first 2 times, only guitar 1 with guitar 2 riff
over it. Next 4 times, both guitars.
Transition 1:
guitar 1:
E-|----------2--------------4---------------4----------------2----------------|
B-|-------3-----3--------5-----5------------5--5-------------2----------------|
G-|----2--------------4------------------6-------------------2----------------|
D-|-0--------------0------------------6-------------------4-------------------|
A-|--------------------------------4-------------------4----------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------2-------------------------|
E-|--------------------5---------------------------5--5-----------------------|
B-|----------7-------------------7-----------------5--5-----------------------|
G-|-------7------7---------7---------7-------------7--7-----------------------|
D-|----7------------7---------7---------7----------7--7-----------------------|
A-|-5----------------------------------------(7)------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^^this part might be played with open note ^^again not sure of voicing,
fingering.. hard to tell but I like this one.
guitar 2: (slow strumming and let ring) Turn off funky leslie sound. pretty
much clean guitar.
D uh..? C#m F#m D D also E
E-|-2-------4-------4-------2------2--5---------------------------------------|
B-|-3-------5-------5-------2------3--7---------------------------------------|
G-|-2-------4-------6-------4------2--7---------------------------------------|
D-|-0-------0-------6-------4------0--7--pause------------------------------7\|
A-|-----------------4-------2------------------2------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------0--slowly crank distortion-----|
Chorus:
In this part, they get an interesting sound by combining single notes on
the two guitars. Guitar 1 is much softer and more subtle than the heavily
distorted guitar 2.
guitar 2:
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-0-----0--0-2-4-----4-----2-----2-----2/4-4/5-5/7--7-----------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 1: the beginning of this part is next to impossible to hear, but
guessing from the symmetry of their other rhythms, this is most
likely what is being played.
E-|--------------4-----4-----2-----2------------------------------------------|
B-|-2-----2------5-----5-----3-----3-----3/5-5/7-7/10-10----------------------|
G-|-2-----2------6-----6-----4-----4------------------------------------------|
D-|-2-----2------6-----6-----4-----4------------------------------------------|
A-|-0-----0------4-----4-----2-----2------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
repeat this twice
Transition 2: both guitars with killer distortion (similar progression
to transition 1)
E-|(2)---(2)---------------------------------------(2)---(2)------------------|
B-|-3-----3----------------(2)---(2)----------------3-----3-----------------2-|
G-|-2-----2-----------------2-----2-----------------2-----2-----------------2-|
D-|-0-----0-----------------2-----2-----4-----4-----0-----0-----------------2-|
A-|-0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----4-----4-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-|
E-|-------------0-----0-----------------2-----2-----------------0-----0-------|
Next:
repeat verse 1, 4 times
transition 1
repeat chorus twice
transition 2
(between transition 2 and solo break, guitars play a couple of semi-muted
A major chords)
Solo Break: (alot of dubbing going on in this part :)
plus you have to have the bass for this part to really sound right )
rhythm guitar 2: gnarly leslie sound again
E-|-------------------------------------0-------------------------------------|
B-|-------------5-----------------2--------2----------------------------------|
G-|-5--------5-----5-----------------2--------2-------------------------------|
D-|-5-----5-----------5--------2-----------------2----------------------------|
A-|-3--3-----------------3--0-------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^^gets totally inaudible in here, but
it has to go something like this.
rhythm guitar 1: distortion
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-5-----------------------2-----------2h3p2---------------------------------|
G-|-5-----------------------2-----------------2-------------------------------|
D-|-5-----------------------2--------------------2----------------------------|
A-|-3-----------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
repeat these twice
Then both rhythm guitars play this:
D C A E
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
B-|-7-----------------------5------------------2----------------0-------------|
G-|-7-----------------------5------------------2----------------1-------------|
D-|-7-----------------------5------------------2----------------2-------------|
A-|-5--------------(17\\)---3------------------0----------------2-------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
Solo: (Slide guitar)
get out your favorite implement for slide picking
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---7--6/7\6----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------7~\2----4--/--5~--4-/-5-\-4-/-5--\4\--2//7~~~-----------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^^of course kinda slide all the notes together
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------10/12\10~--8-8\7--7-7\5--5-5----------------------------|
G-|--------11~---9/11--------------------------------7\6/7/9------------------|
D-|-6.5-//-12~-----------------------------------------------7~-7\------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Now, both guitars run the entire fretboard. Need a guitar with at least 21
frets to play this part.
solo guitar 1: still sliding
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------------------21\--------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-2/4-4/6-6/7-7/9-9/11-11/13-13/14-14/16-16/18-18/19-19/21-21---------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
note: all of these notes are of the same duration, the spacing on guitar2 is
wierd just to line up the 2 digit numbers.
guitar 2:
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-1/2-2/4-4/6-6/8-8/-9--9/11-11/13-13/14-14/16-16/18-18/20-20/21-21---------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------------------------12\--|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
time. On the 8th time through,the fret traversal at the end is
reversed (I think you can figure it out without a transcription :) )
solo 2: killer distortion - he really jams here
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-17-------17----17---17------------------------17--------------------------|
G-|-16-b18---16b18-16---14---16~--------14--16b18----(18)u16-14~--------------|
D-|-------------------------------14h16--------------^pick G string again here|
A-|--------------------------------------------------while still bent up to 19|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^really slow controlled bend here ^let G and B strings ring and
gives screaming resonance slowly unbend G string
E-|-17b19-17~------17---------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------17b19----u17-17~--15p14------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------16b18-16~--14h16p14----14----------------|
D-|------------------------------------------------------16-------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------17p14p12h14--------------------------------------|
B-|-------17------------------------------17p14p12h14-------------------------|
G-|-16b18----(18)u16-14~-\-----------------------------16p14------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------------16-14------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------16\-------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^at this point lots of loud very loud vocals
come in and it's very hard to hear, but this has
got to be pretty darn close.
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-2-----------------------17----------17------------------------------------|
G-|-2--------------14-16b18----(18)u16--b--(18)u16--14h16p14~------14-16b17u16|
D-|-2--------14h16--------------------------------------------14h16-----------|
A-|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^^I think there is something played _really_ softly here but it is
totally inaudible. the transcription starts again at the first point
that you can actually hear the guitar.
E-|--------------------------------------------------17b19-17~----------------|
B-|-------------------------------14h17-------14h17---------------------------|
G-|-------------14h16-------14h16-------14h16---------------------------------|
D-|-------14h16-------14h16---------------------------------------------------|
A-|-14h16---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------17-19b21u19-17~-----17p14p12--7\5-----------------------------------|
B-|-17h19-----------------------------------7p5-------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------/6~---------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^^this part is also impossible to hear, but
I think this is very close to what is being
played.
Next play verse 1 with intro riff again as in the beginning of the song. Ends
with a little picking of the A chord something like this:
E-|-----------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----2p0---0---------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------2---------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---2-------2---------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-0---------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Explanation of Transcription:
\x slide down to fret x
/x slide up to fret x
hx hammer on to fret x
px pull off to fret x
!x! harmonic at fret x
bx bend up to equiv of fret x
ux unbend down to fret x
x~ vibrato at fret x
enjoy!
(Scott Ettinger)