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Rollins Band – Liar tab
"Liar" album: Weight year: 1994 translated by Michiel Hautus, May 3th 03, The Netherlands MORE MORE MORE ROLLINS TABS (i.a. What Am I Doing Here, Black And White, Disconnect, What Have I Got, Do It, Step Back.....): http://home.hccnet.nl/michiels.gitaarparadijs/ general note 1: many riffs in this song return ever in a little changed way but not all the versions are written out general note 2: guitar plays besides the distortion the whole song with kind of light effect explanation signs: 7h8 = hammer-on 7p5 = pull-off 7b8r7 = bend 7th fret to 8th and release to old position 7b = bend the string a little bit ~ = vibration ~~ = much vibration \ = slide down / = slide up x = percussionstrike (2) = is played sometimes ^7^ = natural harmonic >7 = give accent ^7 = upstroke ( = striked as arpeggio R = rest INTRO clean toneE ----------------|------------------|-----------------------|B ----------------|------------------|-----------------------|G ------->2-------|(hold)->2---------|-----------------------|D ----------------|------------------|------2h4-R----2h4-----|A --2-------------|--0---------------|-------------------2h4-|E ----------------|------------------|-3--------0------------| |--let ring-------------| |________|_ these two tones played by bassnote: bass plays: B - A - G - EE ------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|B ------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|G ------------------|--2------------------|----------------------------|D ---2--2h4--2h4~---|----2----2-2h4-2h4~--|--4b5r4-2--2h4-2--------2h4-|A -2----------------|--0---0--------------|--------------------2h4-----|E ------------------|---------------------|----------------------------| |-let ring-----------------------------|note: bass plays: B - A - G - EE ------------------|--------------------|-louder----------------|----------------|B ------------------|--------------------|-4-------^4-R----------|----------------|G ------------------|--2-----------------|-4-------^4-R-4--------|---------drum---|D ---2--2h4-2h4~----|----2---2-2/4-2/4~--|-4------------4--------|-hold----fill---|A -2----------------|--0---0-------------|-6------------x--------|chord-----------|E ------------------|--------------------|-4------------4--------|----------------| |-let ring----------------------------|note: bass plays: B - A - G# RIFF A VERSE clean tone (basis version which has many additional fills)E --------------------------------|-------------------------------|B -(7)-----^7-R-(7)---------------|-------------------------------|G --7------^7-R--7----------------|--------------7----------------|D --7-----(^7)R--7----------------|--------------7----------------|A --9------------x----------------|--------------0----------------|E --7------------7----------------|-5--------R--------------------|| |-played by bassE -----------------------|-----------------------|B -4-------^4-R----------|-----------------------|G -4-------^4-R-4--------|-----------------------|D -4------------4--------|--(hold chord)---------|A -6------------x--------|-----------------------|E -4------------4--------|-----------------------|RIFF A2 VERSE clean tone last time before transition to riff BE --7-^7-R------------------------|-------------------------------|B --7-^7-R------------------------|--------------------7/-9--9\---|G --7-^7-R----x--7----------------|--------------7-----7/-9--9\---|D --7---------x--7----------------|--------------7----------------|A ---------------x----------------|--------------0----------------|E ---------------7------------7-0-|-5--------R--------------------| |bass-|TRANSITION RIFF A TO B distortionE -----------------------|-----------------------|B -4---------4-----------|-----------------------|G -4---------4-----------|--------tremelo/-------|D -4---------4-----------|---------noise---------|A -x---------x------(hold chord)-----------------|E -4-----4---4-----------|-----------------------| |-let ring------------|RIFF B CHORUS distortion (. marked tones: bend slowly)E ----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|B ----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|G ----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|D ----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|A ------------------>2b-|------------------>2b-|------------------>2b-|E -4b---1-4b---1-4b-----|-4b---1-4b---1-4b-----|-4b---1-4b---1-4b-----| . . . . . .E ----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|B ----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|G --------4b------6-5-4-|----------------------|----------------------|D -6b---3------3--------|----------------------|----------------------|A ----------------------|------------------>2b-|--------2b-------->2b-|E ----------------------|-4b---1-4b---1-4b-----|-4b---1------1-4b-----| . . . . . .E ----------------------|----------------------------|B ----------------------|----------------9b11r9--9~\-|G ----------------------|----------7--10-------------|D ----------------------|-----6--9-------------------|A ------------------>2b-|-5-8------------------------|E -4b---1-4b---1-4b-----|----------------------------| . .RIFF A2 VERSE distortion (basis version which has many additional fills)E ------------------------|-------------------^7-R-|B -7---^7-R----7-----^7-R-|-----------x-------^7-R-|G -7---^7-R--x-7-----^7-R-|-7--^7-R---x-7-----^7-R-|D -7---------x-7-----^7-R-|-7--^7-R-----7---7------|A -x-----------x----------|-0--^0-R-----0----------|E -7-----------7---x------|------------------------|| | | | |-----------|------------|-----------|--mute these tones slightlyE ------------------------|------------------6-----|B ------------------------|--4-R-4-R---4-----6-----|G -4--------4-------------|--4-R-4-R---4-----6-----|D -4--------4-------------|--4-R-4-R-----x-x---x-x-|A -x--------x-------------|------------------------|E -4---x-x--4----4\-------|------------------------|| | |--------|---mute these tones slightlySOLO (bass plays in key of F)E --------------------------------------------------------|B --------------------------------------------------------|G --------------------------------------------------------|D -------------------->3----------------------------------|A -2----2h3p2----2h3R----2~--2h-3p-2---2h3p2---2h3-2->4\--|E ---1--------1----------------------1-------1------------|E -----------------------------------------------------------|B -------------------------->9--------->9---------->9--------|G -/7~----7h8p7-----7h8-7-R----7~--7h8----7~\--7h8----7\/8\--|D -----6--------6~-------------------------------------------|A -----------------------------------------------------------|E -----------------------------------------------------------|E ---------------------------------------------------------|B ---------------------------------------------------------|G ---------------------->4---------------------------------|D -3----3h4p3-----3h4-R----3~\--3-4-3---3-4-3-3~--3-4-7~\--|A ---2--------2~----------------------2--------------------|E ---------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | |-|-|---|-|-|-- play these tones staccato with light accentE ----------------------------->11------------11-----------11-------------|B -/10----10h11-10-----10h11-x-----10~--10-11----10-----10----10---11~~\--|G -----8-----------8~-------------------------------9\8----------8--------|D ------------------------------------------------------------------------|A ------------------------------------------------------------------------|E ------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------| play this part staccato with light accentINTERLUDE clean tone Here is repeated more or less the intro, which is followed by a variation (see below) variation:E -------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|B -------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|G ------^2----------^2-----|------^2----------^4-----|---------------------------|D ----2----^4-----2----^4--|----2----^4-----2----^2--|---2--2h4-2~---2h4-2h4p2~--|A -2-----------2-----------|-0-----------0-----------|---------------------------|E -------------------------|-------------------------|-3-------------------------| |-let ring----------------------------------------|E -------------------------|-------------------------|B -------------------------|-------------------------|G ------^2----------^2-----|------^2----------^4-----|D ----2----^4-----2----^4--|----2----^4-----2----^2--|A -2-----------2-----------|-0-----------0-----------|E -------------------------|-------------------------| |-let ring----------------------------------------|E -----------------------|-----------------------|B -4---------4-----------|-----------------------|G -4---------4-----------|--------tremelo/-------|D -4---------4-----------|---------noise---------|A -x---------x------(hold chord)-----------------|E -4-----4---4-----------|-----------------------| |-let ring------------|note: starting with the 4th bar, the distortion is slowly activated again RIFF C distortionE ------------------|--------------------|-----------|B ------------------|-5------------------|-----------|G -7--7----7--7-----|-7---7--7/9-9-7-9-7-|-0---------|D -7--7----7--7-----|-7---7--7/9-9-7-9-7-|-0-----2---|A -x--x----x--x-----|-0------------------|-2-----2---|E -7--7--x-7--7-\---|--------------------|-3---x-0---| |-mute slightly--| |-let |-mute slightly-| ring-|END (instead of 3th bar riff C) distortionE --------------------------------------(7~----------------|B --------------------------------------(7~----------------|G --------------------------------------(7~----------------|D --------------------------------------(7~----------------|A -0---------7~---------------^12^-------------------------|E -3~--------0---------0-2-0-------------------------------| |-let ring-| |mute slightly-----|note: a second guitar produces meanwhile extra sounds