Edguy - Dead Or Rock Tab

1 = D#     4 = C#
2 = A#     5 = G#
3 = F#     6 = D#

Rhytm

0:00 - 0:10

1 \
2 \
3 2 2 \ X2
4 2 4 2 4 4 /
5x 0 4 x 0 4 4 /
6 2 x 2 x 2/
0:12 - 0:24
1 \
2 5 5 4 4 2 2 \
3 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 \ X2 (During the second time there's
4 2 4 2h4 2 4 2h4 2 2 / pick slide at the end of the riff)
5x 0 x 0 2 2 /
6 /
0:24 - 0:36
1 \
2 5 5 4 4 2 2 \
3 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 \
4 2 4 2h4 2 4 2h4 \
5x 0 x 0 2 2 \
6 \
\ Vocal enter after
1 / this.
2 5 5 5 5 5 5 /
3 2 2 4p2p0 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 /
4 2 4 2h4 5p2p0 2 2 2 2 4\ /
5x 0 x 5p2p0 0 0 x 2 2 4\ /
6 5p2p0 0 0 2\/
0:36 - 0:48 ''No rules...'' ...
1 \
2 \
3 \ X2 (The bass do the same
4 / thing...)
5 /
6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2/7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0/
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0:48 - 1:00 ''There's fire...'' ...
1 \
2 5 5 4 4 2 2 \
3 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 \ X2
4 2 4 2h4 2 4 2h4 2 2 /
5x 0 x 0 2 2 /
6 /
1:01 - 1:12 ''Lady don't...'' ...
1 \
2 \
3 \
4 7 9 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 \
5 7 9 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 \
6 5 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 \

PM . . . . . . . . \ (Before chorus)

/
1 /
2 /
3 /
4 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 14 14 14\ /
5 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 14 14 14\ /
6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 12\ /
PM . . 1:12 - 1:36 ''Go die or rock'' ...
1 \
2 \
3 7 9 4 6 7 11 9 \ X2 (This is the chorus, very basic power
4 7 2 4 7 9 7 2 4 6 7 11 9 / chord.)
5 7 2 4 5 7 7 2 2 4 5 9 7 /
6 5 0 2 5 0 /
1:36 - 1:48
1 \
2 5 5 4 4 2 2 \
3 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 \
4 2 4 2h4 2 4 2h4 2 2 \
5x 0 x 0 2 2 \
6 \ (Play with a lot of wah.)
/
1 /
2 5p4 4h5p4 /
3 2 2 4p2p0 4 4 4 4 4 2 /
4 2 4 2h4 4p2p0 4 2 2 /
5x 0 x 5p2p0 0 2 /
6 5p2p0 0/
PM . 1:48 - 2:00 ''She reigns and'' ...
1 \
2 \
3 \ X2
4 4 9 7 2 /
5 4 9 7 2 /
6 2 7 5 0 /
2:00 - 2:12 ''We're caviar to'' ...
1 \
2 5 5 4 4 2 2 \
3 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 \ X2 (During the second time there's
4 2 4 2h4 2 4 2h4 2 2 / is a small change on rhytm with the
5x 0 x 0 2 2 / ''5'' on second and third string.
6 / 4 Just listen to the song for the
good rhytm.) 2:13 - 2:24 ''Oh we have'' ...
1 \
2 \
3 \
4 7 9 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 \
5 7 9 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 \
6 5 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 \

PM . . . . . . . . \ (Before chorus,same as

/ first pre-chorus but with

1 / lead.)
2 /
3 /
4 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 14 14 14\ /
5 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 14 14 14\ /
6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 12\ /
2:24 - 2:48 ''Go die or rock'' ...
1 \
2 \
3 7 9 4 6 7 11 9 \ X2 (This is the chorus, very basic power
4 7 2 4 7 9 7 2 4 6 7 11 9 / chord.)
5 7 2 4 5 7 7 2 2 4 5 9 7 /
6 5 0 2 5 0 /
2:48 - 2:54 ''Expert on art'' ...
1 5 \
2 5 \
3 7 \ (n clean let ring)
4 7 9 /
5 5 9 /
6 7 /
2:54 - 3:00 ''Aristocratic'' ...
1 \
2 \
3 \ X4 (Play this progressively and slowly
4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 / unleashed palm mute.)
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 / (Distortion)
6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3/
PM . . . . . . . . 3:00 - 3:18 ''Don't need no'' ...
1 \
2 \ (Power chord here are
3 2 4 \ played only by the
4 2 4 \ rhytm.)
5 0 2 \
6 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 \ (Hard part to tab, both
/ guitar playing in clean
1 / with some chorus and
2 / reverb i think.)
3 2 2 /
4 2 2 / (Power chord here are
5 0 x 0 / played by both guitar.)
62 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2/
3:18 - 3:24 ''Go down on you'' ...
1 \
2 \
3 \
4 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 \
5 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 \
6 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 \

/ (Pre-solo, play in distortion.)

1 /
2 /
3 /
4 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 14 14 14\ /
5 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 14 14 14\ /
6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 12\ /
3:24 - 4:12
1 \
2 \
3 7 9 4 6 7 11 9 \ X4 (Rhytm during solo, then chorus)
4 7 2 4 7 9 7 2 4 6 7 11 9 /
5 7 2 4 5 7 7 2 2 4 5 9 7 /
6 5 0 2 5 0 /
4:12 - 4:24
1 \
2 5 5 4 4 2 2 \
3 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 \
4 2 4 2h4 2 4 2h4 2 2 \
5x 0 x 0 2 2 \
6 \ (Outro)
/
1 /
2 /
3 2 2 4p2p0 2 4p2p0 4/9 0 8 0 6 4 6 2 2 /
4 2 4 2h4 4p2p0 2 2 2 2 /
5x 0 0 0 x 2 2 /
6 0 0/
4:24 - 4:50
1 \
2 \
3 2 2 \ (You can pick or let ring
4 2 4 4 2 4 4 9 9 7 2 4 4\ / on last power chord.)
5x 0 4 4 x 0 4 4 9 9 7 2 4 4\ /
6 2 2 2 2 7 7 5 0 2 2\ /
Lead (Most of the time have Wah) 0:01 - 0:10
1 12b~ \
2 10 12 12b(14)r(12)h10 \
3 /11~ /11 11~ \ (Let ring last bend)
4 /
5 /
6 /
0:11 - 0:16
1 12br 9 \
2 12br 10 10 12 12br h 10 \
3 11~\ /11 11~ \ (The second lead is played more
4 / softly)
5 /
6 /
0:17 - 0:24
1 9 9 17 17 17 \
2 12 12br 10 17b (19) (19) (19)\ \
3 11~\ \ (Hold the bend on A# string while
4 / hitting the 17's frets on the D#
5 / string)
6 /
0:42 - 0:48 ''Full moon...'' ...
1 \
2 \
3 \ (Let ring, up and down with wah wah, on right panning)
4 14/16~ /
5 /
6 /
0:55 - 0:58 ''Stick waving...'' ...
1 \
2 \
3 4ph 4ph6ph4ph 2ph 4ph 4ph6ph4ph 2ph 4ph~\ \ (Follow the vocal, with wah wah, slide
4 / from 4 to 6 to 4 without picking your
5 / string.)
6 /
1:04 - 1:06
1 \
2 \
3 2br 2 4p2p0 \ (With wah wah, you can alterne a bit the
4 4~ 4p2p0 / pull off part.)
5 5p2p0 /
6 5p2p0/
2:16 - 2:22
114 14 \
217b 17b 14h17p14 19brb \
3 14h17p14 \ (With wah wah, the last bend sound a bit
4 16p14h16~\ / weird. Do a pick slide after bending the
5 / second's string.)
6 /
3:00 - 3:18
1 THEN \
2 \
3 2 2 \ (Follow rhytm, the first's power chord the rhytm do
44 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4... 2 2 / lead continue playing, second's power chord, lead
5 0 x 0 / do with lead. Hard to tab, sound to me like clean with
6 / reverb and chorus.)
3:18 - 3:21
1 \
2 \
3 \ (Pick the string while bending...
4 7b (7 7 8 8 9 9) 0 7 / Pickslide at the end, it's aint a
5 X\ / pick slide in the sound but i can't
6 X\/ tab the noize he make...)
3:21 - 3:27
1 7br
2 7 7 10 7~ 7 10 10 7~ 17brb~ 17 19 19brb~
3 9b 6 9
4
5
6
3:27 - 3:30
1 12 \
214 15 17 15h17p15 14h15p14 12h14p12 10 12b (14) r(12) 12ph~\ \
3 \(Hold bend while picking
4 /the first string.)
5 /
6 /
3:30 - 3:36
1 \
2 10b(11) 10 7 10 \
3 9 6 9b (11) r(9) 6 9~\ 6h7h9p7p6 7h9h11p9p7 9h11h13h14p11p9~\ \ (The last lead
4 / part is wrong...)
5 /
6 /
3:36 - 3:39
1 \
2 17h14 17h14 17h14 17 15p14h15p14\12h14p12\10h12p10\9h10p9\7h9p7\5~ \
3 14 14 \ (Probably wrong
4 / too...)
5 /
6 /
3:40 - 3:45
1 19brb 17 19 14 16 17 14~\
2 12 14 15b T17 (17) \
3 12 14 16 \ (Hold bend on second string
4 12 14 16 / while taping on 17th frets.
5 / Don't release bend's after.)
6 /
PM . . . . . . 3:45 - 3:50
1 17 12 \
2 15 17b (19) r(17) 10 12b (14) r(12) 12 10h12p10h12p10h12 10~ \
3 11 \ (Hold bend while picking
4 / the first string. Hard solo
5 / sorry for bads notes but
6 / there's so much of wah...)
4:32 - 4:50
1 \
2 \
3 \ (mprovise a bit the ending)
47br 4 4 4 /
5 4 7 7 4 7 ... /
6 /
/ : Slide from belows \ : Slide downwards ~ : Vibrato or Let ring x : Dead Note b : Bend r : Release (from bending) h/p : Hammer On/Pull off ... : Keep repeating... That it, very long tab... Hope you like... I'll probably tab it in guitar pro soon too... Awesome Edguy's song! Comment and rate please! Thanks!

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