Finger Eleven - Quicksand Tab

S1: Quicksand (Finger Eleven)

Intro:

Drums begin and pre intro riff comes in at 0.05 seconds

Pre-Intro Riff:

Guitars 1 and 2
e
b
g 5 \4 4
d 5 \4 4
a 3 \2 2
e 3 \2 2

Intro Riff:

Guitars 1 and 2 Repeat x5
e
b
g 9 \7 7 5\4 4
d 2 2 9 \7 7 5 5 5\4 4
a 2 2 7 \5 5 5 5 3\2 2
e 0 0 7 \5 5 3 3 3\2 2

Verse 1: No Guitar

"Slow, sinking feeling, kills the mood, your conveying And it pulls me far down below, it might be best if you go [stereo tremelo and a phaser combined will make this effect sound good] "Can it not wait and hope for the best, will it not stop a while to rest I need to get up, yeah need to get up " e-------------10--12---------------- b-------0-------0---0------------------ g--------0--------------------------- Nevermind cause I've, I've done enough
e
b
g //// 9 9
d 2 2 2 2 2 2//// 9 9
a 2 2 2 2 2 2//// 7 7
e 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7

Chorus 1: Guitars 1 and 2

Cause the world waits around but i keep
e
b
g 5 5 4 4 4 4
d 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
a 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 2 2 2 2
e 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
Slipping and losing ground, do I not
e
b
g 5 5 4 4 4 4
d 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
a 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 2 2 2 2
e 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
Try so hard so good, I can't keep
e
b
g 5 5 4 4 4 4
d 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
a 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 2 2 2 2
e 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
Changing just because, you think i should.
e
b
g 5 5 4 4 4 4
d 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
a 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 2 2 2 2
e 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
G1- with wah pedal and a type of phaser (tremelo picking)
e 2/3/4/5/6/7 \\\\\\
b 2/3/4/5/6/7 \\\\\\
g-2/3/4/5/6/7--\\\\\\-(DIGITECH WHAMMY PEDAL USED DURING THE DECREASING SLIDE)
d 2/3/4/5/6/7 \\\\\\
a \\\\\\
e \\\\\\
"Said, all I need to, and you dont understand still wish you saw,picture my minds eyes are deep and their cynical
e
b
g 7/9 9 9
d 7/9 9 9
a 5/7 7 7
e 5/7 7 7
One, taken four more, kills the pain healing that sore [stereo tremelo and a phaser combined will make this effect sound good]
e 0 10 12
b 0
g 0
Ive taken whats left i took it all
e 10~~
b
g
now you won't let me forget forget forget now that the
e
b
g //9 9
d 2 2 2 2 2 2//9 9
a 2 2 2 2 2 2//7 7
e--------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7------------ pm=gradulaly lift off Cause the world waits around but i keep
e
b
g 5 5 4 4 4 4
d 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
a 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 2 2 2 2
e 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
Slipping and losing ground, do I not
e
b
g 5 5 4 4 4 4
d 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
a 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 2 2 2 2
e 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
Try so hard so good, I can't keep
e
b
g 5 5 4 4 4 4
d 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
a 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 2 2 2 2
e 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
Changing just because, you think i should.
e
b
g 5 5 4 4 4 4
d 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
a 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 2 2 2 2
e 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2

BRIDGE:- Guitar1 plays the E5 and G5, Guitar2 plays these riffs over it

E5 G5 Stop your talking down
e
b
g 13 13 13 13 13/14 ///19~
d
a 11 11 11 11 11/12 ///17~
e
E5 G5 I lack the strenght to sit or stand
e
b
g 13 13 13 13 13/14 ///19~ 21~
d
a 11 11 11 11 11/12 ///17~ 19~
e
E5 G5 I lost my self confidence
e
b
g 13 13 13 13 13/14 ///19~ 18~
d
a 11 11 11 11 11/12 ///17~ 16~
e
e
D5 C#5 E5 In the Quicksand
e
b
g 19~ 18~ 21~
d X4 (on fourth, do not play the high note)
a 17~ 16~ 19~
e

INTERLUDE: Guitar 1 holds the E5 while guitar 2 plays little riff

Riff 1-no distortion, weird effects pedal

e
b
g
d----6~------------6~---------6~-----------6~-0-6/9-9- X2
a 5 5 7 5 7 5 5 7
e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1st time- no lyrics 2nd time- "Not now, or ever, sink slowly my treasure"

After 2x Guitar 1 plays same riff with distortion X2

After those 2 Guitar one plays same riff with wah

Guitar two plays this riff

Riff 2

e
b 9~ 9~ 9~ 9~ 0 9/12 12~
g 7 7 9 7 9 7 7 9
d X2
a
e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
On 2nd time, guitar one plays this (tremelo picking)
e
b
g 13 14 16 19 21
d
a 11 12 14 17 19
e

CHORUS 3: Same as chorus 1 and 2

ENDING:

Riff 1- with distortion, Guitar 1 X2

Riff 2- with distortion, Guitar 2 X2

THAT'S IT, IT SEEMS PRETTY COMPLICATED BUT JUST LISTEN TO THE SONG AND FIGURE OUT THE TIMING AND IT SHOULD BE PRETTY EASY.

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