Pain Of Salvation - Disco Queen
From the album: Scarsick
Transcribed by Travis Lausch
email: lauscho at gmail dot com
Intro riff/chorus
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| 7 7 7 7 | 10 10 5 5 | 3 3 3 3 | |
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| 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 3 3 | 1 1 1 1 | |
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First two repeats are sampled, with wah effects. For the rest of the song, these parts
played with distortion.
"Oooh ooooooh ooh ooh ooh ooh AAAAAH!"
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| x x 7 xx 7 5 | 5 7 xx 5 | x x 7 xx 7 5 | 5 7 xx 5 |
| x x 7 xx 7 5 7 | 5 7 xx | x x 7 xx 7 5 7 | 5 7 xx 3 |
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| 7 7 7 7 | 10 10 5 5 | 3 3 3 3 | |
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| 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 3 3 | 1 1 1 1 | |
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"Tonight... I'll fall"
(With wah)
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Verse
(w/whammy pedal one octave up)
/------\ /---\ /-------\ /---\ /-------\ /---\ /-------\ /---\--|
| 17 17 18 | 18 17 | 17 15 | 15 |
| 15 15 15 | 15 15 15 | 15 15 15 | 15 15 15 |
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| 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7b 7b 7b 7b |
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| 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 |
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| 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 | 10 10 10 10 | 10 10 10 10 |
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| 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 8 8 | 8 8 8 8 |
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| 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 |
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| 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 |
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| 12 12 12 12 | 12 12 12 12 | 15 15 15 15 | 17 17 17 17 |
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| 10 10 10 10 | 10 10 10 10 | 13 13 13 13 | 15 15 15 15 |
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| 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 |
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| 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 |
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Then play the first three riffs as the chorus again.
Play the verse riffs again.
On last repeat of the verse riff, Gtr. 1 holds its note and bends it while the other instruments rest:
Then play the first two riffs as the chorus again.
Interlude
(w/wah)
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| 7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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| 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 |
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| 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 |
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| 10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~b14~~~~~~~ |
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| 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 |
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| 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 |
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Bridge
(Time change to 7/4)
Both gtrs.
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| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
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| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
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(w/tremolo)
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| 2 3 2 3 | 2 3 |
| 0 1 | 2 1~~~~~~~~~~~\\ |
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Both gtrs.
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| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
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| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
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(w/tremolo)
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| 2 3 2 3 | 2 3 |
| 0 1 | 2 1~~~~~~~~~~~\\ |
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| 2 3 2 3 | 2 3 |
| 0 1 | 2 3~~~~~~~~~~~\\ |
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(w/dist)
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| 7 7 | 7 7 |
| 7 8 | 7 8 | x2 |
| 5 5 | 5 5 |
| 5 5 | 5 5 |
| 5 5 | 5 5 |
Guitar/Keyboard harmony solo
Gtr. 1
| 17b18 17 17 17 | 17b18 17 17 17 |
| 18b20 b20 18 15 | 20b22~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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|Gtr. 2
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| 18b20 18 18 15 15b16 15 15 | 18b20 18 18 15 15b16~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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|Gtr. 2
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| 15 15 14 14 12 12 10 | 15 14 14 10 10b12~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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2nd Bridge
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| 2 3 2 3 | 2 3 |
| 0 1 | 2 1~~~~~~~~~~~\\ |
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| 2 3 2 3 | 2 3 |
| 0 1 | 2 3~~~~~~~~~~~\\ |
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Both gtrs.
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| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
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| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
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(w/tremolo)
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| 2 3 2 3 | 2 3 |
| 0 1 | 2 1~~~~~~~~~~~\\ |
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Gtr.1 (w/dist)
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| 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
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| 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
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(w/tremolo)
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| 2 3 2 3 | 2 3 |
| 0 1 | 2 1~~~~~~~~~~~\\ |
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| 2 3 2 3 | 2 3 |
| 0 1 | 2 3~~~~~~~~~~~\\ |
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Guitar/Keyboard/Vocal harmony solo
Gtr. 1
| 17b18 17 17 17 | 17b18 17 17 17 |
| 18b20 b20 18 15 | 20b22~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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| 18b20 18 18 15 15b16 15 15 | 18b20 18 18 15 15b16~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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| 15 15 14 14 12 12 10 | 15 14 14 10 10b12~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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3rd Bridge
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| 2 3 2 3 | 2 3 |
| 0 1 | 2 1~~~~~~~~~~~\\ |
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| 2 3 2 3 | 2 3 |
| 0 1 | 2 3~~~~~~~~~~~\\ |
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(w/dist)
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| 7 7 | 7 7 |
| 7 8 | 7 8 | x2 |
| 5 5 | 5 5 |
| 5 5 | 5 5 |
| 5 5 | 5 5 |
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| 7 x x x 7 x x x x 7 x x 7 x x 7 x x |
| 7 x x x 7 x x x x 8 x x 8 x x 8 x x | x4 |
| 5 x x x 5 x x x x 5 x x 5 x x 5 x x |
| 5 x x x 5 x x x x 5 x x 5 x x 5 x x |
| 5 x x x 5 x x x x 5 x x 5 x x 5 x x |
Time change to 4/4
Rest for one bar
Gtr. 1
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|Gtr. 2
Then play the first two riffs as the chorus until the end.
Harmony guitar solo over final chorus
Gtr. 1
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| 17h18 17h18~~~ 17 17 18 | 17h18 17h18~~~ 17 17 18 |
| 19 | 19 19~~~~~ |
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|Gtr. 2
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| 13h15 13h15~~~ 13 13 15 | 13h15 13h15~~~ 13 13 15 |
| 14 | 14 10~~~~~ |
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Tab legend
x = muted note
h/p = hammer on/pull off
/--... = rock pedal toe-down
...--\ = rock pedal toe-up
b = bend string
~~~ = vibrato
(x) = tied note from previous staff
And that's all. Be sure to email me with any comments or corrections.