Band: Sparta
Song: Tensioning
Album: Porcelain (2004)
Tuning: Drop D (DADGBE)
This is my first tab, so please rate and make any corrections if necessary.
this may not be the exact way the band plays it but it sounds great to me..please rate
*Strumming pattern may not be right on all parts*
Intro (w/ mild distortion):
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|------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------|
|---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....13....11....---|
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|------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------|
|---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....16....11....---|
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Verse (w/ distortion):
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-11------------9-----------6------------2--|
|--X------------X-----------X------------X--|
|--9------------7-----------4------------0--|
|-------------------------------------------|4x
Pre-Chorus (w/ distortion) :
Gtr. 1
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|-----444444-----777777-----000000000000--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----444444-----777777-----000000000000--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----444444-----777777-----000000000000--------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----444444-----777777-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----444444-----777777----------11h12--11h12--12--12-------11h12--11h12--12--12--|
|----444444-----777777-----------------------------------------------------------|2x
Chorus (w/ mild distortion):
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|------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------|
|---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....13....11....---|
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|------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------|
|---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....16....11....---|
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|------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------|
|---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....13....11....---|
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|------17-------------------------------17---------------------------17....19....21.........----|
|---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18-----------------------------------|
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Verse:
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-11-------------9-----------6-----------2--|
|--X-------------X-----------X-----------X--|
|--9-------------7-----------4-----------0--|
|-------------------------------------------|4x
Pre-Chorus:
Gtr. 1
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----444444-----777777-----000000000000--|
|-----444444-----777777-----000000000000--|
|-----444444-----777777-----000000000000--|2x
Gtr. 2
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----444444-----777777-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----444444-----777777----------11h12--11h12--12--12-------11h12--11h12--12--12--|
|----444444-----777777-----------------------------------------------------------|2x
Chorus:
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|------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------|
|---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....13....11....---|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sparta/tensioning_tab.html ]
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|------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------|
|---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....16....11....---|
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|------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------|
|---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....13....11....---|
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|------17------------------------------------17----------------------17....19....21.........----|
|-----------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18---------------------------------|
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Bridge: (clean)
"cant be wrong this time..."
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|-...21-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|----16.....14.....11...........--|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|5x
Chorus:
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|------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------|
|---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....13....11-------|
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|------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------|
|---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....16....11....---|
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|------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------|
|---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13.....14....13....11....--|
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|------17-------------------------------17---------------------------17....19....21.........----|
|---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18-----------------------------------|
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|-....21-------------------------------------------------------17------17-----------------------|
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|-----------1818181818--1919191919--1818181818--1919191919--------19------19-----181818-161616--|
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|------17-------------------------------17------------------------------------------------------|
|---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18--------13....14....16....11....---|
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|------17-------------------------------17---------------------------17....19....21.........----|
|---------16---16h18--18--18---------------16---16h18--18--18-----------------------------------|
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Outro (w/ distortion):
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|-....21-----------------------------------------------------17-------17--------------------------17-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------1818181818--1919191919--1818181818--1919191919-------19-------19------181818-161616-------|
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please rate...like i said, this may not be the exact way the band plays it but this
pretty close to me..thanks
