Band: Suicidal Tendencies
Album: Suicidal Tendencies
Song: Subliminal
Copyright (c) (Virgin) (1983)
Version 1.0 - (10/06/05)
Transcribed By: Steve
Email: stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tunning E A D G B E
Main Riff
E-------------------------------|
B-----------------2-2\1--1-1-1--|
G--------4--4-4\3-3-3\2--2-2-2--|
D-2--2-2x5--5-5\4-4-4\3--3-3-3--|
A-2--2-2x5--5-5\4-4-4\3--3-3-3--|
E-0--0-0-3--3-3\2-2-2\1--1-1-1--| Rpt 3 X
Pick scrape
E-------------------------------|
B-----------------2-2\1--1------|
G--------4--4-4\3-3-3\2--2------|
D-2--2-2x5--5-5\4-4-4\3--3------|
A-2--2-2x5--5-5\4-4-4\3--3-\-\--|
E-0--0-0-3--3-3\2-2-2\1--1--\-\-|
[--PM--] [--PM--]
E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G---------9---------12--\111111101010--|
D---------9---------12--\111111101010--|
A---------7---------10--\9-9-9\8-8-8---|
E-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------------------| Rpt 3 X
Appears end of 2nd time.
Trill
E--------|
B--------|
G-10p8---|
D--------|
A--------|
E--------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/suicidal_tendencies/subliminal_tab_ver_2.html ]
[--PM--] [--PM--]
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G---------9---------12--\111111101010------(10)----------|
D---------9---------12--\111111101010------(10)----------|
A---------7---------10--\9-9-9\8-8-8-------(8)-----------|
E-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------------------------------------|
Chorus
Riff A
E----------------|
B----------------|
G----------------|
D-2--------------|
A-2-2-2-2-5-6\5--|
E-0-0-0-0-3X4\3--| Rpt 4 X
Riff B
E-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D-7------7------7------9-9-9-9--|
A-7-xxxx-7-xxxx-7-xxxx-9-9-9-9--|
E-5-xxxx-5-xxxx-5-xxxx-7-7-7-7--|
Rpt Riff A 4 X
Rpt Riff B
Rpt Riff A 4 X
Rpt Main Riff
~~~~~
E-------------------------------|
B-----------------2-2\1---------|
G--------4--4-4\3-3-3\2---------|
D-2--2-2x5--5-5\4-4-4\3---------|
A-2--2-2x5--5-5\4-4-4\3---------|
E-0--0-0-3--3-3\2-2-2\1--1b-----|
Rpt Verse
Alternate Verse Riff
E---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G---9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12\11111110101010--|
D-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12\11111110101010--|
A-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10\9-9-9\8-8-8-8---|
E-0-------------------------------------|
Rpt Riff A 4 X
Rpt Chorus
Rpt Main Riff
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------2-2\1----1-/3-/4--|
G--------4--4-4\3-3-3\2----3b/5b/6b-|
D-2--2-2x5--5-5\4-4-4\3-------------|
A-2--2-2x5--5-5\4-4-4\3--3----------|
E-0--0-0-3--3-3\2-2-2\1--1----------|
Rpt Verse
E------|
B------|
G------|
D-2----|
A-2----|
E-0----|
END
