The Living End - The Room (Cheney)
Albumn: Modern Artilery (2003)
No tuning required (E-A-D-G-B-e)
Legend:
^ = full bend (2 frets)
r = return bend
* = half bend (1 fret)
! = accent or emphasis
~ = hold bend/vibrato
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
p = pull-off
h = hammer on
pm = palm muted (|___| = in this area)
NOTE: Many parts of this tab exclude multiple strikings of chords,
other parts (eg. the first line) don't. If the tab seems misleading,
make sure u listen to the song, or know it well, especially for the
solos; the timing and speed are not indicated so use the chord changes
below it to get the timing right. If u look closely its all there...
Intro:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(A) (palm the strings) (F)
"In a room u can build a home..."
e|-0-------------1------------------|-0-------|-0-------3-------------|
B|-1-------------1------------------|-1-------|-1-------3-------------|
G|-0-(strum------2------------------|-0-------|-0-------0-(strum------|
D|-2--a-lot)-----3------------------|-2-------|-2-------0--very-------|
A|-3-------------3------------------|-3-------|-3----------fast)------|
E|----------------------------------|--------3|-----------------------|
(C) (F) (C) (C) (G)
"I wonder if the world is still the same..."
x2
e|--------------1-------|-10----------10-------|
B|-----00-11-33-1-------|-10--10--10-----10----|
G|-2-2----------2-------|-10----8---8------10--|
D|-2-2----------3-------|-8------8---8-------8-|
A|-0-0----------3-------|----------------------|
E|--------------1-------|----------------------|
(Am) (F) (A#aug7?)
"Journey to the life outside..."
e|-0----1-----------1---|-0-
B|-1----1-------1-1-----|-1-
G|-0----1---1-1-------0-|-0-etc...
D|-2----3-3-------------|-2-
A|-3----3---------------|-3-
E|----------------------|---
(C) (Fm) (C)
"Behind..ready to go now"
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
pm |_________| |_____________|
(Am) (G#)
"I want to.......city, get on with my..." [this...]
|<==>|
e|-0--------------------------------------------------------|-8--|
B|-1-------------------------------------------6/8-*9r8p6---|-8--|
G|-0---0---------------------------5-----5-7/8------------9-|-9--|
D|-2---0---------------------5-6-8---6-8--------------------|-10-|
A|-3-------------5-7---5-7-8--------------------------------|----|
E|---\\3-\\5-7-8-----8--------------------------------------|----|
(C) (G) (Am) (C)
"Life....ti_______________me"
[...or this]
|<=======>| x2
e|-0-------|-2----|-0----|--------------------------------|
B|-1-------|-3----|-1----|--------------------------------|
G|-0(strum-|-2----|-2----|----1-----1---------------------|
D|-2-a-lot)|-0----|-3----|----------------3-----0---------|
A|-3-------|------|-3----|--2-----2-----2-----2-------2---|
E|---------|------|------|0-----0-----0-----0-----0-1---1-|
(C) (D) (Fadd7?)(e)
"Ready... ..nooow"
x4 transition riff
e|-0---|-------------------|------------------|
B|-1---|---1-1-1-----------|------------------|
G|-2---|---2-2-2--0-0------|----------------5-|
D|-2---|---2-2-2--0-0--2---|------------4-7---|
A|-0---|-0-0-0-0-------0---|--------5-6-------|
E|----0|-------------------|---/5-8-----------|
(Am) (Am) (G) (A5)
Verse:
e|--0--------0----1--0--0--------4-------|
B|--1-(play--0----3--1--0----5-6---6-5---|
G|--2--ska---0----2--0--1-/4-----------4-| x4
D|--2-style)-1----0--2--2----------------| (per verse)
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
(Am) (e) (Dm)(C)(e)
"So now..."
Chorus: (strum alot)
e|-5-5-3-3----1--|-5-5-3-3----1--1-1-3-3-|
B|-6-6-5-5-3--3--|-6-6-5-5-3--3--1-1-5-5-|
G|-7-7-5-5-2--3--|-7-7-5-5-2--3--2-2-5-5-|
D|-7-7-5-5-0--3--|-7-7-5-5-0--3--3-3-5-5-|
A|-5-5-3-3----1--|-5-5-3-3----1--3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------|---------------1-1-----|
(Dm) (C) (D5)(A#)(Dm)(C)(D5)(A#)(F) (C)
"We will..." "We could be..."
x2
e|---5-5--3-3-----------|------------------|
B|---6-6--5-5--3--3-3-3-|------------------|
G|---7-7--5-5--2--2-2-2-|----------------5-|
D|---7-7--5-5--0--0-0-0-|------------4-7---|
A|-5------3-3-(0)--3---3|--------5-6-------|
E|----------------------|---/5-8-----------|
(Dm) (C) (D5)
"room"
:Go to verse 2, then another chorus, then interlude...:
Interlude - transition:
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------| x4
D|---------9!-------10!-------9!10!12~10-9-10-9-7-6---|
A|-----7-8------7-8------7-8-(x)-etc------------------|
E|-\\\\0-0-0!---0-0-0!---0-0------------------------8-|
(e)
On the 4th time, play this:
e|-------------------------2--------|
B|-------------------------3--------|
G|-------------------------2-(strum-|
D|-9!10!12~10-9-10-9-7-6-4-0--very--|
A|----------------------------fast)-|
E|----------------------------------|
(no chord) (D)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_living_end/room_tab_ver_2.html ]
Actual Interlude: (amp = clean, finger picked)
e|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|---------------------------------|
B|---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1-|---------------------------------|
G|-----2---------------2-----------|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---| x4
D|-3---------3-----0---------0-----|---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2-|
A|---------------------------------|-0---0-----0---------0-----0-----|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
(Faug7?) (Amsus4?) (A5)
"And if I lent my arms to you"
x4 x2
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2-|-2-----2-----0---2-----2-----0-|
D|---3-----3---------0-----0-----|---3-----3---------0-----0-----|
A|-----3-----3---------0-----0---|-----3-----3---------0-----0---|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
(F) (D5?) (F) (F6?)
"Ba bada...
e|-------------------------------|----------------0---------|
B|-------------------------------|----------------1---1---1-|
G|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2-|-2-----2-----2--0---0h2-0-|
D|---3-----3---------3-----3-----|---3-----3------2---------|
A|-----3-----3---------5-----5---|-----3-----3----3---------|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
(F) (F7?) (F) (C)
..."Ba bada da da"
Solo: (use upper/neck pick-up)
e|----------------------------------------------13-13-------------------|
B|----------------13--13-----10--------13-13-13----13h15-13-------------|
G|-------------10-12^-12^-12-10h12-10~~---------------------12h14p12-10-|
D|-------10h12----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10h12----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(F) (Dm) (F)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------10p9----------------10-12^~~r12-|
D|-12~~-----------------------10h12------12p10----10h12-------------|
A|------10-12p10h12~~---10h12------------------13-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Dm) (F) (A#)
e|-------------------------|
B|-10----------------------|
G|-10--12-14--12--12h14-12-|
D|-12---------14--14-------|
A|------------15--15-------|
E|-------------------------|
(Dm) (C)
e|----------------------------10----------------------|
B|-------10----10p11-10p11-13----13p11-10----------10~|
G|-10h12----12----------------------------12p10h12----|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
(F) (Dm)
e|-15^~~~~--------------------------------------------------10--1--0--0---|
B|----------10*~~-------------------------10---------11--13-----3--1--1---|
G|----------10*~~~~~~--------9-10-12-10-9-10--12-14--10---------2--0--2---|
D|---------------------10h12--------------10---------12---------0--2--2---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------3--0---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(F) (Dm) (F) (A#) (Dm)(C)(Am)
Then play the chorus to end...
"We will NEVER LEAVE...": the solo played over the last chorus
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--------10--------10--------10------------------------------|
G|--10--------10--------10--------10------12*13r12p10-12-12*~~~~~~|
D|------12~~~-----12~~~-----12~~~-----12~-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
slowly...
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12*--12p10-12p10------------14*14*14*14*-14*r14p12----14~~~~~--|
D|------------------12~~~~~~--------------------------15----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13^---13^r13p10-----------13^----10------------------------------|
G|-----------------13p10---------------13p10----12*13r12p10---------|
D|-----------------------12------------------12-------------12~~~~~-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|____very fast____| wait |_______very fast again_______|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------10~~-11~~-13~~-15~~-|
G|-------------------------------9~~-10~~-12~~---------------------|
D|-10-----------------------12~~-----------------------------------|
A|----12-10----10--------------------------------------------------|
E|----------13----13-10--------------------------------------------|
slow... it starts fading here...
e|--17*--17~~~--15~~----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------18~~---17~~---15~---17*18r17--15-----|
G|------------------------------------------------------17^-| (can't really
D|----------------------------------------------------------| hear it as
A|----------------------------------------------------------| it fades)
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
And thats about all of it.
Note: knowing Cheney, I've probably left out a whole lot of
vibrato/slides, so make sure to use tons in the solos ;)
Have any comments, suggestions? Email me: matty_pilot@optusnet.com.au
I think I got it pretty much spot on, but if I made a mistake,
ur welcome to correct it.
Matt Gault
