Life Is Killing Me Chords & Tabs
Band: Type O Negative
Album: Life Is Killing Me
Song: Life Is Killing Me
Tuning: B E A D F# B
Notes
+ Intro - You can also use the A string to play the slide notes which would
require less finger movement. I just prefer the way I tabbed it.
+ Verse 1 and the quiet part before it are played by a synth.
I toggle to the neck position and turn my tone knob to zero on the guitar and play softly.
+ Verse endings: I’m not 100% sure on these.
Please comment if you have a better way of playing them.
+ Chorus is bass and keys driven. I put the bass notes so you can play power chords if you want,
but I also put the 'real' guitar part first - which are the lead lines.
+ Verse 3 Variation is pretty close. It is really hard to tell the difference
between keys and guitar in many parts.
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+Intro
Rhythm x2
B |-----------------------|----------------------|
F#|-----------------------|----------------------|
D |-------------2-2-4-5---|----------------------|
A |-------------2-2-4-5---|-------------9-9------|
E |--4-4-4/7/9b-0-0-2-3---|--4-4-4/7/9b-7-7-9-7--|
B |--2-2------------------|--2-2------------7-5--|
B |-------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------|
A |-------------2-2-4-5-----------------------|
E |--4-4-4/7/b9-0-0-2-3---------2--3--4--7----|
B |--2-2-----------------2~--5~---------------|
Lead (keys arranged for guitar. Come in on second rhythm play through)
B |--17-16^17^16------------17-16^17^16-----21~--|
F#|--------------17-14~-----------------17-------|
D |----------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------|
B |--17-16^17^16---------------21~--------------|
F#|--------------17-14~-------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------|
+Verse 1 (Synth arranged for guitar)
B |------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------|
B |--9--------6---------5---------7----------|
+Chorus 1 (Life is killing me . . .)
Lead x2
B |----------------7-9---------------7-6-4--|
F#|--9-99999^7-7-9-----5-55555^7-5-7--------|
D |-----------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------|
Rhythm x2
B |------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------|
E |--6-6666-6/4-4444-42-2222-24-4444-4/6-/x--|
B |--4-4444-4/2-2222-20-0000-02-2222-2/4 /x--|
**** **** **** ****
+Verse 2
Rhythm (1st, 2nd, and 4th times through)
B |-----------------------------------------|--------|-------|
F#|-----------------------------------------|--------|-------|
D |-----------------------------------------|--------|-------|
A |-----------------------------------------|--------|-------|
E |--11111111111111-8888888-7777777-9999999-|-/9/7/9-|-------|
B |---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6666666-5555555-7777777-|-/9/7/9-|-4^6/9-|
************* ******* ******* *******
Rhythm (3rd time through)
B |--------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------|
E |--1111111111/9/88888/9/8/777777-8/9999999---9v----|
B |---9-9-9-9-9/7/66666/7/6/555555-6/7777777-7----9--|
********** ***** ****** *******
+Chorus 2 (Life is killing me . . .)
Lead x2
B |----------------7-9---------------7-6-4--|
F#|--9-99999^7-7-9-----5-55555^7-5-7--------|
D |-----------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------|
Rhythm x2
B |---------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------|
E |--6-6666-6/4-4444-42-2222-24-4444-4/6--|
B |--4-4444-4/2-2222-20-0000-02-2222-2/4--|
**** **** **** ****
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/type_o_negative/life_is_killing_me_tab.html ]
+Verse 3
Lead variation (1st, 2nd, and 4th times through)
B |-------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------12--------------|
D |--13--------------------------------11-11--------|
A |--11-------------11---------11-11-------9--//xx--|
E |-----------------13------13----------------//xx--|
B |-------------------------------------------//xx--|
Lead variation (3rd time through)
B |-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
D |--13-----13------13------13------13--------------|
A |--11-----11------11------11------11--------//xx--|
E |-------------------------------------------//xx--|
B |-------------------------------------------//xx--|
Rhythm (1st, 2nd, and 4th times through)
B |-----------------------------------------|--------|-------|
F#|-----------------------------------------|--------|-------|
D |-----------------------------------------|--------|-------|
A |-----------------------------------------|--------|-------|
E |--11111111111111-8888888-7777777-9999999-|-/9/7/9-|-------|
B |---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6666666-5555555-7777777-|-/9/7/9-|-4^6/9-|
************* ******* ******* *******
Rhythm (3rd time through)
B |--------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------|
E |--1111111111/9/88888/9/8/777777-8/9999999---9v----|
B |---9-9-9-9-9/7/66666/7/6/555555-6/7777777-7----9--|
********** ***** ****** *******
Breakdown part 1 @3:32
Rhythm x4
B |-----------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|
A |----4-----4-----4-----6^4----|
E |-----------------------------|
B |--4---4-4---4-4---0-0-----4--|
Breakdown part 2 @3:51
Lead x2 (with Sustainer or eBow)
B |----------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------|
D |--8-------9-------10------11------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------|
Rhythm x2
B |-----------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------4---------|
E |--6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-/6--^6^5^x---|
B |--4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-----------4--|
Breakdown part 1 @4:08
Rhythm x4
B |-----------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|
A |----4-----4-----4-----6^4----|
E |-----------------------------|
B |--4---4-4---4-4---0-0-----4--|
Breakdown part 2 @4:25
Lead x2 (with Sustainer or eBow)
B |----------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------|
D |--8-------9-------10------11------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------|
Rhythm x2
B |-----------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------4---------|
E |--6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-/6--^6^5^x---|
B |--4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-----------4--|
Breakdown part 1 @4:42
Rhythm x6
B |-----------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|
A |----4-----4-----4-----6^4----|
E |-----------------------------|
B |--4---4-4---4-4---0-0-----4--|
Intro Revisited
Rhythm x1
B |-----------------------|----------------------|
F#|-----------------------|----------------------|
D |-------------2-2-4-5---|----------------------|
A |-------------2-2-4-5---|-------------9-9------|
E |--4-4-4/7/9b-0-0-2-3---|--4-4-4/7/9b-7-7-9-7--|
B |--2-2------------------|--2-2------------7-5--|
B |-------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------|
A |-------------2-2-4-5-----------------------|
E |--4-4-4/7/b9-0-0-2-3---------2--3--4--7----|
B |--2-2-----------------2~--5~---------------|
Intro Lead x1 (keys arranged for guitar)
B |--17-16^17^16------------17-16^17^16-----21~--|
F#|--------------17-14~-----------------17-------|
D |----------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------|
B |--17-16^17^16---------------21~--------------|
F#|--------------17-14~-------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------|
Choir Break @5:32
Bass and Keys only
Chorus 3 @5:48
Lead
B |----------------7-9---------------7-6-4--|
F#|--9-99999^7-7-9-----5-55555^7-5-7--------|
D |-----------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------|
Rhythm
Play to the end finishing with the riff in the 2nd section
B |---------------------------------------|-------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------|-------------------|
D |---------------------------------------|-------------------|
A |---------------------------------------|--6-----4----------|
E |--6-6666-6/4-4444-42-2222-24-4444-4/6--|----4-6---6-5-4----|
B |--4-4444-4/2-2222-20-0000-02-2222-2/4--|----------------4--|
**** **** **** ****
