"Tragedy" - Dry Cell
Tuning: Drop D
Main Riff and Verse
E ------7-----7~~~------8-----8~~~------10----10~~~------5-----5~~~-|
B ----8-----8---------8-----8---------8-----8----------7-----7------|
G --9-----9---------9-----9---------7-----7----------7-----7--------|
D ------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
E -----------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------|
G -----5----------7------------------|
D -----5--(x8)----7--(x5)------------|
A -----3----------5------------------|
D -----------------------------------|
Chorus
E -----x-x-x-x---x-x-x--------3-3-3-3---3-3-3---------x-x-x-x---x-x-x-------5-5-5-5---5-5-5----|
B -----5-5-5-5---5-5-5--------3-3-3-3---3-3-3---------8-8-8-8---8-8-8-------5-5-5-5---5-5-5----|
G -----4-4-4-4---4-4-4--------5-5-5-5---5-5-5---------7-7-7-7---7-7-7-------7-7-7-7---7-7-7----|
D -----2-2-2-2---2-2-2--------5-5-5-5---5-5-5---------5-5-5-5---5-5-5-------7-7-7-7---7-7-7----|
A -----2-2-2-2---2-2-2--------3-3-3-3---3-3-3---------5-5-5-5---5-5-5-------5-5-5-5---5-5-5----|
D -----2-2-2-2---2-2-2--------------------------------5-5-5-5---5-5-5--------------------------|
(Alternate Chorus Method) I personally use the above method.Above method sounds
great on acoustic guitar.
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ----------------------------5-5-5-5---5-5-5-------------------------------7-7-7-7---7-7-7----|
D -----2-2-2-2---2-2-2--------5-5-5-5---5-5-5---------5-5-5-5---5-5-5-------7-7-7-7---7-7-7----|
A -----2-2-2-2---2-2-2--------3-3-3-3---3-3-3---------5-5-5-5---5-5-5-------5-5-5-5---5-5-5----|
D -----2-2-2-2---2-2-2--------------------------------5-5-5-5---5-5-5--------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dry_cell/tragedy_tab.html ]
Riff after 1st Chorus.
E ------------7~~~------8~~~-----10~~~-----5~~~-------|
B ----------8---------8--------8---------7------------|
G --------9---------9--------7---------7--------------|
D ----------------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Verse
Repeat Pre-Chorus
Repeat Chorus (x2)
Bridge (Starting at "Don't fight it'll be alright") (You can play only the
lower 3 notes of the chords
like in the Chorus if
you want.)
E -----3-3-3-3---3-3-3------5-5-5-5---5-5-5-----x-x-x-x---x-x-x----x-x-x-x---x-x-x--|
B -----3-3-3-3---3-3-3------5-5-5-5---5-5-5-----5-5-5-5---5-5-5----5-5-5-5---5-5-5--|
G------5-5-5-5---5-5-5------7-7-7-7---7-7-7-----4-4-4-4---4-4-4----4-4-4-4---4-4-4--|
D -----5-5-5-5---5-5-5------7-7-7-7---7-7-7-----2-2-2-2---2-2-2----2-2-2-2---2-2-2--|
A -----3-3-3-3---3-3-3------5-5-5-5---5-5-5-----2-2-2-2---2-2-2----2-2-2-2---2-2-2--|
D ----------------------------------------------2-2-2-2---2-2-2----2-2-2-2---2-2-2--|
(this whole line x2)
E -----3-3-3-3---3-3-3------5-5-5-5-5-----|
B -----3-3-3-3---3-3-3------5-5-5-5-5-----|
G -----5-5-5-5---5-5-5------7-7-7-7-7-----|
D -----5-5-5-5---5-5-5------7-7-7-7-7-----|
A -----3-3-3-3---3-3-3------5-5-5-5-5-----|
D ----------------------------------------|
Piano only through part of Chorus 3. Play Chorus 3 like you regularly would.
Outro (after backup vocalist sings "to die young" and the song calms down.)
(Simple power chord method acceptable)
E -----3~~~-----5~~~-----x---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -----3~~~-----5~~~-----5~~~------------------------------------------------------------------|
G -----5~~~-----7~~~-----4~~~------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -----5~~~-----7~~~-----2~~~------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -----3~~~-----5~~~-----2~~~------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------2~~~------------------------------------------------------------------|
*2nd guitar plays the riff/verse through the choruses and bridge in case
you're wondering.
x = muted string
~ = sustained notes
Tabbed by Rob Routon. (rob.routon@hotmail.com)
