Mourning Widows - The Air That You Breathe Chords & Tabs

 

The Air That You Breathe Chords & Tabs

Mourning Widows Chords & Tabs

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The Air That You Breathe Tab

   
*** THE AIR THAT YOU BREATH ***  (transcription by Antonio)16/04/01

Mourning Widows -- Mourning Widows
 Music- N. Bettencourt  (Iïm not sure)
 Lyrics- N. Bettencourt (Iïm not sure)


  TUNE GUITAR STANDAR (E) E A D G B E



           these points mean enlarge notes by picking several times
           .....        .....       ...     ...    
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------|last note is
|--5-5-5--5------5-5-5--5-----5-5-6-7---5-6-7---5-6-(noise)---|some slide 
|-------------------------------------------------------------|noise



|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---| 
|--2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---| 
|--0--X--X--X--X--X-X---0--X--X--X--X--X-X---0--X--X--X--X--X-X---| 


 GUITAR I      PM.                          same as before
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|--2---2--2----2-2--2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X...---------2--X--X-...|
|--2---2--2----2-2--2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X...---------2--X--X-...|
|--0---0--0----0-0--0--X--X--X--X--X-X---0--X--X...---------0--X--X-...|
|                                                                      |
|GUITAR II                     ......                ......            |
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|----------------------3-3-3---3-------------3-3-3--3------------------|
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 G I
|--------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------|  Though it is recorded with 
|--------------------------------------|  two guitars you can do it 
|--2----2---2-------2-2--2-------------|  with one. At least thatïs
|--2----2---2-------2-2--2-------------|  how I play it.
|--0----0---0-------0-0--0-------------| 
|                                      |
|G II      ....    ...    ...          |
|--------------------------------------| 
|---3-3-4--5---3-4-5--3-4-5------------| 
|--------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------|


VERSE I
                     .....                       .....
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|-3--3--3--3--3-----3----------3--3--3--3--3----3----------| 
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  I got a big great smile     but I got rotten teeth

                     .....          .....           ....
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|--3--3--3---3--4---5---------3--4--5---------3--4--5------| 
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 my postureïs kinda good    from my knees     to my feet


*(same as before with these verses)

2- And if I cut my hair    most people they won't stare 
   But if people don't stare,     who will care, who will care 

3- I got me a tatto,       it makes me feel so tough 
   Someone would fight me please God I need to be touched 

4- The closest that I get  to ever feel your kiss 
   I get to take a drag  off a used cigarette 

*(silence)

        Sometimes I think I'm better off dead 
        But then if I'm dead, they'll bury my head 
        If I can't use my lips, can't kiss the air 
        Why kiss the air? 
        (Cause it's the air you breathe) 
 
CHORUS
  PM.                                        PM.
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|-2-2--2---X--X-----X-------X-X---X----X-X----2-2--2---X--X-----X------| 
|-2-2--2---X--X-----X-------X-X---X----X-X----2-2--2---X--X-----X------| 
|-0-0--0---X--X-----X-------X-X---X----X-X----0-0--0---X--X-----X------| 
       sometimes I think Iïm better off dead     but then if Iïm dead


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|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--X--X-----X----X-----2-2--2-------------2----------X-----X-----------| 
|--X--X-----X----X-----2-2--2-------------2----------X-----X-----------| 
|--X--X-----X----X-----0-0--0-------------0----------X-----X-----------| 
 theyïll bury my head  If I canït use my lips canït kiss the air

  PM.
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|-2-2--2------2--2--------------------------X---X-----X--X-------------| 
|-2-2--2------2--2--------------------------X---X-----X--X-------------| 
|-0-0--0------0--0--------------------------X---X-----X--X-------------| 
      Why kiss the air? cause itïs the air that you breath

                       AH.         AH.bend 1/4
|----------------------------------------------|  In this sections I tried
|----------------------------------------------|  to keep notes in time
|----------------------------------------------|  over the words.That could
|-X-X------------------------------------------|  help.
|-X-X----7----7---7----5-----------------------| 
|-X-X----------------------7---5----3bu--0-----| 
       Sometimes think Iïm better  off dead

                AH. AH.  AH.        AH.
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|-------7---5---7---7-----5--------------------| 
|------------------------------7--5--3bu--0----| 
  but then if Iïm dead theyïll bury  my head

   AH. PM. AH. AH.b1/2  PM. PM. PM. AH.
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|--5---5---5---6bu------5---5----5---7---------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
 canït use my lips    canït kiss the air

  AH. AH.     AH.                   w/bar
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|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|--5---5-------7-------------------------------| 
|----------7---------5bu-bd--3--0-3-0~~~~------| 
 why kiss the air


(back to this part)

|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|  etc.
|--2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---| 
|--2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---2--X--X--X--X--X-X---| 
|--0--X--X--X--X--X-X---0--X--X--X--X--X-X---0--X--X--X--X--X-X---| 

(then the VERSE - same as before)

5- Sometimes I wish I wish    I wish that I was sick 
   Cause then I would belong to a popular plauge

6- Sometimes I wish I wish    I wish that I was green 
   I could fight for my rights, I would march standing tall 

7- All I wanted was you,      all I wanted was you 
   But you don't notice me    (silence here) you despise, you despise


CHORUS  
                       AH.         AH.bend 1/4
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|----------------------------------------------|  
|----------------------------------------------|  
|----------------------------------------------|  
|--------7----7---7----5-----------------------| 
|--------------------------7---5----3bu--0-----| 
       Sometimes think Iïm better  off dead

                AH. AH.  AH.        AH.1/4
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------5bu-------| 
|-------7---5---7---7-----5---------------7----| 
|------------------------------7--5------------| 
  but then if Iïm dead theyïll bury  my head

   AH. PM. AH. AH.b1/2  PM. PM. PM. AH.
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|--5---5---5---6bu------5---5----5---7---------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
 canït use my lips    canït kiss the air

  AH. AH.     AH.                   w/bar
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|--5---5-------7-------------------------------| 
|----------7---------5bu-bd--3--0-3-0~~~~------| 
 why kiss the air


(bass doing that cool thing whil guitar is silenced...then)

PRESOLO
almost clean                               PM.
|----------------------------------------------| 
|--8-------8---8---8---7----5-~~---------------| 
|--7-----7---7---6---6---6--4------------------| 
|--5--------------------------------3--3---3-3-| 
|-----------------------------------3--3---3-3-| 
|-----------------------------------1--1---1-1-|


SOLO

         scratch                      more scratch
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|--2-----X----X----X--X---X--X-----2----X---X---X----X--X---X-X-X-X----| 
|--2-----X----X----X--X---X--X-----2----X---X---X----X--X---X-X-X-X----| 
|--0-----X----X----X--X---X--X-----0----X---X---X----X--X---X-X-X-X----| 

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mourning_widows/the_air_that_you_breathe_tab.html ]
   though I wrote muted strings, I think that Nuno rubs the strings
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|--2-----X--X--X---X----X--X-X-----2-----X-XXX-X---X---X-X-XXX---------| 
|--2-----X--X--X---X----X--X-X-----2-----X-XXX-X---X---X-X-XXX---------| 
|--0-----X--X--X---X----X--X-X-----0-----X-XXX-X---X---X-X-XXX---------| 


Here guitar seems to play artificial harmonics all the time(dunno how,
maybe a pedal effect)so I will save the AH. over every note.

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--11----12-----12---------------------------11-12----15-------12------| 
|------------------11----12--14---12--14-14----------------------------| 
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-12----12--13--13-13---15-15---12-----12--13--12------------12--13----| 
|-------------------------------------------------14------14-----------| 
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                                               \\dive down sliding
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|--14---11--12-/14----11-----11-/-12--\--9--9----12\\----------/12-----| 
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----12----12------------12------------------------------12------------| 
|-9-----9---------------------------------11--14------14------------11-| 
|---------------------12----12--------12-------------------------------| 
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 


                  b1/4                   b1/4
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----9--11------11bu---------9--11-----12bu----------9--11------------| 
|---9---------9-------------9---------9-------------9---------9--8-----| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 


                                      b1 slowly
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--9----9----9---------------------------------------11-12---11-12-9---| 
|----7----8-----7----7-7-7-\5-~~~~----7bu(9)-----9---------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 


                                                     this is wrong
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|---------------------------------------------------------2------------| 
|--11-9\7---9-7\5---7-5\4---5\4------4-5-4---3-4-3---2-3-5----very-----| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------fast-----| 
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 dunno this so do something fast
|---------------------------------|  Now enters a second guitar
|--very---------------------------|  doing that thing that was 
|-fast part-----------------------|  heard in the verses but 1
|---------------------------------|  octave lower.
|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------| 

           .....        .....       ...     ...     ....
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------| x2
|--5-5-5--5------5-5-5--5-----5-5-6-7---5-6-7---5-6-7---------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

While the other guitar does this.

|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------11--12--------------12--10---------------12---12-13----15----13-| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--9--------------9-----10-----------10--12----------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

                                                           lil dive down
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--12------------------12----------------13---13--13-12-13-12\---------| 
|------------------9-------------9-------------------------------------| 
|---------9--9--9-------------------9-9--------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

                                                         solo ends
|-----14-----------14----------14--------------------------------------| 
|--12----12-----12----11----11----10----10-10--8-8-8-8-----------------| 
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Last verse

                       .....                           ......
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---5---5--5---5---5--5-------------5--5--5--5---5----5----------------| 
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  The closest that I get            to ever feel your kiss

                     .....                 .....           .....
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--5--5--5----5--6--7---------------5--6--7---------5--6--7------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
   I get to take a drag           off a used       cigarette

                       .....                           ......
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---5---5--5---5---5--5-------------5--5--5--5---5----5----------------| 
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    All I wanted was you            All I wanted was you

                     .....                 .....           .....
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--5--5--5----5--6--7---------------5--6--7---------5--6--7------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
But you don't notice me            you despise,    you despise



|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------2---------------------------2-----------------------------------| 
|------2---------------------------2-----------------------------------| 
|-X-X--0----------------------X-X--0-----------------------------------| 
      If all you wanted was       If all you wanted was
 

|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------2-----------------------------2-------2-2\----------------------| 
|------2-----------------------------2-------2-2\----------------------| 
|-X-X--0-------------------------X-X-0-------0-0\----------------------| 
        all you wanted was life        you will then recognize me
 


*************************** END (enjoy it!)***********************

        Thanx godness I finished.The solo had some parts quite difficult
for me; moreover the artificial harmonics could hurt your ears cause of
the very high frequencies.I hope you could use this, I know sometimes looks
a bit chaotic but the song is very easy, no rare chords, no 100 notes/second
tapping, just a plain Em chord and a suitable solo. Any suggestion or comment
bout this , email me    asc12@alu.um.es    or    nunozowie@mixmail.com  

        By the way, if you see this symbol  ï  itïs supposed to be an
apostrophe but this keyboard hates me.

        Things Iïve used for the transcription:
       -Transcribe! 2.00 (Unregistered version). It slowsdown Wavs. Get it at
                    www.harmony-central.com
                    www.seventhstring.demon.co.uk
       -Winamp
       -My shitty Samick Artists Series

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******************************S Y M B O L S*****************************
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h  ======>hammer on
p  ======>pull off
b  ======>bend  1=one step(two frets) ==>bu(bend up) bd(bend down)
A.H. ====>Artificial harmonics
P.M. ====>Palm Mute
/ and \ =>slide  
+  ======>fret board tapping
X  ======>Muted strings
~~~  ===>vibrato
w\bar  =>whammy bar
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         And this is the end. Really. Start playing. Why are you still
         reading? OK. Itïs up. Get it? >:/