Rawkfist Thousand Foot Krutch
Song: Rawkfist
Album: Phenomenon
Tuning: Drop D
Time to Rock! I figured you just couldn't throw up your rawkfist high enough
with the other tabs of this song, so I tabbed it myself. Yes, I know this will
be version number nine, I still think we need a better and more complete
version of it. I love Rawkfist!!! I think I dare to bet that this is one of
TFK's best and most simple songs ever. Not very deep lyrics perhaps, it's just
one big hard rawking party!
This song uses two guitars, like all the TFK songs do. The Lead Guitar plays
only in the verses and in the "solo". I don't know if it really is a solo, but
that's what people keep calling it so I'll go with that. The Rhythm Guitar
uses distortion all the way through and the Lead Guitar has a brighter, less
distorted sound.
/ = Slide up (Slide from note to note or slide into)
h = Hammer on
p = Pull off
x = Scratching, mute strings with your fret hand to get a cool "dead" sound
b = Bend strings slightly
P.M. or ... = Palm Muting
^ = Marks where Lead Guitar plays E7#9 chord during the solo part.
Intro: Rhythm Guitar (The hardest part lol)
G -------- D --2--2-- A --2--2-- D --2--2--
Verse 1: Rhythm Guitar (Part 1)
G -----xxxx---xxxxxxxx---xxxx---xxxxxxxx
D ---/9xxxx7/9xxxxxxxx7/9xxxx7/9xxxxxxxx
A ---/7xxxx5/7xxxxxxxx5/7xxxx5/7xxxxxxxx
D -----xxxx---xxxxxxxx---xxxx---xxxxxxxx G -----xxxx---xxxxxxxx---xxxxxx--------- D --7/9xxxx7/9xxxxxxxx7/9xxxxxx5-4-0---- A --5/7xxxx5/7xxxxxxxx5/7xxxxxx5-4-0---- D -----xxxx---xxxxxxxx---xxxxxx5-4-0----
(Part 2)
G -----xxxx---xxxxxxxx---xxxx---xxxxxxxx
D --0h2xxxx0h2xxxxxxxx0h2xxxx0h2xxxxxxxx
A --0h2xxxx0h2xxxxxxxx0h2xxxx0h2xxxxxxxx
D --0h2xxxx0h2xxxxxxxx0h2xxxx0h2xxxxxxxx
G -----xxxx---xxxxxxxx---xxxxxx--------- D --0h2xxxx0h2xxxxxxxx0h2xxxxxx5-4-0---- A --0h2xxxx0h2xxxxxxxx0h2xxxxxx5-4-0---- D --0h2xxxx0h2xxxxxxxx0h2xxxxxx5-4-0----
Verse 1: Lead Guitar (Natural harmonics, plays only at part 1's scratchings)
E -------- ----- --------- ----- --7-7-77--- -------- B -------- ----- --------- ----- --------9-- -----9-- G --7-777- --7-- --7-7-7-- --7-- --7-7------ --7----- D -------- ----- --------- ----- ----------- --------
Plays only at part 1's scratchings, listen to hear when to play the different
sections. It's important that you play natural harmonics and not real tones!
Chorus: Rhythm Guitar (Let chords ring)
G ------------------------------------------------------------------- D --2-----0---------7--7--7-7---7---2-----0---------7--7--7-10---10-- A --2-----0---------7--7--7-7---7---2-----0---------7--7--7-10---10-- x2 D --2-----0---------7--7--7-7---7---2-----0---------7--7--7-10---10--
Post-Chorus: Rhythm Guitar (That wonderful little riff)
G -------------------------- D --5--0--2---xx---5--0--7-- A --5--0--2---xx---5--0--7-- D --5--0--2---xx---5--0--7--
In the video (Not the cd version) they add the entire bridge section here so
that the bridge is played after each post-chorus. On this bridge before the
second verse they skip the last four scratchings. Just watch and listen to
the video to hear what I mean.
Verse 2: Rhythm Guitar (Part 1)
G -----xxxx---xxxxxxxx---xxxx---xxxxxxxx D -----xxxx---xxxxxxxx---xxxx---xxxxxxxx You can play with verse 1 chords
A --5h7xxxx5h7xxxxxxxx5h7xxxx5h7xxxxxxxx if you want, but it sounds like
D -----xxxx---xxxxxxxx---xxxx---xxxxxxxx they could be using hammer ons G -----xxxx---xxxxxxxx---xxxxxx--------- D -----xxxx---xxxxxxxx---xxxxxx5-4-0---- A --5h7xxxx5h7xxxxxxxx5h7xxxxxx5-4-0---- D -----xxxx---xxxxxxxx---xxxxxx5-4-0---- -------- Some effect is added here
(Part 2)
G -----xxxx---xxxxxxxx---xxxx---xxxxxxxx
D --0h2xxxx0h2xxxxxxxx0h2xxxx0h2xxxxxxxx
A --0h2xxxx0h2xxxxxxxx0h2xxxx0h2xxxxxxxx
D --0h2xxxx0h2xxxxxxxx0h2xxxx0h2xxxxxxxx
G -----xxxx---xxxxxxxx---xxxxxx--------- D --0h2xxxx0h2xxxxxxxx0h2xxxxxx5-4-0---- A --0h2xxxx0h2xxxxxxxx0h2xxxxxx5-4-0---- D --0h2xxxx0h2xxxxxxxx0h2xxxxxx5-4-0----
Verse 2: Lead Guitar (Natural harmonics, plays only at part 1's scratchings)
E ----- --------- ----- ------------ ----- --7--7-- ----- B ----- --------- ----- ------------ --7-- --7--7-- ----- G --7-- --7--77-- --7-- --7--77777-- --7-- --7--7-- --7-- D ----- --------- ----- ------------ ----- -------- -----
Chorus
Post-Chorus
Bridge: Rhythm Guitar
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------- D --2------2---2-----2--2------------2-----25-2-----xxx----xxxxx----xxxx A --2------2---2-----2--2-----2------2-----25-2-----xxx2---xxxxx1---xxxx D --2------25b-2-----2--2-----2-525b-2-----25-2-----xxx----xxxxx----xxxx G ---------------------------------------------------------------------- D --2------2---2-----2----2-2---2---xx2-----2---2---xxx----xxxxx----xxxx A --2------2---2-----2----2-2---2---xx2-----2---2---xxx2---xxxxx1---xxxx D --2------25b-2-----2----2-25b-2---xx2-----25b-2---xxx----xxxxx----xxxx G -------- D --2--2-- A --2--2-- x4 (Same as intro, listen to hear when to play) D --2--2--
Solo and Outro: Rhythm Guitar
G -------------------------------------------------------------------- D -------------------------------------------------------------------- A --0------0------0---0------0------0---0------0------0---0------0---- D ---252----252----252-252----252----252-252----252----252-252----252-
^ ^ ^ ^
G -------------------------------------------------------------------- D ------------------------------------------2-----2---2-----2--2------ A --0---0------0------0---0------0------0---2-----2---2-----2--2------ D ---252-252----252----252-252----252----2522-----25b-2-----2--2------
^ ^ ^ ^
Solo: Lead Guitar (Plays E7#9 chord at all the markings)
[E]B [-----]--8--
G --7-- I don't know if the base note is actually played because it sounds
D --6-- kinda bright. They might skip it, or they put the "weight" of the
A -(7)- chord on the brighter string. I put the base note inside brackets.
[D] [-----]
To clear things up a bit, I just wanted to tell you that all the extra notes
that makes the tonality of the chorus is played by the Bass Guitar. The
electric stuff pretty much follows the vocals and is no harder than what I've
tabbed. I've seen many strange chorus versions, but just listen for the
distortion, I'm pretty sure I've tabbed it right.
Peace to to you all, TFK ROCKS!!!
God bless,
Daniel
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