The Casket of Roderick Usher Finch
As recorded by Finch
(From the 2005 Album SAY HELLO TO SUNSHINE)
Transcribed by Jonathan Rose
Words and Music by Finch
Gtr I (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Left Channel'
Gtr II (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Right Channel'
"Human flesh.."
Flatted Fun Q=126
6[Gbb5Gb5]/8 [Fb5] [Cb5] [Gbb5Gb5] [Fb5] [Cb5] 9/8
Gtrs I, II
S S S S S S E Q E Q E Q S S S S S S E Q E Q E Q E Q
||-------------------|-----------|------------------|------------------|| ||o------------------|-----------|------------------|-----------------o|| ||--------------5----|-5----5----|-------------5----|-5----5----5------|| ||--4-4-5-5-3-3-4----|-4----4----|-4-4-5-5-3-3-4----|-4----4----4------|| ||o-3-3-4-4-2-2-3----|-3----3----|-3-3-4-4-2-2-3----|-3----3----3-----o|| ||--4-4-5-5-3-3------|-----------|-4-4-5-5-3-3------|------------------||
6[Gbb5]/8 [EbEbb5Eb5] [Ebb5DbDbb5Gbb5] 8/8[Eb5] [EbEb5] [Ebb5Db5] [Dbb5]
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|------------------------|------------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------------|| |-10---9-8---9---8---7-6-|-10---9---8-9---8---7---7-6---|| |--9---8-7---8---7---6-5-|--9---8---7-8---7---6---6-5---|| |--8---7-6---7---6---5-4-|--8---7---6-7---6---5---5-4---|| |------------------------|------------------------------||
"This body cold and.."
6[Gbb5]/8 [EbEbb5Eb5] [Ebb5DbDbb5Gbb5] 7/8[Eb5] [EbEb5] [Ebb5Db5] [Dbb5]
Gtrs I, II
S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| |-10---9-8---9---8---7-6-|-10---9---8-9---8---7---7-6-| |--9---8-7---8---7---6-5-|--9---8---7-8---7---6---6-5-| |--8---7-6---7---6---5-4-|--8---7---6-7---6---5---5-4-| |------------------------|----------------------------|
1[Gbb5]5/16 [EbEbb5Eb5] [Ebb5DbDbGbb5] 6/8[EbEbb5Eb5] [Ebb5DbDbb5]
S S S S S S S S S S E S E S S S S S S S S S S E
||------------------------------|-------------------------|| ||o-----------------------------|------------------------o|| ||--10---9-8---9---8---7-6-10---|-10---9-8---9---8---7-6--|| ||---9---8-7---8---7---6-5--9---|--9---8-7---8---7---6-5--|| ||o--8---7-6---7---6---5-4--8---|--8---7-6---7---6---5-4-o|| ||------------------------------|-------------------------||
[Gbb5] [Eb5] [EbEb5] [Ebb5Eb5] 5[Gbb5]/8
S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S Q
|--------------------------|-------------|| |--------------------------|-------------|| |-10---9---8-9---8---9---9-|-10----10----|| |--9---8---7-8---7---8---8-|--9-----9----|| |--8---7---6-7---6---7---7-|--8-----8----|| |--------------------------|-------------||
"Buried with your face.."
[Fb5D5] [Abb5] 6/8[D5]
Gtrs I, II
PM
E. E. Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------|-------------------|------------------| |------------|-------------------|------------------| |------------|-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13---| |-3--0--(6)--|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12---| |-2--0--(5)--|-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-0-| |-3--0--(6)--|-------------------|----------------0-|
5[Fb5D5]/8 [Abb5] 6/8[D5]
PM
E. E. Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|-------------------|------------------| |----------|-------------------|------------------| |----------|-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13---| |-3--0--6--|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12---| |-2--0--5--|-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-0-| |-3--0--6--|-------------------|----------------0-|
7[Fb5D5]/8 [AbbDb5] 1[Abb5]0/8[D5]
PM
E. E. Q Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|------------------------------| |-------------|------------------------------| |----------7--|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---| |-3--0--6--6--|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---| |-2--0--5--5--|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0-| |-3--0--6-----|----------------------------0-|
5[Fb5D5]/8 [Abb5] 10/8[D5]
E. E. Q E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|-----------------------------| |----------|-----------------------------| |----------|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-7---| |-3--0--6--|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-0---| |-2--0--5--|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0---| |-3--0--6--|-------------------------0---|
[Fb5D5] [FbBb5D5] [Abb5DbAbb5] 9[DbAbb5]/8[D5]
Gtr I
PM
E. E. a E. E. E E a E E a E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-7s13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---| |-3--0--3s9--0--6---6s12---|-6s12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---| |-2--0--2s8--0--5---5s11---|-5s11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0-| |-3--0--3s9--0--6----------|---------------------------0-|
|
| Gtr II
| PM
| E. E. a E. E. E E a E E a Q Q Q Q E
|--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-7s13----13----13----13------| |-3--0--3s9--0--6---6s12---|-6s12----12----12----12------| |-2--0--2s8--0--5---5s11---|-5s11----11----11----11----0-| |-3--0--3s9--0--6----------|---------------------------0-|
7[Fb5D5]/8 [AbbDbAbb5] 9[DbAbb5]/8[D5]
PM
E. E. Q a E E a E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|------------------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------------------o|| ||------------------|-7s13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13----|| ||--3--0--6--6s12---|-6s12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|| ||o-2--0--5--5s11---|-5s11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0-o|| ||--3--0--6---------|---------------------------0--||
|
| PM
| E. E. Q a E E a Q Q Q Q E
||------------------|------------------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------------------o|| ||------------------|-7s13----13----13----13-------|| ||--3--0--6--6s12---|-6s12----12----12----12-------|| ||o-2--0--5--5s11---|-5s11----11----11----11----0-o|| ||--3--0--6---------|---------------------------0--||
7[Fb5D5]/8 [AbbDbAbb5] 1[DbAbb5]3/8[D5]
PM
E. E. Q a E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------|-7s13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-----| |-3--0--6--6s12---|-6s12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----| |-2--0--5--5s11---|-5s11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0---| |-3--0--6---------|------------------------------------0---|
|
| PM
| E. E. Q a E E a Q Q Q Q Q E E E
|-----------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------|-7s13----13----13----13----13----13-----| |-3--0--6--6s12---|-6s12----12----12----12----12----12-----| |-2--0--5--5s11---|-5s11----11----11----11----11----11-0---| |-3--0--6---------|------------------------------------0---|
6[BbAbbBbAbb5]/8 4[D5]/4
Gtrs I, II
E.E. E.E. E E E E E E E E
|-----------|---------------------|| |-----------|-10---10---10---10---|| |-----------|--7----7----7----7---|| |-----------|--0----0----0----0---|| |-8S5--8S5--|--0----0----0----0---|| |-9S6--9S6--|--0----0----0----0---||
"Unearthed hands of.."
[F5] [FsuF5] [Fsus2F5] [FsuBb5] [Bbsus2]
E. S Q E. S Q [5/4] E. S Q E. S E. S E E
||------------------|---------------------------| ||o-----------------|---------------------------| ||------------------|---------------------------| ||--3--3-5--3--3-5--|-3--3-5--8--8-10--10-10-10-| ||o-3--3-3--3--3-3--|-3--3-3--8--8--8---8--8--8-| ||--3--3-3--3--3-3--|-3--3-3--8--8--8---8--8--8-|
D5 N.C. F5
4/4 7/8
PM------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S
|----------------|--------------------|| |----6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-----------o|| |----9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9------------|| |-0--------------|--------------------|| |-0--------------|---------3-3-3-3-3-o|| |-0--------------|---------3-3-3-3-3--||
6[Csus4b5]/8 [Gbb5Gb5] [Fb5] [Csus4b5] 9/8[Gbb5Gb5] [Fb5]
E Q E Q E Q S S S S S S E Q E Q E Q E Q S S S S S S
|-----------|------------------|-----------|-----------------------| |-6----6----|-6----------------|-6----6----|-6----6----------------| |-5----5----|-5----------------|-5----5----|-5----5----------------| |-4----4----|-4----4-4-5-5-3-3-|-4----4----|-4----4----4-4-5-5-3-3-| |-3----3----|-3----3-3-4-4-2-2-|-3----3----|-3----3----3-3-4-4-2-2-| |-----------|------4-4-5-5-3-3-|-----------|-----------4-4-5-5-3-3-|
6[Csus4b5]/8[Gbb5Gb5] [Fb5] [D5]
E Q E Q E Q S S S S S S E Q E Q E Q E Q H.
|-----------|------------------|-------------|-------------|-------|| |-6----6----|-6----------------|-10----10----|-10----10----|-------|| |-5----5----|-5----------------|--7-----7----|--7-----7----|-------|| |-4----4----|-4----4-4-5-5-3-3-|--0-----0----|--0-----0----|-------|| |-3----3----|-3----3-3-4-4-2-2-|--0-----0----|--0-----0----|-------|| |-----------|------4-4-5-5-3-3-|--0-----0----|--0-----0----|-------||
Outro
6[Gbb5]/8 [EbEbb5Eb5] [Ebb5DbDbb5Gbb5] 15/16[Eb5] [EbEb5] [Ebb5DbDbGbb5]
S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S E
|------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |-10---9-8---9---8---7-6-|-10---9---8-9---8---7-6-10---| |--9---8-7---8---7---6-5-|--9---8---7-8---7---6-5--9---| |--8---7-6---7---6---5-4-|--8---7---6-7---6---5-4--8---| |------------------------|-----------------------------|
6/8[EbEbb5Eb5] [Ebb5DbDbb5Gbb5] [EbEbb5Eb5] [Ebb5DbDbb5]
S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E
|------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |-10---9-8---9---8---7-6-|-10---9-8---9---8---7-6-| |--9---8-7---8---7---6-5-|--9---8-7---8---7---6-5-| |--8---7-6---7---6---5-4-|--8---7-6---7---6---5-4-| |------------------------|------------------------|
[Gbb5] E Q E Q E Q [Fb5]S S [Gbb5] S S E
|-------------|-------------------*| |-------------|-------------------*| |-11----11----|-11----------------*| |-10----10----|-10----9-9-10-10---*| |--9-----9----|--9----8-8--9--9---*| |-------------|-------------------*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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