Flatlines, Thin Lines John 5
John 5 - Flatlines, Thin Lines
Vertigo
Tabbed by Tom Martin
Tuning - Drop-D
[D] [A] [D] [G] [B] [E]
Effects needed: Wah
Legend:
\ - slide down
/ - slide up
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend
br- bend and return
ph- pinch harmonic
tp- tremelo pick
Here you go, I got John 5's album pretty much as soon as it came out, and I loved it. Here
is the tab for one of my favourite songs off the album, hope you enjoy. Any queries, email
at bottom.
I have also added some comments on how to use the wah to create a sound much like the songs.
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Intro: (0:00 - 0:09)
No guitars
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Lead Guitar
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Main riff: (0:09 - 0:25)
|---------------------------------------------20b-20b------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--0-0---12\---x-x-x-x---13-13----0-0---12\------------13--------------------| |--0-0---12\---x-x-x-x---13-13----0-0---12\------------13--------------------|\
| x2
|---------------------------------------------20b-20b------------------------|/ |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--0-0---12\---x-x-x-x---13-13----0-0---12\------------10--------------------| |--0-0---12\---x-x-x-x---13-13----0-0---12\------------10--------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 1: (0:25 - 0:42) - the effect can be produced by using a wah, heel fully down
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7tp--|---10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7----------| |-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7tp--|---10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7----------| |-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--15-12-10-15-12-10-15-12-10-15-12-10-|-15-12-10-15-12-10-15-12-10-15-12-10--| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--15-12-10-15-12-10-15-12-10-15-12-10-|-15-12-10-15-12-10-15-12-10-15-12-10--| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--15-12-10-14-12-10-13-11-10-12-11-10-|-15-12-10-14-12-10-13-11-10-12-11-10--| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |--7-8-7-7-9-7-7-10-7-7-12-7-|-7-8-7-7-9-7-7-10-7-7-12-7---------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Main riff: (0:42 - 0:50)
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Verse 2: (0:50 - 1:06) - Wah used pretty much all the way through this bit, toe down towards the end.
|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| |--8p5-8-5-8p5-8-5-8p5-|-5-5-8-5-8p5-8-5-8/10--------------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| |--10-11-13-11-10---------------------------------------------------|-------------| |-----------------13-11-10------------------------------------------|-------------| |--------------------------13-11-10--8-9-11-9-8---------------------|-------------| |-----------------------------------------------11-9-8--------------|-------------| |------------------------------------------------------11-9-8--8-5~-|-(5)-8-5/8\--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
tp |--|
|----------------7-8-10--10-12-13-12-10--------------------------------------| |---------7-8-10------------------------13-12-10--15~------------------------| |--7-9-10--------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----16-14-13----------15-13-12----------14-12-11----------13-11-10----------| |-15----------16-14-13----------15-13-12----------14-12-11----------13-11-10-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--16-14-13----------15-13-12----------14-12-11----------13-11-10----------13-11-10----------|-----------------| |-----------16-14-13----------15-13-12----------14-12-11----------13-11-10----------13-11-10-|-13-10-13-10-13b-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
pinched note = C --> ph
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Chorus: (1:06 - 1:23) - Wah used all the way through, listen for patterns.
|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-----10--12/14~--14\12--10-12-10--10----10----|----10--12/14~--14\12-10-12/14\12p10-----| |--12---------------------------------12----12-|-12----------------------------------12~-| x2 |----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Main riff: (1:23 - 1:31)
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Verse 3: (1:31 - 1:48) - Same as verse one, heel down on wah.
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7tp--|--10-7-10-8-7-10-7-10-8-7-10-7-10-8-7-10-7-10-8-7-------------------| |-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7tp--|--7-7-7-7-8-7-7-9-7-7-10-7-7-11-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-9-------------------| |-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| |-19-18-17-16-|-19-18-17-16-|-19-18-17-16-19-18-17-16-|-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-7-| |-------------|-------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus: (1:48 - 2:04)
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Verse 4: (2:04 - 2:29) - Again wah is used all the time here, make sure to really whack on the wah
when hitting those top notes.
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------------17b-----x-17b-17b-|-17b-17b-17b-x-17b-17b-x-----------------| |------17b-----x-----17b-----------|-----------------------------------------| |--17b-----17b---------------------|-------------------------17~-------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |--------------------12-13-15-13-12------------------------------------------| |-----------12-13-15----------------15-13-12---------------------------------| |--12-14-15----------------------------------14p12-14p12-15~-----------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--12-14br-12-13br-12-14br-12-15br-12-16b------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| tremelo pick and vibrato all |--------------------12-14-17b-p12-------------------------------------------| |-----------12-14-16---------------16-12-------------------------------------| |--12-14-16------------------------------14p12-14p12-16~---------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------16-18-21b-p16-------------------------------------------| |-----------16-18-20---------------20-16-------------------------------------| |--16-18-20------------------------------19p16-18p6-21~----------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--12---15---17--|----------12-15-17-15-12-----------------------------------| |--15b--18b--20b-|-22b---------------------17-15-12--------------------------| |----------------|----------------------------------15p12--------------------| |----------------|----------------------------------------14\----------------| |----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4 |--8-5-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Here the wah is heel down, and slowly released untill chorus kicks in.
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Chorus: (2:29 - 2:46)
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Verse 5/Outro: (2:46 - 3:35) - No wah for the first part
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------10h12p10---------------------------| |-----------------------10h12p10----10-12------------------------------------| |-----8h10p8----8-10-12----------12------------------------------------------| |--12--------12--------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------10h13p10------------13h15p13-------------------------------| |-----------10-13----------13-10-13b-----------15-13-15b---------------------| |-----10-12------------------------------------------------------------------| |--12------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--10h13p10-----------10-----------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------13-10--------13-10-----------|-10--------------------------------| |-----------------12b----------12-10-12b-|----12-10-------10b----------------| |----------------------------------------|----------12-10-----12-10-12~------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--------------------------|------10--------------13-----------13---|--------| |--------/13tp-------/13tp-|---------13-10-----------13---13---13---|--------| |--/13tp-------/13tp-------|--12b----------12-10-----12b--12b--12b--|--------| |--------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------| |--------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------| |--------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------|
Here use the wah liberally ^ and really get these bends with the wah.
|-----------------13---13---13---13------------------------------------------| |-----------13----13---13---13---13------------------------------------------| |------10---12b---12b--12b--12b--12b-----------------------------------------| |--12------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Use the wah all the time when repeating this, listen to how its used.
Repeat and fade
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Rhythm Guitar
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Verses 1, 2 & 3.
|----------| |----------| |----------| |----------| x4 |--0--12\--| |--0--12\--| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus
Gtr.2
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 |--0-(x16)--3-(x16)--5-(x16)--0-(x12)--3--5----------------------------------| |--0--------3--------5--------0--------3--5----------------------------------|
Gtr.3
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| x8 |--8-5-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ 4th and 8th times play |-8-10-|
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Verse 4
|--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| x8 |--2--2--x--x-x---3--| |--2--2--x--x-x---3--|
^ last time stop here
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Verse 5 same as Chorus, repeat till fade.
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Thats all,
Any queries or corrections email: InfantFinite666@hotmail.com
Thanks, Tom.
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