The Will to Death John Frusciante
***The Mirror***
Intro:
(Piano arranged for Guitar)
[(Am)]
E--5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5---| (X2) B------5-------5-------5-------5-----| G----5-------5-------5-------5-------| D------------------------------------| A--0---------------------------------| E------------------------------------|
In order to fill the sound out I always let the bass note at the start of
these arpeggios (the open A string in the example above) ring out whilst
I'm playing the top three notes.
Verse 1:
Hit in the face...
[(Am)]
E--5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5---| B------5-------5-------5-------5-----| G----5-------5-------5-------5-------| D------------------------------------| A--0---------------------------------| E------------------------------------|
Unconsiderate...
[(F)]
E--5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5---| B------6-------6-------6-------6-----| G----5-------5-------5-------5-------| D------------------------------------| A--8---------------------------------| E------------------------------------|
Always.. Tune...
[(Dm)] [(G)]
E--7-----7-7-----7-3-----3-3-----3---| B------6-------6-------3-------3-----| G----7-------7-------4-------4-------| D--0---------------------------------| A------------------------------------| E------------------3-----------------|
You
[(C)]
E--3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3---| B------5-------5-------5-------5-----| G----5-------5-------5-------5-------| D------------------------------------| A--3---------------------------------| E------------------------------------|
Verse 2 (From "Stepping out..." to "...an unknown eye" ) repeats Verse 1.
Chorus 1:
There... Always...
[(F)] [(G)]
E--1----1--1-1----3----3--3-3------| B--1----1--1-1----3----3--3-3------| G--2----2--2-2----4----4--4-4------| D--3----3--3-3----5----5--5-5------| A--3----3--3-3----5----5--5-5------| E--1----1--1-1----3----3--3-3------|
Place... Hide
[(C)] [(C/B)] [(Am)]
E--0--0--0--0----0----0--0-0-------| B--1--1--1--1----1----1--1-1-------| G--0--0--0--0----2----2--2-2-------| D--2--2--0--0----2----2--2-2-------| A--3--3--2--2----0----0--0-0-------| E----------------------------------|
Everyone... Knows...
[(F)] [(G)]
E--1----1--1-1----3----3--3-3------| B--1----1--1-1----3----3--3-3------| G--2----2--2-2----4----4--4-4------| D--3----3--3-3----5----5--5-5------| A--3----3--3-3----5----5--5-5------| E--1----1--1-1----3----3--3-3------|
Becomings... Die
[(C)] [(C/B)] [(Am)]
E--0--0--0--0----0----0--0-0-------| B--1--1--1--1----1----1--1-1-------| G--0--0--0--0----2----2--2-2-------| D--2--2--0--0----2----2--2-2-------| A--3--3--2--2----0----0--0-0-------| E----------------------------------|
The Face... Not Me
[(Dm)] [(G7)]
E--1----1--1-1---1----1--1-1-------| B--3----3--3-3---0----0--0-0-------| G--2----2--2-2---0----0--0-0-------| D--0----0--0-0---0----0--0-0-------| A----------------2----2--2-2-------| E----------------3----3--3-3-------|
Hey...
[(C)] [(C/B)] [(Am)]
E--0--0--0--0----0----0--0-0-------| B--1--1--1--1----1----1--1-1-------| G--0--0--0--0----2----2--2-2-------| D--2--2--0--0----2----2--2-2-------| A--3--3--2--2----0----0--0-0-------| E----------------------------------|
The Face... Not Me
[(Dm)] [(G7)]
E--1----1--1-1---1----1--1-1-------| B--3----3--3-3---0----0--0-0-------| G--2----2--2-2---0----0--0-0-------| D--0----0--0-0---0----0--0-0-------| A----------------2----2--2-2-------| E----------------3----3--3-3-------|
Verse 3:
How many times...
[(Am)]
E--8------8-8------8-8------8-8------8---| B------10-------10-------10-------10-----| G----9--------9--------9--------9--------| D----------------------------------------| A--0-------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------|
No one...
[(F)]
E--8-------8-8-------8-8-------8-8-------8---| B-------10--------10--------10--------10-----| G----10--------10--------10--------10--------| D--------------------------------------------| A--8-----------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------|
Going.. Everywhere...
[(Dm)] [(G)]
E--10-------10-10-------10-10-------10-10-------10-----| B--------10----------10----------12----------12--------| G-----10----------10----------12----------12-----------| D--0---------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------10--------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------|
Once
[(C)]
E--12-------12-12-------12-12-------12-12-------12----| B--------13----------13----------13----------13-------| G-----12----------12----------12----------12----------| D--10-------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2:
Repeat Chorus 1, this time repeating the "Face in the mirror" part before
returning to this Am phrase:
[(Am)]
E--8------8-8------8-8------8-8------8---| B------10-------10-------10-------10-----| G----9--------9--------9--------9--------| D----------------------------------------| A--0-------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------|
And ending with this chord:
E--12---|
B--10---|
G--9----|
D--10---|
A--0----| E-------|
Here are the lyrics with the chords written above them if you want to just strum
the song instead:
( Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_frusciante/the_will_to_death_tab_ver_4.html )
[Am]Hit in the face when you open a door
[F]Unconsiderate to yourself you are
[Dm]Always out of [G]tune with [C]you
[Am]Nevers angle is one for all
[Dm]Fired by an un[G]known e[C]ye
[F]There wasn't alw[G]ays a pl[C]ace for [C/B]you to c[Am]ry
[F]Everyone k[G]nows becom[C]ings what you[C/B] do when you d[Am]ie
The f[Dm]ace in the mirror is n[G7]ot me
[Am]How many times have you been to the back
[F]No one to see, nothing to laugh at
[Dm]Going everyw[G]here at on[C]ce
[F]Time does a cr[G]awl back to wh[C]ere it do[C/B]esn't sh[Am]ow
[F]No one means m[G]e when they s[C]ay peopl[C/B]e don't gr[Am]ow
The f[Dm]ace in the mirror is n[G7]ot me
[C] [C/B] [Am]
The f[Dm]ace in the mirror is n[G7]ot me
[Am]
***A Loop***
Standard Tuning
intro
el---------------------------------------------------| Bl---------------------------------------------------| Gl---------------------------------------------------| Dl------9-9---9-9---9-9----------9-9---9-9---9-9-----| Al-7-7------7-----7------7--7-7------7-----7-----7---| El---------------------------------------------------|
Play until singing starts
verses
el-----------------------------------------------------------| Bl-----------------------------------------------------------| Gl-----------------------------------------------------------| Dl-----9-9--------7-7----------5-5---------4-4---------2-2---| Al7-7------7--5-5-----5--3-3-----3--2-2------2--0-0-------0--| El-----------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------| -----5-5----------3-3----------2-2-----| -------3-3------3--1-1-----1--0-0---0--|
Repeat this for all verses
After playing the verses, you play these chords
el------------------------------------------------------------|l Bl------------------------------------------------------------|l Gl-5-5--7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------------l--------| Play for rest of song Dl-5-5--7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------------|l Al-3-3--5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------|l El------------------------------------------------------------|l
***The Days Have Turned***
standard tuning
Verse
[Bm] [A] [Em]
|-------------|---------------| |------3------|-----2---------| |------4---4--|-----2------0--| |----4-----4--|---2--------2--| |-2-----------|-0--------2----| |-------------|-------0-------|
Chorus Chorus End
[G] [D] [A] [Bm] [G] [D] [A]
||------3-------3-2-|-----------------||-----3-------3-2-|--------------| ||o-----3-------3-3-|-----2------3---o||-----3-------3-3-|----2------2--| ||--------0---2-----|-----2------4----||-------0---2-----|----2------2--| ||----0-----0-------|---2------4---4--||---0-----0-------|---------2----| ||o-----------------|-0------2-------o||-----------------|-0-----0------| ||--3---------------|-----------------||-3---------------|--------------|
Chorus Variation
|-------------------| |-----2------3h5p3--| |-----2------4------| |---2------4--------| |-0------2----------|
End onBm
***The Will to Death***
Standard tuning
Intro (Repeat)
e---------7-------5-- e-------7-------| B---------7-------5-- B-------7-------| G-----9---8--11---6-- G----9--8---11--|(Fractured Strumming on Last) D-----9---9--11---7-- D----9--9---11--| (Chord Before Signing Starts) A-----7---9---9---7-- A----7--9----9--| E---------7-------5-- E-------7-------|
Verse
e------7------5----| B------7------5----| G---9--8--11--6----| D---9--9--11--7----| A---7--9---9--7----| E------7------5----|
"And they're thought to be lies....."
Bridge (~1:06---1:35)
(Continue to Strum Lightly)
e-------------------------------------------------------7-----| B-------------------------------------------------------7-----| G--11--------------------------------------11------9----8-----| D--11--------------------------------------11------9----9-----| A--9---------------------------------------9-------7----9-----| E-------------------------------------------------------7-----|
"...Awful..................... And Have you Seen?........"
Verse
e------7------5----| B------7------5----| G---9--8--11--6----| D---9--9--11--7----| A---7--9---9--7----| E------7------5----|
"Have You Put Them Aside.............."
Bridge (~2:20---2:45)
(Continue to Strum Lightly)
e-------------------------------------------------------7-----| B-------------------------------------------------------7-----| G--11--------------------------------------11------9----8-----| D--11--------------------------------------11------9----9-----| A--9---------------------------------------9-------7----9-----| E-------------------------------------------------------7-----|
".....All the Way...........................And Have You Seen?"
Interlude
(Lighly Strummed until Outro)
e--------| B--------| G---11---| D---11---| A---9----| E--------|
Outro
So far as i can see there are two or maybe more
guitars playin lil riffs here.
It sounds really nice and i have tabbed what
i deem to be guitar 1.
Gtr 1--
e-------------------------------------------------------------| B-----12--12--10--9--5---7-9---12--10--9--5--7--9--7----------| G-----------------------------------------------------9-/-11--| D-------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------| e--------------------------------------------------------------| B----12--12--10--9--5--7-9----12--10--9--5--7--9--7--------9---| G---------------------------------------------------9--8/9---9-| D--------------------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------| e--------------------------------------------------------------| B---12-14-12-10-9---12-14-12-10-9---12-14-12-10-9-10-----------| G--------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------| e--------------------------------------------------------------| B---9-10-9-7-5----9-10-9-7-5-/9-/5-/7~~------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------|
WELL I HOPE THAT THESE TABS HAVE HELPED YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND PLAYING
0OF jf.
IF IN ANY DOURT MAIL: linden_004@yahoo.com
GOOD LUCK!
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