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Norma Jean - Sometimes It's Our Mistakes That Make for the Greatest Ideas

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SOMETIMES IT'S OUR MISTAKES THAT MAKE FOR THE GREATEST IDEAS
As recorded by Norma Jean
(From the 2004 Album BLESS THE MARTYR, KISS THE CHILD)
Transcribed by James Martyn
Words by Josh Scogin Music by Norma Jean
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Verse
Q=140
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
H E E E E E E E E H
|--------------|------------------------| |--------------|------------------------| |--------------|------------------------| |--------------|------------------------| |------2-2-0-0-|--1---1---1---1---1-----| |--------------|------------------------|

|
| Gtr II
| W E E E E H
|--------------|------------------------| |--------------|------------------------| |--------------|---------------------| |--------------|------------| |--------------|------------------------| |--------------|------------------------|

Q H. +W +H E E E E
|---------------------|--------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------|-------------------| |--2------------------|--------------|----------2-2-0-0--| |----------3----------|--(3)---------|--(3)--------------|

|
| E E H Q +W +W
|---------------------|--------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------|-------------------| |------------------|--------------|-------------------| |------------|-()--------|-()-------------| |---------------------|--------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------|-------------------|

N.C.
E E E E H Q H. +W +H E E E E
|------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |--1---1---1---1---1-----|--2---------------|--------------|----------2-2-0-0--| |------------------------|----------3-------|--(3)---------|--(3)--------------|

|
| E E E E H E E H. +W +W
|------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |---------------------|---------------|-()--------|-()-------------| |------------|------------|--------------|-------------------| |------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|

N.C.
E E E E H Q H.
|------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |--1---1---1---1---1-----|--2------------------| |------------------------|----------3----------|

|
| E E E E H E E H Q
|------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |------------|------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------|

+W +H E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|----------2-2-0-0--| |--(3)------------|--(3)--------------|

|
| +H. Q +W
|-----------------|-------------------| |--------------|-()-------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-()-----------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|

N.C.
E E E E H Q H.
|------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |--1---1---1---1---1-----|--2------------------| |------------------------|----------3----------|

|
| E E E E H E E H Q
|------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |------------|------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------|

+W +H E E E E
|--------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------| |--------------|----------2-2-0-0--| |--(3)---------|--(3)--------------|

|
| +W +W
|--------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------| |-()--------|-()-------------| |--------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------|

N.C. Gm
E E E E H Q H.
|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |-1--1-1-1--1------|---2-------------| |------------------|-------3---------|

|
| Q. Q. Q +H H
|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------11----| |------------------|-----------12----| |------------------|-----------12----| |-8------9-----10--|-(10)------10----| |------------------|-----------------|

+W +H E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|---------------2--2--0--0--| |--(3)--------------|-(3)-----------------------|

|
| +H E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------------| |-(11)----11-11-11--|-11--11-11-11-------11-----| |-(12)----12-12-12--|-12--12-12----12-12----12--| |-(12)----12-12-12--|-12--12-12-----------------| |-(10)----10-10-10--|-10--10-10-----------------| |-------------------|---------------------------|

N.C. Gm
E E E E H Q H. +W +H E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------| |-1--1-1-1--1------|---2-------------|------------------|----------2-2--0-0--| |------------------|-------3---------|--(3)-------------|-(3)----------------|

|
| Q. Q. Q +H H +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------| |------------------|-----------11----|-(11)--11-----11--|------11------11----| |------------------|-----------12----|-(12)--12-----12--|------12------12----| |------------------|-----------12----|-(12)--12-----12--|------12------12----| |-8------9-----10--|-(10)------10----|-(10)--10-----10--|------10------10----| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|

N.C. Gm
E E E E H Q H.
|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |-1--1-1-1--1------|---2-------------| |------------------|-------3---------|

|
| Q. Q. Q +H H
|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------11----| |------------------|-----------12----| |------------------|-----------12----| |-8------9-----10--|-(10)------10----| |------------------|-----------------|

+W +H E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|--------------2--2--0-0--| |--(3)-----------------|-(3)---------------------|

|
| +Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|----------------------|-------------------------| |-(11)--11-11-11-11----|-11--11-11-11---11-11----| |-(12)--12-12-12-12----|-12--12-12-12---12-12----| |-(12)--12-12-12-12----|-12--12-12-12---12-12----| |-(10)--10-10-10-10----|-10--10-10-10---10-10----| |----------------------|-------------------------|

N.C. Gm
E E E E H Q H.
|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |-1--1-1-1--1------|---2-------------| |------------------|-------3---------|

|
| Q. Q. Q +H H
|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------11----| |------------------|-----------12----| |------------------|-----------12----| |-8------9-----10--|-(10)------10----| |------------------|-----------------|

+W +H E E E E
|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|------------2-2--0-0--| |--(3)-----------------|-(3)------------------|

|
| +Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|----------------------|----------------------| |-(11)--11-11----11-11-|------11-11-----11----| |-(12)--12-12----12-12-|------12-12-----12----| |-(12)--12-12----12-12-|------12-12-----12----| |-(10)--10-10----10-10-|------10-10-----10----| |----------------------|----------------------|

N.C. Gm
W W
|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|

|
| Q. Q. Q +H H
|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------11----| |---------------|---------12----| |---------------|---------12----| |-8----9----10--|-(10)----10----| |---------------|---------------|

W H H
|----------------------|-------------!-0----------| |----------------------|-------------!-0----------| |----------------------|-------------!(0)---------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------|

|
| +Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|----------------------|--------------------------| |-(11)--11-11-11-11----|-11-11-11-11------11-11---| |-(12)--12-12-12-12----|-12-12-12-12------12-12---| |-(12)--12-12-12-12----|-12-12-12-12------12-12---| |-(10)--10-10-10-10----|-10-10-10-10------10-10---| |----------------------|--------------------------|

Guitar Break
H=H
(Em)
W +H.. S S W +W 4x
||-----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)-----|| ||o----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)----o|| ||-----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)-----|| ||--2--------|-(2)------------|------------|---------|| ||o-2--------|-(2)------------|------------|--------o|| ||--0--------|-(0)------------|------------|---------||

|
| W +H.. S S W +W 4x
||-----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)-----|| ||o----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)----o|| ||-----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)-----|| ||-----------|----------------|-(0)--------|-(0)-----|| ||o-2--------|-(2)------------|------------|--------o|| ||--0--------|-(0)------------|------------|---------||

Breakdown
Q=160
G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||o--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|

|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| ||--------------------------|-------------------------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o|| |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--||

|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------||

Bb5 B5 G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||---8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||o--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||---6--6--6--7--7--7--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|

|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| ||--------------------------|-------------------------|

Bb5 B5 G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|| |--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o|| |--6--6--6--7--7--7--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--||

|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------||

Chorus
Bb5 B5 G5
Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E
||--------------------|--------------------------| ||o-------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------|--------------------------| ||--8------9------5---|-(5)--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||o-8------9------5---|-(5)--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||--6------7------3---|-(3)--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|

|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------|--------------------------| ||o-------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------|-----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||--8--8-8-9--9-9-5-5-|--5--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||o-8--8-8-9--9-9-5-5-|--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| ||--6--6-6-7--7-7-3-3-|--3-----------------------|

Bb5 B5 G5
Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------------o|| |-------------------|---------------------------|| |-8------9------5---|-(5)--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|| |-8------9------5---|-(5)--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o|| |-6------7------3---|-(3)--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--||

|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------------o|| |-------------------|-----10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |-8--8-8-9--9-9-5-5-|--5--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |-8--8-8-9--9-9-5-5-|--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8-o|| |-6--6-6-7--7-7-3-3-|--3------------------------||

Bb5 B5 G5
Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E
||-------------------|-------------------------------| ||o------------------|-------------------------------| ||-------------------|-------------------------------| ||--8------9------5--|-(5)-5-5-----5-----5-----5-5-5-| ||o-8------9------5--|-(5)-5-5-----5-----5-----5-5-5-| ||--6------7------3--|-(3)-3-3-----3-----3-----3-3-3-|

|
| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
||-------------------|-------------------------------| ||o------------------|-------------------------------| ||--3--3-3-4--4-4----|--3--5-5b5.5-5b5.5-5b5.5p3-----| ||--3--3-3-4--4-4-5--|---------------------------5---| ||o-1--1-1-2--2-2-5--|-------------------------------| ||----------------3--|-------------------------------|

Bb5 B5 G5
Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E
|------------------|--------------------------------|| |------------------|-------------------------------o|| |------------------|--------------------------------|| |-8------9------5--|-(5)-5-5-----5-----5-----5-5-5--|| |-8------9------5--|-(5)-5-5-----5-----5-----5-5-5-o|| |-6------7------3--|-(3)-3-3-----3-----3-----3-3-3--||

|
| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|------------------|--------------------------------|| |------------------|-------------------------------o|| |-3--3-3-4--4-4----|--3--5-5b5.5-5b5.5-5b5.5p3------|| |-3--3-3-4--4-4-5--|---------------------------5----|| |-1--1-1-2--2-2-5--|-------------------------------o|| |---------------3--|--------------------------------||

Bridge
G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||o--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|

|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| ||--------------------------|-------------------------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o|| |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--||

|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------||

F5 F#5 G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||o--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|

|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--10-10-10-11-11-11-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| ||--10-10-10-11-11-11-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| ||o--8--8--8--9--9--9-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||--------------------------|-------------------------|

F5 F#5 G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o|| |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--||

|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-10-10-10-11-11-11-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|| |-10-10-10-11-11-11-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|| |--8--8--8--9--9--9-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------||

Out-Chorus
Bb5 B5 G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||---8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||o--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||---6--6--6--7--7--7--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|

|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| ||--------------------------|-------------------------|

Bb5 B5 G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|| |--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o|| |--6--6--6--7--7--7--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--||

|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------||

G5
>
W +W +W W
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*| |-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*| |-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*| |--5--------|--(5)--------|--(5)--------|---------*| |--5--------|--(5)--------|--(5)--------|---------*| |--3--------|--(3)--------|--(3)--------|---------*|

|
| >
| W +W +W +W
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*| |-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*| |-10--------|-(10)--------|-(10)--------|-(10)----*| |-10--------|-(10)--------|-(10)--------|-(10)----*| |--8--------|--(8)--------|--(8)--------|--(8)----*| |-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*|

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

Source: http://www.guitaretab.com/n/norma-jean/90674.html

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