Hey, instead of studying for my physics final tomorrow, I decided totranscribe this awesome tune."Alot to Lose" by TeslaTranscription by: Scott Ettinger (sparc@delphi.com) 5/5/95Stuart, FL USAVerse 1: (and intro) guitar 1 lightly distortedE- ----------0-------------------0------------------0------------------------- B- ----------0-------------------0------------------0------------------------- G- -------6--------6----------4--------4---------2--------2------------------- D- ----7-------------------6------------------4------------------------------- A- -0-----------0-------0-----------0------0-----------0-----0---------------- E- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- E- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- B- -3-----2------------------------------------------------------------------- G- -------------4-/-6----then repeat..---------------------------------------- D- -3----(3)---(3)------------------------------------------------------------ A- ---(0)--------------------------------------------------------------------- E- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^I'm not sure that this is the exact voicing used (although it sureis what I would have used if I had written it)notes in () are not always played.Intro Riff:guitar2: uses some really wet sounding sixties rotating leslie(or digital equivalent perhaps)E- -17------------------------------------------------------------------------ B- ----17--------------------------------------------------------------------- G- -------(18)u16--14------14--16b(18)~~-------------------------------------- D- --------------------16----------------------------------------------------- A- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- E- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Verse 1 is played 6 times. On first 2 times, only guitar 1 with guitar 2 riffover it. Next 4 times, both guitars.Transition 1:guitar 1:E- ----------2--------------4---------------4----------------2---------------- B- -------3-----3--------5-----5------------5--5-------------2---------------- G- ----2--------------4------------------6-------------------2---------------- D- -0--------------0------------------6-------------------4------------------- A- --------------------------------4-------------------4---------------------- E- -------------------------------------------------2------------------------- E- --------------------5---------------------------5--5----------------------- B- ----------7-------------------7-----------------5--5----------------------- G- -------7------7---------7---------7-------------7--7----------------------- D- ----7------------7---------7---------7----------7--7----------------------- A- -5----------------------------------------(7)------------------------------ E- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------^^this part might be played with open note ^^again not sure of voicing,fingering.. hard to tell but I like this one.guitar 2: (slow strumming and let ring) Turn off funky leslie sound. prettymuch clean guitar.D uh..? C#m F#m D D also EE- -2-------4-------4-------2------2--5--------------------------------------- B- -3-------5-------5-------2------3--7--------------------------------------- G- -2-------4-------6-------4------2--7--------------------------------------- D- -0-------0-------6-------4------0--7--pause------------------------------7\ A- -----------------4-------2------------------2------------------------------ E- --------------------------------------------0--slowly crank distortion-----Chorus:In this part, they get an interesting sound by combining single notes onthe two guitars. Guitar 1 is much softer and more subtle than the heavilydistorted guitar 2.guitar 2:E- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- B- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- G- -2------------------------------------------------------------------------- D- -2------------------------------------------------------------------------- A- -0-----0--0-2-4-----4-----2-----2-----2/4-4/5-5/7--7----------------------- E- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------guitar 1: the beginning of this part is next to impossible to hear, butguessing from the symmetry of their other rhythms, this is mostlikely what is being played.E- --------------4-----4-----2-----2------------------------------------------ B- -2-----2------5-----5-----3-----3-----3/5-5/7-7/10-10---------------------- G- -2-----2------6-----6-----4-----4------------------------------------------ D- -2-----2------6-----6-----4-----4------------------------------------------ A- -0-----0------4-----4-----2-----2------------------------------------------ E- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------repeat this twiceTransition 2: both guitars with killer distortion (similar progressionto transition 1)E- (2)---(2)---------------------------------------(2)---(2)------------------ B- -3-----3----------------(2)---(2)----------------3-----3-----------------2- G- -2-----2-----------------2-----2-----------------2-----2-----------------2- D- -0-----0-----------------2-----2-----4-----4-----0-----0-----------------2- A- -0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----4-----4-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0- E- -------------0-----0-----------------2-----2-----------------0-----0-------Next:repeat verse 1, 4 timestransition 1repeat chorus twicetransition 2(between transition 2 and solo break, guitars play a couple of semi-mutedA major chords)Solo Break: (alot of dubbing going on in this part :)plus you have to have the bass for this part to really sound right )rhythm guitar 2: gnarly leslie sound againE- -------------------------------------0------------------------------------- B- -------------5-----------------2--------2---------------------------------- G- -5--------5-----5-----------------2--------2------------------------------- D- -5-----5-----------5--------2-----------------2---------------------------- A- -3--3-----------------3--0------------------------------------------------- E- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------^^gets totally inaudible in here, butit has to go something like this.rhythm guitar 1: distortionE- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- B- -5-----------------------2-----------2h3p2--------------------------------- G- -5-----------------------2-----------------2------------------------------- D- -5-----------------------2--------------------2---------------------------- A- -3-----------------------0------------------------------------------------- E- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------repeat these twiceThen both rhythm guitars play this:D C A EE- -------------------------------------------------------------0------------- B- -7-----------------------5------------------2----------------0------------- G- -7-----------------------5------------------2----------------1------------- D- -7-----------------------5------------------2----------------2------------- A- -5--------------(17\\)---3------------------0----------------2------------- E- -------------------------------------------------------------0-------------Solo: (Slide guitar)get out your favorite implement for slide pickingE- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- B- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- G- ---7--6/7\6---------------------------------------------------------------- D- -------------7~\2----4--/--5~--4-/-5-\-4-/-5--\4\--2//7~~~----------------- A- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- E- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------^^of course kinda slide all the notes togetherE- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- B- -------------------10/12\10~--8-8\7--7-7\5--5-5---------------------------- G- --------11~---9/11--------------------------------7\6/7/9------------------ D- -6.5-//-12~-----------------------------------------------7~-7\------------ A- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- E- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Now, both guitars run the entire fretboard. Need a guitar with at least 21frets to play this part.solo guitar 1: still slidingE- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- B- ----------------------------------------------------------------21\-------- G- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- D- -2/4-4/6-6/7-7/9-9/11-11/13-13/14-14/16-16/18-18/19-19/21-21--------------- A- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- E- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------note: all of these notes are of the same duration, the spacing on guitar2 iswierd just to line up the 2 digit numbers.guitar 2:E- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- B- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- G- -1/2-2/4-4/6-6/8-8/-9--9/11-11/13-13/14-14/16-16/18-18/20-20/21-21--------- D- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A- ----------------------------------------------------------------------12\-- E- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Now, play chorus 7 times as transcribed above. solo2 comes in after the 4thtime. On the 8th time through,the fret traversal at the end isreversed (I think you can figure it out without a transcription :) )solo 2: killer distortion - he really jams hereE- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- B- -17-------17----17---17------------------------17-------------------------- G- -16-b18---16b18-16---14---16~--------14--16b18----(18)u16-14~-------------- D- -------------------------------14h16--------------^pick G string again here A- --------------------------------------------------while still bent up to 19 E- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------^really slow controlled bend here ^let G and B strings ring andgives screaming resonance slowly unbend G stringE- -17b19-17~------17--------------------------------------------------------- B- ----------17b19----u17-17~--15p14------------------------------------------ G- ----------------------------------16b18-16~--14h16p14----14---------------- D- ------------------------------------------------------16------------------- A- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- E- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- E- --------------------------17p14p12h14-------------------------------------- B- -------17------------------------------17p14p12h14------------------------- G- -16b18----(18)u16-14~-\-----------------------------16p14------------------ D- ----------------------------------------------------------16-14------------ A- -----------------------------------------------------------------16\------- E- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------^at this point lots of loud very loud vocalscome in and it's very hard to hear, but this hasgot to be pretty darn close.E- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- B- -2-----------------------17----------17------------------------------------ G- -2--------------14-16b18----(18)u16--b--(18)u16--14h16p14~------14-16b17u16 D- -2--------14h16--------------------------------------------14h16----------- A- -0------------------------------------------------------------------------- E- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------^^I think there is something played _really_ softly here but it istotally inaudible. the transcription starts again at the first pointthat you can actually hear the guitar.E- --------------------------------------------------17b19-17~---------------- B- -------------------------------14h17-------14h17--------------------------- G- -------------14h16-------14h16-------14h16--------------------------------- D- -------14h16-------14h16--------------------------------------------------- A- -14h16--------------------------------------------------------------------- E- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- E- -------17-19b21u19-17~-----17p14p12--7\5----------------------------------- B- -17h19-----------------------------------7p5------------------------------- G- ---------------------------------------------/6~--------------------------- D- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- E- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------^^this part is also impossible to hear, butI think this is very close to what is beingplayed.Next play verse 1 with intro riff again as in the beginning of the song. Endswith a little picking of the A chord something like this:E- -----------0--------------------------------------------------------------- B- -----2p0---0--------------------------------------------------------------- G- -----------2--------------------------------------------------------------- D- ---2-------2--------------------------------------------------------------- A- -0---------0--------------------------------------------------------------- E- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Explanation of Transcription:\x slide down to fret x/x slide up to fret xhx hammer on to fret xpx pull off to fret x!x! harmonic at fret xbx bend up to equiv of fret xux unbend down to fret xx~ vibrato at fret xenjoy!Send comments,questions,thanks, pats on the back, etc. to Sparc@delphi.com(Scott Ettinger)
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