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Unwound - Message Received

      
Song: "Message Received"
Album: Repetition (1996)
Tuning: F# A D G B E (low-to-high)
Fades in with backwards tape loop
Guitar
Intro:
e |------------------------------------------------| B |----7--7--7--7-----7--7--7-h9--9--9--9--7--7--7-| G |------------------------------------------------| D |/7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-| A |------------------------------------------------| F#|------------------------------------------------|

+
e |------------------------------------------------| B |-7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--------0--------0----| G |----------------------------------------0--0----| D |-7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7s\5--------------5----| A |------------------------------------------------| F#|------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
e |------------------------------------------------| B |------------------------------------------------| G |-------------0----------------------------------| D |-------4----------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------------| F#|-3----------------------------------------------|

+
e |------------------------------------------------| B |------------------------------------------------| G |-------------0----------------------------------| D |-------4----------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------------| F#|-0----------------------------------------------|

+
e |------------------------------------------------| B |------------------------------------------------| G |-------------0----------------------------------| D |-------7----------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------------| F#|/7----------------------------------------------|

+
e |------------------------------------------------| B |------------------------------------------------| G |-------------11-------12----11-11-11-11-11-11-11| D |-------9-----------9-(9)----9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| A |------------------------------------------------| F#|/10-------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10|

Verse:
Play each measure double time/very fast throughout
e |------------------------------------------------|| B |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|| G |-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|| x 4 D |-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|| A |------------------------------------------------|| F#|------------------------------------------------||

+ Bend notes slowly up and down / warble during this section
e |------------------------------------------------|| B |------------------------------------------------|| G |------------------------------------------------|| x 2 D |------------------------------------------------|| A |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|| F#|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13||

+
e |------------------------------------------------|| B |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|| G |-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|| x 4 D |-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|| A |------------------------------------------------|| F#|------------------------------------------------||

Break/Bridge:
Let ring out with slow tape delay effect
e |------------------------------------------------| B |-0----------------------------------------------| G |-0----------------------------------------------| D |-9----------------------------------------------| A |-10---------------------------------------------| F#|-0----------------------------------------------|

+
After waiting approx 4 measures of of delay, feedback etc.
+
e |------------------------------------------------| B |-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------| G |-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------| D |-9-----------9-----------9-----------9----------| A |-10----------10----------10----------10---------| F#|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------|

+
e |------------------------| B |-0-----------0----------| G |-0-----------0----------| D |-9-----------9----------| A |-10----------10---------| F#|-0-----------0----------|

Song Structure:
Intro
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Bridge/Break
Verse
Chorus
Bridge/Break (fade out during delay/feedback)
That's it. Please leave any comments, questions, or requests. Cheers!
-Bennyshambles78-

Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/u/unwound/message_received_tab_ver_2.html

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