INSTRUMENTS OF RANDOM MURDER (Bassline) As recorded by Watchtower (From the 1989 Album CONTROL & RESISTANCE) Transcribed by Tom Geldschlger Words by White Music by White/Keyser Arranged by Watchtower Gtr I (B E A D G) - 'Untitled' Gtr II (B E A D G) - 'Untitled' Intro Q=105 6/4 4/4 Gtr I S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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|-----5-----7-----------------7--------|-10-----10-----10-----10-9-------|
|--------------------------------------|----8-8----8-8----8-8------11-10-|
|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3----------|---------------------------------|
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5/4 E S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
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|-9-----10-----10-----10-9-------9-8------|
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4/4 5/4 E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
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|-6-----10-----10-----10-9-------|-9-----10-----10-----10-9-------9-8------|
|---8-8----8-8----8-8------11-10-|---8-8----8-8----8-8------11-10-----10-9-|
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4/4 E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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5/4 4/4 E S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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|-9-----------------9-8------8-7-----|-8-----------------9-8-------|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0-----10-9-----9-8-|---0-0---0-0---0-0-----10-9--|
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5/4 E S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
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|-9-----------------9-8------8-7-----|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0-----10-9-----9-8-|
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4/4 5/4 Q Q Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S S S S S
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|----------------9-8------|----------------9-8------8-7--------|
|-13\--12\--12\------10-9-|-12\--12\--12\------10-9-----9-8----|
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4/4 5/4 4/4 Q Q Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S S S S S S S H..
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|----------------9-8------|----------------9-8------8-7-----|------------|
|-13\--12\--12\------10-9-|-12\--12\--12\------10-9-----9-8-|-5----------|
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Verse Q=140 7/4 W. E E +Q E Q E Q E Q E Q
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|-----------------8-|-(8)\--5----4----2----1----|
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S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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|---------7---------6---------4---------3---------|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-|
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S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E
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|---------7---------6---------4---------3-----3---|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----------|
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13/8 S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S
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|---------9---------9-----10---------10---------|
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|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|
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2/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S E +Q +E E +S E S H
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|-8-8-7-7-5-5-----------------------------------|-8----|
|-------------8-8-6-6-5-5-7-(7)--(7)\-0-(0)-0-0-|------|
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13/8 S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S
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|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|
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2/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E E Q H
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|-8-8-7-7-5-5----------------------------|------|
|-------------8-8-6-6-5-5-3-3-7\----2----|-1----|
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13/8 S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S
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|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|
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2/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S E +Q +E E +S E S H
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|-8-8-7-7-5-5-----------------------------------|------|
|-------------8-8-6-6-5-5-8-(8)--(8)\-0-(0)-0-0-|-9----|
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13/8 S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S
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|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|
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2/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S E +Q +E E Q Q S S S S
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|-8-8-7-7-5-5------------------------------|--------------|
|-------------8-8-6-6-5-5-8-(8)--(8)\-5----|-2------------|
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Chorus 4/4 |-3-| |-3-| Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S S S S S Q Q Q
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------7-6-5-|
|------------4-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
|-4--4-4-4-4-------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|-3-| |--3--|
Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S S S S S E E Q Q
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|------------4-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-6-5-|
|-4--4-4-4-4-------|-------------------------|
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Interlude 7/4 4/4 |-3-| Q S S S S Q Q Q E E H Wx4
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|------------4-3-5-4--------|------------|
|-4--4-4-4-4-----------1----|------------|
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S S S S S S S S S E S E E +E E E S E S S E E S
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||o----------------------4-3-/5-|-(5)-6-------6-6---10\---o||
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E E E S E S S E E S
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|-6-5-4-6-5-4-6-5-4--------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------8-7-6-5-\4-5-|-(5)-6-------6-6---10\---|
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7/8 S S S S S S S S S E S E E +E E E S E S S E.
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|-6-5-4-6-5-4-6-5-4-\3--------|----------------------|
|----------------------4-3-/5-|-(5)-6-------6-6------|
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Verse 4/4 S S S S S S S S E S E S E 4x
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11/8 |-3-| S S S S S S S S E S E S E 3x E E E E E E E. E E. E E
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||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---o||-1---1-1-1-1----1----2----|
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Interlude Q=100 15/16 E S S E S S S S S S S S S 4x
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||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3---3---o||
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17/16 E S S E S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-------------2-1-----2---3-|-------------2-1-----2---3-2-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-2---4---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-2---4-------|
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15/16 E S S E S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S
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|---------------------------|---------------------4---5-|
|-------------2-1-----2---3-|-------------2-1-----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-2---4---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-2---3---|
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4/4 |-3-| E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E. E E. E E
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|-------------2-1-----2-----|---------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----3-2---0---|---------------------|
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Guitar Solo 15/16 E S S E S S S S S S S S S 4x
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||o-------------------------5-o||
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17/16 E S S E S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-------------------------2-|-------------------------2-4-5-|
|---------------2-----2-----|-------------------2-3-5-------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-5-------------|
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15/16 6/8 E S S E S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S E. E S S E S S E S S
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|-------------------------2-|---------------------4--|--------------------|
|---------------2-----2-----|---------------2--------|--------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
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15/16 Gtr II E S S E S S S S S E E E S S E S S E E S S S
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|-------------5-----5-5-|---------------5-5---5-|
|-----------------------|-------------------5---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
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E S S E S S S S S E E E S S E S S S Q.
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|-------------5-----5-5-|---------5-5---------|
|-----------------------|-------------5-------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-----|-3-3-3-3-------------|
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17/16 Gtr I E S S E S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-----------------------2-3-|---------------------2-3-------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-2-5-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-5-----5-3-2-|
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15/16 E S S E S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S E E
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|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------2-3-|-----------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-2-5-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-2-2-3-|
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Pre-Verse Q=140 4/4 S S S S S S S S E S E S E 4x S S S S S S S S E S E S E 4x
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||------------------8-------8--||-||------------------4-------4---||
||o-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6---o||-||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2----o||
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Verse 13/8 S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S
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|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|
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2/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S E +Q +E E +S E. Q S S S S
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|-8-8-7-7-5-5----------------------------------|-8--8-8-8-8---|
|-------------8-8-6-6-5-5-7-(7)--(7)\-0-(0)----|--------------|
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13/8 S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S
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|---------9---------9-----10---------10---------|
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|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|
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2/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E Q E Q H
|----------------------------------------|-/5----|
|----------------------------------------|--3----|
|-8-8-7-7-5-5----------------------------|-------|
|-------------8-8-6-6-5-5-7-(7)\----2----|-------|
|----------------------------------------|-------|
13/8 S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S
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|---------9---------9-----10---------10---------|
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|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|
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2/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. +E E +S E S H
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|---------------------------------------------|------|
|-8-8-7-7-5-5---------------------------------|------|
|-------------8-8-6-6-5-5-8----(8)\-0-(0)-0-0-|-9----|
|---------------------------------------------|------|
13/8 S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S
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|---------9---------9-----10---------10---------|
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|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|
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2/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. +E E Q Q S S E
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|----------------------------------------|----4-4-4----|
|-8-8-7-7-5-5----------------------------|-------------|
|-------------8-8-6-6-5-5-8----(8)\-5----|-2-----------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------|
Chorus 4/4
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S S S S S Q Q Q Q S S S S Q Q Q
|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------7-6-5-|------------------|
|------------4-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|------------4-3-5-|
|-4--4-4-4-4-------|-----------------------|-4--4-4-4-4-------|
|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
7/4
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S S S S S S S S E E Q Q Q S S S S Q Q Q E E H
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|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-------|------------4-3-5-4--------|
|-------------------5-4-3-|-4--4-4-4-4-----------1----|
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Outro 4/4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----0--0---|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
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|---------5-4-----7-----8-----7-|-------------13-12-------14-------15-------14-|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-6-5-4-5-----6-5---5-5---5-5---|-14-13-12-13-------13-12----12-12----12-12----|
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
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|---------5-4-----7-----8-----7-|-8-----7-----11-----10-----13---*|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------*|
|-6-5-4-5-----6-5---5-5---5-5---|---5-5---5-5----9-9----9-9------*|
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Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/watchtower/instruments_of_random_murder_btab.html