Rollins Band
" Tearing"
album: The end of silence
year: 1992
translated by Michiel Hautus, January 03, Holland (hautus@cs.com)
MORE MORE MORE ROLLINS TABS (i.a. What Am I Doing Here, Black And White, Disconnect,
What Have I Got, Do It.....):
http://home.hccnet.nl/michiels.gitaarparadijs/
explanation signs:
7h8 = hammer-on
7p5 = pull-off
7tr9 = rapidly repeated pull-off + hammer-on (=trill)
8b9 = bend 8th fret to 9th
7b8r7 = bend 7th fret to 8th and release to old position
7b = bend the string a little bit
~ = vibration
~~ = much vibration
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
/// = slow slide up
(2) = is played sometimes
>7 = give accent
R = rest
P.M.----= mute strings
INTRO
E -----------------------------|------------------------|
B --0--0-0-0-000--000-13-13-13-|-0-0-0-000--000-13-0-13-|
G -/9--9-9-9-999--999-10-10-10-|-9-9-9-999--999-10-9-10-|
D -----------------------------|------------------------|
A -----------------------------|------------------------|
E -----------------------------|------------------------|
E ----------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------|
B -131313--131313--/18-18-18-181818-|-181818-181818-18-18-18-18-----|---------|
G -101010--101010-------------------|---------------17-17-17-17-----|-tremelo-|
D ----------------------------------|-------------------------------|>2~~--\--|
A ----------------------------------|-------------------------------|>2~~--\--|
E ----------------------------------|-------------------------------|>0~~--\--|
note: bass plays guitarpart of interlude (later in song)
RIFF A VERSE
E -----------------------------|----------------------------|
B -----------------------------|----------------------------|
G -5-----7----5---5-5-R-5h7-7--|-5-----7--------/8-8-8-8-7--|
D -5-----7----5---5-5-R-5h7-7--|-5-----7----7---/8-8-8-8-7--|
A ---000---0-------------------|---000---0--5---------------|
E -----------------------------|----------------------------|
!!note: mute open A strings in RIFF A and all its fills slightly!!
FILL 1 RIFF A SECOND BAR
E -------------------------------|
B -------------------------8p7p5-|
G -5-----7-5h7--7\5----5h7-------|
D -5-----7-5h7------h7-----------|
A ---000-------------------------|
E -------------------------------|
FILL 2 RIFF A SECOND BAR
E --------------------------------------|
B -------------5-8p5-----------------5~-|
G -5-----7-5h7-------7--7p5--------5----|
D -5-----7-5h7--------------7--5h7------|
A ---000--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------------|
FILL 3 RIFF A SECOND BAR
E -------------------------|
B -------------------------|
G -5-----7-5h7----/9~------|
D -5-----7-5h7-------------|
A ---000-------------------|
E -------------------------|
RIFF B PRE-CHORUS
E -0--0----0------0--------------------|
B -10-10-R-8------8---/8-7-8-7-8---8p7-|
G -------------/9-----/9-7-7-7-7---7---|
D -------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------|
|let ring|
VARIATION ON RIFF B
E -0--0----0------0----------------------|
B -10-10-R-8------8---/8-7-8-7-8---7h8p7-|
G -------------/9-----/9-7-7-7-7---7-----|
D ---------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------|
|let ring|
FILL 4 RIFF A SECOND BAR (AFTER RIFF B)
E ---------------------------|
B ---------------------------|
G -5-----7-5h7---------/8-8--|
D -5-----7-5h7--7-7-7--/8-8--|
A ---000--------5-5-5--(6-6)-|
E ---------------------------|
RIFF C CHORUS
E --------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
B ----------0---|-6-5-----5-6-5~-|--------------|---------3h5-3\-|
G ----------4---|-----7-5--------|--------------|-5-4---4--------|
D ----2-2/--3---|----------------|----2-2/------|-----7----------|
A ----2-2/------|----------------|----2-2/------|----------------|
E -0--0-0-------|----------------|-0--0-0-------|----------------|
P.M.- -
E --------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
B --------------|-/6-6-6-R-------|--------------|----------------|
G --------------|-/5-5-5-R-2-2-2-|--------------|-2--------------|
D ----2-2/------|----------0-0-0-|----2-2-------|-3--------------|
A ----2-2/------|----------------|----2-2-------|-3--------------|
E -0--0-0-------|----------------|-0--0-0-----0-|-1--------------|
P.M.- --|-- - -
slightly
FILL 5 RIFF A SECOND BAR (AFTER RIFF C)
E --------------------0--|
B --------------------7--|
G -5-----7-5h7------5----|
D -5-----7-5h7--0h7------|
A ---000-----------------|
E -----------------------|
FILL 6 RIFF A SECOND BAR (AFTER RIFF C)
E -------------------------|
B ----------------/10------|
G -5-----7-5h7--------9~---|
D -5-----7-5h7-------------|
A ---000-------------------|
E -------------------------|
VARIATION 2ND CHORUS 5TH, 6TH AND 7TH BAR
E ----------------|--------------|---------------------------------|
B ----------------|----------0---|---------------------------------|
G -/5-5-5-R-2-2-2-|----------4---|---------------------------------|
D -/3-3-3-R-0-0-0-|----2-2/--3---|---------------------------------|
A ----------------|----2-2/------|>3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E ----------------|-0--0-0-------|>1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
P.M. --|-- - -------------------------------
slightly
INTERLUDE (guitar 1)
1.3.5.7.time 2.4.6. time
E --------------------------|----------------------------------|
B --------------------------|----------------------------------|
G ---3----------------------|----3-----------------------------|
D -5---5-4-3----------------|-/5---5-4-3------------------3----|
A -----------5-4-3----------|------------5-4-3------3-3h5---5\-|
E -----------------6-3-6-3~-|------------------6-3-------------|
8. time
E --------------------------|------------------|
B --------------------------|tremelo-----------|
G ---3----------------------|>2\---------------|
D -5---5-4-3-0---->2~-------|>2\---------------|
A ---------------->2~-------|>0\---------------|
E ---------------->0--------|------------------|
note: guitar 2 plays some noisy sounds
SOLO 1
bass plays in key of B
SOLO 2
bass plays in key of F# and G
E -------------------------------------|------------------------2-2-|
B -----------------4b5r4p2---4b5r4p2---|------------------------2-2-|
G --------4--2---4-4b5r4p2---4b5r4p2---|--------4--2---2-1tr2-------|
D --------4--2-------------4---------4-|--------4--2----------------|
A -------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E -2-2-2-------------------------------|-2-2-2----------------------|
P.M.---- -----
slightly slightly
E --------------------------------------------------|---------------|
B -----------10b-R----16b17r16-------16b17r16-------|-----------10b-|
G --------11-9b--R-14-16b17r16p14----16b17r16p14----|--------11-9b--|
D --------11--|------------------h16------------h16-|--------11--|--|
A -9-9-9------|-------------------------------------|-9-9-9------|--|
E ------------|-------------------------------------|------------|--|
P.M.---- | ----- |
slightly | slightly |
| |
|- release these tones a little bit after bending -|
RIFF D (guitar 1)
E -----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G -------------2------2-------2--2-2-|-----------2------2--------------|
D ---2--2--------2------2-----2--2-2-|-2--2--------2------2------------|
A ---2------------------------0--0-0-|-2-------------------------------|
E -0-0----0-2------3------/5---------|-0----0-2------3------/5--5\-----|
|-----------let ring----| |-----------let ring----|
note: a second guitar enters at the second bar with an E5 chord
RIFF D2
E ---------------------------|------------------------------|
B ----------------------0----|--------0---------------------|
G ----------------------2----|--------2-----------2--2-2\---|
D ---------2--2---------2----|--------2-----------2--2-2\---|
A ---------2--2--------------|-------------0-0-0--0--0-0----|
E -000-0-0-0--0--2-222-------|-3-3-3------------------------|
P.M.------ ----- ----- -----
RIFF E
E -----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D ---2---------2p0----2---------2p0--|---2---------2p0-----2-----------|
A -----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E -2----2p0h2-------2----2p0h2-------|-4----4p2h4-------/5----5p0h5~~--|
RIFF D3 (with variations)
E ------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B -----------------------0---0--|-----0---0---------------------|
G -----------------------2---2--|-----2---2------------2---2\---|
D -----------------------2---2--|-----2---2------------2---2\---|
A -2----------------------------|------------0-0-000-0-0-0-0----|
E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-222-2---2----|-3-3---3-----------------------|
P.M.-------------------- - --- - --------- -
note: play 2nd position on E-string with thumb
RIFF F
E -----------------------0---0---0-----------------|
B -12~-12~-12~-------12--10--10--10--10-9-10-9-h10-|
G ---------------/11-----------------9--9-9--9-----|
D -------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------|
|let ring| |let ring|
after this, riff D2 and D3 follows
END
E -0---0---0--------0-----0---------0----------|
B -12--12--12~~-----12----12----7///10~~-------|
G ---------------------11----------------------|
D ---------------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------|
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