Tablature:"President Dead"
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Guitar[edit]
Version 1[edit]
| Guitar tablature for "President Dead" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tabbed by | unknown | |
* = 8 times
% = 7 times
Note: no guitar in verse 1
Main riff:
1----------------------------
2----------------------------
3----------------------------
4--5-2---8888----555---------repeat 3 times
5--5-2---8888----555---------
6--3-0---6666----333---------
riff 2:
1-----------|
2-----------|
3-----------|
4-----------|
5---7%9-----|
6---5%7-----|
this is for the people that want you………………
1----------------------------
2----------------------------
3----------------------------
4--5-2---8888----555---------repeat 3 times
5--5-2---8888----555---------
6--3-0---6666----333---------
1-----------|
2-----------|
3-----------|
4-----------|
5---7%9-----|
6---5%7-----|
verse 1 (no guitar)
riff 3: and we dont wanna live forever.....................
Chorus (Gtr. 1)
G|-----5*------------------|
D|--7*-5*-5*--4-----3------|
A|--7*-3*-5*--4-----3------|
E|--5*----3*--2(4x)-1(4x)--|
this is for the people that want you………………
1----------------------------
2----------------------------
3----------------------------
4--5-2---8888----555---------repeat 3 times
5--5-2---8888----555---------
6--3-0---6666----333---------
get high on vilolence baby
1-----------|
2-----------|
3-----------|
4-----------|
5---7%9-----|
6---5%7-----|
repeat this a bunch of times
riff 3: and we dont wanna live forever.....................
Chorus (Gtr. 1)
G|-----5*------------------|
D|--7*-5*-5*--4-----3------|
A|--7*-3*-5*--4-----3------|
E|--5*----3*--2(4x)-1(4x)--|
Song Structure: - The President Is Dead..... Let Us Pray Intro 1st Verse - Just Bass Fill 1 (Gtr. 1) Fill 2 (Gtr. 2) Fill 3 (Gtr. 1) Chorus (Gtr. 1)/Chorus (Gtr. 2) Intro Verse 2 Chorus (Gtr. 1)/Chorus (Gtr. 2) Interlude Solo Solo Part 2 (Gtr. 1)/Chorus (Gtr. 2) Chorus (Gtr. 1)/Chorus (Gtr. 2) End
Version 2[edit]
| Guitar tablature for "President Dead" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tabbed by | Julian | |
Key : / = slide up \ = slide down xbyrx = bend note x up to note y, then release the bend from note y back to note x Intro E|-----------------------------------------| B|--------11-11-11-11b12r11-11-------------| G|---------x--x--x-------------10-10-10-10-| D|-5---2---8--8--8-------------------10-10-| A|-5---2-----------------------------------| E|-3---0-----------------------------------|
Distorted guitar #1 ("Get high on violence, baby")
B|-------------------|
G|-7---------7/9-9-\-|
D|-7---------7/9-9-\-|
A|-5---------5/7-7-\-|
E|-------------------|
Distorted guitar #2 ("And we don't want to live forever..")
* = play note 8 times
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--------5-------------------------|
D|--*7---*5----*5---4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|
A|--*7---*3----*5---4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|
E|--*5---------*3---2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|
Second verse : ("Give the pills time to work..")
It might be a bit hard to get the timing for this.. but this is
essentially what is played.
G|------------------------------|
D|-5---2--x-x----x--x-x-x-2---5-|
A|-5---2--x-x----x--x-x-x-2---5-| (repeat)
E|-3---0--x-x----x--x-x-x-0---3-|
This is played towards the end :
Light/Clean guitar ("This is for the people, they want it")
~This can be played for this bit, just before the solo/interlude~
B|--------------|
G|-4------------|
D|-4----------2-|
A|-2----------2-|
E|------------0-|
No solo yet.
Version 3 (solo)[edit]
| tablature for "President Dead" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tabbed by | Scarshock | |
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E H E e||--------------------10-5-------------|-----------------------| B||------------------3----------7-------|--5-------8b-----------| G||------4---2-4-4----------7-4---4-----|-------4---------------| D||--------2------------------------2-0-|-----------------------| A||--0-2--------------------------------|-----------------------| E||-------------------------------------|-----------------------| I'm not sure this solo is 100% accurate.
Version 4[edit]
| Guitar tablature for "President Dead" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tuning | Standard | |
| Tabbed by | https://sites.google.com/site/marilynmansonguitartabs/2000-holywood-tabs | |
Track Six - President Dead Tuning: E, A, D, G, B, E Key: \ - Slide down / - Slide up x - deaden strings Intro: (0:01-0:10) E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|------15-15-15-15\-/------12-12-12-|x3 (distorted) D|-5-2-------------------------------| A|-5-2--13-13-13-13\-/10-10-10-10-10-| E|-3-0----------------0--0-----------| Intro: (0:10-0:13) E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-7--7--7-7-7-7\9-9\-----------------| (distorted) D|-7--7--7-7-7-7/9-9\----------------| A|-5--5--5-5-5-5/7-7\----------------| E|-----------------------------------| Repeat the above two sections twice Bridge: (0:50-0:51) E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-x-x-x-x--------------------------| D|-x-x-x-x--------------------------| A|-x-x-x-x--------------------------| E|----------------------------------| Chorus: (0:51-1:04) E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|x2 (distorted) D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-| Chorus: (0:51-1:04) E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-20-20-20-20--| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-17-17-17-17--|x2 (distored) A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge: (1:04-1:13) E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|------15-15-15-15\-/------12-12-12-|x3 (distorted) D|-5-2-------------------------------| A|-5-2--13-13-13-13\-/10-10-10-10-10-| E|-3-0----------------0--0-----------| Bridge: (1:13-1:17) E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-7--7--7-7-7-7\9-9\-----------------| (distorted) D|-7--7--7-7-7-7/9-9\----------------| A|-5--5--5-5-5-5/7-7\----------------| E|-----------------------------------| Verse Two: (1:17-1:29) E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----x----------------------x----------<5>x-----x-x-x----------x----------------------------------------|(distorted) D|-----x----------------------x----------<5>x-----x-x-x----------x------<2.3>-----------7--7--7-7-7-7/9-9-| A|-5-2-x-<2.3>-2-<2.3>-<2.3>--x-2--5-5-2----x--2--x-x-x-2-5-5-2--x-<2.3>------5-5-5-2-5-5--5--5-5-5-5/7-7-| E|-3-0-x-------0----------------0--3-3-0-------0--x-x-x-0-3-3-0---------------3-3-3-0-3-------------------| Verse Two: (1:29-1:42) E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----x-x---------------x----------<2.3>--<2.3>----x-x-x---------x-x------------x-----------------------|(distorted) D|-----x-x---------------x--------------------------x-x-x---------x-x------------x-----7--7--7-7-7-7-9-9-| A|-5-2-x-x-2-<2.3>-<2.3>-x--2-5-5-2----<2.3>--------x-x-x-2-5-5-2-x-x------<2.3>-x-2-5-5--5--5-5-5-5/7-7-| E|-3-0-----0----------------0-3-3-0-----------------------0-3-3-0-----<2.3>--------0-3-------------------| Follow the link provided at the end of this tab to find the locations of the harmonics used here on the guitars fretboard Bridge: (1:41-1:42) E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-x-x-x-x--------------------------| D|-x-x-x-x--------------------------| A|-x-x-x-x--------------------------| E|----------------------------------| Chorus: (1:42-1:55) E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|x2 (distorted) D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-| Chorus: (1:42-1:48) E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-20-20-20-20--| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-17-17-17-17--|x2 (distored) A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge: (1:55-1:570 E|-----------------------------------| B|-10~-------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|(let ring - distorted) D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Bridge: (1:55-2:07) E|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------|(let all chords ring and allow last chord to feedback - distorted) D|-9\-2-9\-5-------------------------------| A|-9\-2-9\-5-------------------------------| E|-7\-0-7\-3-------------------------------| Solo (2:07-2:20) E|-------------------10----------------------------------------| B|---~------------------10-----7p0------5~-----8^(gradual bend)| G|-----------11---11-------7/4------------4~-------------------| D|-----9--------9----------------------------------------------|x2 (distorted) A|-------7/9-----------------------7/5-------------------------| E|-5/7---------------------------------------------------------| Bridge: (2:20-2:32) E|-17----17-17----17-17----17-17----17-17----17-17----17-17----17-17----17-17----17-17----17-17---| B|----16-------16-------16-------16-------16-------16-------16-------16-------16-------16---------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|xs (distored) A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge: (2:20-2:32) E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|x2 (distorted) D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-| Chorus: (2:32-3:10) E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|x6 (distorted) D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-| Chorus: (2:32-3:10) E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-20-20-20-20--| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-17-17-17-17--|x6 (distorted) A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro: (3:10) E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|(distorted) D|-5-7\------------------------------| A|-5-7\------------------------------| E|-3-5\------------------------------| Notes: Harmonic link: http://www.igdb.co.uk/pages/techniques/harmonics.htm
Bass[edit]
| Bass tablature for "President Dead" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tabbed by | unknown | |
/ - slide up . - sixteenth rest * - note held for an eighth beat R - quarter rest Intro (verse 1/fill) |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| (x2) |----7757--/-7---|----7757--/-7---|----7757--/-7---|5-555-55.555777-| |3-0------0----0-|3-0------0----0-|3-0------0----0-|----------------| Verse 1 Chorus (outro pt.1) |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------/99998888| (x2) |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |5555555588888888|3333333322221111|5555555588888888|33333333---------| Fill Verse 2 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| (x2) |----------------|----------------|----------------|5-555-55.555777-| |3-0-00-0-0000-3-|3-0-00-0-0000-3-|3-0-00-0-0000-3-|----------------| Chorus Bridge |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| (x2) |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |7-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-|0-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-|7-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-|3-*-*-*-0-*-*-*-| Outro pt.1 (x4) Outro pt.2 |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |3-5-R---R---R---|
Keyboard[edit]
| Keyboard tablature for "President Dead" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tabbed by | Josh5 | |
Effect: Waw Voice
(Stained Glass) F#---F, E [LOW]
(In A Fair) F#---F, E [LOW]
Effect: Pop Lead
(And We Don't) A--B, C--D--E--F
A--B, C--D--E--F [LOW]
2nd (And We Don't) A--B, C--D--E--F
A--B, C--D--E--F--A [LOW]
(Getting High) F#---- [MID]
[AFTER GUITAR] (YEAH!) A# A (Repeat 20 Times) [MID]
3rd (And We Don't) A--B, C--D--E--F
A--B, C--D--E--F [LOW]
4th (And We Don't) A--B, C--D--E--F
A--B, C--D--E--F [LOW]
Drums[edit]
| Drums tablature for "President Dead" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tabbed by | unknown | |
Intro
S|------------ssss|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Chorus Open Hi-Hats
>-------3x-------<
H|c-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|c-x-x-x-x-x-----|
S|----ss---s--s---|----ss---s--ssss|
T|--------------t-|----------------|
B|b-b----b--bb----|b-b----b--b-----|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
>-------3x-------<
H|c-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|c-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S|----ss---s--s---|----ss---s--s-ss|
T|--------------t-|----------------|
B|b-b----b--bb----|b-b----b--bb----|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Verse 1 Closed Hi-Hats
>--------7x------<
H|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
S|----s--s----s---|----s--s----ssss|
T|--------------t-|----------------|
B|b-b--b---b-b----|b-b--b---b-b----|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Pre-Chorus 1 Open Hi-Hats
H|c-x-x-x-c-x-x-x-|c-x-x-x-c-x-x-x-|c-x-x-x-c-x-x-x-|c-x-x-x-c-x-----|
S|----s--s----s--s|----s--s-s--s-ss|----s--s----s--s|----s--s----ssss|
B|b-b--b--b-b--b--|b-b--b--b-b-----|b-b--b--b-b--b--|b-b--b--b-b-----|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Chorus 2 Open Hi-Hats
>------2x--------<
H|c-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|c-x-x-x-x-x-x---|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S|----ss---s--s---|----ss---s--s-dd|----ss---s--s-ss|
T|--------------t-|----------------|----------------|
B|b-b----b--bb----|b-b----b--bb----|b-b----b--bb----|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Repeat Verse 1 for Verse 2
Repeat Pre-Chorus 1 (Last meassure different) for Pre-Chorus 2
H|c-x-x-x-c-x-x-x-|
S|----s--s----s-ss|
B|b-b--b--b-b-----|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Repeat Verse 1 for Verse 3
Repeat Pre-Chorus 2 for Pre-Chorus 3
Repeat Pre-Chorus 1 for Pre-Chorus 4
Final Chorus Open Hi-Hats
H|c-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|c-x-x-x-x-x-x---|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
S|----ss---s--s---|----ss---s--s-dd|----ss---s--s---|----ss---s--ssss|
T|--------------t-|----------------|--------------t-|----------------|
B|b-b----b--bb----|b-b----b--bb----|b-b----b--bb----|b-b----b--b-----|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
>-------3x-------<
C|c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-|c-c-c-c-c-c-----|##--------------|
S|----ss---s--s---|----ss---s--ssss|----------------|
T|--------------t-|----------------|----------------|
B|b-b----b--bb----|b-b----b--b-----|bb--------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
END