ALKALINE TRIO - "queen of pain" Tablature

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QUEEN OF PAIN - Alkaline Trio
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By Alan Good (kentucky_fried_children_@hotmail.com)

this is a bitchin new Trio song on the Alkaline trio/Hot Water Music
split EP. there is actually 2 guitars in the song but ive done the
tab for one, the other guitar is just doing rhythm anyway

Standard Tuning (EADGBE)


INTRO

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3----------6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-------------------------2-2-2-2--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-4444444--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------4444444--------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-------------------------2222222--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|





VERSE

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-4----------------------------------------------|
D|-4----------------------------------------------| >><< SLIDE IN DIRECTION INDICATED
A|-2->>-4->>-6-<<-4-<<-2->>-4->>-6-<<-0-----------|
E|------------------------------------------------|


PRE-VERSE / PRE-CHORUS

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--88888888--66-44------------|
D|--88888888--66-44------------| * = PALM MUTE
A|--66666666--44-22------------|
E|-----------------------------|
********



CHORUS

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------888-888-444-|
D|-444-444-444-444-888-888-444-| (X4)
A|-444-444-444-444-666-666-222-|
E|-222-222-222-222-------------|
** ** ** ** ** ** **





BRIDGE

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|--------------888888-66666-|
D|-444444444444-888888-66666-|
A|-444444444444-666666-44444-|
E|-222222222222--------------|
************ ****** *****

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|--------------888888-44444-|
D|-444444444444-888888-44444-|
A|-444444444444-666666-22222-|
E|-222222222222--------------|
************ ****** **



OUTRO - LISTEN TO SONG FOR NUMBER OF PICKS, IT VARIES

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---6-4-3---6-4-3---6-4-3---6-4-3->>-4-<<-3---6-4-3---6-4-3->>-4-<<-3-|
D|-4---------------4-------------------------4-------------------------|
A|---------6---------------6-------------------------6-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---6-4-3---6-4-3-----|
D|-4---------------6-4-|
A|---------6-----------|
E|---------------------|



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Outline:

INTRO (X2)
PRE-VERSE / PRE-CHORUS
VERSE
CONTINUATION OF VERSE (BASS ONLY)
RIFF (X2)
2ND VERSE
CONTINUATION OF VERSE (BASS ONLY)
PRE-VERSE / PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS (PALM MUTED)
INTRO (X1)
3RD VERSE
PRE-VERSE / PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS (PALM MUTED)
BRIDGE
CHORUS (NOT PALM MUTED)
OUTRO