ALKALINE TRIO - "Queen Of Pain" Tablature

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QUEEN OF PAIN - Alkaline Trio
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By:Sean D'Souza (sean.dsouza@worldnet.att.net) AIM: squirtinweasel

This is a song off the Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music split due out January 22, 2002
on JadeTree Records. JadeTree records is freely distributing the mp3 for this song @
http://www.jadetree.com. I can't wait to hear the rest of the Trio's new tracks and
Hot Water Music's covers of the Trio's Radio and Bleeder. Well I promised on the
forums to tab this gem out so here it is... and in two guitars format as stated! :)
Oh and the number of chord strumming isn't perfect so figure that out yourself...

On to the tab:

Standard Tuning
Distortion On

Intro 2X (Guitar I)
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|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro 2X (Guitar II - Listen to Song For Strumming)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-8888888-66-4444444-33---------333333-444444-|
D|-8888888-66-4444444-33-6666666-333333-444444-|
A|-6666666-44-2222222-11-6666666-111111-222222-|
E|-----------------------4444444---------------|

Pre-Verse/Pre-Chorus (Guitar I)
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-8888888-66-4--|
D|-8888888-66-4--|
A|-6666666-44-2--|
E|---------------|
*******

*PM = Palm Mute

Verse (Guitar I)
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-4----------------------------------------------|
D|-4----------------------------------------------|
A|-2->>-4->>-6-<<-4-<<-2->>-4->>-6-<<-0-----------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

>> << Slide In Direction Indicated

Continuation of Verse (Bass Only) Then Some Guitar Feedback

Riff 2X (Guitar I)
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|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2X (Guitar II)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-8888888-66-4444444-666666-|
D|-8888888-66-4444444-666666-|
A|-6666666-44-2222222-444444-|
E|---------------------------|

2nd Verse (Guitar I)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4->>-6-<<-4-<<-2->>-4->>-6!-<<-4!-<<-2!->>-4->>-6-<<-0-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

! Feedback On Notes Indicated
>> << Slide In Direction Indicated

Continuation of Verse (Bass Only)

Pre-Verse/Pre-Chorus (Guitar I)

Chorus Palm Muted (Guitar I)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------888-888-444-|
D|-444-444-444-444-888-888-444-|
A|-444-444-444-444-666-666-222-|
E|-222-222-222-222-------------|
** ** ** ** ** ** **

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

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

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------888-888-66666-|
D|-444-444-444-444-888-888-66666-|
A|-444-444-444-444-666-666-44444-|
E|-222-222-222-222---------------|
** ** ** ** ** ** **

*PM = Palm Mute Let Note Ring At End

Intro 1X (Guitar I)
Intro 1X (Guitar II)

3rd Verse (Guitar I)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2->>-6-<<-4-<<-2->>-4->>-6!-<<-4!-<<-2!->>-4->>-6-<<-0-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

! Feedback On Notes Indicated
>> << Slide In Direction Indicated

Pre-Verse/Pre-Chorus (Guitar I)

Chorus Palm Muted (Guitar I)

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--------------|
************ ****** **

Pickscrape!

Chorus Not Palm Muted (Guitar I)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------888888-444--|
D|-444444444444-888888-444--|
A|-444444444444-666666-222--|
E|-222222222222-------------|

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------888888-444--|
D|-444444444444-888888-444--|
A|-444444444444-666666-222--|
E|-222222222222-------------|

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------888888-444--|
D|-444444444444-888888-444--|
A|-444444444444-666666-222--|
E|-222222222222-------------|

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

Outro (Guitar I) - Listen To Song For Number of Picks
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|---------------------|

Outro (Guitar II)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------888888-444--|
D|-444444444444-888888-444--|
A|-444444444444-666666-222--|
E|-222222222222-------------|

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------888888-444--|
D|-444444444444-888888-444--|
A|-444444444444-666666-222--|
E|-222222222222-------------|

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------888888-444--|
D|-444444444444-888888-444--|
A|-444444444444-666666-222--|
E|-222222222222-------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------888888-444-33-----|
D|-444444444444-888888-444-33-66-4|
A|-444444444444-666666-222-11-66-4|
E|-222222222222---------------44-2|

Feedback...

Ending
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|-4-<<-0---|
A|-4-<<-0---|
E|-2-<<-0---|

Outline:

Intro 2X (Guitar I) << >> Intro 2X (Guitar II - Listen to Song For Strumming)
Pre-Verse (Guitar I)
Verse (Guitar I)
Continuation of Verse (Bass Only) Then Some Guitar Feedback
Riff 2X (Guitar I) << >> Riff 2X (Guitar II)
2nd Verse (Guitar I)
Continuation of Verse (Bass Only)
Pre-Verse (Guitar I)
Chorus Palm Muted (Guitar I)
Intro 1X (Guitar I) << >> Intro 1X (Guitar II)
3rd Verse (Guitar I)
Pre-Verse/Pre-Chorus (Guitar I)
Chorus Palm Muted (Guitar I)
Bridge
Pickscrape!
Chorus Not Palm Muted (Guitar I)
Outro (Guitar I) - Listen To Song For Number of Picks << >> Outro (Guitar II)
Feedback...
Ending

Notes:
Song sounds best played on Fender Fat Strat. Umm... this tab is best read under wordpad... not notepad... so use MS WORDPAD!
I've tabbed other Trio songs including - Private Eye, Armageddon, Take Lots with Alcohol, and Steamer Trunk. Check
them out @ alkalinetrio.com or punkhardcore.com. Request any songs by any band and i'll take a shot at them too... if
i'm in the mood to tab that is ;) Have a nice day.

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