"Pale Sister" by Coroner Off the Mental Vortex album Transcribed by Damien Harrison harro1@netspace.net.au NB. I haven't put in any of the Palm mutes or solos. I'm pretty sure it's accurate because I tabbed it with a sampler program that slows the music down while preserving the pitch. TUNE DOWN 1/2 A STEP (E=Eb, A=Ab, D=Db, etc.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- riff1 e------||------------------------------| b------||------------------------------| g------||-7-h0-------------------------| d-8-11-||------6h0-5h0------------8-11-| a-8-11-||--------------6h0-5h0-0--8-11-| E-6--9-||-------------------------6--9-| riff2 (verse) e---------------------|---------------------| b---------------------|---------------------| g---------------------|---------------------| d-8-----8-----8-----8-|-8-----8-----8-----8-| a-8-----8-----8-----8-|-8-----8-----8-----8-| E-6---0-6---0-6---0-6-|-6---0-6---0-6---0-6-| riff3 e-----------------------------| b-----------------------------| g-----------3-------------3---| d-2---------3-------------3---| a-2---4--5--1-------------1---| E-0---2--3------0-0-2-2-3-----| riff4 e--------------------------------------------------------------| b--------------------------------------------------------------| g--------------------------------------------------------------| d-----------------------------------------------------3--5--6--| a-1-----1-3-4-3-1-1-----1-3-4-3-1-1-----1-3-4-3-1--5--1--3--4--| E-3---3-----------2---2-----------3---3------------3-----------| e-----------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------| d-----------------------------------4--5--4-----| a-1-3-4-3-1-1-----1-3-4-3-1---5--6--2--3--2--6--| E-----------2---2-----------3-3--4-----------4--| riff5 (chorus) e------------------------------------------------------------------------| b------------------------------------------------------------------------| g------------------------------------------------------------------------| d------------------------------------------------------------------6--5--| a-----1h2p1---------1h2p1---------1h3------1h2p1---------1h2p1-----4--3--| E-1h3-------3-1-1h3-------3-1-1h3------1h3-------3-1-1h3-------3-1-------| e------------------------------------------------------------------------| b------------------------------------------------------------------------| g------------------------------------------------------------------------| d------------------------------------------------------------------------| a-----1h2p1---------1h2p1---------1h3------1h2p1---------1h2p1-----4--4--| E-1h3-------3-1-1h3-------3-1-1h3------1h3-------3-1-1h3-------3-1-2--2--| riff6 (solo) e------------|---------------|--------------|--------------| b------------|---------------|--------------|--------------| g------------|---------------|--------------|--------------| d------------|-7/8-----------|-7------------|-5------------| a-5----------|-5/6-6-6-6-etc-|-5-5-5-5-etc.-|-3-3-3-3-etc.-| E-3-3-3-etc.-|---------------|--------------|--------------| e------------|---------------|--------------|--------------| b------------|---------------|--------------|--------------| g------------|---------------|--------------|--------------| d------------|-7/8-----------|-7------------|--------------| a-5----------|-5/6-6-6-6-etc-|-5-5-5-5-etc.-|-3------------| E-3-3-3-etc.-|---------------|--------------|-1-1-1-1-etc.-| riff7 (break in solo) e-----------------------------| b-----------------------------| g-----------------------------| d--------------------------6--|repeat x3 a-5------6\5-----------6\5-4--| E-3--3-3-4\3-3-3--3--3-4\3----| e------------------| b------------------| g------------------| d------------------| a-5------6---5--6--| E-3--3-3-4---3--4--| riff8 (reast of solo) e-----------------------------| b-----------------------------| g-----------------------------| d--------------------------8--|repeat x7 a-7------8\7-----------8\7-6--| E-5--5-5-6\5-5-5--5--5-6\5----| e------------------| b------------------| g------------------| d------------------| a-7------8---7--8--| E-5--5-5-6---5--6--| e--------------------------------| b--------------------------------| g--------------------------------| d----------------------------10--|repeat x4 a-9------10\9-----------10\9--8--| E-7--7-7--8\7-7-7--7--7--8\7-----| e-----------------------------| b-----------------------------| g--------------------------8--| d-7------8\7-----------8\7-6--|repeat x4 a-5--5-5-6\5-5-5--5--5-6\5----| E-----------------------------| riff9 e---------------------------------| b---------------------------------| g-7h0-------------8h0-------------| d-----6h0-5h0---------7h0-6h0-----| a---------------------------------| E---------------------------------| riff10 e-----------------------| b-----------------------| g-----------------------| d-7----------8----------| a-5---6--5---6---7--6---| E-----4--3-------5--4---| riff11 (there's probably a few ways you could play this bit, but the notes are right) e----------------------------------------------------------------------| b----------------------------------------------------------------------| g-7----5-3---5-3---3---------------------------------------------------| d----------7-----7------7-5-3-7-5-3---5-3-----3------------------------| a-----------------------------------6-----6-5---6-5-6----5-3---5-3-----| E------------------------------------------------------------6-----6-5-| riff12 (groovy outro riff) e----------------------------|---------------------------| b----------------------------|---------------------------| g----------------------------|---------------------------| d--------------3-------3-----|--------------3------------| a-2---2--------1-------1-3---|-2---2--------1---3--X-3---| E-0---0--0-1-3---0-1-3---1---|-0---0--0-1-3---0-1--X-1---|