Temporary Arms(Tabs)

	        T1: Byron Coombes, [email protected], Finger Eleven 
 
TABBED BY: Byron Coombes  ([email protected]) 
 
tuning- 1/2 step down (eb ab db gb Bb eb) 
 
This is one of the best songs on the album. It sounds right and i think 
 
it\'s damn near perfect. Here goes. Listen to song for timing. 
 
 
VERSE 1  - Guitar One/two: clean and very quiet all downstrokes 
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  Riff 1 
e-------------------- 
b-------------------- 
g-4-4-4-4------------   -x16 
d-4-4-4-4------------ 
a-2-2-2-3------------ 
e-------------------- 
    \'I burn and melt and stick and fade 
     Your temporary arms invade 
     One of many last warnings 
     cannot wipe the conscience clean 
   
    Riff 2- mild distortion/both guitars/all downstrokes 
e-------------------- 
b-------------------- 
g-------------------- 
d---0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0 
a---2-2-2-3p-2-3p-2-3  X4 
e---3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3 
 
    \'The stain wears in 
     the stain wears in 
     you whore me in again\' 
 
Then Riff One again for 8 times. 
Then Riff Two again for 4 times. 
 
Then play riff one for 8 times. On sixth time slowly bring mild 
distortion in and palm mute until eighth time. 
 
CHORUS ONE- G1 and G2 play with heavy distortion 
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e----------------------------------------------- 
b----------------------------------------------- 
g------------------------5-5-5-5-5-------------- 
d--2--2-4--4-5-----------5-5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4-4-4  X2 
a--2--2-4--4-5--1//5-5-4-3-3-3-3-3---4-4-4-4-4-4 
e--0--0-2--2-3-----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2 
\'Collapsing in again you found, what makes it sore 
You triggered off the feelings that, you felt before. 
 
VERSE 2 
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Riff One play 8 times but on every 1st beat G2 plays this 
with mild distortion. 
g--------- 
d--9-9-9-- 
a--9-9-9-- 
e--7-7-7-- 
Riff Two play 2 times 
Riff One play 8 times and gradually distort again to chorus. 
 
CHORUS 3 
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Same as chorus one and play twice 
 
BRIDGE 1 - G1 with distortion 
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e----------------------------------------------------- 
b----------------------------------------------------- 
g---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---7---7---7---7--7-7-7-7 
d---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---7---7---7---7--7-7-7-7  X4 
a---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---5---5---5---5--5-7-5-7 
e--(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-------- 
 
                                \'All the guilt pulls away 
                                 if only forever x2 
 
Guitar two plays this little riff over bridge with distortion. 
e--0-------- 
b--5~~~~~~~--  bend the 5 every so often. 
g----------- 
 
BRIDGE 2- Guitar one with distortion. 
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e-------------------------------------- 
b-------------------------------------- 
g----------------------------2--2------ 
d--------9-9--------7-7-\\\\\\\\-2--2------ X 4 
a--7-7--------10-10-----\\\\\\\\-0--0------ 
e-------------------------------------- 
                       \'replace the name 
                        irreplace the fear 
                        and i can\'t come out 
                        but i want you hear.\' 
 
Second part of bridge play same thing three times but slowly palm  
mute and slowly pull it off. 
 
VERSE 3- G1 really quiet and clean 
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Same as verse one but no back riff like verse 2. Play 16 times. 
 
BREAKDOWN RIFF- G1 and G2 with heavy distortion. 
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Play each note 16 times 
 
e----------------- 
b----------------- 
g--4----9--------- play 4 times. 
d--4--5-9--10----- 
a--2--5-7--10----- 
e-(2)-3-7--8------ 
\'Now i need it, now i need it\' 
 
*****the First chord can also be played like this: 
d-9- 
a-9- 
e-7- 
 
CHORUS and ENDING- G1 and G2 with heavy distortion. 
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play same chorus as chorus one but G2 plays this little riff with 
a flanger. 
 
e------------------------------------ 
b--7b-5-7b-5-7b-5-7-8-7-5-5-5-5-\\\\\\\\2 hold  X4 
g----------------------------------- 
 

	        

Written by Scott Anderson/James Black/Arnold Lanni