Imperial Tabs & Lyrics by Strapping Young Lad
Imperial
guitar tabs lyrics
Riff A
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G-6---2-2-2-2-----------------| |-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-----------------|
C-------------3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-| then |-----------------3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-| x7
G-6---2-2-2-2-----------------| |-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-----------------|
C-------------3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-| |-----------------3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|
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Guitar two enters with a pickslide during the third repetition of ^
Guitar two then plays something like the following:
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G-6-6-6-6/888-------------------|
C---------------9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-| x4 as Guitar one's final four repeats
G-6-6-6-6/888-------------------|
C---------------9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|
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Riff B (those tight groupings are 12s, not 1s and 2s...)
pinch pm.............| pm.............|
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C----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----|-----------------4/6-6/9-9/12-----------------/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
C----|-2-0-1-0-2-0-1-0--------------2-0-1-0-2-0-1-0--------------------------|
G-2~~|-2-0-1-0-2-0-1-0-4/6-6/9-9/12-2-0-1-0-2-0-1-0-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
C----|-2-0-1-0-2-0-1-0--------------2-0-1-0-2-0-1-0--------------------------|
G----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
tremelo pick....................|
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C-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------4/6-6/9-9/12-----------12121212121212121212121212121212-|
C-12\\\\\\\--------------12\\\\\\\----------------------------------|
G-12\\\\\\\-4/6-6/9-9/12-12\\\\\\\-12121212121212121212121212121212-|
C-12\\\\\\\--------------12\\\\\\\----------------------------------|
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Riff C (play four times)
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C------------------------------|
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C-3332-2-3332-2-3332-2-1111111-|
G-3332-2-3332-2-3332-2-1111111-|
C-3332-2-3332-2-3332-2-1111111-|
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Riff D
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C----------------------------------------------------------|
G----3-4----3-4----3-4----3-4----4-3-----4-3----4-3----4-3-|
C-444----444----444----444----111-----111---111-----111----|
G----3-4----3-4----3-4----3-4----4-3-----4-3----4-3----4-3-|
C-444----444----444----444----111-----111---111-----111----|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
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C---------------------------------------------------------------|
G----3-4----3-4----3-4----3-4----4-3-----4-3----4-3-------------|
C-444----444----444----444----111-----111---111-----2-0-1-0-1-0-|
G----3-4----3-4----3-4----3-4----4-3-----4-3----4-3-2-0-1-0-1-0-|
C-444----444----444----444----111-----111---111-----2-0-1-0-1-0-|
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Riff E
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C---------------------------------------------|
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C-3---3-3---3-6---6-6-6-3---3-3---3-6---6-6-5-|
G-2---3-2---3-6---6-5-6-2---3-2---3-6---6-6-5-|
C-3---3-3---3-6---6-6-6-3---3-3---3-6---6-6-5-|
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C-------------------------------------|
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C-3---3-3---3-6---6-6-----3---3-3---3-|
G-2---3-2---3-6---6-6-5-3-2---3-2---3-|
C-3---3-3---3-6---6-6-----3---3-3---3-|
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Riff F (play three times)
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C-----------------------------|
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C-----------------7---7-7---7-|
G-----------------7---7-7---7-|
C-33333333333333337---7-7---7-|
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Riff G
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C-------------------------------------------------|
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C-6\-2/-6\-2/-6\-2/-6\-2/-6\-2/-6\-2/-6\-2/-6\-2/-|
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C-6\-2/-6\-2/-6\-2/-6\-2/-2\-2/-6\-2/-6\-2/-6\-2/-|
G-------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------------------|
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C-6\-2/-6\-2/-6\-2/-6\-2/-6\-2/-6\-2/-----------|
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C-6\-2/-6\-2/-6\-2/-6\-2/-6\-2/-6\-2/-18\\\\\\\-|
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Riff H
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C-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
C-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
C-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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Repeat first half then:
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G-/14-14-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
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G-/14-14-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
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C-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-6\2-2-2-2-2-6\2-2-2-2-2-|
C-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-6\2-2-2-2-2-6\2-2-2-2-2-|
G-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-6\2-2-2-2-2-6\2-2-2-2-2-|
C-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-6\2-2-2-2-2-6\2-2-2-2-2-|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm.......|
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C-----------------------------------------------------0-------|
G-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2---2---2---0-------|
C-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2---2---2---0-------|
G-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2---2---2---0-------|
C-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2---2---2---0-------|
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