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This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed Tab

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Intro: (distorted)
e-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-
B-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
G-------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------
repeat x4, then for the next 4 bars, just pick one of the top strings
and slide your finger up the neck. don't worry about hitting a certain  
fret it's pretty much random.

chorus:
     "i've been waitin for so       long      for"
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------
G-------------------------------------------3-3-3----------------------
repeat x8 played fast.  


i'm pretty sure this next part is improvised but i've tabbed out the first
appearance of it in the song to use as a guide. also, know that this song
is played in the key of B minor. so don't memorize the tab!
  
                         "came here on time, hope that it's not too late." 				
e---------------------7------------------------------------------------
B-14-14----12-11-146----14--------12----------------------------------
G-16---15----------------16--10--10---9-7------------------------------
D--------16--------------------12---------7-9--------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-(no distortion)-----------(distortion)-------------------------------

e-------------------5--------------------------------------------------
B--3-0--------5-0-3------14------15--14---17---------------------------
G-----------4------------16--------16----------------------------------
D-------5-4------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------(no distoriton)-------------------------------

go back and do the chorus again with distortion and then do the last part
again too.  

the solo:
this consists of two guitar parts that play along the same rhythm. i
put both guitar parts on the same chart but that doesn't mean one  
guitarist plays both of them. also, you have to learn the rhythm yourself.

DISTORTED
e-14----10-12---------------------19-18-17----------------
B-12-12-11-12-14-8----------12--7-12-11-14-14-10-11----12-
G-----9-------12-9-11-12-11-14-11----------11-12-11--9----
D-------------------8--9--8-------------------------11----
A------------------------------------------------------13-
E---------------------------------------------------------
rep'd twice. also, i'm sure this isn't 100% correct.

UN-DISTORTED
 "This is the last time..."
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----14-15-14-----------------------------------------------14---------
G-16----------16-------15-16-15---------15-16-15---------15----15------
D-------------------16----------16---16----------16---16----------16---
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
this part loops for a while then it gets distorted again

DISTORTED
e-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-10-14-9-12-14----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------

atd-i forever

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture floyd Lead Player	#1 by floyd lloyd at Dec 18, 1976 at 7:12 AM EST
	moatilliatta is a character in the story, open to interpretation. many people think it is cerpin taxt (another character) in a different form.

No Picture Thomas Average	#2 by Thomas Reuter at Aug 31, 1977 at 3:14 AM EST
	After reading some I kind of thought of something. Possibly Cerpin Taxt is a representation of the giving and caring god. And Moatilliatta is a representation of a vengful and powerful god.

No Picture Nic Rhythm Player	#3 by Nic F at Jul 2, 1991 at 1:35 AM EST
	aah, these lyrics are crazy! I don't really understand them, lol but I LOVE EM!!

No Picture Scott Average	#4 by Scott Muir at Nov 30, 1996 at 6:08 AM EST
	does anyone know what the hell "moatilliatta" is, if that's how you spell it?

No Picture nate Average	#5 by nate eastman at Oct 6, 2000 at 6:18 PM EST
	actually..some people think that moatilliata is Ben, the guy who pushed Julio Venegas to his suicide..

No Picture J_ROC Lead Player	#6 by J_ROC at Apr 9, 2002 at 2:03 PM EST
	i agree x9x9x9x9x9. everything seems to be spiraling downward in a very manic way. My favorite song by thek other than Tetragrammaton.

No Picture Hudson Lead Player	#7 by Hudson Ryan at Feb 12, 2003 at 9:32 AM EST
	This is Cerpin being in a panic like state of depression, simply anxious to kill himself.

No Picture ben Rhythm Player	#8 by ben kurkul at Nov 14, 2004 at 6:36 PM EST
	"He'll hybernate no more" Yeah, probably up from the coma. "And now it won't be long " He's going to kill himself. "Prefect dictate your final words" Prefect is a group of millitary or police. Dictate is to say something out loud. Maybe it's supposed to be "perfect", and he's thinking what maybe his suicide note may say. "Does it sting of augur truth" Augur is a prophet. I have no clue what this means. I'm not going to guess.

No Picture Michael Rhythm Player	#9 by Michael Roache at Jan 27, 2006 at 12:04 PM EST
	This song is probably my favorite from deloused just because of the furious climatic emotions fueling it. i also agree with x9x9x9x9x9. I think the rapid drum beat at the end of the song is Julio's adrenaline pumping as he's falling from the overpass. The abrupt stop of the beat is when he makes contact with the ground signaling his death. It then transitions over to Televators which is the aftermath of the tragedy where the police are investigating the scene, and the general mourning over Julio's death.

No Picture sY Average	#10 by sYsTem oWnS rOx at Jun 28, 2007 at 1:31 PM EST
	i thought "and now it won't be long" and the comment on an effigy would have been Cedric comforting Julio when he's in his coma, almost soothing him and letting him know it'll all be over soon? i dunno, i'm probably crap at this! I wish Cedric would post some comments...