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Our Lady Peace
"Denied"
From the album: "Naveed" (Sony Music Entertainment)
(Music by Michael Turner, Raine Maida, Chris Eacrett and Arnold Lanni)
(Words by Raine Maida)
(c 1994 Sony Music Publishing/Under Zenith Publishing/Seacret Publishing/Catchit 
Songs/    
 Lanni Tunes) 

Transcription by Bob Morgano (morgano@ici.net)
Added By Mikhailo

Time: 12/8
Tuning: 6-Eb 5-Ab 4-Db 3-Gb 2-Bb 1-Eb

Riff: 1A
    _____    _______    _____    _______       _____    _______    _____    _____
   |  |  |  |_|  |  |  |  |  |  |_|  |  |     |  |  |  |_|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|--|--|--|--|-|--|--|--|--|--|--|-|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|
|--|--|--|--|-|--|--|--|--|--|--|-|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-|--|--|--8--|--|-10--|--|--|
|--|--|--7_(7)7--|--7--|--|--7_(7)7--|--7--|--|--|--7_(7)7--|--7-----9--|----10--|--|
|--0_(0)---------0-----0_(0)---------0-----|--0_(0)---------0-----------0--------0--|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

   1        2          3        4             1        2          3        4 


Riff: 1B
    _____    _____    _____    _____       _____    _____    _____    _____
   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |     |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|
|--|--|--|--6--|--|--|--|--|--6--|--|--|--|--|--|--6--|--|--6--|--|--6--|--|--|
|--|--|--7-----9--7--|--|--7-----9--7--|--|--|--7-----9--7-----9--7-----9--7--|
|--0_(0)-------------0_(0)-------------|--0_(0)-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

   1        2        3        4           1        2        3        4  


Riff: 2
    ________         _________       ________    _________
   |  |__|  |       |    |    |     |  |__|  |  |  |_|_|  |
|--|--|--|--|-------|----|----|-----|--|--|--|--|--|-|-|--|--|
|--|--|--|--|-------|----|----|-----|--|--|--|--6--5h6p5--|--|
|--7_(7)-7--7-7/sl(10)_(10)--10sl--5_(5)-5--5------------5--|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|

   1                2               3           4



Riff: 3
    _____             _____                _____ 
   |  |  |     |     |  |  |     |        |  |  |     |     |    |
|--|--|--|-----|-----|--|--|-----|-----|--|--|--|-----|-----|----|----|
|--|--|--|-----|-----|--|--|-----|-----|--|--|--|-----|-----|----|----|
|--7--7--7--sl/7~v---|--|--|--sl/7~v---|--|--|--|--sl/7~v---2----5----|
|--7--7--7-----------3--3--3-----------|--5--5--5-----------2----5----|
|--5--5--5-----------3--3--3-----------|--5--5--5-----------0----3----|
|--------------------1--1--1-----------|--3--3--3---------------------|

   1           2     3           4        1           2     3    4


Riff: 4A  
    _________      _________      _________      _________
   |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
|--|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|---|
|-10~v-10~v-10~v-10~v-10~v-10~v-10~v-10~v-10~v-12~v-12~v-12~v-|
|-10~v-10~v-10~v-10~v-10~v-10~v-10~v-10~v-10~v-10~v-10~v-10~v-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

   1              2              3              4 

Riff: 4B (Use major vibrato on the notes marked: ~v!)
                                               _____    _____    _________  
    |    |   |    |   |    |    |    |    |  |  |  |  |  |  |      |  |  |
|--16~v--|---16~v--|---16~v--|----16~v--|--|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----(8)-|--|----|
|--15~v-15~v-15~v-15~v-15~v-15~v--15~v--X--|--8b-8b-8b-8b-8b-8b-8b(9)r(8)-6--|----|
|-------13~v------13~v------13~v--------X--|---------------------------------7----| 
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


 
Riff: 4c (End of the solo) (Tremolo picked part.  Play it in triplets)

   |    |    |    |        |    |       |       |
|--|----|----|----|---|----|----|---sl/13///sl/15--| 
|--|----|----|----|---|----|----|------------------|
|--7///(7)//10///12///|///17///19///sl/10///sl/12--|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|--5///(5)///8///10///|///15///17------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
  
   1    2    3    4        1    2       3       4                              



Riff: 5A 
    ________    ________    __________    __________
   |  |__|  |  |  |__|  |  |   |___|  |  |   |___|  |
|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|---|---|--|--|---|---|--|--|
|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|---|---|--|--|---|---|--|--|
|--7_(7)-7--7--9_(9)-9--9-10_(10)-10-10-12_(12)-12-12--|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
   
   1           2           3             4 

Riff: 5B
    _____________    _____________    _____________    _____________
   |__|   |___|  |  |__|   |___|  |  |__|   |___|  |  |__|   |___|  |
|--|--|---|---|--|--|--|---|---|--|--|--|---|---|--|--|--|---|---|--|--|
|-10-10_(10)-10-10-10-10_(10)-10-10-10-10_(10)-10-10-10-10_(10)-10-10--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

   1                2                3                4  

Riff: 6A (outro vamp) 
    _____         _____            _____
   |  |  |       |  |  |          |  |  |       |    |
|--|--|--|-------|--|--|-------|--|--|--|-------|----|----|
|--|--|--|-------|--|--|-------|--|--|--|-------|----|----|
|--7--7--7-------|--|--|-------|--|--|--|-------2----5----|
|--7--7--7-------3--3--3-------|--5--5--5-------2----5----|
|--5--5--5-------3--3--3-------|--5--5--5-------0----3----|
|----------------1--1--1-------|--3--3--3-----------------|

   1        2    3        4       1         2   3    4     

Riff: 6B
    _____    _____    _____    _____       _____    _____    _____    _____
   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |     |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|
|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--2--2--2--5--5--5--|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--2--2--2--5--5--5--|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--3--3--3--|
|--------------------1--1--1--1--1--1--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------|

   1        2        3        4           1        2        3        4


Riff: 6C (outro solo over Riffs: 6A & 6B) (currently being transcribed)


Riff: 7 (Ending Lick) (In "free time")
                              _____
                             |  |  |      | |
|----------------------------|--|--|------|--|----|
|----------------------------|--8--|------|-10~v--|
|--7-(randomly strummed)--sl/9-----9--sl/10-------|
|--0----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|



Arrangement:

Intro:

  |Riff 1A|Riff1A|

Verse 1:

  |Riff 1A|
  The telephone is ringing
  Disconnect the line
  |Riff 1A|
  The tension, oh it's building
  But I'm alright, yeah I'm alright
  |Riff 1B|
  The stars are colliding
  So you might as well, oh you might as well...

Pre Chorus:

  |Riff 2|Riff2|
  Let me go

  |Riff 1A|Riff 1A|

Verse 2:

  |Riff 1A|
  The television is burning
  Because I set it on fire
  |Riff 1B|
  The wheels they keep turning 
  But I'm fine Yeah I'm fine

Pre Chorus:

  |Riff 2|Riff 2|
  What about the questions we have
  Locked up inside

Chorus:

  |Riff 3|Riff 3|Riff 3|
  Somewhere, Somehow,
  We've been Denied
  Hand in Hand, we walk behind
  Pretending, Defending while our souls are tied

  |Riff 1A|

Verse 3:

  |Riff 1A|
  It's only the third hour
  My conscience subsides 
  |Riff 1B|
  But, something Reminds me that you lied yeah you lied

Pre Chorus:

  |Riff 2|Riff2|
  What about the consequences?
  This can't be right.

Repeat Chorus:

  |Riff 3|Riff 3|Riff 3|

Solo:
  
  |Riff 4A|Riff 4A|Riff 4B|Riff 4C|
 
PreChorus:

  |Riff 2|Riff 2|Riff 2|Riff 5A|
  |Riff 5B|Riff 5B|Riff 5B|
  What about, What about, I know, (whispers)
  Sometime over, I know, I'm gonna be over (?)
  Somewhere, somehow, somewhere, somehow,

Repeat Chorus:

  |Riff 3|Riff 3|Riff 3|

Outro/Repeat Chorus (w/vocal adlib):

  |Riff 6A|Riff 6B|Riff 6B|Riff 6B|
  |Riff 6B|Riff 7| 



Our Lady Peace "Denied" Performance Notes:

This song is pretty basic.  The opening lick is a somewhat simple arpeggiated figure 
that is 
a bit tough on the timing but, with a little listening to the album, it should be playable 

in no time at all.  I'm not sure if the timing is as accurate as it could be.  I don't 
compose music for orchestras but, I do know a bit about timing, etc.  I'm just hoping that 

it's right.  When playing Riff: 2, try and play it as "fluidly" as possible.  If you listen
to Mike's playing on the album, he plays it a great deal of finesse.  So keep that in mind 

performing that particular riff.  Riffs 3, 6A and 6B are all pretty much similar but, 
with
a slight variation in each.  The guitar solo is a bit tough.  Mike doesn't play a guitar 
a whammy bar to my knowledge (at least not live) so get your fingers warmed up for some 
serious vibrato!  Riff: 4B has major vibrato in it.  I must give credit to Mark Wiebe
(rwiebe@mindlink.bc.ca) for his transcription of "Denied".  He had recently posted his 
version to OLGA as I was in the middle of mine.  I used his solo for a bit of inspiration 
and borrowed a couple of notes from it for my transcription.  The outro solo is a bit buried
in the mix.  Hopefully, someday I can figure that out and I'll be able to post it.  The last
lick in the song is basically in free time and it's a distorted and contorted version 
of the
opening riff.  Listen to the song for more details.  Please feel free to e-mail me with 
any
questions or comments at morgano@ici.net.  Enjoy!!!

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Jay the Hellrac Average	#1 by Jay the Hellracer... at Feb 25, 1972 at 5:31 PM EST
	This song is great.. Like a lot of OLPs songs, I think it's about today and how everyone is wasting their lives.

No Picture floyd Lead Player	#2 by floyd lloyd at Mar 7, 1974 at 8:05 PM EST
	I think the song is about a breakup. The guy turns off the phone lines so his ex can't call him, and simply sits around, bemoaning his fate. He thinks, and angrily destorys the TV. With that and the phone, he's eliminated a lot of the possible contact with the outside world . He thinks about how the times they spent together were a lie, and it was all fake. He and she both did wrong things in the relationship, and it was bound to fail. However, I also like this version, which is a bit more fantastic- I think of it as a guy, who has kidnapped someone. He cuts off the phone line and TV so that no one will think they're where they are.He feels so much tension, and just keeps thinking about what he did. But the lyrics don't match that version so well :D

No Picture Charley Rhythm Player	#3 by Charley Hockin at Aug 27, 1977 at 9:42 AM EST
	id say its about religion and how we are raised to believe a certain ideal way of life. and we lie to ourselves that we actually belive it when in reality its impossible for any two people to have the exact same outlook on life. we tell oursleves that "im fine yeah im fine" but "the wheels keep on turning" and we keep havin our own i deas but were being denied that chance to express them because someone told us this is how its gonna be

No Picture paste your name Average	#4 by paste your name here at Mar 24, 1981 at 9:46 PM EST
	This may sound like it's coming from out in left field, but it may be about religion. It seems like its someone trying to understand why things could go wrong so often and so badly if there was a God that was in control and guiding it with a "divine" plan. So much doesn't make sence and he's saying that either something has been misinterpreted in how we view God, or he has become fed up with us and our ways to the point that he doesn't care anymore enough to try to guide us at all. I hope that I didn't offend anyone, thats just what I hear when I listen to this song. In any case, this is a really good and strong song.

No Picture The Masta The Muther F*ing Masta!	#5 by The Masta at Jun 26, 1988 at 3:35 PM EST
	This is one of my fav OLP songs, and I agree that it definitely has to do with the futility of living in the modern world (especially with the references to the destruction of phones and tv's) and the desire to escape and find something with meaning. Technology and advancements promised us knowledge and answers but rather it has tried to stifle out minds. While our "wheels keep turning" they (society/technology/God, what have you) have denied us what our minds most desire: understanding. Also, I like Bobgreg's interpretation of the song as being linked to religion. I'd never really looked at it that way before but now I definitely see religious connections. With our "souls tied" to a religion that has not lived up to its promises of answering "questions, locked up inside", we feel like blind followers who've been lied to our whole lives. ...but that's just what I think. Great song. Can't wait till the new album at the end of the month.

No Picture Kevin Average	#6 by Kevin Fournier at Mar 8, 1993 at 3:29 AM EST
	It's about religion holding humanity back. This is very clear if you look at the lyrics for the song before it was recorded, back when it was a demo. This and Neon Crossing were both attacks on religion as something which is backwards.

No Picture David Average	#7 by David Gilmour at Sep 18, 1996 at 6:35 PM EST
	I think this is one of the best songs on Naveed, and one of my favorite by OLP.

No Picture Perfect Pervers Rhythm Player	#8 by Perfect Perversion™ at Apr 16, 2004 at 8:11 AM EST
	first of all, the line is: hand in hand we walk blind. not behind. this song has always been a favorite of mine by OLP. it has meant many different things to me depeneding on the situation. it has been about break ups, and it has been about fucked up polititions and the government - who lie and keep things from us. I guess sometimes that can go for the girlfriends too.