93 Guitar Tab

The Opposite Of December... Tabs:

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Artist: Poison the Well
Album: The Opposite of December
Song: 12/23/93
Label: Trustkill
Guitarists: Jose Martinez, Derek Miller, Ryan Primack
Tabbed by: Chris (cbmartinez24)

NOTE: I am a bass player.  I have an acoustic guitar.  This is to the best of
my ability.

~=let ring
Pm=palm mute

Intro
E|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-0-3-0-3-2-|
A|-0-3-0-3-2-|
D|-0-3-0-3-2-|
Guitars 1 & 2

Verse
E|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------9-|
G|-----------------------------7-|
D|-00000-0-00-000-00000-0-00-00--| x3
A|-00000-0-00-000-00000-0-00-00--|
D|-00000-0-00-000-00000-0-00-00--|
Guitars 1 & 2

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------9---9-|
G|-----------------------------7---7-|
D|-00000-0-00-000-00000-0-00-00--00--|
A|-00000-0-00-000-00000-0-00-00--00--|
D|-00000-0-00-000-00000-0-00-00--00--|
Guitars 1 & 2

Chorus
E|--------------------------------------|
B|-33333333-55555666--------------------|
G|-22222222-44444555--------------------|
D|-00000000-22222333--11111111-11111111-|
A|-00000000-22222333--11111111-11111111-|
D|-00000000-22222333--11111111-11111111-|
Guitars 1 and 2

Verse 2
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------9-----------------------------9--9-|
G|-----------------------------7-----------------------------7--7-|
D|-00000-0-00-000-00000-0-00-00--00000-0-00-000-00000-0-00-00-00--|
A|-00000-0-00-000-00000-0-00-00--00000-0-00-000-00000-0-00-00-00--|
D|-00000-0-00-000-00000-0-00-00--00000-0-00-000-00000-0-00-00-00--|


Bridge
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------0-----|
D|-11-----------4---4---| x4
A|------------5-------5-|
D|-9--------5-----------|
Guitar 1 

E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-9------------------9-|
A|-9------------------9-|
D|-9------------------9-|
Guitar 2 (3rd time only)

E|----------------|
B|-12-10---78-7---|
G|--------------7-|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
D|----------------|
Guitar 3 (3rd time only)

E|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-2-2-22-2~-|
A|-2-2-22-2~-|
D|-2-2-22-2~-|
Guitars 1 & 2

E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-99999999-9999---10--99999999-9999-----10-|
A|-99999999-9999-78----99999999-9999-7810---|
D|-99999999-9999-------99999999-9999--------|
Guitars 1 & 2

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-99999999-9999---10--99999999-99999999-|
A|-99999999-9999-78----99999999-99999999-|
D|-99999999-9999-------99999999-99999999-|
Guitars 1 & 2

E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-99999999-9999---10--99999999-9999-----10-|
A|-99999999-9999-78----99999999-9999-7810---|
D|-99999999-9999-------99999999-9999--------|
Guitars 1 & 2

E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-99999999-9999---10--5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-99999999-9999-78----5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-99999999-9999-------5-5-5-5-5-|
PM                     . . . . . 
Guitars 1 & 2

E|---------------------------|
B|-1212121211111111-8888--87-|
G|---------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5555-----| x8
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5555-----|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5555-----|
Guitar 1

E|---------------------------|
B|-1212121211111111-88888----|
G|---------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--55555-0~-| x8
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--55555-0~-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--55555-0~-|
Guitar 2
 
E|---------------------|
B|---11--11-11---7---2-|
G|---11--11-11---7---2-|
D|-999-999-99--555-000-|
A|-999-999-99--555-000-|
D|-999-999-99--555-000-|
PM ..  ..  .   ..  ..
Guitar 1 

E|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------12---|
G|---11--11-11---7-----11--11-|
D|-999-999-99--555------------|
A|-999-999-99--555------------|
D|-999-999-99--555------------|
PM ..  ..  .   ..  
Guitar 2

E|---------------------------|
B|-1212121211111111-8888--87-|
G|---------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5555-----| x7
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5555-----|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5555-----|
Guitar 1

E|---------------------------|
B|-1212121211111111-88888----|
G|---------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--55555-0~-| x7
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--55555-0~-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--55555-0~-|
Guitar 2

E|----------------------------------|
B|-1212121211111111-8888------------|
G|-------------------------------11-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5555--9~--------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5555--9~--------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5555--9~--------|
Guitars 1 & 2

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Keith Average	#1 by Keith Amaral at Jul 14, 1972 at 9:37 PM EST
	I think the title is a death date

No Picture nick Average	#2 by nick caldwell at Jan 11, 1975 at 5:39 AM EST
	12/23/94 was my 6th birthday... this song is the main reason i got into ptw

No Picture Keith Average	#3 by Keith Amaral at Aug 26, 1979 at 1:23 AM EST
	i don't believe it has anything to do with a locker combination.. it's a date.. december 23rd, 1993.. who the hell knows what happened that day, but it must've been fierce.. great song though

No Picture Sawyer Rhythm Player	#4 by Sawyer Hildebrandt at Nov 12, 1982 at 12:55 PM EST
	TRL and PTW Dont mix. Ever.

No Picture Eric Wanna Be	#5 by Eric Canfield at Apr 26, 1983 at 1:35 PM EST
	This song obviously is about something happening on Dec 23, 93 probably something about suicide. Then it says about he is sad "drowning in my tears." I think that the whole cd is about this person commiting suicide because it kind of goes from really sad to him realizing it is not his fault...also on the back of the cd cover it says This album is dedicated to someone which could be the person that died.

No Picture Austin Average	#6 by Austin Schrauben at Oct 26, 1984 at 11:26 PM EST
	in a interview they said it was a day where something happend in the guitarists family... good song

No Picture December Underg Average	#7 by December Underground at Dec 21, 1984 at 12:01 PM EST
	Well I guess its probably not a combo more likely a Date like you said. But hey isnt music supposed to be enterperted by each person? Plus i dont see how the date fits in. wait now i do, might be the date of someones death?? who knows these guys just kick ass thats all i Know. I hope they NEVER go to TRL although i dont think they would their too un-TRL...

No Picture chris Wanna Be	#8 by chris calle at Mar 9, 1986 at 10:53 AM EST
	i think i ve seen that date sumwhere else...like in another song from a different band, but it would make sense if it was a date unique to the band (the guitarist like emo-hardcore said) but thats an interesting interpretation by hazarxhy, i like it.

No Picture Mauricio Wanna Be	#9 by Mauricio Tonon at Apr 18, 1987 at 3:50 AM EST
	beautiful song, as all ptw songs are. xxx (underground forever)

No Picture Da 1 n onli Mat Average	#10 by Da 1 n onli Matt! goncalves at Dec 14, 1988 at 3:40 AM EST
	I cant really make out the lyrics to specific thing but im sure 12/23/93 is a date, i used to think it was the date of a break-up but it could be suicide or anything, who knows, its definatley an important event, emo-hardcore, what else did it say about the guitarist and the date? anyway, im rambling now

No Picture Kevin Average	#11 by Kevin Fournier at Oct 27, 1989 at 2:09 AM EST
	i never thought of the idea of a locker combonation. that's really interesting... i don't know if it's true, but still interesting. i saw poison the well live and their energy was crazy. twas a good night. they played this song, i do believe. they went crazy.

No Picture Dan Average	#12 by Dan Johnson at Mar 19, 1990 at 8:28 PM EST
	Xmas Eve Eve. :)

No Picture Aaron Average	#13 by Aaron Doyle at Aug 28, 1991 at 5:39 AM EST
	beautiful song, as all ptw songs are. xxx (underground forever)

No Picture Charley Rhythm Player	#14 by Charley Hockin at May 12, 1992 at 10:27 PM EST
	This song is so awesome...and 12-23 is my birthday

No Picture Dr. Average	#15 by Dr. Funkinstein at Feb 3, 1993 at 8:25 AM EST
	Basically in this song i think its about how pointless life seems and how its hard to live without someone after a long term relationship.......along with lots of agner too ^^

No Picture Eric Average	#16 by Eric Boozer at Mar 26, 1993 at 3:22 AM EST
	the day before Xmas Eve.

No Picture Rene Average	#17 by Rene Salojärvi at Jun 7, 1993 at 5:40 AM EST
	TRL is a naughty naughty place for a band like PTW

No Picture kewl Wanna Be	#18 by kewl dude at Jul 7, 1997 at 8:32 AM EST
	I think this song is a lot about what BleedingSoul said but along with the feelings of being trapped or locked in this world (here comes the 12/23/93 locker combination?) And of trying to avoid the hurts and the pains but coming to realization that you cant and the only way out is up or down. "Accomplice of my death"

No Picture Average	#19 by vix at Mar 21, 1998 at 11:15 PM EST
	all poison the well songs are fucking awesome; this one is no exception.

No Picture Lucas Average	#20 by Lucas Gracia at Apr 22, 1998 at 8:52 AM EST
	It's definitly a date...I don't think locker combo's go up to 93 anyways, but it's been 5 years since i had a locker so i forget. I didn't realize so many people liked PTW..If they go on TRL I will run far away

No Picture Lee Professional Badass	#21 by Lee the bass player, known as blacktooth90™ at Jan 10, 2002 at 11:17 AM EST
	ok so i think it does have to do with a date like juneofglass said.. the sisters death... the last 4 lines of the song back it up too. I avoid the setting of the sun - he has dealt with death already and doesnt want to see the day die. (setting sun = death of day and birth of night) Memories fade as you did once before - he cant remember anything in the past except her death. Stole hope from right under my eyes - the singer is emotionally devistated and hope no longer esists. Accomplice of my death - when she died, in a way he died too because they were so close to each other.

No Picture Justin Average	#22 by Justin Ruiz at Dec 18, 2002 at 12:01 AM EST
	Hmm...There's a lot of great ideas about what it could mean. I think whoever said that it was something in the guitarist's family is true. It probably was a suicide or something horrible like that :-( It's a really powerful song. I love it too. Its great when performed live. PTW kicks ass.

No Picture Chuck Average	#23 by Chuck Norris at Oct 4, 2004 at 5:27 PM EST
	im not sure about the date..but its still crazy

No Picture Mat Average	#24 by Mat Hancock at Mar 23, 2005 at 12:25 PM EST
	12/23/93- the death of the sister of the songwriter

No Picture Randy Wanna Be	#25 by Randy Burden at Mar 5, 2007 at 8:48 PM EST
	this song is about one specific date and time that has come and gone. life never seems meaningless