Slice Paper Wrists Guitar Tab

The Opposite Of December... Tabs:

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Song: Slice Paper Wrists
Artists: Poison the Well
Album: Distance Only Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Transcribed by:Tom Moore

Standard Tuning

INTRO A 
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|     
D-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|   
A-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E----------------------------------|  

INTRO B
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|    
G-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-3-3-2-2-3-3-2-2--|     
D-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0--|          
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|    

FILL A
E--------------------------|
B--------3--0--------3--0--|    
G--------------------------|
D-----2-----------2--------|    
A---3-----------3----------|
E-0-----------0------------|    

LEAD 1
E--------------------------------------|
B-4-------4s7------7-6--7-9---4---4-5--|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|

RHYTHM 1
(Just the chords for the verse, not how many times)
E-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G-------------------------|
D-2---0---0------3--------|
A-2---2---0------3--------|
E-0---3---2------1--------|

BREAKDOWN
E---------------|
B---------------|
G---------------|
D-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
E-0-0--0-0-0-0--|

RIFF A 
(I think there's used some pedals in this)
E--9---9---9---9s10---|
B----9---9---9-9s10---|
G---------------------|
D---------------------|
A---------------------|
E---------------------|

RIFF B
E------------------|
B------------------|    
G------------------|
D------3--2--------|    
A-2-2--------2-2---|
E-0-0--------0-0---|    

RIFF C (in a weird rhythm)
"As I ask..."
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|    
G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|    
A-222222---222-----222222---222----|
E-000000---000-----000000---000----|    

RIFF D1     
"I remember the day..."				
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|     
G------------------------------------5-----5--|    
D--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-----5--|    
A--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----2--|
E---------------------------------------------|    

RIFF D2
"The sun went out..."
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|     
G------------------------------------5-----5--|    
D--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-----5--|    
A--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----5--|
E---------------------------------------------|    

Riff D3
"It halted all progression..."
E------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|    
G--2---2-2-2--2-0---0-0-0--0---------------------------|    
D--2---2-2-2--2-2---2-2-2--2-3---3-3-3---3h5---5-5-5---|       
A--0---0-0-0--0h3---3-3-3--3-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3---|
E------------------------------------------------------|    

Riff D4
E------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|    
G--2---2-2-2--2-0---0-0-0--0-5---5-5-5---5-------------|    
D--2---2-2-2--2-2---2-2-2--2-5---5-5-5---5-0---0-0-0---|       
A--0---0-0-0--0h3---3-3-3--3-3---3-3-3---3-2---2-2-2---|
E------------------------------------------------------|    

Outro Picking (without distortion)
E--------------------------------------5-----------|
B--------------------------------------------------|    
G--------0-------------0---------------------------|
D-----2----2------3------3------5-----5------------|    
A------2-----2-------3-----3------5-----5----------|
E--0-----------1--------------3-------------3------|    

Rhythm Outro
E----------------------|
B----------------------|    
G--7---8---4---6-------|
D--7---8---4---6-------|    
A--5---6---2---4-------|
E----------------------|    

Breakdown Outro
"sincerely yours.."
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-0-0-----|
D--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-0-0-----|  
A--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-2-2-2-2-----|
E--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture inaki Wanna Be	#1 by inaki laris at Nov 24, 1971 at 12:05 PM EST
	Is the OPPOSITE of December not other side... and guess what? My friend bought "Tear From the Red" in CIRCUIT FUCKING CITY. What the hell? That's awesome I don't have to order it now.

No Picture robert Professional	#2 by robert cunningham at Mar 16, 1974 at 11:46 PM EST
	Besides the fact that PTW is one of THE best bands I have heard in a REALLY long time, I think this song has so many different meanings. I think one of them (more obvious) is the whole suicide ordeal. "When you read this/ I will not be the same" Im not no psychologist but this whole song sounds like a suicide letter, from the sun going out (blackness=death) to the disowning which is associated with leaving aka death. Thats just MY take on the song. a FUCKING bad ass song none the less.

No Picture Josh Lead Player	#3 by Josh Ripley at Jan 23, 1976 at 6:01 AM EST
	Yes this song does kick some serious ass......... i wasnt paying attention too much the first time i listened to this cd but when the "I remember the day the sun went out It halted all progression with all its beauty it just sacrificed we fell aart played i really started listening and man.......cd just rocked......... i wanna get tear from the red now sooo bad hehe

No Picture Terence Average	#4 by Terence Taylor at Mar 21, 1976 at 3:42 AM EST
	DOWN WITH HOT TOPIC!!! all theyre prices are shitty! but i NEED Opposite of December, its not even a WANT anymore its a need. haha i need to go to P.T.W.A.A haha.

No Picture Neal Average	#5 by Neal Breen at May 18, 1976 at 5:26 PM EST
	Tear from the red is good. I heard it before. I think the other side of december is their best CD

No Picture kyle Professional	#6 by kyle mcdonough at Oct 23, 2000 at 2:38 PM EST
	Poison the Well is my favorite band ever, not since Glassjaw have a heard I song like this...when they play it live you can feel all the emotion. What it means to me is that this guy was in love. This girl leaves him and he feels like it was his fault so he then leads to the choice of this: suicide... But man I think lots of peolple have been there, hell I have... It really shows that guys have emotions too.

No Picture R.I.P Dimebag D Professional	#7 by R.I.P Dimebag Darrell at Feb 15, 2001 at 10:31 AM EST
	i saw them four days ago too... so hah... great song