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Ugly Truth
Key:
/ = slide up
= slide down
7B = bend
7H = harmonics
7^9 = hammer on
The spacing isn't 100% correct. Play in normal tuning.
Intro (all notes harmonics on intro):
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--7777777777777777777777777 7 7 7 7 7 7 2.6-2.6-2.6-2.6-2.6-2.6-2.6-2.6--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--2.6-2.6-2.6-2.6-2.6-2.6-2.6-2.6--4--4-444444444444444-7777777777777777777
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--7777777777777777-2.6-2.6-2.6-2.6-2.6-2.6-2.6-2.6-44444444444444-77777777-
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--77777777777777777777777772.6-2.6--2.6-2.6-2.6-2.6-2.6-2.6-2.6-2.6-2.6-2.6-
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--2.6-2.6-2.6-2.6-4444444444444444-77--
Riff 1:
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--5--2------2--0----5--2--0--
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During verse guitar two plays the following:
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--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
Also in the verse is a guitar fill:
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--2--0---------0----2--0--0--5--
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During the fill guitar two plays:
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9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9---------------------------------------
-----------------------------------7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------
-----------------------------------------------------------5--2------2--
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--0--0--5----2--0----0--5--2------2--0--0--5--
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The bridge is:
I don't think I understand you .....
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--2---------------2--------------------2-------------------2-----
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---------------4-------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------4--------------------2--------
------------2-------------------2--------------------2-----------
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And even it isn't mine...
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------2----------------------0--------------------0--------------
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i'll say it any........
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----------0---------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0---0--2-------
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way.............................................
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------------5-----------------5----------------5-----------
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----4-----------------4--------------4---------------------
----2-----------------2--------------2---------------------
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(pick these notes fast, aka trill)
-----------------7^10------------------------7^10-----------------------
----------7^10----------7^10----------7^10----------7^10----------7^10--
---7^9--------------------------7^9-------------------------7^9---------
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---7^10-----------------------7^10-------------------7^10---------------
----------7^10---------7^10----------7^10-------7^10------7^10----------
-----------------7^9------------------------7^9------------------7^9----
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---------7^10---------------7^10------7^10---------
---7^10-------7^10-----7^10------7^10------7^10----
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Riff E (pick the following notes as fast as possible aka tremolo picking):
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--0--------- second guitar plays harmonic on same string 12th fret
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------------ this note for nine bars then
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In the following the spacing is closer than in the song, so listen to the song to understand.
The second number is guitar 2, all notes are still tremolo picking:
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--0(0)--------2(0)----2(0)---4(7)---4(7)----4(7)--5--5(7)--10(5)-10(5)--
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------12-----12(7)----12(7)-----10(7)---(10)-----10(10)----12(12)----
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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No Picture
skater-boy Rhythm Player |
#1 by skater-boy at Jul 10, 1992 at 5:11 AM EST |
| great song but i don't admire the lyrics, they are similar to uncovered maybe there was an actual resentment to truth or to a secret that was let out during the louder than love period. He doesn't seem to appreciate truth at that time because honesty has made him look like a bad person "Ugly isn't what I want to be I don't mind but the truth Don't look that good on me" yah i really love the music and the way it is sung and i suppose it suits the music well but its not much to read. | |
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No Picture
Zack Wanna Be |
#2 by Zack Volm at Jun 11, 1995 at 4:04 PM EST |
| I think Topchris got a little bit of the meaning. I doubt its about Chris personally, most of his music doesn't seem so self involved, but more politically involved. In general, this song is most likely about the public of American/western culture consistantly believing other people's fake truths, and not the real 'ugly' truth. He doesn't say whether that ugly truth is cultural and mental imperialism, censorship, environmental crisis, or one of the other similar topics Chris explores much during this time period, but I'd assume it's along those lines. | |
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No Picture
phil Average |
#3 by phil gdfgr at May 15, 1996 at 10:46 AM EST |
| It seems to be about turning a blind eye to somebody or something that is corrupt, and the guilt that stems from the ugly truth behind the false persona. Most likely this sounds like a government criticism, with money being an indicating factor of people being paid off to look the other way. It seems to read that the government has given itself up to corruption and the POV seems to be someone feeling guilty over having some kind of responsibility here (maybe a personification of the government itself). Because of this they have no right to say but they can at least acknowledge the situation is ugly, so the only thing left to do is throw away the truth and live in ignorance. | |
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No Picture
michiel Wanna Be |
#4 by michiel adams at Feb 5, 2004 at 5:42 PM EST |
| This song has some great vocals. It sounds like Chris hates the truth around this time. Why bother tell the truth? Just throw in some lies here, exaggerations there and everyone's happy. Hey, it's what they wanted to hear anyway right? | |
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