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Theory Of A Deadman Confession Guitar Tab

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Theory of a Deadman
"Confession"
from the album "Theory of a Deadman"
Tab by Joe Costello (joseph.costello@villanova.edu)

A very good song.

Tuning: Drop D, down 1 and a half steps.
From low to high: B F# B E G# C#

Symbols used:
/ = slide up
= slide down
P.M. = palm mute

Intro: Riff 1 (with distortion)
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5------------------3/5--5-5-5-5------------------|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5---1--1--1--1-----3/5--5-5-5-5---1--1--1--1-3---|
|--1/3--3-3-3-3---1--1--1--1-----1/3--3-3-3-3---1--1--1--1-3---|
|-----------------1--1--1--1--------------------1--1--1--1-3---|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5------------------3/5--5-5-5-5--------------------|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5---1--1--1--1-----3/5--5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|--1/3--3-3-3-3---1--1--1--1-----1/3--3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-----------------1--1--1--1--------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
P.M. . . . . . . . .

(Guitar 2 enters here)
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5------------------3/5--5-5-5-5------------------|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5---1--1--1--1-----3/5--5-5-5-5---1--1--1--1-3---|
|--1/3--3-3-3-3---1--1--1--1-----1/3--3-3-3-3---1--1--1--1-3---|
|-----------------1--1--1--1--------------------1--1--1--1-3---|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------4--------------|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5------------------3/5--5-5-5-5---3--------------|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5---1--1--1--1-----3/5--5-5-5-5---1--------------|
|--1/3--3-3-3-3---1--1--1--1-----1/3--3-3-3-3---1--------------|
|-----------------1--1--1--1--------------------1-(let ring)---|
-end of Riff 1

2nd Guitar: Riff 2 (played during second half of Riff 1)
(3x) Last time:
|------------------1-----------------| |-----------------1----|
|------4-----4--------4--------4-----| |-----4-----4-----4----|
|---3-----------3--------3----------*| |--3-----------3--3----|
|---------1-----------------1-------*| |--------1--------1----|
|------------------------------------| |----------------------|
|------------------------------------| |----------------------|

Verse 1: Guitar at 0:36 with slide
|------------------------------------------|
|---3////////////////////////////////22----|
|---3////////////////////////////////22----|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

2nd Half of Verse 1: Play Riff 2

Chorus 1: Riff 3
(2x)
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5------------------3-3--3-3-3-3-----------------*|
|--3/5--5-5-5-5---1--1--1--1-----3-3--3-3-3-3---3--3--3--3-1--*|
|--1/3--3-3-3-3---1--1--1--1-----1-1--1-1-1-1---3--3--3--3-1---|
|-----------------1--1--1--1--------------------3--3--3--3-1---|
"Life after death is life after you
"Half of all of this is gonna have to do...

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--1-(let ring)---------------------------|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--1-(let ring)---------------------------|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--1-(let ring)---------------------------|
P.M. . . . . . . . .
...is gonna have to do"

Guitar 2 at the end of the chorus: (with slide)
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------////7\3-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Play Verse 2 the same as Verse 1
Chorus 2: Play Riff 3 (4x)

Solo: with slide (listen to the song for timing)
(at 2:14)
|-----------------|------------------------------------5///6//----8--------5//6//////////10--(hold)-----|
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----3//////7-----|---7------5-----2///5

Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/t/theory_of_a_deadman/318334.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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tim
Rhythm Player
#1 by tim cronin at Apr 7, 1973 at 1:50 PM EST
half of all of this? sounds more like a bad divorce to me.
 
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Jimmy
Lead Player
#2 by Jimmy Chezz at Jul 18, 1974 at 2:37 AM EST
It's suicide,he's about to suicide
 
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kev
Average
#3 by kev fitzgerald at Aug 14, 1989 at 9:15 AM EST
wow this songs hits it right! i'm sure ne body can relate to this.. " life after death is life after you" a perfect way 2 sum up a bad relationship and finally letting go. i love the emotion conveyed.. theory fuckin rules!!!!!!!!!!:)