Thrice › Lockdown Guitar Tab

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Send "Lockdown" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

x = palm mute
 b = bend
 h = hammer
 ~ = let ring

Guitar One: (intro, played 4x)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-999-9-9-99--5-5-5-5----------------4-4-4-4-----------------------------|
D|--9-999-9-9-99--5-5-5-5--5-555-5-5-55--4-4-4-4-----------------------------|
A|--7-777-7-7-77--3-3-3-3--5-555-5-5-55--2-2-2-2-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------3-333-3-3-33--------------------------------------|
      xxx                    xxx

Guitar Two: (intro, played 4x)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-999-9-9-99--12-12-12-12------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------12-121212-12-12-1212---13-13-13-13------------|
A|--7-777-7-7-77--10-10-10-10------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------10-101010-10-10-1010---11-11-11-11------------|
      xxx                         xxxxxx

 Intro continued:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-444--5-5-5-55-5-----------7-7-7--------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-444--5-5-5-55-5--5-5-555--7-7-7--------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-222--3-3-3-33-3--5-5-555--5-5-5--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3-3-333---------------------------------------------|
        xxx        xx        xxx

 Played 2x:  
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-999-9-9-99-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-999-9-9-99-10-9----9-10-12-10-101010-10-10-1010--12-10-9-10-9----------|
A|--7-777-7-7-77------10---------10-101010-10-10-1010---------------10-------|
E|--------------------------------8--8-8-8--8--8--8-8------------------------|
      xxx                          xxx

 Verse 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-11-11-11--12-12-12-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------12-12-12--10------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7--9--9--9--10-10-10-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------10-10-10---8------------------------------------|
    "once you were free.."                   "sky was the limit.."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------444444-555555---------------------------------------------|
D|---555555555555--444444-555555---------------------------------------------|
A|---555555555555--222222-333333---------------------------------------------|
E|---333333333333------------------------------------------------------------|
   "team against team, could we even the score.."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-11-11-11--12-12-12-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------12-12-12--10--------------------(pickslide)-----|
A|--7-7-7--9--9--9--10-10-10-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------10-10-10---8------------------------------------|
   "your talons now grip like steel.."        "two in the morning.."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------444444-555555----------------------------------------------|
D|--555555555555--444444-555555----------------------------------------------|
A|--555555555555--222222-333333----------------------------------------------|
E|--333333333333-------------------------------------------------------------|
    "trained not to think or question anything.."

 Chorus:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--555555555555-----------------------------555555555-----------------------|
D|--555555555555-5555555-4444444-2222222222--555555555-----------------------|
A|--333333333333-5555555-4444444-2222222222--333333333-----------------------|
E|---------------3333333-2222222-0000000000----------------------------------|
   "please open your eyes.."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------777777-55555555555-77777777777--------------------|
D|--555555-4444444-222222--777777-55555555555-77777777777--------------------|
A|--555555-4444444-222222--555555-33333333333-55555555555--------------------|
E|--333333-2222222-000000----------------------------------------------------|
   "won't you even try.."

 Guitar One: (after singing in chorus, played 2x)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------9-999-9-9-99--5-5-5-5----------------4-4-4-4-------|
D|------------------------9-999-9-9-99--5-5-5-5--5-555-5-5-55--4-4-4-4-------|
A|------------------------7-777-7-7-77--3-3-3-3--5-555-5-5-55--2-2-2-2-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------3-333-3-3-33----------------|
   "think for yourself."    xxx                    xxx

 Guitar Two: (after singing in chorus, played 2x)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-999-9-9-99--12-12-12-12------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------12-121212-12-12-1212---13-13-13-13------------|
A|--7-777-7-7-77--10-10-10-10------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------10-101010-10-10-1010---11-11-11-11------------|
      xxx                         xxxxxx

 After chorus continued:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-444--5-5-5-55-5-----------7-7-7--------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-444--5-5-5-55-5--5-5-555--7-7-7--------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-222--3-3-3-33-3--5-5-555--5-5-5--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3-3-333---------------------------------------------|
        xxx        xx        xxx

 Verse 2:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-11-11-11--12-12-12-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------12-12-12--10------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7--9--9--9--10-10-10-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------10-10-10---8------------------------------------|
   "for generations the answer.."           "no one remembers and.."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------444444-555555----------------------------------------------|
D|--555555555555--444444-555555----------------------------------------------|
A|--555555555555--222222-333333----------------------------------------------|
E|--333333333333-------------------------------------------------------------|
    "asking a question is deemed criminal, and slowly the silence grows.." 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-11-11-11--12-12-12-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------12-12-12--10----------------------(pickslide)---|
A|--7-7-7--9--9--9--10-10-10-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------10-10-10---8------------------------------------|
   "on the growing list of the mindless.."      "checkmate the situation.."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------444444-555555----------------------------------------------|
D|--555555555555--444444-555555----------------------------------------------|
A|--555555555555--222222-333333----------------------------------------------|
E|--333333333333-------------------------------------------------------------|
   "line up and never open up your eyes, and don't even think about.."

 Chorus:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--555555555555-----------------------------555555555-----------------------|
D|--555555555555-5555555-4444444-2222222222--555555555-----------------------|
A|--333333333333-5555555-4444444-2222222222--333333333-----------------------|
E|---------------3333333-2222222-0000000000----------------------------------|
   "please open your eyes, everything they told you was a lie.."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------777777-55555555555-77777777777--9~~~~~~~~~~~------|
D|--555555-4444444-222222--777777-55555555555-77777777777--9~~~~~~~~~~~------|
A|--555555-4444444-222222--555555-33333333333-55555555555--7~~~~~~~~~~~------|
E|--333333-2222222-000000----------------------------------------------------|
   "won't you even try, to look past all those lies.."

 Bridge: (not right, but it gives you an idea how to do it, play 8x)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------7h9-----9-----10h9-----9-----10h9-----9-----9h7-----7----------------|
A|--7-7-----7-7---7-7------7-7------------------0-0-----0-0------------------|
E|-------------------------------7-7------7-7--------------------------------|
    x x     x x   x x      x x   x x      x x   x x     x x

 Solo: (here's an attempt at it, very close but not perfect)
e|---------------------------------------7-7-7-8h7-------8h7-----------------|
B|----------------------8-8-8-8-10-10-10-----------10-10-----10-10--7~~-8-10-|
G|--7h9-9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------7-7-7-8h7 8h7-8h7-8h7---------------|
B|----------------------8-8-8-8-10-10-10-------------------------------------|
G|--7h9-9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--10h9-10h9-10h9-10h9-12h11-12h11-12h11-12h11-14h13-14h13-14h13-14h13-15b--|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Part after solo: (play 3x)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------7-7-7--7-7-7-----------------7-7-7-------------------------|
G|--9-999-9-9-99--5-5-5--4-4-4---5-555-5-5-55--5-5-5--4-5-4------------------|
D|--9-999-9-9-99-----------------5-555-5-5-55---------------5----------------|
A|--7-777-7-7-77-----------------3-333-3-3-33--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      xxx         x x    x x       xxx         x x

 On fourth time play this:
e |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------|
G |-9-999-9-9-99-----5-5-5-4-4-4--5-555-5-5-55---5-4-5-7-5-7-----------------|
D |-9-999-9-9-99------------------5-555-5-5-55---5-4-5-7-5-7-----------------|
A |-7-777-7-7-77------------------3-333-3-3-33---3-2-3-5-3-5-----------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      xxx            x x   x x      xxx

 Outro: (played 3x)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9--7--5-444444---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-9--7--5-444444-5-5--4-4-2222222----------------------------------------|
A|--7-7--5--3-222222-5-5--4-4-2222222----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------3-3--2-2-0000000----------------------------------------|

 (then the last time play this):
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9--7--5-444444------5--7--9-9------------------------------------------|
D|--9-9--7--5-444444-5-5--5--7--9-9------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7--5--3-222222-5-5--3--5--7-7------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------3-3-----------------------------------------------------|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture John Rhythm Player	#1 by John McElyea at Dec 11, 1973 at 7:33 PM EST
	you know, a lot of songs mean whatever they mean to another person, if that happens to be a "fundamentalist chirstian" and they that the song means something to them they can believe that. Why would you have to rip them up about it? also considering Dustin is a christian and he writes the songs. so its not that far fetched to think that it might be what he writes about

No Picture Thomas Average	#2 by Thomas Buckman at Dec 24, 1981 at 5:09 PM EST
	this song rocks. thrice is the best band ever.

No Picture chris Average	#3 by chris nagel at May 20, 1985 at 11:25 PM EST
	Song is about school, to me. BRAIN WASH!! Thrice Rocks!

No Picture More Cowbell Lead Player	#4 by More Cowbell at Apr 8, 1990 at 9:21 PM EST
	seems like this song is about jehovahs witnesses

No Picture «™†Rob†™» Average	#5 by «™†Rob†™» at Feb 12, 1996 at 9:08 PM EST
	TEPPEI rocks! ;D

No Picture marvin Lead Player	#6 by marvin at Aug 24, 1996 at 1:46 AM EST
	Thrice fuckin rocks...this song shows the standout ability of Teppei

No Picture Christian Wanna Be	#7 by Christian Chavez at Mar 20, 2003 at 1:43 AM EST
	I'm just waiting for some fundamentalist to find a connection to christianity in this. Nah, why wait, I'll give them a hint. This song is all about religion.

No Picture keith Wanna Be	#8 by keith mckinlay at May 9, 2003 at 7:19 PM EST
	I like how the different singers lead eachother into the next thing they say. "Once you were free and you stretched out your wings to the SKY/SKY was the limit, cap on your creativity creativity indeed, I love it.