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The Red Death Tab

Send "The Red Death" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

GUITAR ONE'S PARTS
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Intro: (7x)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-7---7-8---5-7---7-8---5-7---7-8---5-7---7-8---5-7---7-8-7-5-|
A|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro Cont'd:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-7---7-8---5-7---7-8---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-7----5--7-|
A|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse: (4x)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-5-5-5-4-4-4-7-7-7-5-5-4-4-0-0-0-5-5-5-4-4-4-7-7-7-5-5-4-4-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   ...............................................................

Pre-Chorus:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-14-14-14-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-2-2-2-14-14-14-7-7-7-10-10-10---|
D|-2-2-2-14-14-14-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-2-2-2-14-14-14-7-7-7-10-10-10---|
A|-0-0-0-12-12-12-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-0-0-0-12-12-12-5-5-5--8--8--8---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------|
D|-10-10-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------|
A|--8--8-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7--7-5--4--5--2--2-5--5------7--7----------------------7--7-5-|
D|-7--7-5--5-5-7--7-5--4--5--2--2-5--5-5--5-7--7-7----------7--7-5--5-7--7-5-|
A|-7--7-5--5-5-5--5-3--2--3--0--0-3--3-5--5-5--5-7-*-*-*--*-7--7-5--5-5--5-3-|
E|-5--5-3--3-3-------------------------3--3------5-5-5-5--5-5--5-3--3--------|
                                                  triplet
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-5-4--5--2--2-5--5------7--7----|
D|-5-4--5--2--2-5--5-5--5-7--7-7x-|
A|-3-2--3--0--0-3--3-5--5-5--5-7x-|
E|-------------------3--3------5x-|

2nd Verse: (4x)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-5-5-5-4-4-4-7-7-7-5-5-4-4-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
   ...............................

Bridge:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------0x--0x--0x-|
G|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0x--0x--0x-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo:
e|-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17---|
B|-15h17----15h17----15h17----15h17----15h17----15h17----15h17----15h17------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------17------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15h17----15h17p15----15--------13h15p13----13h15p13----13h15p13-----------|
G|-------------------17----14--14----------14----------14--------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13h15p13----13h15p13----13h15p13----13h15p13----13h15p13------------------|
G|----------14----------14----------14----------14----------9--9-9-9-7--10---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------x--x-x-x-x---x---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------7--7-7-7-5---8---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-9--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--7--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-13-13-13-13--|
D|--x--x--x--x-x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--|
A|--8--8--8--8-7--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--5--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-17--16--14-|
D|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x---x-|
A|-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15--14--12-|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Interlude:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------1-3-1-3/5----1-3-1-3/5----1-3-1-3/5----1-3-1-3/5------|
G|-2~-------2-2x-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2~-------2-2x-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0~-------0-0x-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------0-1-0-1h3----0-1-0-1h3----0-1-0-1h3----0-1-0-1h3---------|
B|-1-3-1-3-5-3-1-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-0-1-0-1-3-1-0--------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------2x----2x----2x----2x----2x----2x----2x--2x-|
D|---------------2x----2x----2x----2x----2x----2x----2x--2x-|
A|---------------0x----0x----0x----0x----0x----0x----0x--0x-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

Outro: (4x)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-14-14-14-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-|
D|-2-2-2-14-14-14-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-|
A|-0-0-0-12-12-12-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Outro Cont'd:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-5-5-5-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-2-2-2-5-5-5-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-|
D|-2-2-2-5-5-5-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-2-2-2-5-5-5-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-|
A|-0-0-0-3-3-3-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-0-0-0-3-3-3-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-2-2-5-5-5-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------|
G|-2-2-2-5-5-5-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------2x-|
D|-0-0-0-3-3-3-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-0-2-0-3-2-0-2x-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------0x-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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 GUITAR TWO'S PARTS
--------------------
Intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2x---2-2x---2-2x-2-2x---2-2x---2-2x-5-5x---5-5x---5-5x-5-5x---5-5x------|
D|-2-2x---2-2x---2-2x-2-2x---2-2x---2-2x-5-5x---5-5x---5-5x-5-5x---5-5x------|
A|-0-0x---0-0x---0-0x-0-0x---0-0x---0-0x-3-3x---3-3x---3-3x-3-3x---3-3x------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5x-7-7x---7-7x---7-7x-7-7x---7-7x---7-7x-2-2x---2-2x---2-2x-2-2x---2-2x-|
D|-5-5x-7-7x---7-7x---7-7x-7-7x---7-7x---7-7x-2-2x---2-2x---2-2x-2-2x---2-2x-|
A|-3-3x-5-5x---5-5x---5-5x-5-5x---5-5x---5-5x-0-0x---0-0x---0-0x-0-0x---0-0x-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro Cont'd: (2x)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|  
G|--2~----5~----7~----2~----|   you figure out 
D|--2~----5~----7~----2~----|   the strum pattern.
A|--0~----3~----5~----0~----|
E|--------------------------|

Verse: (4x)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-2-2---------------------------2-2-2---------------------|
D|-------------0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-0-0-------------0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-0-0-|
A|-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3-3-3---------------------------|
   ...............................................................

Pre Chorus: Play Same as Guitar one, except for fill at end:
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-7-0-5-0-7-5-0-|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

Chorus: Play same as Guitar One

2nd Verse:  (2x)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-------5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-3-3-0-0-0-3-3-3-------5-5-5----|
E|-------3-3-3---------------------------------3-3-3--------5-|
   ..........................................................

Bridge:
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5x--5x--5x-|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5x--5x--5x-|
E|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3x--3x--3x-|

Solo:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------9--9-9--9-9-9-9-10--10--10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10-10----------|
D|-7--7--7-7-7-9--9-9--9-9-9-9-10--10--10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10-10-7--7-----|
A|-7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7--8---8---8--8--8---8--8---8--8--8--8-7--7-----|
E|-5--5--5-5-5------------------------------------------------------5--5-----|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------9--9-9-9-7--10------------|
D|-7-7-7-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-3--3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-x--x-x-x-x---x------------|
A|-7-7-7-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-3--3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-7--7-7-7-5---8------------|
E|-5-5-5-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-1--1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1---------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-9--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--7--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-13-13-13-13--|
D|--x--x--x--x-x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--|
A|--8--8--8--8-7--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--5--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-17--16--14-|
D|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x---x-|
A|-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15--14--12-|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Interlude:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2~----------5-7---7-8---5-7---7-8---5-7---7-8---5-7---7-8---5-7---7-8-7-5-|
A|-0~--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-9---9-10---7-9---9-10---7-9---9-10---7-9---9-10---7-9---9-10-9-7---10-|
A|-0-----0------0-----0------0-----0------0-----0------0-----0----------0----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12---12-14---10-12---12-14---10-12---12-14---10-12---12-14---10-12---12--|
A|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------2x----2x----2x----2x----2x----2x----2x--2x-|
D|-14-12-10-2x----2x----2x----2x----2x----2x----2x--2x-|
A|----------0x----0x----0x----0x----0x----0x----0x--0x-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Outro: Play same as Guitar One

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The Red Death Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Anthony Average	#1 by Anthony at Jun 24, 1971 at 6:48 AM EST
	hate to burst your bubble(s) but you all need lives.. THEY ARE NOT A FREAKING CHRISTIAN BAND NOW STOP POSTING 20 SOMETHING POSTS ON IT

No Picture Sal Average	#2 by Sal With The Lights Out at Jul 24, 1971 at 2:36 AM EST
	hella whoa.

No Picture Tim Rhythm Player	#3 by Tim Hanson at Mar 19, 1976 at 10:46 PM EST
	http://thrice.net/main.asp?page=faq&id=13

No Picture jo_silverhawk Average	#4 by jo_silverhawk at Nov 1, 1976 at 6:20 PM EST
	This song is adapted from Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Masque of the Red Death"...read it...it definitely is a great short story...

No Picture Bloody Mess All Musical Thunder	#5 by Bloody Mess All Over My Clothes at Jul 13, 1977 at 5:46 AM EST
	Hate to burst your bubble(s) but these posts happen to be on the one thrice song most likely to NOT show christianity.... "Now you all DIE" doesnt sound very orthodox to me

No Picture ` niki * Average	#6 by ` niki * at Nov 12, 1978 at 12:10 AM EST
	haha, chief

No Picture frosty Average	#7 by frosty Angel at Jan 8, 1979 at 8:24 PM EST
	"Hate to burst your bubbles.." haha Sorry, I just wanted to say that a lot of the postes start with that. And whether or not Thric is a Christian band is related to the saong so people acn discuss it if they want to.. but nonetheless Thrice is awesome.

No Picture Damien Wanna Be	#8 by Damien Pritchard at Dec 30, 1980 at 6:05 AM EST
	actually, dude17, it's "With love's light wings did i o'erperch these walls, For stony limits cannot hold love out" not that it matters all that much. but nice job at noticing that... im impressed.

No Picture Gladis Wanna Be	#9 by Gladis McHumphry at Oct 9, 1985 at 11:51 AM EST
	just one post gets the job done, chief

No Picture Dudey Average	#10 by Dudey at Oct 13, 1986 at 7:00 PM EST
	For me this song is about someone who is escaping the thruth or what he done before in his life like someone who kill another one cant live happy with that in his minds

No Picture Garland Rhythm Player	#11 by Garland Cross at Aug 8, 1988 at 4:15 PM EST
	I hate to burst your bubble, bud, but thrice isn't a christian band. Check their site. It plainly states in their faq that they infact are NOT a christian band. All the some though, they kick ass. :)

No Picture Cohen Wanna Be	#12 by Cohen B at May 14, 1990 at 3:16 AM EST
	I think everone gets the point that thirce is not a christian band...

No Picture Jeremy Average	#13 by Jeremy Rees at Jun 26, 1991 at 3:05 AM EST
	this song (yes adapted from the edgar allan poe poem) speaks of denial

No Picture Chris Average	#14 by Chris Tucker at Oct 5, 1993 at 10:12 PM EST
	same** stupid typos..

No Picture claireus Wanna Be	#15 by claireus s at Mar 7, 1996 at 8:09 PM EST
	hate to burst all of your bubbles but here is where we discuss the red Death not christianity...SHUT UP WITH THE GOD SHIT!!! nobody care if they are a christian band (which they arent) so lets discuss the lyrics here not the stupid fact about if thirce is a christian band.

No Picture mat Wanna Be	#16 by mat bar at Jan 15, 2000 at 5:27 AM EST
	STOP TALKING ABOUT BUBBLES!!!!!!!!!!!!

No Picture The Mexican Who Average	#17 by The Mexican Who's Living Under Satan's Wing at Feb 24, 2004 at 6:59 PM EST
	the song just toally kixx and you know it... otherwise you wouldnt be trying to argue about it. just admit it...you like it!

No Picture bogex Rhythm Player	#18 by bogex luna at May 3, 2007 at 6:20 PM EST
	every freaking posts that are on thrice....are its a christian band..no its not check their website..blah blah blah.who cares!! honestly....are we like 2 year olds...if people can entertwine christianbeliefs into this music..then let em...and if you atheist ppl or whoeveryou are cant...then dont,no ones asking you to,listen to the freaking music that u CHOOSE to listen to and support the band..stop arguing its so pointless,no one is gonna prove ne thing considering none of us know the band personally...