Returning Empty Handed Guitar Tab

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Returning Empty Handed - UnderOath
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Tabbed by: Colin Rich (Viciousgray)
Email: colin.rich@massart.edu
Tuning: Drop D (DADGBe)
Intro
Yo this is my first tab and my favorite song.  Thats it.
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7~---9~---12~--10~--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-x----x----x-----x---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5~---7~---10~---8~--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"How Peaceful it Feels"
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8\-0-0---8\-0-0-0---8\-0-0-------7p0-----------8-0-0---8\-0-0-0---8\-0-0-------7p0-----------|
A|-8\-0-0---8\-0-0-0---8\-0-0-----------8p0-------8-0-0---8\-0-0-0---8\-0-0-----------8p0-------|
D|-8\-0-0---8\-0-0-0---8\-0-0---/8----------0h3~--8-0-0---8\-0-0-0---8\-0-0---/8----------0h3~--|
Guitar 1- this part I'm really not sure about because its so faint, but I tried, but I
what seemed to make the most sense.  Email me if you want me to make some corrections or something.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------7p0----------|x2
A|-1p0--5h7p0--3p0-0--1p0--5h7p0--3p0-0--3p0-0--1p0--5h7p0--3p0--/8-----8p0------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------0h3--|
"You've brought me here for THIS?!?"
Guitar 1 (guitar 2 isn't playing)
e|----------------------------------------------------------0~--------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------6\5-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2p0-------------2p0----------------2p0-----------------------------|x2
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----3p0-3p0-0-------3p0-3p0-0-3p0------3p0-3p0-0--3/8-0------------|
"...WITH ME!"
Both Guitars
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9-|
D|-8\-0-0---8\-0-0-0---8\-0-0-------7p0-----------8-0-0---8\-0-0-0---8\-0-0---8\-0-0--x---|
A|-8\-0-0---8\-0-0-0---8\-0-0-----------8p0-------8-0-0---8\-0-0-0---8\-0-0---8\-0-0--x---|
D|-8\-0-0---8\-0-0-0---8\-0-0---/8----------0h3~--8-0-0---8\-0-0-0---8\-0-0---8\-0-0--x---|
Still Both Guitars
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------6--|
G|----------------------------------------9--|
D|-8\-0-0---8\-0-0-0---8\-0-0---8\-0-0--x----|x2
A|-8\-0-0---8\-0-0-0---8\-0-0---8\-0-0--x----|
D|-8\-0-0---8\-0-0-0---8\-0-0---8\-0-0--x----|
Right after "...as fast as it leaves"
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-6-0----0-6-0----0-6-0----0-6-0----0-6-0----0-6-0-|
G|-9---9----9---9----9---9----9---9----9---9----9---9---|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2- this is digitally looped or something, but I'm guessing this is how they would
it live.
e|---0/13-----0/13-----0/13-----0/13-----0/13-----0/13--|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--12-(x8)---10-(x8)---|
D|---x---------x--------|
A|--10---------8--------|
D|----------------------|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--5-(x8)-----3-(x8)---|
A|--5----------3--------|
D|--5----------3--------|
"Now my eyes flash with WHITE"
Both Guitars- I personally like to play this using powerchords instead of single notes
the low D string, but I think this is how it's played on the record.
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----5-------5------------5-------5----------|
G|-----8-------8------------8-------8----------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|--0-----5-7-0---5h7-3h5-0----5-7-0---5h7-3~--|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----5-------5------------5-------5----------|
G|-----8-------8------------8-------8----------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|--0-----5-7-0---5h7-0h3-0----5-7-0---5h7-3~--|
"Here again and again..."
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--9-(x16)--5-(x8)--12-(x8)---|
D|--x--------x-------x---------|
A|--7--------3-------10--------|
D|-----------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--7-(x16)--3-(x8)--10-(x8)---|
A|--7--------3-------10--------|
D|--7--------3-------10--------|
"The floor is more fitting for my face"
Both Guitars (listen to song for actual rhythm)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-0--00--0-0--00000--0-0--|x2
A|-0--00--0-0--00000--0-0--|
D|-0--00--0-0--00000--0-0--|
"Here again?  Here again?  This is getting old"
Both guitars(?)- the last strike is muted almost immediately after it is hit.
e|----------------------|
B|-6----6----6----6-----|
G|-9----9----9----9-----|
D|-0----0----0----0---0-|
A|-0----0----0----0---0-|
D|-0----0----0----0---0-|
"Here again?  Here again?  I'm being watched.  This is overwhelming"
Guitar 1-(not sure on this part)
e|--------------------------------|   |-----------------------------0-|
B|--------------------------------|   |-----------------------------4-|
G|--------------------------------|   |-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|x3 |-------------------------------|
A|--0h5h7p0-3p0-0-0h5h7p0-3p0-0-3-|   |-0h5h7p0-3p0-0-0h5h7p0-3p0-0---|
D|--------------------------------|   |-------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-0--00--0-0--00000--0-0--|x2
A|-0--00--0-0--00000--0-0--|
D|-0--00--0-0--00000--0-0--|
Guitar 1- syncs up with Guitar 2 on the dissonant note only.  All the rest is distorted
until the end where an 8th fret A string/10th fret G string octave bleeds into the next
before its struck again at the beginning of the verse.
Guitar 2-
e|--------------------------------------|
B|------6-------------------------------|
G|------9-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--00-----00--00------00-----00--00----|
D|--00-----00--00------00-----00--00----|
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-10~-------9~------10~--------------------|
D|--x--------x--------x-------------8888888\|
A|--8~-------7~-------9~------------8888888\|
D|----------------------------------8888888\|
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------7~-------9~-----------|
D|-0~--------0~-------x--------x----8888888\|
A|-0~--------0~-------5~-------7~---8888888\|
D|-0~--------0~---------------------8888888\|
McTague uses a reverb petal of some sort here, so each note is struck three times and
for a while.  Guitar 2 is absent.
"As you dig your feet in I will sink my teeth into the floor"
Guitar 1
e|---15~------12~--------------------------|
B|---------------------13~-----------------|
G|------------------------------14~--12~---|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
"As the light begins to breach the border"
Guitar 1-play each chord very fast many times
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---22-------21-------19-------17-------22-------21-------17-------14-------|
D|----x--------x--------x--------x--------x--------x--------x--------x-------|
A|---20-------19-------17-------15-------20-------19-------15-------12-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---7-(x16)-10-(x16)--5-(x25)--8-(x7)--|
A|---7-------10--------5--------8-------|
D|---7-------10--------5--------8-------|
Closing verses
"Aware of every step"
Part 1
Both guitars
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-0-0---00-0-00--10-10-10-10-10-10---|x2
A|-0-0---00-0-00--10-10-10-10-10-10---|
D|-0-0---00-0-00--10-10-10-10-10-10---|
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-(x6)-11-(x6)-14-(x12)-12-(x6)-7-(x6)-------------|
D|-x-------x-------x--------x------x------------------|
A|-7-------9------12-------10------5----------/7--3~--|
D|-----------------------------------------3----------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7-(x24)---5-(x12)--------------|
A|-7---------5------------/7--3~--|
D|-7---------5---------3----------|
Part 2
Both guitars
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-0-0---00-0-00--10-10-10-10-10-10---|x2
A|-0-0---00-0-00--10-10-10-10-10-10---|
D|-0-0---00-0-00--10-10-10-10-10-10---|
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--9-(x6)-10-(x6)-12-(x12)-14-(x12)-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--7-------8------10-------12-----------/7--3~--|
D|------------------------------------3----------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7-(x24)---5-(x12)--------------|
A|-7---------5------------/7--3~--|
D|-7---------5---------3----------|
Guitars one and two play that twice more (part 1, part 2, part 1, part 2, end).
Guitar 3-(played over the last part 1/part 2 verse)-played really fast many times.
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--22----17----14------|
D|----------------------|
A|--20----15----12------|
D|----------------------|
I THINK there's a fourth guitar track playing over the other three on the very last
2", but its too faint for me to figure out.
Yeah, so basically I think this is probably the closest tab to the actual song out there
now.  Email me if you got some comments or corrections because I need this sheezy to be perfect.
Word.
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/u/underoath/360177.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Sara Average	#1 by Sara Sunshine at Oct 1, 2007 at 11:11 PM EST
	i thought it was about his drug addiction too. makes a lot more sense.

No Picture Kyle Average	#2 by Kyle Bish at Oct 2, 2007 at 10:21 AM EST
	i think "i'll see this to the end" should actually be: "i'll sing this to the end"

No Picture Brett Professional	#3 by Brett Czap at Oct 2, 2007 at 11:25 PM EST
	But still, this song makes no sense, but it's good.

No Picture Avinash Average	#4 by Avinash Dutta at Oct 3, 2007 at 1:34 AM EST
	i love how some of you tried to correct the lyrics of the song BEFORE the CD even came out because you had the leaked versions and their titles were mixed up

No Picture The Random Rock Average	#5 by The Random Rocker at Oct 5, 2007 at 1:59 AM EST
	Straight from the lyrics booklet of the new Cd: How peaceful it feels against my face. Oh, what a long haul You brought me here for this I see nothing but disaster Now I'm taking you with me. A transparent scenery that comes as fast as it leaves Now my eyes flash with white It's settling in with all the flickering Here again The floor is more fitting for my face Here again? This is getting old. I am being watched This is overwhelming Paranoia... As you dig your feet in I will sink my teeth into the floor, while I lay here alone As the light beings to breach the border, while I lay here alone. Aware of every step I'm not aware at all. black...flash white...I am awake

No Picture Anthony Average	#6 by Anthony at Oct 5, 2007 at 2:27 PM EST
	I thought it was about Spencer's drug addiction

No Picture Chris Average	#7 by Chris Tucker at Oct 6, 2007 at 10:48 PM EST
	Hmm, we may have different versions because I hear this as: speak up, the years are growing weary I'll see this to the end And watch the waves crash over me speak up, the years are growing weary I'll see this to the end And watch the waves crash over me I'm too rushed to overcome with enough time To turn it all around and a picture perfect scenery I've become A stick figure, illustration My eyes roll back and focus, not sure of this part I can still stay if you lift the hand that breaks me I'll take this on my own I'll take this on my own I'll take this on

No Picture Collin Average	#8 by Collin at Oct 8, 2007 at 4:24 PM EST
	also "my eyes roll back and focus on what's ahead"

No Picture Your Mom Average	#9 by Your Mom at Oct 10, 2007 at 3:58 AM EST
	I'm almost certain it's "Speak up, my ears are growing weary"

No Picture DUMBASS Average	#10 by DUMBASS Thomas at Oct 14, 2007 at 5:29 PM EST
	I'm not sure of the meaning, but it's a good song, love the drumming at the begin. Spencer had a drug addiction? Hmmm...I heard he did, not sure if it's true though, but it would make "In Regards To Myself" make sense of the title.

No Picture SOCIETY DWELLIN Average	#11 by SOCIETY DWELLIN MOTHER FUCKER! at Oct 14, 2007 at 11:20 PM EST
	This is actually called "Casting Such a Thin Shadow"

No Picture Doolittle Lead Player	#12 by Doolittle at Oct 16, 2007 at 10:05 AM EST
	Yes. Spencer had a serious drug/ alchohol addiction. This was before he was in Underoath of course and before was introduced to Christianity. "You know how some people have a good family or a girlfriend that's always there for them and never fails? That was [what] drugs [were] for me. That's my weakness." Quote from Spencer out of AP mag.

No Picture JUSTIN Lead Player	#13 by JUSTIN LOCKHART at Oct 18, 2007 at 5:50 AM EST
	this is one of my favorites. to me it means growing tired of everything. it's like you want to bring someone else down, so they can understand what it's like. "this is overwhelming... PARANOIA." love it.

No Picture ` niki * Average	#14 by ` niki * at Oct 21, 2007 at 10:22 AM EST
	Why do I keep forgetting to say something? Anyways, Returning Empty Handed is really confusing, anyone have an idea what it means? It seems to be about chaos I guess...

No Picture Michael Average	#15 by Michael Vanderveen at Oct 21, 2007 at 9:40 PM EST
	i think a boy brushed in red has it pretty good except not sure of this part That should be "on what's ahead"