Ma petite mort


by Karma To Burn
from "Karma To Burn"
Tab legend:
Drop D
p=pull off
h=hammer on
/=slide up
\=slide down
This is one amazing song. When listened to it sounds rather complicated but actually it's easier than it sounds. Again, the best way to play a tab is to listen to the song while playing to figure out timing (which is the one thing tabs don't show that well). Verse B is kinda wierd, but as always if you listen to the song, you'll get it. Ian Nault slavemachine@hotmail.com.
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Here's how the song goes:

Intro
Verse A x2BR> Chorus
Chorus End x2
Verse A x2
Chorus
Chorus End
Verse B (look at tab to see timing for this part)
Ending

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Intro/Verse A:
 The intro is muffled or quiet or something like that. As for the sound right at the beginning, just screw around and try to find something that sounds like it.

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0h3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-----3--0h3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-3/5b5-
0h3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-3/5----0h3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-------
0h3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0--------0h3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-------

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0h3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-----3--0h3-0-0-3-0-0-0---0-3/5-6p5-3-
0h3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-3/5----0h3-0-0-3-0-0-0---0-3/5-6p5-3-
0h3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0--------0h3-0-0-3-0-0-0---0-3/5-6p5-3-


 Chorus:
*=Play as double notes (play twice quickly, once on strum down and once on strum up)

Chorus:
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*--*-------------*--*--*--*------------------------------
9--9--9/10-10\5--5--5--5--5------------------------------
9--9--9/10-10\5--5--5--5--5--0--12-0-10\7-0-6--6-6-6-5-3-
7--7--7/8--8 \3--3--3--3--3--0--12-0-10\7-0-6--6-6-6-5-3-
-----------------------------0--12-0-10\7-0-6--6-6-6-5-3-

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*--*-------------*--*--*--*----------------------------------
9--9--9/10-10\5--5--5--5--5--7-7-7-7-7-X-X-7-7-7-7-7-7-X-X-7-
9--9--9/10-10\5--5--5--5--5--7-7-7-7-7-X-X-7-7-7-7-7-7-X-X-7-
7--7--7/8--8 \3--3--3--3--3--5-5-5-5-5-X-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-X-X-5-
-----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-X-X-0-0-0-0-0-0-X-X---

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*--*-------------*--*--*--*------------------------------
9--9--9/10-10\5--5--5--5--5------------------------------
9--9--9/10-10\5--5--5--5--5--0--12-0-10\7-0-6--6-6-6-5-3-
7--7--7/8--8 \3--3--3--3--3--0--12-0-10\7-0-6--6-6-6-5-3-
-----------------------------0--12-0-10\7-0-6--6-6-6-5-3-

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*--*-------------*--*--*--*-
9--9--9/10-10\5--5--5--5--5-
9--9--9/10-10\5--5--5--5--5-
7--7--7/8--8 \3--3--3--3--3-
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Bridge:
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5-------6-------
5-------6-------
3-------4-------
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Chorus End:
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
7-7-7-7-7-X-X-7-7-7-7-7-7-X-X-7-7-7-7-7-7-X-X-7-7p5-0-7p5-0-7b7-
7-7-7-7-7-X-X-7-7-7-7-7-7-X-X-7-7-7-7-7-7-X-X-7-----------------
5-5-5-5-5-X-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-X-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-X-X-5-----------------
0-0-0-0-0-X-X-0-0-0-0-0-0-X-X-0-0-0-0-0-0-X-X-0-----------------

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7-7-7-7-7-X-X-7-7-7-7-7-7-X-X-7-7-7-7-7-7-X-X------------
7-7-7-7-7-X-X-7-7-7-7-7-7-X-X-7-7-7-7-7-7-X-X-6--5-3-0-3-
5-5-5-5-5-X-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-X-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-X-X-6--5-3-0-3-
0-0-0-0-0-X-X-0-0-0-0-0-0-X-X-0-0-0-0-0-0-X-X-6--5-3-0-3-
End bit is played really fast and the final bend is whole note, not a half (listen to the song to hear it)

Verse B (quiet bit):

Guitar 1:
This part is repeated throughout the whole Verse B (minus the open D chord, that's only at the beginning). After the open chord rings, the little riff is played, follow by the three notes that are played in a random order, then the little riff, three notes, etc. till the end of Verse B. The timing (the way I counted it) is: Open chord lasts for 16 beats, the little riff/three random notes is 8 beats and is played 14 times.
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--
--
0-
0-
0-


Let this ring for a while, then play this: 		-------------
--1/3------3-
0------2p0---
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After this, play these three notes a couple of times in a random order: 		---
-3-
-2-
-3-
---
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Then this again: 		-------------
--1/3------3-
0------2p0---
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Guitar 2:
This comes after guitar one plays it's repeat 6 times. This is repeated only once.

1---1----3--------1---1----3---1---1----3--------1---1----3-
--3---33---1-11-----3---33-------3---33---1-11-----3---33---
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6-6-68-3-3-33-------1---1---1----3----------------
---------------1-1-1------3---33---1-11---1-1---3-
-------------------------------------------0-00---
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-------------------------------------------------- 		At the end of the second repeat, play this: -----
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-6-5-
-6-5-
-6-5-
Ending:
The ending is just Verse A played twice, and at the very end just rip an open D.

This page was edited by Pepijn Klaassen
last update: 7th march 2000