Prequel to the Sequel Lyrics

PREQUEL TO THE SEQUEL (Bassline)
As recorded by Between The Buried & Me
(From the 2007 Album COLORS)
Words and Music by Between The Buried & Me
Gtr I (Ab Db Gb B E) - 'w/finger'
Fast Metal Q=204
Gtr I
W +W +W +W
||o----------|------------|------------|--------|
||o-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------o||
|----------|------------|------------|--------o||
Q E Q. Q Q E E E Q. +Q Q E Q. S S E E E E E E E
|-5--5-5----5--|----3h5-5-5----|-(5)--5--5-5----|---------7-5-5-7---||
Q. E E E Q +E E Q E E E E Q. E E E Q +E E Q E E Q
||o--------2-2----|-------2--2-2-2-2-|--------2-2----|-------2----2----|
||o-0----0-----0--|-(0)-0------------|-0----0-----0--|-(0)-0-----------|
Q E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------o||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------o||
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
Slower Q=120
H E E Q Q. E S S E E E H E E E +E Q. E Q Q
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E +E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-6--6--6--6-(6)\-|-2--2--2--2s=|=9--9--9--9\---|
E Q Q. Q E Q Q E Q S S E Q S E. Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q
Faster Q=130
W +W
W H Q. H Q. W
S S S S E S S E S S Q S S S S E S S Q.
||o------------------------|--------------------|
||o-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0----|-0-0-0-0---0-0------|
S S S S E S S E S S Q S S S S E S S Q.
S S S S E S S Q. S S S S E S S E S S Q
S S S S E S S Q. S S S S E S S E S S Q
|--------------------|-------------------------o||
|--------------------|-------------------------o||
S S S S E S S E S S Q S S S S E S S Q. S S
S S E S S E S S Q S S S S E S S Q.
S S S S E S S E S S Q S S S S E S S Q. S S
S S E S S E S S Q S S S S E S S Q.
Q. Q. Q +E Q. W +W
Q. Q. Q +E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E
Faster Q.=130
E E E E E E W
Q. Q. Q E Q. Q E E Q E E E E E E
||o-----------|-3--2------|----3-6----|-------------|
||o-1---------|-----------|-----------|-0-4-7---1---|
Q. Q. Q E Q. Q E E Q Q. Q.
Q. Q. Q E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------o||
|-4---------|----1------|-0-0-0-4-7-4-|---------6-6-o||
H.=H
E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E S S E E E E
Slower Q.=90
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E
E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||o---------------|-------------|-------------|-----7-------|
||o-0-0-0-1-1---7-|-6-0-4-4s1-1-|-----1-----4-|-------------|
E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-------------|-------------|-----7-------o||
|-0-0-0-1-1---7-|-6-0-4-4s1-1-|-----1-----4-|---------6-6-o||
2.H Faster Q=120
S S S S E S S E S S Q S S S S E S S E E E
S S S S E S S E S S Q S S S S E S S E E E
S S S S E S S E S S Q S S S S E S S E E E
S S S S E S S E S S Q S S S S E S S S S S S S S
S S S S E S S E S S Q S S S S E S S E E E
||o------------------------|---------------------o||
||o-4-4-4-4---4-4---4-4----|-4-4-4-4---4-4---4---o||
S S S S E. E S S S H S S S S E. E S S S S S E +Q
||o-------------------------|---1-2-3-4--3---4-3-1-3-4-(4)---o||
||o-4-5-7-------------------|--------------------------------o||
S S S S E. E S S S H S S S S E. E S S S S S E S E.
S S S S E S E E S Q S S S S E S E E. S S S S E S E E S Q
||o-----------6-----7----|-----------6------|-----------6-----7----|
||o-4-5-7-------4--------|-4-5-7-------4----|-4-5-7-------4--------|
S S S S E S E E. S S S S E S S S E. S S S S S S S S
E S S S E. S S S S S S S S E S S S E. S S S S S S S S
E S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------o||----------------------------------||
|-2---3-2------7-6-5-3p0-0-0-o||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-6-6-5-5--||
S S E S S E S S S S +S S E S S E S S E S S S S +S S E
S S E S S E S S S S +S S E S S E S S E Q E +E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E +E W
E E Q. Q Q E E Q. Q Q E E E Q Q
E E Q E E E Q E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S
Q E E E E E Q E E Q E Q E E E E E E E Q
E E E Q E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E +E Q E +E Q
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q e E +H
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------o||
||o-------5-----5--|-------5-----5--|-------6-----6--|----------5-----5----o||
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
H=H
H. +H. E E E E E E E E E E E E
Faster Q=150
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
||o-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------o||
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
||o-6-6-6-------|-6-6-6-------|-5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
|-3-3-3-------|-3-3-3-------|-4-4-4-------|-4-4-4-------o||
Faster Q=180 Faster Q=200
Q Q E E E E E E H. W W
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3s6s3-----2--||
||o-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---2-------2-1---o||
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------||o-3---------3-----|-3---------3-----|
|-4-3-1-0--------||o---1-1-1-1---1-1-|---1-1-1-1---1-1-|
|-3---------3-----|-------------------o||
|-----------------|-3---3s6s3-----2----||
|---1-1-1-1---1-1-|---2-------2-1-----o||
||o-3-3-1-1-3-3-----|-------------1-1-|-3-3-1-1-3-3-----|-----------------o||
||--------------2-2-|-----3-3-1-1-----|-------------2-2-|-3---3s6s3-----2--||
||o-----------------|-1-1-------------|-----------------|---2-------2-1---o||
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. Q. Q
Slower Q=120 Slower Q=110
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E q H Q Q Q
H E E Q Q. E S S E E E H E E E +E Q. E Q Q
H Q Q H H H Q E E Q Q E E E +E
Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------6---6-(6)s|=11---6-------11---|-----9---9---9----|
E Q Q. Q E Q Q E Q S S E Q S E. Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q
Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H W
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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