Unsung Lyrics

UNSUNG
As recorded by Helmet
(From the 1992 Album MEANTIME)
Words and Music by Page Hamilton
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Gtr I'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Gtr II'
Q=160
N.C. N.C.(EN.C.(FN.C.(GN.C.(EN.C.(FN.C.(G)
Gtr II
PM------------------------------|
Q. Wx4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------|------------||o-----------------|------------------o||
|------|------------||o-----------------|------------------o||
| Gtr I
| E E E E E E Q +W
Gtr II
Gtr I
|-11pb12.5==11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W
$
Gtr I
E E E Q E E E H E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E
||o----------------|--------------|----------------|------------------o||
||o-2-2-2----2-0-2-|------2-2-2---|-2-0-2----2-0-2-|-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-5--o||
| Gtr II
| E E E Q E E E H E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E
||o----------------|--------------|----------------|-5-5-5-6-6-6-8-8--o||
||o-2-2-2----2-0-2-|------2-2-2---|-2-0-2----2-0-2-|-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-5--o||
Verses I & II
Gtr I
E E E Q E E E H E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E
Gtr II
E E E Q E E E H 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 H 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 H 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 H 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 H E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E
To Coda
E E E Q E E E H 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 H E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E
Chorus I
Gtrs I, II
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2S==|
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2S==|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2S==|
|-----------------|-----------------o||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||
D.S. al Coda
Q H. H E E Q Q H. H E E E E
Chorus II
&
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2S=|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2S=|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2S=|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7s10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7s10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7s10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Intrumental Section I
Gtr II
E H.. W W H
Gtr I
Gtr I
Gtr II
W W E E +E E E E E E E E
||o-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|
||o-(5)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7--7-7--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------o||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-0-(0)-2-2-0-2-3-|---5--o||
Instrumental Section II
Gtr I
| Gtr II
Gtrs I, II
||o-------------------|-------------------------|
||o-5-0-(0)-2-2-0-2-3-|-(3)b3.5-0-(0)-2-2-0-2-3-|
|-------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-(3)b3.5-0-(0)-2-2-0-2-3-|-(3)b3.5-0-(0)-2-2-0-2-3--o||
W W
E E +H. +E E +W
Gtr I
Gtr II
E E E E E E E E 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 E E E E E E E E Q
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