Deadhouse Lyrics

Bass player: Anders Nystrm (Micke Oretoft also appears on the album)
Riff 1 - Intro
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| }
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| }
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + }
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 e e e e e e } x2
}
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Riff 2
Ab|-7-7-R---5-5-R---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
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
Verse Riff* ("Somehow better without this...")
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------r10p7h9-|| x4
w w w h e e e e
Riff 1 - Chorus ("Somehow I never leave this deadhouse...")
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| }
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| }
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + }
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 e e e e e e } x2
}
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Riff 2
Ab|-7-7-R---5-5-R---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
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
Verse Riff* ("What do you say when you speak...")
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------r10p7h9-|| x4
w w w h e e e e
Riff 1 - Chorus ("Somehow I never leave this deadhouse...")
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| }
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| }
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + }
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 e e e e e e } x2
}
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Interlude (guitar only, 16 bars)
Eb|-0---------------|-r---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
w
Riff 2
Ab|-7-7-R---5-5-R---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
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
Riff 1 - Chorus ("Somehow I never leave this deadhouse...")
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| }
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| }
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + }
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 e e e e e e } x2
}
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||}
Conclusion
(let ring)
Pretty cool song. Easy to embellish with slides. I like the alternative verse
Fingering below, makes it easier to transition to those higher notes.
*Verse riff alternative fingering (open string)
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------r10p7h9-|| x4
w w w q e e e e
Legend:
w - whole note
h - half note
q - quarter note
e - eighth note
s - sixteenth note
t - thirty-second note
r - in the tab denotes a rest.
p - pull off
h - hammer on