Pretendeavor: In Reference to a Sinking Ship Lyrics
by Norma Jean
Gtr I (C# G# C# F# A# B) - 'Lead Guitar'
Gtr II (C# G# C# F# A# B) - 'Rhythm Guitar'
Oh my God!
Q=240
Gtr I
Wx2
Gtr I
|---------2p0-0-2p|=0---------------|---------2p0-0-2-|-0-----2-0--------|
| Gtr II
|---------2p0-0-2p|=0---------------|---------2p0-0-2-|-0-----2-0--------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o---------2p0-0-2p|=0---------------|---------2p0-0-2p|=0-----2p0--------o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o---------2p0-0-2p|=0---------------|---------2p0-0-2p|=0-----2p0--------o||
Chorus I
Q=220
W W W +W 4x
||o------------|-----------|----------|--------o||
||o------------|-----------|-0--------|-(0)----o||
| W W W +W 4x
||o------------|-----------|----------|--------o||
||o------------|-----------|-0--------|-(0)----o||
W W W +W
| W W W +W
Fill
Q=120
Q Q E E. E. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E. E. Q Q
| Q Q E E. E. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E. E. Q Q
Q=240
Q Q Q Q E E. E. Q Q Q Q Q Q W
| Q Q Q Q E E. E. Q Q Q Q Q Q W
Intro Reprise
E E E E E E E E +E Q Q Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------2-|-(2)----2-------|-----2p0---------|-----------------|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|----------------|---------2p0-0-2p|=0---------------|
| E E E E E E E E +E Q Q Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------2-|-(2)----2-------|-----2p0---------|-----------------|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|----------------|---------2p0-0-2p|=0---------------|
|---------2p0-0-2-|-0-----2-0-------|---------2p0-0-2p|=0---------------|
|---------2p0-0-2-|-0-----2-0-------|---------2p0-0-2p|=0---------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q. E Q. H
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q. E Q. H
Breakdown I
+W +W +W W
| +W +W +W W
PM PM---|
+W W E Q Q Q. Q Q E Q E
| PM PM---|
| +W W E Q Q Q. Q Q E Q E
PM---------| PM---| PM---------| PM---|
E Q Q Q E Q Q E Q E E Q Q Q E Q Q E Q
| PM---------| PM--------| PM---------| PM---|
| E Q Q Q E Q Q E Q E E Q Q Q E Q Q E Q
Breakdown II
PM PM---------| PM----------|
E E Q Q Q E Q Q E Q E E Q Q Q E Q E S S S S S S S S
| PM PM---------| PM----------|
| E E Q Q Q E Q Q E Q E E Q Q Q E Q E S S S S S S S S
Q Q S S S S S S S S Q Q S S S S S S S S 3x
||o----3--4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-|----3--4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-o||
||o-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------o||
| Q Q S S S S S S S S Q Q S S S S S S S S 3x
||o----3--4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-|----3--4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-o||
||o-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------o||
Q Q S S S S S S S S H H
| Q Q S S S S S S S S W
Q. Q +Q. +W
| W W
Q Q S S S S S S S S Q Q S S S S S S S S 3x
||o----3--4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-|----3--4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11--o||
||o-0-----------------------|-0------------------------o||
| Q Q S S S S S S S S Q Q S S S S S S S S 3x
||o----3--4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-|----3--4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11--o||
||o-0-----------------------|-0------------------------o||
Q Q S S S S S S S S W
| Q Q S S S S S S S S W
Q Q S S S S S S S S Q Q S S S S S S S S 4x
||o----3--4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-|----3--4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-o||
||o-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------o||
| Q Q S S S S S S S S Q Q S S S S S S S S 4x
||o----3--4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-|----3--4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-o||
||o-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------o||
W
Cool Riff
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 Q Q Q. 10x
||o------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||--/7p0-3p0-5p0-0-3p|=0-2p0-0-2p0-2-3S|=7p0-3p0-5p0-0---|-----3-----3------||
| Gtr II
| 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 Q Q Q. 10x
||o------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||--/7p0-3p0-5p0-0-3p|=0-2p0-0-2p0-2-3S|=7-0-3p0-5p0-0---|-----3-----3------||
Chorus II
Q=220
W W W +W 4x
||o------------|-----------|----------|--------o||
||o------------|-----------|-0--------|-(0)----o||
| W W W +W 4x
||o------------|-----------|----------|--------o||
||o------------|-----------|-0--------|-(0)----o||
W W W +W
||o------------|----------|----------|--------o||
||o-/11--------|-7--------|-0--------|-(0)----o||
| W W W +W
||o------------|----------|----------|--------o||
||o-/11--------|-7--------|-0--------|-(0)----o||
Chorus III
W W W +W
| TP TP TP TP
| W W W W
W W W +W
| TP TP TP TP
| W +W +W +W
Chorus Finale
Q=150
W W W +W
| TP TP TP TP
| +W W W W
W W W +W
| TP TP TP TP
| W +W +W +W
W W +W +W
| TP TP TP TP
| +W W W W
Q=220
W +W +W +W
| W +W +W +W
H H Q. Q +Q. +H. Q W
Bass Outro
Wx36
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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