MD.45:  Nothing Is Something

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com) 

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Date last modified:  April 19, 2005

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Tuning: Eb

Intro                            x4
eb|-------------------------------|-----|
Bb|-------------------------------|-----|
Gb|-------------------------------|-----|
Db|------------5----5----2--------|-----|
Ab|-2----------3----2----0----5-4-|--2--|
Eb|-0--------0----0----0----0-3-2-|--0--|
             *    *    *    * * *


Riff 1
First time only:
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|----------5---7p5---------------|
Ab|-2----5h7---7-----7-6-5---------|
Eb|-0--0-------------------7-6-5-3-|
    *  *             * * * * * * *
   "Dig in the trash..."

Rest of the time:
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------5---7p5---------------|
Ab|-------5h7---7-----7-6-5---------|
Eb|-0-0-0-------------------7-6-5-3-|
    * * *             * * * * * * *


Riff 2
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------5----5----2--------|
Ab|---------------------------------3----2----0----5-4-|
Eb|-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-7-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-7----0----0----0-3-2-|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *    *    *    * * *
   "Open the fridge..."

Final time:
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-7-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-7-0-------------------|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
   "...only things..."


Riff 3
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-12--9-9-9-9-9-9-12--9-9-9-9-9----5----5----2--------|
Ab|-10--7-7-7-7-7-7-10--7-7-7-7-7----3----2----0----5-4-|
Eb|--------------------------------0----0----0----0-3-2-|
                                   *    *    *    * * *
    "Nothing is something..."

Final time:
eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-12--9-9-9-9-9-9-12--9-9-9-9-9---7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-10--7-7-7-7-7-7-10--7-7-7-7-7---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|-------------------------------0----------------------|
                                  *
    "Nothing is something..."
 
Chord leading into next section:
eb|-----|
Bb|-----|
Gb|-----|
Db|--9--|
Ab|--7--|
Eb|--0--|



Play Riff 1  "Going to a party..."
Play Riff 2  "Things I do..."
Play Riff 3  "Nothing is something..."

Lead into next section:
eb|----------|
Bb|----------|
Gb|----------|
Db|----------|
Ab|--3----3--|
Eb|--1----1--|



Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-9-------------------9------------------|
Ab|-7----5----7----2----7----5----7----8-9-|
Eb|----0-3--0-5--0-0--0----0-3--0-5--0-6-7-|
       *     *   *    *    *    *    *

Final time:          x4
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|
Ab|-3-----------------|
Eb|-1---------1111111-|
              *******

Solo
eb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------|
Bb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-...--|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|



Riff 1a (Play 4x)
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|----------5---7p5---------------|
Ab|-2----5h7---7-----7-6-5---------|
Eb|-0--0-------------------7-6-5-3-|
    *  *             * * * * * * *


Play Riff 3  "Nothing is something..."


Riff 5                             x6
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-12--9-9-9-9-9-9-12--9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Ab|-10--7-7-7-7-7-7-10--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
   "Nothing is something..."

Ending:
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-12--9-9-9-9-9-9-12--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Ab|-10--7-7-7-7-7-7-10--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
   "Nothing is something..."
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Eb|--------------------|


Notation:

10^        = bend a quarter step.
10b11      = bend a half step.
10b12      = bend a full step.
10b12r10   = bend and release.
[10]12     = pre-bend.
[10]12r10  = pre-bend and release.
{14}       = pick the 14th fret while holding the most 
             previous bend.
<17>       = touch the string above the 17th fret while 
             previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.

10b13*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret. 
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill