Love Is A Deserter

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  • Tuning: B F# B E G# C# (Tune to drop D and then tune everything three half-steps lower.
    This is to get a low, bassy tone.)
     
  • It it hard to tell how Jamie's playing since he uses such an odd tuning and such odd
    but this is basically it.
     
  • Remember that one can make many variations on this song!
     
    It starts off with some sort of short mega distorted intro riff, and then the standard
  • riff kicks in like this:
    C# |-----------------------------|
    G# |-----------------------------|
  • E |-----------------------------|
    B |-------7---7-7-7-7-----------|
    F# |-----------------------------|
  • B |---7-7---7-------------------|
     
    ... with slight variations in the higher B-string (still fret 7 though, and the
  • variations are syncronized with VV's vocals) for about 14 seconds then this variation
    comes in a couple of times throughout the verse:
    C# |------------------------------------------|
  • G# |------------------------------------------|
    E |------------------------------------------|
    B |-------7---7------7---7-7---9-9-----------|
  • F# |----------------------------------10-10---|
    B |---7-7---7---7-7----7-----7-----7---------|
     
  • It keeps going with slight variations until 00:39 when the "Say it again" part starts:
    C# |---------------------------------------------|
    G# |---------------------------------------------|
  • E |---------------------------------------------|
    B |---------------10--10-------------10-9-8-7---|
    F# |---------10-13-----------10-13---------------|
  • B |---10-10---------10---10-------10------------|
     
    (The 10-9-8-7 sequence is syncronized with the "Say it again" vocals.)
  • Then it goes back to the standard verse riff at 00:43.
    Now comes the "Get the guns out" part at 00:46:
    C# |------------------------------------------|
  • G# |------------------------------------------|
    E |------------------------------------------|
    B |-------------7---7--------7---7-(7)-7-7---|
  • F# |--------7-10---------7-10-----------------|
    B |---7--7--------7---7--------7-------------|
     
  • This is played two times and then:
    C# |--------------------------------------------|
    G# |--------------------------------------------|
  • E |--------------------------------------------|
    B |-------------7---7--------7---7-------------|
    F# |--------7-10---------7-10-------------------|
  • B |---7--7--------7---7--------7---7-7-12-12---|
     
    Now it is 00:57 and this is played (The lyrics goes "Your love is a deserter"):
  • C# |--------------------------------------|
    G# |--------------------------------------|
    E |--------------------------------------|
  • B |---12----12----12----10-10-10-10-10---|
    F# |--(12)--(12)--(12)--(10-10-10-10-10)--|
    B |------12----12----10------------------|
  •  
    Repeat the last two steps one more time, then this one last time:
    C# |----------------------------------------|
  • G# |----------------------------------------|
    E |----------------------------------------|
    B |-------------7---7--------7---7-7-7-7---|
  • F# |--------7-10---------7-10-------7-7-7---|
    B |---7--7--------7---7--------7---7-7-7---|
     
  • Now it is 01:11 and the second verse begins, about the same way as the first one.
     
    At 01:25 the second "Say it again" part begins but this time it is played twice.
  •  
    At 01:40 the "Get the guns out" part (chorus, that is) comes once more but with whole
    instead of just the notes on the higher B string.
  •  
    Then at 02:01 the whole song stops abruptly and kicks back in at 02:05 with
    this:
  •  
    C# |-----------------------|
    G# |---5-5-5-5-------------|
  • E |---5-5-5-5-------------|
    B |---5-5-5-5-7-7-(12\)---| *3 (three times)
    F# |---3-3-3-3-7-7-(12\)---|
  • B |-----------7-7-(12\)---|
     
    Then:
  • C# |----------------------|
    G# |----------------------|
    E |----------------------|
  • B |------------9-9-5-7---| *1
    F# |---(2)(2)(2)----------|
    B |----2--2--2-----------|
  •  
    Repeat the last two steps one more time.
     
  • Here comes the chorus ("Get the guns out..." but without "Your love is a deserter")
    at 02:19.
     
  • After that one, this starts at 02:33 ("Yeah, one eye..."):
    C# |---------------------|
    G# |---------------------|
  • E |-----4-4-0-----------|
    B |-----5-5-5-----------| *3
    F# |---------------------|
  • B |---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
     
    C# |-----------------------|
  • G# |-----------------------|
    E |-----4-0-0-4-0-0-4-0---|
    B |-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| *1
  • F# |-----------------------|
    B |---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
     
  • Then sort of this synced with the "Uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh, uh..."
    C# |----------------------------------------|
    G# |----------------------------------------|
  • E |----------------------------------------|
    B |---------7---7---7-7----7---7---7-7-7---| *2
    F# |---------------------10---------7-7-7---|
  • B |---7-7-7---7---7----------7-----7-7-7---|
     
    Repeat the last two steps once and then, at 03:02, the chorus comes again.
  •  
    Now it is time for the final twist at 03:23:
    C# |---------------------|
  • G# |---------------------|
    E |---------------------|
    B |---------------------| *2
  • F# |---------------------|
    B |---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
     
  • C# |----------------------------------|
    G# |----------------------------------|
    E |----------------------------------|
  • B |---7-7--5-------7-7-7-7-----------| *2
    F# |-----------5^6--7-7-7-7-----------|
    B |----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
  •  
    C# |-----------------------|
    G# |-----------------------|
  • E |-----------------------|
    B |---7-7-7-5-------------| *2
    F# |-----------5-5-5-5-5---|
  • B |-------------0-0-0-0---|
     
    C# |-----------------------------------------|
  • G# |-----------------------------------------|
    E |-----------------------------------------|
    B |---7--7--5-------7-7-7-7-----------------|
  • F# |------------5^---7-7-7-7-----------------|
    B |-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12---|
     
  • Thereafter this is played once (along with "You love is a deserter"):
    C# |-----------------------------------------|
    G# |-----------------------------------------|
  • E |-----------------------------------------|
    B |---12----12----12-------10-10-10-10-10---|
    F# |---12----12----12-------10-10-10-10-10---|
  • B |---12----12----12--10---10-10-10-10-10---|
     
    ...and then it ends abruptly with some sort of short air pressure noise and this:
  • C# |---x---|
    G# |---x---|
    E |---x---|
  • B |---7---|
    F# |---7---|
    B |---7---|
  •  
    | ^ bend
    | / slide up
  • | \ slide down
    | h hammer-on
    | p pull-off
  • | ~ let ring
    | + harmonic
    | x Mute note
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