Borealia - I Dreamed I Was Elected President Of The Ocean Listen at: http://soundcloud.com/borealia/i-dreamed-i-was-elected Tuning: AEADGBE This song has a pretty dissonant main riff, and the lead guitar parts are largely ad-libbed, so take liberties in playing it. All guitar parts appear with variations on each repeat. Rhythm parts Main verse riff |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |--1-----1-----1--------------|--1-----1-----1---------------| |--x-----x-----x--------------|--x-----x-----x---------------| |--3-----3-----3--------------|--3-----3-----3---------------| |----0-1---0-1---0-1-2b3r2-0--|----0-1---0-1---0-1-1b-1b-1b--| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| Gradual bend up 1/2 step Other verse riff |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |--1-0-1-1-0-1-1-0-1-1b-1b-1b--| |------------------------------| Chorus riff 1 Each chord for 1 bar Asus2 0002200 Cmaj7 3335500 Asus2 0002200 G6 x300000 Chorus riff 2 |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |--0----1----3-1/12----13---15-13--| Bridge |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---| Pre-outro |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |--0----0----0---0-2-3-2-----2----2----1---1---1-4-1-4-1-4-1-0---| Ending: Play low E string. Don't strum for final bars, but hit guitar against something causing E string to sound just lighter than being picked. Lead parts W/synth wah Intro: Sweep pick the strings behind the nut. Main verse lick |---------------------------------------| |--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| |--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| Gradually bend up and down somewhere between 3/4 steps and 1 1/2 steps, depending on taste. Other main verse lick |---------------------------------------| |--10~~~~~~~~~~-------------------------| |--10~~~~~~~~~~-------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| Very wide vibrato These two previous parts are played ad-lib throughout, with variations on bend range and rhythm. Sometimes, play very wide (2-3 step) bends on both strings simultaneously. Sometimes, play just the G string and bend as much as your guitar will allow it. 1st Chorus |-----------------------------------------------------------| |--------------/13~~~~~~--/10~~~~~~~--/6~~~~~~p5~~~~~-------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| "I had a dream..." |------------------------------| |---------------10b-10b-10b12--| |---------------10b-10b-10b12--| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| Repeat ad-lib grad. bend Some time in the second verse, randomly strum between the nut and tuning pegs. "To let them be free" |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |--x////////////////x\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\--| Slide from 1st fret to last Solo? Modal A spanish phygian wankage, roughly. "Tonight..." |-------------------------------------------------0(13)---------| |--9-----9-------9-----9-------9-----9-----9------0-------------| |--12b13-12b13---12b13-12b13---12b13-12b13-13r12----------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| (use note in parentheses on last repeats) Guitar solo 2 |--t17p6p5t17p6p5t17p6p5t17----t17p6p5t17p6p5...-etc.------| |-------------------------t17p5----------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| Repeat ad nauseum as fast as possible. Let each tap on the B string ring out. End with a zip up the G string and let the open E, B, and G ring out while cranking the headstock back to bend the strings up almost a half step in rhythm. Ending |-------------------------| |--t13p12t13p12t13p12...--| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| Steady 16th notes Pull off to open E and B strings, then pick scrape.