Song: Not In Rivers, But In Drops Artist: ISIS Album: In the Absence of Truth Tabbed By: Nathan Zwiener Tuning: Drop B (B F# B E G# C#) Guitar 1 - Aaron Turner Guitar 2 - Michael Gallagher Guitar 3 / Keys - Cliff Meyer (A) Gtr 1 - 0:09 Seconds, fade in |-----------------------------------------------------| |-10-10-10-10-(x2 measures)-10-10-10-10---------------| |---------------------------------------(x2 measures)-| |---------------------------7--7--7--7----------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| (B) Gtr 1 - Enter w/ vocals (repeat x4) |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-------7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-10-10-| |-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-------------| |-----------------------------------| | |Gtr 2 - 0:24 seconds, feedback |-----------------------------------| |-10~-----10b~--3~------------------| |-----------------------------------| |----------------------0~-----------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| (C) All gtrs - 0:33 seconds |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------| |-3~----3~----3~--|-3~----3~----3/555-|-5p3~----3~----3~--|-/5---5----/7--| |-3~----3~----3~--|-3~----3~----3/555-|-5p3~----3~----3~--|-/5---5----/7--| |-3~----3~----3~--|-3~----3~----3/555-|-5p3~----3~----3~--|-/5---5----/7--| Gtrs 1-2 play written, gtr 3 plays parenthisized - 0:41 seconds |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |(2~)--(2~)--(2~)-|(2~)--(2~)--(2~)-|(2~)--(2~)--(2~)-|(2~)--(2~)--(2~)-| |-0~----0~----0~--|-0~----0~----0~--|-0~----0~----0~--|-0~----0~----0~--| |-0~----0~----0~--|-0~----0~----0~--|-0~----0~----0~--|-0~----0~----0~--| |-0~----0~----0~--|-0~----0~----0~--|-0~----0~----0~--|-0~----0~----0~--| REPEATS: Part A Part B, pick 16th notes Part C, 16ths Part B, 16ths and palm mute Part C, 16ths Let last note ring until 1:49 Gtr 1 - fast delay |-17\---10\---13\---10\---17\---10\---13\---15\-10\---| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| | |Gtr 2 - this was hard to tab, probably not accurate |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-2---2-2--2-2---2-2/-5--2---2-2--2-2---2-2/-5---| |-3---3-3\-0-3---3-3/-5--3---3-3\-0-3---3-3/-5---| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| Gtr 1 - some kinda watery effect (play 2x) |-8--8/10------------------------------------| |----------10-8---5-----5---8---5---------5--| |--------------------7-------------7---------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| | |Gtr 2 - again, probably not accurate (play 2x) |-------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------5------------------12-12-10-------| |-2---2-2--2-2---2-2/-5--2---2-2--2-2-------------12-11-| |-3---3-3\-0-3---3-3/-5--3---3-3--0-3-------------------| |-3---3-3----3---3-3---------3-3----3-------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| All gtrs - 2:22 (play 2x) |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-| |-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-| |-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-| Gtr 1 - 2:33, distortion (play 4x) |------------|--------5---|------------| |---5----8---|---5--------|---7----6---| |-7----7---7-|-7----7---7-|-7----7---7-| |------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------| | |Gtr 2 (play 4x) |------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------| |-2---2----0-|-2---2----0-|-0----5-4-0-| |-2---2----0-|-2---2----0-|-0----5-4-0-| |-2---2----0-|-2---2----0-|-0----5-4-0-| Gtr 1 cont. |----17-----19----|----17-----15----|----15-----17----|----15-----13----| |-19-----19----19-|-19-----19----19-|-19-----19----19-|-19-----17----17-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | |Gtr 2 cont. |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-10----10-----7--|-10----10-----7--|-10----10-----7--|-10---10---5-4-0-| |-10----10-----7--|-10----10-----7--|-10----10-----7--|-10---10---5-4-0-| |-10----10-----7--|-10----10-----7--|-10----10-----7--|-10---10---5-4-0-| Gtr 1 - 2:58, reverb (play 4x) |----------------|----------------|-------------------------------| |----------------|----------------|-------------------------------| |-12-----12------|-11-----11------|-------11----12-<-(14-on-2/4x)-| |-----12------12-|-----12------12-|-12-12----12---12--------------| |----------------|----------------|-------------------------------| |----------------|----------------|-------------------------------| | |Gtr 2 (play 4x) |----------------|----------------|------------------| |----------------|----------------|------------------| |----------------|----------------|------------------| |-2------2-------|-2------2-------|-0--------5-4-0---| |-2------2-------|-2------2-------|-0--------5-4-0---| |-2------2-------|-2------2-------|-0--------5-4-0---| Gtr 1 - same effect |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------13---12-----|-10------12--------|-10-------8--------|-7--------8--------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| | |Gtr 2 |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-12-12-| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-12-12-| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-12-12-| All gtrs - 3:23 do pts 1/2 x4 |-----|------------|-------| |-----|------------|-------| |-----|------------|-------| |-----|------------|-------| |-2-0-|-2-2-0------|-5h7-0-| |-2-0-|-2-2-0-(x7)-|-5h7-0-| |-2-0-|-2-2-0------|-5h7-0-| Gtr 1 - 3:48 |--------------------------------------------------------| |-13---13---13---13---13-\12-\10---10---12---12---10-----| |-10---10---10---10---10-\9--\7----7----7----7----7--\5--| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| | |Gtr 2 |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |-12---12---12---12---12--12--14---14---14---14---14--10-| |-10---10---10---10---10--10--12---12---12---12---12-\8--| |--------------------------------------------------------| Gtr 1 - 3:53 (play 2x) |------------------------------| |--------------------------5/9-| |------------------------------| |-2-----0-----2-----5----------| |---0-----0-----0-----0--------| |-----2-----2-----2-----2------| | |Gtr 2 |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-2-----5-----2----------------| |-2-----5-----2----------------| |-2-----5-----2----------------| (D) Gtr 1 - play each note 3x, *=play 2x |------------12---------------------------------| |-10--12--13----15*-13*--12--10--15--13--10*-6*-| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| | |Gtr 2 |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |-7---7---7---7---7--\5-5---5---7---7---5--\3-| |-7---7---7---7---7--\5-5---5---7---7---5--\3-| |-7---7---7---7---7--\5-5---5---7---7---5--\3-| (E) Gtr 1 - 4:11 (play 2x) |------------------------------| |--------------------------5/9-| |------------------------------| |-2-----0-----2-----5----------| |---0-----0-----0-----0--------| |-----2-----2-----2-----2------| | |Gtr 2 |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-2-----5-----2----------------| |-2-----5-----2----------------| |-2-----5-----2----------------| | |Gtr 3 |------------------------------| |-------------10----8----------| |-9-----7----------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| REPEATS: Part D Part E Part D Part E Part D All gtrs - 4:43 |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |-2-2-0------5-7-0-|-2-2-0------5-7-0-|-2-2-0------5-7-0-|-2-2-0------10--9-| |-2-2-0-(x7)-5-7-0-|-2-2-0-(x7)-5-7-0-|-2-2-0-(x7)-5-7-0-|-2-2-0-(x7)-10--9-| |-2-2-0------5-7-0-|-2-2-0------5-7-0-|-2-2-0------5-7-0-|-2-2-0------10--9-| cresc. Gtr 1 - (5:03) play 4x |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-------7---7-5---------------| |-7-5-7------------7----7-7-7-| |-----------------------------| | |Gtr 2 - play 4x |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-| Gtr 1 - 5:15 |-------------------------------------------| |-12~-----12\--8~-------10~-------12~-------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| | |Gtr 2 |-------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------12~-------| |-14~----------12~------14~-----------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| All Gtrs - play 4x |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-2-0---2-0---2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-0---2-0---2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-0---2-0---2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| pm . . . . . . All Gtrs |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-0-2/5-7-7-7p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-0-2/7-10-10-10-p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-0-2/5-7-7-7p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-0-2/7-10-10-10-p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-0-2/5-7-7-7p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-0-2/7-10-10-10-p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-| cont... |-----------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------| |-2-0-2/5-7-7-7p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-0-10-10-9--9-9\7-7~-| |-2-0-2/5-7-7-7p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-0-10-10-9--9-9\7-7~-| |-2-0-2/5-7-7-7p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-0-10-10-9--9-9\7-7~-| All Gtrs - 5:50 (play this all 2x) |---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-2-0-2-2-0-2/5--7--0-|-2-0-2-2-0-2/5--10--0-|-2-0-2-2-0-2/5--7--0-|2-0-2-2-0-2/10--9--0-| |-2-0-2-2-0-2/5--7--0-|-2-0-2-2-0-2/5--10--0-|-2-0-2-2-0-2/5--7--0-|2-0-2-2-0-2/10--9--0-| |-2-0-2-2-0-2/5--7--0-|-2-0-2-2-0-2/5--10--0-|-2-0-2-2-0-2/5--7--0-|2-0-2-2-0-2/10--9--0-| Gtr 1 - Heavy distortion and delay (6:02) Last note |-12~----12~---10~b~12~---15~-----13~----12~---12~~~-----|---12~---| |--------------------------------------------------------|---15~---| |--------------------------------------------------------|---------| |--------------------------------------------------------|---------| |--------------------------------------------------------|---------| |--------------------------------------------------------|---------| | |Gtr 2 - play 2x |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-2~----2----0-|-2~----2----0-|-2~----2----0-|-2~----2----0-| |-2~----2----0-|-2~----2----0-|-2~----2----0-|-2~----2----0-| |-2~----2----0-|-2~----2----0-|-2~----2----0-|-2~----2----0-| Outro - just make noises and improvise, essentially. 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