Sturdy Wings


There is an excellent cover of this song on YouTube, so I watched it a lot and learned how to play it for myself. This is my own interpretation of the song and my first text tab on UG. Here ya go (I tried to express the rhythm and strumming patterns, but you'll still need to listen to the song a few times to understand what I mean): * = natural harmonic h = hammer on p = pull off ~ = let ring . = palm mute (on top of staff) ^ = begin a pick slide (scratch the pick down the length of the string) \ = slide down / = slide up INTRO: D|-------------------8-----------888888-----------| A|-------------6---6--6-6--------666666-----------| F|-------------9--9-9--9---------999999-----------| C|-10-xxx10-xxx-----------0~0~-----------5*5*5*5*-| G|-8--xxx8--xxx-----------0~0~12\--------5*5*5*5*-| C|-7--xxx8--xxx-----------0~0~12\--------5*5*5*5*-| "Everything!" (barre the 8th fret and alternate picking the G# power chord and F on this first part) D|-------------------------------------8---8---8---| A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---8---8---8--| F|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10--10----| C|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| ----8--------8---------------8--8--8-| --6--6-6-6-6--6-------6-------6--6--6| -9-9--9-9-9-9--9---9---9--9----9--9--| -----------------10-10--10-10--------| -------------------------------------| -------------------------------------| Octave Slides into Heavier Stuff: D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| F|-1010-9-10-12-14-12-9/10\9-1010-10-9-7------------| C|-x-x--x-x--x--x--x--x/x-\x-x-x--x--x-x--------5/7-| G|-8-8--7-8--10-12-12-7/8-\7-8-8--8--7-5--8---7-3/5-| C|---------------------------------------5-0h3-0----| . .... . .... -----------------------------| -----------------------------| ----------------------5~-5~--| -0-0000--3~-0-0000--3~-3~-3~-| -0-0000-7~7~0-0000-7~7~-7~-7~| -0-0000-----0-0000-----------| Heaviness: . .... .... . .... . . . . .... .... . .... . . . D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------| C|0-0000-0000-0-0000-0-0-0-0-0000-0000-0-0000-0-0-0-| G|0-0000-0000-0-0000-0-0-0-0-0000-0000-0-0000-0-0-0-| C|0-0000-0000-0-0000-0-0-0-0-0000-0000-0-0000-0-0-0-| . .... .... . .... . . . . .... .... .... .... ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| -3-3333-3333-3-3333-3-3-3-1-1111-1111-1111-1111-| -3-3333-3333-3-3333-3-3-3-1-1111-1111-1111-1111-| -3-3333-3333-3-3333-3-3-3-1-1111-1111-1111-1111-| Steady Rhythm: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------------------5/7-| G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---8-----12--------8-----7---3/5-| C|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7---7-0---8-0-8\5---0h3---0-----| . . ... ... . ... . ... ... . ---------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| -0-0-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-0-10-xxx10------------------| -0-0-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-0-8--xxx8-------------------| -0-0-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-0-7--xxx8---7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---8-----12---------8-7----13---------| -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7---7-0---8-0-8h10-----10----0-10-12-| . . ... ... . ... . ... ... . -----------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| -0-0-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-0-10-xxx10-xxx----------------------| -0-0-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-0-8--xxx8--xxx----------------------| -0-0-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-0-7--xxx8--xxx------7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-| Heavy Again: .... .. .. .... .. .... D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------10----10-| F|-----------------------------------------------------------10----10-| C|-0--00000-000-000--00000-000-000010-xxx10-xxxx10-xxx10-xxxx8--xxx8--| G|-0--00000-000-000--00000-000-00008--xxx8--xxxx8--xxx8--xxxx8--xxx8--| C|-0--00000-000-000--00000-000-00007--xxx7--xxxx8--xxx8--xxxx---xxx---| .... .. .. .... .. .... ------------------------------------------------------------------8-8-----| ---------------------------------------------------------------6------6---| -------------------------------------------------------------9---9------9-| ---------0-1~~-0--00000-000-000--00000-000-000010-xxx10-xxxx--------------| ---------0-1~~-0--00000-000-000--00000-000-00008--xxx8--xxxx--------------| -7-7-7-7-0-1~~-0--00000-000-000--00000-000-00007--xxx8--xxxx--------------| Repeat some stuff from the beginning... D|-------------------------------------8---8---8---| A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---8---8---8--| F|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10--10----| C|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| ----8--------8------------8--8--8--| --6--6-6-6-6--6------6-----6--6--6-| -9-9--9-9-9-9--9--9---9--9--9--9---| ----------------10-10--10----------| -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| The Slides... D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------6------| F|-1010-9-10-12-14-12-9/10\9-1010-10-9-7----------------9----| C|-x-x--x-x--x--x--x--x/x-\x-x-x--x--x-x--------5/7-0~~~--10-| G|-8-8--7-8--10-12-12-7/8-\7-8-8--8--7-5--8---7-3/5-0~~~-----| C|---------------------------------------5-0h3-0----0~~~-----| ........ ---------------5----------------| -----------------6--------------| -------------------7------------| -0~~000000000~~-----------------| -0~~000000000~~------^\\\-11-11-| <---(those are ones, not elevens) -0~~000000000~~------^\\\-11-11-| <---(those are ones, not elevens) BREAKDOWN!!! ..... ... ... ...... . .... ...... . .... ...... D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------33333344--| F|----------------------------------------------------33333333--| C|-0-00000-000-000--000000-0-0000-000000-0-0001-111111--------0-| G|-0-00000-000-000--000000-0-0000-000000-0-0001-111111--------0-| C|-0-00000-000-000--000000-0-0000-000000-0-0001-111111--------0-| ..... ... ... ...... . ...... ...... . .... ...... .... --------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------33333344-----------33-| ----------------------------------------------------33333333-----55555555-| -00000-000-000--000000-0-000000-000000-0-0001-111111---------3333333333---| -00000-000-000--000000-0-000000-000000-0-0001-111111---------3333---------| -00000-000-000--000000-0-000000-000000-0-0001-111111---------3333---------| ---------55----------------------------------| -----66----66--6---6-88888888881111111111----| ---33--33----3---3---xxxxxxxxxxx-x-x-x-x-----| -55------------------55555555558-8-8-8-8-----| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| Build-up to the Outro: D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------------------------------| C|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| G|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| C|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| -----------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-| -------------------------------------------7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-| -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-------8-------8-------| -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-------5-------5-------| -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-------5-------5-------| ---------------------------------------------------------------13----------| ---------------------------------11p10----------11p10-------------11-10-11-| -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------12-10--10------12-10--10-------------| -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------12-------------12---------------| -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------| -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------13----------------------------------| ----------------------------11-------11----11---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-| -12----12----12-15-12-15-14----14-------14------7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-| ----15----15----------------------------------5-------5-------5-------| ----------------------------------------------5-------5-------5-------| ----------------------------------------------5-------5-------5-------| This is the part everyone loves: (Rhythm) D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| (you can just F|-----------------------------------------------------| repeat this C|-0000000~0~000~0~000~0~0~-5555555~5~558~8~xx1/3~3~3~-| to the end) G|-0000000~0~000~0~000~0~0~-5555555~5~558~8~xx1/3~3~3~-| C|-0000000~0~000~0~000~0~0~-5555555~5~558~8~xx1/3~3~3~-| (Lead) D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------11p10----------------11-11-xx13-13-xx10-11-11-| F|----10---12-10----10---12-10------12p10-----10----10-10-xx10-10-xx---------| C|-7h8--7h8------7h8--7h8-----------------1212--121212-12-xx12-12-xx---------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------13-13------------| -----------------------------11p10----------------11-11-xx11-11-xx13-15-11-| ----10---12-10----10---12-10------12p10-----10----10-10-xx10-10-xx---------| -7h8--7h8------7h8--7h8-----------------1212--121212-12-xx12-12-xx---------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (and of course, just repeat this lead part as needed) There it is. I'm sure that just about every note in this tab is spot on(you may need to play around with some of the chord picking areas to get it just right), but you'll definitely need to spend some time listening to the song to get the timing and rhythm correct. If you like the tab, please rate it. Thanks!