------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEGREES OF EXISTENCE - Dimmer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st single from new album Degrees of Existence. visceral, apparently. song can be heard on: www.myspace.com/dimmerband video's on youtube somewhere. Tuning: EADGBE Entire song is based around E5, A5 C5. i.e. E5 It's just degrees of existence A5 whatever you're in for C5 E5 don't know the answer, don't know the answer Intro: Bass: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--0000000000000000/7777\555555/777777-232------------------------------------| Guitar 1 (this is also between verses and in the 3rd verse) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----(first time)----------------(then)-----------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---2---3--2---3--2---------3b------------2---3--2---3-2---3-2------------------| A|----2-3----2-3----2-3-2-3-----------------2-3----2-3---2-3---2-3-2-3-----------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------232------| Guitar 2 (w/ delay ?): e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------11--------11----11b---------------------------------------------------------| D|------9---------9-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----7---------7---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verses ("it's just degrees of existence"): Bass: first verse as below, changes to intro bassline in later verses) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----(12th fret)--------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--121212121212121212121212\555555/77777/101010-------------------------------| Guitar 1: first verse as below, changes to ringing chords in 2nd verse, disappears in 3rd for a bit) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---99999999999999999999------------------------------------------------------| D|---99999999999999999999------------------------------------------------------| A|---777777777700000xxxxx------------------------------------------------------| E|---0000000000xxxxx88888------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (rapid tremolo strum): e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---9999999999999999999-------------------99b111111-----------------------------------| D|---xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx----occasionally---xx-xxxxxx-----------------------------------| A|---7777777777777777777-------------------77b9-9-9------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus ("don't let anybody change your mind"): same as before except: Guitar 2 (with crazy effect: e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|--999999999999999---------11-12-11--| D|------------------777777------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================