Song: Death to Birth Artist: Michael Pitt / Pagoda Tabbed by: Greg Funston From the movie Last Days This is a fairly easy song, but it can be hard to get the right picking order. its built the Am E F G sequence, but picking each note of the chord. the song is much easier to if you hold the chord positions. Intro: Am E e|----------------------------------------------------| b|-------1------------1-----------0-----------0-------| g|-----2---2--------2---2-------1---1-------1---1-----| d|---2-------2----2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---| a|-0------------0-----------2-----------2-------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| F G e|----------------------------------------------------| b|-------1------------1-----------0-----------0-------| g|-----2---2--------2---2-------0---0-------0---0-----| d|---3-------3----3-------3---0-------0---0-------0---| a|-3------------3-----------2-----------2-------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Am E e|-----------------------------------------------------| b|-------1------------1------------0-----------0-------| g|-----2---2--------2---2---h1---1---1-------1---1-----| d|---2-------2----2---------h2---------2---2-------2---| a|-0------------0----------0h2-----------2-------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| F G e|----------------------------------------------------| b|-------1------------1-----------0-----------0-------| g|-----2---2--------2---2-------0---0-------0---0-----| d|---3-------3----3-------3---0-------0---0-------0---| a|-3------------3-----------2-----------2-------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Verse part 1: This is the same as the intro, but with some little variations. because of the way he it, it is hard to tab, but they're no note differences, just slight rhytmic ones. Am E e|----------------------------------------------------| b|-------1------------1-----------0-----------0-------| g|-----2---2--------2---2-------1---1-------1---1-----| d|---2-------2----2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---| a|-0------------0-----------2-----------2-------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| from rape... to right in F G e|----------------------------------------------------| b|-------1------------1-----------0-----------0-------| g|-----2---2--------2---2-------0---0-------0---0-----| d|---3-------3----3-------3---0-------0---0-------0---| a|-3------------3-----------2-----------2-------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| to real... to live Am E e|----------------------------------------------------| b|-------1------------1-----------0-----------0-------| g|-----2---2--------2---2-------1---1-------1---1-----| d|---2-------2----2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---| a|-0------------0-----------2-----------2-------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| should i lie down or stand up? F G e|----------------------------------------------------| b|-------1------------1-----------0-----------0-------| g|-----2---2--------2---2-------0---0-------0---0-----| d|---3-------3----3-------3---0-------0---0-------0---| a|-3------------3-----------2-----------2-------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| and walk around again? Am E e|----------------------------------------------------| b|-------1------------1-----------0-----------0-------| g|-----2---2--------2---2-------1---1-------1---1-----| d|---2-------2----2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---| a|-0------------0-----------2-----------2-------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| my eyes finally wide open up F G e|----------------------------------------------------| b|-------1------------1-----------0-----------0-------| g|-----2---2--------2---2-------0---0-------0---0-----| d|---3-------3----3-------3---0-------0---0-------0---| a|-3------------3-----------2-----------2-------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| my eyes finally wide open shut Verse part 2: this part is the same as the verse part 1, but instead of picking the chord twice, he it only once. Am E e|------------------------------| b|-------1------------0---------| g|-----2---2--------1---1-------| d|---2-------2----2-------2-----| a|-0------------2---------------| E|------------------------------| To find the fount of sound F G e|------------------------------| b|-------1-------------0--------| g|-----2---2---------0---0------| d|---3-------3-----0-------0----| a|-3-------------2-----------2--| E|------------------------------| that heard the touch of my tears Am E e|------------------------------| b|-------1------------0---------| g|-----2---2--------1---1-------| d|---2-------2----2-------2-----| a|-0------------2---------------| E|------------------------------| smells the taste of all i waste F G e|------------------------------| b|--------1-------------0-------| g|------2---2---------0---0-----| d|----3-------------0-----------| a|--3-------------2-------------| E|1-------------3---------------| could feed the others Prechorus: This is where he starts strumming the chords in this pattern: Q E E E Q Am E but we smother each other with nectar and F G Pucker the sour the sugar sweet weather Am E blows through our trees swims through our seas F G Am E F G Flies to the last gasp we left on this earth ooh, oooh, ooh Chorus: He starts picking again here Am E e|------------------------------| b|-------1------------0---------| g|-----2---2--------1---1-------| d|---2-------2----2-------2-----| a|-0------------2---------------| E|------------------------------| its a long, lonely journey F G e|------------------------------| b|--------1-------------0-------| g|------2---2---------0---0-----| d|----3-------------0-----------| a|--3-------------2-------------| E|1-------------3---------------| from death to birth Am E e|------------------------------| b|-------1------------0---------| g|-----2---2--------1---1-------| d|---2-------2----2-------2-----| a|-0------------2---------------| E|------------------------------| its a long, lonely journey F G e|------------------------------| b|--------1-------------0-------| g|------2---2---------0---0-----| d|----3-------------0-----------| a|--3-------------2-------------| E|1-------------3---------------| from death to birth Am E e|------------------------------| b|-------1------------0---------| g|-----2---2--------1---1-------| d|---2-------2----2-------2-----| a|-0------------2---------------| E|------------------------------| its a long, lonely journey F G e|------------------------------| b|--------1-------------0-------| g|------2---2---------0---0-----| d|----3-------------0-----------| a|--3-------------2-------------| E|1-------------3---------------| from death to Am E e|------------------------------| b|-------1------------0---------| g|-----2---2--------1---1-------| d|---2-------2----2-------2-----| a|-0------------2---------------| E|------------------------------| its a long, lonely journey F G e|------------------------------| b|--------1-------------0-------| g|------2---2---------0---0-----| d|----3-------------0-----------| a|--3-------------2-------------| E|1-------------3---------------| from death to birth Break: In this part he accents the first note of the chord, and then strums the rest, except the Am, like so: Am E e|-------------------------| b|-------1----------0------| g|-----2---2--------1------| d|---2-------2----2-2------| a|-0------------2----------| E|-------------------------| > > and then he strums the other 2 chords in the same pattern as before: F G Q E E E Q Q E E E Q He plays it twice: Am E e|-------------------------| b|-------1----------0------| g|-----2---2--------1------| d|---2-------2----2-2------| a|-0------------2----------| E|-------------------------| > > F G Q E E E Q Q E E E Q Verse 2: he plays this like the prechorus Am E should i die again should i die around F G the pounds of matter wailing through space Am E Oh I know I'll never know F G Am until i come face to face E F G with my own cold dead face Am E F G oh with my own wooden case Pause Aggresively, percussively Am E F G You are with me, with me ooohhh, Am E F G Im mourning you oohhh oohh Outro: Begins with the 4 chords, played extremely hard, super percussively, gradually accelerating Am E F G Am E F G Am E *he breaks his low E string here (not advised that you do the same) and after a short pause he rips it off (also not advised).* restarts strumming: lightly, slowly, peacefully Am E F its a long lonely journey G from death to birth Am E F its a long lonely journey G from death to birth *Remember to play this part without the e string (low) if you want it to sound like the movie* Am E F its a long lonely journey G from death to Am E F its a long lonely journey G Am *end softly, strumming the chord from the a string up from death to birth END