SOMETIMES IT'S OUR MISTAKES THAT MAKE FOR THE GREATEST IDEAS As recorded by Norma Jean (From the 2004 Album BLESS THE MARTYR, KISS THE CHILD) Transcribed by James Martyn Words by Josh Scogin Music by Norma Jean Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled' Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled' Verse Q=140 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I H E E E E E E E E H |--------------|------------------------| |--------------|------------------------| |--------------|------------------------| |--------------|------------------------| |------2-2-0-0-|--1---1---1---1---1-----| |--------------|------------------------| | | Gtr II | W E E E E H |--------------|------------------------| |--------------|------------------------| |--------------|-----------------<5>----| |--------------|-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>--------| |--------------|------------------------| |--------------|------------------------| Q H. +W +H E E E E |---------------------|--------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------|-------------------| |--2------------------|--------------|----------2-2-0-0--| |----------3----------|--(3)---------|--(3)--------------| | | E E H Q +W +W |---------------------|--------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------|-------------------| |---------<5>---------|--------------|-------------------| |-<5>-<5>--------<5>--|-(<5>)--------|-(<5>)-------------| |---------------------|--------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------|-------------------| N.C. E E E E H Q H. +W +H E E E E |------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |--1---1---1---1---1-----|--2---------------|--------------|----------2-2-0-0--| |------------------------|----------3-------|--(3)---------|--(3)--------------| | | E E E E H E E H. +W +W |------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |-----------------<5>----|---------<5>------|-(<5>)--------|-(<5>)-------------| |-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>--------|-<5>-<5>----------|--------------|-------------------| |------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| N.C. E E E E H Q H. |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |--1---1---1---1---1-----|--2------------------| |------------------------|----------3----------| | | E E E E H E E H Q |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |-----------------<5>----|---------<5>---------| |-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>--------|-<5>-<5>--------<5>--| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| +W +H E E E E |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|----------2-2-0-0--| |--(3)------------|--(3)--------------| | | +H. Q +W |-----------------|-------------------| |------------<5>--|-(<5>)-------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-(<5>)-----------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| N.C. E E E E H Q H. |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |--1---1---1---1---1-----|--2------------------| |------------------------|----------3----------| | | E E E E H E E H Q |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |-----------------<5>----|---------<5>---------| |-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>--------|-<5>-<5>--------<5>--| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| +W +H E E E E |--------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------| |--------------|----------2-2-0-0--| |--(3)---------|--(3)--------------| | | +W +W |--------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------| |-(<5>)--------|-(<5>)-------------| |--------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------| N.C. Gm E E E E H Q H. |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |-1--1-1-1--1------|---2-------------| |------------------|-------3---------| | | Q. Q. Q +H H |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------11----| |------------------|-----------12----| |------------------|-----------12----| |-8------9-----10--|-(10)------10----| |------------------|-----------------| +W +H E E E E |-------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|---------------2--2--0--0--| |--(3)--------------|-(3)-----------------------| | | +H E E Q E E E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------------------| |-(11)----11-11-11--|-11--11-11-11-------11-----| |-(12)----12-12-12--|-12--12-12----12-12----12--| |-(12)----12-12-12--|-12--12-12-----------------| |-(10)----10-10-10--|-10--10-10-----------------| |-------------------|---------------------------| N.C. Gm E E E E H Q H. +W +H E E E E |------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------| |-1--1-1-1--1------|---2-------------|------------------|----------2-2--0-0--| |------------------|-------3---------|--(3)-------------|-(3)----------------| | | Q. Q. Q +H H +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------| |------------------|-----------11----|-(11)--11-----11--|------11------11----| |------------------|-----------12----|-(12)--12-----12--|------12------12----| |------------------|-----------12----|-(12)--12-----12--|------12------12----| |-8------9-----10--|-(10)------10----|-(10)--10-----10--|------10------10----| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------| N.C. Gm E E E E H Q H. |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |-1--1-1-1--1------|---2-------------| |------------------|-------3---------| | | Q. Q. Q +H H |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------11----| |------------------|-----------12----| |------------------|-----------12----| |-8------9-----10--|-(10)------10----| |------------------|-----------------| +W +H E E E E |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|--------------2--2--0-0--| |--(3)-----------------|-(3)---------------------| | | +Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q |----------------------|-------------------------| |-(11)--11-11-11-11----|-11--11-11-11---11-11----| |-(12)--12-12-12-12----|-12--12-12-12---12-12----| |-(12)--12-12-12-12----|-12--12-12-12---12-12----| |-(10)--10-10-10-10----|-10--10-10-10---10-10----| |----------------------|-------------------------| N.C. Gm E E E E H Q H. |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |-1--1-1-1--1------|---2-------------| |------------------|-------3---------| | | Q. Q. Q +H H |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------11----| |------------------|-----------12----| |------------------|-----------12----| |-8------9-----10--|-(10)------10----| |------------------|-----------------| +W +H E E E E |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|------------2-2--0-0--| |--(3)-----------------|-(3)------------------| | | +Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q |----------------------|----------------------| |-(11)--11-11----11-11-|------11-11-----11----| |-(12)--12-12----12-12-|------12-12-----12----| |-(12)--12-12----12-12-|------12-12-----12----| |-(10)--10-10----10-10-|------10-10-----10----| |----------------------|----------------------| N.C. Gm W W |---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------| | | Q. Q. Q +H H |---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------11----| |---------------|---------12----| |---------------|---------12----| |-8----9----10--|-(10)----10----| |---------------|---------------| W H H |----------------------|-------------!-0----------| |----------------------|-------------!-0----------| |----------------------|-------------!(0)---------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| | | +Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q |----------------------|--------------------------| |-(11)--11-11-11-11----|-11-11-11-11------11-11---| |-(12)--12-12-12-12----|-12-12-12-12------12-12---| |-(12)--12-12-12-12----|-12-12-12-12------12-12---| |-(10)--10-10-10-10----|-10-10-10-10------10-10---| |----------------------|--------------------------| Guitar Break H=H (Em) W +H.. S S W +W 4x ||-----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)-----|| ||o----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)----o|| ||-----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)-----|| ||--2--------|-(2)------------|------------|---------|| ||o-2--------|-(2)------------|------------|--------o|| ||--0--------|-(0)------------|------------|---------|| | | W +H.. S S W +W 4x ||-----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)-----|| ||o----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)----o|| ||-----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)-----|| ||-----------|----------------|-(0)--------|-(0)-----|| ||o-2--------|-(2)------------|------------|--------o|| ||--0--------|-(0)------------|------------|---------|| Breakdown Q=160 G5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||o--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o|| |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| Bb5 B5 G5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||---8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||o--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||---6--6--6--7--7--7--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| Bb5 B5 G5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|| |--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o|| |--6--6--6--7--7--7--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| Chorus Bb5 B5 G5 Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E ||--------------------|--------------------------| ||o-------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------|--------------------------| ||--8------9------5---|-(5)--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||o-8------9------5---|-(5)--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||--6------7------3---|-(3)--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------|--------------------------| ||o-------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------|-----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||--8--8-8-9--9-9-5-5-|--5--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||o-8--8-8-9--9-9-5-5-|--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| ||--6--6-6-7--7-7-3-3-|--3-----------------------| Bb5 B5 G5 Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------------o|| |-------------------|---------------------------|| |-8------9------5---|-(5)--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|| |-8------9------5---|-(5)--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o|| |-6------7------3---|-(3)--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------------o|| |-------------------|-----10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |-8--8-8-9--9-9-5-5-|--5--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |-8--8-8-9--9-9-5-5-|--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8-o|| |-6--6-6-7--7-7-3-3-|--3------------------------|| Bb5 B5 G5 Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E ||-------------------|-------------------------------| ||o------------------|-------------------------------| ||-------------------|-------------------------------| ||--8------9------5--|-(5)-5-5-----5-----5-----5-5-5-| ||o-8------9------5--|-(5)-5-5-----5-----5-----5-5-5-| ||--6------7------3--|-(3)-3-3-----3-----3-----3-3-3-| | | E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q ||-------------------|-------------------------------| ||o------------------|-------------------------------| ||--3--3-3-4--4-4----|--3--5-5b5.5-5b5.5-5b5.5p3-----| ||--3--3-3-4--4-4-5--|---------------------------5---| ||o-1--1-1-2--2-2-5--|-------------------------------| ||----------------3--|-------------------------------| Bb5 B5 G5 Q. Q. Q +E E E E E E E E |------------------|--------------------------------|| |------------------|-------------------------------o|| |------------------|--------------------------------|| |-8------9------5--|-(5)-5-5-----5-----5-----5-5-5--|| |-8------9------5--|-(5)-5-5-----5-----5-----5-5-5-o|| |-6------7------3--|-(3)-3-3-----3-----3-----3-3-3--|| | | E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q |------------------|--------------------------------|| |------------------|-------------------------------o|| |-3--3-3-4--4-4----|--3--5-5b5.5-5b5.5-5b5.5p3------|| |-3--3-3-4--4-4-5--|---------------------------5----|| |-1--1-1-2--2-2-5--|-------------------------------o|| |---------------3--|--------------------------------|| Bridge G5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||o--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o|| |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| F5 F#5 G5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||o--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--10-10-10-11-11-11-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| ||--10-10-10-11-11-11-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| ||o--8--8--8--9--9--9-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| F5 F#5 G5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o|| |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-10-10-10-11-11-11-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|| |-10-10-10-11-11-11-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|| |--8--8--8--9--9--9-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| Out-Chorus Bb5 B5 G5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||---8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||o--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| ||---6--6--6--7--7--7--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| Bb5 B5 G5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|| |--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o|| |--6--6--6--7--7--7--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| G5 > W +W +W W |-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*| |-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*| |-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*| |--5--------|--(5)--------|--(5)--------|---------*| |--5--------|--(5)--------|--(5)--------|---------*| |--3--------|--(3)--------|--(3)--------|---------*| | | > | W +W +W +W |-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*| |-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*| |-10--------|-(10)--------|-(10)--------|-(10)----*| |-10--------|-(10)--------|-(10)--------|-(10)----*| |--8--------|--(8)--------|--(8)--------|--(8)----*| |-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide- natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths