Blister


Our Lady Peace - 'Blister' From 'Happiness is not a Fish You Can Catch' Eb tuning (Acoustic/Electric, and Electric) tabbed by jjhand, with some help from Dinuka Perera's Tab Please Rate/Comment Intro - Acoustic/Electric eb|-------------| Bb|-------------| Gb|----0--------| Db|---0---------| Ab|--9----------| Eb|-7-----------| This is played through a octave & delay unit (short delay, max regeneration loop) Verse Acoustic- Note the rhythm below. Play soft 1st time 1 2 3 4 |-----------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------| |-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------------| |-9---9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9-9-|---repeat last bar ----| |-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-|-----------------------| Bbm 1 "Lately, I can't breathe" 2 "Lonely, wonder why" |----------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------| |-0--------------------------|-----------------------| |-9---same rhythm as above---|---repeat last bar-----| |-6--------------------------|-----------------------| Bbm/A 1 "waiting chasing me" 2 "If only, my hands were tied" Soft Ending (1st time) |--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-0------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-0------------------|-0-----------------|-0-----------------| |-5---same rhythm----|-7---same rhythm---|-9---same rhythm---| |-3------------------|-5-----------------|-7-----------------| Gb Ab add4 Bbm "No one listens, but I'm okay with this" Loud Ending (2nd) * Doubled |--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------| |--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------| |-0------------------|-------------------|-7-----------------|-7---7-7---7-7-| |-0------------------|-0-----------------|-7-----------------|-7---7-7---7-7-| |-5---same rhythm----|-7---same rhythm---|-5---same rhythm---|-5---5-5---5-5-| |-3------------------|-5-----------------|-------------------|---------------| Gb Ab add4 Db5 "Worlds of blister, but I'm okay with this" Chorus - After lyrics "Don't Touch me" Repeated Lead Part - eb|-5---5-7---5-5---5-7---5-5-7-5-| Chords: Bb|-8---8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-8-8-| Gbadd2(b5) -> Gb(b5) Gb|-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-6-6-| Db|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| Distorted Rhythm Guitar Chorus Part- play this line 2x, then continue to 2 and 3 |---------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------------| |-12---12---16---16---16-16-|-14---14-14----14---14-14-14-14-14\-| |-12---12---16---16---16-16-|-14---14-14----14---14-14-14-14-14\-| |-10---10---14---14---14-14-|-12---12-12----12---12-12-12-12-12\-| |---------------------------|------------------------------------| Gb5 Bb5 Ab5 2. |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------12---12---12-12-12-|-16---16---14---14---14-14---x--| |-12---12---12---12---12-12-12-|-16---16---14---14---14-14---x--| |-12---12---10---10---10-10-10-|-14---14---12---12---12-12---x--| |-10---10----------------------|--------------------------------| Db5 3. |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------12---12---12-12-12/14-|-14---14-14----14----14-14\--| |-12---12---12---12---12-12-12/14-|-14---14-14----14----14-14\--| |-12---12---10---10---10-10-10/12-|-12---12-12----12----12-12\--| |-10---10-------------------------|-----------------------------| Play Verse Again Once Lyrics: "Lonely, wandering, Patrolling for enemies No one listens, but I'm okay with this" Play Chorus Again & repeat last line (line 3) Bridge- play 7x with various emphasis |------------------| -----------------------------| |------------------| -----------------------------| |-7--------7---7-7-| -7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---| |-7----------------| -----------------------------| |-5----------5-5-5-| -5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---| |------------------| -----------------------------| Play chorus Again without words for 4 bars, When Chorus Lyrics join, play chorus 2x. Repeat Chorus line 2 (Rhythm) to end. Key | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | x Mute note