Pell Axel Rudi - The Clown Is Dead

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From: "Awkward Deakha" 
Subject: p/pell_axel_rudi/the_clown_is_dead.tab
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 21:01:53 +0000


Author/Artist: Axel Rudi Pell
Title: The clown is dead
Album: Magic
Transcribed by: Henrik Lindholm
Email: blazing_guitar@hotmail.com

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Ok I want to point out that this is my second transcription of a song, so
everything isn't correct, most of it should be. If you find any error email
me and tell me, thank you! =)

I have left out some of the keyboard parts. If you want them they should not
be especially hard to figure out.


Standard Tuning (EBGDAE)


Intro 2x


Verse

E----16-18-19-18-16-18-19------16-18-19-18-16-18-19-
B-16------------------------16----------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------


E----14-16-18-19-18-16-14------15-16-18-16-15-16-18-
B-14------------------------15----------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------


Intro 4x with backing keyboard


Verse part one 4x

E---------------------------------------------------
B----------4---------------0---------------2--------
G--------4---4-----------1---1-----------2---2------
D------6-------6-------2-------2-------4-------4----
A----6-----------6---2-----------2---4-----------4--
E--4---------------0---------------2---------------3

E------------------------------------------3--------
B----------4---------------0-------------3---3------
G--------4---4-----------1---1---------3-------3----
D------6-------6-------2-------2-----5-----------3--
A----6-----------6---2-----------2------------------
4--4---------------0---------------3----------------

                                       |4th time
E--------3------------------------------------------
B------3---3---------------4--------4---------4-----
G----3-------3----------4--4------4--4------4--4----
D--5-----------3------6---------6---------6---------
A-------------------6-------------------------------
E-----------------4---------------------4-----------


Bridge 2x Would't sound good on a guitar


Chorus - I can't really get this to sound good on my guitar
leave it to your keyboardist.

Chorus backing (a little unsure) This is a keyboard part.

E-16---16-16----------24-23-16----161819-18------16-
B---19-------19--16--------------------------19-----
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------



Interlude 2x (don't let the notes ring togheter)

E-11-------11-------11----12-11----12-11----12-11---
B----12-------12-------12-------14-------14---------
G-------13-------13---------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------


E-9-------9-------9----7------7-----7---------------
B---11------11------11---9------9-----9-------------
G------11------11----------10-----9-----------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------



1st Solo

E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G----------8~---8br-6-4-6~---4-6-6b-6b-6-6r-4-3-4-3-
D-6~---8-9------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G-1~---0---1-3-4-1~---------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------


Verse part 1 4x
Bridge 2x
Chorus + backing


Stick

E----------------------------
B----------------------------
G-3--------6-----------------
D-3---x-xx-6---6---8---3-6---
A-1---x-xx-4---6---8---3-6---
E--------------4---6---1-4---

2nd Solo - This is solo is harmonized, I won't tab out both
parts

E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D-6h8~---8-10-11~--13-11-10~-----------------6h8----
A-6---------------------------11-11-11h13-11-6------
E---------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D-8-10-11~--13-11-10~--------------8----------------
A---------------------11-11-11b----8----------------
E---------------------------------------------------

Fill - Just at the end of the second solo.

E-------------
B-------------
G-------------
D-3-----------
A-3-----------
E-1-----------


Interlude 2x


3rd solo
E---------------------------------------9-119------
B-----------------------------/9-11-12---------12---
G----------6-8b-8-6~-4-6b-r6~-----------------------
D-4-6~---9------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------


E------------9b--12--11-9----9---/11h12p11-9--------
B--11h12p9----------------12-----------------12-11--
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------
B-9---------9~--------------------------7b-9-11-12--
G---11-8-11----11-9-8-----------------6-------------
D---------------------11-9-86~---8-9---------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------

E-9---------------------------------11-12-11-9------
B---12-11-9----------7b-7b------9--------------12-11
G-----------11~-8-11----------8---------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------

E------------12-11---12-11--12-14-16-14-16-18~-(18)-
B-12~--11-12----------------___3____-___3____-------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------

4th solo - Sorry I can't tab it. Just improvise.

Bridge
Chorus with chorus backing



Interlude 2 8x

---------------------------------------------------
-----12-------11------7-9-11-12-11-9~--------------
-8-8------8-8-----8-8--------___3___---------------
---------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------



5th solo part 1 This solo is next to unplayable

5th solo part 2 This is the slow part

E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------6b
D-------6----------------------------------6----6---
A--6~------9-7-6-7-6-----6h7-6-------------6--------
E---------------------9~---------9-7-6-7-6-4--------

E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G----6-----------------------------------------------
D--9-------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------


5th solo part 3
5th solo part 4 - This part include some harmonized guitars.
It seems that one pick very fast tremolo and the other one tap,
But I'm not sure.
5th solo part 5
5th solo part 6


Chorus + backing 2x

Outro 6x

E----16-18-19-18-16-18-19------16-18-19-18-16-18-19-
B-16------------------------16----------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------


E----14-16-18-19-18-16-14------15-16-18-16-15-16-18-
B-14------------------------15----------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------

Last part, played after the outro has been played 6 times

E----23-24-21-23-----
B-21-------------21.-
G--------------------
D--------------------
A--------------------
E--------------------

******************* LEGEND ******************

h= Hammer on
P= Pull off
b= Bend
/= Slide up
= Slide down
X= Muffled note
~= Vibrato
__3__= Triplets
(5) = Ghost note

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