'Blue' by Serj Tankian - Guitar Tutorial

Song lyrics:

Chords: show

Choose a fret
            Tuning: Drop D

Intro:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|   X4
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
d|--0--4-4-4-4-4---1-1-1-1-1---------------------|


Chorus:
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5----------5-----------5-----------5--------------|
D|-----4---4------4---4-------4---4-------4---4------------|
A|---5------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5----------|
d|-0----------0-----------0-----------0--------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------3-----------3-----------3-----------3------------|
D|------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2----------|
A|----3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3--------|
d|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0------------------|
play all of this 2 and a half times, then end this chorus on:
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-------3-----3-----3------------|
D|-----2---2-----2-----2----------|
A|---3-------3-----3-----3--------|
d|-0------------------------------|

Verse 1:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2----4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2----------|
A|----4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2----4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2----------|
d|--0-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1--0-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1----------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-------------|
D|---3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-------------|
A|---1-1-1-1-1--2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------------|
then Go straight into the chorus

Chorus:
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5----------5-----------5-----------5--------------|
D|-----4---4------4---4-------4---4-------4---4------------|
A|---5------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5----------|
d|-0----------0-----------0-----------0--------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------3-----------3-----------3-----------3------------|  play all 3 times
D|------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2----------|
A|----3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3--------|
d|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0------------------|

Verse 2:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2----4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2----------|
A|----4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2----4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2----------|
d|--0-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1--0-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1----------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-------------|
D|---3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-------------|
A|---1-1-1-1-1--2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------------|

Solo: (i think this may be on mandolin or something, 
but here it is on guitar)
e|---9--10--9-9--9-9-9-10--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------10-10-10-10h11p10-10h11p10-10h11p10--8-8-8------|
G|----------------------------------11--------11-------11------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------9-9-10--9-9-9--9-9-10--9-9----------------------|
B|--8h9p8-8h9p8-8h9p8------------------------------10-10-10-10h11p10----|
G|--9-----9-----9---------------------------------------------11--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10h11p10-10h11p10--8-8-8-8h9p8-8h9p8-8h9p8-------------------|
G|-11-------11---------------9-----9------9---------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------|

underneath this is played:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-------|
A|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-------|
d|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-------|
play it to fit the solo, he kind of varies the pattern, 
but i think thats the chord.

Verse 3:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2----4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2----------|
A|----4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2----4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2----------|
d|--0-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1--0-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1----------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-------------|
D|---3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-------------|
A|---1-1-1-1-1--2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5----------5-----------5-----------5--------------|
D|-----4---4------4---4-------4---4-------4---4------------|
A|---5------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5----------|
d|-0----------0-----------0-----------0--------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------3-----------3-----------3-----------3------------|
D|------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2----------|
A|----3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3--------|
d|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0------------------|
play this twice, but the second time you play it, 
play softer and softer and slower and slower 
to the point where its barely audible.
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Tags: alternative metal, nu metal
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