TORTOISE
By GOD LIVES UNDERWATER from the album EMPTY
Transcribed by J. PLASTER
Dropped D tuning
The intro is played by synths and later follows up doubled by guitar..
if playing live you can substitute the whole synth line with
some fx and a guitar
Intro-verse synth/guitar
Repeats throughout intro and verse
E |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------
B |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------
G |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------
D |-------------------------------4--3--|----------------------------------
A |----5--3--0--3--2--------2--3--------|-----5--3--0--3--2-----2--3--0--1-
D |-0-----------------------------------|--0-------------------------------
chorus
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------
B |------------------------------------------------------------------------
G |-3--3--3-----3--3--3--3-----3--3--5-----7--7--7--------7--7--7--7-----7-
D |-3--3--3-----3--3--3--3-----3--3--5-----7--7--7--------7--7--7--7-----7-
A |-1--1--1-----1--1--1--1-----1--1--3-----5--5--5--------5--5--5--5-----5-
D |------------------------------------------------------------------------
Yeah help me to take it away
E |----------|-------------------------------------------------------------
B |----------|-------------------------------------------------------------
G |-7--7--7--|--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3-----3--3--5-----7--7--7--------7--7-
D |-7--7--7--|--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3-----3--3--5-----7--7--7--------7--7-
A |-5--5--5--|--1--1--1-----1--1--1--1-----1--1--3-----5--5--5--------5--5-
D |----------|-------------------------------------------------------------
I’m feeling like I’m finding
E |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------
B |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------
G |-7--7-----7--7--7--7--|--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3-----3--3--5-------------
D |-7--7-----7--7--7--7--|--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3-----3--3--5-----5--5--5-
A |-5--5-----5--5--5--5--|--1--1--1-----1--1--1--1-----1--1--3-----5--5--5-
D |----------------------|-----------------------------------------5--5--5-
My way to something that’s completely
guitar fill between the end of chorus and next verse
E |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------
B |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------
G |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------
D |-5-----3--3-----3--3--|-----------------------------3-------------------
A |-5-----3--3-----3--3--|-----5--3--0--3--2--0-----2-----------5--3--0--3-
D |-5-----3--3-----3--3--|--0--------------------3-----------0-------------
Overwhelming me
E |----------------|-------------------------------------------------------
B |----------------|-------------------------------------------------------
G |----------------|-------------------------------------------------------
D |----------------|-----------------------------3-------------------------
A |-2--0-----2--3--|-----5--3--0--3--2--0-----2-----------5--3--0--3--2--0-
D |-------3--------|--0--------------------3-----------0-------------------
E |----------|
B |----------|-
G |----------|-
D |----------|-
A |----2--3--|-
D |-3--------|-
Then go back into intro/verse line then chorus..lather, rinse repeat
