A Sad Cartoon
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Afinação: Eb Ab Db GbTecla: D#mCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Band: Loathe
Song: A Sad Cartoon
Album: I Let It In And It Took Everything (2020)
Bassist: Feisal El-Khazragi
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Tuning: Drop G# (g#, d#, g#, c#, (f#))
Key: d#m
BPM: 138 bpm
Time Signature(s): 4/4
Isolated Track: Yes
Live performances: Yes
Covers: No
Played with: Pick and Finger
Effects: N/A
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Would have been easier to tab with guitar pro but I want this tab to be available for everyone :)
I would say it's 95% correct since the bass is pretty well blended in the mix. Video playthrough on
my channel if you want to follow along:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHw6ktNpdr0
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[Intro]
No Bass
[Intro Riff 1]
C#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D#|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C#|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
G#|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
D#|----------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-8-8-5/|16-16-16-16\14-14-14-14-|
G#|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|------------------------|
[Intro Riff 2]
C#|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#|------11--11~~---------------------|------11--11-------------------------|
D#|0-0-0---0-----0-0-0-11-11-0-9-0-14~|~~0-0---0-----0-0-0-11-11-0-11-11-12\|
G#|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------|------6---6~~~------------------|
G#|------11--11~~----------------------|--------------------------------|
D#|9-9-9---9-----9-9-9-11-11-9-11-9-12~|~\5-5---5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-4-----|
G#|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
C#|---------|--------|---------|-7-------|---------|--------|---------|---------------|
G#|---------|--------|---------|-x-------|---------|--------|---------|---------------|
D#|-0-------|9-------|-0-------|-8-------|-0-------|9-------|-0-------|---------------|
G#|---------|--------|---------|-0-------|---------|--------|---------|-----0----0--0-|
[Pre-Chorus]
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D#|#-#-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G#|--------------------------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|------------9-9-6-6-7-----------|--------------------------------|
D#|#-#-0-0-0-0-----------0-4-4-5-5-|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|4~~~~~~~4~~~~~~~----------------|
[Chorus ]
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|4~~~~~~~4~~~~~~~4~~~~~~~4~~~~~~~|
D#|0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-------|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D#|0-----0-0-0-0-------0-----------|------------------4-4b----4-4b--|
G#|------------------------0~~~4---|----4---4---4---0-------0-------|
PM
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------4-4-|--4-4---4---4---4-4-----4-4---4-|
D#|0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-------|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------3/6--|6---4-------7-7-----------------|
D#|0-----0-0-0-0-------2---4-------|--------4-4-----7-7-5-5-0-0-2-2-|
G#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Intro Riff]
C#|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#|------11--11~~---------------------|------11--11-------------------------|
D#|0-0-0---0-----0-0-0-11-11-0-9-0-14~|~~0-0---0-----0-0-0-11-11-0-11-11-12\|
G#|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------|------6---6~~~------------------|
G#|------11--11~~----------------------|--------------------------------|
D#|9-9-9---9-----9-9-9-11-11-9-11-9-12~|~\5-5---5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-4-----|
G#|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Bridge] (With Finger)
C#|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------11h12p11\9-|11\7-7/9-11~~~~~~~~~~~~~--12h14-12\11-|
D#|------------------------------------|-------------0~~~~~~~~~~--------------|
G#|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C#|--------------9-------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|11\7-7/9/11-----------------------|----------------------------11\--|
D#|------------------0~~~~~~~~~~~4~~~|5~~~~~~~~~~~----9~~~~~~~~~~~-----|
G#|----------------------------------|------------7~~~-----------------|
C#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|------------6~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~11~~~|7-------9---7-\-----------------|
D#|----0~~~~~~~---------------------|----------------5~~~~~~~5---4-\-|
G#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|------------6~~~7~~~~~~~~~~\*---|--------------------------------|
D#|----0~~~~~~~----------------0---|0-0-0~~~~~~~7---9~~~~~~~~~~~7--\|
G#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D#|5~~~~~~~~~~~5---5-5-5~~~~~~~5---|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Bridge 2] (With Pick)
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------10-|---------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------7-8----|---------------------------------|
G#|7~~~~~~\x-7~~~~~7~~~~~~\7--------|7~~~~~~\x-7~~~~~7~~~~\--10-9-6---|
C#|-------------------------->-----|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------7~~~~~|--------------------------------|
D#|------------------------5-------|5---5---5-5---5/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G#|4~~~~~~~x-4~~~~~4~~~~~~~--------|--------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D#|0---0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|4---4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D#|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\|
G#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D#|0---0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|4---4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D#|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|5~~~~~~~5-5-5-5-5-5-5\----------|
G#|--------------------------------|0~~~~~~~--------------3-3-3-3-3\|
[Break]
No Bass for 32 Beats
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D#|0---0-0-0-0-0~~~~~~~0---0---9~~~|~~~~9---9~~~X-------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Chorus ]
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|4~~~~~~~4~~~~~~~4~~~~~~~4~~~~~~~|
D#|0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-------|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D#|0-----0-0-0-0-------0-----------|------------------4-4b----4-4b--|
G#|------------------------0~~~4---|----4---4---4---0-------0-------|
PM
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------4-4-|--4-4---4---4---4-4-----4-4---4-|
D#|0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-------|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------3/6--|6---4-------7-7-----------------|
D#|0-----0-0-0-0-------2---4-------|--------4-4-----7-7-5-5-0-0-2-2-|
G#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Outro]
C#|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|--------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-|
D#|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|8-8-8-8-----------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|11-11-11-11-----------------9-9-----|--------------------------------|
D#|------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G#|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D#|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
G#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D#|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-|
G#|0~~~~~~~------------------------|0~~~~~~~------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|
D#|----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G#|--------------------------------|
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| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| > Accented note
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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How to play A Sad Cartoon
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Eb. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.