Fear And Cowardice
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Afinação: Db Ab Db Gb Bb EbTecla: C#mCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Big Wreck - Fear and Cowardice
tuning - Drop Db
tabbed by jjhand, with help from claudio.amaro81
Ian and Chris use a pinky slide throughout so they can fret some other notes normally.
See the band's live youtube footage for an example of the slide technique.
[Intro]
Eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|-12~~~~\--------|
Ab|-12~~~~\--------|
Db|-12~~~~\--------|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|---------3/4-------------3\2----|---------3/4-------------6\5----|
Ab|-0-0---0-----5\----------3\2----|-0-0---0-----5\----------6\5----|
Db|-0-0---0--------/3---0---3\2----|-0-0---0--------/3---0---6\5----|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|---------3/4-------------3\2----|---------3/4-------------6\5----|
Ab|-0-0---0-----5\----------3\2----|-0-0---0-----5\----------6\5----|
Db|-0-0---0--------/3---0---3\2----|-0-0---0--------/3---0---6\5----|
[PreVerse]
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------3---------------3-------|
Gb|---------2---------------2-------|
Db|-2/3-----0-----2__/3-----0-------| x2
Ab|-2/3-----------2__/3-------------|
Db|-2/3-0-0---0-0-2__/3-0-0---------|
[Verse 1]
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------3---------------3-------|---------3---------------3-------|
Gb|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
Db|-2/3-----0-----2__/3-----0-------|-2/3-----0-----2__/3-----0-------|
Ab|-2/3-----------2__/3-------------|-2/3-----------2__/3-------------|
Db|-2/3-0-0---0-0-2__/3-0-0---------|-2/3-0-0---0-0-2__/3-0-0---------|
"Held out for the one that stung Branded and sticking around"
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------3---------------3-------|---------3-----------------------|
Gb|---------2---------------2-------|---------2-----------------------|
Db|-2/3-----0-----2__/3-----0-------|-2/3-----0-----2__/3-------------|
Ab|-2/3-----------2__/3-------------|-2/3-----------2__/3-----5\------|
Db|-2/3-0-0---0-0-2__/3-0-0---------|-2/3-0-0---0-0-2__/3-0-0---------|
"But I never tried to stay among With some who like playin' the clown"
[PreChorus]
played 2x
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-5------------------------5/6--------\2--------|
Ab|-5------------------------5/6--------\2--------|
Db|-5------------------------5/6--------\2--------|
1 "As you swallow 'til your belly's round"
2 "It's a taste so wrong, you play along"
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|---------3-----------------3-------|
Gb|---------2-----------------2-------|
Db|-2/3-----0-------2__/3-----0-------|
Ab|-2/3-------------2__/3-------------|
Db|-2/3-0-0-----0-0-2__/3-0-0---------|
1 "You forget to chew, yeah"
2 "And you forget to choose, yeah"
[Chorus 1 Chords]
strum as needed, riff is played 2x
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-3-------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|
Gb|-2---------------5---------------|-----------------2---------------|
Db|-0---------------5---------------|-5---------------0---------------|
Ab|-0---------------3---------------|-5---------------0---------------|
Db|-0-------------------------------|-5---------------0---------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-3---------------5---------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-3---------------5---------------|--3------5-----------------------|
Ab|-1---------------3---------------|--3------5-----------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|--3------5-----------------------|
> >
[Chorus 1 Slide Part]
riff is played 2x
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-7--------------\5~--------------|-/12-------------\7--------------|
Gb|-7--------------\5~--------------|-/12-------------\7--------------|
Db|-7--------------\5~--------------|-/12-------------\7--------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
"So what are you running from? You're not getting away"
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-3--------------/5~--------------|-5------/12~---------------------|
Gb|-3--------------/5~--------------|-5------/12~---------------------|
Db|-3--------------/5~--------------|-5------/12~---------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
"Fear and cowardice, here and now and they made it"
[Verse 2]
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------3---------------3-------|---------3---------------3-------|
Gb|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
Db|-2/3-----0-----2__/3-----0-------|-2/3-----0-----2__/3-----0-------|
Ab|-2/3-----------2__/3-------------|-2/3-----------2__/3-------------|
Db|-2/3-0-0---0-0-2__/3-0-0---------|-2/3-0-0---0-0-2__/3-0-0---------|
"Oh, wild man spun some words that stuck. You're branded and sticking around"
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------3---------------3-------|---------3-----------------------|
Gb|---------2---------------2-------|---------2-----------------------|
Db|-2/3-----0-----2__/3-----0-------|-2/3-----0-----2__/3-------------|
Ab|-2/3-----------2__/3-------------|-2/3-----------2__/3-----5\------|
Db|-2/3-0-0---0-0-2__/3-0-0---------|-2/3-0-0---0-0-2__/3-0-0---------|
"At the altar of the mighty book You wonder what's keeping you down"
[PreChorus]
played 2x
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-5-----------------------------5/|/6------------\2-----------------|
Ab|-5-----------------------------5/|/6------------\2-----------------|
Db|-5-----------------------------5/|/6------------\2-----------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------3---------------3-------|
Gb|---------2---------------2-------|
Db|-2/3-----0-----2__/3-----0-------|
Ab|-2/3-----------2__/3-------------|
Db|-2/3-0-0---0-0-2__/3-0-0---------|
[Chorus 2 Chords]
strum as needed, riff is played 2x
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-3-------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|
Gb|-2---------------5---------------|-----------------2---------------|
Db|-0---------------5---------------|-5---------------0---------------|
Ab|-0---------------3---------------|-5---------------0---------------|
Db|-0-------------------------------|-5---------------0---------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-3---------------5---------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-3---------------5---------------|--3------5-----------------------|
Ab|-1---------------3---------------|--3------5-----------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|--3------5-----------------------|
> >
[Chorus 2 Slide Part]
riff is played 2x
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-7--------------\5~--------------|-/12-------------\7--------------|
Gb|-7--------------\5~--------------|-/12-------------\7--------------|
Db|-7--------------\5~--------------|-/12-------------\7--------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-3--------------/5~--------------|-5------/12~---------------------|
Gb|-3--------------/5~--------------|-5------/12~---------------------|
Db|-3--------------/5~--------------|-5------/12~---------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Solo]
Eb|-10____________________________\-|---------------------------------|
Bb|-10____________________________\-|---------------------------------|
Gb|-10____________________________\-|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-------------------3-5-0---3p2---|
Db|---------------------------------|-------------------------------5-|
Eb|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------5-7-|--5/7\5/7\5----5~------/12--10~-----------|
Db|-----------3h5-3~~~~b4-----7-----|-(5/7\5/7\5)-7-5~---------------12--10h12-|
Ab|---------------------------------|----------------------------------12------|
Db|-3-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------10-13-11/12-|
Bb|------10----------------------------10-12-13-------------|
Gb|-10-12--13-12-10--------------10-12----------------------|
Db|-----------------12-10--10h12----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------12---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-12---12-12--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---13-----13---12--12-12----10-------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------12-----12----10--12-9-10p9--10-9------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------12----12-10p9-----|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------10p8-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------10-------------------------------|
Bb|-13gb15---------------12---------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------12b13r12-10~~~------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------10b11r10-8~-|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------13--------15------17-18/19-20---20b22--b22~~~|
Bb|-13/15-----15/18---18/20---------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------0--------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
second half (3:22)
Eb|-20-17-15------20-17-15------|
Bb|---------18-15---------18-15-|
Gb|-----------------------------| x2 16th notes (4 notes per beat)
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
sextuplets (6 notes per beat)
Eb|-20-17-15-----20-17-15-----20-17-15-----------15-16-17-16-15---------|
Bb|---------18-15--------18-15--------18-15-17-18--------------18-17-15-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
sextuplets (6 notes per beat)
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-18-17-15---15-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------17---17-16-14-17-16-14--16-14----------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------17-----17-15-14-17-15-14-12-15-14-12-10--------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------14-12-10\8~~~~|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------10----------------------------|
Bb|-10-11/12--12 11p10--------------------|
Gb|-------------------12-11-10\9-12-10PH--|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
sextuplets (6 notes per beat)
Eb|-----------------------10-12-14-15-14-12-15-14-12----|
Bb|---------------10-12-13--------------------------15--|
Gb|--------9-11-12--------------------------------------|
Db|-9-10-12---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-15-14-----14----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------15-13--15-13-----13----------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------14-12--14-12-11--------------------------11~~~~|
Db|---------------------------------12-10--12-10--------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------12-----12-10-9-12-9--------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------0------|
[Chorus 3 Bridge]
keyboards until last bar at 3:50
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-3------5------------------------|
Ab|-3------5------------------------|
Db|-3------5------------------------|
> >
[Chorus 3 Chords]
strum as needed in eighth note pattern, riff is played 3x
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-3-------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|
Gb|-2---------------5---------------|-----------------2---------------|
Db|-0---------------5---------------|-5---------------0---------------|
Ab|-0---------------3---------------|-5---------------0---------------|
Db|-0-------------------------------|-5---------------0---------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-3---------------5---------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-3---------------5---------------|--3------5-----------------------|
Ab|-1---------------3---------------|--3------5-----------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|--3------5-----------------------|
> >
[Outro]
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|---------3/4-------------3\2----|---------3/4-------------6\5----|
Ab|-0-0---0-----5\----------3\2----|-0-0---0-----5\----------6\5----|
Db|-0-0---0--------/3---0---3\2----|-0-0---0--------/3---0---6\5----|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|---------3/4-------------3\2----|---------3/4-------------6\5~~~-|
Ab|-0-0---0-----5\----------3\2----|-0-0---0-----5\----------6\5~~~-|
Db|-0-0---0--------/3---0---3\2----|-0-0---0--------/3---0---6\5~~~-|
last chord holds out and a studio 'tape effect' bends pitch downward
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| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| t Tapping
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| s Slap
| P Pop
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| N Tremolo
| PH Pitch Harmonic
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How to play Fear And Cowardice
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 Db. 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.