Gently
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song:Gently
Group:Slipknot
CD:IOWA
Tab by:Travis Howell
Tuning:B-F#-B-E-G#-C#
intro
1||----------------------------------------------------||
2||----------------------------------------15-15-15-15-||
3||-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10/-x--x--x--x-||
4||--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x/12-12-12-12-||
5||--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------||
6||----------------------------------------------------||
1||----------------------------------------------------||
2||----------------------------------------------------||
3||-9---9---9---9-9-9---9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-||
4||-x---x---x---x-x-x---x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x-||
5||-7---7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--8--8--8--8-||
6||----------------------------------------------------||
1||----------------------------------------------------||
2||----------------------------15-15-15--15------------||
3||-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10/-x--x--x---x-9999999999-||
4||--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x/12-12-12--12-xxxxxxxxxx-||
5||--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------------7777777777-||
6||----------------------------------------------------||
r1
1||-------------------------------------------------------||
2||----------------------------------------15-15-15-15--15||
3||-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10/-x--x--x--x---x||
4||--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x/12-12-12-12--12||
5||--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----------------||
6||-------------------------------------------------------||
r2
1||----------------------------------------------------||
2||----------------------------------------------------||
3||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/15-15-15---------------------||
4||-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x/-x--x--x---------------------||
5||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/12-12-12---------------------||
6||----------------------------------------------------||
repeat r1 & r2 4 times
1||------------------------------------||
2||------------------------------------||
3||------------------------------------|| i made it simple
4||-3-3-3------/777---2-2-2-------/555-||
5||-3-3-3------/777---2-2-2-------/555-|| repeat about 10x
6||-3-3-3------/777---2-2-2-------/555-||
interlude
1||-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-17-17-17-17-||
2||-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-17-17-17-17-||
3||----------------------------------------------------||
4||----------------------------------------------------||
5||----------------------------------------------------||
6||----------------------------------------------------||
1||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-||
2||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-||
3||----------------------------------------------||
4||----------------------------------------------||
5||----------------------------------------------||
6||----------------------------------------------||
s1
1||-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-17-17-17-17-||
2||-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-17-17-17-17-||
3||----------------------------------------------------||
4||----------------------------------------------------||
5||----------------------------------------------------||
6||----------------------------------------------------||
s2
1||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-------||
2||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-------||
3||----------------------------------------------------||
4||----------------------------------------------------||
5||----------------------------------------------------||
6||----------------------------------------------------||
repeat s1 & s2 2x
B2
1||---------------------------------||
2||---------------------------------||
3||---------------------------------||
4||---------------------------------||
5||---------------------------------||
6||-3----0-3--0--3----0---3----0--3-||
B2
1||---------------------------------||
2||---------------------------------||
3||---------------------------------||
4||---------------------------------||
5||---------------------------------||
6||---0-0---3----0---3----0--3---12\||
trim pick both B2's
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2||------------------------------||
3||------------------------------||
4||------------------------------||
5||--0-0-1-0-3---0-4-3-1---0-0-0-||
6||--0-0-1-0-3---0-4-3-1---0-0-0-||
P.M.------- ----- ---
1||------------------------------||
2||------------------------------||
3||------------------------------||
4||------------------------------|| repeat 25x
5||--0-1-0-3---0---4-3-1---0-0-0-||
6||--0-1-0-3---0---4-3-1---0-0-0-||
P.M.----- ---- ---
Outro
1||---------------------------------||
2||------------------------------10-||
3||------------------------------12-||
4||---------------------------------||
5||--0-1-0-3---0---4-3-1-----0-0----||
6||--0-1-0-3---0---4-3-1-----0-0----||
bend
well thats the whole song so hope you like it this song kicks!!!!
-Travis Howell
How to play Gently
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 B. 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.