Green Man
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** "Green Man" - Type O Negative **
** **
** Tabbed by Gerard van de Lagemaat **
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Type-O tuning from low to high (B,E,A,D,F#,B)
[Intro]
{I think this stuff is 12-string acoustic}
|-----------------13----14----16------------------------------12--|
|-----14----14------------------------12----12----11----12--------|
|---13----13----13----13----13------11----11----11----11----11----|
|-11----11----11----11----11-------9-----9-----9-----8-----8------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |
|
|------------------------------4-------------------------------0--|
|------------------6-----7----------------------------------------|
|------6-----6-------------------------4-----4-----3-----4--------|
|----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-------4-----4-----4-----4-----4----|
|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------2-----2-----2-----1------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------2------|
{ in the 2nd bar below: listen to the song for which chord(s) of
these are used after the first bar. }
|------------------------------||-------------------<7>--2--------|
|------------------------------||--------------0---------2---0----|
|------------------------------||-------11-----4---------4---4----|
|--6-----------------------4---||--4----11-----6-----8---4---4----|
|--4-----------------------1---||--2-----9----<4>----7---2---4-x\\|
|------------------------------||-------<9>---<7>----0-------2-x\\|
{ the next 2 bars are my favorite, IMHO I think it's one of the
heaviest type-o (and music in general) riffs.
the top 3 strings are actually drowns by keyboard and voice.
}
|--4-------4--------4--------4--|--4--------4---------4--------4--|
|--2-------2--------2--------0--|--2--------2---------2--------0--|
|--2-------1--------0--------4--|--2--------1---------0--------4--|
|--4-------4--------2--------4--|--4--------3---------2--------4--|
|--2-------1--------0--------2--|--4--------4---------2--------4--|
|-(2)-----(1)------(0)------(2)-|--2--------1---------0--------2--|
|"Winter's..............purple?"|"Life.....................circle"|
"solo"
| 1.2.| 3.| 4.|
|/16-16-16p14-14-14-14\13-13-13---------|---------|------13-14----|
|-------------------------------14-12-14|---16-14-|---16-------14-|
|---------------------------------------|13-------|13-------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------|---------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------|---------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------|---------------|
How to play Green Man
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.