Haunted
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** "Haunted" - Type O Negative **
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** Tabbed by Gerard van de Lagemaat **
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Type-O tuning from low to high (B,E,A,D,F#,B)
{ Most riffs in this song are pretty "dull",
because the song is carried by voice and voice-
samples }
Intro-riff
{ top 3 strings is keyboard
before the bass and dist.gtr. fall in do a slow
pick scrape }
|------11-----9-----------------14---19---18---14---9-------|
|----9-----9-----9---11---11-12-----------------------------|
|-11--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------11----------------|
|--4/6-------------6/8-----8/9-------------9------(8b9r8)---|
|--2/4-------------4/6-----6/7------------(9)------6b7r6----|
Verse-riff
{ Very slow and heavy riff (dots are counts...) }
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|--------9--------11-11-----x\---------9--------------------|
|--4-----7-----2---9--9--9--x\---4-----7-----2--------------|
|--2-.-.---.-.-0-.---------------2-.-.---.-.-0-.-0-6b7r6-0--|
{ Some keyboard (church-organ) chords that are -I think-
used in the verse }
|-(9)---(7)---(6)---(12)---(12)---(14)---(14)---------------|
|-(7)---(7)---(7)---(14)---(12)---(11)---(12)---------------|
|-(9)---(9)---(9)---(11)---(11)---(11)---(11)---------------|
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{ The scale Josh uses for that "hypnotic",
"just after the beat" tones in the verse.
|---------------9-12---9------------------------------------|
|-------9-11-12----------12---- and repeat this ------------|
|--9-11---------------------9-------------------------------|
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Chorus-riff
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|--------------------------------------|
|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|--6--6--6_-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
|--------------------------------------|
"Ooh I'm haunted"
| 3 times| 4.|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------- pick ---|---------------------------|
|-------------------- scrape ---|---------------------------|
|--6-------------x\-\-\-\-------|--9\8-8\7-7\6-6\5-5/6-6/7--|
|--6-------------x\-\-\-\-------|--7\6-6\5-5\4-4\3-3/4-4/5--|
|--4----------------------------|--7\6-6\5-5\4-4\3-3/4-4/5--|
"I hate the morning"
Riff during "Pete's poetry"
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|--8---8--etc.-10---10--etc.-11----11--etc.-10---10--etc.---|
|----8---8--------9----9--------10----10-------9----9-------|
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{For the last couple of minutes of the song with the chanting
vocals on top, play the chorus riff 2 frets higher}
How to play Haunted
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.